Premananda Centre News
Before I tell you how we celebrated Mahashivaratri this year, I have to give you the context. Our Premananda Centre in Grenoble is in a state of upheaval – our coordinators Dhanalakshmi and Kasturirangan recently sold their house and the …
A few months ago we had a big fire here in the Centre of Unity that destroyed an important part of the ancient olive grove. Thankfully, the firemen came immediately and the damage could be limited. We had thought that …
On the night of March 11 we celebrated Mahashivaratri by performing an abhishekam and, by also watching the live streaming online, we were able to share in the celebrations taking place in the Ashram and in some of the other …
Being that no devotees coming from abroad were able to physically participate in the Mahashivaratri celebrations this year, we organized an international live Mahashivaratri programme through Zoom to connect devotees from around the world with the Ashram and some Centres …
As no one was able to travel to India this year, we decided – for the first time in our Centre – to organize an all-night Mahashivaratri celebration. The whole night was permeated with such a great and strong energy …
Our Mahashivaratri celebration took place near the city of Marseille. It was a very nice programme and, given the current conditions, the importance of such an event really takes on its fullest meaning. Several young people played percussion instruments and …
We were very pleased to be able to celebrate Mahashivaratri in our brand new Centre in Gers and it also happened to be our first public ritual since we moved here from Paris in mid-December 2020. We began with a …
On November 17, we performed a pada pooja and sang bhajans in celebration of Swamiji’s birthday. This programme was livestreamed to other Centres and the Carlos Paz Centre also livestreamed a video satsang of Swamiji, with live Spanish translation. It …
For Swamiji’s birthday we performed a Lingam abhishekam and chanted the 108 names of Swamiji.
The nine-day festival of Navaratri during which we worship the Divine Mother began on October 17. These days held precious moments for us in this trying time of quarantine, enchanted interludes revealing the gift that Swamiji gave us by creating …
