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In December every
year, the northeast monsoon departs, leaving the Estate fresh,
alive, green and nourished. A few weeks later, from 26 to 31
December, an important event for Theosophists takes place: the
International Convention. There have been more than one hundred
such gatherings and, except on a few rare occasions, they have
been at Adyar.
Delegates arrive from everywhere, the majority from the Indian
sub-continent, but they also come from other countries all over
the world. Their number fluctuates between 1,000 and 1,500 but
on special occasions like the Adyar Centenary Convention in 1982,
it goes up to 2,000 or even more.
The Convention transforms the tranquil Adyar Estate into a busy
centre with delegates accommodated in the main guesthouses, private
homes, and other buildings. They come to participate in what
is a unique annual international gathering, and to see Adyar,
'The Home of the Masters.' The Convention is also an opportunity
for members of the Society from many lands to become acquainted
with the international fraternity and meet old friends. There
is a great deal of activity at this time; services include information
booths, book displays and sales, outings and sightseeing tours,
bicycle hires, the sale of fresh vegetables, fruits, and tender
coconut drinks, and the serving of South Indian snacks at a large
palm-leaf restaurant.
During the period of the Convention, through lectures, some of
them by eminent Theosophists, philosophers, scientists and thinkers,
and through symposia, dialogues and discussions, the members
of the Society examine and explore, in the context of the present-day
world and individual problems, the meaning and significance of
Theosophy.
N. Sri Ram at the 88th International Convention said: "Every
Convention is a kind of peak we ascend as well as an occasion
from which to look back and look forward. It provides an atmosphere
in which each of us can best realize what this movement is intended
to achieve and what one can do to help it."
Persons interested
in attending the Convention have to write, not before September,
to:
The Convention
Officer,
The Theosophical Society,
Adyar, Chennai- 600020, India
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