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Apr 04 2018

Peace and Unity Summit Organised by the Jamait Ulama-i-Hind,Bihar

Pujya Swamiji was the Chief Guest at the 10th annual event organized in Kishanganj, Bihar in which more than two lakh Maulana and Muslim brothers from different provinces of India participated. Watch Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji - Muniji's historic and inspiring address: https://bit.ly/2I4IaqA He and Maulana Mahmood Madani​ Ji, Secretary General of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, traveled together from Delhi to Bihar, and were warmly and enthusiastically welcomed by many members of the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind national, state and local chapters at the Bagdogra Airport. The next day the highly anticipated Peace and Unity Summit was...

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Mar 25 2018

Special Health & Hygiene Camp at the Gandhi Ashram

A very special health and hygiene camp was organised by the Divine Shakti Foundation​ and the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance​ at the Gandhi Ashram in Kingsway Camp, Delhi, in association with the Harijan Sevak Sangh​. It began with fun talks and lectures on #WASH, importance of hand-washing, ending the practice of open defecation and educational videos on #sanitation and #hygiene. The lectures were filled with songs, interactive demonstrations and lots of enthusiastic feedback from the children, a majority of whom were within 6-13 years of age. It continued with a clean up...

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Mar 24 2018

Valedictory Session of Yoga Festival in Delhi

The valedictory session of the three day International Yoga Festival, organised by the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga​ with the support of the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, was graced by Hon'ble Speaker of Lok Sabha Speaker Smt Sumitra Mahajan​, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji - Muniji​, Pujya Acharya Bal Krishna​ji, Dr H R Nagendra​ji, Chancellor SVASYA, Dr MV Bhole, researcher & Yoga Scholar, Lonavala, Pune and Sh.Naresh Kumar, NDMC chairman and many other eminent yoga experts and yoga institutions at the Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi recently. It was presided...

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Mar 18 2018

World Forest Day: Music for a Clean and Green World

Parmarth Niketan's two-week music concert culminated on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Bharatratna Ustad Bismillah Khan Sahib, the world famous shehnai (a subcontinental wind instrument of the oboe class) player and World Forest Day. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President,Parmarth Niketan, recalled Bismillah Khan and said that he spread joy and happiness in the universe with the music of the shehnai, his magic charm. Bismillah Khan Sahib, the ultimate devotee of Mother Ganga, used to practice for hours on the banks of Ganga. On his remembrance Pujya Swamiji said “Let us...

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Mar 11 2018

Solutions Summit 2018

Rishikesh, 11 March- The Global Interfaith WASH Alliance and Ganga Action Parivar, Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh organized a two-day Summit of Solutions for the River Ganga which brought together mayors, magistrates, officials and officers from the cities, towns and villages lining the 2500 km length of the River Ganga. The two-day summit included rousing speeches from political, social, national and faith leaders, discussions on proven models and remedies as well as a collective pledge by leaders and citizens from five states to work together for saving India’s beloved National River. The two day Solutions Summit was inaugurated on...

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Mar 08 2018

International Women’s Day 2018

RISHIKESH- The world-renowned, 29th annual International Yoga Festival concluded yesterday, and the over 2000 participants from 97 countries departed today from Parmarth Niketan, having come from all over the world to take part in inspiring lectures and courses by over 80 revered saints, yogacharyas, presenters and experts who taught nearly 200 offerings throughout the week. The participants go back to their countries full of inspiration to be ambassadors of yoga, ambassadors of love, ambassadors of peace, and ambassadors of unity. New friendships were formed during the course of the IYF, in many cases between people who would never...

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Mar 07 2018

IYF 2018 Concludes

International Yoga Festival Concludes with More Than 2000 Participants From 97 Countries Around the World RISHIKESH- The world-renowned, 29th annual International Yoga Festival concluded today, having been attended by more than 2000 people, who came from 96 countries across the world to take part in inspiring lectures and courses by over 80 revered saints, yogacharyas, presenters and experts who taught nearly 200 offerings throughout the week. After the last yoga sessions ended, the Closing Ceremony of the International Yoga Festival took place on Parmarth Niketan’s ghat on the banks of the River...

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Mar 05 2018

Special Meditation at Maharishi Mahesh Yogiji Ashram Led by Pujya Swamiji During IYF 2018

Yogis Mark 50th Anniversary of The Beatles in India with Special Meditation at Maharishi Mahesh Yogiji’s Ashram RISHIKESH- Yogacharyas and participants of the 29th annual International Yoga Festival at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh took part in a special meditation at Maharishi Mahesh Yogiji’s Ashram, just steps away from Parmarth Niketan. 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the time when the world-famous band The Beatles stayed at Maharishiji’s ashram in Rishikesh, where they wrote nearly fifty songs that soon became some of their biggest hits. On this anniversary, many celebrations have been planned with...

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Mar 03 2018

Vice President Shri M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates IYF 2018

People from Nearly 100 Nations, Vice President, Governor, CM, Dignitaries and Saints Converge for Inauguration of Parmarth Niketan’s Renowned International Yoga Festival PARMARTH NIKETAN, RISHIKESH- The International Yoga Festival, which has drawn more than 2,000 people from nearly 100 countries, was officially inaugurated today by the Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu at a ceremony that included congratulatory statements from Hon’ble Governor of Uttarakhand, Shri KK Paul; Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat; Hon’ble Union Minister of Tourism, Shri Alphons Kannanthanam, Hon’ble Minister of AYUSH,...

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Feb 14 2018

Mahashivratri

Pujya Swamiji blessed and led a very special Maha Shivratri celebration at Parmarth Niketan in which he was joined by Honble Transport Minister, Government of UP, Swatantra Dev Singhji; the beautiful Yogini Seane Corn​; Mr Nitesh Jha; Mrs Radhika Jhaji; Mr Meenakshi Sundaram; and our family from around the world and across India, who joined together in the spirit of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. The celebrations included divine Ganga Aarti, sacred Rudra Abhishek, chanting of Shiva mantras and meditating on the divine energy of Lord Shiva, which naturally resonate in the sacred land...

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