SPIRITUAL FAIR 2025
Sunday, December 7th | 09:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda
VENUE
Ananda Sangha Hyderabad, #305, Cyber Towers, near Indian Bank, Indira Nagar, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, 500032
With joyful hearts, Ananda Sangha Hyderabad Welcomes You To Our Annual Spiritual Fair!
The weekend will be a time of deep inspiration, divine joy, and fun-filled celebrations.
Bring your friends and family and discover a new world unfolding within you.
COME, BE INSPIRED!
We have a whole day of inspiration, on a spectrum of topics, illuminating diverse areas of our life with meaning, purpose, and understanding. The day is carefully crafted not just for the individual but for the whole family.
🌷 The highlights feature keynote inspirations on Kriya Yoga by Nayaswami Shankara.
🌷 We will chant, meditate and experience Ananda Yoga together.
🌷 We will also immerse ourselves in uplifting music by Swami Kriyananda, explore 200+ inspiring books, discover beautiful art booths, Yogananda Flower Essences, and many other unique boutique items.
🌷 And, FREE time to have fun moments with one another.
Who is the event for ?
The event is not limited to any specific group of people and is open to individuals of all age groups & from diverse backgrounds. It is for those who are interested in spiritual growth, personal transformation, seeking inner peace & holistic well being. Whether you are a professional, businessperson, householder, student or senior citizen, this event is for you!
Why should you attend ?
- Learn the secrets of self-realization as taught by the great spiritual master, Paramhansa Yogananda, and discover the tested and proved way of awakening one’s true potential.
- In a world filled with chaos and stress, these teachings offer a path to inner peace. Attend this event to learn how to quiet the mind and find tranquility even amidst life’s challenges.
- Yogananda’s teachings are not exclusive to a select few, but for anyone who wishes to know them. By learning and practicing these teachings, you can awaken vast amounts of hidden potential and power.
- Understand the power of satsang with like-minded souls!
What is Ananda Sangha ?
Ananda Sangha, often referred to as simply “Ananda,” is a spiritual community and organization founded by Swami Kriyananda (born J. Donald Walters) in 1968 who was a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda. Ananda is a worldwide movement of truth seeking souls who share the search for higher consciousness, and the joy of serving others. We strive to disseminate the practical, universal teachings of Kriya Yoga, as taught by Paramhansa Yogananda & our line of Gurus.
Ananda Sangha is open to people of all backgrounds and faiths & is a global network of communities and individuals committed to living a life that integrates spirituality with daily activities.
Looking for a little spiritual guidance? Make sure to stop by the booths at the Spiritual Fair!
Ananda Books | Ananda Meditation Tools | Yogananda Flower Essences | Crystals | “Autobiography of a Yogi” giveaway booth
Key Sessions
Ananda Yoga
10:00 AM - Acharya Sandhya
Ananda Yoga, an adventure in self-awareness and self-discovery, offers a holistic approach that harmonizes body, mind, and soul. Awakens inner energy, guiding it toward calmness and vitality, while fostering deep balance and harmony within. Uses affirmations with each posture to attune to higher awareness and uplift consciousness. Cultivates inner joy through mindful movement, inspired by Paramhansa Yogananda’s teachings.
Introduction to Kriya Yoga
11:00 AM - Nayaswami Shankara
Kriya Yoga is a timeless meditation technique referenced by Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras and Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita. Practicing Kriya Yoga initiates an inner transformation that changes one’s perspective on life. While it starts as a meditation method, it gradually unfolds into a complete way of living. It refines the mind, expands the heart, and aligns one’s daily actions with higher consciousness. With regular practice, Kriya brings clarity, peace, and a deeper connection to the divine presence within. Discover more about how this sacred science truly works.
Chakras: Doorways to Higher Consciousness
12:00 PM - Acharya Vibha
Chakras are energy centers within us that hold the key to enhanced mental and emotional well-being. Mastering the energies of the chakras is one of the most valuable life skills. Your external life—who you are and what happens to you—is directly influenced by the energy patterns in your chakras. The more we attune to our chakras through meditation and daily practice, the more they support and collaborate with us. Discover how to connect with the subtle energies within you.
How to Develop Harmonious Relationships
02:00 PM - Acharya Bharat & Acharya Vibha
A lot of our joys in life come from our relationships – yet, if not approached in the right way, they can be a source of great suffering as well. In learning how to make our relationships harmonious we discover our hearts opening also to the source of all love – God. In this class, you will discover how to develop harmonious relationships using time-tested yogic principles and the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Transform your relationships – whether they are at work, friendships, family, or romantic – into a source of happiness, joy, and expansion for all.
