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Sep 05 2016

Teacher’s Day & Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrated

A special Teacher’s Day/Ganesh Chaturthi programme took place bringing together three Divine Shakti Foundation sponsored schools in Rishikesh and surrounding areas at one big event in the Government Junior School Rishikesh. Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatii graced the occasion, inspired the children by sharing the example of Hon’ble Former President of India, Dr S Radhakrishnanji, in whose honour India celebrate’s Teacher’s Day, and encouraged everyone to be of selfless service to the nation that they too would be leaders whose birthday’s could be national holidays, celebrated nationwide with great honour and respect. The children...

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Aug 30 2016

March for Peace and WASH in Ladakh

Providing Facilities to Nuns and Girls in Ladakh During the Worship for WASH Summit in Ladakh, DSF’s President visited the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre with interfaith leaders and the Hon’ble Science & Technology Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhanji to inaugurate a special Interfaith Peace Garden and ceremoniously perform the ground breaking of a toilet structure near the centre’s Meditation Hall, which previously lacked access to nearby sanitation facilities. At the ground-breaking, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji said,“This toilet structure symbolizes the union of Meditation and Sanitation, which is the need of the hour. No...

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Aug 30 2016

Conclusion of the 2-day GIWA-UNICEF Summit in Leh-Ladakh

The second day of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA)- UNICEF Worship for WASH (Sarva Dharma Swachhta Evam Sadbhavna Sankalp) Summit concluded with a historic pledge and water blessing ceremony on the banks of the Sindhu River, at the Sindhu Darshan Ghat,in Leh-Ladakh. GIWA’s leaders representing India’s diverse faith traditions gathered together to offer the water of the Indus River onto the globe as a symbol and a prayer that all of humanity should have access to safe and sufficient water, sanitation and hygiene. Hon’ble Dr. Harsh Vardhanji, Minister of Science...

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Aug 29 2016

“Worship for WASH” GIWA-UNICEF Ladakh Summit

The Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) India, in association with UNICEF India, held a two-day Summit in Ladakh. The “Worship for WASH” GIWA-UNICEF Ladakh Summit initiated a dialogue on critical issues of WASH (Water, Sanitation and Health), specifically in the Ladakh region. The Summit discussed the inter-linkage of multiple issues of inequity, lack of access and other related issues in the region, with special focus on minority populations. Speaking at the summit, the convener of the programme, Founder of GIWA India and the President of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, Pujya Swami...

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Aug 18 2016

International Green Raksha Bandhan Celebrations

The first ever International Green Raksha Bandhan was held at Talkatora Stadium, Delhi. It was conceived and led by Mananiya Indresh Kumarji, National Executive Member of RSS, and HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji. The theme of the celebration was World Peace & Preservation and Protection of the Environment, organized jointly by DSF and FANS. More than 100 groups with participants from more than 40 countries participated. Pujya Swamiji said “There can be no protection of our sisters, our mothers and our daughters without simultaneously ensuring that they have adequate, safe and...

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Jul 26 2016

Pujya Swamiji and Sadhvi Bhagawatiji at the Grace Cathedral

Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji led a beautiful program at the Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. The program began with meditation, chanting and pledges of oneness and unity in the Cathedral hall with Yoga on the Labyrinth, and then led into a longer, in depth panel on Living with Grace in our lives. The panel was also graced by the presence of the Dean of Grace Cathedral Rev. Malcolm Young and moderated by renowned yoga teacher Darren Main. Shri R. Venkatramana, Deputy Consular of India to United States for...

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Jul 15 2016

How to Make Our Life Sunder: SunderKand in America

Pictures of a beautiful program of Sunderkand Paath at the Hindu Jain Temple in Pittsburgh, PA. Pujya Swamiji founded and brought this temple to fruition in the early 1980's. It was the first Hindu Jain Temple in the world and has served as a model of Hindu-Jain temples. It is still the only temple where Shwetambar and Digambar Jains pray together. During Pujya Swamiji's visit back to Pittsburgh a special Sunderkand Path with satsang satsang and darshan program was held. Pujya Swamiji and Sadhvi Bhagawatiji spoke on "How to Make...

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Jul 05 2016

Beautiful Spiritual Retreat in the UK with Pujya Swamiji & Sadhviji

Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of Parmarth Niketan Ashram (Rishikesh), and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, President of Divine Shakti Foundation, led a special spiritual retreat in Dorset, UK, just outside of London, with participants from across the UK, Europe and the United States. The retreat was organized by Manda Lakhani , Kaneshbhai Lakhani, and their beautiful daughters Shreya Lakhani and Roshni Lakhani. The theme of the retreat was "Come to Nature, Be with Nature and Discover Your True Nature." The weekend retreat got an overwhelming number of participants, and plans are...

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Jul 04 2016

Sadhvi Bhagawati speaks at the Shakti Kumbha during the Vaicharik Mahakumbha

Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, President of the Divine Shakti Foundation, speaks during the second day of the historic Vaicharik Mahakumbha in the Simhastha Kumbha Mela 2016, in an inspiring Shakti Kumbha session. She was on an esteemed panel with Hon'ble Shivraj Singh Chouhan ji, Param Pujya Didi Maa Sadhvi Ritambhara Ji, Hon'ble Governor of Goa, Smt. Mridula Sinhaji, Swamini Vimalananda ji, Chinmaya Mission, Nivedita Bhide ji, Vice President, Vivekanand Kendra and Gita Gunde Ji, President, All India Mahila Samanvay. To read more about the Simhastha Kumbha Mela: www.parmarth.org/updates/kumbha2016.pdf Sadhvi Bhagwatiji speaks of...

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Jul 01 2016

Interfaith Leaders Pledge for Clean India – Part 3 of 3

Renowned Interfaith leaders from Hindu, Muslim, Jain, Buddhist, Sikh and Christian faiths come together for a historic first-ever, two-day ‘Sarva Dharma Swachhta Sankalp’ event at the 2016 Ujjain Maha Kumbh Mela, to spread the awareness and message for a healthy, green (sustainable) and clean India. Inspired by GIWA’s Co-Founder Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, the revered faith leaders pledged for the Saints like Pujya Swami Avdheshanand Saraswatji, Pundrik Goswamiji along with many other revered saints pledged the Simhasth to be a Green Kumbh - a Mela with a Message.They...

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