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The Glory of Divine Mother

The Glory of Divine Mother

Sep. 18 | by Swami Chidananda Puranas are sacred scriptures through which the wise seers of ancient times have tried to give us the precious treasures of wisdom, inspiration and guidance. They are holy books into which great sages have packed in deep facts about...

The Esoteric Significance of the Devi-Mahatmya

The Esoteric Significance of the Devi-Mahatmya

Sep. 17 |     A talk given by Swami Krishnanandaji on the 13th of October, 1972, during the Navaratri worship. Our longings are fundamentally very deep and cannot be easily satisfied by temporary make shift or day-to-day adjustment of outer circumstances....

138th Birth Anniversary Photos

138th Birth Anniversary Photos

Sep. 8 | Photos taken during 138th Birth Anniversary of H.H. Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj on 8th Sep 2025 At Holy Samadhi Shrine, Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh-Himalayas.

138th Birth Anniversary

138th Birth Anniversary

Sep. 7 | SWAMI SIVANANDA BIRTH AND BOYHOOD On Thursday, the 8th. of September, 1887, in the early hours of the morning, when the star Bharani was in the ascendant was born a boy-child in the village of Pattamadai on the bank of the river Tamraparani in South...

Innaugural Function

Innaugural Function

Sep. 2 | Photos taken during Innaugural Function of 104th Basic Yoga Vedanta Course at YVFA, Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh-Himalayas.

17th Punyatithi Photos

17th Punyatithi Photos

Aug. 29 | Photos taken during 17th Anniversary of Punyatithi Aradhana Celebration of H.H. Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj at Samadhi Shrine of H.H. Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj, Sivanada Ashram, Rishikeh-Himalayas.

Sri Ganesh Chaturthi Photos

Sri Ganesh Chaturthi Photos

Aug. 28 | Photos taken during Sri Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration at Sri Ganesh Temple, Viswanath Ghat, Ganges Bank, Sivanada Ashram, Rishikeh-Himalayas.

Sri Krishna Janmashtami Photos

Sri Krishna Janmashtami Photos

Aug. 19 | Photos taken during Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebration at Sri Viswanath Temple, Sivananda Ashram. Rishikesh-Himalayas.

138th Birth Anniversary Programe Schedule

138th Birth Anniversary Programe Schedule

Aug. 18 | Jai Sivananda! Jai Gurudev!THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS, SHIVANANDANAGAR In connection with the Holy Birthday Celebration of H. H. Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj on 8th September 20255:00 A.M. to 6:00 A.M.Brahma-Muhurta Meditation and prayers...

17th Punyatithi Aradhana

17th Punyatithi Aradhana

Aug. 18 | A Biography of Swami Chidananda Sridhar Rao, as Swami Chidananda was known before taking Sannyasa, was born to Srinivasa Rao and Sarojini, on the 24th September 1916, the second of five children and the eldest son. Sri Srinivasa Rao was a prosperous...