In the lead up to Swamiji’s Sundarkand talks we are running a Balavihar (children aged 5-12) and Junior CHYK (teenager 13-17) competition. This competition is a wonderful opportunity for teenagers and children to be a part of the upcoming talks by Swami Swaroopanandaji on the Sundarkand portion of the epic Ramayan.

The competition will be run from Monday 2nd November – Sunday 22nd November. Please return all applications to the Chinmaya Dham Ashram (4 Pioneer Drive, Templestowe) by Sunday 22nd November. There will be two prizes for each age group, which will be presented on the first night of the Sundarkand talks, so please encourage your children to participate.

The activities are strictly for the age groups specified below. Please get your children to make sure their name, age and BV centre is written on every sheet.

BALAVIHAR
4-6 year olds - Colouring competition. Get the children to colour in the picture as neatly and with as much colour as they can.
7-9 year olds - HANUMAN acrostic. Use the letters of Hanuman's name to write a sentence or a word that represents him.
10-12 year olds - Poem (not acrostic) on Ram/Hanuman. What emotions does Hanuman bring out in people?

JUNIOR CHYK
Essay/story written about - Why we serve? Whom do we serve? In what way can we serve?
Word limit 200-500 max.

Attached are copies of each competition. Please note there will also be a Balavihar stall at the talks as well as a nightly quiz. So please encourage all children to attend.