Annual Day Celebrations ( 15 03 2020)
The Annual day celebrations was conducted in a grand manner at Ramakrishna Math Ooty. The day started with the regular Aarathi, Bhajans and Veda parayana.
Function started at 10.00 am with Bhajans sung by Vishwa shanthi matriculation school students, after which they also displayed a dance drama. Vivekananda Ilaignar Mandram, Gudalur conducted cultural programs highlighting few of the rural dance forms of Tamilnadu. At 11.00 am, lighting of the lamp was done by Swami Atmaghananandaji Maharaj (Adyaksha of Kancheepuram Ramakrishna Math), Swami Atmavidanandaji Maharaj (Adyaksha of Ramakrishna Mission, Vishakapattanam) and Swami Raghaveshanandaji Maharaj.
Swami Atmaghananandaji Maharaj, gave a speech on ‘ Ramakrishnarin perumaigal’ in which he emphasized on the the life of Sri Ramakrishna and how it helped change for the betterment of life of others.
Swami Athmavidanandaji Maharaj made the students and devotees sing a song that would create a new India and what all we should have and what we should not have. At 12.30 Bhajans were conducted by Kalaimagal Seva sangam Athigarati. At 2.30, Students from Gurukulam School presented bhajans, classical dance and a dance highlighting Corona virus dos and don't s, a Skit and a dance on the Dasavathara ending with the local Badaga Dance. At 3.30, Students from Vivekananda Memorial Matriculation School presented a Skit on Swami Vivekananda, two dance programs highlighting women freedom and a Badaga dance. All the devotees were provided with Sumptuous Noon prasad. Totally about 1200 devotees participated in the function.
The program ended at 4.15 pm with a vote of Thanks.