Shankar Mahadevan to perform at Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 on Jan 16
Shankar Mahadevan to perform at Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 on Jan 16
Grammy-winning composer-singer Shankar Mahadevan will perform twice at the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, which commences at Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) on January 13.
His first performance will be on January 16, at the inaugural ceremony of cultural events, followed by another one on January 28.
As per Mahadevan he feels blessed and happy to do his music seva. This is the punya of his 30-35 years of musical journey. This is going to be his first visit to Kumbh, and that too the Maha Kumbh, which happens once in 12 years. He tells that astrologically, such positioning of constellations [as seen amidst the Maha Kumbh] happens only once in 144 years. He has always wished to do a seva at the Kumbh, but kabhi sanyog nahin bann paaya. He also looks forward to taking a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam.”
On January 16, he will be performing at the inaugural ceremony. “I believe PM Narendra Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath would be there too. On Jan 28, he will be performing for Swami Kailashanand Giri Maharaj, the acharya mahamandaleshwar of the Niranjani Akhara,”.
The 57-year-old feels that this is a divine phase of his life: “Last year, he was fortunate that he got an opportunity to sing amidst the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla at Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22, followed by an opportunity to perform at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, where he sang songs of Lord Shiv and Maa Ganga. This year, too, he has a bhajan (penned by poet-turned-lyricist Yatindra Mishra) releasing on Shri Ram Temple’s first anniversary today (as per tithi). This is the power of music. He feels blessed that God has chosen him from 135-crore Indians for something so special.”
The singer adds, “he is looking forward to sing last Kumbh’s anthem Chalo Kumbh Chalein which was written by (lyricist) Prasoon Joshi, Bhola Bhandari and others.”
Several of his bhajans including Ganeshji songs, Shiv Tandav Stotra, Mahamrityunjay Mantra, Gayatri Mantra, Hanuman Chalisa and other are extemely popular.
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