varanasi the fiveday inter faculty youth festival spandan of banaras hindu university bhu will be held from february 25 to 29 giving this information to journalists on wednesday maya shankar pandey convenor of the festival said that 21 teams from womens college rajiv gandhi south campus and affiliated colleges like vasant kanya mahavidyalaya dav college arya mahila pg college vasanta college rajghat will participate in the cultural extravaganza the main events of the fest will be organised at the universitys amphitheatre ground where nearly 12000 people would be accommodated many events will also be held at omkar nath thakur auditorium arts faculty auditorium stduents welfare auditorium radha krishnana auditorium according to pandey 31 events will be held in five major categories music dance fine arts literary and dramatics the festival will begin with a cultural procession near indoor stadium followed by events like a quiz a short play light vocal solo group song onthespot photography debates english and hindi onthespot painting collage creative dance classical instrumental percussion tabla non percussion sitar elocution poetry choreography sketching rangoli sketching mimicry folk dances essay writing and many such competitions some events would be dedicated to pandit madan mohan malviya and padma vibhushan awardee bhupen hazarika according to pandey elocutions essay writing and poster making competitions which will be held on february 23 would be dedicated to pandit madan mohan malviya while the solo song competition on february 28 at omkar nath thakur auditorium will be dedicated to noted vocalist bhupen hazarika the chief guest for the festival will be santoor player padma shree awardee pandit bhajan sopori the closing ceremony will witness the presence of folk singer malini awasthi