BHAJAN SANDHYA

 


30th December, was Purnima  and Thiruvathira ( birthday of Lord Shiva)day. As a regular activity, on every purnima day an online  bhajan Sandhya is conducted alternately by Thiruvananthapuram branch and VK Vedic Vision Foundation project centres. 

On 30th December it was the turn of VKVVF . 29 families watched  the programme online. 

The schedule was as follows: Overall anchoring was by Smt Mridula chechi.

Blessings by                    Ma. Lakshmi Didi

 Stavan                            Su.Sutapa Didi

 Guru Sloka                     Smt Sajitha

 Guru Bhajan                  Kum. Kokila

 Shiva ...                          Kum Athira

 Devi ...                           Smt Remya

 Rama ...                        Kum.Malavika

 Krishna...                     Sri Vaishnav

 Ayyappa                       Su. Priya Didi & Grp. 

Nirvanashatakam           Su. Kalyani Didi

Meditation                     Su. Radha Didi

 Kendra Prarthana         Smt Suja

Arogyam -December

On 13th December, Sunday, 'AROGYAM',an online  , one hour yogasana programme , to be conducted for three consecutive months on Sunday evenings,was innaugurated .A new effort to make Kodungallur 'COVID' free or to help out the local people from the fear of the pandemic. Programme started at 4p.m.  Ma. Lakshmi Didi inaugurated. 86 people attended out of a total of 250 people approached . One to one Samparka by each of our Yoga Varga members through notice distribution and personal consultation was made .              Simple breathing exercises                                                                              which would increase lung capacity and also the immune power, were introduced  by Sri Sudhakarji who conducted the    programme. This step taken by VK   Vedic Vision Foundation was highly appreciated by   those who attended.
        Second class was on 20th December, Sunday at the same time in the  evening. Nearly 50 families were  present for the second days class.
  On the 27th December the 3rd weekly online class was conducted . Introduction to sitting special breathing exercises and pranayama were taught during the session. Practice was always followed by question answer session.

GITA JAYANTI 27.12.2020

 This years Gita Jayanti Celebration at VKVVF Kodungallur  was conducted online on Sunday,27th December . 

Previous to the that a State level  online Gita Chanting competition for students from classes I to VI was held.Students from 12 different school from all over Kerala participated . The 12th chapter was chosen for the chanting competition.More than 100 students registered. 80 students sent their video links. 

Programme started with invocation by Master Ananthakrishnan of class III from Sri Sai Vidya Bhavan  Kodungallur, and our ex- Sishuvihar student who chanted the Dhyana sloka of Bhagavad Gita

Sri Sashi Master, whole timer karyakarta and Saha Sikshana pramukh  of Sanskrit Bharati's branch Sankrit Pratisthan at Kodungallur, was the Chief Guest.In his address to the students who participated in the online programme, Master explained to them through small examples as to how Gita encourages one to face the difficilties in life.

In her benedictory address Ma. Lakshmi Didi who was also graced  the occasion, said that Bhagavad Gita teaches the lessons of cooperation and self development.

52 students with their family members participated in the programme. The prizes were announced at the end of the programme. Kum. Akshara  S of Cl II of Amrita Vidyalayam, Manantavady-Wayanad secured the first position in catgory I(Cl I to Cl II). Kum.Diya Sumesh of Class IV of Amrita Vidyalayam , Edapally,Kochi secured first position in the second category ( Cl III to V)  and Kum. Rithupoorna Shenoi of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavn -Kodungallur and Kum. Meenakshi S.Varma of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Girinagar, Ernakulam together secured the first position in category III (Cl VI). 

A special prize was announced for Kum Rituvarna a budding lawyer who was the lone participant in the adult group who were to chant any 5 slokas of the Gita and explain the meaning. 

 The vote of thanks was given by Sushree Bindu teacher and programme ended with shanti mantra.

All the 80 participants will be receiving E-certificates and the prizes will be directly sent to the nearby schools  and to the others who are far off  by speedpost.


