White Lotus Day

Programme

1. Universal Prayer
2. Opening remarks by Ms Marja Artamaa
3. Talk on H. P. Blavatsky by Ms Nancy Secrest
4. Readings from
   • The Voice of the Silence by Mr Umakanth Rao
   • Bhagavadgita by Mrs Veena Ranachandran
   • The Light of Asia by Mrs Clemice Petter
5. Closing remarks by Mr Harihara Raghavan
6. Chanting by Jaishree Kannan
7. Offering of flowers

 
ALL ARE WELCOME

About this day

In her will, Madame Blavatsky requested that members meet on the anniversary of her passing and read selected passages from the Bhagavadgita and The Light of Asia. After some time, readings from The Voice of the Silence, HPB’s last published book, also came to be included.  This day is still observed each year in the Theosophical Society.  The name ‘White Lotus Day’ came from an observation by Colonel Olcott that, one year after HPB’s passing, white lotuses were seen to grow in unusual profusion at Adyar. Madame H.P. Blavatsky passed away on 8 May 1891.