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It was a great joy and honour for Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, to host for the first time Shri Deepak Mazumdar, the Bharatanatyam-Dance-Guru and Dance-Composer of the legendary Filmstar, Hema Malini, and other talented Film-Stars, like Gracy Singh, and many, many other artists. Some months ago, in Mumbai, Shri Deepakji had gone out of the way to teach within the shortest possible time a very beautiful Bharatanatyam-dance-item from the Temple-repertoire to Kumari Somashekhari, Director of Omkarananda Saraswati Natya Kala Academy and Secretary of Omkarananda Saraswati Charitable Trust.

H.H. Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, along with Deepak Mazumdar and Pavitra Bhatt

On 12th April 2010 Shri Deepak Mazumdar visited Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, accompanied by his outstanding disciple, Shri Pavitra Bhatt, who, thanks to his Guru Deepakji, has already at a very young age established himself as an excellent Bharatanatyam-Dance Performer and, like his Guru, is teaching this beautiful art to many students successfully, in India, as well as abroad.

Shri Deepakji, a great Bhakta of Lord Krishna and Devotee of H.H. Sant Prabhuji Maharaj, and his disciple Pavitraji were very happy to see the beautiful Omkar­ananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir, built in typical South Indian Style, and other Temples of Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas. Pavitraji spontaneously expressed his wish to offer a dance-recital in front of Omkar­ananda-Kamakshi-Devi, when he will come again for the next visit.

On 14th April 2010 was the most important day during the MAHAKUMBH for taking a holy bath in the Ganga. Therefore Shri Deepak Mazumdar, along with his disciple Pavitra and the President of Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, H.H. Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, and Shri Swami Satchidananda and others from Omkarananda Ashram, went to the beautiful Omkarananda Public Ghat, Muni-ki-Reti, where all of them could take the ritual Ganga Bath on this most auspicious day.

After the holy dip in the Ganga, Dance-Guruji Shri Deepak Mazumdar and his disciple Pavitra Bhatt took refreshments in Omkarananda Shanta-Durga Mandir, and then they had to leave for South-India, because they were already booked for an important Indian-Classical Dance Festival and performances in South-Indian Temples.

All in Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas expressed their wish, that these two great and dedicated artists may come again and again and stay for a longer time.