Brahmacharya Deeksha & Vedanta Course Inauguration

Date : 15 Jan 2024

On the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti, Brahmacharya Deeksha took place at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Mumbai, for 17 Brahmacharins who have graduated from four different Sandeepanies.

These are their new names and the place of their work below:

No. Old Name Acharya, Graduation Place and Year New Name Location
1 Aruna Sw Prakashananda, Trinidad, 2018 Brni. Sandhya Chaitanya Trinidad
2 Vaani Sw Prakashananda, Trinidad, 2018 Brni. Veena Chaitanya CCMT
3 Aashraya Sw Tejomayananda, Mumbai, 2022 Brni. Vasudha Chaitanya Melbourne, Australia
4 Gayatri Sw Tejomayananda, Mumbai, 2022 Brni. Savitri Chaitanya Khajipalem, AP
5 Rojisha Sw Tejomayananda, Mumbai, 2022 Brni. Disha Chaitanya Kasargod, Kerala
6 Satarupa Sw Tejomayananda, Mumbai, 2022 Brni. Sangita Chaitanya Manila, Philippines
7 Shreya Sw Tejomayananda, Mumbai, 2022 Brni. Medha Chaitanya Ahmedabad, Gujarat
8 Shraddhanjali Sw Avyayananda, Sidhbari, 2023 Brni. Bhakti Chaitanya CIRS, Coimbatore
9 Saravanan Swni Sampratishthananda, Coimbatore, 2019 Br. Skanda Chaitanya Trichy, Tamil Nadu
10 Bhupender Sw Tejomayananda, Mumbai, 2022 Br. Indra Chaitanya CCMT
11 Chetan Sw Tejomayananda, Mumbai, 2022 Br. Samartha Chaitanya Navi Mumbai
12 Harshasai Sw Tejomayananda, Mumbai, 2022 Br. Harish Chaitanya Nellore, AP
13 Shaunak Sw Tejomayananda, Mumbai, 2022 Br. Darshan Chaitanya CCMT
14 Deepak Sw Avyayananda, Sidhbari, 2023 Br. Deepesh Chaitanya Gurugram, Haryana
15 Gopal Sw Avyayananda, Sidhbari, 2023 Br. Vallabh Chaitanya Ludhiana, Punjab
16 Pankaj Sw Avyayananda, Sidhbari, 2023 Br. Pushkar Chaitanya Panjim, Goa
17 Shivahari Sw Avyayananda, Sidhbari, 2023 Br. Harihar Chaitanya Kathmandu, Nepal

 Makar Sankranti also marked the inauguration of the 19th batch of the two-year residential Vedanta Course in English, in the presence of Swami Tejomayananda. 61 young seekers from various parts of the have embarked on this journey into study, reflection and contemplation on Vedanta, under the guidance of Swami Advayananda.

This has been the first time in Chinmaya Mission that Brahmacharya Deeksha has taken place on the same day as a Vedanta Course inauguration. The link to watch the event is:

https://www.youtube.com/live/3u_ug0zlT0E?si=XYNd9XZrVOLIhqD9