Soorya Krishnamoorthy displays his collection of 2,000-plus art works on Ganesha on the occasion of Ganesh Chathurthi

Celebrate Vinayaka Chathurthi with 2000 Lord Ganesha artworks at Soorya's Ganesham

Two thousand artistic works featuring Lord Ganesha is one of the attractions of the Vinayaka Chathurthi celebrations organised by cultural organisation Soorya at Ganesham, Thycaud.

For 30 years now, cultural activist Soorya Krishnamoorthy has been organising Vinayaka Chathurthi celebrations at his residence at Thycaud.

On September 7, from 6am to 12 noon, Soorya Krishnamoorthy’s prized collection of paintings, relief works, sculptures etc, all on Ganesha, will be open to the public. At the same time, various musicians and groups of singers will be presenting recitals of bhajans and songs. Prasad will be also be offered to all visitors.

Says Krishnamoorthy: “Included in my collection are rare and valuable art works of Ganesha that I have collected from India and abroad.” He has stopped collecting as he receives many such works from friends and admirers and during public functions.

At 6pm, Ganesham Art Gallery will be inaugurated. This will be followed by a screening of Njanum..., a documentary on the characters created by Krishnamoorthy. Directed by Arun Kishore, the documentary depicts the characters interacting with the playwright and theatre director.

Listen to Divine Echoes, a concert at 7.15pm by playback singer and Carnatic vocalist Abhirami Ajai, a student of Perumbavoor G Ravindranath.

Abhirami will be singing compositions of Bhakti saints from across India. She says she has chosen Marathi abhangs, compositions by Surdas, Tulsidas, Kabir Das, Meerabai, Annamacharya, Andal, Villumangalam Swamiyar, Basava and so on.