Krishna Janmashthami
Certificates for Bharathanatyam Students
18 Aug 2021
Independence Day
Pongal
Sri Paramahamsa Yogananda
Every year, Dr. Mahadevan from the SRI SARADA Ayurveda Hospital in Derisanamcope, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, gifts clothes and other items for the daily use of the ashram children on the occasion of Sri Paramahamsa Yogananda’s birthday celebrations on 5th of January. Below are a few pictures of the distribution of clothes and other utilities:
Kārttikai Deepam
Karthikai Deepam is a Festival of Lights that is observed by people in India in the Tamil Calendar’s month of Kārttikai (கார்த்திகை - December). It is considered to be a very auspicious month, in which oil lamps are lit every day. The full moon day of this month is called Kārttikai Pournami, and was one of the most important festivals of the ancient Tamils. Avvaiyar, a renowned woman poet of those times (3rd century BCE), refers to the festival in her songs. On Karthikai Pournami (full moon day), all the buildings are lit up with many oil lamps, and the entrance to almost every room and window is decorated with an oil lamp.
Apart from all the special prayers that are conducted in honour of Kartikeya (Shiva’s second son after Ganesha) and Shiva on this day, the sight of all the oil lamps creates a warm and homely feeling in people’s hearts at a time when days are getting shorter, darker and colder. Children and elders alike love to arrange the lamps in beautiful shapes and embellish the buildings and spaces with light and warmth.
Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai’s Birthday Celebrations
23 November 2020
Prayers for harmony, peace and welfare for one and all.
A treat for your ears and mind: Kātrinile Varum Gītam, sung by the famed singer Suchitra Balasubramaniam at the Aum Pranava Ashram, 13.11.2019.
Girl Child Protection Day, 24 Feb 2020
On the occasion of Tmt Jayalalitha, the late Chief Minister's Death Anniversary, the Children's Homes, Schools and other Educational Institutions in Tamil Nadu conducted awareness programs for the safety and education of girls in Tamil Nadu. We took an oath to protect girls and women from harm and harassment, from child labor and exploitation, and drugs and prostitution. We pledged to give them access to education and to foster their value in society as the future mothers of Tamil Nadu, India, and the whole world. The oath was taken solemnly in this short awareness program.
Varushabhishekam, 5 Feb 2020
Every year, we conduct Varushabhishekam for the Ganesha Temples. While poojas will be performed for Ganesha in the two Ganesha temples daily, this elaborate ritual takes place once in a year to renew the spiritual energy of the temples.
Pooja, Pongal Games, and Mattupongal 2020
Puttaparthi 25-31 Dec, 2019
We are blessed to be able to make this trip with all the children annually for the last 17 years. The bus journey started after the Christmas Celebrations on the Eve of the 24th of December. It ended on the night of the next day when we arrived safely in Prashanthi Nilayam. We had a wonderful time in the ashram, and the children felt homely and happy throughout our stay at the Prashanthi Nilayam Ashram in Puttaparthi. On the evening of the 30th of December, we left Puttaparthi. We arrived back safely at home on the 31st of December late at night. This journey with the children is like a spiritual renewal for us. We are deeply grateful for being able to undertake this journey and thank the sponsors for this blessed gift!
Random Pictures of the Ashram from August to November 2019
Chandi Homam, 31.08.2019
The Grand Finale ending the Navadina Navakoti Ramanama Japa Programme Season
Devi Mahatmyam Explained by Sri Yagyaratnam from Bhasakara Ashram, Chennai
Gayatri Japam, Tiruvasakam, Tiruvayimozhi
28.08.-30.08.2019
Navadina Navakoti Ramanama Japayagna 2019
19.08.-27.08.2019
Independence Day, 15.08.2019
Srimad Bhagavatham, Rukhmani Kalyanam
Guru Poornima Evening Programme
Guru Poornima Pooja 16.07.2019
Ramanavami
13 april 2019
Musical Program with B. Suchitra
11 April 2019
Accompaniment
On Mridangam: Sriram
Vocals: Shreya and Shobika
Republic Day 2019 (26.01.2019)
Pongal 2019
Landscape around the ashram
The Aum Pranava Ashram is surrounded by paddy fields and situated at the feet of the breathtakingly beautiful Western Ghats (Podhigai Hills). The area where we live is called Courtallam which boosts itself with a number of scenic waterfalls. Our ashram is located at the edge of a village called Ilanji, which lies in between Tenkasi and Sengottai in the Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu.
Tenkasi Viswanath Temple
The Gopuram (Entrance Tower) of the Śiva Temple in Tenkasi (Vishwanath Kovil)
