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Nov 06 2013

Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla come to Parmarth

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Their Royal Highnesses, Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, honored Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh with an official visit just days before HRH Prince Charles’ 65th birthday.  It was the first destination of their nine-day visit to India. Arriving just before sunset, Their Royal Highnesses took part in the sacred evening Aarti Ceremony (ritual of lights), which is an internationally-renowned highlight of Parmarth Niketan’s daily activities. Prior to the Aarti, they observed the final offering of a Yagna (fire ceremony) for World Peace and Environmental Preservation, led by the...

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Sep 25 2013

Launch of Global Interfaith WASH Alliance

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Global Interfaith WASH Alliance to Promote Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Launched at the United Nations in Partnership with UNICEF. On September 25th, 2013, a special alliance was launched at the UNICEF headquarters at the United Nations. Religious heads from around the world, joined by the Executive Director of UNICEF and representatives of many organizations officially launched the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA), an alliance of leaders of faith working together to bring clean water, sanitation and hygiene to people of the world. The aim of GIWA is to harness the great...

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Sep 15 2013

Working for Peace in Muzzaffarnagar

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In the wake of the communal violence which gripped Muzaffarnagar in August and September, on the 15th September leaders of the Hindu, Muslim and Jain faith traveled there to bring a message of peace and love to the people. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh and Founder of Ganga Action Parivar, Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, President of the All India Imams Association, and Acharya Lokesh Muni, head of the Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti in Delhi, traveled together to Muzaffarnagar to urge the people to see one another, not...

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Aug 26 2013

Launch of Encyclopedia of Hinduism – International Edition

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The Encyclopedia of Hinduism A project of India Heritage Research Foundation Release of International Edition Sunday evening the 25th August and Monday morning the 26th August marked a historic moment in the spiritual and cultural history of India: the official launch of the international edition of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism. The launch ceremony was organized and hosted by the University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA. A project of India Heritage Research Foundation, founded, guided, inspired and led by one of India’s most revered spiritual leaders, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, the Encyclopedia of Hinduism...

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Aug 11 2013

Mayor of Louisville, KY Presents Pujya Swamiji with Key to City

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During a special function in Louisville, Kentucky, USA the Mayor of Louisville presented Pujya Swamiji with the “Key” to the City of Louisville. In his speech, the mayor Mr. Greg Fischer said that the people of Louisville feel so blessed that Pujya Swamiji visits them and graces their city with His presence. So they presented Pujya Swamiji with the official “Key” of the City so that it could be Pujya Swamiji’s second home. The Mayor told Pujya Swamiji: “We want you to know how important you are to the City...

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Jun 03 2013

Pujya Swamiji’s 61st Birthday: Green Birthday Celebration

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For Pujya Swamiji’s 61st birthday, He forbid any kind of big celebration, and said that all He wanted was to clean the banks of Ganga. As the rains are coming, Pujya Swamiji has been particularly concerned about making sure the trash all gets removed from the roads, streets and alleyways so that the rains do not wash it all into the sacred river. So, the morning was spent picking up trash all along the banks of Ganga. In the evening, as Pujya Swamiji’s divinity and purity are a magnet for...

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May 09 2013

Pujya Swamiji is Honored with Noble Person’s Award in Lucknow

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Pujya Swamiji was given the Noble Person’s prestigious award in Lucknow by Noble Parivar, a national family that brings together divine souls that are excelling in their respective fields and are giving back to society. Pujya Swamiji was honored by Dr. Arun Bhatt, Director PGI Noida, Shri Bhimjibhai Patel, Chairman of Standing Committee Surat Municipal Corporation (Gujarat) and Shri Chanyaka, Chief Editor Nobel India in excellence in the service of the environment and humanity. Pujya Swamiji was requested to honor and award a few other distinguished individuals in the fields of...

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Apr 26 2013

Pujya Swamiji & Saints Meet with Shri Narendra Modiji

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Last Friday, Pujya Swamiji graced the inauguration of a new Gurukulum at Patanjali Yog Peeth in Haridwar, which was also graced by numerous saints and the Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Narendra Modiji. Pujya Swamiji applauded the great leadership efforts of Shri Modiji and encouraged that the talks at this event be focused around the welfare of the nation of India in all its diversity and cultures, not any particular caste or creed. Shri Modiji performed havan with a number of the saints, including Pujya Swamiji, Pujya Morari Bapuji, Pujya...

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Mar 08 2013

International Yoga Festival 2013

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International Yoga Festival ran from the 1-7 March at Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh. There were more than 475 official participants from 41 countries; however, taking into consideration those who came just for a few classes or programs, the total number of participants was nearly 800 people from 50 countries! Parmarth Niketan has been hosting International Yoga Festival since 1999, first in cooperation with Uttar Pradesh Tourism and then in cooperation with Uttarakhand Tourism. The number of participants, the diversity of the countries from which they come and the array of yogacharyas...

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Feb 25 2013

Temples to Toilet Program at Kumbh Mela

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In the evening of February 25th, Pujya Swamiji showed a film which had been made on the need for toilets in the presence of members of DRDO, FICCI and the media. The lack of proper toilet facilities is not only a major factor contributing to pollution in Ganga, Yamuna and all rivers, but also is a source of violence, fear and illness in girls and women. Embarrassed to go to the toilet in the daytime, they suffer innumerable ailments from holding until the dark of night. Then, in the dark...

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drops of nectar

  • Don't worry so much about giving your children cars. Worry about giving them Sanskaras!

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • We must not only light the oil lamp in our temples, but also light the lamp in our own hearts.

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Do not wait for miracles. You ARE the miracle! Never forget the miracle of yourself!

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Come to nature, be with nature, and change your nature.

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Be happy, be peaceful. Embrace all, include all, exclude none.

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Always cultivate an attitude of gratitude.

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Accept whatever comes as Prasad from God. Whatever He gives us, a hut or a castle, is His divine gift.

    - Pujya Swamiji

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