Residents living around Gol Maidan in Ulhasnagar used to dread the 43 days in November and December, when they would be jarred out of their sleep at 3 am every day by the sound of bhajans blaring from loudspeakers. This year, however, the organisers have decided to be mindful of the residents' woes and have provided every person attending the meet a pair of headphones on which to listen to the bhajans.

Every year, the Amritvela Trust of Ulhasnagar organises a 43-day bhajan-kirtan meet on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti that falls on November 23. Around 10,000 to 15,000 people attend this meet every year from Mumbai and Thane. This year, the meet started on November 11.