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Janmotsav 2026

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The Janmotsav celebrations at Ranchi start with Guru puja…
and yajna by the YSS monastics.
Brahmacharis Bhaskarananda and Shambhavananda lead the bhajans during the ceremony.
Guru puja is followed by bhandara…

where around 10,000 devotees partake of prasad.
As part of Janmotsav celebrations, gifts are distributed to the staff at the YSS Ranchi ashram.
YSS monastics serve food to the residents of leprosy colony.
Swami Shreyananda distributes blankets to the needy in the leprosy colony.

Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Ashram, Noida is decorated for the Janmotsav celebrations.
YSS monastics serve prasad during the Narayan Seva, Noida.
Swami Adyananda delivers an inspirational satsanga.
Devotees listen intently to the talk.

Swami Sadananda distributes prasad after the satsanga.
Swami Vasudevananda performs aarti before the special commemorative meditation for Janmotsav at YSS Dwarahat ashram.
Devotees come forward for pushpanjali at the close of meditation.
YSS monastics serve bhandara prasad to the children of Yogoda school in Dwarahat.

School children enjoy the special food served as prasad.
Swami Pavitrananda leads the prayer before prabhat feri at Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Ashram, Chennai.
Guruji’s beautifully decorated picture is carried by monastics and…
devotees as everyone joins in devotional chanting.

Brahmachari Virajananda leads a special meditation at YSS Chennai ashram.
Janmotsav celebrations begin with a prabhat feri at YSS Dakshineswar ashram.
Brahmachari Sahajananda and…
Swami Shreyananda review the YSS meditation techniques during a special five-day Janmotsav programme at Dakshineswar ashram.

Devotees participate in the programme.
Swami Madhavananda distributes prasad at the end of the programme.
Prabhat feri is organized by Yogoda Satsanga Dhyana Kendra, Serampore.
Swami Achyutananda delivers an inspirational satsanga at Serampore kendra.

Prabhat feri is also organized by various YSS kendras and mandalis including Garpar Road Kendra, Kolkata…
Bengaluru, Karnataka, and…
Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Devotees gather for special Janmotsav group meditation at different kendras and mandalis including Ahmedabad, Gujarat…

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh…
Guwahati, Assam…
Rajkot, Gujarat…
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh…

Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh…
Kannur, Kerala…
Muzaffarpur, Bihar…
Surana, Rajasthan…

Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh…
Ajmer, Rajasthan…
Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu, and…
Pathankot, Punjab.

Devotees come forward for pushpanjali at the end of meditation in Dehradun, Uttarakhand and…
Gurugram, Haryana.
Group photo of devotees at Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu…
Rangamati, Jharkhand…

Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu, and…
Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

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