'SECRET OF WORK-SWAMIJI'S CONTRIBUTION TO INDIA' BY PRIYA VAIDYAN 26.12.2020

 


Dr Priya Vaidyan , a professor in Philosophy in Mumbai University and dedicated to Swami Vivekananda was the speaker for the weekly swadhyaya on meditation on Swamiji. She expressed that in her attempts to explore some dimensions of Swami Vivekananda's thoughts of Karma Yoga, she started  with 5 questions along with answers too -  new dimensions with special relevance to modern age. 
1.what does helping others imply? 
Swamiji has tried to analyse this by focusing on all aspects of helping other including spiritual.Physical help is good but doesnot give , most imp is spiritual help .empowering through spiritual focus is to elavate them..  what is it to be spiritual?
One has to be spiritually empowered to help others .For doing that one has to find time to travel within that is awareness.One has to keep a log book to keep track of what happens when one travels within.Then one can develop clarity and becomes conflictless. In this world of technology one has to empower oneself , evolve oneself to empower others.
2. How to work but not be attached to work?
The answer  to the quest was that one should keep working  and the reward will be enriching.To forget what or who we are for some moments would help us to be unattached to work.Whenever one does that it reaches one towards excellence.
3. How can we work like a master  and not as a slave.
The answer to she found was that we should work with lot of love without expectation for the given work, giving one's beat, like a master is to be a giver, sharing of good thoughts and developing gratitude for others who have contributed towards our elevation.This will make one happy and energetic without worry and anxiety.
If one is to be a master what one can give? It is giving some sharing good thoughts, giving some body hopes, a new perspective towards life. Many people have contributed for our growth hence if any body approached one , one should be grateful to God .
4.Can we help anyone without asking questions?
One has to prepare oneself for this fact. So one has to strive towards selflessness. One should not expect gratitude for helping others and be thankful to the people who have .The speaker also shared experiences from her life.
5.what is the requirement of spreading Swami Vivekananda's thoughts?
It is because Swamiji tried to give a direction to all of us for developing a prosperous India.The speaker has carried on many experiments in all places of life in taking Swamiji's thoughts everywhere

WEEKLY SWADHYAYA BY SWAMI VEERABHADRANANDAJI IN DECEMBER

In the month of December only two classes were conducted by Swami Veerabhadranandaji. The two classes were on the subject 
Character of a man reflects the character of the Nation.Swami Vivekananda was one such a person.
The topic of the two classes was 'Swamiji's response to Woman'
He referred to Swamiji's armour being the gift from his Guru Sri Ramakrishna to see the mother in every women.
Another cause of Swamiji's attitude towards women is how his mother Bhuvaneshwari Devi had trained Swamji as to how to treat the women.


 One has to raise oneself up to the spiritual , aesthetic , ethical, moral aspect of one's personality  which can have higher and sublime By yields in one's life just like Swami Vivekananda, and which is the typical characteristic of  Indian culture .  
In the second session Swamiji made it clear how Isha bhakti and Desha bhakti or bifurcation of God and motherland was made one single unified force  by the concept  of Bhakti taught by Swami Vivekananda. When this two bhaktis get unified as was syncronised by Swamiji it turned into a patriotic urge , a practical Bhakti. Hence our motherland becomes God and her citizens the manifestations and naturally the theory of oneness with all automatically develops in one. This  idea of Swamiji was  taken up by all the freedom fighters. Even women of India had tremendous contribution to our National development. Swami Veerabhadranandaji  mentioned many incidents of most unusual sacrificing mothers of India  eg. that of Tamilnadu of Changorkan ( red eyed) Chola King  whose mother consciously  embraced death  to beget a son who would glorify the mother's name and  heredity. Swami Vivekananda's mother too performed penance before his birth. Thus Swamiji wanted that  every women be  approached as 'Tarini' or 'Yogini' or looking upon women with reverence rather than looking at her as a comodity or 'Mohini'.

PARAVUR PERUVARAM MAHADEVA TEMPLE- SPIRITUAL DISCOURSE

 

10th DECEMBER ’20: Every year Paravur Peruvaram Mahadeva temple conducts spiritual discourse in the mandala season. This year on 10th December at 7 p.m. in an online meet,  Mananeeya Lakshmi Didi gave a talk on Swami Vivekananda’s message. Didi especially stressed on the fact that each work one does helps to raise one’s physical, mental and spiritual levels to higher plains and at the same time helps to develop the society.45 people attended .

