Sri Swamiji in Vijayawada, 2nd Gnaa - Naa - Bha Yoga Conference, 01 Jan 2009
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The 2nd Gnaa – Naa – Bha – Yoga Conference was organised at Government Music and Dance College in the heart of the city. Many dignitaries including profound Litterateurs Business Barons, Public Representatives and Persons of Repute attended the inauguration of the celebrations. Prior to the inauguration, Ganapati Puja, Nava Graha Puja were performed and Nava Graha Mantra was chanted for 40 minutes. Noted Journalist Padmasri Sri Turlapati Kutumba Rao (a devotee for many years) gave the welcome speech. Another senior Poet and scholar Sri Kuchibhatla Chandra Sekhara Sarma, rendered the welcome song.
The conference was inaugurated by the noted Saint and Pontiff of Sri Siddheswari Peetham, Kurtalam, Tamil Nadu – His Holiness Sri Siddheswaraananda Bharati Swamy in the august presence of Sri Swamiji and Sri Bala Swamy. Sri Maganti Subrahmanyam, Chairman of Sri Venkateswara Temple, Labbi Peta, Vijayawada conferred the Temple Prasadam on the all the seers.
Sri Devineni Raja Sekhar – Nehru (MLA), Sri Ilapuram Venkayya (MLC), Sri Malladi Vishnu (Ex Chairman of VUDA) and Sri Paturi Naga Bhushanam (Ex Chairman of Gunturu Zilla Parishat), Nasser Vali (MLA) offered garlands.
Delivering His key note address, Sri Kurtalam Siddheswarananda Bharati Swamy, outlined our magnificent lineage and the splendour of our spiritual wisdom. He extolled the contribution of Sri Swamiji to the domain of Spirituality and regarded him as a pioneer of our times. In His message, Sri Swamiji likened the life of humans to the chores of various animals, due to never ending saga of worldly responsibilities and mundane suffering thereof. He advised every one to make use of this precious opportunity of this conference to earn wisdom.
Mayor Ratna Bindu and Deputy Mayor offered respects in the end.
