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                            Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha

                             Hong Kong Sectorial Newsletter

    RAWA Programs                   Historical 1st Sectorial
    Two days of evening Rawa        Conference in Kyrgyzstan
    had participation from          We completed our first Sectorial Conference in
    Margiis of Kyrgyzstan,          Kyrgyzstan at the Talisman Resort on the scenic Issyk
    Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,         Kul Lake from September 9-12.
    Russia, Korea, Mongolia and     Altogether there were 240 attendees from from
    Taiwan who shared their         Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia,
    traditional songs and dances.   Ukraine, Korea, Mongolia, Japan and Taiwan joined
                                    the 25 Acaryas during the historic 4 day Conference-
                                    our first in Central Asia.
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Traditional Kazak Folk Song

                                    Road Leading to Issyl Kul Lake Resort

Our 4-member Cosmic Love band
from Russia entertained the
audience on the second day with a      The beautiful location, devotional Kiirtans, loving Margiis,
remarkable array of songs from         excellent RAWA performances, clean air and delicious
Prabhat Sangiita, Kabir English        food made it one of our best Sectorial Conferences ever.
ecological songs and Russian folk
songs.

Specially invited guest, Mrnal
Pathak led a three hour RAWA
workshop after which the ten
participants performed on the
RAWA night.

                                    Celebrating Prabhat Sangiita Day

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                                     The busy program included two Akhanda Kiirtans
                                     of 12 hours and 9 hours; six different classes on
                                     Spiritual philosophy, social philosophy, education
                                     and good news; Sadhana Shivir, Revolutionary
                                     Marriage, Nagar Kiirtan and Baba’s video. Free
                                     time was utilized to walk along the clean beach or
                                     take photos of the stunning beauty of the snow-
                                     capped mountains that encircled the serene and
                                     visually uplifting environment.
SS Dada convened a meeting with
30 Bhukti Pradhans, Unit
Secretaries and important Margiis
from Central Asia and Russia. All
were very satisfied with the
Conference result and readily
agreed to SS Dada’s proposal to
hold a DMS in the same venue in
September, 2021 as part of Baba’s
Birth Centenary celebrations.

The comfortable accommodation
lodged all of the Acaryas in 9
separate houses each with
attached toilet and bathrooms.

All in all it was an unforgettable
Conference that has again spurred
a new energy for the growing
family of Margiis and Acaryas of
Hong Kong Sector.

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                                          saḿskáras [mental reactive
Refuge for All                            momenta] shall also be finished and
                                          he shall be freed from all sins.” One
     Api cet sudurácáro bhajate           who sings My name and takes
     mámananyabhák;                       shelter in Me single-mindedly gets
     So’pi pápavinirmuktah mucyate        liberated.”
     bhavabandhanát.

     [If even the most wicked                  Parama Puruśa is your closest
     people worship Me with a             friend. You are never alone. He
     concentrated mind, I will            cannot be indifferent to your
     liberate them from the three         sufferings. He feels your pain. Act
     bondages (physical, psychic          as per His biddings and get free
     and spiritual).]                     from your sufferings.
      A durácárii is one whose action
tells upon society, one whose             9 August 1978, Patna
conduct is harmful to others. One         Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
who is called durácárii by another
durácárii is a sudurácárii.

      It is said in the scriptures, and
logic also says, that as is the action,
so is the reaction. But if time, space
and person change, the reaction
can be either more or less.

     Then is there no future for a
sudurácárii? No, it cannot be so.
They also have a future. To err is
human; the error may be big or
small. Those who commit mistakes
are also members of our family;
they are also persons in society.
Where will they go?

     “If, leaving every thing, a
sudurácárii takes refuge in Me [the
Lord] and meditates only on Me
without any second thought, his

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  Ulaan Baatar Region               23
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  Ananda Sambhuti Model Project     24
                                          sos@hks.amps.org
  Ananda Nagar Schools              25
                                          www.hks.amps.org
  Hong Kong Sector Events 2020      26

  Fasting Chart 2020                27
                                          Central Office
  Festival Days 2020                31
                                          Ananda Nagar,

  Inspiration                             P.O. Baglata,

  Shrii Shrii Anandamurti                 Dist. Purulia,

                                          West Bengal, India
  Published By
  Ac. Shubhaniryasananda Avt
  SS Hong Kong Sector                    Central Camp Office

  Layout and Design                      Ananda Marga MG Qtr.

