Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple (KSHT), Frisco, TX, USA

June 27th - July 6th, 2023

 

Devotees welcomed Sri Swamiji back to Dallas at 5:30  am in the airport. In the evening, Pujya Sri Swamiji visited the temple and did Arati to the deities, as devotees chanted Hanuman Chalisa. At the end, Sri Swamiji gave chocolate to all children.

 

No public activities occurred on this day.

 

In the morning, Pujya Sri Swamiji performed Bhumi Puja in the recently acquired land by the temple for expansion projects.

 

In the evening, Pujya Sri Swamiji entered the temple through the Rajagopuram main entrance as drums were played and young children offered flowers at Pujya Sri Swamiji’s Lotus Feet. Pujya Sri Swamiji conducted Arati to Hanuman. Devotees conducted Arati to Pujya Sri Swamiji. Temple trustees offered a Pavitra mala and on behalf of Datta Yoga Center board members, Sri. Ramana John Laird and Sri. Srinivas Chundu offered a banana leaf mala. Sri. Srikanth Challa offered a garland of lilies on behalf of SGS Gita Foundation.

 

To welcome Sri Swamiji to Dallas, Priya’s Seven Strings, a local veena school led by Guru Smt. Priya Prakasham, performed a jatiswaram, while three dancers performed along in a program entitled “Veena Rhythms”. The musicians were Abhirami Sivakumar, Deepika Devanand, Idhayaa Manivannan, Laksha Vasanthakumar, Rajalakshmi Nataran, Rhimaa Rajeshwari, Samaya Sidhardhan, Satya Sailaja Bhagavatula, and Shiva Priya Gnanam. Guru Smt. Lipsa Vijay of Sanskrit Academy of Performing Arts, Mckinney performed Mohiniyattam, Vanitha Mandayam Doddamane of Navayukti Dance Academy Llc, Plano performed Bharatanatyam, and ***. Tanya Krishna Harati of Omkara School of Indian Classical Dance, Frisco performed Kuchipudi. The piece was composed by Sri Mysore Vasudevacharya, the music score was by Sri. Vasanth Vaseegaran, Sri. Balu Rajendrakurup performed mrdangam, and the jathi was by Sri. Kaushik Champakesan. Following this enthralling performance, the Youth of the Dallas Satsang Group performed a Svagata Gitam, “Svagatam Te Yogīśvara”, composed by Sri Raveendra Boggaram and set to tune by Datta Peetham Asthana Vidhushi Dr. Smt. K Seshu Latha. Sri Jaithra Varanasi conducted the young musicians. Viswanath, Hyderabad. Sri. Raveendra Boggaram offered a mala to Sri Swamiji, along with the lyrics of the gitam. After this lively performance, all artists received blessings from Sri Swamiji.

 

Following the welcome performances, Dr. Sri. Prakasarao Velagapudi gave the introductory address on the greatness of Guru. Following this, volunteers brought the Sahasra Chandra Raga Sagara T-shirt for release. Annadanam team brought the Annadanam for blessings. Sri Swamiji then released the KSHT logo t-shirts in various colors, as well as the volunteer t-shirts for Guru Mahotsav and Bhagavad Gita events. Gita volunteers then offered the Batch 8 Parayana Badges - with a special one for Sri Swamiji. Sri Swamiji’s badge was labeled as “Tataji”. Gita volunteers also offered the invitation and brochure for the first-ever Bhagavad Gita Talent Show, as well as the participant t-shirts for the talent show and the trophies. The Kodela family then presented an SGS Post Word Search Book for release, compiled by Shivanti Balkaransingh of Trindiad. The Bhajan Babies team then offered a handmade garland to Sri Swamiji and released a coloring book. Sri Swamiji also released a new stuffed Hanuman toy that sings 5 different bhajans of Sri Swamiji. The toy is now available for pre-order and can be picked-up in September. All devotees should watch the videos and subscribe to the Bhajan Babies channel on YouTube. Devotees can also sponsor a video if they are interested. Jayalakshmi Mata Prakrti Products were also presented to Sri Swamiji; they are all natural products that are available fat KSHT Bookstall. Sri. Ravi Anupindi spoke about the Hanuman Wings initiative. Sri. Murali Tummala then announced about the new land acquired by the temple; devotee Shravan Reddibathini assisted in this effort and helped get the land within merely 77 days. DYC USA Chairman Sri. Ramana offered the documents from the purchase. South Indian music director Sri Devi Sri Prasad offered a mala to Sri Swamiji.

