Concerts on Mahanavami day

[Sivaramakrishnan]

Strictly speaking, Ayudhapooja implies keeping professional instruments / gadgets in pooja for a day only to be resumed the next day- Vijayadadasami. (Singers keep away from singing for a day on Mahanavami )

How come our musicians - vocalists & instrumentalists take up concert engagements on Mahanavami day? Can't the day be exclusively set apart for pooja/ prayers?

[pattamaa]

they have multiple instruments, one set of instruments are set aside for pooja, and another one for performance !!

[hnbhagavan]

Pooja is only symbolic.Performance and using the instrument is real pooja. In India Showmanship of Pooja and rituals are given importance.
The musicians are always singing in praise of lord.

[Sivaramakrishnan]

Pooja is only symbolic...
The musicians are always singing in praise of lord.

Then the artists shouldn't accept any remuneration for the concerts.

[pattamaa]

and also, all concerts on mahanavami should be in temples instead of sabha..

[hnbhagavan]

Post no.4

On remuneration

You expect musicians to live without any remuneration and give enjoyment to Rasikas.Most people get paid regularly and have stable life.
But you want musicians to sing free!
This is the case with most people unwilling to pay for expenses towards music concerts.

[pattamaa]

I think, the post mention, no payment should be taken for concerts held on mahanavami day...

[VK RAMAN]

"In India Showmanship of Pooja and rituals are given importance" - really! 100% of the factories are closed for Aayudha Puja and that is showmanship at the cost of production. Interesting.

[VK RAMAN]

"musicians are always singing in praise of lord" not necessarily.

[harimau]

Strictly speaking, Ayudhapooja implies keeping professional instruments / gadgets in pooja for a day only to be resumed the next day- Vijayadadasami. (Singers keep away from singing for a day on Mahanavami )

How come our musicians - vocalists & instrumentalists take up concert engagements on Mahanavami day? Can't the day be exclusively set apart for pooja/ prayers?

Would that mean that vocalists should shut up that day?

[Sivaramakrishnan]

Would that mean that vocalists should shut up that day?

Yes, unless it is obligatory to sing as part of the pooja.

In earlier years, once Mahanavami puja was set, even reading printed words was avoided!

[VK RAMAN]

During puja one cannot shut up as namavali and mantras have to be chanted. Mounam will work when our puja is tantrik.

[Sivaramakrishnan]

VK Raman,
We are talking of concerts