Day 5: Navarathri Celebrations

The day brought the celebrations to the midway, to the culmination of celebrations awaiting to be experienced by all those who participated in the 5th day’s festivities. The down pour of rain did not deter those who longed to be at The Lotus Feet while the offerings were made to the Divine Mother.

The proceedings continued in the form of Sri Ganesha Pooja, Go-Pooja followed by a very detailed Maha Sankalpam narrated by the designate Ritwik after the Mandapaarradhana was performed. The Yagna Praanganam continued to reverberate with Rudra chanting accompanied offerings to the Homam, Vedic Chantings, Veda Parayanam, Devi Bhagavata Parayanam. In His Divine discourse then,

urging everyone, Swami manifested with many a benedictions as Jnana Pradaatha, to become aware of the Suddha Chaitanya Sakthi that is immanent in everyone that enables the digestion of food taken in and also operates the inhalation and exhalation uninterruptedly without any effort by any living being. The session concluded with Mangala Haarathi offered to Swami and distribution of Divya Prasadam.

The evening session commenced with Kalasaradhana and Lalita Parayanam as willed for every evening. The day’s cultural program wore an ethnic look with an electric, energetic Thappitigullu dance performance rendered non stop for 45 minutes by 15 members singing The Glory of Lord Rama in Telugu. This was followed by an enchanting Garidi dance recital in the company of a gigantic Nandi which did not shift its looks away from Swami throughout. The enthralled devotees then received the Divine Blessings through the Haarathi offered to Swami. Divine Prasada distribution brought everyone close to the next day’s proceedings.