Yesterday mid-morning I was sitting in the Bhagavan Nityananda Samadhi Shrine here in Ganeshpuri. It was a beautiful, sunny day. The weather has been noticeably cooler in the mornings and evenings, though still quite warm during the day. One of the Brahmin priests was chanting in the inner sanctum where the murti resides, and this beautiful sound filled the temple…(I don’t think I will ever tire of this sort of chanting…a mantra-infused, ancient sound…) And, along with this, a large group of people were attending a puja on the floor in the main area of the temple, the Brahmin priest intoning mantras there though much less audible due to the ongoing mantras from the inner sanctum. I gave myself the privilege to simply watch and listen. Children were allowed to play - just a few were there - that seemed part of this group attending the puja on the floor of the temple. They ran about as children are want to do, darling little beings; the girls dressed ip in their finest frocks…(The boys also are dressed according to the event.) And their play was not disruptive at all but added to the loveliness, delight and sacredness of the moment…
The timing was such that the chanting from the front of the temple ended not long before the ending of the puja on the floor of the temple, making the singing of the arati audible from where I sat. Then, we could all join in as this was sung.
After leaving the temple, I proceeded to Bangalorewala, a powerful place for meditation. It is where Bhagavan Nityananda took Mahasamadhi. Not long after arriving, a Brahmin priest came in and offered arati, a twice-daily practice, and those of us there had the opportunity to chant along.
So much chanting happens in Ganeshpuri…Yesterday evening, the Palkhi (palaquin procession) took place. It happens weekly on Thursday evenings and is accompanied by chanting throughout; from the temple where it begins and ends, as well as during its travels in the town.
Chanting sanctifies. This devotional practice uplifts the vibration of wherever this takes place.
So much chanting happens here. Ganeshpuri is filled with these holy sounds.
Photo: Palkhi yesterday evening…The spire of the Bhagavan Nityananda Temple can be seen in the background along with Kailas Nivas on the left and the Annapurna Canteen on the right.
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