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7th Festival of the : East Meets West

9th International Congress of and

3rd Symposium of Spirituality “Rays of Unique Light”

26-27-2826-27-28 MarchMarch 20102010 MITICAMITICA INDIAINDIA

MITICAMITICA INDIAINDIA

InauguratedInaugurated inin thethe augustaugust presencepresence ofof 300300 eminenteminent SpeakersSpeakers fromfrom differentdifferent Religions,Religions, Ayurveda,YogaAyurveda,Yoga && otherother TraditionalTraditional Therapies,Therapies, Performers,Performers, Experts,Experts, Artists,Artists, Musicians,Musicians, etc..etc.. fromfrom 1818 differentdifferent NationsNations alongalong withwith thousandsthousands ofof people.people.

atat thethe CARRARACARRARA FIEREFIERE MASSAMASSA CARRARACARRARA TOSCANATOSCANA –– ItalyItaly

WithWith thethe PatronagePatronage of:of:

• Regional Government of Tuscania • Provincial Government of Massa Carrara • Local Government of Massa Carrara, Italy • International Yog Confederation • The World Community of Indian Culture &Traditional Disciplines • World Movement for Indian Fine Arts • World Movement for Yoga & Ayurveda • European Yoga Federation • C.U.I.D.Y. Italian official Confederation of Yoga • Yog Confederation of India • Women International Network (WIN) • Compagnia della Gerla • Suryanagara • C.Y.Surya

Local Provincial Regional International AUTHORITIES

Authorities…Authorities…

EXECUTIVEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEECOMMITTEE

HH Mahamandaleshwar Gayatri Devi (Emy Blesio) Creator and Artistic Director of the Event and the Spirituality, President of The World Community of I.C.&T.D. HH Mahamandaleshwar Swami Suryananda(Amadio Bianchi), Scientific Director of Congress and the President of the European Yoga Federation Shri Vijay Tiwari General Secretary, Yog Confederation of India, Secretary General, International Yog Confederation, Advisor, The Global Open University, Nagaland Smt Laxmi Thakur Singhal, Secretary, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, President, World Religious Parliament(Delhi), National President, Women International Network Paola Mallegni producer President of Compagnia della Gerla Gianluca Melli organizer of Mitica India

PARADE by the Foundation International Culture (Pradeep Shastra) The dance of the Pearl of the Indian Ocean Sri Lanka, with percussions, masks, acrobatic dance and fire, canopies and flag of India, introduceintroduce inin thethe eventevent spacesspaces the authorities.

WELCOME TO MITICA INDIA

CONTENTS:

1-1- YOGA Congress 2-2- AYURVEDA Congress 3-3- SIMPOSYUM 4-4- FESTIVAL 5-5- ART EXIBHITION 6-6- HANDICRAFT space 7-7- TECHNOLOGY meeting