 









sadhana divas


 Sadhana Divas was celebrated through a Webinar in Zoom in the morning from 10.30 a.m .It was a one and a hours program, kept for the contestant students of the All India online Quiz competition held in the the first week of November . Mananeeya Nivedita Didi , All India Vice president of Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari was the Chief Guest . 130 students and teachers and guardians attended the webinar from all over India. To take a given task seriously and with all conviction was what Mananeeya Nivedita Didi stressed while talking to the students. Ma.Lakshmi Didi, Director VKVVF, in her benedictory address spoke about the glory of India and why Swamiji loved India. A short video snippet on quotes of Mananeeya Eknathji by the tiny tots of Sishuvihar Kodungallur was shown . Prize winners of the Quiz were announced . VKV Vivek Vihar Arunachal Pradesh secured the first position followed by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Elamakkara Kochi in the second position and 2 consolation prizes for students of VKV NEPCO Yazali and VKV Vivek Vihar. Programme ended with Kendra Prarthana. In the evening from 3 .30 pm to 5 p.m there was a gathering of about 20 memberes consisting of the first and second batches of YCC and YIC students and other local Karyakartas at Anandadham VKVVF. On the auspicious occasion of Sadhana Divas Ma. Didi spoke on the importance of the day. Certificates were given to the 6 YCC students who successfully concluded their course and had submitted their project works to Headquarters Kanyakumari. As they would be regarded as eligible teachers from now on they were honoured with a ponnada or shawl and as they would be spreading the enlightening messages of Swamiji and Eknathji , they were also presented with a lighted lamp each.

New students for non residential course of YCC and YIC were also registered .5 students have agreed to take up yoga course.The programme ended with Kendra Prarthana.

sishudinam and deepawali celebration



 Early morning after Yoga Varga, Mananeeya Didi addressed the yogavarga members on the occasion od Deepawali. The significance of the day was explained by Didi. This day marked the victory of Sri Krishna over Narakasura the asura ruler of Pragjyotishpur now Assam and the second significance is that on this day
Lord Sri Rama returned to Ayodhya after his victory over Ravana the King of Lanka. In both cases it symbolises the victory of good over evil.
There was distribution of sweets  after the programme.

                                    
                                                                     At 10 a.m the teachers of Sishuvihar  had arranged a Zoom Meet for the students and parents to celebrate Children's' Day . There w
ere songs and poems, short speeches on 'Chacha Nehru' and dressed like Chacha Nehru , all the tiny tots entertained the audience through their Zoom Meet . Around 30 families watched  their performance. Their Jaya teacher patiently anchored the programme.
                                                                     At 6.30 p.m. on the same day, to celebrate Deepavali a unique online Bhajan Sandhya in Google-Meet , because only the little ones of LKG to Class VI were the singers  Little ones of VKV Kallubalu and the Ex students of Sishuvihar sang very well and sanctified the atmosphere. Mananeeya Didi and Sushree Radha Didi delivered their messages of Deepavali. To start start the bhajan , the shanti mantra and aikya mantra was chanted by Kum.Vijayalakshmi of LKG of VKV Kallubalu and to end the bhajan Sandhya the Kendra prarthana was chanted by Kum Avyaya of class V. Everyone enjoyed inspite of the the virtual world.
                                                             
                                             




7th November Weeklly Swadhyaya



 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA GLOWS IN HUMAN RELATIONSHIP
                                                                                   
       On November 7th Saturday, in the online    swadhyaya class titled 'Meditation on  Swamiji,'                         Srimad Swami Veerabhadranandaji, in charge of Ramakrishna Math Haripad was the speaker. Quoting from the reactions of some of the famous personalities, on Swami Vivekananda's life's events and his message  who hold swamiji as a life guiding star eg  Mr Shukorno -the President of  Indonesia who doesnot complete his day without reading Swamiji.Dr Manmohan Singh -ex-Prime Minister of India referred to Swami Vivekananda as 'the tallest man  of the miienium'.
Swamiji commanded reverance wherever he went. Mary luis Burke wrote in her book 'New Discoveries' said that whenever he walked in the  streets of America , there was not a person who stopped and looked at the majestic figure of Swamiji. The reason for this reverance is because Swamiji's talking and walking mingled beautifully. His life's events are like motivating capsules for all types of people. 
Hence this study session would   deal with events of Swamiji's life under the title 'Swami Vivekananda glows in human relationship'
The multidimensional personality of Swami Vivekananda would be studied. Relationship is a mirror reflecting ones beauty and one can correct and improve oneself looking at the mirror. Inter personal relationship becomes smooth and harmonious. Hence in the study session we shall see how multi Swamiji got related to all - with  nature, with Guru, with our country, with the world countries. 
Rev.Veerabhadranandaji narrated three incidents.
 First one was   how young Vivekananda known as Narendranath saves a poor classmate of his from loosing his future career.The feeling for other people was what Swamji had right from his childhood.That was what Swamiji mentions 'feeling from the heart', finding solution and then executing the solution makes one a real patriot.                                               
Second incident of Swamji's relation with humans was when after becoming famous in USA, a negro man came to shake hands with the Swami, he readily did it. When asked for the reason Swamiji replied that the Nigger was also his brother. 
The third incident was of the incident of the man who ran to Swamiji asking for  forgiveness since  he had been forced to poison the drink which was meant for Swamiji  when Swamiji visited the Church on invitation. Though Swamiji had not could not touch that drink since he felt that his Guru didn't want him to. The answer given to the man by Swamiji proved the magnanimity of Swamiji when he advised the man to promise  never to indulge in such acts again, saying this Swamiji just turned and left.              

