This article was published in The Times of India, here. By Swami Chidanand Saraswati Many years ago, before the severe violence in Jammu & Kashmir, we travelled to Kashmir to spend a few days meditating on the Dal Lake. All the members of our group enjoyed themselves so much that we delayed our departure date and remained there for one month instead of a few days as was planned earlier. Each week we would postpone our departure from that heavenly, pristine, glorious environment. “Just one more week,” the devotees would cry, so...
The pictures and updates are NOW ONLINE from the gorgeous and breathtaking Yamuna ji ki Aarti in Raman Reti, Mathura- Vrindavan. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji - Muniji joins a galaxy of saints on #SharadPurnima on the banks of the #Yamuna River in #Vrindavan-#Mathura under the leadership of Karshnipeethadeshwar Pujya Swami Gurusharananandji in a pledge to protect #water, #nature, #culture & our #future! Gorgeous, breathtaking pictures now online of #SharadPurnima #Yamuna Aarti in #Vrindavan #Mathura with Pujya Gurusharananandji Maharaj, @yogrishiramdev, @PPBhaishri, @PujyaSwamiji, @AvdheshanandG, @SriPundrik & others! #KartikMas #IncredibleIndia See more: https://t.co/GdYSgqBTKW pic.twitter.com/D8SIAqae9T — Parmarth...
Chief guest and President of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji addressed thousands of swayamsevaks (volunteers) participated before their path-sanchalan (route march) taken out by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to mark Vijayadashami on Friday in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. The marchers making their way through the main roads of the city were welcomed at many places enroute and their discipline was an impressive site to behold by all. Over 7000 swayamsevaks attired in new uniform of RSS white shirt and khaki pants, took part in the path-sanchalan. RSS flag...
The beautiful evening Aarti held on the banks of the Saryu River in Ayodhya was graced and blessed by HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji at the warm invitation of the Mayor of Ayodhya, Shri Rishikesh Upadhyay and the organisers of the Ayodhya Kala Utsav, co-curators of the Festival Shri Shantanu Guptaji and Shri Pushkar Sharmaji. Pujya Swamiji who has been the inspiration behind countless Aartis across the banks of Mother Ganga, as well as popularising the ancient ceremony overseas and is most noted for the incredible Ganga Aarti He leads at...
Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji met with NITI Aayog CEO Shri Amitabh Kant this week along with other officers of Niti Ayog including Shri Yaduvendra Mathur, Addtnl Secy, Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh, Director and others. During this important meeting, Pujya Swamiji shared: Ganga Rejuvenation: Implementing Decentralized Treatment Technologies and utilizing innovative "Sewage to Selfie" point models to engage local communities to radically transform dialogue around wastewater management. Watch the incredible launch of the pilot plan in Rishikesh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGmIk7tje84&t=85s: Read more about the launch of a pilot plan in Lucknow here. Abating Climate Change & Conserving Water:...
Pujya Swamiji had a divine meeting at the Unity College with Maulana Dr. Kalbe Sadiq Saheb, Vice President, All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, Chairman of Unity College, in Lucknow. Pujya Swamiji prayed for his long life and good health so that they may continue to walk together and work together, hand in hand and heart in heart, for true “Hariyali” and prosperity in the nation! Pujya Swamiji also welcomed him home to Parmarth Niketan to heal with Ayurveda, Panchkarma, the fresh air of the Himalayas, and the sacred waters of Ganga. He also met...
Swami Sh.Chidanand Saraswati Ji President, Parmarth Niketan_At Kumbh-Conclave, Allahabad organised by India Think Council on 27-29 July, 2018...
Valmiki Samaj (a community of sanitation workers) who are responsible for cleaning the sewerage drains of Lucknow were honoured in an event in their own community, in Luv Kush Nagar, Indira Nagar, Luckow, by Pujya Swamiji today just along the Kukrail Naadi, along whose banks just a few days ago Pujya Swamiji had inaugurated UP’s first Sewage to Selfie point with the Hon’ble Chief Minister of UP MYogiAdityanathji and Hon’ble Union Urban Development Minister Shri Nitin Gadkariji and many others. Pujya Swamiji first paid homage to Mahatma Gandhiji and Babasaheb Ambedkar....
A beautiful, innovative and inspiring Ayodha Art Festival, at the holy land of Ayodhya was concluded by Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and Pujya Mahant Nritya Gopal Dasji blessing and awarding the finalists in the grande finale of the three day festival. Thousands of artists applied, a few hundred were selected and only a handful were selected as finalists. The Festival was made possible by the Mayor of Ayodhya, Rishikesh Upadhyay, and co-curated by Shantanu Gupta & Pushkar Sharma. The top three award recipients received cash prizes. The festival had the theme "Rama...