Major festival Ganesh Chaturthi is the festival celebrating birth anniversary of the elephant headed Lord Ganesha, the God of new beginnings. Although it is celebrated almost all over India, and many other countries, it is the chief festival of the state of Maharashtra, of which Mumbai (earlier name: Bombay) is the capital city. New York … Continue reading Ganesh Chaturthi in Haridwar
Chanting of Mantras, invocation of sacred shlokas and hymns, singing of prayers can also be considered as a kind of divine performing arts. Pouring devotion into these makes them performance arts as well. (Image credit: Both by Napatt Piyawongwatthana. The featured image at the top of the page shows Ganga Arati in progress, after the … Continue reading Performing & Performance: Universal.
Identifying specific mantras for individuals, understanding meaning, interpretations, learning accurate chanting and method of invocation.
A Special Residency has a special orientation. That could be in terms of dates, duration, targeted participants, location etc. Presently, the following Special Residencies are available. Artists with Children Artist Family in India: Children & Art, Escaping Pollution Meditations 2019 Yoga of Ganga and Kaveri: 5 Day Workshop in Bengaluru
'Meditations and Arts' is a Physical Special residency held outside of Haridwar.
21st June the equinox day is observed as the International Day of Yoga and inscribed by UNESCO, United Nations as a unique intangible cultural heritage of the entire humanity.
Artists with children are welcomed to this programme.
01 - 28 May And Narad slowly answered to the queen: “What help is in prevision to the driven? Safe doors cry opening near, the doomed pass on. A future knowledge is an added pain, A torturing burden and a fruitless light On the enormous scene that Fate has built.” Banks of Ganges, Foothills of … Continue reading Messages and Songs: The Nobel-pious Flowing Offerings
01 – 28 April "Where life is only a labour and a hope, A child of Matter and by Matter fed, A fire flaming low in Nature’s grate, A wave that breaks upon a shore in Time, A journey’s toilsome trudge with death for goal? The Avatars have lived and died in vain, Vain was … Continue reading Buddha Jumps Over the River: Kalki in 3378 A.D.
The 12 Physical Residencies programmes are located at the premises of AZIMVTH Ashram in Haridwar, India. Selected participants travel from any part of the world to Haridwar and reside at AZIMVTH Ashram at Haridwar in India. There are 12 standard residency programmes from January to December. Across the year, various ancient Indian celebrations and observances … Continue reading Physical Residencies: 12 from Jan to Dec