Art & Music : How to Uplift your consciousness
03:00 PM - Acharya Bharat & Acharya Shamini
Music and art have a beautiful ability to uplift our consciousness and bring both inner and outer harmony. They open our hearts and allow us to express the inspiration we feel within. Through various creative mediums—paint, crayons, pastels, collage, and colour pencils—we reconnect with our natural, child-like creativity. Singing and listening to uplifting music is also one of the most powerful ways to raise our consciousness and deepen our inspiration. Join us and explore how art and music can help awaken and elevate your inner life.
Deeper Meaning of the Mahabharat
04:00 PM - Nayaswami Shankara & Acharya Vibha
The Hidden story of the Mahabharata reveals a treasure trove or practical spiritual wisdom that most people miss. Woven subtly into this compelling tale of dharma, righteous action, is a profound inner teaching, and Paramhansa Yogananda’s insights bring it to life, pointing the way to true happiness and inner freedom..
Meet our Speakers
Nayaswami Shankara
Nayaswami Shankara’s spiritual odyssey began in 2003 culminating in a decade-long discipleship. His unwavering dedication to the path of Kriya Yoga has nurtured countless souls on their spiritual journey. As a senior monk at Ananda Monastery, Shankara Ji traverses India and the globe, sharing meditation’s transformative power through public lectures and classes. His pioneering spirit co-founded the Ananda Kriya Yoga Home Study Course with Nayaswami Devarshi ji, illuminating the path to spiritual growth in Singapore, South Africa, New Zealand, and across India.
Acharya Vibha
Acharya Vibha had been managing software companies in India over three decades. She has been serving and sharing teachings in Ananda Centres in Gurgaon, Delhi, Ahmedabad,Noida and Singapore and Hyderabad since 2010. She has taught Kriya Yoga meditation to many people and is now primarily engaged with Home Study Kriya Yoga course since 2016. She helps prepare the students for the final steps before taking Kriya Initiation. She has dedicated her life now to serving Paramhansa Yogananda and is grateful for the opportunity to serve her Guru!
Acharya Bharat & Acharya Shamini
Acharya Bharat and Acharya Shamini have been sharing the principles of yoga and meditation across many cities in India, touching countless lives with their clarity and warmth. They currently play a key role in shaping and expanding the offerings on Ananda India Online. In the past, they also served as the Spiritual Directors of Ananda Chandigarh. Today, they continue to inspire seekers nationwide through their classes and workshops on using art and music to uplift consciousness on a Pan-India level.
Acharya Sandhya
Acharya Sandhya Banda has shared the gifts of Yoga and Meditation for over a decade, guiding students of all ages in both the U.S. and India.
Certified in Ananda Yoga & Meditation through Ananda Washington where she underwent 500+ hours of training, Acharya Sandhya creates spaces where beginners and seasoned practitioners feel empowered to grow and evolve alike. Her classes emphasize holistic health, cultivating harmony & inner joy through mindful movement, not just flexibility, helping people find steadiness
Acharya Premdas
Acharya Premdas, a dedicated teacher at Ananda for many years, brings deep experience in meditation and spiritual living. He has guided hundreds of seekers through classes, retreats, and counselling at Ananda. His sessions are simple, joyful, and deeply uplifting for beginners. He currently serves at Ananda Hyderabad and is also part of the Ananda Sangha India team, supporting publications, promotions, and outreach with his joyful dedication.
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FAQs
Immerse yourself in the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda on Kriya Yoga, Ananda Yoga, Relationships etc.
● Explore how Yogananda’s teachings impact your mind, body, and spirit.
● Listen to Nayaswami Shankara and receive their years of practice and learning.
● Connect with a vibrant community of like-minded individuals on a shared
spiritual journey.
● Discover inner peace, balance, and fulfillment through the practice of
Kriya Yoga.
Date: December 7, Sunday
Time: 9.30 AM to 5 PM
Ananda Sangha, Flat No 305, Cyber Residency,
Indra Nagar, Gachibowli, Hyderabad
hyderabad@anandaindia.org
+91 70757 74428
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Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, dedicated to help individuals live in joy and achieve self-realization through the ancient teachings of Kriya Yoga, meditation and right living. Ananda was founded in 1969 by Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple
of Paramhansa Yogananda. Paramhansa Yogananda was the last in a line of
Self-realized gurus. Before his passing, Swami Kriyananda named Nayaswami
Jyotish as his spiritual successor.
