Navaratri went off very well at Niketan.
On Friday during Navaratri festival, Swamiji visited Pudukottai to be with Swami Omkaranandaji at Sri Bhuvaneswari Peetham.
On Saraswati Puja day, Sri Kamalamba Navavarana Kirtanas of Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar were rendered at Ananda Kutir by Smt. Ranganayaki of Bangalore.
Saraswati pooja was performed invoking Her in the books of Prasthana traya and pooja was offered in a traditional manner.
On the next day, Swami Nityananda Giri explained the significance of Vijayadasami and after the chanting of Sri Dakshinamoorthi Ashtaka the first Paragraph of Adhyasa Bhashya of Sri Shankara was read and its meaning explained by Swamiji.