Magazine of March - 2010 - Rups.net

senior members of Shirali - Raghavendra Sthalekarand Taramati Kalbag, distributed prizes to winnersof the competitions, and blessed the gathering withan Aashivachan.As per tradition, CYMA (Chitrapur Young Men’sAssociation) Day on January 26, began with flaghoisting, followed by bhajans by Parijnan BhajanMandali and other devotees. Later, pens and notebookswere presented to children of AnandashramBalak Mandir.Later, at the Sabha’s special General Body Meeting,on request, President, Standing Committee, VinodYennemady, who was present on the occasion,informed the gathering about the happenings inKarla. He also agreed to the Sabha President’srequest, supported unanimously by the audience,for participating in Sannikarsha in Karla and saidthat the date would be informed later.On the 27 th morning, after samuhik prarthana atthe new shrines and Guru Sannidhis, 25 membersparticipated in Gayatri Anushthan for an hour;25,000 japas were recited. Lady members recitedNavaratri Nityapath, Devi Anushthan and LalitaSahasranam.Reported by Subhash KoppikarThane: The activities carried out in January2010 by the different centres of the Sabha follow.At Mulund, Navratri Nityapath/Devi Poojanwere performed on the 12 th , Shiv Poojan andchanting of the 12 th and 15 th Chapters of the Gita,and Shiv Manas Pooja on the 27 th . On January 18,the Punyatithi of HH Shankarashram Swamiji II wasreverently observed. Classes for shlokas and SanskritSambhashan continued to be held regularly.At Dombivli, Navaratri Nityapath/Anushthanwere undertaken on the 6 th , 13 th , 20 th and 27 th .Dasbodh Parayana was done from January 12-20.At Navi Mumbai, on the 21 st , SadhanaPanchakam, Guru Poojan, and recitation ofParijanan Trayodashi were conducted,At Powai, the Punyatithi of HH.ShankarashramSwamiji II was observed with Guru Poojan, bhajans,Shankarnarayan Geet, Deepanamaskar andMangalapad.The Thane Sabha also participated in theSannikarsha on January 31 at KarlaReported by Prakash HattangadiOUR INSTITUTIONSSaraswat Association, Chennai: Datta Jayanticelebrations commenced on December 2, 2009with sarvjanik prarthana in the morning, Nityanemabhajans in the evening and concluded on the 6 th withNagar Bhajan, Mangal Prarthana, poojas followed byprasad bhojan. From 3 rd to 6 th , Dharmapracharak V.Rajgopal Bhat gave a discourse on “Achaman and11 Names of the Lord”. On December 11 th , 12 thand 25 th , there was Devi Anusthan, Devi Poojanand chanting of Lalita Sahasranam, the Gita andNavratri Nityapath; on 14 th December and 9 thJanuary, Shiv Poojan (Sadhana Panchakam), andon 24 th December and 28 th January, Guru Poojan(Sadhana Panchakam). The year 2010 was begunwith Satyanarayana Mahapooja.January 8 was a red letter day for our laity as HHShrimat Sadyajat Shankarashram Swamiji gracedour premises and camped here till the 16 th . Duringthe camp, a two-day shibir was organized on 11 th -12 th at Samvit Ashram by the seaside and a beautifulPalki Utsav was held on 13 th . On the 16th afterNirop geet, Swamiji left for Bengaluru. On the 18 th ,the Punyatithi of HH Shrimat ShankarasharamSwamiji II was duly observed with Guru Poojan andbhajans.Reported by Arun HoskoteSaraswat Cultural Forum, Pune: The Forumplaces on record its grief on the very sad andsudden demise of Shri Shivadas Chandavarkar onthe January 25, 2010. Shivadasmaam had takenthe initiative to organize a number of musicalprogrammes not only for the Forum but for manyother organizations as well. He had painstakinglycollected a record number of live recordings of thegreat masters of Hindustani classical music.Ever enthusiastic in encouraging budding artists,the latest one Shivdasmaam was instrumental – fromconcept to organizing – was for a Hindustani classicalmusic programme by Anand Bhate on February 20,for which he had made all the arrangements andwas trying to secure sponsorships virtually till hislast breath. His passing away has caused a deep voidwhich will not be easy to fill up. The Forum hassuffered an irreparable loss.Reported by Ramesh Nadkarni78Vol. 91, No.3, March 2010Kanara Saraswat