Pithapuram: Girls from the town Kotha Asritha and Pasyanthi received ‘Naatya priya’ title at Naatya saagar-2018, dance festival held at Chennai on November 20 and 21.

Dance master Dr Krishna Kumar here on Friday said they performed dance in Kuchipudi format where artists from various parts of the country compete with them. He said that Dr Dhanunjayan presented the title to them.