  Ac. Shiilabhadrananda Avt              Ratu Road, Hehal,
  PRS Hong Kong Sector                   Ranchi-5, India

  Editor in Chief                        Tel: +91 94311 03725

  Ac. Shiilabhadrananda Avt
  PRS Hong Kong Sector

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Messages                                                I extend my gratitude to our SPRS Dada, Ac
                                                        Shiilabhadrananda Avt Jii for his hard work to keep
It gives me immense pleasure to bring out our           Mahavishva regularly published. My deepest thanks
Mahavishva newsletter for Hong Kong Sector. The         to all margiis, brothers and sisters and WTs for
magazine provides valuable information about            their effort to help establish Baba's mission
various activities such as news, projects, calendar     everywhere in the world. We all have been so much
for all the events in HKS, fasting and festival chart   busy during last 6 months to accomplish so many
etc. During the last six months great work has been     activities.
done by margiis and workers of Hong Kong sector.
                                                        Wishing you a very Happy New Year greeting. Let
Please see inside the magazine. I am very confident
that HK Sector Newsletter Mahavishva always             the new year be more joyful , inspiring and
brings new ideas, lot of good news and inspirational    energetic to move forward in His path and in His
                                                        mission. Let us solve all problems by Baba’s grace
work of Baba. HK sector is moving with firm
determination and with the clear goal of serving the    and by our sincere and active effort for Him. Param
                                                        Piita Baba kii — JAY !
suffering humanity, trying to help various projects in
our Sector as well as AMPS Central projects such        Ac. Shubhaniryasananda Avt.
as: Ananda Nagar village schools, Baba’s birth place    SS Hong Kong Sector
-Jamalpur, Varanasi and Davao TC and many other
places in the world.                                    It’s a wonderful honour to share my feelings
                                                        through Mahavishva.
We are expanding our mission through different
kinds of work and special pracar -Meditation Steps      By His grace, during the past 6 months, the
Pracar Platform. The vision of HKS is to do             coordinated cooperation of margiis and acaryas, has
maximum pracar to create maximum WTs, LFTs,             resulted in the opening of new paths and the
margiis, service and trying our best to establish all   reinvention of new ways to do His mission, for self
Master Units in true sense as self-sufficient and         liberation and service to the suffering humanity.
inspiring model for future generation. All workers
                                                        As Baba said: “Clouds cannot overcast the sun for a
of the sector are very much inspired and motivated
                                                        long time. The creatures of darkness never want the
to work for Baba’s mission with His main principles
                                                        expansive exaltation of human society. Even then,
of code of conduct to keep the one-structure policy
                                                        humanity shall march ahead. None can arrest the
in our sector, and make our best efforts to set a
                                                        speed of its progress. You be the harbingers; you be
good example.
                                                        the pioneers of this victorious march. See that not a
Society is passing through many problems and            single individual lags behind.”
situations. This is our best opportunity to serve
                                                        The Hong Kong Sector family is like a beautiful
Him, experience His blissful presence and do
                                                        garland around His neck, always ready to sacrifice &
something concrete for humanity, because
                                                        work in unity for Him.
everything is done by His grace and by His wish.
As devotees and cadre of Baba, we have so much          By the grace of our beloved Baba. Thank you.
chance to serve all in every situation, only by
                                                        Avtka. Ananda Kalyanshrii Ac.
taking His name. By His grace we will make a truly
                                                        SWWS Hong Kong Sector
healthy universal human society as per Baba's wish.

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                                                    Service to the Homeless
Taipei Region
New WWD Jagrti Opens in                             Joined by 8 Margiis and local acarya Ac.
Taichung                                            Caetanyananda Avt, Didi distributed 60 pairs of
                                                    shoes to homeless people in Taichung together with
Brcii Maheshvarii Ac opened a new office in           singing kiirtan.
Taichung which was donated by a sympathizer. Didi
only has to pay the light and water bills for the
apartment which includes two rooms, bathroom,
kitchen and a living room.

Didi has brought a new flow of activities in
Taichung with service and pracar work.

Didi met with the Taichung Association for the
Disadvantaged to discuss about programs for the
children.

                                                     Kaoshikii For All
                                                     Two public displays of Kaoshikii brings this useful,
                                                     holistic dance to the Taiwan public.

                                                     On Kaoshikii day September 6, 11 Taipei Margiis
                                                     performed Kaoshikii in the main hall of the busy
                                                     Taipei Main Station watched by scores of onlookers.

