Various organizations in the city are gearing up to celebrate the festival with grandeur. Poorva Bangalore Cultural Association (PBCA) will celebrate the festival in VSR Convention Hall, Brookefields, with pujas, cultural programmes and competitions.
On all five days (till Dashami), arrangements have been made for rituals like aarati and pushpanjali (flower offerings).
This year, one of the major attractions will be a recitation by veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee at 8 pm, who is also going to inaugurate the event, on Sunday.
Every evening, there will be a cultural programme with a blend of classical and popular items, performed by local and invited artistes. Singer Indrani Sen will perform on Monday.
The Bengalee Association in Ulsoor will have its pandal on the RBNAMS ground. There’ll be a number of cultural programmes, including a children’s ballet on environmental issues on Sunday, performances by singer Anup Ghoshal and dancer Dona Ganguly’s troupe on Tuesday, and rock band Dhoomketu on Wednesday.
The Koramangala Sarathi puja will have rock bands Krosswindz and MO2 performing on Sunday and Monday. Boogie Boogie, a dance competition and fashion show, will be held on Tuesday, and an antakshari competition will be organized on Wednesday.
No comments:
Post a Comment