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About Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan

The Shree Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Mahasabha in Jalandhar is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Indian Classical Music. Since 1875, it has organized the renowned Shree Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan annually. The festival, held at the sacred seat of music at Devi Talab, Jalandhar, during the last weekend of December, aims to attract and encourage the development of classical music. The Mahasabha also offers a music syllabus and hosts a shrine at Devi Talab. The festival draws audiences from across India and abroad, providing a platform for 15 to 20 top and upcoming artists to perform live over three days.

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The Historic Journey of Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan

  • 18th Century

    Birth

    Baba Harivallabh, the founder of this glorious tradition, was born in the later part of 18th century in village Bajwara, in District Hoshiarpur (Punjab). He lost his parents at a very young age. His maternal grand-father who brought him to Jalandhar would often take the young Harivallabh along with him to Devi Talab, where the young Harivallabh would listen to the Bhajans sung by Swami Tuljagiri. These meetings left a deep impact on the mind of this sensitive and precocious child.

  • February 2

    Guru Diksha

    Baba Tuljagiri a great saint, a Sanskrit scholar and a great exponent of Dhrupad style of Hindustani classical music used to live in a temple at Devi Talab. One day he found Harivallabh sitting on the steps of Devi Talab in deep meditation with his eyes closed. Baba Tuljagiri kept standing there watching Harivallabh. As Harivallabh opened his eyes, he found Baba Tuljagiri standing before him. This was the moment when the enlightened Guru found a devoted Shishya ready for total surrender.

  • Year 1874

    Guru Gaddi

    Harivallabh possessed a remarkably melodious voice and soon touched great heights in classical music. He started to sing Bhajans in Dhrupad style. Recognizing the extraordinary qualities in his disciple, Baba Tuljagiri named Harivallabh as his successor to the 'Gaddi' (the sacred seat of music). Baba Tuljagiri left this mortal world in 1874 and Harivallabh thus became Baba Harivallabh.

  • Year 1875

    First death anniversary

    Harivallabh possessed a remarkably melodious voice and soon touched great heights in classical music. He started to sing Bhajans in Dhrupad style. Recognizing the extraordinary qualities in his disciple, Baba Tuljagiri named Harivallabh as his successor to the 'Gaddi' (the sacred seat of music). Baba Tuljagiri left this mortal world in 1874 and Harivallabh thus became Baba Harivallabh.

  • Year 1919

    The Father of the Nation Visit

    Adding to it’s Prestige, The Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi Ji visited the Sammelan in 1919. Union Ministers, Governors, Chief Ministers, State Ministers and other V.I.P's have been visiting this Festival every year to pay their reverence to the Saint-Musician Shree Baba Harivallabh Ji.

    The Great Masters at Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan

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    Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

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