Chinmaya Mission, Madurai - Uttarakasi camp - 2010

Chinmaya Mission Madurai organized "six day residential camp" at Tapovan Kutir , Uttarakasi from 25^th to 30^th May,2010. Devi kalotara jnanasara vicharam of Ramana Maharishi and Srimad Bhagavatam 8^th canto were the texts for the camp. The camp Acharya Swami Sivayogananda handled the texts in a simple and lucid manner. All the 68 delegates who attended the camp enjoyed the subtle subject of Sri Ramana Maharishi and the Values behind the stories of Bhagavatam. Evening satsangs were handled by Poojya Swami Dyananandaji . The serene ashram atmosphere, hospitality, Tapavan kutia and Ganges made the camp, very memorable for the devotees.

All the camp Delegates along with swami Sivayogananda undertook chardam yatra to Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri and felt a life time spiritual experience.

‘Maha Prasthanam’ as it is called, travelling on Siwalik range of Himalayas, beside Ganges, is a life-time experience.

· Darshan of Yoga Narasimar of Joshi Math in Pippalkot and Gupth Kasi are rarest of the rare opportunity....

· Ketharnath decked with snow flakes along with the abode of Adi Shankar....

· The vision of Neelakanda parvath, in the Himalayan hills range...

· Badrinath, the graceful descend of Badrinarayana on this earth....

· Gangothri dripping from the mattered locks of Lord Siva....

· Yamunothri – the river bank oft pervaded by Sri Krishna....

· Haridwar – immense footprints left by many many sages during Kumbamela...

· Rishikesh, the seat of Swami Sivananda from where Poojya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda, emerged.....

· Vimaleshwar Shrine , in Dharukavan hills range..

· Rudraprayog, meeting of the rivers Alaknanda and Mandakini are the

Places of Serenity, Sanctity, Beauty and Elegance. They are not to be just remembered but cherished in one’s life....

· visit of Vyasar gufa, Ganesh gufa and the thundering flow of the river saraswathi., are unforgettable experiences ..