Namakkal Parthi Yatra…

Devotees from Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu are on a Parthi Yatra, second successive ‘Vikas’ Parthi Yatra, to sacrosanct Prasanthi Nilayam. Celebrating the graceful occasion, renowned Carnatic vocalist Padmasri Dr Sirgazhi Shivachidambaram presented a Carnatic session this evening at the Sanctum Sanctorum in Prasanthi Nilayam. A practising medico based out of Chennai, postgraduate in Internal medicine, Dr Shivachidambaram is the son of leading Carntic maestro Padmasri (Late) Dr Sirgazhi Govindarajan.

Commencing with a Ganesha adoration in Tamil, Dr Shivachidambaram’s composition for the evening, along with other Tamil numbers, included the popular English Sai bhajan, Sai here… Sai there… Sai Sai everywhere… sung in a customised style, airing the message of Oneness of Godhood. He concluded with an offering to the twin Sai Avatars, singing Shirdi Sai Baba Ke Hrudayanjali…Sri Sathya Sai Baba Ke Hrudayanjali…Sarvanjali. A beautiful evening of passionate singing and adoration of Beloved Bhagawan.

This evening he was accompanied by Sarvasree Dr D Badrinarayanan on violin, R Suryanarayanan on mridangam, J Ramdas on ghatam, Chidambaram A. Rajendran morsingh and K. Rajesh on tambura.

Bhajans next concluded with Mangala Arathi to Bhagawan.

II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II