Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

Today is the holy occasion of Swamiji Vivekananda’s Birthday. We had a great day. Morning we went to Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore( Universal temple) around 4.45 am and then by 5'o clock attended the Mangal Aarati followed by Bhajans by Swami Abhiramananda. It was so nice. And the best part is Our Dear Thakur (Sri Ramakrishna) was wearing the special red color (which is my favorite) cloth in which he always looks the best. I was so happy that I can’t describe in words. Actually I always want him to be in that red color cloth. It was truly awesome. Sri Sri Ma too was looking great. And the B'day baby, our dear "Swamiji" was as graceful as always in his ocher cloth. The flower decoration was wonderful. Behind Thakur's image (Thakurer murti) seven flower bouquet hanging in the wall back Thakur in such a way like 3 in the right side 3 in the left side and in the middle just above Thakur's image a big bouquet, these has done with the idea of saptarshi mandal, where the 7 Rishi's has been replaced by 7 bouquets and in the middle the big bouquet is Swamiji.
The whole idea was too good. And after bhajan there was parikrama of the temple for 3 times with bhajans by Swami Gautamananda and other monks (where devotees also followed them) which was also very nice. At first we all sang "Ramakrishna sharanam", then " Jaya jaya janani" and then one song for Swamiji which ends with Vivekananda jayahey (actually i dont know the start of the song that is why…). After that they gave pongal Prasad to all the devotees. Then didi and I returned to t.nagar.
After some while didi went to T.Nagar Ramakrishna Ashram and then to Sri Sarada math. I have gone to t.nagar ashram. There also the flower decoration was so beautiful. I had Prasad there itself. Evening we have gone to Universal temple again and attended the aarati. Then it was the discourse about Swamiji by Swami Abhiramananda (in Tamil) and then by Swami Gautamananda (in English). Gautamanandaji's lecture was so good, so simple and also thought provoking.
After that we returned home.
We had a very good and pleasant day by Thakur's grace. His smiling face was so nice that no one would feel low or depressed. Everyone have to be happy and full of eternal joy after the view of Sri Sri Thakur.
Thakurer kapale chandaner phontata jaljal korchilo. Thakurer anandamay mukh dekhe amaro shotti shotti knub anondo hocchilo. Thakur shabaike erakam anandey rakun ei shubho dine thakurer kache prarthana kori.
Jai Sri Ramakrishna