Every year Shri Dwarkamai Vidyapeeth of North Billerica hosts Annual Bhajan Utsav in the week of Vasantha Navaratri to welcome the beginning of spring or Hindu New Year. This event is a series of Bhajan Mala performed by different devotional groups/classical music teachers leading to formation of all day Bhajan Utsav. This year’s event was conducted on April 11th from 11am to 8pm with enthusiastic participation of local groups/teachers.

The Bhajan Utsav was started by Thirupugal Anbargal Boston Bhajan Group offering soulful Carnatic devotional songs in praise to Lord Muruga. This was followed by Dwarkamai Bhajan group singing Marathi Abhangas and Shri Sai songs. The Bhajan mala continued in the afternoon with the devotional offering by Satya Sai group of Boston. The group had lot of enthusiastic members of all ages and presented wide variety of soulful devotional songs.

Smt. Shuchita Rao took forward the Bhajan Utsav adding lot of positive energy. Smt. Shuchita Rao and students sang a variety of devotional Classical Hindustani compositions concluding with serene Sai Bhajan. This was followed by blissful offering of Smt. Preeti Chakravarty and students classical compositions in Raga Yaman, Bhooplai and many more. Enthusiastic young Carnatic music students of Hamsa Gayatri Music Academy continued the program adding cheer and delight by their offerings at the lotus feet of Shri Sai under the able guidance of their Guru. The program concluded with the peaceful devotional bhajans by the Amma Satsang Bhajan Group.

Dwarkamai ‘Thanks’ to all the participants and the volunteers to make the event successful and looks forward to continue organizing many more events in future with the blessing of Shri Sai. Dwarkamai is an nonprofit organization actively engaged in organizing health, social, spiritual workshops and events benefiting all.

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