Special Pujas,
Yajna, Dance and Arati on Omkarananda Ghat, Muni-ki-reti, on 1st
January 2011
The new year started with Yajna, Dance and
Satsang in the presence of the holy Mother Ganga at our
Omkarananda Ghat in front of three temples of Ganga Devi,
Hanumanji and Shiva-Parivar, which are beautifully built in
South-Indian style.
The Hawana-Kunda was in front of Gurudev Swami Omkarananda’s
photo, which was nicely decorated with flowers and lights. The
beauty of Gurudev’s altar was enhanced through the serene flow
of the Ganga river in the background.
Many important people joined this celebration.
The great attraction came, when Soma and her students, to honour
Gurudev Swami Omkarananda, performed different kinds of
devotional dances, concluding with Omkarananda Arati Dance.
Many people, also passers-by, could not resist having a glance
of Soma’s dance. Some police officials even skipped out of their
duties and also enjoyed the scene.
After this Swami Vishveshwarananda
Saraswati, President Omkarananda Ashram, thanked each and
everybody for their assistance in making the altar for Gurudev,
Puja, Yajna and everything so beautiful. In his words, which
were being translated by Shri Siddhartha Krishna into Hindi, he
emphasized on the importance of Yajna, the prayers at the holy
river Ganges and he also spoke of the importance of the
purification of one’s own life for a fast spiritual progress. He
then spoke on the life of Gurudev His Divinity Paramahamsa
Omkarananda Saraswati, to Whom finally all the Credit goes and
for Whom no Thanks are sufficient for all what He has done for
each and every one.
Finally the Swami Omkarananda Arati and
Ganga Arati were conducted and everybody got a small boat made
out of leaves, filled with flowers and Deepas, which they could
then offer to Mother Ganga.
Peacefully and silently these lights went
with the flow of the water along the way of the river Ganges.
Some beautiful scenes of the 11 special days
of this wonderful Omkarananda Mahotsava from 22.12.2010 to
1.1.2011, like speeches of Gurudev Swami Omkarananda, speeches
of Swami Vishveshwarananda, different Aratis and devotional
Dances can be seen under the subject "Videos"
in the Website of Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas (www.omkarananda-ashram.org).
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Auspicious start of the
new year
with Yajna at the Omkarananda Ghat. |
Maa Ganga behind is
watching the special
prayers in honour of Swami Omkarananda. |
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The holy Ganga makes a
perfect background for the devotional Dances of Kumari
Somashekhari. |
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Soma explains her next
dance item. |
A dance dedicated to
Lord Shiva. |
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Offering of flowers by
Soma and her dance students. |
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Shri Swami
Vishveshwarananda addresses the public and highlights
the importance of Guru and Ganga. Shri Siddhartha
Krishna translates into Hindi. |
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Arati for Gurudev Swami
Omkarananda and Ganga Maa. |
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Along with prayers Kumari Somashekhari offers Deepas and
flowers to Maa Ganga. |
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Maa Ganga is carrying
away the shining lights, which have been offered on the
concluding day of Omkarananda Mahotsava. |
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