Ernakulam: Malayalam Superstar Mammotty will inaugurate the Ganesotsavam on August 30^th at Rajendra Maiden in Ernakulam. The Ernakulam Ganesotsavam Trust will organize Ganesotsava at Rajendra Maidan from August 30^th to September 3^rd.

The day’s programme will conclude with dance performances by Uthara Unni and Paris Lakshmi. Acharya Vyasa Chaithanya will perform Ganapati homam at 7 am on Wednesday. This will be followed by bhajans and annadanam. At 5.30 pm, Sreelakshmi Govardhan will perform Kuchipudi dance. Classical dance performances by N V Padmapriya, Kalakshetra Aparna Ramachandran, Malavika M Sunil, Jyotsna Shaju, Mekha Joby and Sasank Kiran Nair will follow.

Suryakalady Suryan Jayasuryan Bhattathiripad will perform Rinamochana Ganapati homam on September 1^st. He will deliver a spiritual discourse at noon. Kalamandalam Sreerekha Nair will perform Mohiniyattom at 5.30 pm. Kalakshetra Arunima, Dr P Ramadevi, Seetha Sasidharan, Gayatri Krishna eni, Kalamandalam Sheena Sunil, Geetha Padmakumar and Anju Aravind will perform dance program.

1008 women will participate in the Aduppil Mahaganapati homam on September 2^nd. Panakkad Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal will participate in the cultural meeting at 3 pm on September 3^rd. The Ganesha idols will be taken in a procession to Puthuvype beach at 5 pm. The festival will conclude with idol immersion at 7 pm.