Gandhinagar, Nov 21 (IANS) The annual Tana-Riri music festival, a cultural event celebrating Gujarat’s classical music legacy, will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday in Vadnagar, Mehsana district.

This year, renowned classical vocalist Kalapini Komkali will be felicitated with the Tana-Riri Music Honour Award.

The two-day festival, beginning Saturday, will feature evening performances of classical vocal, instrumental music and folk genres by acclaimed artistes.

On the second day of the festival, Minister of State for Forest, Environment and Transport Pravin Mali will be the chief guest.

The festival, organised annually by Sangeet Natak Akademi under the Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities Department, was instituted in 2003 by the then Chief Minister and now

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