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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Sadhana Sangams (Sept.-Dec. 2023)

We welcome all YSS/SRF devotees to join us for the Sadhana Sangams that will be held from September to December, 2023. These Sangams will be held simultaneously at all or some of these venues: YSS...

Medical Camp organized by YSS Dwarahat Ashram (April 2023)

A medical camp was organized at YSS Dwarahat Ashram in April 2023. During this bi-annual offering by the ashram, more than 3,500 people of Dwarahat area availed of medical facilities....

Children’s Camp Conducted at Dwarahat ashram (March 2023)

The scenic location of the YSS Dwarahat ashram in Uttarakhand became the venue of a special residential programme for children from March 19 to 24, 2023....

Janmotsav Celebrations at Dwarahat ashram (Jan. 2023)

This year, the Avirbhav celebrations of Gurudeva, also known as Janmotsav, were conducted at YSS Dwarahat Ashram over a three-day-period with various spiritual and charitable activities....

An Interview With Swami Chidananda Giri

Sri Sri Swami Chidananda Giri, president and spiritual head of YSS/SRF, was interviewed by an English newspaper, “The Pioneer,” on various important issues affecting different strata of society...

July: 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....

July 24-25: 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 24-25, 2023, with special programmes....

Sept. 3: Janmashtami Programme

The Kriya Yoga technique, taught by Krishna to Arjuna and referred to in Gita chapters IV:29 and V:27–28, is the supreme spiritual science of yoga meditation....

Long Meditations at YSS Dwarahat Ashram - 2023

“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...

Sept. 30 - Oct. 2: YSS Dwarahat Sangam

YSS Dwarahat Ashram will host a three-day spiritual programme from September 30 to October 2, 2023, to celebrate the Avirbhav Divas of Sri Sri Lahiri Mahasaya....