Commemorative Services
Self-Realization Fellowship temples and centers throughout the world observe the following occasions each year with a special commemorative ceremony to the Guru that is being honored.
* Mahasamadhi meaning - Sanskrit maha, “great,” samadhi. The last meditation, or conscious communion with God, during which a perfected master merges himself in the cosmic Aum and casts off the physical body. A master invariably knows beforehand the time God has appointed for him to leave his bodily residence.
*Janmashtami celebrates the birth (Janma) of Krishna on the eighth day (Ashtami) in the month of Shravan (August-September).
| Ceremony Occasion | Service Date | Service Time |
|---|---|---|
| Good Friday | 2020-04-10 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm |
| Easter Sunday | 2020-04-12 | |
| Birthday of Sri Yukteswar (1855) | 2020-05-10 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm |
| Mahavatar Babaji Commemoration Day | 2020-07-25 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm |
| Janmashtami (birth of Bhagavan Krishna) | 2020-08-11 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm |
| Mahasamadhi of Lahiri Mahasaya (1895) | 2020-09-26 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm |
| Birthday of Lahiri Mahasaya (1828) | 2020-09-30 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm |
| All-Day Christmas Meditation | 2020-12-12 | 9:00am - 4:30pm |
| New Year's Meditation | 2020-12-31 | 10:30pm - 12:30am |
| Birthday of Paramahansa Yogananda (1893) | 2021-01-05 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm |
| Paramahansa Yogananda Commemorative Meditation | 2021-01-11 | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| Mahasamadhi of Paramahansa Yogananda (1952) | 2021-03-07 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm |
| Mahasamadhi of Sri Yukteswar (1936) | 2021-03-09 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm |
