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During the sacred days of Navratri, there was daily
Ramayan Paath as well as special puja, chanting and
daily special yagnas on the banks of Ganga.
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A special group from USA, Mexico and Europe came led by
Gurudass Khalsa of Spain and Sampuran Khalsa of USA. Students
of Kundalini Yoga, they came to Rishikesh to imbibe the divine
nectar of the land from where the saints, rishis and sages
passed down the secrets of Yoga.
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H.H.
Prananandaji (Louix Dor Dempriey) came to Parmarth
Niketan with a group of 56 devotees from USA, Australia,
Europe and Asia. The group was on a 2 week trip
throughout India, having traveled South, North, East and
West before coming to Parmarth Niketan. The group
participated in Divine Ganga Aarti and had a special
lunch on the Ganga Ghat with all of the young
rishikumars and children from Sanskar Vidya Mandir.
Everyone wrote that Parmarth Niketan was their favorite
part of the entire India tour. �After traveling the
length and breadth of the country, I finally came home,�
one woman wrote. �Thank you so much for welcoming us
into your beautiful piece of Paradise,� others wrote.
Each evening, after aarti
the group had special Satsang and question-answer
sessions with Pujya Swamiji and Pujya Prananandaji. The
combination of Aarti followed by satsang with the saints
was the highlight of everyone�s time.
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Lunch is fed to
the children of Sanskar Vidya Mandir and Sri
Prananandaji's divine wife and daughter distribute
pencils to the children |
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November 4:
Diwali
The joyous festival of Light was
celebrated at Parmarth Niketan with a special Maha
Lakshmi puja performed on the holy banks of Mother
Ganga
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Rishikesh: Sheena
Singhal Day
In honor of the birthday of
dear Sheena Singhal, in whose name our largest school is
sponsored, we had a special meal for the girls. Dear Sheena
was taken into the lap of God at a young, tender age.
However, in her memory, her parents -- Dr. Yatinder Singhal
and Smt. Sarita Singhal of Detroit, USA -- have sponsored a
school in Rishikesh where nearly 400 children receive daily
education and 1500 girls receive vocational training.
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The
young girls eat in honor of Sheena Singhal |
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H.H. Pujya Madhav Priyadas Swamiji Maharaj of
the Swaminarayan tradition came to Parmarth
Niketan with 215 of his saints and 1600 devotees
for a special 2 week Sadhana Camp. All of the
residents, guests, pilgrims and devotees at
Parmarth were blessed by the darshan of the
saints and the devotional atmosphere. |
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H.H.
Pujya Madhav Priyadas Swamiji Maharaj runs 7 gurukuls
throughout India and has
graciously agreed to find 100 young, divine orphans or financially impoverished boys for Parmarth Niketan�s
gurukul. So, within a few short months, we will have
another 100 young rishikumars.
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Pujya Swamiji with Pujya Madhavpriyadas Swamiji -
walking from pravachan, sharing thoughts,
performing yagna |
Pujya
Swamiji was requested to give pravachan on several
occasions in their Sadhana Camp.
He gave beautiful, stirring lectures on a wide variety
of topics. See this month's
Divine Message for highlights
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The
Swami Narayan saints and devotees organized a
special puja and abhishek in Mother Ganga |
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Divine Ecstasy at Ganga Aarti |
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November 9-10:
Rishikesh
To
celebrate her special 50th birthday, Smt.
Usha Shahra, divine wife of Shri Santosh Shahra came
to Parmarth Niketan to herald in the 51st
year with puja, yagna and Aarti. Pujya Swamiji praised
the entire family�s devotion and piety for choosing to
celebrate such a special occasion in a pious and pure
ashram rather than in a large hotel or resort, dancing
and drinking champagne!
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Smt. Ushaji receives special
blessings from Pujya Swamiji and a flower garland from
her beloved, respected Husband |
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November 11 - 19:
Rishikesh
Several special guests came from USA to spend quiet,
serene days in the sacred environment.
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Respected Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, internationally renowned
Kundalini Yoga teacher came for
several days.
Gurmukh is a regular favorite asset to Parmarth�s
International Yoga Festivals and regularly brings
large groups of yoga students from USA.
This time she
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Also,
Dawn Baille and dear Paris Baille came from Los
Angeles. Dawn is a student of Gurmukh�s who came last
year on one of the yoga retreats and immediately
became a close member of Parmarth�s family.
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The founder and
owner of BLT & Associates in Hollywood, Dawn has
done all of the beautiful art work for much of Parmarth�s and IHRF�s recent publications as well
as the glorious photo-exhibition of Pujya Swamiji�s
life for His 50th Jayanti Celebration. This time, Dawn
brought her divine daughter Paris to experience India
and to meet her 100 brothers in the Gurukul!
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From
the 8th to the 12 November, the Himalayan Institute
organized a beautiful conference on Science and
Meditation at Jolly Grant Hospital, under the
inspiration and guidance of H.H. M.M. Swami Veda
Bharatiji. On November 11, 120 doctors and scientists
from abroad came to Parmarth Niketan to partake in the
divine Aarti ceremony and to have Prasad afterwards.
November
13:
Jolly
Grant Himalayan Institute - Dehradun
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At the conclusion of the
Conference and to mark the Mahasamadhi anniversary of
the great saint H.H. Swami Rama, the Himalayan
Institute organized a special Mahasamadhi Celebration.
Pujya Swamiji was the
Chief Guest at the function.
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He
gave a beautiful lecture on the message of H.H. Swami
Rama�s life and released 2 new books based on the
teachings of H.H. Swami Rama. Prior to the function,
the dedicated team at Jolly Grant Hospital,
including Shri Vijay Dhasmana, Dr. Prakash Keshaviah,
Dr. Anil Singhal and Dr. Hanumanth Rao showed Pujya Swamiji
around the Swami Rama Centre � a special centre
dedicated to his life and his teachings.
Shri Prabhat Kumarji,
former Cabinet Minister of the Government of India and
former Governor of Jharkhand was the Guest of Honor at
the Celebration and later joined us at Parmarth
Niketan for Aarti. |
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Yoga/Meditation
and Spirituality Camps
Yoga and Meditation for All:
1
December 2002 - 14 December 2002
Vedic Heritage Seminar Camp
1 December 2002 - 7 December 2002
Yoga Intensive/Instructor's
Course:
1 December 2002 - 30
May 2003
Basic Yoga Teacher's Training
Course:
1
December 2002 - 28 February 2003
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Please
click
here to request more information or to
register. Additionally, if you would like the
complete 2003 Calendar for Yoga Courses, please send
email to
Parmarth@aol.com and request the Complete Yoga
Information.
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INTERNATIONAL YOGA FESTIVAL
March 4 - 10, 2003
This 6
day Festival will feature Yogacharyas from all over the
world
teaching a variety of Yogic Disciplines, including Hatha
Yoga, Kundalini Yoga,
Pranayama, Meditation, Stress Reduction,
Yoga Cleansing Kriyas and Yoga Therapy.
There will also be lectures by spiritual masters and
scholars
Click
Here to See Details of the Festival
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Contact
Information:
Phone: + (91-135) 434301,
434308, 434300 Fax: + (91-135) 434399
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