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May 22, 2022 - Grade 6 (Sunday AM)

Hari OM Dear Families,

Here is this week's update.

Week 27:

22nd May 2022 / 9:15AM

Opening Prayers and Stotrams:

Class began with opening prayers. 3 OM's and followed by Sahanavavathu,

Om shrI GaneÅ›aya Namaha,  shrI Saraswatyai Namaha,  shrI Sat Gurubhyo Namaha. We practiced/reviewed mahalakshmi ashtakam and amba parameswari bhajan

Today we completed India, the sacred land with the concluding topics given below. We watched a couple of videos related to the topics. (links are given below)

The Holy cities of India
A List of Holy Pilgrimage Sites in Hinduism, which bless the Pilgrims with Moksha (Liberation from Cycle of Birth and Death).
1.Varanasi (Spiritual capital of India)
2.Prayag (The Triveni sangamam)
3.Haridwar/Haradwar (The entry point of the Dham Yatra)
4.Rishikesh/Hrishikesh (The yoga capital of the world)
5.Mathura (Lord Krsna janma sthalam)
6.Vrindavana (The Lords' growing up sthalam)
7.Ayodhya (SriRama Janma bhoomi)
8.Ujjain (Sakthi peetham)
9.Dwaraka (Lord Krsna's kingdom)
10.Kanchipuram (The temple city, Nagareshu Kanchi says Mahakavi Kalidasa)

 Spiritual exploration experience.
1. Konark temple
2. Khajuraho
3. Golden temple
4. Bahai - lotus temple
5. Bodhgaya
6. Mahabalipuram

 Historic (Monuments) Exploration experience.
1. Taj mahal
2. Red Fort
3. Qtub Minar
4. Mysore Palace
5. Hawa Mahal
6. Ajanta/ellora

 Scenic exploration experience. (understanding the varied landscapes)
1. Srinagar, Kashmir
2. Backwaters of Alappuzha
3. Munnar
4. Jaisalmer
5. Dilwara, Mt.Abu
6. Girnar Mountains

We played an interesting kahoot game related to some important cities and towns of India. We discussed costumes and accessories, background and props for our upcoming play on the annual day, 6/12

We concluded the event with the Aarathi and pledge.

Our next class is  on June 5th 2022. It's a zoom session Please feel free to reach out in case you have any questions. Hari OM Abhirami Shrinivas and Vidhya Aiyer