Sree Ramaseva Mandali

Some of the other veteran artistes who have performed include Chembai Vaidyanatha Bagavatar, Bismillah Khan, Bade Gulam Ali Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, L.Subramanaiam, M. Balamuralikrishna, M Vasanthakumari, D.K.Pattamal, Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Madurai TN Seshagopalan, Emani Shanker Shastri, Sudha Raghunathan, Ranjani Gayatri, and Bombay Jayashree.

3 Presidents of India, 4 Vice Presidents of India and all most all the Governors and Chief Ministers of Karnataka State have attended this popular festival, which is sometimes referred as tomorrowland of Indian classical Music.

Bharata Rathna Sri Rajagopalachari referred the organisation as the Temple of Music.

The festivities of the Mandali are held at a makeshift auditorium at the century old, Old Fort High School Gounds Chamarajapet.

The Mandali has also adopted the historic Old Fort High School whose alumni include stalwarts like N Lakshman Rau, Kengal Hanumanthaiah to name a few.

The Temple of Music