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- Swami Premeshwarananda inaugurates the Book Stall.
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- Devotees register at the reception booth.
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- Allocation of rooms, badges, and booklets are done at the accommodation booth.
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- Swamis Smaranananda and Ishwarananda address the local media.
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- Swami Pavitrananda gives a special satsanga for volunteers.
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- Bhajan session before the Inauguration ceremony.
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- Devotees join in the chanting.
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- Swami Nirvanananda says the opening prayer.
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- Swami Shraddhananda reads Sri Sri Mrinalini Maa’s message.
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- Swami Vishwananda greets the devotees.
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- Swami Smaranananda delivers the opening satsanga.
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- YSS board member Sri K. N. Bakshi talks about his spiritual journey with Gurudeva.
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- Section of devotees attending the opening function.
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- Brahmachari Saujanyananda reviews the Energization Exercises in English…
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- and Brahmachari Adyananda in Hindi.
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- Newly displayed photo gallery at the main building.
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- Devotees participate in the group Energization Exercises.
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- Swami Shraddhananda speaks on “Only Love Can Take My Place.”
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- Swami Omkarananda reviews the Hong Sau technique.
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- Swami Vasudevananda reviews the Aum technique.
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- Swamis Premeshwarananda and Govindananda meet devotees.
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- Overflow area for the Hindi satsangas.
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- Special session is organised to hear golden memories of senior monastics.
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- Swami Vishwananda joined YSS as a monk, more than four and a half decades earlier, shares his memories.
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- Swami Nirvanananda, YSS monks for five decades, shares his meetings with Sri Daya Maa.
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- Swami Krishnananda joined SRF as a monk more than 4 decades ago, shares his memories of early years.
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- Swami Shraddhananda reminisces his past 4 decades with YSS as a monk.
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- Swami Suddhananda shares his stories of nearly 4 decades.
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- Devotees have a hearty laugh at the wonderful stories shared.
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- The book stall is busy throughout the event.
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- Devotee receives spiritual guidance from Swami Hiteshananda.
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- Monks and devotees gather to release balloons to mark the occasion.
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- Joyous devotees release around a thousand balloons.
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- Devotees meditate outside Guruji’s room.
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- Sadhu bhandara is organised on the Foundation day.
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- Sadhus from different spiritual oraganisations are welcomed by YSS monks.
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- Serving of prasad along with Gita chanting.
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- Gifts are distributed after the prasad.
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- Devotees decorate grounds with colours….
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- and flowers.
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- Devotees meditate below the Litchi Vedi.
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- Hoarding on the main road of Ranchi informs about the public function.
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- Hon’ble Chief Minister of Jharkhand Sri Raghubar Das is the Chief Guest.
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- He is given a small guided tour of the ashram.
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- Lighting the lamp at the start of the function.
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- Swami Vishwananda gives a floral welcome.
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- Swami Smaranananda gifts a shawl to honour the guest.
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- Swami Ishwarananda conducts a brief guided meditation.
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- Chief minister and…
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- attendees join the session.
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- More than 2000 devotees, friends and guests from different fields attend the function.
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- The walkway and back of auditorium is used to accommodate all.
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- Swami Suddhananda reads out Sri Sri Mrinalini Maa’s message.
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- Swami Smaranananda addresses the gathering.
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- Sri Raghubar Das praises Gurudeva’s work and gives good wishes for its future.
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- Six scholarships to students from various professional courses are handed over.
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- Chief guest is presented with a memento, a Krishna statue.
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- He then joins in aarti at Litchi vedi.
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- Reflection of the picturesque main building special lighting.
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- Fountain is lit up with lights.
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- Swami Govindananda from SRF gives a satsanga on “Kriya Yoga and Devotion.”
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- Swami Krishnananda speaks parallely on the same topic in Hindi.
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- Swami Shraddhananda meets few devotees from Nepal.
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- Altar decorations on the Kriya Diksha day.
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- Monks serve a special lunch to initiates after the diksha ceremony.
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- Swami Vishwananda delivers the centenary special satsanga in auditorium.
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- Swami Shantananda’s video messages from SRF is played for the devotees.
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- Swami Amarananda chants during the closing function.
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- Devotee engrossed in devotional chanting.
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- Swamis Govinananda and…
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- Krishnananda distribute prasad and mementos to devotees.
