The event is the namesake for the Vesuvian type of volcanic eruptions Catastrophe , characterized by eruption columns of hot gases and ash exploding into the stratosphere , although the event also included Cause_to_be_included pyroclastic flows associated Collaboration with Pelean eruptions Catastrophe .

The festival is hosted Being_in_operation by the Arya Sangeet Prasarak Mandal ( ASPM ) and initiated Process_start by Bhimsen Joshi as a memorial music conference commemorating the life and work of Joshi 's guru , Sawai Gandharva , the festival 's namesake .

Known as the Henley of the North , Durham Regatta was formed Coming_to_be several years before the more prestigious namesake Henley Royal Regatta .