Bengaluru, April 26 -- Yakshagana thespian Subrahmanya Dhareshwar (67), who had earned the fame of 'Bhagavata Shrestha' for his scintillating voice, passed away at his son's house in Bengaluru yesterday morning.

He is survived by his wife, one son and a daughter.

Born in Gokarna in Uttara Kannada district in 1957, Subrahmanya Dhareshwar had served for 46 years in the field of Yakshagana and had served as the main singer for 28 years in Perdoor Mela alone. Subramanya Dhareshwara started his journey as an electrician in the Amriteshwari Mela. Later, he learned the art under the Yakshagana artist Narnappa Uppoor and later became a Bhagavatha at the Amriteshwari Mela where he used to work.

As a disciple of Upparu Naranappa Bhagavata he san...