Dr. Satya Narayana Das Babaji visits Mahamandaleshwar Sri Swami Vishwananda
Guruji’s dear friend from Vrindavan, Dr. Satya Narayana Dasa Babaji, arrived yesterday for a short visit to Shree Peetha Nilaya on his way to a tour in Poland and Lithuania. Satya Narayana Das is a...
View ArticleFollowing the Master: Vrindavan & Jaipur Day 6-7 Conclusion
Day 6 of the pilgrimage was a very special day as it was Akshaya Tritiya, as well as, the main bathing day for the Kumbh Mela happening in Ujjain. During the day we celebrated our own version of the...
View ArticleFollowing the Master: Vrindavan & Jaipur Day 4-5
Day four of the pilgrimage proved to be the longest and most exciting day thus far. After doing abishekam to Sri Swami Vishwananda’s personal deity, Giridhari, we made our way back to Vrindavan. Even...
View ArticleFollowing the Master: Vrindavan & Jaipur Day 2-3
The second and third day in Jaipur started off with abishekam to Guruji’s personal deity, Giridhari, as well as to two Radha Krishna murtis. These deities are called "Radha Madhav" and are from...
View ArticleFollowing the Master: Vrindavan & Jaipur Day 1
After the completion of the Atma Kriya Yoga retreat, we left very early in the morning on 4 May 2016 to Jaipur for the next part of the pilgrimage. The plan is to spend four days in the holy city of...
View ArticleFollowing the Master: Vrindavan & Jaipur 2016
We are excited to cover the next “Following the Master” series from Jaipur and Vrindavan. It’s our hope that you will join us on this journey over the next week as we write about the cities, the...
View ArticleINSPIRATIONS: an App by Bhakti Marga
Jai Gurudev! We are excited to announce the official launch of the "INSPIRATIONS" app by Bhakti Marga (see link at bottom of blog for download). The INSPIRATIONS app sends an individual selected quote...
View ArticleThe Initiation of Swamini VishwaNireeshwariLakshmiPriya Mata
We would like to introduce you to the newest Swamini in the Bhakti Marga family: Swamini VishwaNireeshwariLakshmiPriya Mata. Swamini NireeshwariLakshmiPriya Mata will be responsible for the country of...
View ArticleStories from the Mauritius Pilgrimage
We'll wrap up the coverage of Guruji's trip to Mauritius with a few stories from the trip. One story is about the story of a great bhakta named Dhanajara, which Guruji told many times in his tour...
View ArticleMaha Shivaratri 2016
Maha Shivaratri is the time of year when we come together to honour the greatest bhakta of them all, Lord Shiva. From the sounds of the Damaru drum, to the shouting of "Hara Hara Mahadev", the night...
View ArticleThe Twelve Jyotirlingams (Part 3 of 3)
Trimbakeshwar The Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlingam is located in the district of Nashik, India. The lingam itself resides underground and has three faces that represent Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Hence, the...
View ArticleThe Twelve Jyotirlingams (Part 2 of 3)
Vaidyanath During the time of Lord Rama, there was a ten-headed demon king by the name of Ravana. Ravana wanted to make his capital, Sri Lanka, invincible with the presence of Lord Shiva. Through...
View ArticleThe Twelve Jyotirlingams (Part 1 of 3)
India is a land characterised by Her holy pilgrimage sites. It is a place where great saints have lived, where timeless truths have been revealed, and where the Lord has appeared to His devotees. For...
View ArticleActing Prime Minister of Mauritius receives Darshan of Sri Swami Vishwananda
Xavier-Luc Duval, Acting Prime Minister of Mauritius, visited Mahamandaleshwar Sri Swami Vishwananda on the evening of 27 February 2016, in the country’s capital Port-Louis, to receive his Darshan...
View ArticleThe Destructive Nature of Lord Shiva
In the Hinduism Trimurti (the three primary Gods), there exists Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Each one of these God’s have a specific role to perform. Brahma is the creator. Vishnu is the sustainer. And...
View Article2016 Pilgrimage to Mauritius (Part 2)
Thursday, the day of the first satsang of this tour, started with Guruji performing an abishekam to Giridhari in the Sri Ranganath temple. There was no garland for Giridhari, so Guruji made one on the...
View Article2016 Pilgrimage to Mauritius (Part 1)
We arrived in Mauritius in the early morning on Wednesday, after an overnight flight to the Port Louis airport. We were welcomed by the island in the middle of a hot and humid summer - a big change...
View ArticleIMPORTANT: New Darshan Guidelines at Shree Peetha Nilaya
Dear Devotees and Darshan Attendees: As we all know, It is a great honor to be able to have the Darshan of our Gurudev, and we are very, very fortunate that he allows it so frequently and gives it so...
View ArticleNew Year's Eve 2015-2016 at Shree Peetha Nilaya
The New Year’s Celebration at Shree Peetha Nilaya started 2016 off with a boost of Bhakti! At SPN, the night “officially” began with a presentation that looked back upon all of the incredible events...
View ArticleThe Making of A Decade of Love (Part 3 of 3)
Working on A Decade of Love - an experienceOver the last couple weeks I received the grace to work on the "Decade of Love" book, which chronicles the last 10 years of Mahamandaleshwar Sri Swami...
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