CONGRESS:CONGRESS: YOGAYOGA

CONGRESS:CONGRESS: AYURVEDAAYURVEDA

CONGRESS…… Emy Blesio (HHM Y.P. Gayatri Devi, President The World Community of I.C.&T.D., and Internat. Yog Conf. -Delhi) Italy LECTURES, EXPERTS, Enzo Girolami (Yoga teacher of YANI) Italy Francesca Cassia (Yoga Contemporaneo, Rome) DOCTORS ETC. inin alphabeticalphabetic order….order…. Italy Gabriella Lavorgna (Mandir of Peace Founder and Amadio Bianchi (HHM. Swami Suryananda President) Italy Saraswati, President of World Movement for Yoga Gino Sansone- Acharya Das (Coordinator and of European Yoga Federation) Italy of the Integral Yoga School in Italy) Italy Ariele Prof. Fabris (Anatomy & Ayurvedic GiorgioCerquetti (President of Libera Condivisione Physiology at the Intern. Academy Ph.D. Oncology Onlus) Italia & Nutrition University, Florence) Italy Giusi Ledda (Ayurveda Therapist) Italy Atul Prof Dr Rakshe (Ayurvedic Dr, Founder and Gloria Germani (Writer) Italy President of Beyond Orizons Health and Social Gregoire Eteme Mvilongo(World Movement for Circle- Bhams) India Yoga Correspondent in Cameroon) Cameroon Bhai Hari Singh (Representative of the Guido Nathan Zazzu (Founder and Director of Sikh Community in Italy) Italy Ayurvedic Center in Genoa) Italy Swaroopananda Swami (Musical Hari (Yogeswar Pupil, Spiritual Teacher, Founder Director and Shivananda Ashram Teacher in Evolutive Researh Inst. & Dharmic Comm.) Italy Rishikesh) India Indu Arora Dr. Chandrika (Ayurvedic Doctor) Carlo di Berardino (Psychologist-Psycotherapist, USA/India Cognitive-behavioral) Italy Jorge Veiga e Castro (Spiritual Master) Portugal Claudia Giorgia Brebeck (Pupil of Prof Bagwan José Dr. Ruguê Ribeiro Júnior (MM Swami Dash) Germany Narayanananda, President of World Movement for Claudio Prof. Tardelli (Dravya Guna Ayurveda Ayurveda) Brazil International Academy, Herbalist, Naturopath) Juan Carlos Acuna Gaso (Adwisor of World Italy Movement for Yoga) Uruguay Corrado Prof Malanga (Researcher and Prof. the Kailas Dr P. Datrange (Ayurvedic Dr, adviser & University of Pisa since 1983) Italy Founder of,"Dr KD's Ayurhelth Center) India Cristina Gaiardelli (Graduated in Sciences of Keshava D. (Dance &Yoga Teacher) Education and Holistic Operator) Italy Switzerland/India Daniel Villasenor (Yogateacher and Founder in Letizia Vercellotti (President International USA of Sacred Movement Art -MOGA) USA Accademy, Dr in Psychology & Naturopath) Italy Dev Dixit (yoga teacher) India Maitreyi Amma (Spiritual Master) France Shi-Hèng-Chàn (35th Generation, Direct Disciple of Mandar Dr Ranade (of Nanal Hospital in Pune) India Vice Abbot-Shaolin Temple) Italy Marcello Trucco (Lectorium Rosicrucianum) Italy Shì-Yàn-Dà, (Shaolin Monks Presi. World Champion Marina Laurenzana (Yoga Teacher of YogDarshana 2.000) Center in Sao Paulo) Brazil Sirio (Founder of the Sant Bani Ashram) Italy Massimiliano Gandossi (Yoga Teacher of Cerco di Sreevidya Dr Payanummoottil (Doctor and Volare) Italy Ayurvedic Therapist in ) India Matt Traverso (International Health Coaching Sri Ananda (Yogacharya Roberto Mattei Expert) Italy Founder and President of ASB Garbha Yoga) Italy Maurizio Dickman (Yoga Teacher) Italy Susanna Castaldo (Professor of Anthropology at the Monica Baldassini (Operator in Holistic disciplines University in Cassino) Italy &Beauty Care) Italy Suzana Panasian (Yoga Therapeutic Teacher of the Nitin Dr Agraval (pulse diagnosis and Panchakarma) Fédération Francophone de Yoga) France India Swami Ananda Chaitanya (Yoga and Vedanta Paola Arleen Sfregola (Musician, Singer, Dancer, Teacher Vedic Tradition) India Therapist) Italy Teresa Dr De Monte (MD, Surgeon, M.Phil in Patrizia De Vita (Professor of Motor Activities, Ayurvedic Medicine, Univ of Pune-India) Italy Naturophath, Ayurveda Teacher) Italy TinoJi Amandio Figuerido (Yogacharya President of Piero Foassa (Founder of Yoga Center Prema in the Portuguese Federation of Yoga) Portugal Turin) Italy Vikram Dr Chauhan (Medical Dr ,Pharmacist) India Pratap Dr Chauhan (Ayurvedic Doctor & professor) Vikrama Adithya Dr Tomar (Yoga, Ayurveda, Pranic Prerak Dr. Shah (Ayurvedic Doctor) India Healing Medical Expert) India Rajeshyogi (Yoga and TantraTeacher and Musician) Vivek B. Kaur (Yoga Teacher, Bharat Heritage Italy Services Founder Member &General Secretary) India Ramia Dr Roberto Rodighiero (Monk of Anima Valerio Sgalambro (President A.N.P.E (National Universale) Italy Ass.of Italian Pedagogists Tuscany Region) Italy Roberto Miletti (Founder of O.D.A.K.A. , Arashi Kyo Vijay Tiwari Ji (General Secretary Yoga Academy, Correspondent World Movement for Yoga Confederation of India & International Yog in Oceania) Italia Confederation) India Sanjay Gupta Kumar (Chan Brahama Bhuvan Satti Vikrama Dr Adithya Tomar (Yoga, Ayurveda, Pranic Student, Master native of Himalaya) India Healing Medical Expert) India Sergio Piane (Historical Expert in traditional culture Vittoria Fornari (Researcher, Writer and Teacher) of East, President of European Fed. of Holistic Italy Aesthetics) Italy Yoss Giancarlo Miggiano (Yoga Teacher of Odaka Shì-Héng-Dìng (Vice President Shaolin Monks) Italy Center in Rome) Italy SomeSome ofof thethe lecturers…lecturers…

