National Youth Day
National Youth Day (Birthday of Swami Vivekananda) & Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (75th Year of Indian Independence) were celebrated on 12-01-2022. On this auspicious day Special Puja was offered at Lord Bireshwar Shiva Temple (Scindia Ghat) & Swamiji’s Temple in the Sevashrama.
Swamiji’s Statue (in front of OPD Building) was decorated and all present offered flowers to Swamiji’s Feet. Swami Dayatmananda dedicated the lift in the OPD Building. All the inpatients were distributed woollen shawls, books on Swamiji & Fruits etc. Songs on Swamiji were sung by the Nursing Staff & Students of Sevashrama. Swami Dharanidharananda in Hindi and Sri Sandeep Das, Volunteer, in English, spoke on the occasion.
Online Programme to Five Remote Telemedicine Centres were conducted by Vivek Sanjivini. Swami Divyasukhananda, Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Smt. Kanchan Vishwakarma spoke on the occasion.
In the night Sevashrama was decorated with lighting.
Christmas Eve Celebrations
Christmas Eve and Vow of renunciation was celebrated on 24th December 2021, in the Sevashrama as per tradition. The function took place in Vivekananda Hall of Sevashrama with Arati, Reading of Bible, Lecture on Life and Teachings of Christ (in Bengali & Hindi) and Carol Singing.
Covid-19 Relief Services
Starting from April 2020, some 12,000 families had been provided with dry rations and readymade food articles, in Varanasi City, Villages in Mirzapur & Sonbhadra Districts and on the National Highways for migrant labourers. Items like Rice, Dal, Potato, Mustard Oil, Onion, Sattu, Water Bottles etc. and Health Care support like Soaps & Face Masks were supplied. In the Varanasi City itself, some 400 Destitute Widows, Stranded Pilgrims in the nearby Hotels, Auto-drivers, Rickshaw Pullers, Boatmen and families of some Sevashrama Staff were provided with these supplies.
Covid-19 Vaccination Drive
Starting from April 2020, some 12,000 families had been provided with dry rations and readymade food articles, in Varanasi City, Villages in Mirzapur & Sonbhadra Districts and on the National Highways for migrant labourers. Items like Rice, Dal, Potato, Mustard Oil, Onion, Sattu, Water Bottles etc. and Health Care support like Soaps & Face Masks were supplied. In the Varanasi City itself, some 400 Destitute Widows, Stranded Pilgrims in the nearby Hotels, Auto-drivers, Rickshaw Pullers, Boatmen and families of some Sevashrama Staff were provided with these supplies.
Celebration of Shivaratri
On 11 March 2021, Shivaratri was celebrated at Laveshwar Shiva Temple of the Sevashrama with Puja, chanting of stotras, singing of bhajans etc. during the first quarter of the festival night as per tradition. In the adjacent Advaita Ashrama puja, havan etc. were performed throughout the night.
Swami Vivekananda's Utsav & Narayan Puja
