An impulsive decision to attend a concert taken 3 months back turned out to be one of the finest evenings of my life. My experience with Sri Mahesh Kale had been limited to repeated playing of Kaanaada Raja Pandaricha on YouTube and some bhajans thereafter. I am definitely someone who has followed his work for long or in detail. However, every single time I listened to his renditions, I could feel something stirring in my soul. When my colleague shared about his concert, I didn’t think twice and booked the tickets. Pandarapur is a place which is quite special in my life. One of the many tirtha kshetras I have been longing to visit, but haven’t done so thus far. With passing years and life experiences, this has become an eternal wait and has been one of my regrets for a long time. My experience with Vithoba has been limited to my visits to the temple in Ulsoor.
Ashada, a month of intense devotion brought together an opportunity to blend both of these into a confluence of ...