FROM 9TH APRIL 2022 TO 19TH APRIL 2022
After missing Sri Rama Navami functions for the last two years, we had lot of hesitancy in planning for the 66th Year Navami functions. Corona had badly affected our preparations for the last two years.
However, placing our faith on Lord Almighty, we started preparing in right earnest for the 66th Year Sriramanavami functions in a big way.
The program was started by performing Ankurarapanam and Dwajarohanam on 9th April 2022, in the evening. The program was charted for 10 days. The lighting and floral decorations in the temple was very impressive AND OUT OF THE WORLD and lots of devotees appreciated the same.
On 10th April 2022, after the traditional abhishekam, well dressed Lord Sri Rama and his family was taken around the main streets of Rajajinagar accompanied by Nagaswara, Dollu kunitha, Pooja Kunitha, Veeragase artists. More than 50 artists performed before the chariot. There was an atmosphere of fair in and around the temple and lots of people from far and wide had Darshan of Lord Rama to their hearts content. The well decorated chariot was also accompanied by ritviks who chanted Vedas and Divya Prabandhas. More than 15000 devotees visited the temple and had darshan. The arrangements were flawless. The devotees were given traditional panaka, majjige and kosambiri and laddu prasad was also served and including sweet avalakki. The Lord was bedecked with new ornaments.
Each day the lord was decorated with a different alankara. On two days i.e., 14th & 18th Maha Prasada was served to devotees. More than 2500 had Maha Prasad. On two days the Lord was taken around in a chariot accompanied by Nagaswara and other artists. The program starting from 11th was carried live for the benefit of devotees who could not come due to various reasons.
In addition to this Sathyanarayana Pooja and Sankashta Hara Pooja was also performed. It was a mind boggling cultural and spiritual extravaganza and the entire program went without a hitch and flawlessly. Three homa were conducted during the 10 days. All the seva karthas were given Prasada and were taken care off by preforming the pooja they had undertaken to perform to their satisfaction. Each day the temple would serve prasad to devotees two times in the morning and in the evening.
Co-ordinating the devotees, seva karthas, service providers like lighting contractors, prop suppliers, cultural artists and troupe, sound system, floral decorators, 3 caterers, suppliers of provision, homa materials and interacting with Traffic and Regular Police, BWSSB Staff, suppliers of shawls, mementoes, suppliers of plate, donne and other materials were a gigantic affair.
The scale of the program was mind boggling. All in all, 20 cultural programs comprising of song and dance was arranged. More than 200 artists performed during the cultural extravaganza which was itself a record. On each day two programs were arranged starting from 5.30 and ending at 10 pm.
International and local artists of repute performed on our stage. some of the most reputed artists were, Vid.Sri T.V.Ramprasad, Vid. Dr. Sri Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Vid. Sri Madokar Prashanth Iyengar, Vid. Smt.Dr.Jyothsna, Ganachetana Sri Mysore Ramachadrachar, Kaishiki Dance Troupe, Nataraja Natya Kala Kendra, Rachana Dance Academy, Vid. Smt.Gayathri, Sabhapathi Dance Academy, Vid. Smt. Arnya Narain (Flute n Feet), Pandit Husain Sab, members from Karnataka Yakshgana and many Bhajan Groups.
By the grace of God and the blessings of devotees and well-wishers, the Navami Celebrations went on flawlessly and without any untoward incident. It was a common refrain from all the devotees that Rajajinagar and Ram Mandir had not seen an event of this beauty and magnitude and they opined that this was a historical milestone in their lifetime.
All thanks are due to the committee members, temple staff, Archaks, watch and ward staff, sevakarthas, media persons who covered the event, social media team, cultural program team, printing and publicity team, team co-ordinating the live relay of the event (first time in the history of the temple) donors and member volunteers who worked hard without expecting anything in return for the last one and half month, without whose work and effort this program would not have found the success. Thanks are also due for ritviks and acharyas who conducted the homa.
This was the second historical program after Kumbhabhisheka, which was organized in March 2021. Though the program extracted much time and energy from all involved, it was worth the effort when devotees gave their full marks for the event and we were of some help in the seva of LORD RAMA.
We thank each and everyone who was associated with the event either directly or indirectly in this historical program.
JAI SRI RAM.
Sri Rama Seva Mandali 