The World Community of Sanatana Dharma invites you on a unique spiritual journey to the origins of tradition.
February 17 — 24, 2026 | Bihar, India
The spiritual program in India includes participation in a Vedic Mahayagya and a pilgrimage to Varanasi with monks.
This is not just a trip, but an opportunity to touch a living lineage of transmission.
The Mystery of Fire: Shiva Shakti Mahamrityunjaya Mahayagya
The first part of our journey will take place in the city of Sasaram, where we will become participants in a very rare Vedic ceremony.
Shiva Shakti Mahamrityunjaya Mahayagya is an ancient ritual aimed at the transformation of life force and the restoration of the primordial harmony between Consciousness (Shiva) and Energy (Shakti).
The ceremony will be held in the presence of Mahamandaleshwars:
- Yogmata Keiko Aikawa
- Chetna Mata
- Shraddha Mata
- Swami Vishnudevananda Giri Maharaj
What is a Yagya?
Guru Swami Vishnudevananda Giri reveals the deep meaning of this action, explaining that Yagya is a way of harmonizing the Universe and returning to Unity.
External aspect:
“Yagya is a ritual where a large group of people gathers, concentrates their psychic energy, and the illusory body of the devata is created. When the divine forces are saturated, they enter the channels and bless you.”Fire (Agni) acts as a messenger between the worlds. We offer symbolic sacrifices, and in return, we receive spiritual gifts.
Internal aspect:
For a yogi, the external ceremony is only a reflection of the internal Yagya (Antar-yagya).
“Then the body of the yogi becomes the altar, the senses become the priests, and Consciousness is the fire.”
The essence of the practice is not to selfishly appropriate every perception (sound, taste, image), but to “throw” it into the fire of internal awareness. This is the path to liberation from karma right at the moment of action.
The Yagya will take place over 9 days (February 18 to 27).
Shri Guru Swami Vishnudevananda Giri and the monks will participate in the yagya for three days (February 18-20).
Day-by-Day Program
February 17
- Arrival and accommodation.
Arrival of the Guru and monks in Sasaram. Evening satsang.
February 18
Kalash Shobha Yatra.
During the Kalash Shobha Yatra, consecrated vessels containing water, leaves, grain, and symbols of deities are solemnly carried to the site of the yagya and installed in the mandapa. The ritual signifies the invocation of divine forces, purification of the space, and preparation of the sacred field for the yagya.
February 18 — 20
Shiva Shakti Mahamrityunjaya Mahayagya
Accommodation and meals are available at the Pilot Babaji Ashram for voluntary donations.
Important point! A fast is observed during the yagya.
It is believed that one should not eat until the deities invoked during the yagya have been fed. There is no breakfast in the morning; at lunch (1:00 PM - 2:00 PM), light Lenten food is served right at the yagya for all participants; in the evening, dinner is at the ashram (Indian cuisine: rice, dal, sabji, chapati).
Those who find it difficult to keep the morning fast can eat fruit in the morning. Eating and drinking are not allowed inside the yagyashala (tent) during the yagya itself.
Pilgrimage to Varanasi (Kashi) with monks.
February 22
- Transfer from Sasaram to Varanasi, rest, evening Aarti from a boat on the Ganges.
February 23
- Kashi Vishwanath (The temple housing one of the twelve Jyotirlingas). Possible visit to the Annapurna Devi temple.
- Shakti Peethas (places of power),
- Ganges Ghats (bathing places) and smashans (cremation grounds),
- Dattatreya Temple.
February 24
- Morning journey along the Ganges
- Visiting the temples of Kaal Bhairava, Mrityunjaya Shiva,
- Durga Temple (Monkey Temple),
- Kedar Temple.
We invite everyone to meet the Three Jewels!
Ultimately, for an awakened being, all of life becomes a Yagya. Any action performed in a state of contemplation of the Absolute purifies space and leads to Freedom.
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