Vijayawada - January 13 - 19
Matru Mandali devotees offering Bhogi Pallu to Pujya Sri Swamiji on January 13
Pujya Sri Swamiji performing Arati during Sri Chakra Puja and Surya Puja on Makara Sankranti day (Jan 14 )
Ksheerabhishekam (milk Abhishekam) to Marakata
Sumeru Sri Chakra
Ksheerabhishekam (milk Abhishekam) to Marakata
Raja Rajeshwari
Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha (Bala Swami) witnessing
the sacred Abhishekam
Arati to Mother Goddess
Sri Swamiji addressing the huge gathering from the temple
Marakata Sri Raja Rajeshwari in Vijayawada Ashrama
Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha performing Abhishekam
to Lord Ganapati
Sri Swamiji coming out of the Kshipra Ganapati
Temple in Vijayawada Ashrama
Release of "Ammavodi" audio CD and cassette. This
album contains the Devi Bhajans composed and rendered by Sri Swamiji
during Navaratri 2004 held in Hyderabad
On Jan 16th, a unique music for meditation and
healing concert was held by Sri Swamiji in the Ashrama. Over 900 patients
suffering from various physical and mental ailments were treated by
Sri Swamiji with a specially created composition.
Sri Swamiji installed a marble idol of Sarasvati
Devi in the Namakoti Mantapa in the Ashrama. Nama Koti Mantapa is the
room where all the books containing SRI MATA names written by devotees
are placed.
Sri Swamiji writing
on one of the small square pieces of terracota to be put in a Hundi
in the Namakoti Mantapam.
People, especially students should write their names and their message
to Sarasvati Devi and put it in the Hundi placed next to the Sarasvati
idol. This will help them - declared Sri Swamiji.
Sri Swamiji visited HAMSALA DEEVI, the delta
region of Krishna river where it joins Bay of Bengal sea. The Tsunami
affected area of this region was barren and the wild side of
the mother nature's beauty stood in contrast to what existed earlier.
At the exact place where one of the largest mouths of Krishna river
enters Indian ocean, the local MLA (member of Andhra Pradesh legislative
assembly, the people's elected representative) Sri Buddha Prasad had
made arrangements for Sri Swamiji to install stone Padas (stone sculpted
feet) of Krishna Veni Mata (the presiding goddess of Krishna river).
Sri Swamiji visited the famous Subramanya temple
in Mopi Devi village
Curd Abhishekam to the Shiva Lingam
Malladi brothers, the
famous Carnatic duet singing brothers, along with their father, offered
Sangeeta Seva on the sacred Makara Sankranti day
Sri Swamiji later
released audio compact disc and cassette titled SRIPADA VAIBHAVAM.
It contains Bhajans of Sri Swamiji set in the conservative Carnatic
classical music style by respected musicologist Sri Pada Pinakapani
of Kurnool and sung by Malladi brothers.
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