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Yearly Festival of
Sanskrit Chatra Seva Samiti
in Omkarananda Ganga Mata
Mandir,
Triveni Ghat, Rishikesh, on 6th and 7th March 2010
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Lighting of Deepas by H.H. Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda
and Minister Shri Matbar Singh Kandari |
The yearly Festival of Sanskrit Chatra Seva Samiti started on 6th
March 2010 in the beautifully renovated Omkarananda-Hall of
Omkarananda Ganga Mata Mandir, Triveni Ghat, Rishikesh.
Many Sanskrit-students from different
Sanskrit Vidyalayas of Rishikesh, Muni-ki-Reti, Lakshmanjhula,
Paramartha Niketan (Pauri) and Haridwar, took part in
Competitions, like Sanskrit-Shloka-Recitation-Competition,
Sanskrit-Speech-Competition, Yoga-Asana-Competition, etc.
The Students also presented different
cultural programmes, highlighting specially the local Garhwali
Folk Culture.
On the next day, on 7th March 2010, the
grand concluding Function took place along with the
Prize-Distribution for the successful Sanskrit Students and
Honouring of hard-working and dedicated Sanskrit-Teachers.
The Chairman, presiding over this Function,
was Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, President Omkarananda
Ashram, who had been so kind to give the beautiful big Omkarananda
Hall free of cost for the 2 days Function.
Chief Guest of this function was Shri
Matbar Singh Kandari, Minister for Khadi Village Industry and
Welfare, Government of Uttarakhand.
Other important guests, gracing the dais,
were Shri Premchand Agrawal, MLA, Shrimati Snehlata Sharma,
Ex-Chairman Nagarpalika, Rishikesh, Kumari Somashekhari, General
Secretary, Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, and others.
The concluding Function started with the
lighting of Deepas by Shri Swami Vishveshwaranandaji, the Minister
and others in front of Goddess Saraswati.
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Sanskrit Students and their Teachers during the function
in the Omkarananda Hall |
Different speakers from the Sanskrit Chatra
Seva Samiti informed about the successful participation of many
Sanskrit-students of this area in this yearly festival. Many
certificates and trophies were distributed by the honourable
Guests to the deserving students and their teachers.
In his address to the audience the
Minister, Shri Matbar Singh Kandari, was full of praise for the
divine appearance of Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda, President of
Omkarananda Ashram. He remarked that none of the Sanskrit-Students
is having a Tilak on the forehead, whereas Swami
Vishveshwarananda, having beautiful and divine Kumkum-Tilak and
Vibhuti-stripes on his forehead, wearing Rudraksha- and other holy
Malas, along with the traditional Dhoti- Kurta dress, is a shining
example, which all Sanskrit-Students should follow.
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From left to right: Smt. Snehlata
Sharma, Kumari Somashekhari, Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda,
Minister Shri Matbar Singh Kandari, MLA Shri Aggarwal
and others. |
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| Shri Matbar Singh Kandari in
conversation with Soma |
Prize Distribution to deserving
Sanskrit Students |
Kandariji also was astonished to see the
beautiful Omkarananda Hall and he was happy to know, that the
Sanskrit Seva Samiti is using this hall since many years for their
functions. The Minister further praised the good works, done by
Omkarananda Ashram through its President Shri Swami
Vishveshwarananda for the education in the backward areas of the
Garhwal Himalayas.
Swami Vishveshwaranandaji, in his speech,
highlighted the importance of Sanskrit and the Vedic Culture,
proper pronunciation of the holy Sanskrit Hymns and above all the
need for a pure and holy life-style.
In their Vote of Thanks the Speakers of
Sanskrit Chatra Seva Samiti highlighted the selfless contribution
of Omkarananda Ashram in providing them a hall for their
Sanskrit-Library free of cost in Omkarananda Niwas, Muni-ki-Reti.
They further expressed their gratitude to the Ashram and Swamiji,
for giving them the beautiful, big Omkarananda-Hall, at Triveni
Ghat, for their Yearly Festival since many years. They said, that
whenever they come to Omkarananda Ashram to visit Swamiji, they
feel, they have entered heaven, and they don't like to go away
from there.
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Shri
Swami Vishveshwarananda speaks to the students,
while
Somashekhari is translating |
Shri
Matbar Singh Kandari addresses the students. |
Even the Minister, Shri Kandariji, again
and again expressed his gratitude and admiration to Shri Swami
Vishveshwarananda, for all the great works he is doing in the
educational, cultural and spiritual field for the upliftment of
Garhwal Himalayas. The Minister also was full of praise for Kumari
Somashekhari. He appreciated the way she is dressed in typical
traditional Indian style with Sari, Tilak and Malas. He also
emphasized her skill in speaking the National language Hindi.
Shri Swami Vishveshwaranandaji, Minister
Matbar Singh Kandari and other Dignitaries received beautiful
mementos from the Leaders of Sanskrit Chatra Seva Samiti.
Everybody enjoyed the wonderful conclusion
of the Yearly Festival of the Sanskrit Chatra Seva Samiti in
Omkarananda Ganga Mata Mandir, Triveni Ghat, Rishikesh.
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The
honourable Minister, Shri Matbar Singh Kandari, with Swami
Vishveshwarananda and other dignitaries after
conclusion of the function |
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