Holy Mother's Birthday Celebration - 20th Dec'16

18th Dec'16:

Swadharma Pranaji Mathaji asked me & my mom to visit Saradha Mutt to participate in Volunteering activities for Holy Mother's Birthday. 

On this day, we participated in Brasso work along with Seethamma aunty, had lunch at Mutt.

19th Dec'16:

Volunteering activities continued for the subsequent day. We reached the Mutt around 1.30pm. I have participated in Peeling the pees of 10kgs, and then separating coriander leaves, finally with making thoranam (Hanging Decorations).

Peeling the Peas

           

Separating Coriander leaves

My mother participated in Garland making & many other aunties who used to come regularly participated in other activities.

Making of Hanging Decorations

Mathajis decorated Holy Mother's stature with flowers & garlands. We have also attended 6pm Arathi & reached home around 8.30pm.

20th Dec'16:

Holy mother's Birthday was celebrated in a grand manner. Halls were decorated. Mangala Arathi started at 5.30 AM followed by Bhajans, Homem etc.,

Holy Mother

Myself with mom reached the Math around 6.30 am, Vani aunty was participating in selling portraits of Holy Mother, Gurudevar, Swamiji & Sister Nivedita. Regular volunteers participated in various activities.

We participated in scraping of Carrot & Cucumber. Brahmacharinis served us with Breakfast.

Shrine of Holy Mother

Had wonderful dharshan, offered prayers & Jebas!!
Prayed to Holy Mother to shower her blessings for a blessed spiritual life !!

At the evening, visited Sri Ramakrishna Mutt and got blessings from Guru Maharaj

At Ramakrishna Mutt

Blessed Day!

Another Blessed evening at Sri RamaKrishna Mutt, T.Nagar

Shri RamaKrishna Mutt - T.Nagar (Temple - 9)
10th Dec'16:
Address: 
Sri Ramakrishna Mutt, 
Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai Road,
Pathasarathy Puram, Thyagaraya Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 017

On this fine evening, received a call from Yathindrapranaji Mathaji around 5.15 pm to visit  Sri Rama Krishna Mutt, T.Nagar and meet Sankara Maharaj to enquire details about Belur Math.

Sankara Maharaj asked me to fill out the forms to get permission for accommodation at Belur Math, Maharaj blessed with prasadham (Rock Candy) and also gifted the book "Thus Spake Vivekannada".

Thus Spake Vivekananda

Then attended Arathi at Ramakrishna Mutt. It was an Ekadasi day. Many school children also participated in Arathi, really it was a divine feel.

Sri RamaKrishna Mutt, T.Nagar

Then visited the Library at Ramakrishna Mutt, met Yadunadha Maharaj, who shared various spiritual experiences of him.

Then bought 3 books from the Library 
1. Women of India - By Swami Vivekananda

2. Seeing GOD EVERYWHERE - By Swami Shraddhananda

3. நிவேதிதை நூற்றைம்பது

Had a Blissful evening at Sri Ramakrishna Mutt !!