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Reply to the address of welcome at Shivaganga and Manamadura

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At Manamadura, the following address of welcome from the Zemindars and citizens of Shivaganga and Manamadura was presented to the Swami: TO SRI SWAMI VIVEKANANDA MOST REVERED SIR, We, the Zemindars and citizens of Shivaganga and Manamadura, beg to offer you a most hearty welcome. In the most sanguine moments of our life, in our widest dreams, we never contemplated that you, who were so near our hearts, would be in such close proximity to our homes. The first wire intimating your inability to come to Shivaganga cast a deep gloom on our hearts, and but for the subsequent silver lining to the cloud our disappointment would have been extreme. When we first heard that you had consented to honour our town with your presence, we thought we had realised our highest ambition. The mountain promised to come to Mohammed, and our joy knew no bounds. But when the mountain was obliged to withdraw its consent, and our worst fears were roused that we might not be able even to go to the mountain, you we

Reply to the address of welcome at Shivaganga and Manamadura ← Home / Complete-Works / Volume 3 / Lectures from Colombo to Almora / → REPLY TO THE ADDRESS OF WELCOME AT SHIVAGANGA AND MANAMADURA At Manamadura, the following address of welcome from the Zemindars and citizens of Shivaganga and Manamadura was presented to the Swami: TO SRI SWAMI VIVEKANANDA MOST REVERED SIR, We, the Zemindars and citizens of Shivaganga and Manamadura, beg to offer you a most hearty welcome. In the most sanguine moments of our life, in our widest dreams, we never contemplated that you, who were so near

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