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Sadhu Bhandara on 26th December 2009
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| Bhajan & Kirtan in
Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir |
The place in Omkarananda Ashram,
in front of Omkarananda Vidya Bhawan and
Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir, was truly shining in
orange colour. Over 120 Sadhus came for Bhajan-Kirtan
and for Bhandara. In Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir
Bhajan-Kirtan started in the morning with 4 musicians of
Shri Gopalacharyaji and the Omkarananda Ashram Priests.
After a joyous and highly
inspiring Bhajan, Shri Gopalacharyaji, in his fiery
speech, spoke about Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati
and His great works. Shri Gopalacharyaji recalled the
time of about 50 years ago, when he and Swami
Omkarananda were very young in body. Gopalacharyaji
described, that at this place, in Muni-ki-reti, where
now beautiful Temples and a high class Educational Setup
of Omkarananda Ashram have come up and make the place
lively, only jungle was there, no road, no houses,
nothing but dense jungle and wild animals. He also
remembered that Swami Omkarananda, as a young Sannyasi,
always used to go alone in the night to this jungle-area
for meditation, not fearing the danger of wild animals,
like deadly poisonous snakes, leopards, bears, etc.,
whereas usually nobody else would dare to go there in
the night.
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Shri Gopalacharyaji with Swami
Vishveshwaranandaji,
Swami Prajnanandaji
and Kumari Somashekhari |
Swami Satchidananda
welcomes the Sadhus
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Gopalacharyaji and Swami Vishveshwarananda speak
to the Sadhus
while Kumari
Somashekhari is translating |
Gopalacharyaji described it as a
wonder and divine Grace, how Swami Omkarananda has
changed the whole picture in Rishikesh, Muni-ki-reti and
established many Educational Centres in the whole
Garhwal area and very beautiful Temples in Muni-ki-reti
and Rishikesh through his great dedicated disciple and
Successor, Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda, along with the
assistance of Swami Satchidananda, Kumari Somashekhari
and others. Gopalacharyaji spoke about the great divine
life of Swami Omkarananda, being a great example before
all of us. His speech sometimes was gliding into a
spontaneous musical expression, which enhanced the
atmosphere to a heavenly extent.
Swami Pragyanandaji of
Omkarananda Ashram spoke about divine knowledge and
finally Swami Vishveshwaranandaji thanked all the
Sadhus, appreciated their spiritual life and spoke about
the wonder of Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati. The
speech was translated by Kumari Somashekhari into a
perfect Hindi.
In the end the Sadhus were
requested to sit for Bhandara and Swami Satchidananda
rewarded every Saint with Dakshina.
It was a very beautiful scene
when all the saintly people left Omkarananda Ashram with
a smile and gratitude on their faces.
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| During
Omkarananda Arati |
Sadhu
Bhandara |
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Swami
Satchidananda distributes Dakshina to the Sadhus
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| The
Omkarananda Ashram area was shining in orange
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