Among those formed the procession were women clad in traditional nine-yard sari and men in dhoti, kurta and turban. The traditional instruments like lezim, nashikbaja and tasha were increasing their enthusiasm.

In the night, famous philosopher Vamanrao Pai gave a lecture on 'Tuch Aahesh Tujhya Jeevanacha Shilpakar' (You are the sculptor of your life) which was quite enlightening.

The next day, on September 1, the late Pandit Jeetendra Abhisheki gave a classical music performance, which was well received.

A lot of children as well as adults were keen on exhibiting their artistic talents on the stage this year. So much was their enthusiasm that the Sanshta had to allot two days only for cultural programmes. Two comedy plays were performed on September 2 by the residents of the chawl, namely 'Padmashri Dhundiraj' and 'Natak Gela Khadyat'. Audiences quite enjoyed them.

On Thursday, September 3, a programme based on the ancient Maharashtrian music was performed by NCPA and directed by Dr. Ashok Ranade, it clicked with the audiences despite the fact that the types of music presented by singers like Faiyyaz, Kirti Shiledar, Padmaja Phenani-Joglekar, Marutibua Bagde, Sharad Jambhekar & Kedar Bodas had nothing to do with the popular rap or disco. Many of them even bought the audio cassettes of 'Devgani' later.

On Friday, September 4, a Marathi play 'One Room Kitchen' dealing with the transition of a person from a chawl to flat took place. It was liked by people.