Ganesha Habba, celebrating the elephant-headed, chubby deity is enjoyed across boundaries with varied degrees of pomp and show. Bengaluru’s Sri Vidyaranya Yuvaka Sangha, is one of the oldest trusts and has been organising the Bengaluru Ganesh Utsava for the past six decades. The celebrations feature pujas, homas, music, art and culture from across the country with food specifically from various regions of Karnataka.
This year is the Sangha’s 61st Bengaluru Ganesha Utsava, and is taking place in three different venues. It started off with a Maha Yagya on September 3 at Shankar Mutt, Shankarpuram. Then, the pandal travelled to Orion Mall at Brigade Gateway, Rajajinagar and between September 6 and 13 there were a series of concerts, featuring reputed artistes including Ricky Kej, DJ Jasmeet and Nakul Abhyankar.
On September 13, the celebrations travelled to the Shankara Foundation, Kanakpura Road, with classical dance and music recitals featuring artistes such as Shobhana, tabla Venu and the Manju Drums Collective.
