Chinmaya mission, Sriperumbudur organized an online Balvihar camp on 29 & 30th Aug and 5th, 6th September to inculcate moral values impart knowledge and patriotism. Approximately fifty students participated in the camp. The camp began with camp songs rendered by Chicks. Following this Ganesha, Subramani, and Devi Gayatri were taught to the kids.

The first-day Punniyavathy sevika told puri Jagannathar temple and its history, glory to inculcate spirituality and devotion. To kindle their creative art and craft works were taught. Students made colorful crowns, mini note-book, and beautiful emoji using paper cups.

Festival like Onam and Deshara were explained by Sevika Banu to understand the tradition of India. To learn culinary skills they were taught to make tasty cakes without preservatives. To calculate Patriotism Captain Deepak Vasanth Sathe’s heroism of saving many lives without minding his own life in Calicut.

As part of the event, Quiz competitions were held every day. Really Vande Bharat camp was a grand and successful program.

Gurudev Aradhana

Pujya Gurudev’s 27^th Aradhana was celebrated in a simple manner on 3^rd August 2020 with Rudrabhisheka, Bhajans, and Paduka Puja in the morning followed by Pujya Swami Brahmanadaji’s Satsang in the evening where Swamiji remembered his deep association with Pujya Gurudev and narrated several intimate emotional incidents that took listeners to heights of emotional ecstasy. Centering his thoughts on Pujya Gurudev’s Astottara Shatanamavali, Swamiji brought of different facets of Pujya Gurudev’s personality and His enormous contribution towards the renaissance of our rich culture and heritage.

Later senior mission member Sri Arunachalam highlighted Pujya Gurudev’s spiritual journey and how He single-handedly carved the gigantic Mission activity with a farsighted vision of building a healthy strong society whose fruits are being reaped today not only in the spiritual field but also in the fields of education, health, culture, temples, and social upliftment.

The entire proceedings were viewed by hundreds of Chinmaya devotees online due to the present social distancing norms.

On Line Gita Jnana Yajna

Pujya Swami Aparajitananda of Mangalore center conducted an online Gita Jnana Yajna in English from 4^th to 10^th Aug 2020 on Assurances given by the Lord in Bhagavad Gita.

Pujya Swamiji stressed the firm assurance given by the Lord to protect and uplift any devotee who took refuge in Him with sincerity and single-pointed devotion irrespective of their shortcomings and even sinful deeds. This is possible only with the complete surrender of Ego as it prevents one from recognizing the true nature by enveloping it just as a small cloud having its origin from the Sun hides the Sun. Absolute faith in the Lord is necessary for Him to work through us and free us from all suffering. We need to understand that we need not become infinite; we are by nature infinite. It is necessary to detach from the lower nature & bad thoughts and try to get rid of the jiva bhava attaching to the higher nature and noble thoughts. This leads to detachment from the body, mind, and intellect and realization of the fact that outer objects can never contribute peace of mind as our very inner nature is an ocean of infinite peace and joy paving way for living a life of Jeevanmukta.

The Yajna was very well attended by hundreds of sadhaks daily.

Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations

Krishna Jayanti this year was observed in a simple manner on Tuesday, 11^th August 2020 with panchamrita abhisheka, archane, bhajans, alankara, and Aarati both in the morning and evening. The temple was beautifully decorated and kept open throughout the day for devotees to have darshan. There was a stream of devotees throughout the day in spite of the pandemic.  After the morning puja, Sri R Arunachalam, senior Mission Member gave a detailed outlay of the history, planning, execution, and development of the Deenabandhu temple. Pujya Gurudev’s far-sighted vision of having a hospital for physical solace, Yajna Shala for spiritual progress, a temple for purifying the mind, and Dhyan Mandir to realize the ultimate – all side by side in the same complex is a great boon to society helping overall development of spiritual personality. Deenabandhu Kalia Mardhana Krishna temple with Lord Ganesha on the right and Hanuman on the left of the main Deenabandhu idol has been witness to several programs and eventful landmark decisions not only during Pujya Gurudev’s lifetime but also is the hub of all Mission activities in Karnataka under the able guidance of Pujya Swami Brahmananda.

The entire proceedings throughout the day were made available to devotees through an online Youtube channel which was viewed by over 10000 devotees.