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Diwali Celebrations in Omkarananda
Ashram Himalayas,
on 3rd November 2013
At noon time, on 2nd November
2013, on "small Diwali", all employees of the Ashram
were given Diwali wishes and blessings along with sweet
packets and other gifts by Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda,
President Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, Kumari
Somashekhari, General Secretary, Swami Satchidananda,
Treasurer and Shri G. Sukumar, Trustee.
The employees were extremely
happy and grateful and thanked Swami Vishveshwaranandaji
and all for the wonderful blessings, and then they left
to their homes in a very joyous mood.
As every year, Kumari
Somashekhari strongly requested all inmates and
employees of Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, not to use
any fire-crackers during Diwali, since this would
disturb the peaceful and divine atmosphere of this
festival, besides being very harmful and annoying for
the environment and all living beings.
On 3rd November 2013, the main
day of Diwali, all the Priests of Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas were busy the whole day to prepare many, many
small earthen oil-deepas, which looked simple, but
lovely.
They also took great efforts
to make beautiful geometrical designs and also shapes of
Lord Ganesha, Kalashas, Deepas, etc., for which they
exclusively used only fresh flowers and flowers petals
and leaves from the jungle and no harmful chemical
powders.
Divine flower designs by Priests of
Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir.
These nice and appealing
flower-rangolis were made in Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi
Mandir, Omkarananda-Hanuman Mandir, Omkara-Mahaganapati
Mandir, Shri Mahakala-Bhairava Mandir, Omkarananda
Shanta-Durga Mandir and other places.
In the night all the Priests
and Ashramites lighted many oil-deepas in and around all
these Temples.
It was very inspiring to see
the whole area of Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas
Headquarters glowing with all these beautiful lights,
reminding spiritual Seekers of the Divine Light,
residing in their hearts.
This Divine Light, radiating
infinite Peace, Divine Love, Joy and Wisdom, can be
consciously experienced and then expressed for the
benefit of whole mankind, by the Grace of the Sadguru
and all Divinities.
Flower-rangoli and deepas in Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi
Mandir during the holy night of Diwali.
OM
SHRI SADGURUDEV
PARAMAHAMSA OMKARANANDAJI
KI JAY
OM
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