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Ganapathi Homam and Bhajan Sandhya

  31st October:Every Purnima day, there is                     special Ganapathi Homam and Sree                             Chakra  Pooja as is performed regularly on every
                                                                                Purnima day..In the evening an online bhajan Sandhya was conducted by 
Vivekanananda Kendra Vedic Vision Foundation (Vibhag: Kerala; Project : Kodangullur )  As part of the regular Bhajan Sandhya on all Purnima Days by Vivekananda Kendra- Kerala Vibhag, this time the lead was taken up by Kodangullur on Oct 31st, Saturday from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. 
The occasion was also used to celebrate Valmiki Jayanti with almost 31 participants.                                 Bhajan Sandhya was charged with extremely soothing and calming devotional songs and popular songs.The details as follows:
Anchoring: Kum.Drishya.
Talk on Valmiki Jayanti by Ma.Dr.Lakshmi Kumari Didi
Guru Sthothram - Kalyani Didi 
Guru Bhajan: Kum. Kokilla 
Ganesha Bhajan: Kum.Malavika
Shiva Bhajan: Kum. Gopika
Devi Bhajan: Kum. Sreelakshmi 
Ram Bhajan  : Kum. Sreelakshmi 
Krishna Bhajan : Kum.Malavika
Mishra Bhajan: Kum. Gayathri                                                                                                                  Nirvanashatakam: Priya Didi
Meditation with Shaanti Mantra  : Ma.Radha Didi
Kendra Prayer : Sutapa Didi.                              
   






ONLINE SWADHYAYA ' MEDITATION ON SWAMIJI'


                                                                                                                                       Weekly Online Swadhyaya on every Saturday from 5pm to 6pm on Swamiji, titled 'Meditation on Swamiji' started with the inaugural session on 10th October. 145 participants from All over India and abroad have registered . Ma.Didi laid the foundation by taking   three consecutive classes . In her  three classes starting from 17th October, on 24th October and the third on 31st October ,Ma. Didi spoke on Swamiji as 'Vishwa Bhanu',  the one who enlightens the world, 'Vishwamitra' the friend of all and ' Vishwa Guru', the Universal teacher.

VIJAYA DASHAMI CELEBRATION


On 26th October, 30 children mostly Sandeepani Sishuvihar's LKG and UKG tiny tots , ex students and other local children from the neighbourhood came by 6.30 a.m, at Anandadham to take back their books they had kept before Mother Saraswati on Ashthami day for Her blessings. 

After completing the ritual of writing 'Hari Srhi Ganapataya Namaha ' on raw rice either with the help of ma.Didi or their parents the tiny tots got their books form their teacher , enjoyed Devi's prasadam and then went back by 7.30 a.m.

Ofcourse mask and social distancing was strictly followed during the ritual , by the tiny tots and their parents .

