Lucknow: The Durga Puja pandal at Durga Puja Park in Vivek Khand, Gomti Nagar, resonated with devotional songs and folk music as the Gomti Nagar Sarbojanin Puja Committee inaugurated its cultural programmes on Thursday. The performances enthralled devotees and created a vibrant atmosphere of faith and celebration.
The programme opened with devotional songs presented by the Lok Sanskriti Shodh Sansthan. Coordinated by Dr Sudha Dwivedi, senior folk singer Neera Mishra and her group presented popular Devi geet, including “More Angana Mein Aana Maiya Jhoom Jhoom Ke”, “Maiya Chalo Diyana Baar Hamare Angana” and “Chunariya Laal Laal Lehraye”.
The performers included Archana Gupta, Dr Anju Bharti, Sushma Prakash, Snehil Srivastava, Preeti Srivastava, Rupali Ranjan Srivastava, Shakti Srivastava, Ratna Shukla and Rashi Srivastava, among others.
The programme continued with cultural presentations by Sangeet Bhavan under the direction of Nivedita Bhattacharya. Soumya Goel, Avansh, Ashvi, Avyukta, Shubhi, Karnika, Prachi, Suman, Avika, Mihika and Atharv presented the Saptashloki Durga and Durga Chalisa. A lively rendition of the Bengali song “Dukho Bhule Thak” added a touch of cultural diversity to the celebrations.
Committee president Subrata Roy said the cultural programmes had begun with devotional folk music, bringing together artistic expression and religious fervour during the festive season.
Committee general secretary Gautam Prasad Mitra, treasurer Subrata Bose, coordinator Biswajit Kumar Das, Sandeep Kumar Mukherjee, Somendra Nath Chatterjee, Shakti Chandra and Manoj Bose were among those present, along with a large number of devotees.
The evening marked the beginning of the committee’s cultural celebrations, blending traditional folk music, devotional recitations and Bengali cultural elements at the Gomti Nagar Durga Puja venue.
