On the eve of the Nabakalebar Rath Yatra, the first tranche of Bhakti Sangeet CD on lord Jagannath, made by the All India Radio (AIR), was released by Puri Gajapati Maharaja Divyasingh Dev at his palace in Puri on Thursday night.The CD contains 13 Bhajans of 1960s and 1970s. The devotional songs have been collected from the archives of the AIR, Cuttack. On the occasion, AIR DG F Sheheryar informed that more such Bhakti Sangeets collected from the AIR archives would be released soon.
He further said lord Jagannath’s evergreen Bhakti Sangeets will soon be uploaded on the YouTube for thousands of devotional music lovers across the world. He said the AIR-Odia live streaming would also be available on the internet as well as on mobile applications.Among others, Puri Temple Chief Administrator Suresh Chandra Mohapatra, AIR-Delhi DDG Dr Sudha Mishra and AIR Cuttack Station Director Dr Santanu Rath were present.