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Documentary Film by Aastha Television about
Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati,
President, Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas

The cameraman from Aastha-Channel starts his work for the Documentary-film on Swami Vishveshwarananda and Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas.

Aastha is a socio-spiritual-cultural Television Channel, which is broadcasted all over India and in almost all the countries all over the world.

From July 2011 onwards a beautiful Documentary-series was started by Aastha-Channel, called "Bharat Varsh ki Sant Paramparaen" ("The Lineage of Saints of India"), in which glimpses of the lives of spiritual personalities are shown, who are running important Ashrams in India in the traditional Guru-Shishya Parampara (Guru-Disciple Tradition).

Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, President of Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, was contacted by Aastha Channel with the request, to allow a team of their Documentary Film Crew to take his interview and film glimpses of his daily routine in the Ashram along with other Ashram activities.

Daily Yajna by Swami Vishveshwarananda along with Priest.

The Aastha Film-crew arrived on 10th July 2011 and started their shooting works in the morning of 11th July 2011 with Swami Vishveshwaranandaji during his prayers and taking part in Arati in the Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir.

On 12th July 2011 morning the Aastha TV Crew filmed the Hawana in the Yajnashala of Omkarananda Shanta-Durga Mandir, which is conducted daily, by one of the Main-Priests of Omkarananda Ashram, in the presence of Shri Swami Vishveshwaranandaji.

After that, on the same day, the whole TV Crew went along with Swami Vishveshwaranandaji, Kumari Somashekhari (General Secretary) and Shri G. Sukumar (Trustee) to Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam Inter-College, situated in Muni-ki-reti, which is having at present a strength of 2500 students. There the film-team explored the different class rooms of this excellent school, as well as filming senior students in the science and computer labs, music-room, etc.

Smt. Meenakshi Gupta, Headmistress of Omkarananda Preparatory School, along with Swamiji and students on the playground.

From there all went to see the tiny tots of the Omkarananda Preparatory School, which is a unit of Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam, situated in Dehradun Road, Rishikesh. The Members of the Aastha Film Crew were delighted by this clean and well maintained Omkarananda School and its small beautiful students, who are being well prepared for a great future.

From there the Film Crew was guided to Omkarananda Institute of Management and Technology, Omkarananda Nagar, Muni-ki-reti, which is situated in an extremely beautiful area on a hill near the headquarters of Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, overlooking the majestic flow of the Ganga with the background of the Himalayan foothills.

Swami Vishveshwarananda with Senior Students of Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam Inter-College in the Science-Lab.

After short refreshments again the same team went to a branch of Omkarananda Saraswati Natya Kala Academy, situated in Omkarananda Ganga Mata Mandir, Triveni Ghat, Rishikesh, where Classes in Indian Classical Dance are conducted. The beautiful dance-movements and tinkling sounds of the foot-bells of the students were nicely captured by the cameraman of the Aastha TV Channel.

The tight and busy schedule of the Aastha TV Crew ended in the evening with filming of a Hawana and Arati on the beautiful Omkarananda Ganga Ghat, directly at the holy river Ganges, in Muni-ki-reti.

On 13th July 2011 the Aastha Film Crew got the opportunity to visit Omkarananda Kunja Shishu Niketan in Agrakhal, a Junior High School, situated on the Rishikesh - Gangotri Road. This wonderful school is one among the 50 Omkarananda Hill Schools, which are scattered in different Districts of the Garhwal Himalayas, many of them in very remote areas. The Aastha Filmteam Members were touched to see, how children of this remote Hill-area, living often under very harsh conditions, are getting best educational facilities thanks to Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas.

Swami Vishveshwarananda and Kumari Somashekhari in one of the libraries of Omkarananda Institute of Management & Technology.

On 14th July 2011 the Aastha Film crew spent time in taking a detailed interview of Swami Vishveshwaranandaji.

Before leaving Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas the dedicated and hardworking Members of the whole Aastha TV Crew expressed their deepest and heartfelt Thanks, specially to Shri Swami Vishveshwaranandaji, for spending so much time for them and giving them the opportunity to see so many beautiful, interesting and divine activities, being done under his guidance in the Omkarananda Ashram. They were genuinely overwhelmed by the captivating divine beauty, cleanliness and strong spiritual vibration of Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas and the inspiring and kind Personality of Swami Vishveshwarananda.

On 20th August 2011, in the evening prime time, an episode of the Documentary Series "Bharat Varsh ki Sant Paramparaen" was telecast in Aastha Channel, titled : "Ek Sannyasi Swami Shri Vishveshwarananda Saraswati", which was entirely dedicated to the saintly and highly inspiring life of H.H. Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, President Omkarananda Ashram.

Aastha-Channel in Omkarananda Saraswati Natya Kala Academy.

This Documentary Film nicely shows, that Swami Vishveshwarananda was an Electronics Engineer and going to be a Pilot, but he was so much overwhelmed by the Life and Teachings of His Gurudev, His Divinity Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati, a God-realized Saint, Mystic, Sage, Philosopher and Writer, that he renounced his career as a Pilot and received Sannyasa Diksha from Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati at a very young age.

The Documentary Film informs how Swami Vishveshwarananda, with the Blessings and Guidance of his Gurudev Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati, has contributed immensely to the Society by establishing and running many excellent Educational Institutions and beautiful Temples, mainly in the Himalayan Garhwal area of Uttarakhand.

Aastha-Channel films a beautiful Hawana and Arati by Swami Vishveshwarananda at the Omkarananda Ganga Ghat.

In this Documentary Film is further shown, that Swami Vishveshwarananda has already received many Honours and Awards by the Indian Government for his immense contributions in the field of Education and Spirituality.

The Documentary Film shows, that because of his praiseworthy and continuous works for the welfare of Thousands, because of his uncompromising and total Devotion to his Gurudev and his self-effacing nature, Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati was chosen by Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati as His Successor and is fulfilling the ancient Tradition of the Guru-Shishya Parampara in the most ideal way.

Aastha-Channel in the Omkarananda Junior High School, Agrakhal.

Though being the President of Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, a huge Organization, with 74 educational, spiritual and social Institutions, Swami Vishveshwarananda is an inspiring Saint of heart-touching Humility and Sweetness. All his employees, no matter they being Professors, or Teachers, or simple Workers, adore Swami Vishveshwarananda because of his kind, humble and joy-giving nature.
Swami Vishveshwarananda is a shining example of an extremely hardworking Saint and Karmayogi, living a simple and highly pure and divine life, for the benefit of Thousands.

Swami Vishveshwarananda gives the whole credit of his inspiring Life and Divine Works purely and solely to His beloved Sadgurudev Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati.

The wonderful Documentary Film, made by Aastha Channel, reveals these facts in a very beautiful way. It was telecast all over India and in almost all parts of the world.

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