Shree Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan, the oldest festival of Indian Classical Music in the world, is organized in the last weekend of December every year at the sacred seat of music, the Samadhi of Baba Harivallabh – a saint and an exponent of Hindustani Classical Music.
The first Sammelan was held in 1875 at the sacred Samadhi situated at Shri Devi Talab, in Jalandhar. Since then it has been held every year.
The Sangeet Sammelan which has grown from strength to strength in the last 140 years has been attracting audiences and artists from all across the country and abroad.
All prominent artists of Hindustani Classical Music from India and Pakistan have come and performed at the Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan at one time or the other during the last 140 years.
Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi accompanied by Pandit Vishnu Digamber visited Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan in the year 1919.
Union Ministers, Governors, State Chief Ministers, State Ministers and other VIPs have been visiting to pay their reverence this festival of music
The festival attracts around 40,000 music lovers from all over the India and abroad every year. This number is increasing year after year.
Shree Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan provides an opportunity for the music lovers to meet 15 – 20 prominent artists at one place every year and to see and to hear them perform live during this Four day long festival.
This festival was declared as one of the National Festivals by the Department of Tourism, Govt. of India.
All India Radio and Doordarshan have been covering the festival regularly. Extensive coverage by various TV channels, Internet, FM stations has enabled millions of music lovers across the globe to enjoy the live proceedings of the festival. The Print media gives due coverage in the local, regional and national dailies, magazines and periodicals.
