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"The Song of the Sannyasi"
Rare Video of Speech by Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati,
translated into German by Prof. Eleonore Lauterborn, played
for all devotees and guests, on 25.12.2012, on the occasion
of Omkarananda Jayanti Celebration, in Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas, Muni-ki-reti, Rishikesh, India. Here is the Text
of the Speech by Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati:
"Everywhere is God! Everything is God! He is eternal! He is indestructible!
He is all-perfect! He is all-beautiful! He is the Music of music! He is the Quintessence
of Rhythm! The whole in creation is a splendid Dance of Divine Consciousness!
There is nowhere in the Bible the concept of God as a Dancer. But the Swami is one,
whose God is a Dancer, whose God is a Musician, Poet of poets, supreme Kavi,
the supreme Poet! He is Beauty of beauties, Quintessence of all Joy! He is the
Light of lights, internal Light, the Light of Consciousness, the external Light!
He is the Light of every form and kind! He is boundless Light. His nature is Light.
His nature is Joy. His nature is unlimited and eternal. A Swami is one,
who is established in the Consciousness of himself as infinite Happiness,
in all conditions. It may be terrifying outer conditions. You may cut my hand,
my body will be bleeding, yet you will see no change on my face. Examine me in all
conditions of life! A Swami is a Hero! He is the greatest adventurer, one who has
conquered nature, one who is superior to all modes of nature! Time, space and
circumstance have no influence on him. He is established in unconditioned Happiness,
eternal Happiness, unending Happiness, undivided Happiness. His heart sings in this manner:
Chidanand Chidanand Chidananda Hun,
Har Hal Men Har Mast Satchidananda Hun!
(In all conditions I am infinite Existence-Consciousness-Bliss!)
This is the song of the Sannyasi. His heart is always singing that. He says,
his heart says, his experience says - in summer's sun, in winter's cold, in the cold of the
Himalayas, in the hot mid-summer sun in the deserts, in all situations, He is in Supreme Happiness - :
Satchidanand Satchidanand Satchidananda Hun,
Har Hal Men Har Mast Satchidananda Hun!
So says that man, haben Sie verstanden? (Have you understood?) "
(Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati)
* OM *
Introduction and Divine Blessings by H.H. Mahant Shri Swami
Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, President, Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas and appointed Successor of His Divinity Shri
Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati.
Two Bharatanatyam Temple-Dances by Dr. Kumari Somashekhari:
1. "Trimaataa Kautuvam", in Raaga Maalikaa and Eka Taala.
2. "Kanjadalaayataakshi", Kriti by Shri Muttuswami
Dikshitar, in Raaga Manohari and Aadi Taala.
Place: Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir, in the Headquarters
of Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, Omkarananda Nagar,
Muni-ki-reti, via Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Date: In the evening time of 16th June 2025.
Kindly Note: We regret the unavoidable background noise from
the horns of passing vehicles. Our beautiful Temple is
situated just adjoining the Swami Omkarananda Saraswati
Marg, which is an extremely busy road, specially in the
Yatri season. OM
"Jeernodharana Rajata Bandhana Maha-Kumbhabhishekam" for
Shri Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi and other Devatas, in
Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, Muni-ki-reti, via Rishikesh,
Uttarakhand, India, from 6th to 10th April 2023. Places seen
in the Video: 1. Headquarters of Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas, with its beautiful Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi
Temple and other lovely Temples. 2. The heavenly Vedic
Gurukul, Omkarananda Gayatri Ved Vidyalaya, situated
directly at the holy Ganga.
Main Participants: H. H. Mahant Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda
Saraswati, President, Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, Shri
Swami Satchidananda Saraswati, Treasurer, Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas, Kumari Somashekhari, General Secretary,
Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas and Indian Classical Dancer and
Musician, Chief-Priest of Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, Shri
Suresh Joshi and other Omkarananda Ashram Priests, Priests
of different parts from Tamil Nadu, like Kanchipuram,
Chennai, Thiruvarur, Chidambaram, etc., Students of the
Vedic Gurukul, Omkarananda Gayatri Ved Vidyalaya, at the
Ganga.
