AWARDING TOPPERS OF THE KODUNGALLUR TOWNSHIP

 17  toppers who received A+ in all subjects in the High school and Higher secondary level from the 17th and 18th Ward of  Kodungallur Municipality, were awarded on the 26th July, in the evening by the Ward Councillors  in coordination with Vivekananda Kendra Vedic Vision Foundation . The students were invited at Anandadham and with  a short half an hour programme, they were personally awarded mementoes and books as a token of appreciation for their hard work, which led to such success. Mananeeya Lakshmi Didi and two ward councillors Smt Parvathy and  Dr Ashalatha  gave away the tokens to the students.

HOUSE FOR THE NEEDY

During the Shatabhisheka celebration of Mananeeya Lakshmi Didi,out of the donations which were received , the committee had decided to build two houses for really deserving two ladies. One of them  who is from Edavilangu had a plot of ground,  and therefore on 10th July , Saturday, work started for the demolition of the dilapitated structure and foundation was laid by Ma. Didi to start building anew. The lady Smt Padmini, is a 60 year old widow with a son who is mentally retarded.Her married daughter has a 15 year old son totally mentally and physically retarded who needs full time attention and the girl cannot go to work.Her husband has divorced her seeing the pitiable condition of her son. The aged mother is the sole bread earner with MNGRA where she gets 10 days of work per month. Apart from Ma. Didi, Sri Sudhakarji, and the committee members Sri Shaliji, Sri  Anilji and Sri P.N.Joshiji were also present for the 'Bhumi poojan.

GURUPURNIMA CELEBRATION

                                                  

Gurupurnima day was celebrated on 5th July         here at Anandadham . From 5.30 a.m to 8.00a.m  there was the regular Ganapathi homam and Srichakra Puja which is performed on all ( full moon ) purnima days.In the Dakshina hall.

In another hall (Sarada) , Gurupurnima was celebrated following the direction of the headquarters, with a few about 15 members which included mainly Yogavarga participants. The programme began with Shanti path and Aikya Mantra,followed by introduction by Sri Sudhakarji.Gurustotrmwas sungformthepadavali .Mananeeya Didi's blessings on the occasion was followed by pushparchana and meditation.Programme ended with Kendra prarthana.Prasad was served to all who were present  This programme went LIVE on Facebook and YouTube. Many of the yoga students joined the live programme.A total of nearly 70 people joined in the programme Details are:

• Smt Suja ( yoga varga Pramukh) and Vighnesh( Y.C.C) with 5 sanskar varga children in Suja's  house   
• Another group of 5 families ie. 20 people in Thrissur
• A second groupof 5 families ( aproxm. 20 people) at Urakam,Thrissur

    2 families ( 8 people)in Kara   and 4 (16 people) families in Edavilangu, could not  join because of poor net connection.They  celebrated on their own according to the guidelines given by kendra through Smt Suja.

Names of the prize winners for the online competitions  held on the occasion of International Yoga Day were announced.

Out of the 35 participants who participated in the various  competitions meant for all age groups  from LKG to adults. 10 of them were declared as prize winners. In the story telling group consisting of LKG to Class I students, 5 of them from 4 different schools were the winners.In the Yogasana competitions the1st group consisting students of class II to class VI, 2 children were winners; the 2nd group consisting students of class VII to XII ,2 children were declared winner sand in the Adults group meant for the age group above 20 years ,only one participant was the winner. In all 10 schools participated in the first three groups.  All the participants received E certificates .