News clip on Sri Swamiji's Singapore Concert

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Jaya Guru Datta

 

http://www.starofmysore.com/main.asp?type=specialnews & item=3637

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GANAPATI SEER PRESENTS 'MUSIC FOR MEDITATION' IN SINGAPORE

 

Singapore City, Jan. 25- Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swa-miji of

Avadoota Datta Peetha, Mysore, celebrated his 100th World Tour in a

unique manner here by presenting 'Music for Meditation' (Nada Dhyana

Raga Sagara) at Esplanade Concert Hall last evening.

 

In all, 1600 devotees from 150 countries attended the concert. S.R.

Nathan, President of Singapore, was among the audience.

The accompanists were Vidwans Dr. Yella Venkata Raghava Rao from

Hyderabad and Shankar Ramesh from Mysore (Mridanga), Dr. M. Manjunath

from Mysore and Jaitra Varanasi from Ashram group (Violin), Dr. N.

Ramani (Flute) and V. Suresh (Ghatam) from Chennai, Ramanjuan (Morching)

from Mysore and Mani (Keyboard) from Ashram group.

The Swamiji has performed 270 such concerts all over the world and

yesterday's was the 271st concert.

The Swamiji said that the concert had nothing to do with any religion.

" It is for the welfare of the whole mankind " , he added.

K.V. Aiyappan, one of the representatives of Datta Yoga Centers spread

across the world, which organised the event, told Star of Mysore that

there is nothing religious. " It is pure music and nothing else. It is

beyond religion being conducted for the welfare of the mankind as the

Swamiji has said. "

Dr. Nityananda Rao, Orthopaedician, Mysore Hotel Owners' Association

President M. Rajendra, Zubair of National Marbles, Chartered Accountant

Ranga-nathan, Musician Padma Murthi and her violin-exponent husband T.S.

Murthy, are among the 30 pro- minent personalities from Mysore who

attended the concert.

Grand reception

The devotees of Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamiji in Bangalore have

planned a grand reception for him on his return from Singapore on Jan.

26.

The ceremony will be held at Karyasiddhi Mantapa in Girinagar, Bangalore

at 6 pm.

It is reported that the Swamiji will be welcomed with 108 kalashas. The

Seer will return to Mysore on Jan 27