A musical evening ‘Bolva Vitthal Abhang Evening’ was held at Ravindra Bhavan auditorium here on Monday.
The event featured renowned singers like Raghunandan Panshikar, Manjusha Patil and Anand Bhate.
All three of them gave a spontaneous performance leaving the audience enthralled.
The event was organised by Marathi Sahitya Academy.
Abhang is a form of devotional poetry sung in praise of the Hindu god Vitthala, also known as Vithoba.
The word "abhang" comes from a for "non-" and bhang for "ending" or "interrupting", in other words, a flawless, continuous process, in this case referring to a poem.
By contrast, the devotional songs known as Bhajans focus on the inward journey.
Abhangs are more exuberant expressions of the communitarian experience. Abhanga is considered a form of the ovi.
Abhangs are sung during pilgrimage to the temples of Pandharpur, by the devotees.
Marathi bhajans start with the naman (invocation of god), followed by the Roopancha Abhang (Portraying the physical beauty of god by personifying in the human form) and towards the end bhajans giving spiritual and ethical messages are sung.
The event began with the performance by Raghunandan Panishkar. He performed bhajan Aaho Narayan.
His performance was followed with another bhajan Padamnabha Narayan.
Then, the performance was given by Manjusha Patil. She performed Mahare Ghar Awaj and Awdhe Garje Padurpar.
Last performance was given by Anand Bhate who performed Baaje Muraliya.
He then performed Bhaje Hari Ko Sada. His performance was wrapped up with bhajan Majhe Maher Padani. The audience enjoyed the show whole heartedly.
