Every festival gives us a reason to celebrate life. Festivals enliven and enrich our lives with exuberance of song, dance and music. Each festival however, also brings with it a reminder, an unspoken message to delve deeper within, to connect with the inherent source of all joy and bliss.
It was indeed a magnificent setting for a momentous occasion. The place was Rishikesh in Northern India, one of the holiest places in the world and an all-time favoured destination of saints, sadhus and seekers, since time immemorial. ‘Rishi’ and ‘kesh’ – the name itself is a pictorial incantation evocative of a sage, a rishi, a sadhu with matted locks...
It was a cold, misty morning in Gurumaa Ashram, where seekers and devotees gathered to have darshan and hear beloved master Anandmurti Gurumaa’s enlightening words of wisdom on New Year’s day. Many came straight from the just-concluded Rishikesh winter retreat by Gurumaa, a double cause for celebration!