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   And another public display of Kaoshikii and Kiirtan   Brcii Maheshvarii Ac. shared Kiirtan with 30-40
   was presented by five Taipei Sisters at a local       participants at National Taiwan University’s “Sound
   community center with the collaboration of            of Wellness” program on May 24.
   Brother Caetanya.

                                                         And in the monthly service at the Ci Ai Senior
                                                         Citizens’ Home, three Margii sisters patiently teach
WWD Taipei Inspires Margiis and                          Kaoshikii, Kiirtan and Prabhat Sangiita to the 20+
Serves Public                                            residents of the Home.

A combination of internal activities and external
Pracar ensured a dynamic flow amongst the
dedicated sisters of WWD Taipei.

Weekly Ananda Sutram class in WWD Taipei
Office led by SWWS Didi Avtk Ananda Kalyanshri
Ac. deepens the knowledge of the 12 regular
participants.

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Camps for All Groups
WWD managed three excellent camps for
teenagers, youth and sisters during the summer
period.

Avtk. Ananda Shivanii Ac. organized a Sisters’
Retreat in Meinong Master Unit at which 12 sisters
and 5 volunteers attended.

                                                      30 youths attended the student’s Camp from July
                                                      27-31 at Ananda Suruci Master Unit. Ac
                                                      Shubhacintananda Avt gave a Prabhat Sangiita class
                                                      at the camp which many students heard for the first
                                                      time.

A Teenager Camp in Ananda Suruci resulted in 27
children, ages 7-17 years and 7 volunteers enjoying
the five day summer program under the
management of Sister Amalina.

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Fu Jian University Prachar
Ac. Japeshvarananda Avt. presented our social
philosophy for four hours to 57 students of Fu Jian
University organized by Brother Diinesh who is a
lecturer at the University.

Dada is a regular visitor to the University where his
classes are always well attended by the students.

                                                        A new tiled floor has replaced the old wooden floor
                                                        in the DC Hall of the main building. The support
                                                        squares are filled with concrete so there won’t be
                                                        any noise when we walk on them.

Ananda Suruci
Renovates
With financial help from sympathizers of ongoing
fasting camps, Acting Rector at Ananda Suruci, Ac.
Yogananda Avt., together with Brother Priyadashi
Ac & Sister Madhuvii, continues to undertake
several upgrades to further enhance the facilities at   Meanwhile the deck which suffered from rotten
our Sectorial Master Unit.                              wood was replaced by a concrete slab, at a cost of
                                                        $US 17,000. The slab is safer, neater and more
The ceiling of the Dharmacakra Hall in the main         durable than the previous wooden floor.
building was completely insulated over a one month
period which resulted in the reduction of
temperature of 7 degrees Celsius—a welcome
improvement during the sweltering summer
months.

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New Pathway                                           72 Hours Akhanda Kiirtan Vibrates
                                                      Summer Days
A new pathway from the Wellness Center to the
classroom was completed to assist participants        The annual 72 hour Akhanda Kiirtan again
during the frequent summer rains. Steel roofing       attracted fifty plus Margiis at different times to
sheets and a cemented pathway provide a covered       share their devotional feelings in the highly vibrated
non-slippery walking space between these two          MG Qtr at Ananda Suruci on the July 4-6 weekend.
frequently used buildings.

                                                      Yoga Meditation Retreat with 26
                                                      Participants from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Food Processing Unit & Bakery                         Malaysia and USA attended our Yoga Meditation
                                                      Retreat in October.
After four months of construction the new food
processing unit and bakery became fully operational
in June. The newly constructed facility will
adequately meet the demand by the 100+ monthly
visitors to Ananda Suruci who are keen to consume
our organic products and healthy whole wheat
bread.

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2nd Phase Diocese Seminars                            Chang Kung University
Successfully Completed                                Established Yoga Club
Taipei Region continues to set the standard for       For the fourth year running Ac Priyabodhananda
completion of diocese level seminars as they have     Avt. has kept the Yoga Club running at Tainan’s
been doing for many years.                            Chang Kung University. Enrollment again this year
                                                      is over 20 students who enjoy a friendly teaching
Twelve Margiis participated in Taipei Jagrti’s
                                                      environment and delicious meals which they
seminar held on June 23rd. Intellectual stimulation
                                                      collectively prepare with Dada after the weekly 90
was interspersed with devotional feelings as
                                                      minute session.
provided by the Prabhat Sangiita classes of Ac.
Shubhacintananda Avt.

