Datta Poornima @ Rotary Orchards Chaitanya Senior Citizens' Home скачать в хорошем качестве

Datta Poornima @ Rotary Orchards Chaitanya Senior Citizens' Home

We had yet another eventful evening of celebration. All hundred of us making up the residents and helpers trooped into our front courtyard in our wheelchairs, with our walkers or just hobbling out to witness the full moon. Mercifully we were all seated to watch Chandrama emerge from beyond the horizon and peaking through the tree canopies to emerge into a full display in the heavens. At one point, it was framed by the branches to present a splendid picture. Today is an unusual Poornima, it being the 13th in the year while we have only 12 each year. The moon is the closest to the Winter Solstice.It also holds special significance to the Buddhists , Christians and certain sects of Hindus. Tonight will be the longest night. The entire period of the emergence of Chandrama was accompanied by music by Lalitha Sriram and chanting by Indu. It brought in the austerity for the occasion. We were each given a small katori of water with raw rice, which we offered to the Divine in the form of Arghya also referred to as libation of water, which brought up the culmination of the event. As a chronicler of events at ROCSCH, I do this because I like to share my joys and I have so much of it coming my way thanks to Praveen and Indu, ably assisted by Vivek . A home for the elderly does not necessarily have to be a desultory place. Here’s the proof. Resident @ ROCSCH - Dr Leela Krishnaswamy