Folk, stage artistes seek permission to conduct temple festivals Updated: Updated: ‘Govt. must take steps to revive the livelihoods of artistes’ Share Article AAA Members of Madurai Mavatta Nadagam Matrum Nattupura Kalaignargal Nala Sangam perform at Madurai Collectorate on Monday seeking permission to conduct temple festivals. | Photo Credit: Moorthy G ‘Govt. must take steps to revive the livelihoods of artistes’ The members of Madurai Mavatta Nadagam Matrum Nattupura Kalaignargal Nala Sangam submitted a petition to Madurai Collector here on Monday seeking permission to allow temple festivals in villages so that the artistes could revive their livelihoods. Association president C. Nageswaran said the restrictions imposed by the government would affect their livelihoods. Many of them were financially affected last year due to the imposition of lockdown.