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 |
|---|---|
| Mahasamadhi of Lahiri Mahasaya (1895) | 2021-09-26 |
| Birthday of Lahiri Mahasaya (1828) | 2021-09-30 |
| All-Day Christmas Meditation | 2021-12-11 |
| New Year's Meditation | 2021-12-31 |
| Birthday of Paramahansa Yogananda (1893) | 2022-01-05 |
| Paramahansa Yogananda Commemorative Meditation | 2022-01-08 |
| Mahasamadhi of Paramahansa Yogananda (1952) | 2022-03-07 |
| Mahasamadhi of Sri Yukteswar (1936) | 2022-03-09 |
| Good Friday | 2022-04-15 |
| Easter Sunday | 2022-04-17 |
| Birthday of Sri Yukteswar (1855) | 2022-05-10 |
| Mahavatar Babaji Commemoration Day | 2022-07-25 |
| Janmashtami (birth of Bhagavan Krishna) | 2022-08-18 |