Speeches and Divine Blessings by His Holiness Mahant Shri
Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, President, Omkarananda
Ashram Himalayas. Short speech in Tamil Language, towards
the end, by South Indian Main Priest, Shri Prathap Anandham,
who expresses his admiration for the heavenly and beautiful
Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas and its Temples and specially
thanks its President, Mahant Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda
Saraswati, whom he calls "Guruji Avargal". The South Indian
Main Priest also remarks, that the Supreme Divine Mother,
Shri Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi, was surely very happy and
pleased, that Kumari Somashekhari (whom he calls "Kumari
Amma"), presented divine, traditional Bharatanatyam
Temple-Dance as an integral part of the Rajata Bandhana
Maha-Kumbhabhishekam Celebrations, in Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas.
Special Thanks to Dr. Anupam Vaid, Trustee, Omkarananda
Ashram Himalayas, and to the Video and Editing Team of
Portfolio Studio, New Delhi, for their help and support. OM
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ABP Ganga, "Kyaa Baat Hai",
Television Episode on Mahant Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda
Saraswati,
President Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas, by Prof. Dr. Kumar Raajesh, Consultant -
Editorial
of ABP Network Television, August
2021.
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ABP Ganga, "Kyaa Baat Hai",
Television Episode on Kumari Somashekhari,
General Secretary Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas, and Indian Classical Dancer & Musician,
by Prof. Dr. Kumar Raajesh, Consultant -
Editorial of ABP Network Television, December
2021.
Full Moon Temple-Dance by Kumari
Somashekhari and Divine Blessings by H.H. Mahant Shri Swami
Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, President, Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas, in the night of Friday, 23rd February 2024, in
Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir, during the auspicious
Purnima Tithi (during the auspicious Full Moon time).
Details: 1. Glimpses of Bharatanatyam Temple-Dance:
“Puṣpāñjali and Gaṇeśa Vandana ‘Mūṣika-Vāhana’ ”, in Tālam
Ādi and Rāgam Gambhīra Nāṭṭai, by Kumari Somashekhari. The
perfection of each Mudra, along with the rhythm of the
music, makes the dance outstanding. 2. Divine Blessings and
inspiring and enlightening Speech by H.H. Shri Swami
Vishveshwarananda on the Greatness of Lord Ganesha, the
importance of the holy Durva Grass and the importance and
benefits of a Spiritual Life. Place:
Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir, Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas, Muni-ki-reti, via Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
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Full Full Moon Temple Program with Dances and Speeches, on
17th September 2024, in Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir,
Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, Omkarananda Saraswati Marg,
Muni-ki-reti, via Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
1.) Welcome by H.H. Mahant Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda
Saraswati, President, Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas.
2.) Bharatanatyam Temple-Dance “Kanjadalaayataakshi” by
Kumari Somashekhari.
3.) Devi-Dance “Jagadambike” by Kumari Arohi, dance-student
of Kumari Somashekhari. Dance-Choreography by Kumari
Somashekhari.
4.) Devi-Dance “Maa Vedon ne jo Teri Mahima kahi hai” by
Kumari Somashekhari. Dance-Choreography by Kumari
Somashekhari.
5.) Divine, inspiring Speech by H.H. Mahant Shri Swami
Vishveshwarananda, President, Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas.
6.) Spontaneous speech by Trustee of Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas, Shri Munnesh Agnihotri.
7.) Divine Speech, Vote of Thanks and Blessings by H.H.
Mahant Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, President,
Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas.
Full Moon Program, in the night of 6th March 2023, Monday,
in Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir,
Omkarananda Saraswati Road, Muni-ki-reti, via Rishikesh,
Uttarakhand, India:
Bharatanatyam Temple Dance by Kumari Somashekhari and Divine
Blessings
by Mahant Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, President,
Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas.
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Full Moon Temple-Dance by Kumari Somashekhari and Divine
Blessings by Mahant Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati,
President Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, on 24. June 2021, in
Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir, Omkarananda Saraswati
Road, Muni-ki-Reti, via Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Dance-Choreography by Kumari Somashekhari. OM.
