Spiritual Retreat with Swami Sarvapriyananda
Date: 21st Aug 2026, Friday
Fri, 21 Aug – Sun, 23 Aug (9 am) at Baden-Powell Activity Centre, Pennant Hills.
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VEDANTA CENTRE OF SYDNEY
Aatmano Mokshaartham, Jagad Hitaaya cha
For One’s Own Liberation and for the Welfare of the World.
Upcoming Events:
Programme: | Time |
| The two-day retreat in a nature and forest setting will include lectures as well as other activities including guided meditation, yoga, and devotional songs. Accommodation and all meals provided from Friday afternoon, 21 August, to Sunday morning, 23 August. | 02:00 PM |
Swami Sarvapriyanandaji's Talk at the Centre
Date: 23rd Aug 2026, Sunday
Swami Sarvapriyananda is a monk of the Ramakrishna Order and the minister and spiritual leader of the Vedanta Society of New York, where he teaches nondual Vedanta with a focus on direct inquiry into consciousness and self-hood.
Tickets for this event are officially sold out.
Programme: | Time |
| Talk: Perfection in Every Experience | 11:00 AM |
| Prasad Distribution | 12:30 PM |
Talk at the Western Sydney University
Date: 23rd Aug 2026, Sunday
Swami Sarvapriyananda is a monk of the Ramakrishna Order and the minister and spiritual leader of the Vedanta Society of New York, where he teaches nondual Vedanta with a focus on direct inquiry into consciousness and self-hood.
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Programme: | Time |
| Talk: Belonging in a Divided World - A Vedantic Perspective on Identity, Self, and Home | 05:00 PM |
Sri Krishna Janmashtami
Date: 4th Sep 2026, Friday
Celebration of Birth Anniversary of Sri Krishna
Programme: | Time |
| Aratrikam and Puja | 07:00 PM |
| Sri Vishnu Sahastranama Chanting (1000 names of Sri Vishnu) | 07:30 PM |
| Shyama Nama Sankirtan (Devotional Singing of Traditional Hymns on Sri Krishna) | 07:45 PM |
| Prasad Distribution | 08:30 PM |
Sri Durga Puja Ashtami
Date: 19th Oct 2026, Monday
Celebrating the eighth day of worship of Mother Durga
Programme: | Time |
| Morning Session | |
| Worship of Mother Durga | 08:00 AM |
| Pushpanjali (Flower Offering) | 10:30 AM |
| Homa | 10:45 AM |
| Pushpanjali (Flower Offering) | 12:00 PM |
| Aratrikam | 12:15 PM |
| Pushpanjali & Prasad Distribution | 12:45 PM |
| Evening Session | |
| Kali Kirtan | 05:30 PM |
| Aratrikam | 06:30 PM |
| Bhajans by Devotees | 07:30 PM |
| Pushpanjali and Prasad Distribution | 08:15 PM |
Christmas Eve
Date: 24th Dec 2026, Thursday
Celebration of Christmas Eve
Programme: | Time |
| Aratrikam | 07:00 PM |
| Worship and Singing of Hymns and Christmas Carols | 07:30 PM |
| Distribution of consecrated food | 08:30 PM |
Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi's Birthday
Date: 30th Dec 2026, Wednesday
Celebration of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi's Birth Anniversary
Programme: | Time |
| Morning Session | |
| Puja Begins | 08:45 AM |
| Homa | 11:30 AM |
| Pushpanjali (Flower Offering) | 12:30 PM |
| Prasad Distribution | 01:00 PM |
| Evening Session | |
| Aratrikam & Sri Sarada Nama Sankirtanam | 06:30 PM |
| Talk on the Holy Mother | 07:15 PM |
| Prasad Distribution | 08:15 PM |
Kalpataru Day
Date: 1st Jan 2027, Friday
Celebrating the day when in the year 1886 Sri Ramakrishna blessed his devotees, like a wish-fulfilling tree, awakening their spiritual consciousness.
Programme: | Time |
| Aratrikam | 06:30 PM |
| Bhajans by Devotees | 07:00 PM |
| Talk | 07:30 PM |
| Prasad Distribution | 08:30 PM |
Swami Vivekananda's Birthday
Date: 28th Jan 2027, Thursday
Celebration of Swami Vivekananda's Birth Anniversary
Programme: | Time |
| Morning Session | |
| Puja Begins | 08:45 AM |
| Homa | 11:30 AM |
| Pushpanjali (Flower Offering) | 12:30 PM |
| Prasad Distribution | 01:00 PM |
| Evening Session | |
| Aratrikam | 06:30 PM |
| Offering of devotional songs to Swami Vivekananda by devotees. | 07:00 PM |
| Talk on Swami Vivekananda | 07:30 PM |
| Prasad Distribution | 08:30 PM |
Sri Shiva Ratri
Date: 6th Mar 2027, Saturday
Celebration of Shiva Ratri (Night of contemplation on Lord Shiva)
Programme: | Time |
| Aratrikam | 06:30 PM |
| Special Worship | 07:00 PM |
| Abhishekam | 07:45 PM |
| Distribution of Prasad | 08:30 PM |
Sri Ramakrishna's Birthday
Date: 10th Mar 2027, Wednesday
Celebrating the Birth Anniversary of Sri Ramakrishna
Programme: | Time |
| Morning Session | |
| Puja Begins | 09:00 AM |
| Homa | 11:15 AM |
| Arati and Pushpanjali (Flower Offering) | 12:15 PM |
| Prasad Distribution | 12:45 PM |
| Evening Session | |
| Aratrikam | 06:30 PM |
| Offerings by children of Youth and Bala sangha | 07:00 PM |
| Talk on the Life of Sri Ramakrishna | 07:30 PM |
| Prasad Distribution | 08:30 PM |
Sri Rama Navami
Date: 15th Apr 2027, Thursday
Celebrating the birth Anniversary of Sri Rama
Programme: | Time |
| Puja | 06:30 PM |
| Aratrikam, Ramnaam Sankirtan (Devotional Singing of Traditional Hymns on Sri Rama) and bhajans | 07:00 PM |
| Prasad Distribution | 08:30 PM |
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