Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji offering Purnahuti for Shanti Homa

Chutuku Sahitya Parishat (Poetry Association) of Mysore conferred the title "CHTUKU BHUSHANA" (Poet Ornament) on Sri Swamiji in a Literary function in Nada Mantapa in the evening. From Left: Mr. Vijay Shankar, Member of Parliament, Mysore, Mr. MJR Urs - Founder of the Association, Pujya Sri Bala Swamiji, Pujya Sri Swamiji, Sri. Raghuram, Member of the association, Sri. De Javare Gowda, one of the leading literary figures of the state, Prof. Akbar Ali, Sri. Pradhan Gurudatt, Chairman of State Translation Academy & Sri. Vedanta Hemmige, Noted Socialist. The award was given by the association for Sri Swamiji's book "CHUTUKU SAPTA SHATI, a collection of 700 limericks in Kannada.

Sri Swamiji speaks in the function

Sri Swamiji addressed the 70 volunteers who served during the Navaratri festival

The volunteers listen with attention

Sri Swamiji in Flower swing. arranged by Sri Ramesh and Sri. Hulikunta Rao (Badrinath) who have been performing this Seva every Navaratri for the past 10 years

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......... om aim hreem shreem lalitaambikaayai namaha .........

......... Devi Navaratri Coverage Concludes .........

Sri Guru Datta

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