Arati to Mother Goddess in palanquin just before Kumari Puja.
Sri Swamiji walks around the 16 Kumaris dressed as Devis
Sri Swamiji offers Banana, honey Naivedya to the Visarjana (relieving)
Sumeru Sri Chakra of yesterday
Sri Swamiji prepares herbal powders to be mixed in the Teertham bowl
Mangala Arati
The mammoth audience witnessing Sri Swamiji worship mother Goddess
Datta Peetham Nada Nidhi awardee, Sri Nookula Chinna Satyanarayana sang
Carnatic classical songs steeped in tradition and vigor
Sri Swamiji carries all nine Sumeru Sri Chakras while going around the
Mantapa
Kalashas
squatting on grains which are now bursting with new life giving sprouts
Top shot of the Annarchana, Kalashas and the emerald Sri Chakra
Milk cascades down the steps of the emerald Sri Chakra
Vadya Sammelana - instrumental orchestra
The Sumeru Twins. Ruby Sumeru and the Suvarna Sumeru
Devotion and Worship personified in Sri Swamiji
Dr. Padma Murthy sang two compositions of Jayalakshmi Mata. They were
sung to baby Sri Swamiji when Swamiji was about five years old. Most
of the compositions were on Lord Sri Krishna
Sri Swamiji stood and performed the final Maha Mangala Aratis and then
spoke for a while and sang today's Devi Bhajan. SRI SWAMIJI MADE THE
STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IT WAS ON THIS DAY - ASHVAYUJA MONTH - ASHTAMI
DAY - THAT JAYALAKSHMI MATA WAS BORN. SRI SWAMIJI SAID THAT HE AND NARAHARI
TEERTHA SWAMY (HUSBAND OF JAYALAKSHMI MATA) ALWAYS HAD FRIENDLY ARGUMENTS
ABOUT HER ACTUAL DAY OF BIRTH. ACCORDING TO SWAMIJI - IT WAS ON THIS
NAVARATRI DAY AND ACCORDING TO SWAMI NARAHARI TEERTHA IT WAS ON SHANKARA
JAYANTI DAY - THE DAY THAT HAS SO FAR BEEN OBSERVED AS JAYALAKSHMI MATAJI'S
BIRTHDAY.
ANDHRA DEVOTEES WELCOMED THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WITH LOUD CHEER AND THUNDEROUS
APPLAUSE.
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