SESSION ON PRANAYAMA AND OMKAR DHYANA

A fortnight session(3rd October to 18th  October 2020) from 5.30am to 6am at Anandadham ,on Pranayama and Omkar dhyana conducted by Sri Sudhakarji  .Total attendance  20

Vishwabhanu Aug'20 - Sep '20














Vishwabhanu Aug'20 - Sep'20 


GANDHI jAYANTHI CELEBRATION

 
















Online celebration of Gandhi Jayanti was enthusiastically celebrated by the teachers and tiny tots of Sishuvihar. Little Abhijit of UKG dressed as Gandhiji gave his message to all others. !3 students and their family members attended. Ex students too participated along with their families . Smt Jaya Radhakrishnan, favorite of the tiny tots conducted the programme. Children either sang songs or talked about Gandhiji. Lastly Ma. Didi talked to all the children and their parents. 

All the tinytots seemed so much at home with the Online ways! 

WEBINARS DURING SEPTEMBER

 








On 6th September the director of Centre for Policy and Devvelopment Studies Sri Arun Lakshman invited   Ma.Didi along with Ma.Balakrishnanji –all India President of Vivekananda Kendra and S Sethumadhavan –Akhil  Bharatiya Karya Karya Sadasyan, RSS  in a Webinar.In the  programme Ma Balkrishnanji and Ma LakshmiDidi  shared thoughts on ‘ Glorious fifty years of  Vivekananda Rock Memorial ‘in a webinar  arranged by Sri Arun Lakshman  journalist and Director of Centre for Policy and Development Studies(CPDS).


Man Didi addressed a webinar organised by Adhyatma Seva Kendra on 11th September. The Topic was Yogeswara Sri Krishna and Swami Vivekananda as Master Teacher. In all 80 people participated in the webinar, Presidential address  on  Zoom on 11th September from 6.30 pm.for the Valedictory ceremony  of month long Global Festival of Divinity in Humanity named 'Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum' organized by the Curator of the festival,  Dr A.Subramanian of  Adhyatma Yoga Academy and  Advaity Academy, Bangaluru. 80 people attended .


Universal Brotherhood Day celebration


 



 











Preparations for Universal Brotherhood Day started well before September. Online Competitions were kept for the school students and also for the adults. 
1) All Kerala Elocution competition in Malayalam based on the Chicago speech of Swamiji was for the classes V to VII; Elocution competition in ENglish was for the High school students from class VIII to X. 
2) All India Quiz competition in English  was designed for the students of classes X, XI and XII. Topic was based on the videos of Ma.Lakshmi Didi on  series of  her talks on 'Love India as Swamiji loved Her'
3) All India Essay competition in English,Hindi or Malayalam for adults from 19 years to 30 years. The topic was similar to the quiz competition. 
    140 students registered for the elocution competition out of which 63 students sent their videos. 16 students from 5 different schools around Kodungallur  were from the junior section and 47were senior students from 13 different schools of Kodungallur , Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Ernakulam.

    267 students registered for the Quiz and 113 only could appear online for the Quiz comppetition. Among them 250 students were from 21  VKVs of Arunachal Pradesh, 8 were from 3 VKVs of Assam, 2 were fro VKV Kallubalu  and the rest were Govt school students of Arunachal Pradesh( 3 students) and other schools of Maharastra( 4 students)
    121 participants registered for the essay competition.Out of them only 61 submitted their essays. Out of them 55 participants were from the different VKVs of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and the rest from Bihar, Uttarakhand, Maharastra and Kerala.

On  11th September , Universal Brotherhood Day was celebrated in two sessions one in the morning from 10 a.m to 11.15 am and the second session from 4pm to 5.15 pm. Both were online sessions through Google Meet.
    For the first session Mananeeya Balakrishnanji , All India President of Vivekananda Kendra, was the Chief Guest. Attendance was more than 250 , hence many had to watch through You-tube link.Participants included that of Essay , Quiz and other local welwishers. Sushree Radha Didi - Sanghatak of Dakshin Pranta, introduced Mananeeya Balakrishnanji and Ma. Didi. Ma.Balakrishnanji was very pleased to see many  VKV teachers among those who attended the Meet and addressed the audience after Mananeeya Didi's introductory speech. After this  the Winners of the essay competition were declared. All the three winners of the First , Second and Consolation positions were VKV teachers. Essay written by Su. Sanchita Roy of VKV Doyan -Nagaland was  chosen to be the best among the 61 essays.
As for the online Quiz, it was unanimously decided that a second round of the same would be conducted in the month of November and winners declared on Sadhana Divas.Many of the 267 students who had registered , could not appear for the quiz for various reasons.
     For the second  session in the evening from 4pm to 5 pm was arranged for the all Kerala participants. Dr T.P.Sasikumar , a Space scientist by profession and a close well wisher of Vivekananda Kendra,was invited as the Chief Guest. 65 people attended.Ma. Didi and The Chief Guest  Dr T.P . Sashikumar was introduced and welcomed to the session by Sushree Radha Didi.After a short address by Ma. Didi and an inspiring talk by Dr Shashi Kumar, the prize winners of the elocution competitions were declared.  Kum Rithupurna of Class VI from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans Kodungallur from  the junior section and Kum. Sanjana of Class VII from Arya Central School, Tvm, from the senior were declared as First prize winners of the elocution competitions. Cash prizes of Rs 1000/- for the first prize winners, Rs 750/- for the second prize winners and Rs 500/- for the third prize winners, will be received by the winners.A follow session every month with Dr TP Sasikumar is being thought of for the participating children, which will help them in their journey ahead.