 

Sri Swamiji accepted flowers and malas from devotees, patiently giving darshan to small children, and then all devotees.

 

In the morning, Sri Swamiji performed Sri Cakra Puja in the Hanuman Shrine, while students. Chanted all Kavacha Mantras from the Kavacha Manjari Album. Sri Swamiji did Prokshanam for the students who chanted. Sireesh Poondla led devotees in a small Datta Kriya Yoga exercise. Students began learning in 2018, and now have completed learning all Kavacha Mantras in the “Kavacha Manjari” album, available for download on all platforms. Pujya Sri Swamiji advised devotees to listen to this album every day. The students who memorized all Kavachams received a silver chain and certificate from Sri Swamiji’s hand. Afterwards, Sri Swamiji began the medal distribution for Batch 8 Bhagavad Gita Students. Sri Swamiji spoke on the importance and benefits of learning Bhagavad Gita and advised teachers to teach students with patience and love. Parents should also give importance to learning Gita. Sri Swamiji also confirmed that all Gita students may go to Kurukshetra, and families wherein all members have learned Gita will have a special surprise. Sri Swamiji patiently gave medals and took pictures with each student/Gita family for many hours. 

 

In the evening, the long awaited, unprecedented Gita Talent Show took place at CUTX event center in Allen town. As Sri Swamiji walked in, children who were part of the costume showcase as a part of the talent show welcomed Sri Swamiji. The event was emceed by first Batch students Balatripura Somanchi and Sthitadeesh Nelapatla. The talent show participants came from 29 different centers and were organized into 5 different teams: Achyuta, Keshava, Vasudeva, Madhava, and Hrishikesha. Each team was comprised of “experts” in each of the many talents. Talents included Reverse Chanting, Shloka by Numbers, Gita Meanings, Antyakshari, Shloka by Word (ability to chant shlokas containing a certain prompt word), Gita Charades, Parallel Chanting (2 chanters chant different chapters simultaneously). The youngest member was Lakshmi Pranavi Konduri, a specialist in sloka by numbers. Sri Swamiji began the show by spinning a wheel to decide which team went first. Teams played Gita Antyakshari, then teams could pick from a game board of different talents in order to accumulate the most points. Gita themed short films, drawings, poetry, and more were produced, although not part of the talent show.

 

The atmosphere was exciting- the teams seated on a grand stage donning their team color, behind them, graphics with Gita Talent Show logos and team names on a large LED screen. The audience cheered, waving posters and colorful pom-poms for the different teams. After the talent show, a special segment entitled, “Know The Master” was emceed by Batch 1 student Venkat Ayalavarapu and Batch 4 student Renuka Sukhu was a way for the current batch students to learn about our Sadguru Sri Swamiji. Participants took a written or oral exam on Sri Swamiji’s life history and were asked questions on the same. All of the children sitting on the floor by Sri Swamiji were very excited and raised their hands to get picked to give an answer. Then, Sri Swamiji also started picking students to answer questions and asking questions. Pujya Swamiji gave some exciting ideas for future talent shows as well. The Gita Talent Show Team, the team coaches, as well as the two “helplines” for the teams (two batch one students versed in numbers and meanings) also received blessings from Sri Swamiji. The Judges then announced the winning team as Keshava and the runner-up as Hrishikesha. The winners and the runners-up received a trophy from Sri Swamiji’s hands. Kesava team members are Anjani Kameswari Peri, Balaji Bondalapati, Deepa Jaivadivel, Sai Shreyan Gande, Shanmukha Srirama Mungonda, Siddhant Peddi, Sriram Gundla, Vijval Yaramatti, and Vihaan Tirumalapeddinti. Bala Somanchi was their coach. Hrisikesa team members were Abhiradh Janagama, Abhiram Kandra, Akshaya Pallapotu, Akshaya Sanka, Chandra Shekar Aravala, Krithik Kalla, Naga Vashishta Vallamkonda, Rajani Jeevangikar, and Viroopaksha Velishala, with Renuka Sukhu as their coach. At the end, Sreya Kodela and Radhika Kodela offered a Sampurna Bhagavad Gita Mala to Sri Swamiji. It was completed with the support of Vandana Reddy Mallipalli, Padmaja Merikundam, Padmasree Muddana, Kanthi Indrakanti, Lakshmi Ravipati. The Mala includes Dhyana Shlokas, all Bhagavad Gita Shlokas, Gita Saram, Gita Mahatmyam, Gita Arati, Kshama Prarthana, and Purnam. Sri Swamiji then drew some tickets for a raffle to receive a signed Bhagavad Gita book set from Sri Swamiji.

