H.H. Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji is president of Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India, a true, spiritual haven, lying on the holy banks of Mother Ganga, in the lap of the lush Himalayas.

Parmarth Niketan is the largest ashram in Rishikesh. Parmarth Niketan provides its thousands of pilgrims – who come from all corners of the Earth – with a clean, pure and sacred atmosphere as well as abundant, beautiful gardens. With over 1000 rooms, the facilities are a perfect blend of modern amenities and traditional, spiritual simplicity.

The daily activities at Parmarth Niketan include morning universal prayers, daily yoga and meditation classes, daily satsang and lecture programs, kirtan, world renowned Ganga aarti at sunset, as well as full Nature Cure, and Ayurvedic treatment and training.

Additionally, there are frequently special cultural and spiritual programs given by visiting revered saints, acclaimed musicians, spiritual and social leaders and others.

Additionally, there are frequent camps in which pilgrims come from across the world to partake in intensive courses on yoga, meditation, pranayama, stress management, acupressure, Reiki and other Indian, ancient sciences.

Further, Parmarth Niketan’s charitable activities and services make no distinctions on the basis of caste, color, gender, creed or nationality. Instead they emphasize unity, harmony, peace, global integrity, health, and the holistic connection between the body, mind and spirit.

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H.H. Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji’s motto in life is, “In the Service of God and humanity.” He left his home at 8 years old, under the guidance of his spiritual master, in order to live a life devoted to God and to the service of humanity. Pujya Swamiji spent nine years in meditation, yoga, seclusion and silence in the Himalayas, bringing his body, mind and soul into union with the Divine. Today, he is world renowned as a spiritual leader, visionary and divine guide.

Pujya Swamiji is President and Spiritual Head of Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh, India of the largest spiritual institutions in India. Under his divine inspiration and guidance, Parmarth Niketan has blossomed into a sanctuary known across the globe as one filled with divine grace, beauty, serenity and bliss.

He is also Founder/chairman of India Heritage Research Foundation (IHRF), an international, non-profit, humanitarian foundation. Under Pujya Swamiji’s divine inspiration and guidance, IHRF is compiling the first Encyclopedia of Hinduism in history. Additionally, under Pujya Swamiji’s leadership, IHRF runs and sponsors over 100 schools, a hospital, an orphanage/gurukul, an ambulance/mobile medical services van, frequent free medical health camps, “Clean, Green and Serene” programs, and innumerable other humanitarian projects.

Pujya Swamiji’s religion is unity, and he has been a leader in numerous international, inter-faith conferences and parliaments, including the Parliament of World Religions in Chicago in 1993, the Parliament of World Religions in Capetown, South Africa in 1999, the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders at the United Nations in 2000, the World Council of Religious Leaders at the United Nations in Bangkok in 2002. He was also invited as a special Guest Spiritual Leader, to the 2002 World Economic Forum in New York, to bring spiritual understanding and broader vision to the gathering of top business, social and political leaders. He is also a leader of frequent Dharma Yatras across America, Canada and Europe on behalf of Youth, Unity and Education.

Pujya Swamiji is the recipient of innumerable awards, including the Mahatma Gandhi Humanitarian award, Hindu of the Year Award, Devarishi Award, Bhaskar Award, Prominent Personality Award, by Lions’ Club, Best Citizens of India Award, and the Diwaliben Mohanlal Mehta Trust Award for Progress in Religion.