A musical concert Bolava Vitthal was organized in Delhi for the first time to celebrate the ocassion of Ashaadi Ekadasi. The show was presented by Pancham Nishad, an organization set up to preserve and promote the rich traditional performing arts of India in association with The Cultural Department–State Government of Maharashtra. Rahul Deshpande, Devaki Pandit and Jayateerth Mevundi
enthralled the audience by rendering some of the abhangs at the concert held at Siri Fort . The event was graced by artists and music enthusiasts like Pt Sajan Mishra, Abhay Rustam Sapori, Landscape artist Moinuddin Ghazali, Parimal, Swaransh Mishra and Shashi Vyas.
Devaki Pandit presented songs like Abir Gulal, Bolava Bitthal, Nato Tumra gyaneswara, Ma Pantrile Sukh. Deshpande entralled the audience by renedering songs like Tuki Ram Je Abhangs , Lakshmi Vallbha, Kanda Raja Pandharicha, Me Tava Baisalo. Mevundi sang the songs Vitthal Prem Bandho and Amar Umar Makar. ‘Bolava Vitthal concerts have created its niche amongst the audience in the past eight years. It’s reach symbolises the popularity of devotional song genre. After Delhi, we will move on to Kolkata, Nashik, Kalyan, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Nagpur and Panaji’, noted Shashi Vyas, organiser.