-- The Great Internet Celebrity and Artist's Auction to benefit The Shri Babaji Charitable and Research Hospital is currently seeking donations of autographed Artwork and and personal belongings. We are asking for your cooperation in helping spread the news about our cause. Please forward this message to your friends, other lists, etc. All help in spreading the word and locating donations and celebrities is most appreciated!!

The hospital is named in honor of Shri Babaji who was so concerned about the living conditions of the Kumaon people that He instructed his devotees to build a comprehensive health care center for them. Shri Babaji is acknowledged as the Shiva Mahavatar Babaji described by Paramahansa Yogananda in Autobiography of a Yogi.

In the Hindu tradition, a Mahavatar is a human manifestation of the Divine who can materialise a body at will. The hospital serves the Kumaon region (in the foothills of the Himalayas) of India. The Kumaon people are extremely poor, and they suffer from a range of diseases that could be easily cured if adequate medical facilities were available. We started with seven health care professionals working on the side of a mountain in October of 1995. Offering the only medical attention in an area with a projected population of 1 million inhabitants has proved to be quite an undertaking. says Ellen Levand , President of the American Haidakhan Samaj.,

The Great Internet Celebrity and Artist's Auction, a web site designed to raise funds for the hospital, is auctioning donated art and personal items from celebrities as well as many artists,and musicians.

aurora.blue, is still soliciting contributions to the auction, which will run indefinitely. Proceeds from the Auction will go directly to the hospital, which is financed by donations and government grants. Donations are tax deductible.

aurora.blue is a non-profit Artist's project of the Internet with a spiritual and humanitarian conceptualization.

For more information please contact mailto:aurora.blue@juno.com or telephone: 612-933-5878

Donations of Artwork and personal belongings may be sent snail mail to:

aurora.blue Attn: Auction 15710 Minnetonka Boulevard Minnetonka Minnesota 55345 USA

Any help or donations would be most appreciated,

Peace!~

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