Tuesday, September 28, 2010

AWESOME ANNAVARAM




Awesome  indeed  was the experience of every single participant  who reflected  upon the uniqueness of  location, content and delivery of  course schedule  and hospitality. The temple of Shri Satya-Narayana Swamy on the Ratnagiri Hill on the banks of river Pampa was idyllic, especially at dusk when the decorative lights come on. It didn’t take long for the participants to get warmed up. The mellifluous theme music for the Annavaram meet at the opening session was indeed soothing and continued to echo in our hearts right through the days of silence and beyond. The East Godavari team had ensured that no stone was left unturned to make their hospitality endearing to the devotees that included representations from all Southern States, Orissa, Gulf - Qatar and even  Japan!

The  special  module on ‘Lessons from Yoga Vasishta” and the  enchanting Celestial Nectar bhajans  from Shri.Arunji and  Smt.Geetha  provided a consummate treat that will not be forgotten in years to come.  At a public satsang on Saturday 25th Sept, Arunji narrated a short story on Godavari and shared the good fortune of visiting such celebrated shrines in one’s life.

Kudos to Ashok, Sundar and Ravvi for all their ground work to make it an unforgettable experience. Memories of  Annavaram cannot fade easily as they are as sweet  as their incomparable Amrutpani bananas.

Interestingly when we reached atop the hill and glanced at the cell phone screen, the location read – Hansavaram - what a connection Sirji!


Here are a some wonderful sharings from the participants

'Arunji’s Amc @ Annavaram' - "Rated “AAA”! 

This is my first AMC and I  thoroughly enjoyed it. Relished every aspect – the course, Arunji’s way of conveying the required message in a simple and effective manner and the great locale of religious and scenic Annavaram. No wonder why every one is taking up this course time and again. Thanks a lot to Ashokji and everyone who is involved in organizing the course in a fabulous manner. The satsangs were awesome and simply held every one of us spellbound and melting  our hearts."

-M.Karthikeyan , Chennai.


"I came from Qatar to attend the course. Till now I have done three amcs.  I thoroughly  enjoyed the AMC at Annavaram. Arunji's singing, teaching on Sampradaya have been very nice and memorable. I thank Guruji for giving the opportunity to attend this course."

- Shyamala, Doha.



"जय गुरुदेव| श्रद्धेय गुरूजी आप के सानिध्य में अन्नावरम में विताया हुआ समय स्वर्ग लोक में स्वप्न जैसा ही अब लग रहा है| आप के चरणों में मेरे कोटि - कोटि वंदन| जय गुरुदेव| "

-Awadhesh Nagaich, Vizag


1 comment:

  1. That was my first AMC I have done with Arunji at Annavaram. It is really a wonderful course that too with Arunji. I became dumb, could not speak and cried when sirji asked me speak about my experience. I never wanted that course to come to end so soon. Even now all my memories fill with Annavaram AMC. Now also I could see the blissful face of Arunji and the Bhaja Govindam song echos in my ears most of the times.

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