H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Sahaja Yoga Trust

West Bengal Branch

Regd. Office: C-17, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110 016. e-mail: nationaltrust2010@yahoo.in

Main Centre W.B. Branch: P-34, India Exchange Place Kolkata-700 001. e-mail: sy.main.wb@gmail.com

Visit us at: www.sahajayoga.org.in Phone: 033-2556 6282 (State Coordinator) Address for correspondence: 139/2, Indra Biswas Road, Kolkata – 700 037.

Ref. No.: Circular/NDSYT/WB-12 Dated: 4th June, 2012

Jai Shri Mataji

The National Sahaja Yoga Seminar &

Navaratri Puja 2012, Northeast India

It is a great pleasure for us to announce that by the blessings of Her Holiness Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, the

National Sahaja Yoga Seminar and Navaratri Puja 2012 (Northeast India) has been scheduled to be held

during 19th, 20th and 21st October at Gayeshpur Amar Jyoti Stadium, Dist. Nadia (near Kolkata), West

Bengal. It makes us a little nostalgic to remember that such a seminar was last held more than 16 years ago

during International Easter Puja (Sakar)-1996. The land of Bengal is,

thus, waiting to quench its thirst to meet thousands of Sahajis from all

over India, which it might have never experienced before. It also

reminds us about International Navaratri Puja (Sakar)-1986 when our

Divine Mother blessed Kolkata, the centre heart (Anahat Chakra) of

the world, with her gracious presence as Shri Mahadevi.

To derive the utmost benefit from this Seminar, all the attending Sahaja

Yogis should aim at imbibing the importance of unity and love within

the Sahaja Yoga Parivaar. Achievement of our spiritual ascent, as well

as gaining deeper state of meditation, shall be the prime motive of this

Seminar. Since the day we received permission from the National

Trust, we have been taking time to finalise the venue. And now, we have been blessed with a beautiful

seminar site amidst a huge stretch of land covered with lush green bushes and soft velvety grasses where we

can accommodate of thousands Yogis and Yoginis with comfortable staying facilities. The seminar will be

preceded by a Public Programme at 6 p.m. on 18th October 2012.

All the Sahajis of North-eastern India are, therefore, humbly looking forward for the arrival of thousands of

yogis & yoginis from all over India so as to make this seminar really fruitful. The pages that follow contain

all the details required by our participants.

Dr. Pronobesh Mukherji

(Seminar Convener)

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Seminar Schedule

Venue: Gayeshpur Amar Jyoti Stadium, Gayeshpur, Dist. Nadia, West Bengal

Seminar: 19th October to 21st October, 2012

(Public Programme: 18th October (Thursday) at 6 p.m.

Inaugural Ceremony: 19th October (Friday) at 10 a.m.

Havan: 19th October (Friday) at 4.30 p.m.

Navaratri Puja: 21st October (Sunday) at 9.30 a.m.)

N.B. Spot Registration will start from 18th October (Thursday) 11.00 a.m. onwards.

Seminar Charges and modes of payment

Staying*:

Date Adults Yuva Shakti

(from 12 yrs to 25 yrs)

Children

(from 5 yrs to 12 yrs)

Regn. up to 22nd

September 1500 1200 600

Spot Registration 1700 1400 700

*Meals will be served from 18th Oct. night (Dinner) onwards. Sahajis coming before the evening of 18th

Oct. and staying after the lunch session on 21st Oct. will have to buy special coupons for their meals. The

above-mentioned rates are inclusive of all scheduled meal and staying charges (including Puja money).

Non-Staying:

Dates/Days Adults Yuva Shakti

(from 12 yrs to 25 yrs)

Children

(from 5 yrs to 12 yrs)

For 3 days (19 - 21 Oct.) 1000 700 350

For 1 day (Applicable only for

Navaratri Puja day.**) 200 150 70

(**One day charge is valid for those Sahajis who will come on 21st Oct. to attend Navaratri Puja only.) �

Special food Coupons for non-staying Sahajis:

Breakfast Lunch Tiffin Dinner

30 60 10 60

Lunch after Navaratri Puja (21st October) will be distributed among all, along with ‘Mahaprasad’,

without any charges.

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The seminar charges for Sahajis (Staying) should be deposited through any

CBS branch of ‘Union Bank of India’

In favour of: H. H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Sahaja Yoga Trust,

Account No: 548502010007669 IFSC: UBIN0554855

of Sonarpur Branch, Kolkata- 700 150

OR

Seminar charges can also be sent through Demand Draft in favour of

‘H. H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Sahaja Yoga Trust’ payable at Kolkata.

