A very special Raksha Bandhan ceremony took place at Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh) on August 10, 2014. The Rishikumars (students of the Parmarth Gurukul) underwent a yagno pavit (sacred thread) ceremony in the morning. The three sacred strings denote, as Pujya Swamiji explains, the three gunas – sattva (reality), rajas (passion),…
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Management students from the Quantum Global Campus (Roorkee) came home to Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh) inspired and eager to join the Ganga Action Parivar (GAP), Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) and Divine Shakti Foundation (DSF). All were deeply appreciative of the divine vision and mission of H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji,…
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Ganga Action Parivar (GAP) and Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) members and volunteers went out to Veerpur Khurd, Rishikesh to give their helping hand in the plantation of over 1000 tulsi (holy basil) plants. Individuals from America interning with GAP and GIWA as well as visiting volunteers and their families…
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London, July 29, 2014: For the first time in British history, an interfaith Water Blessing Ceremony was performed on the lap of River Thames to give thanks for the ancient, life-giving river and to pray that all people, all over the world should have access to safe, sufficient water. The…
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From SP News Agency: Nation is committed for continuous flow of Ganga said Uma at the National Dialogue New Delhi, July 07: Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Ms. Uma Bharti has said that whole country is committed for continuous and uninterrupted flow of Ganga from Gangotri…
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Monday, June 23 marked a historic moment in the cultural history of India: the official presentation of the international edition of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism. A project of India Heritage Research Foundation, founded, guided and led by one of India’s most revered spiritual leaders, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of…
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On the occasion of Ganga Dusshera, a glorious day of celebration of the day in which Goddess Ganga came onto this Earth in the form of a sacred river to liberate the souls of the sons of King Sagara (and therefore all of us….), we had a beautiful Ganga Dusshera…
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Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of Parmarth Niketan, founder of Ganga Action Parivar, Divine Shakti Foundation and co-founder of Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, inspires and guides so many all over the world to serve for the welfare of humanity and the environment. It was His divine message of ‘Giving is…
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With the blessings, vision and leadership of Pujya Swamiji a meeting was held at Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh) bringing together key stakeholders and environmentalists to draft a policy that would effectively abate the rising noise pollution in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. As more and more villagers and their children move down to the…
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United Nations World Water Day was celebrated in a colourful, thoughtful and festive ceremony at Parmarth Niketan Ashram by participants from around the world on March 23, 2014. The celebrations, organized by the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance and Ganga Action Parivar, were dedicated to the theme of saving energy to…
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