• Vid. Rahul Vellal presents Karnatak Classical Concert
• Vidu. Geetha Ramanand gives Panchaveena Concert

Vid. Rahul Vellal from Bengaluru presenting Karnatak Classical Concert in the backdrop of magnificent Mysore Palace premises last evening as part of the ongoing Dasara cultural programmes. He, along with his accompanists Vid. D.V. Prahalada Rao (mridanga), Vid. Y.P. Vikram Bharadwaj (morching) and Vid. Tumkur Yashaswee (violin), were honoured after the performance. They are seen with (from left) Zilla Panchayat (ZP) CEO D. Bharathi, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) B.S. Manjunathaswamy, Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman H.V. Rajeev, MLA C.S. Niranjan, City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta, Kannada and Culture Assistant Director H. Channappa. Vid. Rahul presented various Kritis including Saraswati Namostute in Raaga Saraswati (Composer: G.N. Balasubrahmanyam), Annapurne Vishaalakshi in Sama (Muthuswami Deekshitar), Sri Chamundeshwari in Bilahari (Mysore Vasudevacharya), Jaya Durge in Raag Kedar (Swami Brahmananda), Tamburi Meetidava in Sindhu Bhairavi (Sri Purandaradasa) and Ksheerabhdi Kannike in Ragamaalike (Sri Purandaradasa). [Pic. by Pragathi Gopalakrishna]

Vidu. Geetha Ramanand (centre), along with her disciples Vid. Gopal Venkataramana, Shubha Srikanth, Prakruti Narayan and Surabhi, presenting a Panchaveena Concert at the Palace yesterday. They were accompanied by Vid. Adamya Ramanand on mridanga and Vid. G.S. Ramanujan on ghata.

Illuminated Chamaraja Circle as seen from the lens of SOM photographer M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav from inside Palace premises last evening. City illumination will be on from 7 pm to 9 pm every day till Oct. 26.

Mysuru DC and Dasara Special Officer Rohini Sindhuri, along with her daughter Sirinya, City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta with his children seen among the audience at the Palace premises yesterday.