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MUMBAI: Sandhya Deepam, Amrita TV's signature programme that champions our enviable
spiritual heritage, is on its way to leaving its permanent autograph in history,
as it stands on the threshold of a landmark thousandth episode. Sandhya
Deepam which had been enhancing the devotional mood of the dusk at 6.30pm every
evening for the past 3 ½ years, reaches the millennial milestone on Monday,
November 14th . As
the whole family comes together for worship and meditation, the programme with
its striking visuals of poojas and other religious rites transports us to a mystic
plane suited for the sunset hour. Sanyasins and other experts, well versed in
matters spiritual explain the significance of daily rituals, customs and ceremonies
through its segments. Each
episode of Sandhya Deepam comprise of 4 segments : Namasankeerthanam consisting
of the recitation of timeless Vedic verses and hymns chanted in front of the lighted
lamps and burning incense sticks at twilight, extolling the virtues of Gods; Jyothirgamaya,
the interpretation of the Lalitha Sahasranamam by famous tantric scholar L.Gireeshan;
a
recital of Narayaneeyam, Melpathoor Narayana Bhattathiri's ancient Sanskrit masterpiece
composed in tribute to Guruvayoorappa and Deeparadhana the concluding part that
captures the sacred deeparadhana ritual, on location from historic temples around
Kerala. Sandhya
Deepam, the first such show in the genre, is an answer to prayers for a devotional
programme appropriate for the eventide; as it crosses the boundary into history,
lighting up the twilight hour with the warm glow of prayers, many more mileposts
await in its path to lasting glory. | 
