September 2022

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations which began on 31 August concluded on 10 September. All 11 days of festivities included morning and evening puja and arati, followed by prasad distribution. Visarjan of Lord Ganesha was on 10 September at  Jagruti – Banyan tree.

As part of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations a music concert was held on 1 September by T K Sisters – Dr. Saroja, faculty Human Sciences Research Group (HSRG) and Dr. Sujatha. They offered this concert as a tribute to their guru Sri Nallan Chakravartula Krishnamacharyulu on his birthday. Nallan Chakravartula Krishnamacharyulu (1924–2006) was a scholar, musician, teacher and exponent of the art of hari katha. He belongs to the lineage of Saint Tyagaraja. He was a first generation disciple of Sriman Parupalli Krishnaiyyah pantulu. Being a top grade artist, his reach went above and beyond being a violinist and a musician. He was also a pandit in Sanskrit and Telugu literature who wrote and composed numerous Kritis, yaksha ganas, poems and harikathas. He was awarded the Vaggeyakara award by the Madras music academy in 2005.