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Pandit
Rajeshwarji starting Shrimad Bhagawat Katha
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In
honour of Gurudev Paramahamsa Swami Omkarananda a Bhagavat Katha
started in Omkarananda Ganga-Mata Mandir, Triveni Ghat, Rishikesh,
near the holy river Ganga.
Pandit Rajeshwar Maharaj Ji went
on to expound the Bhagavatam with vocal and musical accompaniment
at Omkarananda Ganga-Mata Mandir. From 26th December for eight
days, a steadily growing audience listened to the Sangitamaya
Kathavyasa with rapt attention. A highlight of the afternoon of
31st December was the presence at the Mandir of Professor
Swatantra Kumar, Vice-Chancellor of the Gurukul Kangri University,
Haridwar, and his wife. Swami Vishveshwarananda Ji accompanied the
distinguished visitors.
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Swami
Omkarananda Arati in Omkarananda Ganga-Mata Mandir,
Triveni Ghat, Rishikesh, on the commencement of Shrimad
Bhagawat Katha
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Swami
Vishveshwarananda and Kumari Somashekhari
along with Pandit Rajeshwarji
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Special Pooja
by Mrs. and Mr. R.D. Gaur |
Pandit
Rajeshwarji's Musicians made the whole event very lively |
Kumari Somashekhari Ji, with her
students Kumaris Neha Ji and Pinky Ji, presented dances in honour
of Bhagavan Shri Krishna, whose birth and childhood Pandit
Rajeshwar Maharaj had described earlier in the afternoon.
Pandit Ji’s full-throated Svagatam Krishna! had the hall
reverberating with Svagatam Krishna!, and, age and gender
forgotten, had people up on their feet, swaying and swirling in
sheer ecstasy. The scene put one in mind of what it must have been
like, ages ago, to experience the enchantment of the notes flowing
from the Lord’s own flute.
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Shri Swami
Vishveshwaranandaji honours the Vice-Chancellor of
Gurukul Kangri University, Prof. Swatantra Kumar, with a
shawl |
The atmosphere, created by
Pandit Rajeshwarji and his musicians,
was so sparkling, that people started dancing in joy |
After having taken the devout audience through
the Bhagavatam’s narration of the anxious times that Vasudeva and
Devaki had endured, the joyful arrival of the Divine Babe, His
early years, and Rukmini’s wedding, Pandit Ji concluded his Katha
on 2nd January with a touching narration of the Lord’s reunion
with His boyhood companion, Sudama. At the end of the Katha Kumari
Somashekhari and her students performed a Krishna Dance and an
Arati Dance to the tunes of Omkarananda-Arati in honour of Gurudev.
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Soma and her
students performed the dance "Radha-Rani, Maha-Rani".
This dance was composed
by Somashekhari to the beautiful music of Pandit
Rajeshwarji and his musicians.
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Swami
Vishveshwarananda and Kumari Somashekhari speak to the
audience about the greatness of
Gurudev Shri Swami Omkaranandaji and express their
thanks to Pandit Rajeshwarji and his team.
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