Pune Sep 26 (IANS) An art and music extravaganza Guru Vandana featuring exponents Shiv Kumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia in a special jugalbandi of the santoor and the flute will mark spiritual guru Paramhansa Yogananda s 125th birth anniversary year.
It will be held on September 30 at the Ganesh Kala Krida Manch here.
The evening will celebrate the ideal of service and is a fundraiser to increase awareness and support for the services offered by the Paramhansa Yogananda Charitable Trust towards the welfare of widows in Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh.
There will also be a launch of "Art as a Hidden Message" a book on art written by Swami Kriyananda as well as an online exhibition of Nayaswami Jyotish s paintings.
Organisers are encouraging educational and cultural institutes and foundations to be a part of the event.
The Gorakhpur-born Yogananda moved to the US in 1920 and lived there until his death in 1952 preaching kriya yoga and meditation to tens of thousands of Americans. His "Autobiography of a Yogi" is considered a spiritual classic since it came out in 1946.
A recent film titled "The Answer" saw actor Victor Banerjee essay Yogananda.

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