CHICAGO IL: A Special Mata Ki Chowki was organized at the Congregation Hall of Hari Om Mandir by a Sponsor, Suga Builders, who had invited a group of very talented musicians and singers from Mumbai named Melody Express, to perform on Saturday May 6.
The three singers – Sunny Jadhav, Dhanashri Bhavaria and Vinod Sutaria – regaled the audience with their melodious voices and nonstop devotional songs for three hours.
A special helicopter was arranged to shower flowers on the tall Hanuman statue that stands upright at the temple entrance. Hundreds of devotees gathered outside, eagerly awaiting the chopper to come around, all eyes glued to the sky above, and chanting “Jai Shree Ram, Jai Hanuman”. Besides showering loads of flowers, the pilot also tried to throw a garland around Hanuman Ji’s neck, but due to the windy conditions, the garland fell at the feet of Hanuman Ji.
The group of artists also presented episodes from Indian mythology portraying different characters like Sudama, Radha Krishna and gopis, Maa Durga along with her vehicle, lion, Shiv Ji with his Damru etc. People were overjoyed with the whole show and sand and danced their hearts out.
Another feature of the evening was a magic show organized for the kids in the basement of the Mandir. A magician, a face painting artist and a balloons master engaged almost 100 children with their tricks and kept them busy…which worked out best for both – adults & children!
Suga Builders, established in 1991 specializes in national franchises as well as new home construction. It has been supporting a number of Indian American community events for years.
The entire program was very well organized with good parking, food, seating arrangements, lighting, décor by HOM management team. The evening concluded with a Vote of Thanks by the President of the Executive Board, Vipan Wadhera and felicitations to the performing artists. Mata Ki Chunri event was a grand success and the guests looked forward to a memorable event like this in future also.
Suresh Bodiwala
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