Please send the DD (preferably through Speed Post) at the following address:

Dr. Pronobesh Mukherji,

‘Sahaja Neer’, 139/2, Indra Biswas Road, Kolkata- 700 037

Email: p.mukherji@live.in, pronobesh1959@gmail.com

Telephone: +91 33 25566282, +91 9804368822.

However, payment by demand draft should be considered as the last option if no CBS branch is available nearby. It has been observed that some drafts are lost in transit or received quite late creating inconveniences to the organisers.

Payment through cheques will not be accepted.

N.B.:

� The last date for depositing the ‘seminar money’ in the above mentioned bank account is 22nd Sept., 2012. Yogis/yoginis willing to attend the seminar, but failing to send the seminar money by 22nd September (Saturday), will have to opt for ‘spot registration’ at the seminar site. It must be noted

that no money should be deposited in seminar bank account after 22nd September. Similarly, all demand drafts should reach the organisers by 22nd September. In this regard, little inconveniences may please be excused.

� Registration cards may best be collected from registration counters in groups by producing requisite bank receipts to avoid chaos.

� Children below five years are free. It is also advisable, not to bring children below 2 yrs.

� Yogis and Yoginis who desire to park their vehicles will have to pay nominal parking charges as follows:

Cars (LMV) Buses/Mini-buses

From 19th to 21st Oct. (3days) 200 500

For each day 80 200

For less than 3 hours 10/hr. 25/hr.

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Procedure for Prior Registration

Sahaja Yogis who are willing to apply for prior registration as staying participants may follow any of the two following procedures to get themselves registered before 22nd September 2012:

1. To facilitate the maintenance of records of registrations, we would encourage all the participants to get registered online, carefully. Online registration form is available at the URL: www.nirmalshakti.yolasite.com/seminar.php

2. In case online registration is not possible, use Annexure-I for group registration.

Participants are requested to fill up all the important fields in both the above cases. Details of the bank

deposit slip/ demand draft should be communicated correctly.

Contacts for Queries & Help

Mr. Arun Singhal : +91 9831536094 Mrs. Madhumita (Dola) Mukherjee : +91 9830232361 (email: dola26sahaji@gmail.com) Mr. Bishwanath Dutta : +91 9831207325

Mr. Shubhra Bose : +91 9153069853 Mr. Abhijit Laha : +91 9830797427 (email: abhijit.sahaja@gmail.com) Mr. Rivu Nandi : +91 9830670740 (email: rivunandi@gmail.com)

N.B. Those who desire to get hotel accommodation should either contact Mr. Shubhra Bose or Mr. Abhijit

Laha at the earliest because of limited availability of seats at all the nearby hotels. Hotel charges should be

paid separately.

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With warm regards from,

Mr. B. N. Tiwari (Trustee), Nivedak, +91 9415314298, +91 9931874112

Dr. J. P. Sharma (Trustee), Nivedak, +91 9436111631

Dr. Pronobesh Mukherji (Coordinator, West Bengal), Convener, +91 33 25566282, +91 9804368822

Mr. Rajesh Kafley (Coordinator, Bhutan), Jt. Convener, 00 975 17621045

Mr. Subir Chakraborty (Coordinator, Northeast India), Jt. Convener, +91 9436335183

Mr. Durgesh Kumar Sinha (Coordinator, Bihar), Jt. Convener, +91 9334405210

Mr. P. R. Kanungo (Coordinator, Odisha), Jt. Convener, +91 8018104365

Mr. Sumeet Agrawal (Coordinator, Jharkhand), Jt. Convener, +91 9470131353

Date : Annexure-I

BY CBS BRANCH OF

Union Bank of India BY

BANK

DRAFT

Total

Amount Total

Amount

Total

Amount TOTAL

AMOUNT

Information about staying participants

No. of

Senior

Citizen in

Name of Centre :

(Mention city/town/village and state)

NUMBER OF SAHAJA YOGIS / YOGINIS

ADULTSYUVA SHAKTI

(12-25 Yrs) CHILD

The National Sahaja Yoga Seminar &

Navaratri Puja 2012, Northeast India

(To be filled by the Group Coordinator )

MODE OF PAYMENT

(Enter whichever applicable)

(Branch Code:______)

