Dr. Alankar Singh and his team made an offering of shabad kirtan on the evening of 9 February 2024 in the Meditation Hall. A unique feature of the program was the usage of rabab, the first musical instrument used by Sikhs, which was gifted to Guru Nanak by his disciple, Bhai Mardana. Rabab is typically an instrument of the Middle East. Keeping the advent of spring in mind, the evening started with a devotional song that extolled the beauty of the flowers, but with the caveat that the beauty could be ‘seen’ only after a person has overcome his ego.