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Launch of Encyclopedia of Hinduism – International Edition
Sunday evening the 25th August and Monday morning the 26th August marked a historic moment in the spiritual and cultural history of India: the official launch of the international edition of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism. The launch ceremony was organized and hosted by the University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA. A project of India Heritage…
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Distribution and Surveys of the Villages in Laksar
Volunteers surveyed, set-up medical camps and distributed much needed relief materials to the following villages in Laksar from the 6th August to the 14th August: • Gangadaspur, • Punditpur, • Chandrapur, • Sherpur, • Khanpur, • Shivpuri, • Maharajpur Many hectares of farm land in these villages have been submerged by heavy flooding, washing away…
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Project Hope Volunteers in Guptkashi
Project Hope volunteers from Parmarth Niketan continue to serve, survey and plan for the villages most affected in the Kedar Valley. Recently a team of volunteers captured the beauty, the horrors and the hope of the Guptkashi, Kalimath and Gaurikund areas, trekking for many kilometres and on non-existent roads to reach out to the most…
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Project Hope Volunteers @ Parmarth Veerpur Storage Facilities
For over one month our volunteers at our Parmarth Veerpur Ashram work behind the scenes to receive, record, store and organize the gifts in kind and relief material donations that have come in from all over the nation. The generous donations have included everything from cremation rites samagri, medicines to daily necessities, such as food,…
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Ongoing Relief in Affected Villages of Uttarakhand
Volunteers travelled to the village of Channar, which was badly affected by the landslides following the cloudbursts and heavy rains in Uttarkhand that caused so much devastation. Rrelief supplies were distributed to the families, including tents, tarps, clothing, bed materials, kitchen supplies, toiletries, tarpaulin and so much more. Food rations were also distributed. As permanent…
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Volunteer Doctors and Sevaks Return from 1st Trip to Guptkashi
A team of volunteer doctors and sevaks traveled up for several days to some of the remote regions devastated by the floods. Aid is reaching large cities/centers in the area, but very little aid is reaching into the remote villages as roads are treacherous. Many have lost their homes or businesses due to the floods…
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Uttarakhand Flood Tragedy and Our Relief Efforts
Since the flooding of Mother Ganga and Her tributaries in the Himalayas last week, Parmarth has been actively engaged in relief work. The death toll has now crossed 1000 but everyone knows it will be probably several times that by the time the waters recede and the mud/sludge is removed from the roads and hillsides. Each…
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Shri Anna Hazareji Holds Inspirational Shibhir at Parmarth
Shri Anna Hazareji stayed at Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh, from the 9th – 12th June, leading a special training and inspiration shibir for hundreds of dedicated volunteers and soldiers of peaceful, effective change. The workshop was blessed by Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of Parmarth Niketan and Founder of Ganga Action Parivar. Hundreds of participants…
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Pujya Swamiji’s 61st Birthday – Green Birthday Celebration
For Pujya Swamiji’s 61st birthday, He forbid any kind of big celebration, and said that all He wanted was to clean the banks of Ganga. As the rains are coming, Pujya Swamiji has been particularly concerned about making sure the trash all gets removed from the roads, streets and alleyways so that the rains do…
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Pujya Bhaishri Gives Divine Bhagwat Katha at Parmarth
Pujya Sant Rameshbhai Ozaji (Bhaishri) gave a very sacred Bhagawat Katha Gyan Yagna from the 19th through 26th May at Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh). The katha was organized by the Jalan family of Varanasi in loving memory of the late industrialist and philanthropist Shri Deen Dayal Jalanji. In the inauguration of the katha on the 19th,…
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Hollywood to the Himalayas is the enlightening memoir of Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, a reluctant spiritual seeker who finds her true self and lifelong calling when she travels to India.
