It was an evening filled with soulful and joyous rendition of Shirdi Sai Baba Bhajans at Sadhu Vaswani Center in Dracut, MA on August 27, 2006. The New England Shirdi Sai Parivar (NESSP), a newly formed organization had its official launch with the featured program “Ek Shaam Shri Sai Kay Naam” with bhajans by Pt. Ajitkumar Kadkade. 

Ajitkumar Kadkade is a renowned classical and devotional singer, whose recitals on Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi have attracted many a soul in Shri Sai’s path over the last fifteen years. He was accompanied by Prakash Vagal on the harmonium and Rohidas Parab on the tabla.

Despite the continuous rains, the hall was packed and Sai devotees gathered in large numbers to hear and sing along reveling in the participative mode. Everyone seemed to emanate cries for Sai to bestow peace as the evening progressed, forgetting the worldly touch points for the moment. The bhajan – ‘Fakir Mera Kitna Dayalu Hai’ from Panditji’s new album – ‘Sri Sai Mangalam’ created a divine aura and everyone was spellbound. In between Ajitji brought out the value of hard work, faith and patience as it related to his relationship with his guruji - Pandit Jitendra Abhisekhi through the journey of his musical education for 12 years. The chanting and singing the praise and glory of Sai Baba went on for three hours followed by Aarti at the end. After the Aarti, everyone had Prasadam before concluding the evening. Everyone left with a deep sense of fulfillment and looking forward to the next such opportunity. All the volunteers did an excellent job in organizing the event efficiently.

NESSP has been formed to bring all devotees of Shirdi Sai Baba from the New England area together to spread and share the love that we receive from Baba. Its vision is to spread the message of love, kindness, unity and make a meaningful contribution to the welfare of the community without any distinction of religion, race, sect or personal belief. Its mission is also to construct a Shrdi Sai Temple in the area It will be a centre for social and spiritual activities promoting Sai Baba’s message of Shraddha (Faith) and Saburi (Patience). For more information please visit their website at www.nessp.org.

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