Swami Satyananda Saraswati and Shree Maa give a class on Tattva Jnana during their 2016 Summer Yatra in India. For those understand Hindi and have interest in the Knowledge of the Principles will enjoy these classes. The concept contained in them have a direct and practical application to the Sadhana we perform. Hindi Tattva Jnana […]
Travelogue: Festival for Annapurna, Varanasi
Travelogue: Festival for Annapurna, Varanasi During our stay in Varanasi, it so happened that there was a very special festival for Mother Annapurna at the Annapurna Temple. Thousands of devotees streamed in and out of the temple to get a glimpse of the golden Annapurna feeding the solid silver Lord Shiva. We were fortunate to […]
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Travelogue: Satsang in Kolkata
Travelogue: Satsang in Kolkata One evening at the Meera Mandir, Shree Maa and Swamiji conducted a very large satsang. In attendance were many of Shree Maa’s very first devotees and several of Her immediate family members. The hall was large, but the devotees filled it up completely. The celebratory evening began with a puja to […]
Travelogue: Dakshineswar, The Temple of Ramakrishna
Travelogue: Dakshineswar, The Temple of Ramakrishna The last stop on the India tour was Kolkata. The group traveled by plane from Varanasi to Kolkata and, after settling in at the Meera Mandir, visited the Dakshineswar Temple. This temple is special to our lineage as this is where Ramakrishna had spent most of his life worshiping. […]
Travelogue: The Unknown Shiva Lingam of Varanasi – Agnishwara
Travelogue: The Forgotten Shiva Lingam of Varanasi – Agnishwara Shree Maa had a great inspiration to visit the temple of Agnishwara, the Lord of Agni, the Divine Fire. It is said that whoever worships Agnishwara will have no problems from fire or lightning. Most of the residents of Varanasi we spoke to had never heard […]
Travelogue: Shiva Temple in the Village
Travelogue: Shiva Temple in the Village Swamiji has often told us that many of the greatest places for worship are “Anjan”, which means they are unknown to most people (as opposed to being the famous places of pilgrimage). Outside the main city of Varanasi, Swamiji took us to a Lord Shiva Temple in a rural […]
Travelogue: Homa in the Cremation Grounds of Varanasi
Travelogue: Homa in the Cremation Grounds of Varanasi Shree Maa, Swamiji, and the group took a boat ride up the Ganga to the Lalita Ghat. Lalita Ghat is adjacent to the famous Manikarnika Ghat, where many bodies are brought from around India everyday for cremation. Swamiji recounted that this was the same Ghat where he […]
Travelogue: Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple in Varanasi
Travelogue: Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple in Varanasi In the evening, Swamiji took the group to the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple in Varanasi. This temple is one of the sacred temples of Lord Hanuman in the city of Varanasi. It is believed that Tulsidas, the Hindi author of the “Ramayana” founded the temple after a vision […]
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