Tamil New Year Celebrations - A Report - April 24, 2010

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Posted at 1000 hrs. IST on April 26, 2010

Tamil New Year that has been dotting the Prasanthi Calendar for quite some time was celebrated by the state on the 14th April this year, when Bhagawan was away in Delhi – Shimla. Grabbing yet another opportunity to celebrate in the Divine presence, a belated New Year celebration was held on the 24th evening in the Divine Presence in Prasanthi Nilayam.

In a simple yet elegant presentation, a group of Balvikas children from Chrompet Samithi, Chennai, presented a unique bouquet to their Beloved Bhagawan singing to Carnatic excellence in front of a capacity audience on the twilight reflecting the celebrating mood of the state.

Starting with a Ganesha Stuthi they went on singing Rama Nannu Bovara… followed by Sita Pathe Na Manasu na, a Carnatic Jugalbandhi between mridangam and ghatam. It was interesting to note that towards the end of this the boy at ghatam began throwing the instrument up in the air to retrieve it while producing the typical metallic ringing sound. Bhagawan was in full smiles, seemed to be appreciating the dedicated concentrated effort of the young lad. One more song followed, Jagadananda Karaka to follow with a violin solo at His special instance, before concluding with a bhajan “Easwaramba Priya Nandana…â€. This was followed by a short stint of bhajans by the students.

Immensely pleased, half way through the programme, Bhagawan called the young lads onstage presenting them with safari pieces. Upon conclusion of the programme and accepting Arathi, Bhagawan called these lads yet again blessing all of them by placing His blessing hand on them.

 

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