Katra, Oct 17: Renowned singer Suraj Singh and former winner of All India Devotional Song Competition (AIDSC), Ravi Raguvanshi enthralled the audience on the sixth day of AIDSC, presently underway at Katra, as a part of Navratra festival 2026.
The contest is being organized by SMVD Shrine Board; Department of J&K Tourism; PTC Network in association with SMVD Narayana Super Speciality Hospital; J&K Bank; Nice Gems; Nidheesh Builders Jammu Private Limited; 92.7 Big FM; Yog Ashram complex with active support of district administration and the local hosts.
Sixth day programme was inaugurated at Yog Ashram complex in the evening by lighting of a traditional lamp by Amit Sharma, Commissioner Census J&K and Ladakh in presence of Uday Bhaskar Bureau Head of J&K Punjab Kesari and Hind Samachar group; Rajesh Raina Assistant Director Tourism; celebrity singer Suraj Singh; former AIDSC winner Ravi Raguvanshi; chairman All India Devotional Song Committee and president Hotel and Restaurant Association Katra Rakesh Wazir; Swami Yoganandji Maharaj; Kirti Khajuria; PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry Katra head Virender Kesar; Subash Chander, Gopal Singh besides others.
On the sixth night, Rahul Lakhotra bagged first position, whereas second position was shared by Bunty and Narinder Kumar and third position was shared by Dr Arvind Kaur, Netra Tikku, Ajay Kumar from Jammu, Gurdeep Singh and Surjit Lalka among the 15 auditioned participants. The winners were provided with the cash prizes of 10,000, 5,000 and 3,000 by the distinguished guests.
The devotional song competition was judged by the panels of experts in music including Dr Surinder Sharma Head of the department Government Degree College Sanjoli Himachal Pradesh; C L Verma ex Chairman, Post Graduate University of Himachal Pradesh; Suraj Singh HoD Music Department Jammu and Ravi Raguvanshi.
Wazir, while speaking on the occasion, said that renowned personalities from media, film industry viz., Ganesh Jain Managing Director Venus Records and Tapes Limited; famous actors Deepak Parashar, Preeti Sapru; film maker and film trade analyst Kumar Mohan; CEO PTC Network Rajee S Shinde would reach Katra and interact with media on October 18 at “The Vaishnodevi Sarovar Portico”, Katra at 1.15 pm.
He further said that semi-final of the contest would be on October 18, 2026 while the final would be held on October 19, 2026.
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