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 |
|---|---|---|
| All-Day Christmas Meditation | 2024-12-14 | 09:00 am - 04:30 pm |
| New Year's Meditation | 2024-12-31 | 10:30 pm - 12:30 am |
| Birthday of Paramahansa Yogananda (1893) | 2025-01-05 | 07:30 pm - 09:00 pm |
| Paramahansa Yogananda Commemorative Meditation | 2025-01-11 | 10:00 am - 04:30 pm |
| Mahasamadhi of Paramahansa Yogananda (1952) | 2025-03-07 | 07:30 pm - 09:00 pm |
| Mahasamadhi of Sri Yukteswar (1936) | 2025-03-09 | 07:30 pm - 09:00 pm |
| Good Friday | 2025-04-18 | 07:30 pm - 09:00 pm |
| Easter Sunday | 2025-04-20 | 11:00 am - 12 noon |
| Birthday of Sri Yukteswar (1855) | 2025-05-10 | 07:30 pm - 09:00 pm |
| Mahavatar Babaji Commemoration Day | 2025-07-25 | 07:30 pm - 09:00 pm |
| Janmashtami (birth of Bhagavan Krishna) | 2025-08-15 | 07:30 pm - 09:00 pm |
| Mahasamadhi of Lahiri Mahasaya (1895) | 2025-09-26 | 07:30 pm - 09:00 pm |
| Birthday of Lahiri Mahasaya (1828) | 2025-09-30 | 07:30 pm - 09:00 pm |
