Shree Jagannath Devotional Music Festival-‘Guhari’ inaugurated on the occasion of Holy Ratha Yatra : OMMTV

Shree Jagannath Devotional Music Festival-‘Guhari’ inaugurated
on the occasion of Holy Ratha Yatra : Ommtv
Bhubaneswar, (Omm): April 7, 2002 - The inaugural function of Shree Jagannath
Bhakti Sangeet Samaroh - Guhari, organized by Guru Kelucharan
Mohapatra Odissi Research Center under the auspices of the Department of
Odia Language, Literature and Culture. Prominent singers from across the
state are participating in the three-day music festival. The main purpose of
organizing the festival during the holy ratha yatra is to bring Shree
Jagannath's devotional music to the attention of the people and spread it.
The inaugural guests were Shri Ashwini Kumar Patra, Hon'ble Minister of
Odia Language, Literature and Culture; Shri Ranjan Kumar Das, Director,
Department of Odia Language, Literature and Culture, Shri Prabodh Rath,
Secretary, Odisha Sangita Natak Akademi and Shri Subodh Chandra
Acharya, Chief Executive Officer, GKCM Odissi Research Center.
Shri Jagannath is the focal point of the duality of Arya Anarya culture and
civilization. Brahmanical religion and Shabar culture are the same here.
Param Pavan Dham is a Shrikshetra area known as Shankhakshetra,
Nilachal, Niladri and Purusottama. The glorious mysterious Tapovumi
Nilachal, the epicenter of millions of world worship and the fulfillment of
worship and the invincible mantra of instrumentalism, the immortal octopus,
the fulfillment of karma, knowledge, tantra, the fulfillment of love. The Shree
Jagannath devotional music program is a very ambitious step during Ratha
Yatra.
The renowned singers of the first evening were Rabindra Mohapatra,
Bhagwan Jena, Dukhishyam Tripathi, Nimkanta Rautaray, Lova Bishwal,
Pratibha Pradhan, Mansi Patra and Chhanda Mishra. They were
accompanied by Dushmanta Kumar Parida on tabla, Abnikant Das on
drums, Jawahar Mishra on flute, Priya Ranjan Mohanty on octopad,
Narendra Kumar Mohapatra on keyboard and Bhavatosh Mohanty on guitar.
The music performance of the artists based on Shree Jagannath was quite
impressive and was well received by the audience. The programme was
anchored by Dr. Mrutyunjaya Rath.