Sri Krishna Jayanthi Celebration.

 

   
              
  
10th September was the auspicious day of Sri Krishna Jayanthi. This year was totally different because there were no tiny tots parading the campus of Anandadham dressed as Little Krishna and Gopikas. Little Krishnas could not come out of their houses.Parents could only send the photographs and videos of their wards in different poses. Children from 2 months to 12 years were all dressed as Krishnas or Gopikas and their parents witnessed their naughty pranks .
 In the evening an online Bhajan Sandhya was arranged through Google Meet.55 people watched the programme. The youngsters of Kodungallur , budding vocalists and children of Yoga Varga team were the singers .Apart from songs , there was a talk by  Mananeeya Didi on the significance of that day and a session on meditation taken by Sushree Radha Didi, Dakshin Pranta Sanghatak.
The  singers who sanctified the atmosphere with their melodious voices singing in praise of Sri Krishna were Kum Meera, Kum Malavika,  Kum,SreeLakshmi and Sri Vyshnav.Guru bhajan was sung by Su.Kalyani Didi - Nagar Sanghatak of VK Trivandrum branch and Ganesha bhajan by Smt Krishnapriya.





  

Onam -Aghosham


 Onam Aghosham started from the previous day of Onam with cleaning up the campus by the yoga Varga team. On that day the Niveditha Sasraya tailoring unit sisters too received their first remittance for their from the sale of theirfinished goods. They received from the hands of Ma. DIdi along with the 'Onam Kizhi'

on Saturday , after samuhika pratahsmaran, all the 17 yoga Varga team members headed by Sri P.N. Joshiji, with all the inmates  created a beautiful pookolam. Ma.Didi spoke to them on the importance of Onam. At the end Onam Sadia - breakfast was there for all. Breakfast was also sponsored by the team. 

WEBINERS DURING AUGUST

 

A talk by Ma  Lakshmi Didi  was on  Google Meet  on 8th August, Sunday at 7 pm,  The programme was conducted by Samanvaya - Bangalore group. 40 families watched the webinar. Topic was 'Vivekananda Swamiyude Kalchapattil Ramayanam' or Ramayana as interpreted by Swami Vivekananda. Host of the G-Meet was Sri Jayasankar. This was the second G-Meet with the Samanwaya group addressed by Ma. Didi.
A second G-meet  by Ma.Lakshmi DIdi. It.was  on 14th August, 10 am,  conducted by Amrita Vishwa Vidyalayam, Amritapuri on 7th day and 13th class of  Amrita Gramayan  2020, Topic was ' Sanatana Jeevita Darshanam' , 95 people attended the G-Meet. 

AWARDING TOPPERS OF THE KODUNGALLUR TOWNSHIP



 17  toppers who received A+ in all subjects in the High school and Higher secondary level from the 17th and 18th Ward of  Kodungallur Municipality, were awarded on the 26th July, in the evening by the Ward Councillors  in coordination with Vivekananda Kendra Vedic Vision Foundation . The students were invited at Anandadham and with  a short half an hour programme, they were personally awarded mementoes and books as a token of appreciation for their hard work, which led to such success. Mananeeya Lakshmi Didi and two ward councillors Smt Parvathy and  Dr Ashalatha  gave away the tokens to the students.