SYMPOSIUMSYMPOSIUM SANAATANA DHARMA: Emy Blesio Gayatri Devi SPIRITUALITYSPIRITUALITY M.M.Yogacharini Pandit, Presidente World Community e International Yog Confederation Delhi RAYS OF AN UNIQUE LIGHTLIGHT SUFISMO: Murshida Dahnya Bozzini-van Gelder Scuola Esoterica Movimento Sufi Internazionale SIKHISMO: Bhai Hari Singh Khalsa Rappresentante comunità Sikh in Italia : Shri Vijay Tiwari Segretario Generale Conf.Indiana di Yoga e International Yog Confederation – The Princess Laxmi Thakur Singhal Secretary, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, Presidente India of WIN, Raja Rajender Singh BUDDHISMO COREANO: monaco Tae Hye Sunim presidente, "Comunità Bodhidharma” SCIAMANESIMO Nepalese: Mariarosa e Bhola Banstola YOGA E AYURVEDA SCIENZE SPIRITUALI: Amadio Bianchi Suryananda Swami MM Pres. World Mouvement for Yoga ed European Yoga Fed. INDUISMO VAISHNAVA: Parabhakti Das direttore Villa Vrindavan - San Casciano Val di Pesa VEDANTA: Swami Ananda Chaitanya CRISTIANESIMO: Padre Anthony Elenjimittam fondatore Welfare Society for Destituite Children – Bombay, ultimo allievo vivente di Gandhi Re-UNIONE Gabriella Lavorgna pres. Shanti Mandir ISLAM: Dr. Abdel Qader Mohamed Imam Perugia EBRAISMO: invitati non partecipato causa festività ROSACROCE: Sergio Audassi e Marcello Trucco Representative of ANIMA UNIVERSALE: G.C. Rigo e dr.Roberto Rodighiero Government of India: Capt. Jainarayan GAYATRI PARIWAR: Ing. Bharat.B.Mishra, vicepresid. The World Community of Indian Culture & T.D. Prasad Nishad, Hon’ble Member of Parliement …… the SymposiumSymposium experts…

TheThe MANDALAMANDALA byby thethe TibetanTibetan MonksMonks afterafter aa purificationpurification ofof thethe spacesspaces

Schools:Schools: yoga performances

Schools:Schools: MALLAKHAMBMALLAKHAMB “yoga“yoga acrobatic”acrobatic”

MartialMartial artsarts

LEGEND OF THE MONK BODHIDHARMA TRAVELLED FROM INDIA to CHINA to spread Buddhism. Arrived at the Shaolin temple to find that the monks didn’t know how to defend from the brigands that infested the surrounding valleys their monastery. Here he taught them the Yoga, the meditation and the of . This teaching evolves subsequently in the form of Martial Arts, , , Shaolin, Kung-Fu, Karate… ARTART EXHIBITIONSEXHIBITIONS

FESTIVAL:FESTIVAL: thethe 77 classicalclassical dancesdances

Festival:Festival: thethe traditionaltraditional dancesdances

FESTIVAL:FESTIVAL: musicmusic

SomeSome ofof thethe Artists…Artists…

FASHIONFASHION PARADE:PARADE: traditionaltraditional

FASHIONFASHION PARADE:PARADE: modernmodern

BOLLYWOODBOLLYWOOD World:World: musicalmusical

BollywoodBollywood World:World: PriyankaPriyanka ShahShah MISSMISS INDIAINDIA (Femina)(Femina)

