Chennaiyil Vivekananda - 6th Feb to 14th Feb

10th Feb'17:

Swamiji Vivekananda got to stay at Chennai  - Vivekananda house for 9 days after the Triumphant tour to Chicago in 1897. Those 9 days (Feb 6th - Feb 14th) will be celebrated so grandly as 'Vivekanandar Navarathiri' every year at Vivekanandar Illam

Vivekanandar Illam, Chennai (Temple 29)
Address: Vivekanandar Illam,
Kamaraj Salai (Marina beach road), Neelam Basha Dargapuram, Near Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 005

At Vivekananda House 

 On this Friday evening, I have booked cab from office and reached Vivekananda Illam around 5pm.

My mother accompanied by Swadharmaprana Mathaji & a Brahmacharini reached the Illam from Sri Saradha Mutt.

Evening they served us with High Tea, it was another blessed day to have food with Mathajis, Special thanks to Swami Ramakrishnananda. Then we have offered our prayers to Holy Trios at the shrine. It was the first Shrine built in South India.

Bhajans by School kids.

Then we got to see the cultural performances. School kids performed Bhajans, followed by Flute performance by Jaswanth

Flute Performance

After the flute performance, Maharaj gave wonderful speech quoting the life incidents of Shri Shri Thakur & Swamiji Vivekananda.

Maharaj's speech

Finally, a retired police officer gave an inspiring speech with the topic - Nammil Vivekanandar.

Thoughtful Evening!!
Swamiji Vivekananda ki Jai !!!