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Swachta Abhiyan (clean up program) in the Baghkhala area of Rishikesh, on July 31st, from 8 to 10 am. #GIWA #WashAlliance #SwachhBharat ...
As the flow of Kanwad Yatris (Pilgrims) is beginning down, today Param Pujya Swami Ji led a Swachta Abhiyan (clean up program) in the Baghkhala area of Rishikesh, on July 31st, from 8 to 10 am. The swachta abhiyan team included the Rishikumars, our volunteers, as well as the puppets. The abhiyan was a great success, leaving the area clean and green! [gallery columns="4" link="file" ids="30650,30651,30652,30653,30654,30655,30656,30657"]...
GIWA’s puppet show has been attracting a lot of attention from the Kanwad Yatris! The clean Ganga educational show story board centres around Mother Ganga and Mother Saraswati rivers, who are going to Lord Shiva to complain about how their waters are being polluted and the filth around them due to open defecation. Lord Shiva replies saying, “Why would humans pollute your waters through open defecation when they worship you and regard you as their Mother?” Lord Shiva then asks Mother Saraswati, “How are you being polluted, when you are flowing...
On the sacred day of Guru Purnima, Pujya Swamiji Chidanand Saraswatiji and Pujya Sadhvi Bhagawatiji offered a beautiful program at the Hindu Temple in Louisville, Kentucy. This special event followed the spiritual retreat at Dale Hollow Lake State Park that had been held earlier in the week and many of those present at the retreat joined local temple members for satsang, prasad, and a delicious vegetarian meal. The temple priests welcomed Pujya Swamiji and Pujya Sadhviji with divine vedic chanting and prayers. This was followed by an inspiring talk by Sadhviji...
Over the course of three peace filled days, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji led a beautiful Guru Purnima retreat at the stately resort overlooking a gorgeous lake in the Dale Hollow State Park, Kentucky. The weekend included multiple satsangs each day that covered topics as varied as achieving conscious dharmic relations, faith versus blind faith, and dealing with stress, depression and anxiety. Participants also had many opportunities to ask questions and to have one-on-one audiences with Swamiji and Sadhviji. Each satsang began with an inspiring guided meditation led...
Pujya Swamiji Awarded with the 4th Dr Kalam Memorial Honour for His Tireless Services to Creating a Liveable Planet for all Beings DELHI: On 27 July 2015, the 11th President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam – an aerospace scientist, who spent 40 years as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), elected to the presidency in a landslide victory and serving one term from 2002-2007 – mounted the stairs to the podium at the Indian Institute of...
Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji - Muniji and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati begin the Day 3 session, following their morning walk through the hills, with questions related to our beliefs and our faith. #DarknesstoLight #LightWithin #Guru ...
Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji - Muniji and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati lead a beautiful guided meditation and follow with an enlightening open question and answer period that includes a discussion about the effects of trauma on marginalized communities. #LightWithin #Grace #Guru #Spirituality #Divinity ...
Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President and Spiritual Leader of Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh,, met with Honble Speaker of Lok Sabha Shri, Om Birlaji, this morning in Delhi. High on the agenda was a discussion of the various technologies available to help clean up the River Ganga, including Pujya Swamiji’s innovative Sewage to Selfie Point concept that includes Geo-Tube Technology; other Decentralized Sewage Treatment Technologies; free clean drinking water systems at major pilgrimage locations that have less then 1% water waste; Hand-washing Stations; Solid Waste Management machines; agricultural waste reuse technologies to...
Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji - Muniji and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati lead another brilliant #Satsang from the mountains of Kentucky, filled with questions and answers and a divine discourse on achieving Conscious Dharmic Relations. #BhagavadGita #Chanting #Mantra #DivinityWithin ...