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World Sanskrit Day 2025 Celebration at Ananda Ashram *

Thu, Aug 07 to Mon, Aug 11

Thursday evening - Monday afternoon

Registration details coming soon.

Special Programs offered in person (in Blue Sky Center) and streamed online.

This four-day celebration is scheduled around World Sanskrit Day, celebrated on the full moon of the Indian month of Shrāvaṇa, the auspicious occasion of Rakṣhā Bandhana, which falls on Saturday, August 9, this year. The event is organized in honor of the ancient language of Sanskrit by Shanta Bulkin, co-founder of the East-West Sanskrit Institute based in California, and is hosted by the School of Sanskrit at Ananda Ashram (part of ISEWU / International Schools of East-West Unity).

It is also to honor the extraordinary teaching legacy of Ashram Founder Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati (Shri Ramamurti) as well as of Professor Ram Karan Sharma, world-renowned Sanskrit scholar and poet.

Traditional Ashram Daily Programs:
In addition to the Special Events, to be announced soon, the following programs are offered daily to all by open donation:
9:00 AM Meditation Program with Fire Ceremony and Scriptural Studies
7:00 PM Meditation Program with Fire Ceremony and Selected Readings