Yugadi Celebrations in Hyderabad Ashrama - March 30, 2006 
shAtAyur vajra dEhAya
sarva sampatkarAyacha
sarvArishta vinAshAya
nimbakandala bhakshanam
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Yugadi Bhajan "O Vyaya Avyaya"
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Vyaya Nama Samvatsara
The Hindu new year called as - Vyaya - was welcomed early in the morning on March 30, 2006, when Sri Swamiji gave the Yugadi Pachchadi (a special bitter-sweet Teertham) prepared with a heady mixture of shredded young mangoes, neem flowers and jaggery.
Sri Swamiji performed Sri Chakra Puja at 5:30 am and came to the Darshan hall and sat on the flower bedecked special seat at 6 AM. Tens of thousands of people walked past Sri Swamiji in two queues - glancing a glimpse of Sri Swamiji and touching the Datta Padukas placed on either side of the queue. They were given Yugadi Teertham, laddu (sweet ball) and later Annadanam was performed. It is estimated that more than 60,000 persons came for Darshan today. Sri Swamiji sat there till 4 PM.
Pujya Sri Swamiji performing Sri Chakra Puja on YUGADI day at 5:30 am
Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji performs Arati to Pujya Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamiji as He sits for the Yugadi Darshan
Padukas were kept on either side of Sri Swamiji's Mantapam. Devotees in two separate queues came in thousands to have the Darshan
Devotees getting the Prasadam after the Darshan
The queue went outside the Ashrama premises to the main road
Annadana was performed to all the Devotees
Pujya Sadgurudeva wearing a Tulasi garland
Young violinists performing in the Prayer hall. They played many of Sri Swamiji's Bhajans.
Sri Kuppa Anjaneya Sastry chanting the customary PANCHANGA
SHRAVANA (reciting the salient features of this year's almanac).
Bhajan session
The Prayer hall was filled to capacity with Devotees
Sri Swamiji singing the new Yugadi Bhajan