Now the devotional singers can get an inter-faith singing platform with live streaming facility in 122 countries with the efforts of a socio-multicultural spiritual organisation. Making it an annual event starting from Friday, the Satya Sai Sewa Organisation of Prashant Nilayam Andhra Pradesh announced the event in its Rishikesh ashram.
A series of programmes stretching to three days would include inauguration of statue of mother Ganga by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on the newly-constructed Ganga Ghat in Rishikesh.
A few steps up from the laxman Jhula in Rishikesh is located North Prashanti temple where Sai Baba of Puttaparthi had come in 1960s. It houses a residential school run by the Trust which gives education based on CBSE syllabus as well as the Vedic education with strength of 315 students.
Addressing a press conference in the ashram, the president of the Satya Sai Sewa Organisation, Nimish Paandya said, “Every religion gives importance to Nam Sankirtan (devotional singing and chanting). We wish to give a platform to the youngsters who have a flair for singing. Through internet it shall be voiced stream live in 122 countries. Musicians and singers like Anup Jalota will be called on special days.”
The youths will also get a chance to learn Vedas through Vedic coordinators coming from each State of India and will continue teaching throughout the year by rotation. lakhs of students have learnt Vedic mantras through these coordinators in the past decades, claimed the trust members. A Vedic library would be opened for the scholars too who wish to do research on the ancient texts, said Rajiv Chopra from UP centre of the trust.