patna the threeday takshila utsav had a grand opening on the premises of college of arts and crafts here with noted music maestros of the country mesmerizing the gathering with their musical charm noted musicians and singers on the stage had the audience spellbound with great performances in a row as the function opened with pandit bipin mishras recitation of religious hymns it rendered a spiritual aura to the event the mystical sync of his conch the beats of the damroo and the rhythm of his hymns transcended the audience to the other world of harmony since the first day was dedicated to bhakti sangeet noted singer vidya shah spread the magic of her voice and enchanted the audience as she displayed her expertise at bhajans and sufi bhakti geet composed by kabir ravidas surdas bulle shah amir khusro and sultan bano as she lent her melodious voice to bhajans and geets like laga yaar fakiri mein mohe apne hi rang mein rang de rangeele chand chadhe and so on some among the audience were seen tapping their palms to the rhythm of her songs the long musical session of bhakti sangeet was followed by qawwali which was awaited by all born in a family of illustrious musicians ustad wajahat hussain khan badayuni of rampur gharana and his troupe added to the splendour of the evening wajahat hussain who has been mentored by the renowned and legendary ustad jafar hussain left the audience asking for more as he created magic with qawwalis like chaap tilak sab chini aye re sakhi more raja ghar aaye and his last ghazal raat bhar mujhko ghame yaar ne sone na diya of course the entire event was very nice but the best part of it was the qawwali said a visibly excited richa one among the audience the event opened with an exhibition of the imprints of legendary painter m f hussain in afternoon the fascinating art exhibition comprised of selected masterpieces like gajgamini ragmala mother teresa and horse age the festival is being organized under the aegis of takshila educational society tes the promoter of delhi public school patna pune ludhiana and coimbatore on the occasion sharing his sentiments sanjiv kumar the tes secretary said the takshila utsav was an initiative to preserve conserve and promote the art and culture of our rich culture and heritage dps principal b vinod headmistress namrata prasad and activity coordinator chetna jha too expressed their gratitude to the artists who made the evening an unforgettable experience