Overview
- Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar inaugurated the ceremony at Brindavan Gardens with priests performing rituals in the presence of several seers.
- The programme is scheduled for five evenings from September 26 to 30 and is modeled on the Ganga Aarti.
- Authorities waived entry fees and vehicle tolls for visitors, arranged free laddoos, expanded seating, and installed larger LED screens for crowds expected at 8,000 to 10,000 daily.
- Organisers billed the event as the first of its kind in South India and added about 80 adventure and aquatic activities at the KRS site for visitors.
- Farmer organisations in Mandya staged demonstrations alleging the event violates a prior court order and questioned the expenditure at the dam site.