The sun was unusually warm; the
AC in the car was no relief. We set out at 10am to drive towards Sweekar, our
sister center at Uran. At 10:45 we reached at the center, which is actually a
rented place where we have shifted recently. It is too much of hassle for us to
shift to new place each time the lease ends, not to mention the expenses
incurred each year.
Therefore we were very pleased
that we were able to buy a small piece of land, somewhere close by where we
could build a new school of our own.
We headed towards the new plot of
land. It was an auspicious day and Bhoomi Pooja was organized for this day.
In India, Bhoomi Puja is a
ceremony performed to inaugurate a new site for the construction of a home or
building. This ceremony is conducted in strict conformance to Vaastu Shastra,
the ancient Indian science of structures and architecture.
According to Hindu beliefs, by
performing this 'pooja' the right energy and natural elements surrounding the
site can be propitiated. Usually the time chosen is in accordance to the
'Vaastu Muhurtam,' which is the time when the 'Vaastu Purusha' (energy
surrounding the site) is believed to be in full strength
Teachers, trustees, students and
some important people were invited for this occasion.
Drs Mr and Mrs Moralwar did the
honor of performing the prayers
The blessing of the earth is for
better vibrations and for requesting the worms and insects to move to another
place.
Children also took part in the
prayers and in laying down the foundation stone of the school building
A small section of earth was dug
out and many people took the axe and broke the earth. Some symbolic precious
things were also buried under the earth.
The children were very amused to
see this event and they were happy to be part of this important milestone.
Ganesh Sindhe, the nagara adhaksha, was the chief guest and he promised to construct an open ground
in front of our school and improve the infrastructure of the area around the
school.
After the prayers, we returned back
to our center at Sweekar where we all enjoyed a local feast of delicious lunch.
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