Monday, 23 May 2005


Sri Swamiji offering Purnahuti for Pavamana Homa


Sri Swamiji lighting the lamp to inaugurate the first Kriya Yoga Conference


Sri Swamiji addressing the huge gathering of Kriya Yoga practitioners. Sri Swamiji permitted all Kriya Yoga students to teach immediate family members. Sri Swamiji also selected more than 100 probable Kriya Yoga teachers to bring the knowledge of Kriya Yoga t o the masses. It requires them to attend the Kriya Yoga teacher orientation camp to be held in Mysore Ashrama in the last week of September 2005.


Inauguration of Kishkindha Moolika Bonsai Garden. From right: Pujya Sri Swamiji, Sri.KV Aiyappan, Mr. Lee Bock Guan, President, Singapore Buddhist Temple & Charity, Sri R.V. Deshpande, Hon'ble Co-operation Minister of Karnataka Government, Sri V. R. Nathan, President, Hindu Endowments Board, Singapore, Mrs. Nathan and Mr. Param

Sri Swamiji in the Kishkindha Moolika Bonsai Garden. This sprawling one acre of oriental styled landscaped garden has more than 200 Bonsai plants of all popular styles. The age of trees range from 200 years to 5 years. This garden is probably the biggest Bonsai garden in India.


Sri Swamiji, Sri Bala Swamiji and other dignitaries in Nada Mantapa


Conferring of the title VISWHA BANDHU to Mr. Lee Bock Guan, President, Singapore Buddhist Temple & Charity


Conferring of the title VISHWA HINDU to Mr. V.R. Nathan, President, Hindu Endowments Board, Singapore


Title recipients. From left to right - Mr. Tan Kim Kwang of Cheng Tai Nursery, Singapore, Mr. Boh Twang Keng, Bonsai Master, Singapore, Sri R.V. Deshpande, Hon'ble Minister fro Co-operation, Govt. of Karnataka, Sri Bala Swamiji, Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji, Mr. Lee Bock Guan, President, Singapore Buddhist Lodge , Sri. V.R. Nathan, President, Hindu Endowments Board, Singapore, Sri. K.V. Aiyappan, Mr. Param and "Sasya Bandhu" Sri. P.V. Govinda Raj, Hyderabad


Being Buddha Pournima day, Pujya Sri Swamiji offered garland to the idol of Lord Buddha


The 7th Anniversary of Nada Mantapa commenced with a violin recital by Nada Nidhi Prof. T.N. Krishnan.
He was accompanied on the Mridangam by Sri. T. Baktavatsalam, Sri. Vaikom Gopala Krishna on Ghatam and Sri. Ramanujam on Morsing. Sri Krishnan subtle and wonderful playing of Pujya Sri Swamiji's Bhajans pleased everyone.

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