26.10.2001 Vijayadasami - Thirunãngoor, Tamizhnadu.
Vaishnava Ãgama patasala was opened at Madhuramurali Bhavanam, Thirunangoor on Vijayadasami.
29.10.2001 - 5.11.2001 Ernãkulam, Kerala.
Sri Swamiji performed upanyãs on ‘ Bhakta Vijayam’ at
Brahmana Samooham Hall, Ernakulam. Hundreds of enthusiastic locals attended
the discourse on all days.
During Sri Swamiji’s Ernakulam visit, Divya nãma sankirtan and Radha
kalyanam were performed at Sri Sethuraman’s residence.
8.11.2001 - 14.11.2001 Premika Bhavanam
Akanda “Hare Rama….” sankirtan was performed by devotees at Premika Bhavanam from 6 a.m to 6 p.m.
The nama kirtan began on 8th November which is Sri Swamiji’s date of birth as per the English
calendar and went on till 14th November(Sri Swamiji’s janma nakshatra ‘Swathi’).
11.11.2001 Mathurapuri Ashram
25 young men from the nearby Amarampedu village chanted
“Hare Rama! Hare Rama! Rama Rama Hare Hare!
Hare Krishna! Hare Krishna! Krishna Krishna Hare Hare!”
from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Sri Swamiji’s presence. Sri Swamiji blessed every one of them with a tulasi mãla, Gopi chandan and a picture Lord Krishna.
Sri Swamiji then performed Nãmasankirtan in which all our patasala students and our
Satsang’s Namakirtan group participated.
Sri Swamiji did pradakshina of Divyanãma Krishna chanting
“Hare Rama! Hare Rama! Rama Rama Hare Hare!
Hare Krishna! Hare Krishna! Krishna Krishna Hare Hare!”
with an occasional recital of a sloka from Srimad Bhãgavatam.
14.11.2001 Mathurapuri Ashram.
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This year ‘Swathi’ fell on Deepăvali. Jayanti of our Sri Swamiji was celebrated this year
in Mathurapuri Ashram and in a style favoured by Sri Swamiji. It was incessant of
“Hare Rama! Hare Rama! Rama Rama Hare Hare!
Hare Krishna! Hare Krishna! Krishna Krishna Hare Hare!”
by local and nearby village youths and children.
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