Dashera Celebrations

On 28th Sept was the Vijaya Dashami or the Dashera day. This is also the Ashram Day. Vedanta Ashram was established on this day 14 years back.

Poojya Guruji performed the special Rudrabhisheka in the morning; this was followed by special puja of Shivji on the ashram terrace. Later there was Bhiksha offered by Lalita Dhune and Suman Dikshit.

Checkout the SlideShow of the Photo Album of the whole occasion HERE.

Saraswati Pujan

On the Ashtami of Navratras, Saraswati Pujan is done, when the students keep their books at the feet of Goddess Saraswati and invoke her blessings.

As such Poojya Guruji, and all the Ashram Mahatmas, and also all the Gita class students kept their nicely wrapped books and did the puja.

Gita Gyana Yagna, Jodhpur

A Gita Gyana Yagna was organized at Jodhpur during the Navratras. The discourse series was conducted by Poojya Swamini Amitanandaji, who delivered discourses on 12th Chapter of Bhagwad Gita and 1st Chapter of Kathopanishad.

Rudrabhisheka on Sarva-Pitra Amavasya

A special Rudrabhisheka was performed by Smt Suman Dikshit on the occasion of Sarva-Pitra Amavasya, when gratitude is expressed towards all our forefathers.

Ganesh Festival

The ten days Ganesh Festival is celebrated at Indore also in a nice way. The festival starts on Ganesh Chaturthi day and concludes on Anant Chaturdashi day, when processions with nice jhankis is taken out in the city.

At Vedanta Ashram also where we have Bhagwan Ganeshji in our Gangeshwar Mahadev temple, special puja were conducted.

Gita Gyana Yagna, Lucknow

A Gita Gyana Yagna was conducted by P.Swamini Amitanandaji at Hariom Mandir, Lucknow from 7th to 13th Sept 2009. The texts of discourses were Gita Chapter 13 and Ishwar-Siddhi Section of the Vakya Bhashya of Kena Upanishad.

Vedanta Sandesh & Vedanta Piyush released

Vedanta Sandesh, the monthly English language ezine of Vedanta Mission, and Vedanta Piyush, the monthly Hindi ezine have been released.

Vedanta Sandesh:

1. View/Download on Issuu: http://bit.ly/139SZy
2. View/Download on Scribd: http://bit.ly/Azl0y
3. View/Download on Docuter: http://bit.ly/Na9xB
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5. PDF: http://www.vmission.org.in/docs/VS/2009/vs_sept.pdf

Vedanta Piyush:

1. View/Download on Issuu: http://bit.ly/4K8Yz
2. View/Download on eSnips: http://bit.ly/DsLiH
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4. PDF: http://www.vmission.org.in/docs/VP/2009/vp_sept.pdf