01 – 28 October 2020 / 2021
“In us too the intuitive Fire can burn;
An agent Light, it is coiled in our folded hearts,
On the celestial levels is its home:
Descending, it can bring those heavens here.”
Banks of Ganges, Foothills of Himalayas, Haridwar, India
The United Nations has the most number of observations in the 2nd half of its calendar in the month of October.
The Hindi / Sanskrit term for the Milky Way galaxy (pictured above) is Akash Ganga or the Celestial Ganges alluding to the story of the heavenly Ganges landing on Earth near Haridwar.
The prefix Mahatma or Great Soul got added to Gandhi ji’s name when he was staying at the Gurukul Kangri, the first of the part of the cluster of Arya Samaj institutions, of which Arya Nagar is also a part where AZIMVTH Ashram is situated.
Deepavali (English: Rows of Lights) is the major festival of India. It signifies the spirit Asto Ma Sad Gamaya, Tamso Ma Jyotirgamaya, Mrityor Ma Amritam Gamaya – ‘Take me from falsehoods to the truth, darkness to light, death to salvation.’ This was part of the closing score of movie Matrix and is taken from Brihat Aranyaka Upanishad (300 BC).
IMPORTANT DATES
Festivals
Important Festivals & Observations
(Navratri, the festival of nine new nights –
Begins – 29 Sep 2019 / 17 Oct 2020 / 07 Oct 2021
1 – 29 Sep 2019 Shailputri Goddess (orange)
2 – 30 Sep 2019 Brahmacharini Goddess (white))
3 – 01 Oct 2019 Chandraghanta Goddess (red)
4 – 02 Oct 2019 Upang Lalita / Kushmanda Goddess (royal blue)
5 – 03 Oct 2019 Skandamata Goddess (yellow)
6 – 04 Oct 2019 Saraswati / Katyayani Goddess (green)
7 – 05 Oct 2019 Saraswati Goddess(grey)
8 – 06 Oct 2019 Durga Goddess (purple)
9 – 07 Oct 2019 Ayudha (peacock green)
Dussehra – 8 Oct 2019 / 26 Oct 2020 / 15 Oct 2
Sharad Purnima – 13 Oct 2019 / 30 Oct 2020 / 19 Oct 2021
Karwa Chauth – 17 Oct 2019 / 04 Nov 2020 / 24 Oct 2021
Ahoi Ashtami – 21 Oct 2019 / 08 Nov 2020 / 28 Oct 2021
Dhanteras – 25 Oct 2019 / 13 Nov 2020 / 02 Nov 2021
Diwali – 27 Oct 2019 / 14 Nov 2020 / 04 Nov 2021
Bhai Dooj – 29 Oct 2019 / 16 Nov 2020 / 06 Nov 2021
Other observances
02 Birth Anniversary of Gandhi
International observances
01 International Day of Older Persons
02 International Day of Non-Violence
05 World Teachers’ Day
09 World Post Day
10 World Mental Health Day
04 World Space Week
11 International Day of the Girl Child
12 World Sight Day
16 World Food Day
24 United Nation’s Day
27 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
FOR
- Sanskrit / Hindi
- Calligraphy
- Photography
- Visual art
- Documentary
- Spirituality
- Performance art
- New media
- Linguistics
- Painting
- Music
- Writing
- Education
- Yoga
- Everybody
- Art of Life
FACILITIES
- Visiting Ganges ghats,temples, ashrams
- Pilgrim interactions
- Local collaborations
- Exhibit
- Print media coverage
- Local music instruments
- Conditional access to a Braille printing press
- Arts mentoring
- Life coaching
- Drawing / writing / performing projects
TARIFF INCLUDES
- En-suite room
- Shared studio
- Twice daily Yoga teaching
- Om & mantra chanting initiation
- Daily lecture & discussion
- Options at other cluster-locations
- 3 meals, 2 herbal tea + snacks
- Sachet tea/ 24hrs
- Daily small basket of fresh flowers
- Towels, bedding
- Laundry
- Ayurveda doctor visit after every 3rd day
CONTACT
AZIMVTH Ashram
365 Arya Nagar Jwalapur
Haridwar 249407
Uttarakhand India
AZIMVTH@gmail.com
http://www.AZIMVTH.org
DATES
01 – 28 October 2019/2020 (28 days)
Haridwar, Banks of Ganges, Foothills of Himalayas
One can apply to join for any 28 continuous days, either the dates mentioned above or earlier / later.
Top Image: The Milky Way Galaxy. Courtesy – ESO/S. Brunier / NASA
(Images: Deepavali Celebrations at the White House, USA. Courtesy – America.gov, Image: Celebrating Festival of Lights. Courtesy – India Posts, Image: Gandhi Charkha. Courtesy – India Posts.)
AZIMVTH Ashram 