                                                      Taipei Jagrti Enjoys Festival Days
Kaohsiung’s seminar was held on July 21 wherein 7
Margiis gathered for classes by Ac. Yogananda Avt.    Taipei Jagrti held celebrations on our Festival Days
and Ac. Shubhacintananda Avt.                         that brought a light hearted feeling to all the
                                                      devotees. Sixteen Margiis and three Acaryas came
                                                      together for Shravanii Purnima on August 16.

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While the October Diipavali program was enjoyed        Senior Citizens Enjoy Our Service
by 35 Margiis with three local acaryas.
                                                       Monthly visits to Xinlong Senior Citizen’s Home in
                                                       Wenshan is eagerly anticipated by its 22 members.
                                                       The program consists of songs, gentle body
                                                       movements and sharing of warm feelings with the
                                                       seniors who enjoy the change from their usual
                                                       routine by the active participation of 4 dedicated
                                                       Margiis.

Taipei Regional Conference
Remains Very Popular
Even though the October Conference in Taiwan is
no longer a Sectorial level it remains an attractive
event for all Taiwan margiis who take advantage of
the long October weekend. Over 100 Margiis and
Acaryas were present.

                                                       Purnashakti and Devakanta of Russia perform at Taiwan
                                                       October Conference.
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                                                        A second hike up Ma On Shan Ngong Ping Plateau
Hong Kong Region                                        bonded six Margiis on a peaceful upward journey.
Vegetarian Cooking Bonds the
Margiis
Of the many activities carried out by the active
Hong Kong Margiis the vegetarian cooking classes
are the most frequent and popular ones, as a fun
way for Margiis to share good company and
delicious food.

During this period there were six such classes that
benefitted a total of 26 people. The variety of
classes ranged from vegan radish kimchi class to “no
curry” Indian cooking class!
                                                        Circle of Love Encircles Hong
                                                        Kong Jagrti
                                                        The Wednesday “Circle of Love” program in the
                                                        Hong Kong Jagrti helps people face the plights of
                                                        life and conquer their negative emotions.

Hiking Refuge Away from City
Six people enjoyed a hike up Amah Rock on
October 20. Meditation and mindful activities with
energetic friends on the hill really help to recharge
them after a week of working and studying.

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Personalized Yoga Detox Retreat                      Rock Climbing and Cooking Class
Ideal for Hong Kong Lifestyle
                                                     The non-stop activities of the HK Margiis included a
Hong Kong                                            rock-rope climbing morning session and a rewarding
Margiis have                                         cooking class in the afternoon on September 15! Four
invented a new                                       and six people respectively attended the back to back
Yoga Detox                                           programs.
Retreat that
perfect suits the
over busy life of
their city.

The tailor made
fasting camp
suits the time
and health of
the
participants.
Four guests
non-stop joined the program recently at the usual
venue of Caritas Resort on Cheung Chau Island.

                                                     Ac. Krsnamayananda Avt. gave a simple exercise class and talk
                                                     to seven members of the Disability Society on September 17.

The usual juice fasting retreats inspired twelve
people in June and another six participants on the
September 27-29 weekend .

                                                     50 people joined the RAWA concert on June 25.
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Seoul Region
Master Unit Gets Total Facelift
In the biggest renovation in its history our Ananda
Karnika Master Unit has arrived in the 21st century
with a complete overhaul of the facilities
constructed 28 years ago.

BP Indradeva took six weeks away from his busy
schedule to supervise the renovations. They
included:

• Nine new bathrooms replacing the four old ones.
  New well insulated windows and doors in all
  rooms.
                                                                     10,000 Liter water tank
  New wooden floors in all rooms and back rooms.
  New wooden panels for the walls.
  Painting of the entire building.
  Installation of a 10,000 liter water tank on the
  roof.
  Two new air conditioning units.
  A new 2 room pre-fabricated container installed
  on the roof. It also contains a bathroom and
  kitchenette.

The $US 45,000 bill was met by the monthly
contributions of Margiis as well as a sizable
donation by Indradeva to make up the difference.
                                                      Intermediate Level Yoga Camps
                                                      Our intermediate level Advanced Yoga Camp
                                                      completed Modules 6 and 7 with twelve and six
                                                      attendees respectively. The two year course will
                                                      finish with the last module in mid-December.

