The Master CVV December Call celebrations were introduced by Master CVV in 1910 to give the followers an extra-push for ascent on the path of Yoga. It is important to observe and recollect the steps that we have executed, to adjust and to prepare for the next steps. The members who come to a celebration like December Call or May Call are called from within. There is a call from the Master, and often many difficulties have to be overcome to be able to participate.
Entrance to the Wisdom temple where the celebration took place
The December Call celebrations in Sadguru Tapovana are spiritually intense meetings and wonderful occasions to gather with group members from different parts of India and the West. Some friends coming from Argentina and Spain joined. We all stayed in the house of two Indian group members and their families about 10 minutes’ walk from the main habitation of the group, in another quarter with many trees. We were given a very warm reception and “camped” on different floors of the building.
The meals were now in the main habitation, in the open ground floor of a building where other families of group members lived – the place for the meals of the many guru puja participants. The catering is quite a big work all done by volunteers of the Tapovana group.
Sand artwork in front of the podium of the assembly hall
Entrance of the main habitation of Sadguru Tapovana
Before the beginning of the celebration, I went through the nearby beautiful park dedicated to Lord Maitreya, taking some pictures, and had a consultation with Dr Murthy, a very experienced Ayurveda and naturopathy doctor.
A group of young members singing Vedic hymns at the opening of the December Call celebration
Guru Prasad giving the opening discourse
Sri Joshi conducting the evening prayer
The December Call celebration started in the afternoon of 28 December and ended 30 December after breakfast. 29 December, the main day of December Call, the program started early morning. There ere prayers, talks by group members, a fire ritual, and book releases.
Guru Prasad with his wife Gayatri conducting the fire ritual
Reflections of the fire on the image of Rishi Agastya
There was the release of the English book “Whispering of Light” (PDF), containing a collection of the thoughts and quotes on Shambala given out by Master Kumar on the Facebook portal WTT-Shambala in 2022, together with pictures, especially from paintings of Nicholas Roerich. These enlightening statements are inspiring for meditational work.
Presentations of Indian dance
The members involved in the cultural program.
In the afternoon, there was a cultural program followed by a Veda recital.
Closing ceremony, view of part of the participants
Celebration of the Master EK Centenary (1926-2026): Quotes from the teachings of Master EK decorated the compound.
On 30 December, the program ended after prayer, a question-answer session and the closing ceremony. Later, a bus brought us to the airport for the flight to Visakhapatnam.