HOUSE FOR THE NEEDY

During the Shatabhisheka celebration of Mananeeya Lakshmi Didi,out of the donations which were received , the committee had decided to build two houses for really deserving two ladies. One of them  who is from Edavilangu had a plot of ground,  and therefore on 10th July , Saturday, work started for the demolition of the dilapitated structure and foundation was laid by Ma. Didi to start building anew. The lady Smt Padmini, is a 60 year old widow with a son who is mentally retarded.Her married daughter has a 15 year old son totally mentally and physically retarded who needs full time attention and the girl cannot go to work.Her husband has divorced her seeing the pitiable condition of her son. The aged mother is the sole bread earner with MNGRA where she gets 10 days of work per month. Apart from Ma. Didi, Sri Sudhakarji, and the committee members Sri Shaliji, Sri  Anilji and Sri P.N.Joshiji were also present for the 'Bhumi poojan.

GURUPURNIMA CELEBRATION

                                                  


Gurupurnima day was celebrated on 5th July         here at Anandadham . From 5.30 a.m to 8.00a.m  there was the regular Ganapathi homam and Srichakra Puja which is performed on all ( full moon ) purnima days.In the Dakshina hall.
In another hall (Sarada) , Gurupurnima was celebrated following the direction of the headquarters, with a few about 15 members which included mainly Yogavarga participants. The programme began with Shanti path and Aikya Mantra,followed by introduction by Sri Sudhakarji.Gurustotrmwas sungformthepadavali .Mananeeya Didi's blessings on the occasion was followed by pushparchana and meditation.Programme ended with Kendra prarthana.Prasad was served to all who were present  This programme went LIVE on Facebook and YouTube. Many of the yoga students joined the live programme.A total of nearly 70 people joined in the programme Details are:
  • Smt Suja ( yoga varga Pramukh) and Vighnesh( Y.C.C) with 5 sanskar varga children in Suja's  house   
  • Another group of 5 families ie. 20 people in Thrissur
  • A second groupof 5 families ( aproxm. 20 people) at Urakam,Thrissur
    2 families ( 8 people)in Kara   and 4 (16 people) families in Edavilangu, could not  join because of poor net connection.They  celebrated on their own according to the guidelines given by kendra through Smt Suja.

Names of the prize winners for the online competitions  held on the occasion of International Yoga Day were announced.
Out of the 35 participants who participated in the various  competitions meant for all age groups  from LKG to adults. 10 of them were declared as prize winners. In the story telling group consisting of LKG to Class I students, 5 of them from 4 different schools were the winners.In the Yogasana competitions the1st group consisting students of class II to class VI, 2 children were winners; the 2nd group consisting students of class VII to XII ,2 children were declared winner sand in the Adults group meant for the age group above 20 years ,only one participant was the winner. In all 10 schools participated in the first three groups.  All the participants received E certificates . 

INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY CELEBRATION JUNE 21ST 2020

                       INTERNATIONAL DAY OF TOGA CELEBRATION


                                                            
    
 At Anandadham from the International Day of Yoga was celebrated with very few people.The programme started at 6.30 a.m and continued till to8.15 a.m. It started with Shantipath and Aikyamantra followed by Gita chanting. SriSudhakarji delivered the introductory speech on the importance of celebrating this Yoga day.There was was samuhika yoga practice  following the IDY protocol of  2020  by all the 16 participants gathered , abiding by the precautionery measures of the Covid 19 . Yoga geet followed by Mananneeya Lakshmi Didi's speech on the relevance of the day, were the next items.  After the speech, aoth or sankalpa taking concluding with Shanti Mantra. Breakfast was sponsored by Sri Joshiji, Samparka Pramukh of VKVVF.
Online  LIVE programme in Malayalam was telecast from 6.45 a.m for the whole of Kerala Vibhag and others all over India who preferred Malayalam as the language medium . Many people followed the live programme  In Thiruvananthapuram 11 people participated , In Punnakulam  24,In Pathanamthitta:25,In Chennai 260 (effort of Sri Satish Y.C.C), In Thrissur district, at many places of 
  • Kodungallur:namely ,in Kara: 25 people participated,in Valsalayam: 21,Edavilangu at 2 places: 2 teams totaling 30 people and at Pallinada 15 people participated. At Irinjalakuda, Chalakudy and Kunnamkulam, total  20 people followed  the programme and in  Thrissur  25 people participated . All of the above participents performed along with their family or neighbours.So total number was 456 .Other than these people nearly 150 others  watched it online. .