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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                  APRIL 10, 2026    |  The Indian Eye 30

                          Ridgefield Park hosts inaugural

                    Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Exhibition

            Hundreds gather to honor the life and legacy of the founder of Sahaja Yoga Meditation, Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

            OUR BUREAU
            Ridgefield Park, NJ
                  housands around the Tristate
                  and around the United States
            Tand the world, proudly viewed
            the  Inauguration  of  the  first  Shri
            Mataji  Nirmala  devi  Exhibition  last
            week at Ridgefield Park, a town nes-
            tled in Bergen County, at the banks of
            Overpeck Creek, a tributary of Hack-
            ensack river, drawing an enthusiastic
            crowd of volunteers, community lead-
            ers, and elected officials.
                Hosted  by  Sahaja  Yoga  Medita-  musical  performances  on  Flute  and   Piyush  Singh  and  NJ  India  Commis-  spirituality and inner peace inspires
            tion, a non profit organization started   Tabla  playing  Raag  Durga  ,  a  read-  sioner Suchira Kamath, underscoring   our community to embrace Self-Re-
            in 1970, which hosts free meditation   ing of ‘Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Day’  the shared commitment to mental   alization and unity in these challeng-
            workshops  and  programs  in  approxi-  proclamations and commemorations   health,  well  being  and  world  peace.  ing times. Volunteers have beautiful-
            mately 180 countries. The private exhi-  from the office of New Jersey State   “Shri  Mataji  Nirmala  Devi’  mu-  ly  celebrated  the  profound  journey
            bition offers an intimate introduction   legislature  Senator  Vin  Gopal,  Con-  seum is a beautiful narrative that un-  and timeless wisdom of Shri Mataji”,
            to the life and legacy of Shri Mataji   gressional District 5 Josh Gottheimer,  folds  across  five  thematic  chapters,  remarked  Councilman  Ajay  Patil
            Nirmala Devi, founder of Sahaja Yoga   City of Jersey city Mayor James Sol-  tracing  Shri  Mataji’s  journey  from   from Township of Edison.
            and  a  spiritual  leader  whose  work   oman,  Township  of  Edison  Mayor   childhood  in  India  during  the  inde-  The  exhibition,  designed  and  cu-
            has touched communities worldwide.  Samip Joshi, West Windsor Township   pendence  movement  through  the   rated by Lorem Ipsum Corp, is housed
            While Her influence is global, this ex-  Mayor  Hemant  Marathe,  Township   decades of Her work, bringing medi-  within Shri Mataji’s New Jersey home -
            hibition focuses on Her deep connec-  of Chatham Mayor Jennifer Rowland,  tation, balance, and self-realization to   the only residence in the United States
            tion with the United States, a coun-  Borough of Chatham Mayor Carolyn   people across America.       personally  designed  by  Her.  At  the
            try Shri Mataji regarded as uniquely   Dempsey  and  Borough  of  New  Mil-  “The exhibit enshrines the story   heart of the exhibition is an immersive
            positioned  to  cultivate  collective   ford Mike Petrino, a ceremonial rib-  of Shri Mataji in America for future   spatial narrative built around the flow-
            awareness  through  its  ideals  of  free-  bon  cutting  by  NY  Senator  Andrea   generations so they have the opportu-  ing form of Khadi sari fabric, a historic
            dom, liberty, and shared responsibility.  Cousins  and  SUNY  FIT  Professor   nity to know Her”, said Dave Dunphy,  symbol of freedom, dignity, and self-re-
                The celebration marked a mile-  Brenda Cowan, a tour of the exhibi-  a retired architect visiting the exhibi-  liance. The fabric moves through the
            stone  in  the  organizations’  efforts   tion and festive Indian tea and refresh-  tion.  Councilwoman  Priti  Dhariwal,  exhibition as a continuous thread, gen-
            to  honor  and  highlight  a  deeper  un-  ments and that delighted guests of all   from Borough of River Edge added,  tly guiding visitors from one chapter of
            derstanding of Shri Mataji’s life and   ages.  Attendees  included  New  York  “Humbled to be invited and thrilled to   the story to the next while creating a
            teachings, and with a sense of inspira-  State  Senator  Andrea  Cousins,  For-  be part of this historic moment. The   calm, contemplative environment.
            tion drawn from Her message of inner   mer Assemblyman Upendra Chivuku-  exhibition is a true sense of personal   Sahaja  Yoga  Meditation  ex-
            balance, compassion, and shared hu-  la,  Councilman  Ajay  Patil,  Council-  and  universal  being  and  one  experi-  pressed  their  gratitude  to  the  volun-
            man connection.                   woman  Priti  Dhariwal,  Councilman   ences a sense of calm while there.”  teers,  performers,  and  community
                The  evening  featured  blissful   Amit  Chopra,  Indian  NY  Consul   “The remarkable showcase of   members who made the event possible.

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