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Chinmaya Annapoorna - A Sacred Nourishing Space
"Chinmaya Annapoorna," Africa’s first-ever Sri Chinmaya Annapoorna Devi (Goddess of Nourishment) Temple in Durban, was consecrated on 1 December 2025. On this historic occassion, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi received an ornate Ashtalakshmi Kalasha filled with ‘Shree Anna’ (containing millets from India and South Africa) and offered it back to Swami Abhedananda to be placed in the temple, as a mark of his gracious support and goodwill towards the newly inaugurated Annapoorna Devi Temple and the ‘Nourish to Flourish’ mass feeding project in Durban. PM Modi expressed his appreciation for the good work of Chinmaya Mission and its ongoing spiritual and social initiatives.
Multilingual Upanishad Ganga
On 29 January 2025, at the Chinmaya Heritage Centre in Chetpet, Chennai, Chinmaya Mission and Sanatana Seva Sangham jointly launched Upanishad Ganga, the acclaimed series (first aired on Doordarshan in Hindi) in multiple languages - Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and English. The translation project, led by the Chinmaya Mission and sponsored by the Sanatana Seva Foundation, aims to make the wisdom of the Upanishads more accessible. The Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, Swami Swaroopananda, presided over the grand release.
Ramacharitamanas on National TV
On the Aradhana Day of Parama Guru Swami Tapovan Maharaj, 16 January 2025, India’s national television network began airing Guruji Swami Tejomayananda’s discourses on the complete Ramacharitamanas (Tulsi Ramayana). The 104 hours of Hindi discourses were serialised into 21-minute episodes for broadcast on Doordarshan.
60th Anniversary of CCMT
The 60th anniversary of Chinmaya Mission’s apex body, CCMT (Central Chinmaya Mission Trust), was celebrated on 13 July 2024, in the Saraswati Nilayam Hall of Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Mumbai. Since its establishment on 10 July 1964, CCMT has coordinated the many growing wings of the mission and overseen the spread of over 350 Chinmaya Mission centers around the world. The 60th anniversary was a celebration of CCMT’s trustees and staff with special recognition of those who served Pujya Gurudev’s mission for more than 20 years.
An Inspiring Gala
A five-day spiritual celebration, Chinmaya Sankaram was held in Kerala from 8–12 May 2024, commemorating the 108th birth anniversary of Gurudev and the Jayanti of Adi Shankaracharya. The main events included auspicious homas, a unique Sannyasi Sammelan and Yati Puja honoring 108 sannyasis of different traditions, mass chanting of the Gita, Guru Paduka puja, and uplifting speeches from the Chinmaya Guru Parampara.
An Ageless Guru’s 108th Jayanti
In Sandeepany Himalayas at Sidhbari, in the week of 1 - 8 May 2024, over 200 devotees gathered to celebrate the 108th Chinmaya Jayanti during a special camp on Ishavasya Upanishad by Pujya Swami Swaroopananda who also inaugurated the 14th Hindi Vedanta Course on 1 May. The bhajans on 7 May by schoolchildren of Modern School, Patiala, the moving Paduka Puja on 8 May, the annual traditional Himachali feast, the joyful music and dance of CORD members - all made the 108th Chinmaya Jayanti an endearing memory.
Guruji’s Blissful Ramacharitamanas
Released simultaneously on July 30, 2023, at the Mahasamadhi camps in Sidhbari and Chicago, USA, the twin volume-edition of “Discourses on Shri Ramacharitamanasa” by Guruji Swami Tejomayananda was a beautiful offering to Pujya Gurudev in His 108th Jayanti year. The Chinmaya Prakashan team brought out, in English and Hindi, the much-anticipated books based on Guruji’s profound and unforgettable discourses on the Tulsi Ramayana, delivered during an inspiring 27-day retreat at Chinmaya Vibhooti in 2019.
A Marathon of Multilevel Impact
At the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2023, held on Sunday, 15 January, Chinmaya Mission was recognised as the third-highest fundraising NGO among over 250 organisations, raising more than ₹2.56 crore.
The Dream Run of 5.9 km distance was covered by a 100-strong Chinmaya team holding placards and banners highlighting the various activities of CCMT, including education and CVV. Chinmaya Mission also championed multilevel initiatives in women empowerment, healthcare, and environmental conservation.
Chinmaya Seva during COVID
To fight COVID-19, Chinmaya Mission stood as an army, providing relief in many ways since March 2020. On 8 May 2021, to combat another wave of the pandemic in India, Swami Swaroopananda’s call, “Each One Reach One” stirred everyone to great seva. Widespread efforts to offer support to both the public and the Indian government (Central and State) through testing kits, life-saving medications, diagnostic and life-saving equipment, protective gear, and mental health expertise poured in.
Chants for Worldwide Healing
To inspire, connect, and reassure the pandemic-trapped, physically-distanced world, a 24-hour online Hanuman Chalisa chanting programme, Sanjeevan Hanuman, was organised from 7 April 2020 to 8 April 2020, concluding at 9:30 PM IST. On the Hanuman Jayanti day, after Pujya Guruji chanted the Hanuman Chalisa followed by Swami Swaroopananda, devotees from 45 countries chanted fervently, one after another, as 3,25,000 viewed and prayed along.