Hari Om,
Hope everyone had a fabulous Deepavali celebration with family and friends. Here is the update for Week 6: 31st October, 2021.
Opening Prayers and Stotras:
Class began with opening prayers- 3 OM's, followed by sahanAvavatu, Om shrI gaNeshAya namaha, shrI sarasvatyai namaha, shrI satgurubhyo namaha. We continued to learn the mahishasura mardini stotram, verse 5. We had volunteers from class chant all the verses.
India- The Sacred Land:
We had two students add on to their presentations and talk to us about the rich and varied music and dance traditions of India.
Bhagavad Geeta:
We learnt verses 45 and 46 from chapter 2. https://youtu.be/7MEh3vCkSWw
House Inaugural Activities:
The theme for this year is "dama" or "self-control, self-restraint". The class activity was a map quiz- identifying locations on ancient and current maps of India. For maximum points, the whole class had to first, with self-restraint, look up the exact spelling on the map and then help out each other to enter the right answer. The children did admirably, patiently looking for the answer and working well as a group!
Our next class is on Nov 14th - look forward to seeing everyone after the break!
With regards
Abhirami Shrinivas and Vidhya Aiyer