Mahakumbh ended on Wednesday, Mahashivaratri, 26 February. It is estimated that in Prayagraj more than 66 crores of devotees took a dip – snaan, to give it a religious tinge. Some say it is nearly twice the population of USA. No wonder many call it the event of the century, and world’s largest religious gathering.
SFV residents did not lag behind in being part of it. Names that I heard include Preeti and Hari, Sudharshan and wife, Ravi Shankar and Shobha, Gururaj, Satya Prasad, Sanghamitra, Saroj, Srinivasan, Vishwas…Those of us who missed it could make-do by receiving bottles of the holy water from them, mix it while taking bath and receive blessings of powers that be. We sincerely appreciate their gesture. During the morning walks, some shared their accounts and literally allowed us to partake in the journey. By and large we heard only good things about their experience.
While the Mahakumbh has ended, the festivity in SFV continues unabated. Today the residents performed Thyagaraja Aradhana in Club House to a houseful attendance. Aside the established and budding artists of SFV, some accomplished artists from outside gave a programme in flute, violin and mridangam that enthralled the audience for nearly two hours. This was followed by Thyagaraja Aradhana recital jointly by SFV and outside artists. I was specially delighted to see my neighbour, Priya Anant, 3196, participate in it. Till now I meet her only in morning walks. Front-runners of the event I spotted included Dilip, Paneendra, Sudharshan, Gururaj and Vasuki, Ramasubramanya… Kudos everyone. As usual, the prasadams were simple, but plentiful.
A few days earlier, Uma Maheswari of Oak 2011, had organized two separate functions in her house. One was Saptaham - reciting Bhagavatam in the mornings and discourse in the evenings for seven days). The other was Navaham - Ramayanam slokam-chanting in the morning and discourse in the evenings, for nine days). The chant and discourse were performed by learned pandits. The evening sessions were well attended where residents got an opportunity to refresh their memory on both Bhagavatam and Ramayanam. Thanks Uma and Dr Ramakrishna.
On the cards is another major event – Thiruppugazh– in praise of Lord Kartikeya. A team of 23 well versed men and women from Coimbatore will set foot in SFV in mid-March for a rendition of Thiruppugazh. Mythili Ravichandran, of 7242, ably assisted by a team of volunteers will spearhead the operations. If the corridor news is anything to go by, each of these 23 persons will be accommodated in one or the other SFV flats. We look forward to a new experience.
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These were all memorable events. Yesterday’s program was superb and thanks to the artists and organizers.
SFV surely seems to be a ‘happening’ place 😊
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