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The priests of Hardwar performing arati of the Ganga at Hari-ki-Pairi ghat. |
Ganga Arati
Every night in Hardwar, in the foothills of the Himalayas, at about 6:00 p.m. there is worship (arati) of the Ganga at the Brahma Kund. In February of 2003, pilgrim-monks from the Atma Jyoti Ashram participated in the Ganges worship, which they also videotaped, as well as the shrines and religious goods shops located around the Brahma Kund.
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The Dakshineshwar Kali Temple and ghat seen from a boat on the Ganga. |
From Belur Math to Dakshineshwar
On the banks of the Ganges River north of Kolkata are two of the most remarkable religious sites in all of India. On one side is the Dakshineshwar Kali Temple, where Sri Ramakrishna practiced intense spiritual disciplines while serving as the priest of the Goddess Kali. The temple compound has become a place of pilgrimage for devotees of Mother Kali and Sri Ramakrishna alike, including monks from Atma Jyoti Ashram who filmed this video.
Down river, on the other side of the Ganga, is Belur Math, the monastery founded by Swami Vivekananda, the world-renowned disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, which has become the world headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission.
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Students at the Omshantidhama Gurukula perform their morning havan. |
Glimpses of India
A compilation of four short spiritual events filmed by our pilgrim monks during their trip to India in 2005:
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The Morning Havan by the students at the Vedic Gurukula at Om Shanti Dhama in Karnataka.
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Rare footage of the spiritual figure known as “Ajja” in Puttur, southern Karnataka.
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The evening Nagar kirtan of Ram Nam at Anandashram, made famous by Papa Ramdas, near Kanhangad, Kerala.
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Devotional Bhajans and dancing by village devotees at the Samadhi Shrine of Jnaneshwar in Alandi, Maharashtra.
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Andar the Elephant and his Mahut in the Sri Rangam Temple in south India.
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Temple Elephants in India
A two minute video filmed in various temples throughout India, showing temple elephants blessing devotees, and being fed by their mahuts.
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A young girl named Dhatri
and her friends smile
for the camera. |
India Smiles
A short video showing how bringing out a camera can bring out the potential actor in everyone. Filmed throughout India.
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An Ultralite taking off over the Borrego desert.
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Fly Borrego
A three-minute music video shot of and from an "Ultralight", a type of hang-glider which is sort of a 3-wheeled motorcycle with a propeller and wings. Shot over the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in California, with stunning mountains views and badlands below. Includes aerial views of Atma Jyoti Ashram.
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