Friday 17 October 2014

NAVARATRI 2014

Navaratri festival was celebrated at Sri Gnanananda Niketan.

During Navaratri festival, on the sacred day of Saraswati Pujaas per tradition the scriptural texts of Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads etc were placed for offering puja. Ashtottara-sata-namavali archana of Sri Saraswati was offered.

Devi Mahatmayam was chanted with devotion by Kum. Vishnupriya and Kum. Radhika. The parayana was followed by soulful rendering of Sri Kamalamba Navavarana Kirtanas of Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar by Smt. Ranganayaki of Bangalore. Swami Nityananda Giri explained certain passages of the Navavarana Kirtanas.

On Vijayadasami day, Sri Saraswati Ashtottara namavali puja archana was offered again,. besides archana to Sri Dakshinamurthy, Sri Sankaracharya and Sadguru Gnanananda.