                9 New Bathrooms
                                                           Module 7 was held on August 10-11 weekend.

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Busy Summer Schedule                                      Sadhana Shivir Has Special Guest
A variety of programs were held over the summer           Dada Cittarainjanananda gave many inspiring
months to inspire Margiis for their spiritual             classes in Korean language to the thirteen Margiis
practices and enable new people to learn about            who attended the 3-day Sadhana Shivir. Overseas
Ananda Marga.                                             guests from Philippines made it a memorable get
                                                          together.

11 people enjoyed the Jirisan Mountain climb with their
host Dharma at his Gurye home on June 1-2.

                                                          Momsalim Basic Training Course
Fasting Camp Adds New
Treatments                                                Seungmo, who is Sister Sarita’s husband provided a
                                                          useful service to ten Margiis who learned how to
Eight people enjoyed hip bath and spinal bath
                                                          alleviate their joint and body pains through the
treatments during the humid August month that
                                                          simple yet effective body movements of Korean
made their weekend Fasting Camp a memorable
                                                          traditional chiropractic called Momsalim.
experience.

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Tokyo Region
Two Regional Conferences with                        When they are free,
High Attendance                                      Brothers Atsushi
                                                     and Santosh help
The Spring Conference in Chiba was attended by a     distribute the relief
record number 28 Margiis and 4 Acaryas.              materials in
                                                     Nishinari District of
While the Autumn Regional Conference in Kansai
                                                     Osaka.
brought together 15 Margiis and 3 Acaryas.

Sadavrata Service Expands
Ac Vijitatmananda Avt. ’s ongoing Sadavrata
program for homeless people in Osaka expanded to
8-10 people daily. More Margiis are assisting Dada
in carrying out this service.

With assistance of Karuna Maya and Suprabha
Dada carried out a survey to better meet the needs
of the homeless.

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 SS Dada’s Tokyo Visit                                       Fukuoka Pracar
                                                             Ac. Vijitatmananda Avt. gave a table talk to a Self
                                                             Help group in Fukuoka at which 9 people attended.

                                                             Another 8 people joined his Vegan Picnic.

10 Margiis Enjoyed SS Dada’s Seminar Class in Tokyo

                                                            Meditation
                                                            Steps Starts in
                                                            Japan
                                                            With the help of Mister
SS Dada could also inspire Margiis at their monthly Tokyo
                                                            Naito Meditation Steps
gathering
                                                            Pracar Platform has now
                                                            started producing videos
                                                            in Japanese.

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                                                            RAWA Festival Draws Huge Crowd
Vladivostok Region
New 3-Story Building Completed                              A record setting 1,500 people enjoyed the 5-day
in Ananda Annapurna MU                                      summer RAWA Festival in Ananda Shivanii Master
                                                            Unit, making it the biggest event in Hong Kong
After eight months and help from 4 brothers, RS             Sector. A nationally famous Russian artist enthused
Ac Gunatmananda Avt. managed to complete the                that it was the one of the best gatherings she ever
construction of a massive 3-story building at the           attended.
Ananda Annapurna Master Unit in Arseniev, Far
East Russia.

  66 Margiis Enjoyed the New Facilities During the Summer
  Conference at Ananda Annapurna from August 23-27.

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Ananda Shivanii Master Unit                             2 LFT Training Sessions

Building Margiis as Well as Buildings                   40 brothers attended the 3-week LFT training led
                                                        by Ac. Shiilabhadrananda Avt. in November. Thirty-
Ananda Shivanii is now busy all-year round with
                                                        five of them have become new LFT’s after passing
events for new people, old Margiis and serving as a
                                                        their exams taken by SS Dada in December.
training center for a growing number of
enthusiastic LFTs.

With Meditation Steps Russian You Tube Channel
now having 350,000 subscribers there is a huge
demand for retreats and seminars for the hundreds
of new Margiis who are eager to live a spiritual
lifestyle.

                                                      Ac. Ananda Sainjana Avt. conducted a 4-week LFT
                                                      training for twenty-five sisters, of which 15 are now
                                                      working as LFTs in Russia.

A new Retreat by the name of “Eat, Love, Pray”
brought together 17 people who learned numerous
vegetarian recipes under the guidance of sister
Sumana.

                                                      To ease the
                                                      congestion
                                                      problem, two
                                                      new summer
                                                      houses were
                                                      built in the
                                                      Master Unit.

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Ananda Annapurna New Building                       Another forty people benefited from the yoga
Well Utilized                                       classes offered in the sparkling new hall.

