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His Holiness Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamiji visited Holland from the 11th to the 16th July 2007. This visit marked the historic 20th year anniversary of Sri Swamiji's first ever Healing music concert. It was on 21st July 1987 that Sri Swamiji had given the first ever Healing music concert in Grand Krasnapolsky Ball Room in central Amsterdam. This year the 20th Jubilee concert had been arranged in the same venue by SGS Beneluxe led by Dr.Ram Sukhai and other members. Quite nostalgic indeed.

Maestro Dr. L. Subramaniam was the guest violinist. Sri Swamiji played Pranava Swarupam, Gam Gam Ganapati (singing), Ramachandra Raava in Raga Kalika (this item was played in 1987 also), Sapta Matruka Krupashraye in Raga Kokilam, Achyuta Ananta in Raga Keeravani, Dance tune and Mangala. The concert started at 7.30 PM and concluded at 9 PM. Before the playing of Music, Dr. L. Subramaniam and his wife Smt. Kavita Krishnamurthy Subramaniam offered silk Vastram to Sri Swamiji to remember the occasion when 20 years ago Dr. Subramaniam first met Sri Swamiji.

Later, Sri Swamiji released the newly video graphed Nada Brahma DVD which is again set to the Celestial Message CD (Bhajan - Kalatreya Bodhitam Brahma Brahma). Incidentally, this Bhajan too was sung in 1988 - almost 20 years ago. Quite many 20th year occasions to remember.

After the concert, the DVD Nada Brahma was screened on the huge screen in the same hall. The 30 minute wonderfully shot video is redone with very good video quality by the acclaimed director Mr. Mani Shankar. After the screening hundreds of people came in queue and offered flowers to Sri Swamiji.

On Sunday the 15th, Puja and Homa was held in a school auditorium in Cappelle, the small town where Sri Swamiji was staying in the house of Dr.Ram Sukhai. After Puja, Swami Manasa gave a speech on the purpose of Nada Brahma video. The Satsang groups of Germany and Holland gifted a new Synthesizer to Sri Swamiji. It was a wonderful occasion. Sri Swamiji spoke about the concert and the Nada Brahma DVD. Sri Swamiji chanted Mantras which the audience sang in chorus.

Sri Guru Datta

Sri Swamiji playing the 20th Jubilee concert in Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel in Amsterdam on 14th July 2007

OHM TV interviewed Sri Swamiji prior to the concert

Audience witnessing Puja on Sunday, 15th July

Swami Manasa sings Bhajans

Ishvari and Sumanasa from Germany offer a specially designed poster which showcases European countries where
Sri Swamiji has given concerts

Sri Swamiji sings Mantras after Puja

Gift of a new Synthesizer to Sri Swamiji

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Copy of the first cocnert ticket in 1987

Copy of the cocnert ticket in 2007

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