SHREE BABA HARIVALLABH SANGEET MAHASABHA

SHREE BABA HARIVALLABH SANGEET MAHASABHA Shree  Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan, which grew in he pious surroundings of Temples at Devi Talab, Jalandhar, has reverence, devotion & purity, imbibed in its tradition ever since its inception in 1875. Although to-day ,even after 146 years, its tradition is strictly adhered to, yet hosting of some more events years after year, are also being regarded as a part of Harivallabh Tradition. Some of these are: -Every Year the Sangeet Sammelan starts with Haven Yagya being performed in front of Baba    Harivallabh's Samadhi and distribution of " Prasad" thereafter.  - Dhrupad singing is a integral and inseparable part of the Sangeet Sammelan. At least one artist, that too on the first day of the Sammelan, is invited to sing in the traditional Dhrupad style, as baba ji also sang in the Dhrupad style. - The sangeet sammelan still upholds the great Baithak Style, where the audience sits on the ground and the artists are given an elevated seat. -Raag Bahaar was particularly very popular among the audience of the sammelan. It become customary, the artist concluding the Sammelan would culminate his performance by reciting composition in Raag Bahaar and the audience would bring flowers and shower on the artists on the stage. -For the 146 Years, Shree Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan has celebrated the magnificent tradition of Indian Classical Music and it has provided a platform where distinguished artists could perform their art and where anyone interested, Sangeet dvotees and uninitiated alike, could listen to them. - During the last 146 years, all the renowned artists,name any have performed in Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan at one time or the other. Shree Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Mahasabha (Regd.):- With the importance and magnitude of the Sammelan stretching to International level, Shree Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Mahasabha come into existence and has been carrying on the tradition in the most befitting manner, in collaboration with the North Zone Cultural Centre and great support of Punjab Heritage and Cultural   Affairs department of Govt. of Punjab. THE LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS HAS DECLARED HARIVALLABH SANGEET SAMMELAN AS THE OLDEST MUSIC FESTIVAL OF INDIA.