Religious Festivals

The Sri Sarada Devi Ashram celebrates all the major Hindu Festivals each year. The programme usually includes ritual worship, havan, devotional singing, discourses, cultural items and arati. It is inspiring to see that many devotees attend the prayer services regularly. Among the most important festivals celebrated are the Birth Anniversary celebrations of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. Other important festivals include: Maha Shivaratri, Sri Ram Naumi, Sri Hanuman Jayanti, Guru Purnima, Sri Krishna Ashtamee, Sri Ganesh Chaturti, Navaratri and Diwali.