Sri Swamiji's Birthday Celebrations at Datta Retreat Center. Please come!

[Guest guest]

Jaya Guru Datta

 

By the grace of Sri Swamiji, Datta Retreat Center (DRC) will be

celebrating Sri Sadguru Deva’s 64th Birthday Celebrations, during the

long weekend in May, i.e., on May 27th, 28th, and 29th. Everyone is

encouraged to participate and make the program a memorable one! The

program details are as follows:

 

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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The celebrations will be on Saturday, Sunday and Monday (May 27, 28,

29). It is a long weekend (Memorial Day)!

 

May 27 SATURDAY

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11:00 AM – 1 PM: Registration

1:00 PM: Lunch

 

3:00 PM: Sadguru Padukaa Puja

Birthday Celebrations Commence

 

4:30 PM: Bhajan Competition Commences

for all groups (will continue the next day also)

 

SADGURU CHARITHRA Parayana Commences

 

8:00 PM Kakada Harati

8:30 PM Dinner/Maha Prasadam

 

May 28 SUNDAY

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9:00 AM Akhanda Nama Sankeertana of Sri Swamiji’s Bhajans commences

 

SADGURU CHARITHRA Parayana Continues

 

10:00 AM Ayush Homam

Abhisekham to Sri Dattatreya/Anagha Devi

 

1:00 PM Lunch/Maha Prasadam

 

6.00 PM Akhanda Nama Sankeertana by Devotees Concludes

Bhajan Competitions re-commences;

Other Events

Kakada Harati

 

9:00 PM Dinner/Maha Prasadam

 

MAY 29 MONDAY

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10:00 AM Anagha Vratam

 

SADGURU CHARITHRA Parayana Concludes

Birthday celebrations conclude

 

12:00 Noon Lunch/Maha Prasadam

 

1:30 PM Clean Up and Disperse

 

 

OTHER POINTS TO NOTE:

 

1. All the above information will be available soon at www..org.

Please “DRC”. The site will also have details on

directions to DRC, nearby hotels, etc.

2. For registering to Bhajan Competition, please email to

Competition, or call Phani at 609-799-7689, or Madhavi at

609-799-0352. For participating in Nama Sankeertana, please email to

Sankeertana, or call Phani at 609-799-7689, or Madhavi at

609-799-0352.

3. Even if you are not registering for Bhajan Competition or Nama

Sankeertana, if you are coming to the program, please call Padma at

724-637-3169 or email her at DattaRetreat and let her know.

It immensely helps the planning process.

4. For any general information on the program, please call Padma at DRC

at 724-637-3169, or Srinivas Chundu at 609-448-7595, or write to this

email id, Birthday2006.

 

Please come and spend the long weekend in the serene environment of DRC,

filled with spiritual vibrations! Out in the woods, chanting and

singing the glory of Sadguru! Each and every devotee is encouraged to

participate in these celebrations of Sri Sadguru Deva’s 64th birthday,

and beget the blessings of Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji.

 

Sri Guru Datta

 

Srinivas Chundu