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Mar 15 2020

International Women’s Day Celebrations Celebrate Sanitation & Hygiene

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On this International Women's Day, the Shakti of Parmarth Niketan and the International Yoga Festival participated in a beautiful pledge and an equally-wonderful bhandara along the holy banks of Mother Ganga to honor women and the Divine Feminine energy! Stopping first at the Swasth Shakti Theater, created in partnership with GIWA and the Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), at Parmarth Niketan, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, Founder of Divine Shakti Foundation; Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, President of Divine Shakti Foundation; and the women of the hour pledged to raise awareness on Menstrual Hygiene Management, ending Child Marriage and Leaving...

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Mar 07 2020

Day 7 of IYF 2020

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Kailash Kher Concert Provides a Divine Conclusion to a Week of Union and Upliftment at Parmarth Niketan VISION 2020 becomes the anthem and message of the 31st International Yoga Festival as Acharya Balkrishna joins Pujya Swamiji and Sadhviji to bless and bid farewell to over 1500 participants from 76 nations. 7 MARCH 2020 RISHIKESH INDIA: Last night’s astounding musical extravaganza featuring the sublime nirgun style of Padma Shri Sufi-singer Kailash Kher was a beautiful conclusion to the International Yoga Festival at Parmarth Niketan, in association with Incredible India, the Ministry of...

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Mar 06 2020

Day 6 of IYF 2020

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Hafla Music Concert Performance Prepares Festival-goers for Tonight’s Musical Extravaganza with Kailasa Pujya Swamiji and Pujya Sadhviji Welcome Famous Singer Padmashri Kailash Kher & His Band Home to Parmarth Niketan 6 MARCH 2020 RISHIKESH INDIA: As an amazing lead-in to the highly-anticipated Kailash Kher & his soulful band Kailasa’s Live Concert this evening closing the sixth day of the International Yoga Festival at Parmarth Niketan, last night’s incredible Hafla Music concert with Gil Ron Sharma and Soul’s Diet became a beautiful expression of interfaith harmony and oneness. With spiritually-inspiring songs...

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Mar 05 2020

Day 5 of International Yoga Festival 2020

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Ambassador of Israel to India and Sri Lanka, Dr. Ron Malka, joins the 31st International Yoga Festival to do Yoga & be Yoga Breakdown to Breakthrough Spiritual Lecture Series Sheds New Perspective on the Corona Virus Scare Eco Friendly Holi Celebrations and Hafla Music Night with Gil Ron Shama add beautiful colour to the Fifth day of the International Yoga Festival at Parmarth 5 MARCH 2020 RISHIKESH INDIA: HE Dr. Ron Malka, the Ambassador of Israel to India and Sri Lanka, made a special visit to the International Yoga Festival at Parmarth Niketan,...

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Mar 04 2020

Day 4 of the 31st Annual International Yoga Festival

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Divine Meditation at the Beatles Ashram, Musical Offering by the Bluegrass Journeymen, in association with the US Embassy and Special Concert of Ecstatic Rhythm & Soul with World-famous Percussionist Sivamani Highlight Day 4 of the International Yoga Festival 4 MARCH 2020 RISHIKESH INDIA: On the 4th Day of the International Yoga Festival organised by Parmarth Niketan, in association with Incredible India, hundreds of yoga practitioners trekked to the Maharishi Mahesh Yogiji - Beatles Ashram for a beautiful two-hour session featuring Kirtan, Meditation and Asana practice on the historic grounds and amidst...

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Mar 03 2020

Day 3 of the 31st Annual International Yoga Festival

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Satsang with HH Pujya Mooji, Visits of Pujya Swami Avdeshanand Giriji and Hon’ble Ambassador of Georgia Highlight the 3rd Day of the International Yoga Festival at Parmarth Niketan 3 MARCH 2020 RISHIKESH INDIA: Day 3 of this year’s hugely-successful 31st Annual International Yoga Festival at Parmarth Niketan began with Kundalini Sadhana with Gurushabd Singh Khalsa, Sufi Love Meditation with Mert Güler, Vinyasa - Living Your Authentic Self: How to Show Up in Self Love with Katie B. Happyy, Ganga Yoga with Ganga Nandini, Sunrise Nāda Yoga on the Ghaṭ with Anandra...

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Mar 03 2020

IYF 2020 Inaugural Speech by Pujya Sadhviji

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Pujya Sadhviji gave a beautifully-inspiring welcome address to the 900-plus participants from 56 countries who have gathered at Parmarth Niketan ashram on the holy banks of Mother Ganga for the 2020 International Yoga Festival! The Inauguration Ceremony was graced by the Hon'ble Minister of Culture and Tourism, Government of India, Shri Prahlad Singhji and the Hon’ble Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, Shri Prem Chand Aggarwalji, as well, of course, as Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji - Muniji and our wonderful Yogacharyas and experts from across the world! Listen as Sadhviji explains...

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Mar 02 2020

Day 2 of the 31st Annual International Yoga Festival

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Governor of Maharasthra Shri Bhagat Singh Koshiyariji and Pujya Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji visit the 2nd Day of the International Yoga Festival at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh The flow of Yoga unfolds on Day 2 of the 31st Annual International Yoga Festival at Parmarth Niketan, with multicultural classes and workshops, teachings, prayers, and performances! 2 MARCH 2020 RISHIKESH INDIA: Building on the extraordinary momentum of the event’s opening day, the 31st Annual International Yoga Festival continued to offer perfect 2020 Vision of a world at peace and a people in harmony, with a...

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Mar 01 2020

Day 1 of the 31st Annual International Yoga Festival

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This year welcoming more than 900 participants from 56 nations. 1 MARCH 2020 RISHIKESH INDIA: With the theme of “Vision 2020” the world-renowned Annual International Yoga Festival began early in the morning at Parmarth Niketan ashram today with a renewed emphasis on Union, Unity and Love in these troubled times and a vibrant round of Yoga Asana classes that awakened hundreds of participants to the magnificent potential awaiting them during the coming week on the holy banks of Mother Ganga, as well as to the beauty of a late winter morning...

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