<div>The Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav, the much-awaited annual musical extravaganza of the city, kicked off on a silent note this year, with the artistes and around 25,000 audience observing two minutes silence to pay tribute to late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="/imagedata/2011/dec/bhimsen1.jpg" border="5" align="" alt="" /><br /></div><div><i><span style="font-size: 8pt; "><b>Mesmerising:</b> Pandita Ashwini Bhide Deshpande</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div>Srinivas Joshi, executive president, Arya Sangeet Prasarak Mandal inaugurated the five-day gala, which is going to showcased a kaleidoscope of performances on classical music. The event kicked off with the performance of Tukaram Daithankar on Shehnai followed by a classical performance by renowned classical vocalist Sanjay Garud.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="/imagedata/2011/dec/crowd.jpg" border="5" align="" alt="" /><br /></div><div><i><span style="font-size: 8pt; ">Enthrals the audience at the inaugural day of the music fest.u00a0</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: 8pt; ">Pic/Krunal Gosaviu00a0</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div>However, the performance that grabbed eyeballs was of Pandita Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, a well-known classical vocalist and the first female soloist to bag the Rashtriya Kumar Gandharva Award. She was accompanied by her disciples on the tanpura.u00a0</div><div><br /></div><div>Deshpande sang one of Panditji's favourite songs 'Ata Kothe Dhaave Mann' which received a resounding applause from the audience.u00a0Dhyas Parva, the first portion of the five-part audio visual film based on Panditji's life directed by Srirang Godbole of Indian Magic Eye Private Limited (IME) was also screened on Day 1.u00a0</div><div><br /></div><div>The remaining parts of the movie   ufffd Guru Bhet Aani Shikshan, Prasadik Gaane, Prachar-Prasar and lastly Sangeet Vichar   ufffd will be screened on the respective days.u00a0Simultaneously, an exhibition of caricatures by Prabhakar Wairkar was also organised.</div>        

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The Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav, the much-awaited annual musical extravaganza of the city, kicked off on a silent note this year, with the artistes and around 25,000 audience observing two minutes silence to pay tribute to late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

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