bhubaneswar noted odissi exponent guru gangadhar pradhan was remembered during the threeday dance and music festival that kicked off at konark natya mandap on sunday the festival began with an audiovisual show on the guru followed by a prayer offered to the artiste by his disciples odissi dancer manoranjan pradhan and flutist rajat prasanna performed on the occasion the 1st guru gangadhar memorial awards were given on the occasion to three veterans in the field of odissi dance music and instrument mardal guru banamali maharana vocalist gopal chandra panda and dance exponent guru gobinda chandra pal were the recipients of the awards the second day of the festival will see sitar recitals by rais khan and hafis khan odissi dance performance by members of guru gangadhar foundation and sambalpuri dance performance by gopal chandra mohapatra and troupe on the third day hindustani vocals will be presented by shampa ghose chhau dance by guru gangadhar pradhan foundation members and gotipua dance by konark natya mandap