Rang
De Basanti
23rd August, 2007
Report by Smt. Meenakshi Gupta
On
the eve of 23rd August, 2007, a grand show "Rang De Basanti" was organized
by "Unlimited Entertainment", a social and cultural organization, in the
Parashuram Hall of Bharat Mandir College, Rishikesh. Eleven schools
participated in the Group Dance and Fancy Dress Competition.
Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam Preparatory
School presented a patriotic group dance "Mere desh ki dharti" which was
choreographed in such a way that it showed the real India in true sense:
Farmers ploughing the fields with their bulls, blossoming lotuses, green
fields decorated like a bride, people of different caste or creed living
together with love and affection, people having liberty to follow their own
path whether it was told by Guru Nanak or by Gautam Buddha. A complete
picture of Unity in diversity was shown nicely. Many of the great heroes of
India like Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Lokmanya Tilak,
Rabindranath Tagore, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Bhagat Singh, Lal Bahadur Shastri
and Hari Singh Nalway were also presented. They were the persons who
sacrificed their lives for the sake of the independence of our country and
made India proud of themselves.
This effort bagged the first prize for
Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam Preparatory School. Adding to this, the school
was also awarded with first, third and consolation prizes in Fancy Dress
Competition, in which impersonations of our great freedom fighters were
presented along with their dialogues.
Because of receiving the highest number
of prizes, the Local media and the program organizers honoured Omkarananda
Saraswati Nilayam Preparatory School with highest appreciation, which was
accepted with the promise of maintaining high standard of performance also
in future.
Bhoomi
Puja at Omkarananda Institute of
Management & Technology
31st August, 2007
On the 31st of August, 2007, the Chief
Priest of our Omkarananda Ashram, Shri Suresh Panditji and Shri Sanjay
Panditji, performed a Bhoomi Puja at Omkarananda Institute of Management and
Technology from 9 am - 11 am, in Omkarananda Nagar, Muni-ki-reti.
According to Panditji Suresh, "It is an
auspicious day to invite the house Lord into the earth where the new
building is to be constructed to give Prana (life-force) and blessing to the
new building, for success, health, peace, harmony, etc."
Shri Swami Vishveshwaranandaji, Shri
Mahaveer Singh Negi, Shri P.C. Malhotra and Shri Shobharam, the contractor,
also actively took part in the Bhoomi Puja.
Vastu Sthapana and Vastu Puja were
offered and sweets were distributed to the workers and Ashramites at the end
of the celebration.
The new upcoming building construction,
providing additional beautiful lecture-halls, will be a great asset for our
Omkarananda Institute of Management & Technology and its lecturers and
students.
Omkarananda
Ashram Himalayas observed this holy grand day of Lord Krishna's Birthday, on
the 4th of September, 2007.
At 8 am in the morning, at the Shri
Padmawati Sameta Shri Balaji Shrine in the Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Temple,
the Temple Priests started the morning celebration with Abhisheka of milk,
honey, ghee, sugar, curd and Kumkum. It was then followed by Ganga water
Abhisheka.
Then our Ashram Panditjis offered Balaji
Puja and Laddu Gopal Puja to Lord Krishna. Arati was then performed and
Prasad was distributed to all, which concluded the morning service.
In the evening, our Temple Priests
offered devotional recitals of Vishnu Sahasra Nama Parayana with Tulsi (the
holy Basil- or Tulsi-leaves are very dear to Lord Krishna), followed by
chanting of Krishna's birthday songs, infusing in all devotees a heart-felt
love and appreciation for Lord Krishna. Arati then followed and Prasad was
distributed and shared amongst all participants.
On
the eve of 23rd August, 2007, a grand show "Rang De Basanti" was organized
by "Unlimited Entertainment", a social and cultural organization, in the
Parashuram Hall of Bharat Mandir College, Rishikesh. Eleven schools
participated in the Group Dance and Fancy Dress Competition. 
Omkarananda
Ashram Himalayas observed this holy grand day of Lord Krishna's Birthday, on
the 4th of September, 2007. 