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....

Paramahansa Yogananda on Cultivating Harmony in Our Relationships

Have you ever found that maintaining harmony in relationships is a true art — one that needs to be developed and practised? Paramahansa Yogananda pointed out that indeed “the art of getting along...

Satsanga With Swami Chidananda Giri — Awakening Our Divine Potential through Meditation

We are happy to share that the events from Ahmedabad and Noida tours of Swami Chidanandaji were live-streamed and are still available for viewing....

Unravelling the Mystery of Life and Death (Part II) – by Swami Ishwarananda Giri

We invite you to explore the deeper meaning of existence as explained in the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, in a discourse in Hindi titled “Unravelling the Mystery of Life and Death” by YSS...

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....