Every year Shri Dwarkamai Vidyapeeth of North Billerica hosts Annual Bhajan Utsav in the week of Vasantha Navaratri to welcome the beginning of spring and 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 March 24th with enthusiastic participation of local music groups/teachers for the entire day. 

The morning segment of the Bhajan Utsav was started by blissful offering of Soundarya Lahiri bhajan group followed by Smt. Preeti Chakravarty and students classical compositions with Dr. Nishikant Sonwalkar giving able tabla accompaniment. After Madhayana Aarati, sloka and bhajans were presented by enthusiastic teachers and students of Acton Sloka group. Many young students from Acton sloka group learning in different levels of sloka levels presented many sweet songs including Hanuman chalisa, Rama songs under the able guidance of their teachers.

The Bhajan mala continued with Surmani Dattatreya Velankar students presenting sonorous Hindustani classical based songs. This was followed by Shri Satya Sai group peaceful bhajans in the lotus feet of Shri Sai. Enthusiastic young Carnatic music students of Hamsa Gayatri Music Academy sang many devotional songs with lots of joy. Dwarakamai volunteers continued through the Bhajan Utsav with their devotional offering including very young kids presenting sweet songs leading to Sai Baba dhoop arati. After the Dhoop Aarati Chinmaya Swaranjali Boston bhajan group presented melodious bhajans. The program concluded with two youth students playing Carnatic flute and Mridangam with lot of joy.
 
The whole day Bhajan Utsav from 9:30am to 9pm had over 150 participants, bringing in lots of positive energy and joyous beginning of the Hindu New Year. Dwarkamai Thanks to all the participants and the volunteers to make the event successful. Dwarkamai is an nonprofit organization actively engaged in organizing health, social, spiritual workshops and events benefiting all. For more information about the events in Dwarkamai at four locations in New England area please visit www.dwarkamai.com.

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