In the service of God and humanity
On Valentine's Day, Ganga Action Parivar organized a rally to make Mother Ganga our "green" Valentine, not only on Valentine's Day itself but everyday! People from over 45 countries at the Sangam ghat to sing and dance in celebration of their love for Mother Ganga, and to stress the importance of protecting and preserving her waters....
Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, founder of Ganga Action Parivar and President of Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh presented special tree saplings to Imam Umer Ahmed Iliasiji, the President of All India Imams Association. The saplings were neem, rudraksh and kalpa vreksh at the Ganga Action Parivar camp before Imam Sahib departed. They joined hands symbolizing the union or sangam of the religions to work together for peace, unity and for protection and preservation of the natural environment, particularly the waters of Mother Ganga....
The Ganga Sansad (Ganga Parliament), which ran from the 21st to the 23rd, gathered in the evening at the Ganga Action Parivar camp in the Kumbh Mela, Allahabad. Participants in the Sansad included Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, retired General Shri V.K. Singhji, Jal Purush ("Water Man") Shri Rajendra Singh, Pujya Swami Harichetanandji, and Shri D.N.S. Subbaraoji among other esteemed guests....
Ganga Action Pariwar has organised a Sangam Clean-up at Allahabad in Kumbh Mela. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati addressed to devotees and requested to conserve Ganga, Yamuna except Forts and Monuments. He said Ganga and Yamuna are our Nose ("Dignity", Pride) we would have to save our Nose except Forts....
Here is the Star News coverage of the Clean Sangam campaign so far at the Kumbha Mela. on Makar Sankranti day, Ganga Action Parivar --with so many pilgrims and devotees from all over the world -- cleaned the trash on the banks of Mother Ganga. Then, we went back the next day with the boatmen to pack it all into sacks and bring it to shore to be properly disposed of....
Beautiful, vivid portrait of Pujya Swamiji's divine life for 60 years...
Pujya Swamiji was with Anna Hazare today at Ramlila Maidan. Pujya Swamiji brought Annaji Gangajal and Mansarovar jal so that when he breaks his fast he can break it with holy water...
In October of 2010, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji traveled to Gangotri to further His Ganga clean-up program. Outside of Gangotri in Dharali, a special program was held for the bhoomi puja of a new horticultural program by Acharya Balkrishanji and Swami Ramdevji of Patanjali Yoga Peeth. This video includes speeches from that function by Pujya Swamiji, Shradhay Acharya Balkrishnaji, Sadhvi Bhagawatiji, Shradhay Acharya Pradhumnaji, and Shri Surataram Nautiyal....
ON APRIL 3, 2010, PARMATH NIKETAN HOSTED A PREVIEW CEREMONY FOR THE NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HINDUISM. THIS 11 VOLUME ENCLYOPEDIA WAS INSPIRED AND BLESSED BY PUJYA SWAMI CHIDANAND SARASWITIJI. SAINTS, SCHOLARS, DIGNITARIES AND DEVOTEES FROM ACROSS THE WORLD TRAVELED TO HARIDWAR TO CELEBRATE THIS HISTORIC OCCASION, WHICH WAS CROWNED BY A SPECIAL BlESSING FROM HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA. THIS DIVINE ENCYCLOPEDIA IS A LANDMARK PROJECT OF THE INDIA HERITAGE RESERACH FOUNDATION, OF WHICH PUJYA SWAMIJI IS THE FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN....