<p>After being organised by Shree Vidyaranya Yuvaka Sangha for the past 49 years, Bengaluru Ganesh Utsava has announced its upcoming golden jubilee celebrations from September 19 to 29. <br /><br />The festival will see ten days of revelry and expressions in the fields of music, dance, food and art.“The Utsava today is a forum for cultural expression. Our vision is to familiarise the present and future generations with the cultural history of the state.<br /><br /> For 49 years, we have showcased Karnataka to the rest of India. Our goal is to make it bigger and better with each passing year and provide a memorable experience to all age groups,” says S M Nandish, managing trustee, Shree Vidyaranya Yuvaka Sangha.<br /><br />Myriad performers from across the country will be seen paying homage to Lord Ganesh, including Illaiyaraaja, Sonu Nigam, the Rajan Brothers, Shankar Mahadevan, Sivamani, Praveen D Rao, K J Yesudas and Kasturi Shankar among others.<br /><br />The 50-member percussion circles and a rare communion of 500 dancers performing different Indian classical dances at the same time are also performances to look out for.<br /><br />“I am proud to be a part of this cultural extravaganza. This feels like the right forum to connect with the people of Karnataka through my music,” shares the music maestro Illaiyaraaja, who promises to give a memorable show. <br /><br />He will be performing mostly Kannada film songs and a few devotional numbers on the occasion.<br /><br />S M Nandish further notes that the organisers are also trying to promote the idea that cultural music is best enjoyed with cultural food.<br /><br /> One can try the idiappams from Karavali or the gokak karandatu from Uttara Karnataka at the Aromas of Karnataka food stalls at affordable prices. <br /><br />The festival will also see a Guinness world record created, with a mammoth ladoo weighing 6000 kilograms being made, which will then be offered as prasad to the visitors. </p>.<p><br />A 30-foot-tall sand sculpture of Lord Ganesh, made by craftsmen from Orissa, is also on the cards. This year, it will also be an environment-friendly Utsava with the use of plastic being banned during the celebrations. The Utsava will be held at APS and National College Grounds, Basavanagudi.<br /></p>
<p>After being organised by Shree Vidyaranya Yuvaka Sangha for the past 49 years, Bengaluru Ganesh Utsava has announced its upcoming golden jubilee celebrations from September 19 to 29. <br /><br />The festival will see ten days of revelry and expressions in the fields of music, dance, food and art.“The Utsava today is a forum for cultural expression. Our vision is to familiarise the present and future generations with the cultural history of the state.<br /><br /> For 49 years, we have showcased Karnataka to the rest of India. Our goal is to make it bigger and better with each passing year and provide a memorable experience to all age groups,” says S M Nandish, managing trustee, Shree Vidyaranya Yuvaka Sangha.<br /><br />Myriad performers from across the country will be seen paying homage to Lord Ganesh, including Illaiyaraaja, Sonu Nigam, the Rajan Brothers, Shankar Mahadevan, Sivamani, Praveen D Rao, K J Yesudas and Kasturi Shankar among others.<br /><br />The 50-member percussion circles and a rare communion of 500 dancers performing different Indian classical dances at the same time are also performances to look out for.<br /><br />“I am proud to be a part of this cultural extravaganza. This feels like the right forum to connect with the people of Karnataka through my music,” shares the music maestro Illaiyaraaja, who promises to give a memorable show. <br /><br />He will be performing mostly Kannada film songs and a few devotional numbers on the occasion.<br /><br />S M Nandish further notes that the organisers are also trying to promote the idea that cultural music is best enjoyed with cultural food.<br /><br /> One can try the idiappams from Karavali or the gokak karandatu from Uttara Karnataka at the Aromas of Karnataka food stalls at affordable prices. <br /><br />The festival will also see a Guinness world record created, with a mammoth ladoo weighing 6000 kilograms being made, which will then be offered as prasad to the visitors. </p>.<p><br />A 30-foot-tall sand sculpture of Lord Ganesh, made by craftsmen from Orissa, is also on the cards. This year, it will also be an environment-friendly Utsava with the use of plastic being banned during the celebrations. The Utsava will be held at APS and National College Grounds, Basavanagudi.<br /></p>