Apart from the annual Summer Conference, many
other programs were held in the newly constructed
building in Ananda Annapurna ensuring its
immediate maximum utilization.

The Autumn Conference of November 2-4
attracted 30 Margiis to attend. Ac. Gunatmananda
Avt. was constructing a new sauna building beside
the new Jagrti building.

                                                    Mini Retreats Strengthen Margiis
                                                    Four mini-retreats were conducted in Khabarovsk,
                                                    Sovetskaya Gavan, Komsomolsk-na-Amure,
                                                    Blagoveshchensk that benefited 70 people.

                                                    Useful Service Activity
                                                    Avkt Ananda Sainjana Ac. together with 3 LFT sisters
                                                    entertained 25 children at the “Women and Children’s
                                                    Center” in Barnaul.

Three
programs for
new people
benefited a
total of 50
people.

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                                                     Fundraising Tour
Ulaan Baatar Region
New Land Purchased                                   Dada managed to collect funds for the purchase
                                                     of the Kharkorin land by touring various cities in
Ac. Divyalokeshananda Avt. purchased a new land      Taiwan performing with his sitar and violin for
of 25 m x 30 m in the ancient city of Kharkorin.     many people who enjoyed the performances.
Electrical line is completed and fencing is almost
finished. Dada received a large amount of second     His twenty-six day tour included 12 concerts and 2
hand wood from a large mining company.               spiritual talks with total attendance of 200 people
                                                     of whom 8 were initiated.

                                                      Dada’s sitar rendition at the September Sectorial
                                                      Conference was appreciated by all the attendees.

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 Ánanda Sambhuti Master Unit - Jamalpur
 New Land Purchased
 In the past few months, SS Dada HKS has went around different states to inspire margiis and sympathiser to
 contribute to the project. Many margiis from overseas and locally has visited the place. We have currently
 signed a contract to purchase another 10 Arce land and would be signing another few lands within the next 1-2
 months in which one consist of a hotspring.

         Recent land purchased                                           Land purchase with well

We are in process of signing contract for this rice field             Taiwan margiis visiting the land

                                Land with hot spring we are planning to purchase
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Ananda Nagar Development
Construction of schools & buildings
For many years, Hong Kong Sector has been supporting in different ways the different school projects in
Ananda Nagar through the Ananda Marga Foundation in Taiwan. The support is in the areas like the salaries
of the teachers, to the maintenance of the buildings and when there is a bigger sum of funds it will be used
for the construction of buildings to be used as schools. In total 600-700 students receives free education and
monthly 1,000 - 1,200 USD are spent on this project which is supervised by RM Dada Ac Anirvanananda Avt

        School in Hathi Nada                                          School in Malka

 Constructing road to the village school                       Bash Gar Ananda Nagar school
             Asiimananda

   Constructing another village school                                 Matri Geha
             Asiimananda

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       Hong Kong Sector Events for 2020
     Date                      Days                     Event
 January 2-7             Thur-Tues           120 Hours Akhanda Kiirtan,
                                          Ananda Shivanii Master Unit, Russia
 January 3-8                  Fri-Wed        120 Hours Akhanda Kiirtan,
                                         Ananda Annapurna Master Unit, Russia
January 4-19                  Sat-Sun         Kiirtan Parikrama in Taiwan
January 24-30             Fri-Thurs           Chinese New Year Holiday
    Feb 2                      Sun            1st Diocese Seminar Taipei
    Feb 3                      Mon               IRSS & SEC in Taipei
   Feb 5-9                Wed-Sun       Student Yoga Camp in Ananda Suruci MU
    Feb 16                     Sun           Seminar in Tainan & Taichung
March 29-31               Sun-Tues                GV Camp in Taiwan
  April 1-5               Wed-Sun              Sectorial Conference in
                                              Ananda Suruci MU, Taiwan
    April 5                    Sun                       SEC
  April 6-9              Mon-Thur                        RDS
 April 18-19                  Sat-Sun          Regional Conference in
                                           Ananda Karnika MU, South Korea
    May 7                      Thur                Ananda Purnima
  May 9-11                Sat-Mon              Diocese Conference in
                                            Ananda Annapurna MU, Russia
 May 14-17                    Fri-Mon           Spiritual Conference in
                                               Jeju Island, South Korea
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     Date                     Days                      Event

