Mirzapur (UP), Oct 4 (PTI) A prayer meeting was held at the Budenath temple in Mirzapur on Saturday in the memory of celebrated Hindustani classical singer Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, who passed away here at the age of 89 on Thursday.

A large number of people attended the prayer meeting, which commenced by observing a two-minute silence for the departed soul.

Speaking on the occasion, the mahant of the temple, Yoganand Giri, said that born to musician Pandit Badri Prasad Mishra, Chhannulal Mishra started learning music from his father at the age of three. Show Full Article

He moved to Varanasi at the age of nine, where he learnt the subtlety of music from Ustad Abdul Gani Khan of Kirana Gharana.

Padma Shri awardee veteran Kajari singer Urmila Srivastav said Chhannulal ji was a representa

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