 

In the morning, Sri Swamiji again distributed medals to more Batch 8 students at CUTX center and gave Darshan to those in the Bhagavad Gita reading category. Sri Swamiji blessed one student who memorized the entire Bhagavad Gita in just 7 weeks and received the gold medal and another in 3 months. Pujya Sri Swamiji also mentioned that the music in the evening’s meditation concert would also help with memory. Sri Swamiji expressed that at least 100 readers and adults should memorize for the next batch. Batch 9 registration is now open. Please find more information and the center closest to you, at sgsgitafoundation.org.

 

In the evening was the eagerly anticipated Sahasra Chandra Raga Sagara concert. Guests were greeted by a intro video with all 350 venues that Pujya Sri Swamiji has performed. The stage looked like an ocean (sagara), in which celestial music was about to commence. Initially, the graphics depicted Sri Swamiji and past healing concerts laid over cosmic images of the stars and moons for the special Sahasra Chandra Raga Sagara. 

 

Yogini Kaliji then spoke briefly to introduce the concert and Sri Swamiji and Sri Swamiji’s mission, music, and work. Approximately 6,000 people were present. Little Elm City Council member Tony Singh then offered a Pavitra Mala to Sri Swamiji. Frisco City Council members Tammy Meinershagen and Angelia Pelham then offered a mala to Sri Swamiji. CEO of Sakshi TV, Dr. Nemani Bhaskar Rao offered a Pavitra Mala to Sri Swamiji. All the listeners were given a betel leaf to keep on them throughout the concert and a small bottle of water from which they were to drink from when instructed by Sri Swamiji. This concert’s music was especially geared towards heart problems and strengthening memory. Sri Swamiji played Pranasvarupam in Rushyaketu Priya Raga, Jaya Jaya Vani Saravati in Kapi, Aim Hrim Srim in Lantantapriya, Guru Padamu in Sriranjani, Jyoti Veligindi in Kashiramakriya (healing raga for this concert), Happy Tune in Dheera Shankarabharanam, and Raga Ragini Devi Mangalam in Sama Raga. During the main healing raga, Sri Swamiji walked among the listeners as they showed Pujya Sri Swamiji their betel leaves and the Celestial Message Troupe continued the music. The first Dallas concert was on July 2nd 2003, and 20 years later, the Sahasra Chandra Raga Sagara took place in July of 2023. This was the first time there was a gap of 4 years between Raga Sagara concerts, and this concert marked the first concert in an auditorium since the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the largest concert outside of India. Sri. Srikanth Challa then announced the special Sri Ganapathy Saccidananda Auditorium which is going to be built in Hyderabad India, as the first building to be named after Pujya Swamiji. Devotees can contribute towards this wonderful dream project of Sri Swamiji’s to continue Pujya Sri Swamiji’s cultural legacy. The India Association of North Texas president, Dinesh Hooda offered a vastram and garland to Sri Swamiji. DYC Chairman Sri. RamanaJohn Laird offered a crystal memento to Sri Swamiji. Dr. Palkar then honored the Celestial Music Troupe of Vid.Jaitra Varanasi on violin. Vid. Mani Narasimham on support keyboards,Vid.Shankar Ramesh on Mridangam, Sri.Mahesh Bhat on Tabala and Vid.Jayadatta on rhythm pads. A special thank you to the organizers at CUTX and Ram Kalpat Sound O Rama for background display and sound. Thousands of devotees were served meal packets.