At the crowing conclusion of the 9th Global Literary
Festival, Noida, Kumari Somashekhari,
Indian Classical Dancer and Musician and
General Secretary Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas,
received the
"6th Atal Bihari Vajpayee National Award for
Promotion of Art and Culture", on Friday, 6th October 2023,
at Marwah Studios, Film City, Noida, along with other great,
eminent, honourable Awardees.
Chief-Guest: His Excellency the Ambassador of Serbia
Guest of Honour: His Holiness Mahant Shri Swami
Vishveshwarananda Saraswati,
President, Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas
Festival President: Dr. Sandeep Marwah Festival Director and
Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Sushil Bharti
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Maha-Shivaratri Celebrations in Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas, Muni-ki-Reti, via Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India,
on 18th February 2023. Bharatanatyam Temple-Dances by Kumari
Somashekhari and Blessings and Divine Speech
by Mahant Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, President
Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas.
Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Anupam Vaid, Trustee Omkarananda
Ashram Himalayas.
Script for Master of Ceremonies was written by Kumari
Somashekhari, General Secretary
Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, and Indian Classical Dancer &
Musician. OM.
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During conclusion of Omkarananda Mahotsava, on 31. December
2021, Kumari Somashekhari danced in Honour of her Adorable
Sadgurudev Shri Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati to an
ancient Tamil-Hymn by Shri Aandaal, “Maargazhi Thingal”, in
the Vedic Gurukul of Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, the
Omkarananda Gayatri Ved Vidyalaya, at the holy Ganga.
Dance-Choreography is by Kumari Somashekhari. Short Vote of
Thanks by Mahant Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati,
President Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, at the end of the
Video.
Script for Master of Ceremonies with explanations about the
dance, etc., was written by Kumari Somashekhari, General
Secretary Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas and Indian Classical
Dancer & Musician and read out by Prof. Dr. Apurvaa
Trivedi: "About 5000 years ago a great Saint-Poetess lived in today’s
Tamil Nadu, in Shrivilliputhur, near Madurai, who is
regarded and worshipped as an Avataara of Bhumi Devi or
Lakshmi Devi. Her name is Aandaal. She belongs to the
greatest Worshippers of Lord Narayana, Lord Vishnu or
Krishna. She had so much divine love for Lord Narayana, that
she fiercely refused to marry a human being. When she was a
very, very beautiful girl and only 15 years old, Lord
Narayana Himself appeared to Priests in the dream and
ordered them to arrange Aandaal’s spiritual marriage with
Him. When Aandaal entered the Vishnu-Temple, where her
divine marriage was arranged, she ran with great joy and
ecstasy into the Garbha Griha, the Sanctum Sanctorum, and in
a miraculous way merged with the Vishnu Murti and
disappeared for ever from the physical plane. In the
following You can see a dance to one of Aandaal’s original,
devotional songs, in which Aandaal calls her lovely Sakhis,
her lovely maiden friends, to come with her to the river to
worship Lord Krishna or Lord Narayana, in order to obtain
worldly fame, prosperity and also Immortality.
In this song Aandaal describes a beautiful moonlit time in
the holy month of Maargazhi, which usually lasts from 14.
December to 14. January. She further describes Lord
Krishna’s divine Beauty and mighty divine Powers to her
friends.
After learning to sing and fully understand the meaning of
Shri Aandaal’s song, Kumari Somashekhari choreographed a
dance to it, which she presents in Honour of Her adorable
Sadgurudev Shri Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati, the born
Sage, Mystic, Genius, Philosopher and Writer and Sampurna or
Complete Avataara, Who appeared on earth in the auspicious
month of Maargazhi. OM"
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Krishna-Janmashtami Celebration in
the beautiful Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir,
situated in the Headquarters of Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas, Omkarananda Saraswati Marg,
Muni-ki-reti, via Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, on 30.
August 2021.
