Rahul Deshpande Mesmerises Nagpur at 10th Year Celebration of ‘Abhangwari'
enthralled the audience during his soulful performance at 'Abhangwari', held at Suresh Bhat Auditorium in Nagpur on Sunday evening. The event, celebrating 10 years of the devotional musical series, was organised by city-based NGO Arunai, led by Gaurav and Tejaswini Belsare, with support from various sponsors.
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The packed auditorium resonated with devotional fervour as Deshpande rendered timeless abhangs like 'Bolava Vitthala', 'Abir Gulal', 'Maze Maher Pandhari', 'Kanada Raja Pandharicha', 'Teerth Vitthal', and 'Shriranga Vitthala'.
Marking the fifth city in the nationwide tour, 'Abhangwari' will travel to several more cities in the coming two months. Rahul's sister, Deepti Deshpande, also performed at the event. Rahul shares a deep bond with Nagpur, where he gave his first performance at the age of 11. His grandfather was raised in the city and was born in Amravati district of Vidarbha.
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