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Swami Abhedananda with Balavihar children and members of the Swaranjali and Devi
Group in Singapore.

discussed methods to make Bala- Balavihar children and members of
vihar more interesting for the new the Swaranjali and Devi Group.
generation of Indian-Americans. Two priests performed daily
havans and rituals at the Srinivasa
Singapore
Perumal Temple at the venue. On
Chinmaya Seva Centre Singa- the inaugural day, a grand proces-
pore organized a Bhagavata Saptah sion was led by Swami Abheda-
by Swami Abhedananda from nanda, accompanied by Chairman
Aug. 12 to 18 at the PGP Audito- of Hindu Endowments Board Sri
rium in Singapore. There were Jayachandran and followed by all
festive celebrations of important the mukhya yajamans who carried
events like Rama Janmotsav and the Bhagavatam on their heads. The
Krishna Janmotsav, which coin- traditional lamp-lighting and
cided beautifully with Janmashtami formal inauguration was performed
on Aug. 15. The audience was by Sri Jayachandran and Trustees
treated to dance performances by Sri Chandru Bharwani and Sri

Animalism thrives on your
ignorance. Detect it, and the
next moment it is routed.
Swami Chinmayananda

Tapovan Prasad 72 November 2017