BANK

DRAFT

Gents LadiesTotal

AdultsBoys Girls

Total

Yuva

Date of sending &

name of the branch

Number

& date

of issue

Not Required column

Note:

Amount

(ADULTS)

@

1500

Amount

(YUVA)

@

1200

Amount

(CHILD)

@

600

AMOUNT

PAYABLE

Citizen in

the group

Male/

Female

ADULTS(12-25 Yrs) CHILD

(5-12

Yrs)

1. In case, group registration is impossible, individuals yogis/yoginis may also give information in this fromat.

2. Registration cards will be given only to the group coordinator (not to any individual).

3. For larger groups, there should be more than one group coordinator.

Name, signature, e-mail & contact no. of the group coordinator :

(who will collect the regn. cards at seminar site)

3. For larger groups, there should be more than one group coordinator.

Road map and route guide to reach the venue

How to reach the Seminar venue:

From the heart of Kolkata, the seminar venue is about 60kms away. Kolkata, being one of the metropolitan

cities of India, is well connected by air, rail and road with major cities of the country. Howrah, Sealdah and

Kolkata stations are major railway terminals of the city. By road, it takes about 2hrs. to reach the venue

while by train it hardly takes 1½ hrs. No regular bus service is available from Kolkata to reach the seminar

site. Thus, private buses, taxis, cars etc. can be arranged for Sahajis coming from places outside Bengal. This

can be made possible only through prior intimation. Otherwise, the following communication facilities are

recommendable:

By Railways:

The nearest railway stations to the venue are Kalyani and Kanchrapara. These stations are well

communicated to Kolkata by local (EMU) trains available from Sealdah station only. A list of local trains

available from Sealdah station (Main) is as follows:

1. Sealdah – Kalyani Simanta Local*

2. Sealdah – Kalyani Local*

3. Sealdah – Ranaghat Local

4. Sealdah – Shantipur Local

5. Sealdah – Krishnanagar Local

6. Sealdah – Gede Local

(* Journey through Kalyani Simanta/Kalyani Local shall be more comfortable compared to others.)

The venue is about 2.5kms from Kalyani station and 2kms from Kanchrapara station. Regular bus and auto-

rickshaw services are available from these two stations. One may hire an auto-rickshaw or board a public

bus to reach Gayeshpur Amar Jyoti Stadium (the venue). Rail route is more advisable than roadways.

By Roadways:

From Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (Dum Dum, Kolkata): Towards Madhyamgram

Chowmatha More — Sodepur-Ghola (via Barasat-Sodepur Road) — Kalyani Expressway (towards Kalyani) —

Kanchrapara (via Barrackpore Wireless Gate) — Gayeshpur Amar Jyoti Stadium (Seminar venue).

From Howrah Station: Towards Posta-Malapara — Shyambazar (North Kolkata) — Dunlop (via B.T.Road)–

Sodepur B.T.Road Crossing— (Take Right turn towards Ghola through Sodepur-Barasat Road) — Ghola

(Take left turn towards Kalyani through Kalyani Expressway) — Barrackpore Wireless Gate — Kanchrapara

— Gayeshpur Stadium (Seminar venue).

From Sealdah Station: Via A.P.C. Road — Shyambazar — Dunlop – Sodepur (via B.T.Road) — Ghola —

Kalyani Expressway — Kanchrapara — Gayeshpur Stadium (Seminar venue).

From Kolkata Station: Via R.G. Kar Road — Shyambazar — Dunlop – Sodepur (via B.T.Road) — Ghola —

Kalyani Expressway — Kanchrapara — Gayeshpur Stadium (Seminar venue).

From Barddhaman Station: Via Durgapur Expressway to Old Kolkata-Delhi Road ‘Magra’ More — Old G.T.

Road — Adisaptagram More (on G.T. Road) — (via Assam Road) — Kalyani Bridge or Ishwar Gupta Setu —

Kalyani Expressway — Kanchrapara Bag More — Gayeshpur Amar Jyoti Stadium (Seminar venue).

Route Plan (Schematic map of roads.)

Kalyani Expressway

Airport Runway

______ From Shyambazar — Dunlop — Sodepur (via B.T.Road) — Ghola — Kalyani Expressway ______ From Kolkata Airport (Dum Dum) — Madhyamgram Chowmatha More — Ghola (via Barasat-Sodepur Road) — Kalyani Expressway

______ Connectivity of Seminar Site from Kalyani Railway Station ______ Connectivity of Seminar Site from Kanchrapara Railway Station