01 – 28 February 2021
“A huge inertness is the world’s defence,
Even in change is treasured changelessness;
Into inertia revolution sinks,
In a new dress the old resumes its role;
The Energy acts, the stable is its seal:
On Shiva’s breast is stayed the enormous dance.”
Cooper and Murph’s dialogues in Interstellar, and indeed several other conceptual underpinnings of features Matrix, Terminator, Star Wars etc. resonate several millennia old Vedas and Puranas wherein Lord Shiva says that he is his own grandfather. Of all the deities / prophets of any faith, it is only Lord Shiva whose birth day is not known and celebrated.
Vedas, dating back to 1700 BC, are the oldest scriptures of Hindu and dharmic faiths. Like other Indian scriptures, the language of Vedas is Sanskrit. Translations in Latin, German, French and English appeared after three-and-half-thousand years after they were composed. Swami Dayanand Saraswati, 50 years after these Western ones, first translated into Hindi making it the first in any Indian language. A follower of his established the cluster a century ago of which AZIMVTH Ashram is a part.
Shiva-ratri, the no-moon night this month is observed as the biggest festival. It is also the Saint Valentine Day. Humanity’s first wedding is said to have happened at the place now known as Daksh Temple in Haridwar.
FOR
- Sanskrit / Hindi
- Calligraphy
- Photography
- Visual art
- Documentary
- Performance art
- New media
- Linguistics
- Painting
- Music
- Writing
- Education
- Everybody
- Art of Life
FACILITIES
- Visiting Ganges ghats,temples, ashrams
- Pilgrim interactions
- Local collaborations
- Exhibit
- Print media coverage
- Local music instruments
- Conditional access to a Braille printing press
- Arts mentoring
- Drawing / writing / performing projects
TARIFF INCLUDES
- En-suite room
- Shared studio
- Options at other cluster-locations
- 3 meals, 2 herbal tea + snacks
- Sachet tea/ 24hrs
- Daily small basket of fresh flowers
- Towels, bedding
- Laundry
- Ayurveda doctor visit after every 4th day
EXTRA BENEFITS
- Twice daily
Yoga
Breathing exercises
Mantra chanting - Once a day
Spiritual discourse
Spiritual discussion
Mentoring and supporting progress of each artist´s project (s) - Once in 4 days
Visit by senior Ayurveda doctor - Once a week
One day long artist specific guided field excursion
Half day long artist specific guided field excursion - Need specific
Life coaching
IMPORTANT DATES – February
- 01 World Interfaith Harmony Week
- 06 New Zealand Waitangi Day
- 11 Japan National Foundation Day
- 13 World Radio Day
- 14 Saint Valentine Day
- 21 International Mother Language
- 22 Thinking Day
Largely, all opportunities, irrespective of themes, exist across the 12 months. One can join for any 28 continuous days, cutting across months. Stays for a duration longer or shorter than 28 days are possible.
Hindu almanac is a luni-solar calendar. Almost all observances are based on the various waxing and waning phases of Moon. However, some are based on Sun as well, for example, Makar Sankranti. The festivals listed below are edited and regrouped for the sake of convenience of presentations. In some cases, actual dates may vary by a day or so, or even more.
For exact dates and time of observances and eclipses, one may consult his own astrologer or write to AZIMVTH Ashram via ‘Contact’ page.
2018
- 1 Thursday – Month named Phalguna Begins
- 6 Tuesday – Anniversary Ma Yashoda
- 7 Wednesday – Anniversary Shabari
- 8 Thursday – Anniversar Ma Janaki
- 10 Saturday – Anniversary Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati
- 13 Tuesday – No Moon Night Fasting, Transit of Sun – Capricorn (Makara) to Aquarius (Kumbha)
- 17 Saturday – Phulera Dooj, Anniversary Swami Ramakrishna
2019
- 2 Saturday – No Moon Night Fasting
- 9 Saturday – Vasant Panchami
- 12 Tuesday – Anniversary Narmada
- 13 Wednesday – Transit of Sun – Capricorn (Makara) to Aquarius (Kumbha)
- 19 Tuesday – Full Moon Night Fasting, Anniversary Guru Ravidas Jayanti
- 20 Wednesday – Month named Phalguna Begins
- 24 Sunday – Anniversary Yashoda
- 25 Monday – Anniversary Shabari
- 26 Tuesday – Anniversary Janaki
2020
- 1 Saturday – Anniversary Narmada
- 9 Sunday – Anniversary Guru Ravidas
- 10 Monday – Month named Phalguna Begins
- 13 Thursday – Transit of Sun – Capricorn (Makara) to Aquarius (Kumbha)
- 14 Friday – Anniversary Yashoda
- 15 Saturday – Anniversary Shabari
- 16 Sunday – Anniversary Janaki
- 18 Tuesday – Anniversary Maharishi Dayanand
- 21 Friday – The Great Night of Shiva (Maha Shivaratri)
- 25 Tuesday – Anniversary Ramakrishna
AZIMVTH Ashram
365 Arya Nagar Jwalapur
Haridwar 249407
Uttarakhand India
AZIMVTH@gmail.com
http://www.AZIMVTH.org
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