28th
December 2013 - Sampradaya Bhajana Vidyalayam (SBV) celebrated its first
anniversary by conducting two days of Bhajans. The event was held in
Thamaramkulangara Ootupura hall, at North Fort Gate, Ernakulam.
Agenda
and Performing Bhagavathas
The event
was inaugurated by renowned music director T.S Radhakrishna ji. The beginning
of the Annual day was marked by the `Arangettam’of the students of Sampradaya
Bhajana Vidyalayam.
True
to the objective and name of the Sampradaya Bhajana Vidyalayam, the agenda for
the two ways was in accordance to the Sampradaya Bhajana Paddhathi. A notable
highlight of the event was that most of the performing bhajan teams were from
Tripunithura, and all the artists were employed professionals, who were taking
to Nama Sankeerthan as a matter of passion.
The students of Sampradaya
Bhajana Vidyalayam kick started the event by rendering Thodaya Mangalam and
Guru Dhyanam, after paying respects to the Guru and founder, Sri. P.S.
Ramachandran Bhagavathar. Pandurang Bhajana Mandali (Ladies wing) continued
this further by singing Ashtapadi one to seven. Smt. Ananthalakshmy Subramanium
and party rendered Ashtapadi eight to 17. This was followed by Smt. Chitra
Jayaram & party (Bhakta Meera Bhajana Mandali) who sang the rest of the
Astapadis and Panchapathi. Chakkankulangara Bhajan Samithi completed Devatha
Dhyanam. This was continued further with Pooja Padhathi, Divya Namam, Deepa
Pradakshinam, and Dolotsavam in its complete elegance, by Sri. Vinay Chandra
Menon Bhagavathar, from Bengaluru.
The
next day morning began with Unchavrithi and was followed by a power packed Guru
Dhyanam by Sri. R Srikanth. The highlight was the rendition of Ayyappa Thodaya
Mangalam, in prelude to the Harihara Putra Kalyanam that was to follow.
P.S Ramachandra bhagavathar then continued with Harihara
Putra Kalyanam. Harihara Putra Kalyanam being a rarely rendered Kalyanam in
Bhananothsavams, it was much enjoyed by all. The Sannidhi of the Sri
Thamaramkulangara Ayyappa further accentuated this reverence.
Release of the Listen
& Learn CD `Hari Narayana’
Marking the first anniversary of the Vidyalayam, the school
also released an audio CD `Hari Narayana’.
What can be called the first of its kind educative CD for beginners in
Sampradaya Bhajan, the CD includes Dhyana Shlokas, Thodaya Mangalam, Guru
Dhyanam, Ashtapadi (1 – 12) and some Tharangams. As the CD aims to serve the
beginners, all the songs are sung in a simple manner, and all the shlokas are
also repeated for the convenience of listening and learning. (Please contact
9495001008 or message https://www.facebook.com/SampradayaBhajanaVidyalaya
to get your copy).
The CD was released in front of Thamaramkulangara Ayyappa
Sannidhi.
Guru Vandanam and
Conferring of Titles
The event culminated by `Guru Vandanam’, wherein Sampradaya
Bhajana Vidyalayam, along with the founder P.S Ramachandra Bhagavathar honored
two veteran Bhagavathas - Brahmasri R
Gopalakrishna Iyer and Brahmasri S.S Kulathu Iyer (who was unable to attend the
function due to an unexpected personal reason), and conferred upon them the title
of `Nama Prachara Ratna’. The two bhagavathas
have been greatly responsible for propagating Nama Sankeerthan in Tripunithura for years, braving all
difficulties and personal constraints.
The annual day served as a great encouragement and launch pad
for the students of Sampradaya Bhajana Vidyalaya, and was made a huge success
because of the sincere and meticulous team effort by all the well wishers and
the performing bhagavathas.
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