 

 

In the morning, Sri Swamiji performed Sugandha Dravya Abhishekam to Dattatreya and Hanuman in the Hanuman shrine, followed by Sri Chakra Puja, while Chi. Vidyuth Aravind sang, accompanied by ***. Mounika Kalidindi (violin) and Sri. Vedam Sastry (veena), Chi. Chidatma Datta Chaganti (mridangam). Following this, students taught by Sri. Raveendra Boggaram chanted the Ananda Lahari portion of Soundarya Lahari (first 41 shlokas). Following this, Sri. Janardhan Adapa led devotees in Datta Kriya Yoga. Sri Swamiji blessed the artists who offered Sangeeta Seva and the Soundarya Lahari Participants. JDRC devotees offered the welcome Pavitra Mala. The Soundarya Lahari team offered Guru Daksina, and a copy of the Soundarya Lahari script. Pujya Sri Swamiji expressed happiness at the Soundarya Lahari rendition, and described its benefits. Sri Swamiji spoke on the different kinds of practices throughout the four yugas: In Krita Yuga, people performed penance, and remained alive as long as bones were still there. In Treta Yuga people pursued knowledge and stayed alive as long as flesh was there. In Dvapara Yuga, people performed rituals, and stayed alive as long as skin remained. In Kali Yuga, Bhakti Yoga (devotion) is the path we should follow and we remain alive as long as breath remains. Following the discourse, Sri Swamiji gave darshan to Tamil devotees.

 

In the evening was the grand Batch 8 Sampurna Bhagavad Gita Parayana. Sri Swamiji entered to the sound of a Nadaswaram and Tavil. The Gita students were chanting Datta Stavam, and center teachers offered flowers at Pujya Sri Swamiji’s Lotus feet. Sri Swamiji lit a lamp. Shravya Gandu, Durga Sundarram, Varalakshmi Upadrashta, Sunanda Polineni, and Madhavi offered Arati to Sri Swamiji. Board members of Datta Yoga Center, Yoga Sangeeta, and Karya Siddhi Hanuman temple offered a garland to Sri Swamiji. Dr.Prakasarao and Dr. Nandini Velagapudi then offered a mala. The Bhagavad Gita external examiners Santosh Ji and Srividya Ji who performed over 400 assessments within just weeks, offered a Vastram to Sri Swamiji. The stage was filled with memorizers of all ages dressed in blue, and readers sitting in the chairs in front of them. Behind the readers was a sea of Gita alumni in yellow, and the stands were packed with family, friends, and community members. 12 countries were represented by the 750+ Batch 8 students, with over 300 memorizers and the remaining were readers. Two memorizers were too young to read, having just turned 4 years old (Arya Swarup and Kokila Vemuri). The beautiful graphics depicted the meanings of the slokas. The students took Sankalpam, and with that, the Parayana began. Sri Swamiji, wearing a special Sahasra Chandra Vastram, walked among the Batch 8 students, showering them with flowers. The chanting was powerful and reverberated in every inch of the massive hall. Following the 18th chapter, the audience gave a roaring applause. Batch 8 then chanted the Gita Mahatmyam, Saram, and Arati, and received a standing ovation from the audience.. The Parayana team, including Aishwarya Lanka, Pallavi Velamakanni, Shrita, Niyati Cheruvu, Ananya Sankaran, Prasanna Valiveti, and Madhavi Attaluri, then offered a Mala to Sri Swamiji. The annual event coordination team, Kalyan Chatrathi, Srinivas Cheemakurthi, Kishore Dola, Raj Jayanthi, and Srinivas Kathoju, then offered a Gaja Mala. Sankaran Hariharan, Srikar Chunduri, Murali Panidepu, and Sridhar Kodela then offered a crown to Sri Swamiji. Following this, Praveen Narra, Yamuna Rangaswamy, and Vijay Balebail offered the flute. Shyam Sridhara, Ramakrishna Rallapalli, and Chakravarthy Terlapu then offered Guru Dakshina to Sri Swamiji. Sri Swamiji spoke on the speciality of 8th batch - Sri Krsna was born on Ashtami – the eighth day. Pujya Sri Swamiji expressed wonder at the very small children in this batch, and called up Kokila Vemuri, who just turned four and started memorizing when she was three. At Sri Swamiji’s instructions, all of the small children from 4 to 8 came up around him. Pujya Swamiji described that Sri Krsna was making rounds in the crowd during the parayana before merging into Sri Swamiji. Sri Swamiji also spoke on the importance of listening to good things and observing good practices while children are in the womb, for the benefit of the child. Sri Swamiji encouraged readers and elders to become memorizers for the next batch, and afterwards gave an interview to Sakshi TV.  The SGS Gita program has produced 4,000 memorizers and 3,000 readers. Sri Swamiji with the two four-year-olds cut a grand Bhagavad Gita-inspired cake, presented by the Annadanam team. The Annadanam team served thousands of meals throughout the Guru Mahotsav celebrations.