Ananda Sangha Hyderabad is a vibrant branch of the global spiritual
movement, Ananda Sangha Worldwide, established in 1968 by Swami
Kriyananda, a direct disciple of the renowned Indian master, Paramhansa
Yogananda. Guided by Yogananda’s profound teachings, Ananda Sangha encompasses all
facets of human existence, from the pursuit of happiness in everyday life to the
attainment of ultimate bliss through Self-Realization
Paramhansa Yogananda
Paramhansa Yogananda, (1893 – 1952), was the first yoga master of India to take
up permanent residence in the West. Yogananda was born Mukunda Lal Ghosh to a wealthy Bengali family in
Gorakhpur, India. From earliest childhood the young Mukunda displayed an
intensely spiritual disposition. His favorite pastime was visiting saints, and his
spiritual quest eventually led him to his guru Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri of
Serampore. Under his guru’s training Mukunda attained, in the amazingly short
period of six months, the high state of samadhi, or unconditioned oneness with
God.
Yogananda’s best known work today is the Autobiography of a Yogi. Considered
a spiritual masterpiece and acclaimed by prominent men from many fields, the
book has inspired and continues to inspire millions with a vision of their own
innate Divinity.
Swami Sri Yukteshwar
Swami Sri Yukteswar ji was the Guru of Paramhansa Yogananda. His given name
was Priya Nath Karar. Upon leaving college, he married and had a daughter, and
in 1884 he became a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya. After the death of his wife,
Priya Nath Karar became a Swami and received the name Sri Yukteswar Giri.
Sri Yukteswar ji founded two hermitages, one in Serampore near Kolkata, and
one in Puri, Orissa. They formed the backdrop for Paramhansa Yogananda’s
training and his many experiences narrated in the Autobiography of a Yogi.
He wrote a book called “The Holy Science”, published by Yogoda Satsanga
Society of India.
This book establishes a fundamental harmony between the difficult biblical
book, revelation, and the Sankhya philosophy of India.
Lahiri Mahasaya
Lahiri Mahasaya was the guru of Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, and thus the
param-guru of Paramhansa Yogananda. Lahiri Mahasaya was chosen by his
guru Mahavatar Babaji to disseminate the teachings of Kriya Yoga to the world.
A fully liberated soul, Lahiri Mahasaya was yet a married householder with
numerous responsibilities. His harmonious life served as a beacon of hope and
inspiration to show men with worldly responsibilities how they too could tread
the path of Enlightenment.
For his role in bringing the high teachings of Kriya Yoga to the masses and
thereby opening the doors of yoga freedom to all men, Paramhansa Yogananda
bestowed on Lahiri Mahasaya the title of “Yogavatar,” or Incarnation of Yoga.
Lahiri Mahasaya lived most of his life in Benares, until his conscious passing in
1895. He was also the guru of Paramhahsa Yogananda’s parents, and
prophesized that Paramahansa Yogananda would be a “Spiritual Engine,”
carrying many souls to God’s kingdom.
Mahavatar Babaji
The first in this line of gurus, Babaji is of unknown age, and lives in the
Himalayas with a few highly advanced students. Yogananda called him
“Babaji-Krishna” saying that Babaji was Krishna in a former incarnation. Seeing
that in the present scientific age, people were better prepared to receive
higher knowledge, Babaji directed his disciple, Lahiri Mahasaya, to reintroduce
the meditation science of Kriya Yoga to the world.
Yogananda, in his Autobiography of a Yogi, gives the following description of
“the deathless guru”:
“No limiting facts about Babaji’s family or birthplace, dear to the annalist’s
heart, have ever been discovered. His speech is generally in Hindi, but he
converses easily in any language. He has adopted the simple name of Babaji
(revered father); other titles of respect given him by Lahiri Mahasaya’s disciples
are Mahamuni Babaji Maharaj (supreme ecstatic saint), Maha Yogi (greatest of
yogis), Trambak Baba and Shiva Baba (titles of avatars of Shiva).
“The deathless guru bears no marks of age on his body; he appears to be no
more than a youth of twenty-five. Fair-skinned, of medium build and height,
Babaji’s beautiful, strong body radiates a perceptible glow. His eyes are dark,
calm, and tender; his long, lustrous hair is copper-colored. As his undecaying
body requires no food, the master seldom eats. As a social courtesy to visiting
disciples, he occasionally accepts fruits, or rice cooked in milk and clarified
butter.”
In 1920, Paramhansa Yogananda was commanded in a vision to serve as the
emissary of the Kriya Yoga teachings to the West. Yogananda decided to pray
deeply to God, intent on receiving God’s assurance and blessing on his
impending mission. In response Babaji himself appeared to Yogananda,
blessing him and promising him the ultimate protection
In Autobiography of a Yogi, Yoganandaji writes about Jesus appearing to Mahavatar Babaji, with the thought of sending someone (Yoganandaji) to show the teachings of Sanatan Dharma to the West. Yoganandaji said Jesus was a great yogi and a true Master with the same message that he wished to give to his disciples.