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Guru Purnima Celebration
in Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas,
on 15th July 2011
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Gurudev, decorated with fragrant flowers, after
the Puja. |
Gurudev, decorated with
fragrant flowers, after the Puja. In the morning special
Guru Puja, Guru-Paduka Abhisheka and Recitation of the
108 names of Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati along
with offering of flowers and Bilva leaves were performed
in the Pranapratishtha Shrine of
Omkarananda-Shanta-Durga Mandir, by Swami
Vishveshwarananda, Swami Satchidananda and Kumari
Somashekhari with the help of Omkarananda Ashram
Priests. The Guru Puja was concluded with the
Omkarananda Arati and Prasad-Distribution. It was like a
positive response of the Divine Mother, when exactly
after the Puja rain started.
During noon on this auspicious
day 120 young Sanskrit Students had been invited from
Rishikesh. They assembled in Omkarananda Vidya Bhawan
and among powerful chanting of Sanskrit Prayers they
were served a delicious Bhandara. Their chorus chanting
of Sanskrit mantras and verses, led by saintly Shri
Siddhartha Krishna, filled the hall of Omkarananda Vidya
Bhawan with powerful divine vibrations. The offering of
Prasadam and Dakshina to these pure hearts, made the
entire scene truly unforgettable. The Dakshinas to all
the Sanskrit students were distributed by Swami
Satchidananda.
In the evening many devotees
had assembled in Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir. After
the regular Bhajan and Arati, Kumari Somashekhari and
her student Kumari Neha presented Indian classical
dances in honour of Sadgurudev Paramahamsa Omkarananda
Saraswati. It was again a different form of divine
experience with colorful costumes and lighting, which
thrilled the devotees thirsting for Darshan of God, but
in a dance feature and joyful mood.
Abhisheka of Gurudeva's Padukas.
120 young Sanskrit students proceed from
Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir to Omkarananda Vidya
Bhawan.
Prasadam is served to the students.
Shri G. Sukumar distributes Dakshina and Kumari
Somashekhari recites Vedic Shlokas on the dais.
This auspicious Guru Purnima
Celebration was brought to a crowning conclusion by a
charming speech from President Swami Vishveshwaranandaji
befitting the occasion. In that he reminded, that Guru
is the guiding light, who removes the darkness of
ignorance and the anxieties and struggles of life to
which we all are susceptible in a varying degree. Guru,
by virtue of a penetrating insight, takes us from this
visible but unreal world of Maya into the world of the
invisible but the real world of Truth. Swami
Vishveshwaranandaji stressed on the importance of Guru
Remembrance, and that Guru Purnima should be celebrated
internally, in our heart, every day.
The whole program kept the
devotees thrilled and also the audience from the nearby
Ashrams spontaneously expressed their joyous
appreciation.
The program concluded with
varieties of Prasad distribution.
Report
by Prof. Lokaranjan Guha
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Bharatanatyam by Kumari Somashekhari. |
After the dance performance Somashekhari is
giving her adorations to everybody. |
Somashekhari and one of her students perform a Krishna
Dance.
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