BollywoodBollywood World:World: AliAli QuliQuli ActorActor && Pop-starPop-star

PROGRAMME of FRIDAY 26 MARCH 2010

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15:30 Opening with a parade of costumes, drums 16:00 AFTERNOON PROGRAMME and dancing. Cutting the ribbon and enlighting - Igor Ezendam Tuneful music and instruments the INDIANLIGHT by the authorities - WELCOME - Omkara (Choir and Orchestra) Pashupati (Advanced Yoga Indian ceremony Portuguese Group) - Lucjan Wesolowski Indian music instruments - Maestro Roberto Milletti Odaka School Contemporary Yoga 16:00 AFTERNOON PROGRAMME - Pradeep Shastra group - Feisal l Kamau Training for acrobatic yoga - Kathakali Make-up - D. Keshava Bharata Natyam - Martial Arts - Exhibition of fighting with swords and - Feisal Kamau Training acrobatic yoga for shields children - Kathak dance by Sharmila Sharma - Contemporary Yoga with Maestro Roberto, Yoss and - Masks dance by Pradeep Shastra Francesca - How wear the Sari - Mayte Criado "Concert: Spirit and Sound" - Bollywood Dance by Dinu with Bollywood Stars - Fashion Parade Stylist Pushpa - Mallakhamb Yoga on pole - Shastra Group: Dancing, acrobatics, Kandyan dance 19:00 EVENING PROGRAMME - demonstration of an Indian Wedding THE COSMIC DANCE 19:00 EVENING PROGRAMME (The seven Indian classical dance presented - Mallakhamb - Acrobatic yoga on ropes and poles together) - Make up by Dinushi, Kalum - Bharata Natyam: Shijith Nambiar and Parvathy Krishnadas - Kathakali by Karunakaran and Nina - Odissi: Uday Kumar Shetty and Shwetha - Tattoo with Subhash - Kuchipudi: Ramdass Rajender Nyathi and Kelly - Manipuri Pung Cholom - Mohini Attam: Gayathri R. V. - Parade dresses modern and ancient Indian - Kathakali: Kalamandalam Karunakaran and Nina Soufy - Dance with Fire - Manipuri: Brojen Thingom group - Kathak: Sharmila Sharma

PROGRAMME of SATURDAY 27 MARCH 2010 HALL D HALL C

10.00 MORNING PROGRAMME 10.00 MORNING PROGRAMME - Kuchipudi by Ramdass Rajender Nyathi and Kelly - Tattoo - Indian Fashion Show CONGRESSO YOGA & AYURVEDA - Mallakhamb Acrobatic yoga on ropes and poles - International Congress of Yoga and Ayurveda and technology - Bharata Natyam by Shijith Nambiar & Parvathy Krishnadasa meeting - Learn to wear the Sari (Indian traditional dress) - Demonstrations Yoga and Ayurveda - Bollywood by Pradeep Shastra and Dinu Dance With Stars - Massages, performances and demonstrations - : Exhibition of fighting with swords and shields - Tattoo - make-up – as wear a sari – Fashion parade – the story of batik - Kathak dance by Sharmila Sharma - The indian tea - Dance of Masks "Garuda and Naga" by Pradeep Shastra - The indian tales for children - Yoga for children 13.00 AFTERNOON PROGRAMME - Odissi BY Uday Kumar Shetty and Krishna Shwetha 14.30 AFTERNOON PROGRAMME - Make up - Tattoo - 'Harmonious Bath with Tibetan bells' by Giuseppe Marino Bhangra Dance by Sikh Community - Omkara (Choir Orchestra) and Pashupati (Advanced Yoga Portuguese - Kathak by Sharmila Sharma Group) - Special Guest Miss India and Ali Quli actor of the film JAIL - Demonstration of Massage - Mohini Attam Gayathri - Yogasanas by Uday Deshpande Mallakhamb team - Kathakali by Karunakaran and Nina - Master Brahma Swaroopananda carnatic music and songs - Martial art Gatka by Ranjit Akhara Gatka Group - Sikhs - Demonstration of Massage - Manipuri percussions - Feisal Kamau: Training yoga for acrobatic - Bhangra Dance by Punjab group - Bhangra dance - Bharata Natyam dance by Keshava - Yogasanas by Odaka team - Kathak dance by Sharmila Sharma - Demonstration of Massage, Tattoo, how to wear a sari, make-up - Kathakali: Kalamandalam Karunakaran and Nina - Bhajan by Shanti Life: Devotional songs and music - Igor Ezendam Concert 19.00 EVENING PROGRAMME - Lucyan in concert The legend of Monk Bodhidharma who bring Yoga and the Indian kings warriors art at the Shaolin Monastery and from 19.00 EVENING PROGRAMME there evolved into modern martial arts INDIAN NIGHT FESTIVAL From Yoga Mallakhamb by Uday Deshpande team to -Bollywood and Bhangra Dance and Song by Femina Miss India Kalaripayattu by the Kalari and from the Gatka by Ranjit Priyanka SHAH and the actor, singer and pop-star ALI QULI with his Akhara Gatka Group to the Shaolin by the Shaolin Monks group

