YSS Ashram - Dwarahat

SRI SRI PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA
Author of Autobiography of a Yogi

About YSS Dwarahat Ashram

The Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Ashram at Dwarahat was inaugurated in 1983. Nestled in the Himalayas near Ranikhet Cantonment, Dwarahat is a small town in the scenic state of Uttarakhand in north India. It has an average altitude of 1,500 m (5,000 ft.). The mountains surrounding Dwarahat are hallowed with memories of Mahavatar Babaji, the first in the line of YSS Gurus, who revived the ancient technique of Kriya Yoga in 1861 and made it available to the world through his exalted disciple Lahiri Mahasaya. The spiritual significance of this great event is vividly depicted by Paramahansa Yogananda in ...

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Dwarahat Ashram Conducts Medical Camp for Locals (April 2025)

Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Ashram — Dwarahat organized a three-day, free medical camp for the residents of Dwarahat town and the neighbouring villages in April 2025....

A Message of Reassurance and Hope – Swami Chidananda Giri

News of the growing international tensions affecting India and the broader region stirs deep, prayerful concern in my heart, as I know that it does in yours. I urge us all to remain steadfast in...

The Scientific Highway That Leads to God — by Paramahansa Yogananda

It is not the technique of meditation alone that will bring you freedom; your character must be strong and pure. Your whole life and behaviour must be in harmony with the laws of truth. The first...

God as the Divine Mother — By Usha Mai (Weekly Inspirational Online Satsanga)

We all yearn to be loved unconditionally — fully understood and accepted without reservation. In this talk with a period of meditation, SRF sannyasini Usha Mai conveys wisdom from Paramahansa...

July 10 : Guru Purnima Programme

Join us as we offer our deepest gratitude at the feet of our own beloved Gurudeva, Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, on this sacred day of Guru Purnima....

Long Meditations at YSS Dwarahat Ashram — 2025

“The more sweetening you put in water, the sweeter it becomes. Likewise, the longer you meditate intensely, the greater will be your spiritual advancement.” — Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda...

July 25: Mahavatar Babaji Smriti Divas Celebration

The meeting of Mahavatar Babaji with Gurudeva Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda will be commemorated as Mahavatar Babaji Smriti Divas at YSS Dwarahat ashram on July 25, 2025, with a special meditation....