 

 

Devotees recited the Guru Gita from memory to kick off the Guru Purnima Celebrations. Sri Satyam Upadrashta, Srikanth Datta Challa and Sri.Raveendra Boggaram conducted Pratyaksha pada puja to Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji on this sacred Guru Purnima Day. Sri Swamiji had everyone chant the 108 names Ashtottara during the Pada Puja. Sri Swamiji was brightly shining, enveloped in flowers and beautiful pink lotuses, dressed in white, Sadgurudeva gave the image of the bright sun, rising on a throne of beautiful flowers. Sri. Sireesh Poondla led devotees in Datta Kriya Yoga, and Sri Swamiji blessed the Annadanam. Sri Swamiji surprised everyone by bestowing the title Asthana Vidwan to Sri. Satyam Upadrashta in recognition of his invaluable services in the field of Datta Peetha Sahitya Seva,  to Sri Srikanth Datta Challa in recognition of his invaluable services in the field of Datta Peetha Bhagavad Gita Seva and to Sri. Raveendra Boggaram in recognition of his invaluable services in the field of Datta Peetha Sahitya Seva, and. All awardees throughout the years can be viewed at sgsawards.org.

 

For the Guru Purnima message, Sri Swamiji spoke on Guru and Datta as Adiguru. Pujya Swamiji emphasized the importance of conserving our breath and the necessity of sometimes putting on a “Naatakam” (an act) in order to maintain duties & peace, while simultaneously pursuing the spiritual path. Put children on the spiritual path while they are young. Face problems bravely and be stronger than your problems are. Facing difficulties and working hard will only make the result that much more sweet and satisfying. All people who have taught us something and made us better are our Gurus. Swamiji does so many different activities; everyone can get involved in seva and pick an activity of interest. Everyone should learn Soundarya Lahari, Sundara Kandam, and Lalitha Sahasranamam. At least 10 Bhagavad Gita readers from earlier batches should become memorizers for the next batch. All devotees can also contribute towards the SGS Auditorium project in Hyderabad. 

 

Following the Guru Purnima address, Datta Peetha Asthana Vidwan Sri. Raveendra Boggaram then read a sloka on Guru written by Datta Peetha Vidyadhikari Kuppa Venkata Krishna Murthy. Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple and DYC boards offered a garland and a special instrument, the theremin, to Sri Swamiji. Sri Swamiji played the instrument briefly, which was mesmerizing to hear. From Delhi, Dr.Lalit and Dr.Nandini Duggal from Gam Datta Natha mandir and SGS Hanuman Dwaraka Mandir, Delhi, the Parivaram from Mysore, Shiva Panduranga Rao Sadhu from DYC Beneluxe, M.Sudhakar Ji from Vijayawada ashrama, Jayashree & Ramesh from Qatar, Dhanalakshmi Ji from Machilipatnam, Meera from DYC Germany, DYC Trinidad, DYC Canada, devotees from Nuzuvidu, Sahyadri Datta Ashrama in Mumbai, Hyderabad Ashrama, and Sri.Kannan Cochin Ashrama offered a garlands to Sri Swamiji.

 

Then began the Maha darshan, with thousands of devotees queuing in the hall for about 6 hours. Sri Swamiji patiently and lovingly received every single devotee, and every devotee was allowed to take blessings via Pada Sparsham, touching Sadguru’s feet, is a rare blessing, and the greatest of blessings. Devotees expected and hoped that after such a long day, Sri Swamiji would take rest. However, Pujya Sri Swamiji’s boundless energy is incredible. Even after 6 hours straight, of giving darshan, Sri Swamiji took to the stage to give devotees yet more blessings, in the form of the delightful nectar of Bhajans. Ms.Mangli, an Indian playback singer, also offered a beautiful song to Sri Swamiji. During the bhajan session, devotees lost themselves in the bliss, dancing, and hearts melting. The skies themselves were pleased, and after many weeks of dry skies, torrential rain poured and thundered. Following the bhajan session, Vid. Sri. Narasimha Kikkeri (violin), Vid. Sri. Gautam Narasimhaprasad (flute), Vid. Sri. Neti Ramakrishna (mridangam), and Sri. Newal (vocal) from Trinidad were honored. During the bhajan session, Sri. Neti Ramakrishna also shared a wonderful experience with the bhajan “Saptasvarudham” before Sri Swamiji sang it. On this beautiful Guru Purnima, In Sri Swamiji’s immense compassion, Sri Swamiji spent nearly 15 hours at the temple, blessing devotees, from 7 am to nearly 10 pm.

