Yoga Life, May 2022 issue
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The whole of ICYER at Ananda Ashram was filled with an exuberant energy of love and gaiety on the 16th of April as numerous well-wishers of the Gitananda Tradition descended on the premises to celebrate the Swarna Janmotsav Homam commemorating Dr Anandaji’s 50th Golden Birthday. In our front and back pages we share glimpses of this extraordinary celebration of the Pan-Indian Culture, that of Sanathana Dharma.
Sri Nataraja Sastrigal, who has been an integral part of our life and officiated at all our important Pujas for decades, performed an elaborate fire ceremony propitiating Lord Ganesha, the Navagrahas and other deities. The Vedic rituals were conducted as per tradition and a special moment was when 108 chants of the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra reverberated through the Satsangha hall intoned with vigor by the four dozen young trainee pundits of the Veda Patashala.
Pujya Ammaji blessed Dr Ananda and family on the occasion and to add to the grandeur of the occasion, the Upanayanam was conducted for Anandraj Bhavanani. This is a ceremonial rite in which the young Brahmin boy is invested with the sacred thread and initiated into the Gayatri Maha Mantra.
Later in the day our Vishwa Yoga Parivar, the World Yoga Family came together to celebrate the occasion online and thus another grand event of togetherness manifested with the potent blessings of the Guru Parampara.
We congratulate the team of Reena Joseph and Dr Shamili Shanker for bagging the First Prize in the “Who knows Dr Ananda the Best” quiz organized by Dhivya Priya and her team. We also congratulate Radu and Aishwariya who came second and Priya Philip and Arjunraj who came third. It was truly an amazing event and we all learnt so much more about our beloved Dr Sir.
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