Diwali - Festival of Light
12 November 2023

Diwali Celebration in Delhi Ashram

In addition to the Rangolis and colourful illumination which gave the Ashram a festive look on the evening of 11 November 2023, there was an offering of devotional music by the Ashram Choir as well as Tara Didi’s reading of a poem and several passages on Mahalakshmi from the writings of Sri Aurobindo.

On the morning of Sunday, 12 November 2023, the Ashram community, primarily youngsters, engaged in games and sports. In the Sunday Satsang, Premsheela sang a few Ram Bhajans, and Dr. Aparna Roy spoke on the inner flame of aspiration, which the lamps that we light on Diwali symbolise. Shri Prashant Khanna’s morning class on Savitri, and the evening class on the Bhagvad Gita continued as usual, too. Later in the evening, lamps of aspiration were lit near Sri Aurobindo’s Shrine by Ashram community, guests and visitors followed by an offering of devotional music by the Ashram Choir and Tara Didi’s reading of several passages on Mahakali by Sri Aurobindo.