CHORUS CONCERT

Have you ever experienced a live concert..(no its not about the latest rock band!!!) its about BHAJANS..(you heard it right!!). I recently got a chance to attend a bhajan in a babas temple (Thankzz to one of my friend who forced me to attend!!)

I was dumbfound to see that all the members involved in bhajan were so young..There were some 7-8 members, all in their teens (most of them doing their engineering),wearing dhotis and adorned with rudraksha Mala and the sacred thread in their necks, chirpily chanting the bhajans.Soon the chanting captured the heart of the devotees and they started swaying to the tunes of the young guns.Devotees started to throng into the temple soon and the boys were successful in mesmerizing them.Few sat to listen to them while few offered their praying to the almighty!!
Along with listening to the bhajan I stole a glance on the surrounding.It was a serene temple having the babas deity in white marble stone.It is believed that any devotees prayer would be fulfilled whole heartedly.There was this lady nearing her 40's I guess who was performing her benediction by circling the deity on her knees.Few others were happy to offer annadhanam to the devotees.
I sitting in a corner of the hall started to sway and soon got captivated to the tune (its much better than the raps & rocks mind you!! :):) ) As the bhajan began to cease it reached its peak.. where the young boys started chanting more louder and more faster.. the audience (that is us) also followed the suit.. the entire hall was vibrating with the chants of Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Raja Ram Sita Ram mantras..It was a beautiful concord with every one striking in resonance and every heads swaying in unison.As the bhajan ended I thanked my friend (who was one of the bhajan member) for inviting to this special CONCERT and confessed that I had the time of my life hearing and involving in it!!!
What touched me the most was not the young boys (who still do bhajans along with hearing the rock bands) but a small 4 year old boy sitting in front row and clapping his hands.. and reciting exactly what the boys chanted (wonder whether the little boy understood the meaning!!).. its this small boy who touched me..it was as if the boy was saying "WE ARE THE NEXT GEN" and we will certainly not forget our roots, our values which have been imbibed into today's generation:):)