1) Our Balamandir students had the good opportunity of performing Kumkum Archana on Sunday, 17 th May, 2026.
2) Nearly 37 students (24 boys & 13 girls) attended the programme. Our Shloka teacher chanted 108 Mantras on Sri Ramakrishna and the Holy Mother, and the students repeated them and performed the Archana.
3) Nearly 55 parents (male and female) were present. They also repeated the Mantras along with the students.
4) Parents expressed their happiness seeing their children performing the Archana.
5) After the Archana, Swami Raghunayakananda Mj., Manager of the Mylapore Math, gave the Benedictory address in which he advised the students and parents to keep their homes a ‘Bhavanam (Spiritual homes)’, and not a ‘Vanam (Forests)’. To achieve that, these types of practices are necessary, he insisted.
6) Swami Satyaprabhananda gave a brief talk in which he told the students that they are the creators of their own destiny and studenthood is the foundation of life.
7) After the talk, the students took their parents to the main temple to offer their prayers.
8) The programme ended with the distribution of Prasadam to the students as well as the parents.