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Sri Gita Jayanti

Sri Gita Jayanti

Dec. 21 | PHILOSOPHY OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA – Swami Sivananda The philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita is no other than the philosophy of the Upanishads. But in one respect it has gone a step further, in that the philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita has brought the philosophy...

SKANDA SHASHTHI

SKANDA SHASHTHI

Nov. 27 | by H. H. Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj PROSTRATIONS and humble salutations to Lord Subramanya, the Supreme Being, who is the ruler of this universe, who is the indweller of our hearts, who is the second son of Lord Siva, who is the beloved of Valli and...

Skanda Shashthi Celebration

Skanda Shashthi Celebration

Nov. 26 | Photos Taken During Skanda Shashthi Celebration in Bhajan Hall, Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh-Himalayas.

DEEPAVALI

DEEPAVALI

Nov. 10 | By H. H. Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj DEEPAVALI or Diwali means “a row of lights”. It falls on the last two days of the dark half of Kartik (October-November). For some it is a three-day festival. It commences with the Dhan-Teras, on the 13th day...

Annabhishek Photos

Annabhishek Photos

Nov. 2 | Photos taken during Annabhishek Celebration at Sri Viswanath Temple, Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh-Himalayas.

Navaratri Puja Photos

Navaratri Puja Photos

Nov. 1 | Photos Taken During Navaratri Celebration In Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh-Himalayas.

Durga Puja or Navaratri

Durga Puja or Navaratri

Oct. 12 | 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,...

The Glory of Divine Mother

The Glory of Divine Mother

Oct. 11 | 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

Oct. 11 |     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....