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Skanda Shasthi
Nov. 23 | Photos taken during Skanda Shasthi Celebration in Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh-Himalayas. [nggallery id=253]
Deepavali – Gow Puja
Nov. 9 | Photos taken during Deepavali at Sivananda Ashram and Gow Puja at Viswanath Gosala, Rishikesh-Himalayas. [nggallery id=252]
Annabhishek
Nov. 9 | Photos taken during Annabhishek at Sri Viswanath Mandir, Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh-Himalayas. [nggallery id=251]
The Subjective Dimension of Prayer
Feb. 12 | By Swami Chidananda We will soon be observing the sacred annual worship of Lord Siva, Mahasivaratri. It is customary to regard and to speak of Lord Siva in terms of being a destroyer. The three aspects of the Supreme Being are Brahma the creator, Vishnu...
Light- Fountain – by Swami Chidananda
Aug. 18 | Sivananda Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light unto all…” Message of Jesus Christ. Time is maintaining, from epoch to epoch, a delightful encyclopaedia of great personalities who...
Sivananda’s Philosophy of Life – by Swami Krishnananda
Aug. 18 | The aim of philosophy is right living. The meaning of right living depends on how it is defined. It can be said that genuine and real philosophy, worth its name, is expected to enable one to live the truest life possible, i.e., a life of wisdom, free...
The Light That Is Life – by Swami Venkatesananda
Aug. 18 | Siva’s life is God’s Guarantee to mankind. It is the Sadhaka’s Guide, an open scripture for all to learn from. It is a divine bridge, linking the finite with the Infinite, connecting the land of mortals with the Realm of Immortality....
GANGA
May. 31 | by Sri Swami Sivananda The Ganga is the most sacred river of India. The origin of the Ganga is ascribed to celestial glory. Lord Krishna says in the Gita: “I am the Ganga among rivers”. For a Hindu, the word Ganga has its own sacred association....
