Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama @ Belgaum

Dear Friend,

The 173^rd Jayanti celebrations of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna will be observed at the Ashrama on Sunday, March 9^th, 2008.

You and your friends are cordially invited to attend the function.

Yours in the Lord,
Swami Raghaveshananda 
(Secretary)

PROGRAMME

Morning

6:15 am – 7:15 am :Usha Kirtana (Omkara, Vedaghosha, Bhajans, Dhyana)
8:00 am – 9:00 am : Special Puja
9:30 am : Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Parayana
10:00 am : Homa & Veda Ghosha
10:45 am : Bhajans
11:30 am : Pravachana
12:15 pm : Pushpanjali & Ramakrishna Ashtottara
12:30 pm : Namavali
12:45 pm : Mahamangalarati & Prasada Distribution

Evening

6:00 pm : Stotras & Bhajans
6:30 pm : Special Arati & Stotras
7:00 – 7:45 pm : Bhajans & Namavali

MAHASHIVARATRI will be observed on Thursday, 6^th March from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with special Puja & Bhajans 

Donations in cash or kind for the celebration will be thankfully acknowledged .

Dear Friend,

The 146th Jayanti Celebrations of Swami Vivekananda will be held at the Ashrama on Tuesday, January 29th, 2008. 

You and your friends are cordially invited to attend the function.

    Yours in the Lord,
Swami Raghaveshananda
         Secretary

PROGRAMME

MORNING:

06:15 am – 7:15 am
Usha Kirtana (Omkara, Vedic Chanting, Guru Stuti, Bhajans, Meditation)

08:00 am – 9:00 am 
Special Puja

09:30 am
Homa & Veda Ghosha

11:00 am
Bhajans

11:45 am
Pravachana

12:15 pm
Namavali & Bhajans

12:30 pm
Mahamangalarati
&
Prasada Distribution

EVENING:

6:00 pm
Bhajans

6:30 pm
Special Arati & Stotras

7:00 – 7:45 pm
Bhajans & Namavali

Dear Friend,

The Universal Temple of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Belgaum was consecrated in January 2004. 

To celebrate the completion of 4 years of this event, we have organized a 3-day programme at the Ashrama. These programmes are aimed at spreading the life and message of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sri Sharada Devi and Swami Vivekananda.

The 3-day programme held from February 1st to February 3rd includes youth conventions – aimed at exhorting our youth to incorporate the man-making and character building teachings of Swami Vivekananda, devotees’ conventions, talks and cultural events. As a prelude to these celebrations various competitions for school students have also been organized on January 31st.

I extend a warm welcome to you, your relatives & friends to participate in these programmes. You can download the details of the programmes here.

      Yours in the Lord,
Swami Raghaveshananda
         (Secretary)

1. Inauguration of Sri Sharada Netralaya - a charitable eye hospital

Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Belgaum has been conducting its Eye Care program for last one and half year with the help of a local hospital– KLES Prabhakar Kore Hospital.

Over a period, the Mission felt a need to run its own eye hospital in order to render its services more effectively. As such the Mission decided to build an eye hospital of its own.

On Tuesday, 1st of January 2008, the Sri Sharada Netralaya, Charitable Eye Hospital was inaugurated. Sri Suresh Angadi, Member of Parliament, Belgaum inaugurated the hospital building. Sri D. R. Patil, Member of Legislative Assembly, Gadag, who is a long standing well-wisher of the Mission, inaugurated the Operation Theatre. The screening hall, built for patients was inaugurated by Sri S. F. Patil, Superintending Engineer, PWD, Belgaum. Eye surgeons, who have volunteered their services to the hospital, were among the dignitaries present on the occasion.

Apart from the surgeons, many other respectable persons of Belgaum attended the function. All the guests expressed their appreciation for this new venture of the Mission and wished it success.

Some Photos of the Event:

 
Inaugurating the Hospital and the Screening Hall

Inauguration of the Operation Theatre

2. Distribution of Blankets and Sarees to the poor

Following the inauguration of Sri Sharada Netralaya and also as part of Kalpataru Day celebrations, around 200 blankets were distributed to the poor.

Also 500 sarees were distributed to poor women. This programme was held in the evening to mark the celebrations of Sri Sharada Devi Jayanti.

Some photographs of the events are given below:

Distribution of blankets and sarees to the poor

~ Swami Raghaveshananda