 

 

In the morning, a flag hoisting took place at the temple for American Independence day. Sri Swamiji gave darshan to local volunteers, instructing them to do seva selflessly and without ego, and to always be happy. To demonstrate this, Sri Swamiji told a string of jokes, and had the volunteers in fits of laughter. 

 

In the evening, Sri Swamiji visited the shrines and performed Sri Chakra Puja, while DFW musicians presented a portion Kanakangi Sri Jayalakshmi Kriti in  Ragamalika, which was composed by Pujya Sri Bala Swamiji and set to tune by the Malladi Brothers in honor of Sri Swamiji's 75th Birthday. They also presented the bhajan Mahadevaputram, and Hari Har Vidhi Sab. Bhajans from ***. Sreya Kodela’s album “Keertans from Adhyatma Ramanayanam” were also played. Sri. Sireesh Poondla led devotees in Datta Kriya Yoga, and devotees were instructed to acquire the special Sugandha Dravya scented oil, which is healing and smells as if Sri Swamiji is with you. Sri Swamiji blessed the musicians and Sri. Venkataraman Subramaniam for leading them. Following Sri Chakra Puja, Sri Swamiji blessed devotees with another bhajan session. Sri Swamiji instructed all devotees to take learning bhajans seriously. Sri Swamiji blessed the Annadanam during the bhajan session, and at the end as devotees chanted “Appaji! Jai ho!” even Sri Swamiji joined in, and put a unique spin on it. Then Sri Swamiji gave a surprise rendition of happy tune on synthesizer. Devotees started to dance and all the children jumped around Sri Swamiji, chanting “Tataji!” After arati, Sri Swamiji cut a cake in honor of 1005 moons Sri Swamiji has seen as on Guru Purnima a few days ago. Parivaram members and flutist Sri Gautam Narasimhaprasad were honored, and a 3-minute clip showing the national coverage by Indian news channels arranged by Ramesh Ji from Mysore Ashrama of the Gita parayana event was shown. KSHT trustees offered Guru dakshina and a gaja mala, and Sri Swamiji gave chocolate to all the children.

 

 

In the evening, Sri Swamiji visited the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, and the DFW Hindu Temple. Sri Swamiji visited all shrines at both temples and gave brief discourses. Pujya Swamiji spoke about the importance of parents not only saying good things and teaching about Sadguru and God to their children, but also about the importance of parents demonstrating these good things for their children. Sri Swamiji also said that all people are the same, that they find their way to God in their own unique ways, and that we should always be happy. God’s name and bhajans are very tasty to chant and sing. Sri Swamiji instructed the Dallas satsang group to sing Lakshmi bhajans at the DFW Hindu temple. Sri Swamiji also spoke about importance of listening or chanting to Kavachams. 

 

Sri Swamiji then headed back to the Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple, where devotees organized a Tesla light show to the music of Happy Tune. Pujya Swamiji gave darshan from the Guru Nilayam balcony, waving to the beat, and smiling gloriously. With a sweet “Good Night!” from the Master, the program concluded for the day. 

 

Devotees gathered in the hall to conclude the Guru Purnima Mahotsav Celebrations for the year. Dallas Satsang group began singing impromptu bhajans. Sri Swamiji spoke on being happy always, instructed devotees to keep some sugandha dravyam (from a previous day’s abhishekham), and instructed devotees on maintaining discipline during Sri Swamiji’s visits. Sri Swamiji spoke on praying to Hanuman to help with problems, and also see Him as a relative. You can talk to Hanuman, and He will also respond to you saying “O!”. Hearing a response from Hanuman is the same as hearing from Sri Swamiji. Sri Swamiji instructed a Sri.Ramprabhu Vempati to conduct a laughing yoga session. Devotees laughed heartily, with Sri Swamiji joining in, and concluded the 2023 Dallas program in a sea of bright smiles.