Brother Bhuvaneshvar, Brasília, Brazil

Brother Bhuvaneshvar, Manuel Antonio Carrera, was born on April 14, 1952 in Belville, Corodba, Argentina. He was initiated in 1975 by Dada Sumitananda. He came to Brazil in 1976 to attend an Ananda Marga retreat, and never left the country. He had the first Ananda Marga wedding in Brazil at a retreat on Jul13, 1978. He was father of six children: Ravi, Mukunda, Prabha, Jyotish Varupa, Bhisma, Aruna e Jaya. He made by hand jewelry of gold, silver and semi-precious stones. He lived on a small rural land near Brasilia for more than 20 years. He attended Dharmacakra every week and almost every retreat.

He son Ravi writes, "He was a great father. Sometimes we asked him to buy new clothes for himself because his were very worn out. His concern was always that his family was well. I believe that I have never known a person so unattached to material goods, which he said were not necessary. Every morning he woke up at 5:00am to meditate. He listened to kiirtan all day. He was also a fan of George Harrison and Ravi Shankar."

Brother Bhuvaneshvar died on September 6, 2008 at 11:30pm in a motorcycle accident. He was cremated on September 10 at 3:30pm in a beautiful ceremony in the presence of two dadas and one didi and all the Margiis of Brasilia dancing kiirtan, as he loved to do.

Brother Anil wrote: "Living in Brasilia for three years now, I had the privilege to live together with our brother Bhuvanesh throughout this time. He was an example for me, because despite living quite far from Brasilia, he was always present in the weekly dharmacakra. He was a friend, simple-minded, sensitive, polite, and conciliatory, always away from mundane things. He appreciated the simple and beautiful things of life. He was so responsible with his family, who also loved Him very much. He was a great Baba devotee which He expressed in a quite natural way. When He used to speak about the Master, it was with great sincerity and depth. He was a really big brother. When I knew of his death I became very sad, despite our conception of life and death. He is certainly with Baba now, and knowing that I cannot talk to Him anymore, creates a big emptiness inside of me, because I liked Him very much. A short time ago He gave me an unforgettable remembrance: a beautiful silver pratik made by Him with great affection, which I realized by the way he talked about the care that He had to do it. Our dearest Bhuvanesh will always be in our hearts."
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Irmão Bhuvaneshvar (Manuel Antonio Carrera) nasceu em 14/04/1952 em Belville, Cordoba, ARGENTINA. Foi iniciado em 1975 pelo Dada Sumitananda, veio para o Brasil em 1976 para um retiro e não mais deixou o pais. casou-se em um retiro em 13/07/1978 (existem informações seguras que foi o primeiro casamento marguii no brasil). Era pai de sete filhos: Ravi, Mukunda, Prabha, Jyotish Varupa, Bhisma, Aruna e Jaya. Desde que chegou ao brasil, sempre viveu de artesanato de diversas formas , atualmente fazia artesanato em prata, ouro e pedras preciosas (joias em geral). morava em uma chacara na cidade ocidental, cidade do entorno de brasilia, há mais de 20 anos.

Sobre a personalidade dele, te digo que foi um grande pai, as vezes tinhamos que pedir a ele que comprasse uma roupa nova porque as dele estavam de dar vergonha, (é sério), a preocupação dele era que a familia estivesse bem, acho que nunca conheci uma pessoa tão desprendida dos bens materiais mas falar dele, não é nescessario. Acho que voces conheceram ele e ele era exatamente como se mostrava nos retiro. Todos os dias acordava as 5 da manhã pra meditar, ouvia kiirtan o dia todo. Era fã de George Harrison e Ravi Shankar... Bom, falar dele é facil, eu poderia passar a noite aqui...

Bhuvaneshvar, morreu no dia 6 de setembro de 2008 por volta das 23:30, e foi cremado no dia 10 de setembro as 15:30 em uma linda cerimônia com a presença de dois dadas e uma didi e todos os marguis de brasilia cantando babanam kevalam e dançando, como ele gostaria que fosse...
namaskar, Ravi