Rare Pictures of Sri Veena Baba of Badrinath

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Rare Pictures of Sri Veena Baba of

Badrinath

Below are a few rare pictures of Shri Veena Baba (1916-1990), one of thegreatest Nadaogis and !usician saints of !odern ti!es" #e li$ed for !ost

of his life in the hol pilgri!age center of Badrinath, situated high up in the

#i!alaas"


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#e would pass his das plaing his $eena and singing to Bhaga$an Vishnu"

#e hardl e$er spo%e to anbod" #e was a !aestro of &udra Veena (which

he is holding in his hands) and so!e of his e'tre!el rare !usical

recordings were !ade as part of a NS*+ proect, which ou can hear in

the $ideo below"

isten to Sri Veena Baba plaing his Veena, a recording fro! a NS*+

collection.

Devotee Radheshwari Singh Offers the Following

Recollections:

Swa!i /attatrea &a!a &ao ar$ati%ari (1916-1990), is seen here plainghis Brah!a Veena2, as he called it, at the Badrinath 3e!ple"

#e said it was the onl one left in e'istence and that he had to help in the

!a%ing of it hi!self, getting se$eral strings added to the lower side (li%e a

harp)" 4t had a trul !stical sound" Swa!ii would be here during the entire

season that the presiding deit resided in Badri Nath /ha!" Because of an

introduction letter fro! Babai, 4 was able to sta as a guest with a fa!il of

Swa!ii2s dear disciples, who succeeded in persuading !e to sta on one!onth instead of three das5


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#e would dail sit in the te!ple co!pound and would teach !e the swaras,

and when others would co!e we would all sing %irtana lead b hi!" Sri!an

Naraan, Naraan7" 4nteresting was his !orning practice of first ha$ing bath

in 3apt 8und, a natural hot !ineral spring, and then i!!ediatel ha$ing an

ice cold bath in the grace-filled ri$er of la%ananda" nd after this he would

do ogasanas in the sunshine beside the ri$er, ending the! with Shishasana,

headstand, and that alone for at least 1: !ins"


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lthough Swa!ii spent all his Spring and Su!!er das in Sri Badrinath

/ha!, we were surprised to see that his own 4shtade$2, for! of worship was

Sri Narsinghi Bhaga$an5 3hat a!a;ing i!age could be held in one hand, and

he was seated on a throne with the child rahladi on one %nee and Sri

a'!i /e$i on the other"

uledgudda, near Bada!i"

Swa! /attatrea ar$ati%ar li$ed in the pre!ises of Badrinath 3e!ple of

3he #i!alaas and hardl spo%e to anbod" #e was a nada ogi and was ane'pert in sitar, $ichitra $eena, rudra $eena and swar!andal" /ue to his

e'pertise on $eena recital, he was fondl called as $eena baaba b his

spiritual followers"


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Swa!i /attatrea &a!a &ao ar$ati%ari (1916-1990), is seen hereplaing

his Brah! Vina2, as he calls it, at the Badrinath 3e!ple" #e said it was the

onl one left in e'istence and that he had to help in the !a%ing of it hi!self,

getting se$eral strings added to the lower side (li%e a harp)" 4t had a trul

!stical sound" Swa!ii would be here during the entire season that the

presiding deit resides in Badri Nath /ha!"

4nteresting was his !orning practice of first ha$ing bath in 3apt 8und, a

natural !ineral hot spring, and then i!!ediatel ha$ing an ice cold bath in

the grace-filled ri$er of la%ananda" nd after this he would do ogasanas in

the sunshine beside the ri$er, ending the! with Shirshasana, headstand,

that alone for at least 1: !ins"


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Swa!i /" &" ar$ati%ar Aahara started 3he Nada Coga School in 19:0" 4t is

situated in &ishi%esh"

4n 19:, Veena Aahara Nadaogi Sri /attatrea ar$ati%ar founded the

Sree &agha$endra Swa! Aission at Bangalore" 4n !e!or of the Nadaogi

Sri ar$ati%ar, a !usic concert is held e$er ear at >aana Sa!aa

Bangalore"

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