During Mahashivratri Festival there was a tradition to stage Dramas in the Devasthan. Despite of having dynamic Artists from amongst the Mahajans, non mahajan artists were invited to stage the dramas. This Pratha was broken and in the year 1946 a Natyamandall was constituted by active mahajans from Pai Angle, Keni, Sinai Talaulikar, Shenvi Kossambe, Shenvi Kunkollienkar families and from then onwards only artists from Mahajans started staging Dramas during the Mahashivratri Festival. Since 1949, it was decided that the female artists from Mahaja families only were given a chance to participate in the Natyamandal’s Dramas & Lalit Karyakramas that were staged during Mahashivaratri Festival. The Committee which oversees the affairs of the Natyamandall is comprised of the President, Secretary and other five members and is elected every three years.