Sannyasa Deeksha Varshikam: Twenty-two Brahmacharinis Given Deeksha Name

Pothencode: Twenty-two brahmacharinis were newly initiated at the Santhigiri Ashram today (Tuesday, October 24) on the occasion of the 39th Sannyasa Deeksha anniversary and were given new monastic names.

The ceremony started with worship at 5 o’clock in the morning. In a prayerful atmosphere, the initiation ceremony started at nine in the morning at the Sahakarana Mandiram. One by one the brahmacharinis worshipped Guru offering a lotus flower and a lit silver lamp in front of Gurusthaneeya Shishya Poojitha Amritha Jnana Thapaswini. After offering a garland on a specially prepared pedestal and performing worship of Guru, each one received new name and clothes from Shishya Pooitha. White-clad brahmacharinis changed into saffron clothes after initiation. Ashram General Secretary Swami Gururatnam Jnana Thapaswini ushered the new sannyasinis to the Sahakarana Mandiram. He announced the initiation name of the new members as willed by Guru. The following are their Deeksha names:

Brahmacharini Anita S – Janani Anita Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Anandavalli B.M. – Janani Anandavalli Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Guruchandrika V.- Janani Guruchandrika Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Jayapriya P.V.- Janani Jayapriya Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Krishnapriya A.S.- Janani Gautami Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Karuna P.K.- Janani Karuna Deepthi Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Karuna SS- Janani Karunashree Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Limsha K- Janani Gurusthuthi Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Mangalavalli CB- Janani Mangalavalli Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Dr. Neetu PC- Janani Urmila Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Prasanna CV- Janani Snehaja Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Dr. Rosie Nandi –Janani Gurupreethi Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Rajani R.S. –Janani Atmaja Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Priyamvada R.S.- Janani Priyamvada Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Sajitha P.S.- Janani Pushpitha Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Swayamprabha B.S.- Janani Swayamprabha Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Shalini Pruthi –Janani Shalini Jnana Thapaswini , Brahmacharini Sukrita A.- Janani Sukrita Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Shaibi A.N- Janani Ambuja Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Vatsala K.V.- Janani Dharmavalli Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Vanditha Babu – Janani Vanditha Jnana Thapaswini, Brahmacharini Vanditha Siddhartha – Janani Srivanditha Jnana Thapaswini,

With the addition of 22 new members, the strength of the 104-member Sannyasa Sangha of the Ashram became 126. After the 12-noon worship, various offerings of Sannyasa Sangha and Rakshakarta Samithi took place at Lotus Parnashala. Thousands of devotees from different parts of the world and prominent people in the spiritual, social, political, and cultural fields participated in the ceremony. After worship at 6 p.m., there will be a floral offering followed by Deepapradakshinam.