   June 21                    Sun                Seminar in Taipei
   June 22                    Mon               IRSS & SEC in Taipei
   June 28                    Sun                Seminar in Tainan
   July 2-5             Thur-Sun            72 Hours Akhanda Kiirtan in
                                             Ananda Suruci MU, Taiwan
  July 5-10              Sun-Fri     Sadhana Shivir in Ananda Suruci MU, Taiwan
    July 12                   Sun               Seminar in Taichung
  July 21-26            Tues-Sun             Regional Conference in
                                            Ananda Shivanii MU, Russia
    July 27                   Mon        IRSS at Ananda Shivanii MU, Russia
  July 27-31             Mon-Fri     Student Camp in Ananda Suruci MU, Taiwan
July 31-Aug 2            Fri-Sun            Diocese Conference in Baikal
 Aug 11-16              Tues-Sun              Diocese Conference in
                                           Ananda Annapurna MU, Russia
October 9-11             Fri-Sun              Regional Conference in
                                             Ananda Suruci MU, Taiwan
October 16-18            Fri-Sun              Sectorial Conference in
                                          Ananda Karnika MU, South Korea
October 19-22          Mon-Thur       RDS in Ananda Karnika MU, South Korea
 December 7                   Mon               IRSS & SEC in Taipei

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                        Fasting Chart for 2020
         Date                   Days              Event

       January 6                 Mon             Ekadashi
      January 10                  Fri            Purnima
      January 20                 Mon             Ekadashi
      January 24                  Fri            Amavasya
      February 5                 Wed             Ekadashi
      February 9                 Sun             Purnima
     February 19                 Wed             Ekadashi
     February 23                 Sun             Amavasya
        March 6                   Fri            Ekadashi
        March 9                  Mon             Purnima
       March 19                  Thur            Ekadashi
       March 23                  Mon             Amavasya
         April 4                 Sat             Ekadashi
         April 7                 Tues            Purnima
        April 18                 Sat             Ekadashi
        April 22                 Wed             Amavasya
          May 3                  Sun             Ekadashi
          May 7                  Thur            Purnima

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       Date                 Days    Event
      May 18                Mon    Ekadashi
      May 22                 Fri   Amavasya
      June 2                Tues   Ekadashi
      June 5                 Fri   Purnima
      June 16               Tues   Ekadashi
      June 20               Sat    Amavasya
       July 1               Wed    Ekadashi
       July 4               Sat    Purnima
      July 16               Thur   Ekadashi
      July 20               Mon    Amavasya
      July 31                Fri   Ekadashi
     August 3               Mon    Purnima
    August 15               Sat    Ekadashi
    August 18               Tues   Amavasya
    August 28                Fri   Ekadashi
       Sept 1               Tues   Purnima
      Sept 13               Sun    Ekadashi
      Sept 17               Thur   Amavasya
      Sept 27               Sun    Ekadashi

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     Date                   Days     Event
 October 1                  Thur   Purnima

October 13                  Tues   Ekadashi

October 16                  Fri    Amavasya

October 26                  Mon    Ekadashi

October 31                  Sat    Purnima

November 11                 Wed    Ekadashi

November 15                 Sun    Amavasya

November 25                 Wed    Ekadashi

November 30                 Mon    Purnima

December 10                 Thur   Ekadashi

December 14                 Mon    Amavasya

December 25                 Fri    Ekadashi

December 29                 Tues   Purnima

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           Ananda Marga Festival Days

      Date                   Day             Event
   January 1                 Wed        New Year’s Day
 February 12                 Wed      Niilakan’t’ha Divasa
    March 5                  Thurs      Dadhicii Divasa
   March 10                  Tues        Vasantotsava
    April 14                 Tues          Navavarsa
     May 7                   Thurs      Ananda Purnima
   August 3                  Mon       Shravanii Purnima
September 14                 Mon      Prabhat Samgiita Day
  October 8                  Thurs        Kiirtan Day
October 21-25               Wed-Sun      Sharadotsava
 October 21                  Wed         Children’s Day
 October 22                  Thurs         Public Day
 October 23                   Fri        Fine Arts Day
 October 24                   Sat          Music Day
 October 25                   Sun         Vijayotsava
November 14                   Sat          Diipavalii
November 16                  Mon         Brother’s Day
November 29                   Sun          Navanna

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                     28 brothers and 10 sisters from Russia passed LFT training

                                    Daily Sadavrata by AMURT Japan

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                            Meditating at the Tantra Piita in Ananda Sambhuti
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