Singer C Ashwath's funeral to be held at Banashankari

Singer C Ashwath's (C Aswath) funeral will be held at Banashankari in Bangalore at 5.00 pm today. The celebrity folk musician, who was undergoing treatment for liver and Kidney problem at Columbia Asia Hospital Bangalore, passed away today morning. He was 70.

The Kannada Sugama Sangeetha legend's body will be kept at Samsa Bayalu Ranga Mandira in Ravindra Kala Kshetra at 3.00 pm for the last Darshan of his fans. His last rites will be performed at Banashankari Crematorium at 5.00 pm.

Many dignitaries like Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yadiyurappa, lyricist V Nagendra Prasad, jouralist Ravi Belegere and many writers, singer and musicians have paid their tribute to the singer C Ashwath. His death has left an irreplaceable void in the field of music.