The mercury rises at Mood I

After a classical start, Mood Indigo's first day saw a host of eliminations and workshops.

Continuing in the theme set by Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Hema Malini and her daughter Aahana Deol, the first competition of the fest was the Indian Classical Dance.

The panel of judges comprised Sunaina Hazarilal, Lakshmi Mohan and Mukta Joshi.

After some breathtaking performances, St Xavier's walked away with top honours.

Funky beats could be heard all around the campus as the eliminations of Hysteria, the DJing competition got under way by the very cool poolside.

The Informals truck could be seen cruising around the campus, choosing the quickest SMSer and daring people to drink ice-cold water in one gulp.

The Street Play eliminations went on throughout the day, with a large number of colleges participating. DAV, Chandigarh, won kudos for their performance.

The mercury rose in the afternoon, no thanks to the sun. The fashion competition Vogue's elimination round held a large audience captive at the Convocation Hall, the largest in campus auditorium.

The General Quiz had some very tough and interesting questions, with a lot of them inspired by Mood I's theme this year -- MIthology.

Radio Play had a small but captive audience at the ultra-modern SOM auditorium. The IIT Madras team had everyone in splits with the very British Case of the Lone Banana.

The Comic Mime competition had the audience chuckling at the talent on display, and the Clay Modelling competition had some very artistic and inventive designs.

To round off the day, a slightly delayed English Drama eliminations happened during the evening at the P C Saxena Auditorium.

There were some very interesting workshops as well.

Aankan conducted Tribal Legends, a workshop on Warli and Madhubani paintings.

Another interesting display was Enchanting Glyphs: an exhibition of playing cards by Kishore Gordhandas.