Ganesh Chathurthi is the festival for the masses with the youth of the city still harboring pride in traditions like keeping Ganesh idols at home and at public places, making traditional sweets, celebrating with relatives and purchasing new clothes. Youth associations in different areas are also involved in putting up pandals with live performances & trying to compete against each other.
During this festive season, BIG 92.7 FM Bangalore is organizing a unique talent hunt called ‘Comedy Ganesha’. This is a contest to identify the best comedian in Bangalore since Ganesha is known for his talent, wit & wisdom. Registration for this contest was through the IVR number 80-39890927 and was open till the 29th of Aug post which candidates were short-listed to perform on-air.
The top 3 shortlisted candidates Raghu, Devi Prakash and Bharat performed on-air between the 4th & 8th of September and request listeners to vote for them. Based on the listener ratings, the ultimate winner will be picked on 12th Sept who will then get a chance to play a role in a Kannada comedy TV serial called Point Parimala.
BIG FM is showcasing customized programming during this festive season which includes special capsules celebrating the festival, interesting trivia, places to shop and so on. BIG FM RJ’s are also visit the various pandals across the city to give live updates on the activities and interact with the people.
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