Balavihar in Mombasa,Kenya completes one year!!
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Chinmaya Book Fair at Pune
As a curtain raiser event for the year long celebrations of the Birth Centenary of Param Pujya Gurudev,Chinmaya Mission, Pune organized a grand exhibition of English, Marathi, Gujarati books and Audio, Video CD’s/DVDs exclusively of ‘Chinmaya Mission Publications’. Such kind of exhibition displaying exclusively our publications was held for the first time in Pune city.The exhibition was held from 18th April 2015 – 20th April 2015 and was open between 10.00am to 8.00pm. The venue for the exhibition was Tilak Smarak Mandir, Pune which is one of the prime locations of the city.The exhibition was inaugurated by Padmabhushan Dr. S. B. Mujumdar (Founder and president of Symbiosis Group of educational institutions) and presided by Shri. Malhar Arankalle (Chief editor-Daily Sakaal –a leading newspaper in Pune). 200+ titles in English, 70+ titles in Marathi and few titles in Gujarati along with CD’s/DVD’s were exhibited on 16 stalls spread over an area of 3600 sq ft (approx.)
.The eye catchy decoration of the exhibition hall with animated characters of Lord Krishna and Lord Ganesha, the unique layout and attractive display of books was praised by each and every visitor of the exhibition. People appreciated the team efforts and the help/guidance received from the volunteers in selection of books. The team worked under the guidance of Swamini Keertananandaji, resident Acharya, Pune. It was a successful event in the sense that 70% of the people who visited the exhibition got introduced to the Mission for the first time. Majority of the customers had walked in and they did not leave the exhibition hall empty handed. The exhibition was very well received with a positive feedback and few requests to conduct such exhibition atleast twice a year. During the 3 days of exhibition, the total sales crossed the figure of Rs. 2,00,000/-.
During the exhibition, in the evening from 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m., each day, one selected episode of Upanishad Ganga was shown on the full screen, followed by a small talk on the episode by Swami Siddeshanandaji , resident Acharya, (Lohegaon) Pune. It helped in promotion and sale of Upanishad Ganga DVDs.
Swamini Vimalananda’s Visit to CMA in March, 2015
Chinmaya Mission Atlanta was blessed to receive Swamini Vimalananda this March for Jnana Yagna on Sure Mantras for Success and Theory and Practice of Rituals.
Shivaratri Puja at The Chinmaya Kedar
Shivaratri Puja at The Chinmaya Kedar was held in March,2015.
Youth Camp at Mauritius
The Chinmaya Mission – Mauritius under the guidance of H.H. Pujya Swami Pranavananda Saraswati ji and Brahmachari Arvind Chaitanya, conducted a youth Spiritual camp from Sunday 12th April 2015 to Wednesday 15th April 2015. 30 kids aged between 7 and 16 years old attended the camp in the serene and calm atmosphere of the Ashram in Beau Bassin. The theme of the camp was based on the Ramayanam and the kids were made to craft their character through various activities.
Balvihar Summer Camp at Nagpur
Chinmaya Mission, Nagpur has organized a Balavihar Summer Camp for students & small kids (aged up to 13 years) from 19th April to 29th April 2015, at Shivaji Sabhagruh, Shivaji Nagar, Nagpur-440010, under the divine guidance of Swamini Gayananda & leadership of Brni. Snehal ji. Bookstall was also arranged by the organizing committee at the venue.
Holi festival at the Chinmaya Kedar
Holi festival at the Chinmaya Kedar was celebrated with lots of fun on 12th of April 2015.
Inauguration of a Marathi Sadhana Shibir at Chinmaya Vibhooti
250 adults and 25 children attended the Inauguration of a Marathi Sadhana Shibir from 17-19 April 2015 on Geeta Chapter 6 at Chinmaya Vibhooti.
Sw. Sivayogananda’s address to Mahathma Group of Schools
Sw. Sivayogananda’s address to the teachers of Mahathma Group of Schools at Madurai on April 4, 2015.
Guruji’s Camp at Tapovan Kuti,Uttarkashi
Around 60 devotees from various parts of India and the world assembled at Tapovan Kuti for a Camp on Mundakopanishad by Pujya Guruji Sw. Tejomayanandaji from 13th to 18th March. During the discourses Guruji not only explained the Upanishad mantras in his unique lucid style but also read out the Shankar Bhashya. In addition, early mornings there was Bhashya Parayan of the Upanishad led by Br. Tarak Chaitanya. Every night after dinner there was an informal satsang with Guruji where people would ask questions and he too shared his experiences with Gurudev, especially the time spent at Uttarkashi. Interestingly one of the questions asked was why the Mundaka Upanishad was very dear to him. In his concluding talk Guruji explained that it was one of the most comprehensive texts with its poetic and illustrative slokas. It gives the Guru-shishya parampara, the characteristics of a shishya and the Guru, the way to approach a Guru, nature of Brahma Vidya and its results, the method of meditation and finally the glory of God and the man of Realisation are sung. Thus it beautifully covers all the aspects of Vedanta. Many monks from the surrounding ashrams came regularly to attend the discourses.
The campers were also blessed by satsang sessions with Swni. Amitanandaji, Swni. Radhikanandaji, Br. Sunder Chaitanya, Br. Tarak Chaitanya, Brni. Rachana Chaitanya and Brni. Shanti. Some of the senior sadhus of Ujeli also paid a visit to Guruji. Br. Dev Chaitanya, at Tapovan Kuti conducts special classes for nurturing the village children. It was beautiful to watch Guruji lovingly spend some time with them. With a limited staff Br. Dev ji made commendable arrangements for the delegates despite the challenging weather conditions. The camp concluded with Pujya Gurudev’s paduka puja.