1 Jan - Afternoon - Devotees offer milk to
Sri Ananda Eashwar. The devotees observed a 21-day fast
during which they ate pure vegetarian food, wore simple
white clothes and did the Mahamantra meditation twice everyday.
The fast ended on the day of the Jayanthi. They walked from
the outskirts of the ashram carrying milk pots on their
heads, led by Swamiji and offered the milk to Lord Ananda
Eashwar.
1 Jan - Afternoon - Swamiji welcoming Sri
SM Krishna, Hon. Governor of Maharashtra and his wife. Sri
SM Krishna participated in the public function and inaugurated
the Sri Nithyananda Meditation and Spiritual Healing
Research Foundation. He also gave away the 'Ananda
Sevak' awards.
1 Jan - Afternoon - Sri
Sri Sri Sivapuri Maha Swamiji of the Omkarashrama Mahasamsthana
lighting the lamp at the public function. In the left are
seen Sri Sri Sri Balagangadharanatha Maha Swamiji of the Adi
Chunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Math, Sri SM Krishna, Hon. Governor
of Maharashtra and his wife.
1 Jan - Afternoon - At the
public function on the stage.
1 Jan - Afternoon - Sri Sri Sri Sivapuri Maha
Swamiji formally releasing the monthly Tamil magazine 'Anandam
Anandam' at the public function. A few Kannada books and
a Gujarati book were also released.
1 Jan - Afternoon - Laying the Foundation
stones for the new Ananda Sabha, the Gurukul
Project and the Sri Nithyananda Holistic Healing
Hospital. Along with the other dignitaries are seen
Sri N Dharam Singh, Hon. Chief Minister of Karnataka on the
extreme right and his wife on the extreme left.
1 Jan - Afternoon - At the public function
on the stage.
1 Jan - Afternoon - Sri
N Dharam Singh, Hon. Chief Minister of Karnataka addresses
the crowd.
