Open for Balavihar Parents and Balavihar children who have passed SAFL classes or level 3 Sanskrit class offered at Chinmaya Mission   Attendees:  Open only to registered Balavihar families or Parivaar/Sevak members   Time:  11:15 - 12:30 PM Sundays on Balavihar weekends   This class will focus on understanding quotes and poems in Sanskrit.  

Adult Study Group Attendees:  Open only to registered Balavihar families or Parivaar/Sevak members Time:  9:15 - 11:00 AM Sundays on Balavihar weekends   The group will learn simple bhajans that are melodious and easy to sing.  Prior musical experience not required.

Adult Study Group Attendees:  Open only to registered Balavihar families or Parivaar/Sevak members Time:  11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Sundays on Balavihar weekends   Discussions in Marathi based on Dasbodha (Advice to the Disciple) by Samarth Ramdas Swami and Amrutanubhava by Saint Dnyaneshwar.  Dasabodha is a comprehensive volume in verse form providing instructions on the religious life, presented in the format of a conversation between a Guru and disciple. The narration is believed to have taken place in a cave called Shivatharghal in the Raigad district of Maharashtra.   Contained within the chapters of Dasbodh, Ramdas Swami outlines the path of liberation through Devotion and Knowledge. Through knowledge, Ramdas Swami clears away all doubts and gives the understanding of one's "True Self." Ramdas Swami also reveals the true meaning and significance of "Discrimination" and "Detachment."  The text also deals with diverse aspects of human life such as politics, conducting business dealings and taking care of one's body and family life. 

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Yajur Veda Upakarma is on Sep 26th(Sat) & Gayathri Japa Homam is on Aug 28 (Fri).  Sep 26th(Sat): Yajur Veda Upakarma: Event Schedule: Batch 1 (In-person)- 06:30am: Yajur veda upakarma first batch (no homam). Please arrive by 06:15am.  First batch will end around 7:45am. Batch 2 (In-person with Homam)- 08:30am:  Yajur veda upakarma second batch (with homam). First/Thalai avani avittam attendees, please arrive by 07:30 am for the 08:30 am batchParticipants to bring Panchapatram, plate, 2 bottles of water. Fruits, Rice etc will not be accepted. Please do morning Sandhyavandanam. Thala avani avittam attendees to bring: Rice 100gm, Vazhakai (raw banana),Betel leaves and nuts) Please bring your payment receipt (paper or on your phone). Light breakfast will be served after each batch for in-person participants only   Additional Information: Aug 28th(Fri) 09:30am Gayathri Japa &  Homam:Gayathri Japa event is cancelled due to unforseen circumstances.

Krishna Janmashtami also known as Gokulashtami, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanti is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. The festival is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) of the month of Bhadrapad (August–September) in the Hindu calendar.