The Video shows glimpses of the
Celebration:
1. Pujas and Prayers by Priests of Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas
2. Temple-Dances in Honour of Lord Krishna by Kumari
Somashekhari. Dance-Choreography by Kumari Somashekhari.
3. Divine Blessings and Speech by H. H. Mahant Shri Swami
Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, President Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas.
4. Krishna Arati and Pushpanjali, sung by Priests of
Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas and performed by Shri Swami
Vishveshwarananda, Shri Swami Satchidananda and Kumari
Somashekhari.
5. Swinging of Krishna Cradle (Jhoolaa Jhoolaanaa) by
Ashramites, Devotees and Guests.
6. Please Note: The Krishna Altar for this special holy
occasion was established by the Priests inside the
Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir, directly in front of the
Pranapratishtha Shrine of Shri Venkateshwara and Padmavati.
Videos of the Krishna Altar could be taken only from a
certain angle, since Photos and Videos of the
Pranapratishtha Murtis inside the Shrine should not be
made. OM
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Full Moon Temple Program, on 18th
December 2021, in Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir,
Omkarananda Saraswati Marg, Muni-ki-reti, via Rishikesh,
Uttarakhand, India. In this special Video can be seen:
1. Maiden performance - first ever
Solo Dance-performance - by Kumari Arpita, Dance-student of
Kumari Somashekhari. Kumari Arpita learns Indian Classical
Dance from Kumari Somashekhari, in Omkarananda Ashram
Himalayas, since beginning of November 2021. Before
starting her dance, Kumari Arpita offers flowers in front of
the Garbha Griha, the Sanctum Sanctorum of Shri
Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi. She then performs "Jagadambike",
a heart-touching Devi Dance. Dance-Choreography and
costume-design is by Kumari Somashekhari.
2. Glimpses of Bharatanatyam
Temple-Dance "Melaprapti", by Kumari Somashekhari.
Dance-Choreography and Nattuvangam are by Somashekhari’s
Bharatanatyam Guru Shri Deepak Mazumdar, Mumbai.
3. "Aandaal, Maargazhi Thingal",
danced by Kumari Somashekhari. First Kumari Somashekhari
learned to sing that famous ancient devotional Tamil song
and then, after making a lot of research, Kumari
Somashekhari choreographed herself a classical dance to it,
in order to express the meaning of Goddess Aandaal’s
devotional song as exactly and as clearly as possible. Since
this special Full Moon, on 18. December 2021, occurred in
the auspicious month of "Maargazhi", a Tamil month, which
usually starts from 14. December and completes on 14.
January, this Temple-Dance was very appropriate for the
occasion.
4. Special Divine Blessings by
Mahant Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, President
Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, on this holy Full Moon
Temple-Program, where Swamiji generously encourages all
active participants of this Function and beautifully
explains the highly divine and mystical aspect of real
devotional Indian Classical Dance. Swami Vishveshwaranandaji
also nicely describes for the North Indian Devotees the
inspiring life-story of the great Goddess and Saint-Poetess,
Shri Aandaal, who lived ca. 5000 years ago, in today's Tamil
Nadu, in South India.
5. Note: It was a little "sacrifice"
for all participants in this special Full-Moon
Temple-Program to be present there, outside, in the open
Temple-Hall, in the very cold night, when the temperature
had gone down to 5 Degree Celsius only. OM
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Bharatanatyam by Kumari Somashekhari at the holy Ganga: In
Honour of her Adorable Sadgurudev
Shri Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati, Kumari Somashekhari
performs Bharatanatyam
at the holy Ganga during Omkarananda Mahotsava.
Master of Ceremony: Shri I.D. Joshi,
Senior Educationist and Ex-Principal of Shri Bharat Mandir
Inter-College, Rishikesh.
To see the whole event, please click
here.
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Bharatanatyam by Kumari Somashekhari on Omkarananda Jayanti:
In Honour of her Adorable Sadgurudev
Shri Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati, Kumari Somashekhari
performs Bharatanatyam
on Omkarananda Jayanti, in Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas.
To see the whole event, please click
here.
