National News Service, Kolkata - 7th August 2006: A casteless, dowryless and priestless revolutionary marriage took place at Dishari (Marriage Hall) in Salt Lake City of Kolkata on 4th August 2006 with a Sanyasini in saffron robes conducting the ceremony. Two Bengali speaking persons - a boy and a girl -of different castes were united in matrimony under the auspices of Ananda Marga founded by Marga Guru Shrii Shrii Anandamurtjii. The married couple were Sri Kaushik Maity and Srimati Manidipa Hazra.
Acharya Kashishvarananda Avadhoota representing the groom and Avadhootika Ananda Ashoka Acharya represented the bride. They jointly conducted the marriage ceremony.
There were nearly 500 invitees - quite a few amongst them were Avadhutas and Avadhutikas of Ananda Marga, who blessed the couple..
4th August happened to be not so much auspicious day for marriage according to Hindu almanac But Ananda Marga does not believe in this approach. It says that all the days are good as long as the marriage is performed invoking the Grace of Almighty and ceremony begins in spiritual atmosphere.
No presents were accepted as this system does create a feeling of discrimination in those who are offering gifts - quite a few give gifts which are out of their budget to appear men of status.
Four Prabhat Sangeets (devotional songs), composed and tuned by Samgha’s founder Shrii Shrii Anandamurtijii, were sung by Arunima Dey, Paresh Biswas, Acharya Tattvavedananda Avadhoot and Priyashivananda Avadhoot. Later on Kiirtan in the name of Lord -"Baba Nama Kevalam" was sung by Priyashivananda Avadhoot., followed by short collective Sadhana. Ac. Sugatananda Avadhoot gave a brief talk explaining the salient features of Ananda Marga marriage system.The whole atmoshphere was spiritually charged.
The food served after the ceremony was purely vegetarian, which Margiis call as sentient food. Some political leaders including one sitting MLA too attended the programme. Many people were heard appreciating the system of Ananda Marga revolutionary marriage.
Posted by proutist-universal on August 9, 2006 02:20 PM
