EVENTS OF THE MONTH NOV 2009

DUBAI PROGRAM

SRIVISHNUPURANAM- DUBAI

Nov 7^th to 12^th witnessed a very well organized and well attended Vishnu Puranam pravachanam by Sri Hari Anna. The pravachanam went on at the premises of Sindhi Hall, Bur Dubai.Sri Hari Anna has been giving lectures in Dubai for the past 7 years. SriMad Bhagavatham, Srimad Ramayanam, Bhaktha Vijayama, Dashamaskandam, Ekadasakandam, have been dealt with in great detail by Sri Hari Anna at this same place- Sindhi hall. Thus this audience is a very familiar one. Dubai rasikas are very great rasikas. They all eagerly expected this pravachanam. The very first day the hall was full. Sri hari Anna’s pravachanams were filled with new ideas, bhavas and emotions. The second day charitram was “ Prahlada charitram and in that pravachanam he said Prahlada’s bhakthi was to see the Lord in everything. Thus he saw Narayana even in a shoola, even in fire, in poison, in a mountain. Finally he saw Narayan even in a sthamba- pillar. The Lord does not reside only in a temple or a kshetra. He resides throughout the world in each and everything. The point is we have to cultivate such devotion as him to see the Lord in all. If it be so anywhere we go be it America, Africa, Australia, we can feel the Lord with us. On Nov 12^th Srimathi Vishakha Hari delivered Sangeetha Upanyasam on Kuchelopakyanam. She sang Bhagavatha slokas, Sri Anna’s songs and moved everyone to tears. Everday there was Dolothsavam. After the pravachanam the crowd waited for Dolothsavam without dispersing. Sri Ganesh, Sri Subramanyam, Sri Gandhi, Sri Radhakrishnan, Sri Gopi together oragnised the function beautifully.

HYDERABAD PROGRAM

Anyone adept in the Vedas who hears of the word Hyderabad will be reminded only of Veda Bhavanam.Sri Venkatarama Ganapadigal has established a Veda Patashala called the Veda Bhavanam at Secunderabad. Here almost 100 students learn the Vedas. It is a wonderful sight to see the young boys with shika, pleasant faced, calm, radiant. Here there is always the gosha of the Vedas.It was the sankalpa of the Lord that along with it the gosha of Ramayana be heard. Venkatrama ganapadigal desired that a navaham be conducted with 125 bhagavathas doing the parayanam and the pravachanam by Sri hariji and Rangaji. This event went on a very grand scale from Nov 21^st to 29^th. Everyday the parayanam was from morning 6.00 to 12.00 . Raju and Chandru led the parayanam with 125 bhagavathas following suit in one voice. 2.0 to 3.00 p.m there was Astapadhi bhajan by Sri Yagnaramadas. There was Divyanamam for a couple of days too. 4.00 to 6.00p.m SrI Rangaji delivered the upanyasamas and evening 7.0 to 9.00 was by Sri Hariji. Srimad ramayanam was dealt in detail because it was a two session upanyasam. On the last day there was pravachanam on pattabhishekam after the completion of the parayanam. After that there was Pattabhishekam for Ramar at the sabha mandapa admist Veda gosha, Sri hari anna performed the pattabhisheka. After the curd, milk, manjal abhisheka there was the recitation of the Pattabhisheka sarga during which Sri Hari anna performed the abhisheka with 12 kalashas. Alankara followed. Sri Yazhnarama Das began the Thodayamangalam, Guru keerthanam, ashtapadhi etc. Sri hari Anna then did the thirumangalyadarana to Sita Devi. The crowd was overflowing. People were standing outside the hall. Both sides of the hall were filled with people. Venkatarama Ganapadigal happily said to Sri Hari Anna “: It looks as if we are at Paranoor”.