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Bharatanatyam Temple-Dance by Kumari Somashekhari and divine
Blessings by Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati,
President Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, on
Maha-Shivaratri, 24.2.2017, in Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi
Mandir, Muni-ki-Reti, via Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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In this Video can be seen a Bharatanatyam Temple-Dance in
Honour of Lord Shiva,
performed by Kumari Somashekhari on Maha-Shivaratri, 13.
February 2018,
in Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir, followed by Divine
Blessings on this holy occasion
by Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, President
Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas.
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In Honour of His Divinity Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati
Kumari Somashekhari performs a Bharatanatyam Temple-Dance,
in Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, on Omkarananda Jayanti (25.
December 2017).
Nattuvangam by Bharatanatyam Guru Shri Deepak Mazumdar,
Mumbai,
who taught this dance to Somashekhari.
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Kathak Dance, "Murali Manohara", by Kumari Somashekhari,
in the Gurukul "Omkarananda Gayatri Ved Vidyalaya", at the
holy river Ganga,
Muni-ki-Reti (Sheshdhara, Tapovan), via Rishikesh,
Uttarakhand, India,
on 31st December 2016. Introduction by Kumari
Somashekhari.
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Bharatanatyam Temple Dance
"Melaprapti" by Kumari Somashekhari, during Omkarananda
Jayanti.
In honour of her beloved Sadgurudev Shri Paramahamsa
Omkarananda Saraswati,
Guru-Bhakti-Ratna Kumari Somashekhari performs pure
Bharatanatyam Temple-Dance.
This Dance was taught to Kumari Somashekhari by the
great Bharatanatyam Guru
Shri Deepak Mazumdar, Mumbai, who also did the
Nattuvangam (Recitation of rhythmic
Dance-Syllables) for this dance.
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Bharatanatyam Temple-Dance "Ganesha
Kautuvam" by Kumari Somashekhari in
Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi
Mandir,
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India,
during
Navaratri-Celebrations. |
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Guru-Bhakti-Ratna Kumari Somashekhari dancing
spontaneously
and impromptu to a
Radha-Krishna-Bhajan, new to
her, played
by musicians of Shri Gopalacharyaji in
Omkarananda Ganga-Mata Mandir,
Triveni Ghat, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India,
during Omkarananda Mahotsava
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Omkarananda-Arati-Dance by Kumari
Somashekhari in Honour of her
Sadgurudev Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati, at the
holy river Ganga,
at Omkarananda Ganga Ghat,
Muni-ki-reti, via Rishikesh, during Omkarananda
Mahotsava.
Dance-Choreography by Kumari Somashekhari.
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Radha-Krishna Dance "Sapne Men" by Kumari Somashekhari
and her Students Neha and Pinky,
at Omkarananda Ganga
Ghat,
Muni-ki-reti, India, at the holy Ganga near
Ramjhula,
during Omkarananda Mahotsava. Dance-Choreography by
Kumari Somashekhari.
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Omkarananda Arati Dance by Kumari Somashekhari &
Students
on the occasion of
Omkarananda Jayanti,
in
Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas,
Muni-ki-reti, Rishikesh, India.
Dance-Choreography by Kumari Somashekhari. |
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Radha-Krishna
Dance, by Kumari Somashekhari and her Students
Neha and
Pinky,
during Omkarananda Jayanti Celebrations,
in Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, India.
Dance-Choreography by Kumari Somashekhari. |
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Navaratri in Omkarananda Ashram: Devi Dance "Laal
Churiya Charhaun" by Neha and Pinky
(students of Kumari
Somashekhari),
on Ashtami, in
Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi Mandir,
Omkarananda Saraswati
Road, Muni-ki-Reti, via Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India. |
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Navaratri in Omkarananda Ashram: Devi Arati Dance by
Kumari Somashekhari
and her students Neha and Pinky, on
Ashtami,
in Omkarananda-Kamakshi-Devi
Mandir,
Omkarananda Saraswati
Road, Muni-ki-Reti, via
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Dance-Choreography by Kumari Somashekhari.
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