Hoshiarpur: On the final day of the Shri Ram Navami Festival—organized by the Shri Ram Charit Manas Prachar Mandal under the blessings and guidance of Shri Shri 1008 Mahamandaleshwar Prakashanand Ji Saraswati Maharaj—a 'Bhajan Sandhya' (evening of devotional singing) was held. During this event, Ravinandan Shastri Ji Maharaj (of Vrindavan) connected the audience to the Divine through the medium of devotional songs. The entire atmosphere became imbued with devotion through the bhajans he sang, and a large number of devotees who had gathered for the occasion reveled in the spiritual melodies.
On this occasion, Mahant Upendra Parashar Ji Maharaj—head of the *Gaddi* (spiritual seat) of Shri Baba Nakodar Das Ji, Dharamshala Mahanta—made a special appearance to offer his blessings and commended the Mandal for its work. He stated that Lord Ram bestows boundless grace upon those who dedicate themselves to singing the Lord's praises and engaging in acts of service; furthermore, he urged everyone to extend their support to the Mandal to the best of their ability.
Speaking on the occasion, Mahamandaleshwar Prakashanand Ji Maharaj also offered his blessings, congratulated the gathering on the successful organization of the Shri Ram Navami Festival, and expressed his hope that everyone would internalize the teachings gleaned from the spiritual discourses (*Katha*) and diligently fulfill their responsibilities toward their families and society. On behalf of the Mandal, President Harish Saini extended a vote of thanks to all the guests and devotees present.
A large number of devotees and dignitaries were present at the event, including former MP Avinash Rai Khanna, former Mayor Shiv Sood, Rakesh Suri, Ashwani Sharma, Pradeep Handa, Prashant Kanth, Dr. Sanjeev Sharma (President of the Shri Krishna Janmashtami Committee), committee members Nand Kumar, Rajan Gupta, Kamal Verma, Krishna Gopal Anand, Baldev Nagpal, Krishna Nagpal, Pooja Vashisht, and Kumkum Sood. Also in attendance were Mandal members Sunil Priya, Surendra Ohri, Dr. Shalesh, Ashwani Chopra, Tilak Raj Verma, SP Gautam, Mahinderpal Gupta, Raman Verma, Vipin Gupta, Ramesh Chaddha, Rajesh Taneja, Lakshmi Narayan, Aniruddh Sharma, Advocate Goresh Saini, Mukesh Sharma, and Brijlal Anand.