Karunakara Guru’s Nava Oli Jyothirdinam

Thiruvananthapuram: Santhigiri Ashram is celebrating Navajyoti Karunakara Guru’s Nava Oli Jyothirdinam on Saturday, which is the 24th anniversary of the reunification of Guru-embodiment with the absolute truth. This year's Nava Oli celebrations will begin on Friday, which will be inaugurated by West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose.Ashram president Swami Chaitanya Jnana Thapaswi, general secretary Swami Gururatnam Jnana Thapaswi, and Manickal grama panchayat president Kuthirakulam Jayan will be present at the function. On Saturday there will be special worship commencing from 5am followed by flag hoisting and pushpa samarpanam at 6 am. There will be a meeting of delegates attended by representatives of various cultural organisations of the ashram. Various cultural programmes will be organised at the ashram as part of the celebrations. The festivities will conclude on May 7.