PROGRAMME of SUNDAY 28 MARCH 2010

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10:00 MORNING PROGRAMME 10:00 MORNING PROGRAMME - Pashupati yogasanas - SYMPOSIUM " RAYS OF AN UNIQUE LIGHT" Humanity is - Make-up Kathakali part of a single Breath of one great Soul " Led by Emy Blesio - Tandava dance by Ramdass Rajender Nyathi (The powerful dance (mm Gayatri Devi. Each speaker describes their spiritual line of Shiva) open to the debate with the public - MALLAKHAMB yoga on pole and on rope - The Kathak dance by Isabelle Anne and Deepak Maharaj (son of -CONGRESS YOGA AND AYURVEDA Birju Maharaj) conferences, workshops, demonstrations, diagnosis, etc. - KATHAKALI DANCE from Kerala - Kathak by Sharmila Sharma -TECHNOLOGICAL MEETING with the autorities - Odissi dance by Udhay Kumar Shetty and Shwehta Krishna - MALLAKHAMB demonstration of Yoga - Shanti Life: Bhajan Music and devotional songs - Igor Ezendam: voice and music 14.30 AFTERNOON PROGRAMME - Lucyan - Lucjian Wessloski: spiritual music - Kathak dance by Isabelle Anne and Deepak Maharaj - Demonstration of ayurvedic massage - GATKA Sikh martial art - Classical, modern, folk INDIAN DANCES - FASHION parade Indian and Sri Lankan Wedding - Martial art Gatka by Ranjit Akhara Gatka Group - Sikhs - classical dance Bharata Natyam by Keshava - Sri Lanka dance Group acrobatics, Kandyan dance, Wess dance 14.30 AFTERNOON PROGRAMME - Bollywood - Indian Make up - Mallakhamb acrobatic yoga - Kalaripayattu Indian Martial Arts with fire - Feisal Makau acrobatic yoga training - BHANGRA dance of Punjab - Igor Ezendam harmonic chant and its many facets - MALLAKHAMB yoga on rope and pole - Lucjian Wessloski

19.00 EVENING PROGRAMME 19.00 EVENING PROGRAMME UNDER THE SHADOW OF BANYAN - Kermesse of Indian BOLLYWOOD NIGHT: classical dance by the artists: Deepak Maharaj & Isabelle Anne, - MUSICAL 40 artists from India Karuna Karan Kalamandalam & Nina,Keshava, Parvathy - Special guests the Pop-Stars of Bollywood Krishnadasa & Shijith Nambiar, Uday Kumar Shetty & Shwetha ALI QULI and PRIYANKA SHAH from Mumbai Krishna,Ramdass Rajender Nyathi & Kelly, Sharmila Sharma - INDIAN DISCO

Handicraft:Handicraft: stallsstalls

HANDICRAFTS:HANDICRAFTS: stallsstalls

HandicraftsHandicrafts

HandicraftsHandicrafts

Curiosity:Curiosity: TattooTattoo -- make-upmake-up modernmodern && classicalclassical -- howhow toto wearwear aa sarisari

SomeSome ofof thethe audiences…audiences…

HistoryHistory ofof thethe FestivalFestival ofof IndiaIndia Created by HHM Y. P. Emy Blesio Gayatri Devi on 2002 is going on with the support of many National and International big organizations with increasing its success every year more and more….

AndAnd next…next… PatanjaliPatanjali WeekWeek Celebration….Celebration….

GREETINGS…GREETINGS…

Thanks to everybody for the kind support and cooperation. India Festival “MITICA INDIA” that had a very good success in CARRARA, ITALY, from 26th to 28th March 2010, was inaugurated by former Union Minister of India, Hon'ble Member of Parliament Capt. Jainarayan Prasad Nishad in the presence of the President, HHM Gayatri Devi (Emy Blesio), HHM Swami Suryananda (Amadio Bianchi), Shri Vijay Tiwari, Secretary General, International Yog Confederation, HHM Laxmi Thakur Singhal, Programme Coordinator, Yog Confederation of India, Raja Rajender Singh, Ms. Paola Mallegni and Mr. Gianluca Melli of Compagnia della Gerla… and by On. Riccardo Migliori Regional Council of Tuscany and elected to the Chamber of Deputies, Dr. Angelo Andrea Zubbani, Mayor of Carrara, Dr. Giuseppe Merendino, Prefetto of the Provincia of Massa Carrara and other Government Official of Italy, International Media and representatives from many countries. Other partners were Yog Confederation of India, International Yog Confederation, The World Community of Indian Culture and Traditional Disciplines, World Movement for Yoga and Ayurveda, European Yoga Federation, World Movement for Indian Fine Arts, Women International Network (WIN) etc., which spread the word across the world for getting maximum support for this programme. Now the work is in progress for the Patanjali Week Celebrations at Bhopal, India, from 29th October to 7th November 2010 www.patanjaliweek.com and trips will be organized for convey a lot of people all over the word in this interesting place.