Latest News

Jun 23 2023

International Yoga Day Celebrations at Parmarth Niketan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGREs32cZhQ Yoga enthusiasts from around the world came together at Parmarth Niketan in the spirit of Vasudhaiva Kutumbukam to celebrate the 9th International Day of Yoga on the holy banks of Mother Ganga, in the lap of the Himalayas at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh. As HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji - Muniji, President of Parmarth Niketan, graced and blessed the occasion joining in the morning yoga practice, the divine atmosphere was filled with excitement for this special day for spreading and sharing the gifts of Yoga. The beautiful morning began with sacred vedic...

Share Post
Jun 23 2023

Sadhviji Joins Leaders to Welcome Religious Actors as Drivers of Change and Preventing Violent Extremism

Sadhviji joined Bani Dugal, Principal Representative of the Baha'i International Community to the UN; Dr. Katherine Marshall, Senior Fellow, Georgetown University; Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky, Appleman Professor Emeritus at The Jewish Theological Seminary - JTS; Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, Professor of Law at the University of Essex in the United Kingdom; Dr. Mohamed Elsanousi, Executive Director of the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers - Asia; Reverend Ibrahim Wushishi, Program Executive, World Council of Churches; and, Emina Frljak, Program Coordinator of Youth for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina for an important...

Share Post
Jun 12 2023

Two-Day Dental Camp by Dental IQ, Parmarth Niketan, and DSF

A beautiful two-day dental camp organized under the joint aegis of Parmarth Niketan, Divine Shakti Foundation and Dental IQ of Chandigarh was inaugurated in the presence of HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of Parmarth Niketan; Pujya Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati Ji, President of Divine Shakti Foundation; Dr. Vivek Singh Rana, MDS Endodontist at Dental IQ; Dr. Gulshan, MDS PGI; Dr. Riddhima Jabike, BDS; our Rishikumars and the DSF team. Pujya Swamiji offered words of encouragement to the young medical team, reminding the gathering that human service is Madhav service -...

Share Post
Jun 09 2023

Sadhviji Joins Global Peace Foundation’s 2023 Indo-Pacific Global Peace Leadership Conference in New Delhi

Sadhviji joined interfaith and civic leaders from around the world for the Global Peace Foundation's 2023 Indo-Pacific Global Peace Leadership Conference in New Delhi recently. It was a beautiful and powerful gathering as the leaders came together to talk about the ways that we can continue to use a values-based approach to peace-building, as a way of promoting fair and sustainable development as a means of addressing conflicts, and enlisting our divine global family as partners in building a world of peace. HH Param Pujya Swamiji; GPF Founder and Chairman, Dr....

Share Post
Jun 06 2023

HH Param Pujya Swamiji’s Birth Anniversary Celebrations

A full weekend of beautiful, sacred and serene events celebrating a Paryavaran Sewa Utsav welcomed HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji - Muniji into his 72nd year of incarnation, and provided a global platform for the discussion of the steps that are necessary to ensure that our sacred home, Mother Earth, and all of her inhabitants are sustained and protected for this and all future generations. Introduced during the three days of festivities were life-giving, life-enhancing and planet-saving service projects that included lemon tree, wheelchair and mobile phone distributions offered by...

Share Post
Jun 05 2023

Tree Plantation Drive on World Environment Day with Hon’ble Shri Ram Nath Kovindji

A full weekend of beautiful, sacred and serene events celebrating a Paryavaran Sewa Utsav welcomed HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji into his 72nd year of incarnation, and provided a global platform for the discussion of the steps that are necessary to ensure that our sacred home, Mother Earth, and all of her inhabitants are sustained and protected for this and all future generations. Introduced during the three days of festivities were life-giving, life-enhancing and planet-saving service projects that included lemon tree, wheelchair and mobile phone distributions offered by and in...

Share Post
Jun 01 2023

Sadhviji Participates in Webinar on Challenges Faced in Menstrual Hygiene Management

In a very special webinar organized by the World Council of Churches 's Ecumenical Water Network held in honour of Menstrual Hygiene Day, Sadhviji; WCC's Rev Dr Kenneth Mtata and Rev. Nicole Ashwood; Water Network's Dinesh Suna ; CASA Project Officer, Anita Kukreti; Executive Director of CAP Network's HIV/AIDS programmes, Naomi Ayot Oyaro ; Norwegian Church Aid's senior WASH advisor, Michele Vecchi; and Zambia physician, Dr. Princess Matapo joined together to discuss and uncover ways that allow menstruation and Menstrual Hygiene Matters to become a part of our daily lives. Sadhviji powerfully shares: "In the Hindu tradition, we...

Share Post
May 31 2023

Ganga Dussehra Celebrations

On yesterday's auspicious occasion of Ganga Dussehra, HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, Pujya Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, Parmarth's Acharyas and Rishikumars and the Parmarth Parivar here and abroad celebrated the arrival of Goddess Ganga's arrival on Earth by recommitting themselves to keeping her sacred waters clean and plastic-free during a beautiful Yagya puja and snan on her holy banks and during Pujya Sant Murlidharji Maharaj's renowned Ram Katha programme, ongoing at the Ashram through 15 June. "Jal Chetna Ko Jan Chetna. Jal Andolan Ko Jan Andolan," declared Pujya Swamiji. "Water awakening...

Share Post
May 28 2023

Special Workshop on Menstrual Health for School Girls on Menstrual Hygiene Day

डिवाइन शक्ति फाउंडेशन, परमार्थ निकेतन पिछले कई वर्षों से विद्यालयों और कम्यूनिटी स्तर पर माहवारी स्वास्थ्य और स्वच्छता के प्रति महिलाओं, किशोरियों और जनसाधारण को जागरूक करने हेतु विभिन्न स्तरों कर कार्य कर रहा है। डिवाइन शक्ति फाउंडेशन की अध्यक्ष डा साध्वी भगवती सरस्वती जी ने कहा कि लड़कियों के स्वास्थ्य, शिक्षा, स्वच्छता और पर्यावरण के विभिन्न घटकों में सुधार करने हेतु मिलकर कार्य करना जरूरी है ताकि प्रत्येक बेटी, माँ और उनके अध्यापकों को माहवारी स्वच्छता प्रबंधन के विषय में सही व उपयुक्त जानकारी प्रदान की जा सके। परमार्थ निकेतन...

Share Post
May 24 2023

G-20 Meeting in Rishikesh Begins with Parmarth’s Ganga Aarti & Pledge to Work Together

Parmarth Niketan, one of the largest ashrams in Rishikesh and one of the largest spiritual institutions in India hosted the esteemed delegates of the G-20 meeting of the Anti-Corruption Working Group for a special Ganga Aarti ceremony and dinner tonight. This momentous gathering witnessed the participation of 200 delegates from all 20 of the G-20 countries as well as representatives from across the nation and the world. The event at Parmarth Niketan was the opening to the delegates’ three  days of meetings in Uttarakhand.  They had the special opportunity to...

Share Post