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Ananda Marga New York Sector Hosts Successful

“International Festival of Bliss 2025” at Flushing Town Hall

OUR BUREAU ees. Guests enjoyed a blissful vegetari-
an dinner following the event.
New York, NY
Special Guests in Attendance In-
he Ananda Marga New York cluded:
Sector successfully organized • Shri Naveen Shah Ji, Haridas Ko-
Tthe International Festival of tahwala, Dr. Hari Shukla, Vimal
Bliss 2025 at the historic Flushing Goyal
Town Hall in New York City. The • Dr. Bimal Ramani, Dr. Vipul Patel,
event brought together a wide array Anju Sharma, Arvind Vora
of cultural performances, wellness ini- • Jasbir Jay Singh, Shashi Malik,
tiatives, and community recognitions, Ravindra Kumar, and many Guru
drawing participants and leaders from Dileep ji and Raj bhai others
across the region. Central Ananda Marga repre-
The festival, hosted by Acarya sentatives and senior monks such
Abhirama Avadhuta, Sectorial Sec- as Acarya Madhuvratananda Avad-
retary of Ananda Marga Pracaraka huta, Acarya Vimalananda Avadhuta
Samgha (New York Sector), celebrat- Acarya Ishwrakeishananda Avadhuta
ed cultural diversity, wellness, and Acarya Shankarananda, Avtk. Anan-
spiritual harmony. The program fea- dasutiritha, and Avtk. Ananda Radhi-
tured captivating performances from ka were also present, offering bless-
groups including the Ashley Liang ings and guidance.
Dance Company, Green Leaf Dance Wellness & Development Ini-
Art Troupe, Bhagara Punjabi Dance tiatives: The festival highlighted the
Group, and individual artists such as Ananda Kalpataru Health & Wellness
Kavya Ramani, Riva Dhyani, Nanda Project, a holistic initiative created by
Surendra, and Suri Surendra. Kripa Ji from New York City, with sup-
Over 40 community organiza- port from Ragani Ji, Pratima Ji, and
tions were honored during the event Mr. Thakur Ji. A video presentation
for their contribution to public wel- was shown to promote the initiative,
fare and spiritual advancement. A which focuses on mental and physical
special citation was delivered by Mr. well-being through yoga, meditation,
Kosy Thomas on behalf of New York and community outreach.
Assemblyman David I. Weprin, recog- Future Vision: Ananda Marga
nizing the dedicated service of several recently acquired 101 acres of land in
Ananda Marga spiritual leaders and Connecticut to establish a new spiritu-
volunteers, including Acarya Abhira- al and wellness development center.
mananda Avadhuta, Acarya Anud- Support from the community is wel-
hyananda Avadhuta, Acarya Kovid comed as this visionary project contin-
Brahmacarii, and others. ues to grow.
The evening included meditation The entire event was conducted
sessions led by Ananda Marga monks in the spirit of “Self-Realization and
and nuns, spiritual music, and a spe- Service to Humanity,” the core philos-
cial dharma presentation honoring ophy of Ananda Marga, under the di-
Lord Shiva, which had a deep emo- vine inspiration and guidance of Shrii
tional and spiritual impact on attend- Shrii Anandamurti Ji.

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