ringing in the holi weekend with colours and classical music ekatvam holi music fest 2023 is back with its third edition this weekend held over three days at the bangalore gayana samaja the festival will feature six concerts from renowned as well as upcoming artistsin its previous editions ekatvam has featured emerging artists such as siddharth belmannu kalynapuram s aravind hm smitha akshay anand and the renowned sufi artist mukhtiyar ali among others this time around the festival will shine a spotlight on talented upandcoming hindustani and carnatic musicians with a focus on duo performances by artists such as the akkarai sisters s subhalakshmi and s sornalatha the chilkunda sisters lakshmi nagaraj indu nagaraj and others for the first time this year a novel feature will be introduced at the festival where two pairs of carnatic musicians will share the stage and perform as a pair and also as a quartet the proceeds from the upcoming ekatvam events will be used to support elderly care initiatives on march 1012 at the bangalore gayana samaja