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Durga Puja or Navaratri
Oct. 8 | 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,...
Navaratri Programme Schedule
Oct. 8 | Navaratri Pooja Celebration at Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh-Himalayas. Jai Mataki! Jai Gurudev! THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS, SHIVANANDANAGAR Navaratri Puja Celebration Programme The Navaratri Poojs will be held...
110th Birth Anniversary
Sep. 25 | 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...
139th Birth Anniversary
Sep. 6 | 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...
139th Birth Anniversary Programe Schedule
Sep. 5 | 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 20265:00 A.M. to 6:00 A.M.Brahma-Muhurta Meditation and prayers...
Sri Krishna Janmashtami
Sep. 1 | 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...
Sri Krishna Janmashtami Programme Schedule
Aug. 31 | Om Jai Sri Krishna! Jai Gurudev! THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS, SHIVANANDANAGAR In connection with the Holy Birthday Celebration of Lord Sri Krishna (Janmashtami Festival) special 6 days Kirtan programme will be held...
Guru Purnima Message
Jul. 25 | July 1964 Om Namo Bhagavte Sivanandaya! Salutations and worshipful Pranams to the sacred lotus-Feet of the Guru whose form is to be an object of our meditation, whose feet are to be adored, whose words are most holy truths and whose Grace grants us supreme...
The Role of The Guru
Jul. 25 | Ajnana-Timirandhasya Jnananjana-Salakaya; Chakshurunmilitam Yena Tasmai Sri Gurave Namah. Prostrations to that Guru who, by the collyrium-rod of Knowledge, opens the eyes of those who are rendered blind by the darkness of ignorance (Guru Gita). The Guru...
