The Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025 opened on Friday, marking the beginning of the sixth edition of India’s largest contemporary art festival. The inaugural programme unfolded across multiple Biennale venues in Fort Kochi and Willingdon Island, drawing artists, curators, cultural practitioners and visitors from India and abroad.

The gates of Aspinwall House opened at noon, accompanied by a traditional thayambaka performance by Margi Rahitha Krishnadas and her ensemble on the chenda. The ceremonial hoisting of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale flag followed shortly afterward.

The afternoon featured a series of performances across venues: A New Alphabet by Monica de Miranda at Aspinwall Courtyard, Procession for a Shifting Storm by Zarina Muhammad at Coir Godown, and Hallucinations of an Artefact by

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