Bhopalites had a tuneful start of the day as they witnessed a calm musical event. The musical event, ‘Diwali Pahat,’ was held on Wednesday at the Ganesh temple. Orgaised by Madhya Pradesh Marathi Sahitya Academy, the event featured a renowned singer, Sumedha Desai from Goa.
It is to be noted that the event was organised jointly by Marathi Sahitya Academy and Madhya Pradesh Culture Council. Sumedha with her wondrous performance made the morning pleasant and relaxing for the Bhopalites. Held in the courtyard of Marathi Cultural Mandal of Ganesh Temple, the event was much enjoyed by the audience.
The programme was inaugurated by Vilas Buchhe, Executive President of VHP, Mandal Mandir, Anant Bhatt, Chairman of Ganesh Mandir Pipalani Marathi Cultural Mandal, Ashwin Khare, Director of Academy and. Sumedha Desai by lighting the lamp.
While informing about the event Ashwin Khare, Director, Marathi Sahitya Academy said that in Marathi community there is a tradition of celebrating Roopa Chaturdashi, a day before Diwali and the event was organised to observe the Roopa Chaturdashi.
He further informed that on this day, the family members go to the temple for the purpose of preparing themselves to gain beauty and magnetism specifically before sunrise. During this time traditional Marathi festive songs based on different rituals were also sung in the houses.
To begin with the programme, Sumedha started off her performances with Tarana in Raga Ahilya. Then she performed the creation by Sant Namdeva, it was followed by composition by Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki. She was accompanied by Akshay Jadhav on Tabla and Upkar Godbole on harmonium and Divya Jain on Tanpura.