On the occasion of the Year of India in Russia festivals of Indian culture, music and dance are held this year. Saint-Petersburg Sahaja Yogis organized an exhibition of the works by three painters – Sahaja Yogis “The Art of Worshipping”. The paintings by the following Sahaja Yogis were exhibited there: Nataliya Mandelshtam – a member of the Painters’ Union, Konstantin Sterkhov – a graphic artist and master of watercolours, Buddhi Prakash Sharma – a painter from India, a teacher in the Academy of Indian Art in Vaitarna. All the three painters are different as far as their styles are concerned but they are one in their desire to convey light and joy, deep thinking, perfect technique and, of course, the purity of vibrations through their works. There was a picture of Shri Mataji surrounded by the flowers beautifully set in elephants-vases in the hall among the paintings. In front of the picture of Shri Mataji, there was a stage where Indian bhajans, qawwalis, ragas and dances were performed by Sahaja youth at the weekends.
Such a thing had never taken place in the Painters’ Union before. Right in the center of the city, near the Cathedral of St. Isaac we were worshipping Mother-Goddess and giving Self-Realization. Our hearts were so full of love and unprecedented enthusiasm as we had just returned from the International Festival (held in Togliatti) where we spent three blessed days with Mother.
Dante’s characters, Shri Krishna, Shri Ganesha, Shri Shiva and Shri Parvati, sweet, humble and beautiful images of Indian women, the portraits of Mother, which are always beautiful and touching in their peculiarity and depth, were looking at us from the walls of the exhibition hall. Art ends here and Read the rest of this entry »
