Chennai Sangamam 2008

Chennai is the place to be in December and January especially for music and art lovers.The yearly music festival is on throughout the Sabhas in Chennai.Now,there is another festival going on in Chennai. Chennai Sangamam Festival 2008 was inaugurated at the IIT Open Air Theater on 10 January.The mascot of the festival is a bull named Marimuthu. The theme of inaugural function was the festival Pongal which is round the corner, and environment.The festival of Pongal was depicted in colorful art forms,dances accompanied by good music. The festival of Pongal and its significance was explained in the voice of the mascot.Marimuthu spoke of the garbage in the streets and how there is plastic everywhere on the roads,degrading the environment.Children from the Corporation Schools formed the majority of the dancers. They made a vow to preserve their culture, and stop pollution. The message was that the Generation Next had awakened. The chief guest of the evening was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Like last year, the festivals will be conducted in the various parks,beaches and street corners.It will conclude on 16 January.