Hari Om! Parents,
Week 16 Class
Children wrote this Likhita Japa at the start of class - "Shri Krishna Sharanam Mama". Encourage your child to do japa daily.
Shlokas
We started with Om chanting and then chanted Sahana vavatu, Vakratunda mahakaya, Saraswati namastubhyam, Guru brahma, Sarva mangala mangalye (ref. My Prayers book pg 39).
Vasudeva sutam Devam (ref. Bala Vihar Handbook pg 15, verse 5). The children chanted the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam next.
India Sacred Land
Topic: Temples of India - Part 2
Today we spoke about the Dravidian style of temple architecture. Prominent in the south of India, it has a single shikhara which is shaped like a pyramid
The most prominent element is the Gopuram. The garbhagriha has no windows, no electricity and running water.
Activity: # TIL
The children learned about the Mamallapuram monuments and temples, including the Shore Temple complex. We watched a video showing this unique temple.
We discussed the Srirangam temple and the Brihadishwara temple as great examples of the Dravida style of temple architecture.
Temples in India have even been designated as UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Next, we took time to practice for our class performance coming up. Please save the date - Gr 6 performance is on March 3rd, 2024.
Geeta Chanting
Grade 6 is group Partha, and is assigned verses 1-28 to memorize. Today our class learned verses 24 and 25 of the Bhagavad Geeta Chapter 4 from our Swamiji.
You can submit your child's chanting video and get House points for every 4 verses memorized. Details are shared on the Parents WA group.
We concluded the session with Aarti and Pledge recitation in the Prayer Hall.
- Rashmi Kuroodi and Sangeetha Srikanth
Supplies needed for every class:- Bala Vihar Handbook, My Prayers book, the Junior Class Workbook Part 1 & 2, a notebook and pencils for likhita japa; everything in their Bala Vihar bag
*Reference books - Mahabharata by Rajagopalachari / Mahabharata by Kamala Subramaniam
