World Sanskrit Day 2026 Celebration at Ananda Ashram*

Thu, Aug 27 to Mon, Aug 31
Thursday evening – Monday afternoon

Registration details coming soon.

Special Programs offered in person (in Blue Sky Center) and streamed online
World Sanskrit Day Celebration Special Programs to be announced soon

This four-day celebration is scheduled around World Sanskrit Day, celebrated on the full moon of the Indian month of Shrāvaṇa, the auspicious occasion of Rakṣhā Bandhana, which falls on Thursday, August 27, this year. The topic is Paramparā: Sanskrit Lineage. Focusing on the transmission of knowledge passed down through ancient sacred texts (śruti), other traditional texts (smṛti), and the living practices that continue today.

The event is organized in honor of the ancient language of Sanskrit by Shanta Bulkin, co-founder of the East-West Sanskrit Institute based in California, and is hosted by the School of Sanskrit at Ananda Ashram (part of ISEWU / International Schools of East-West Unity).

It is also to honor the extraordinary teaching legacies of Ashram Founder Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati (Shri Ramamurti) and of Professor Ram Karan Sharma, world-renowned Sanskrit scholar and poet.

Traditional Ashram Daily Programs:
In addition to the Special Events, the following programs are offered daily to all by open donation:
9:00 AM Meditation Program with Fire Ceremony and Scriptural Studies
7:00 PM Meditation Program with Fire Ceremony and Selected Readings