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Contents:
 Guru
Purnima at Omkarananda Dharma
Samsthan, Mumbai on 21st July 2005
On the auspicious occasion of Guru Pooja Priests and Devotee Guests were present
and the Pooja was conducted ritually:
List of Invitees Priests :
Pt. Taduru Mohan, Pt. Satyanar-ayan Sharma, Pt. Madhu Raja-ram Shastri, Pt.
Madhu Ramu, Pt. B. Dattatri, Pt. T. Gopi, Pt. T. Bhushan.
The Devotee Guests were:
Shri Ravi Kumar, Shri SubbiRaj, Shri Maheshwar, Shri Raghunan-dan Panshikar, Smt.
Aparna Panshikar etc.
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Gurudev’s photograph and the whole prayer room were decorated with flowers and
lights. Rudra Abhishekam was performed under the able guidance of Pandit Mohan
and later on Guru Vandanam was also performed.
On this memorable day, ‘Omkarananda Vandanam’ , our next series of audio CD
dedicated to our Gurudev Swami Omkarananda was launched by Shri Ravi Kumar and
Shri Subbiraj. Shri Ravi Kumar is an excellent engineer and has always supported
our Samsthan during our various activities. He has also designed the water
heating support system at our Samsthan. Shri Ravi Kumar and Shri Subbhiraj, a
great Devotee and saintly person, were both very pleased to be present during
the occasion.
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Maha Arti was performed at the end and everybody was given prasadam. Food was
served to all present in traditional South Indian culture on banana leaves.
In the evening, felicitation was done to Shri Raghunandan Panshikar and Smt.
Aparna Panshikar on the successful completion of ‘Omkarananda Vandanam’ as they
arrived to seek the blessings of our Gurudev.
Omkarananda
Saraswati Nilayam
Joy of Independence
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Swami Vishweshwaranandaji
hoisting the national flag |
It was a pleasant
and enlivening celebration in Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam school on the
glorious occasion of 58th independence day of India. This school is one of the
most prestigious and social concern of Omkarananda Trust and it is located in
Muni-ki-reti, Rishikesh.
Pujya Swami H.H. Vishweshwaranandaji Maharaja was cordially invited as Chief
Guest and at 8 A.M. he hoisted the national flag in the presence of our
honourable guest Shri Narasimhuluji and honourable principal of school, Shri
Darshan Lal Sachdevaji. Entire staff and students were present with their
bright, blissful and enthusiastic appearance.
National anthem was sung with reverence and it was followed by a welcome song
“Vande Mataram” which was sweetly sung by a group of school children headed by
their music teacher, Mrs. Sujata Banerjee. Finally Pujya Swamiji addressed the
students and he put much emphasis on cultivation of Divinity in our attitude. He
proclaimed that the soil of this country gives tremendous opportunities to
become a perfect person and all over the world Indians have proved their
abilities in various fields of life. Pujya Shri Narasimhuluji and honourable
Principal also gave their inspiring messages to the children.
In the end the atmosphere was echoed by a nice song which was actually the Hindi
version of “Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya” prayers. The children greeted Swamiji with
love and the administration gave a warm reception to Pujya Swamiji and guests.
Thus it was a nice and memorable national festivity at the Omkarananda Saraswati
Nilayam and may Divine Mother Kamakshi bless it with meritorious progress.
By Swami
Ghanshyam Das
Omkarananda
Saraswati Nilayam
at COFAS – 2005
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Once again the
students of Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam, Rishikesh, have brought the glory to
the school from International Arena and also brought the city name across the
globe. The meritorious students of the OSN School put up best of their
performances in International Computer Olympiad, COFAS – 2005, held at Lucknow
organized by City Montessori School, Lucknow from 23rd August to 27th August
2005. There were 55 National and International teams, who participated in the
event, including a number of teams from Nepal, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nigeria etc.
The team was led by Miss Sangeeta Adhikari, Head of Dept., Computer Science, who
is a most dedicated teacher and a winner of “Excellent Performance” award for
the excellent results in ISC Level in Computer Science. The team comprised of
ten students, namely Karamjeet Singh Kalsi, Karan Batra, Archit Jain, Anisha
Verma, Piyush Pathela, Preeti Bahuguna, Prerna Chamoli, Karan Chopra, Siddhartha
Sharma and Akash Kaushal. These students had participated in Debate, Quiz,
Computer Whizard, Softtek, Mathcom, Webtek and Brainz etc.
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Their performances
in various events were highly appreciated by the eminent judges from India and
abroad. The instantaneous skill, decision making power and active participation
of the students in every event brought them accolades. All the participants of
OSN team displayed their extra-ordinary talent under the able guidance of Miss
Adhikari and for their sterling performances the team earned Kudos from all the
other delegates, the organizers and the audience present in that prestigious
International event. Ultimately the OSN team brought the School name at the top
not only in its state Uttaranchal but also left a very bright and colourful
impression on the International Arena.
A very warm welcome was given by the School Authority, staff and students on
their return to school. The team members were blessed by H.H. Swami
Vishweshwarananda, President, Omkarananda Charitable Trust and Col. (Retd.) D.L.
Sachdeva, Principal, Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam. They expressed their
happiness on their excellent performances and encouraged the other students to
participate in such International events.
By Ms.
Sangeeta Adhikari
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