DEVI TALAB TEMPLE

On Sunday i got this chance to visit-"Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan" being held in "Devi Talab temple" of Jalandhar city which is 45 minute drive from my home town.

 

Devi Talab temple in Jalandhar is an ancient temple which is situated just 1 km from the railway station of the city. The temple is believed to be more than 200 years old. The old structure of the Devi Talab has been renovated and a number of new changes have been made. In the center of the temple premises a new temple has been recently constructed.

 

Devi Talab temple in Jalandhar is very famous for the'Hariballabh Sangeet Sammelan' which is celebrated every year in the month of December. It is the oldest festival of Indian Classical Music in the world.

 

This musical festival is being celebrated for the past 134 years in the Devi Talab temple premises.

 

Well known classical music proponents belonging to both the fields of instrumental and vocal participate in this festival and perform at this Hariballabh Sangeet Sammelan.

 

This music festival which has grown from strength to strength in the last 134 years has been attracting audiences and artists from all across the country and abroad. This festival was declared as one of the National Festivals by the Department of Tourism, Govt. of India. The festival attracts thousands of music lovers from all over the India and abroad every year.

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