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Durga Puja or Navaratri

Durga Puja or Navaratri

Sep. 25 | by Swami Sivananda SALUTATIONS to the Divine Mother, Durga, who exists in all beings in the form of intelligence, mercy, beauty, who is the consort of Lord Shiva, who creates, sustains and destroys the universe. This festival is observed twice a year,...

109th Birth Anniversary

109th Birth Anniversary

Sep. 24 | Photos taken during 109th Birth Anniversary Celebration on 24th September 2025 at Sivananda Ashram(H.Q), Rishikesh-Himalayas.

Navaratri Programme Schedule

Navaratri Programme Schedule

Sep. 19 | Navaratri Pooja Celebration Live Broadcasting will be from 22nd September to 01st October 2025 from 7:30 P.M. onward, Kanya Pooja on 01st and Vijaya Dasami Day on 02nd October from 9:00 A.M. onward. Jai Mataki! Jai Gurudev! THE...

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...

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...

Sri Krishna Janmashtami

Sri Krishna Janmashtami

Aug. 10 | by Swami Sivananda THIS IS THE birthday of Lord Krishna, the eighth Divine Incarnation. It falls on the 8th day of the dark half of the month of Bhadrapada (August-September). This is one of the greatest of all Hindu festivals. Lord Krishna was born...