Prominent Bharatnatyam exponent Sri Ganesan, a Malaysian citizen, collapsed whereas attending a cultural operate right here on Friday and was subsequently declared lifeless by docs at a metropolis hospital.

Ganesan, additionally the director of Sri Ganesalaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malasiya, was right here to obtain an award from a cultural organisation which was conducting a three-day Devadasi Dance occasion at Bhanja Kala Mandap right here.

Today was the final day of the occasion.

According to eyewitnesses, Sri Ganesan, about 60 years previous, carried out his dance and later whereas lighting a lamp collapsed on stage. He was instantly rushed to the Capital Hospital right here the place docs declared him lifeless, an official mentioned.

”His (Ganesan) dying might be as a consequence of sudden cardiac arrest. His physique has been stored for postmortem tomorrow morning,” a health care provider on the Capital Hospital mentioned. ”He was in good well being and carried out a Bharatnatyam recital based mostly on the Geet Govinda at present night. Unfortunately he collapsed whle lighting the lamp on stage,” mentioned Jagabandhu Jena, organiser of the pageant.

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