The yoga of the heart

Sing the names. Sit with wisdom. Belong.

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Bhakti — the most joyful path

Bhakti is the yoga of the heart — love itself as a path. Song that opens you, stillness that steadies you, wisdom that walks home with you, and the quiet joy of belonging to something greater.

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Summer schedule — Wednesday Kirtan and Thursday Wisdom Talk return in October.

Paused for summerFriends dancing together at a Wednesday Kirtan evening

Wednesday

Kirtan

Resumes in October

Paused for summerA speaker at the microphone during the Thursday Wisdom Talk

Thursday

Wisdom Talk

Resumes in October

This SaturdayThe kirtan ensemble singing together at Saturday Kirtan, MVT Kirtan Hall

Saturday

Kirtan

6:00 – 8:00 PM

MVT Guesthouse, Rishikesh

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Once a year · every October

Kirtan Mela

Five evenings of sacred song on the banks of the Ganga.

Singers and seekers travel from across the world to chant together — one voice, five nights, free for all.

FIVE EVENINGSMVT · RISHIKESHFREE · ALL WELCOME

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The community chanting together beneath the Krishna banner in the ashram hall

Go deeper · 21 days

The Bhakti Ashram Experience

Three weeks of residential ashram life in Rishikesh — wake with the sun, chant, study, serve, and let devotion shape the whole day.

Daily sadhana — japa, kirtan and morning arati
Living wisdom — scripture study and guided reflection
Seva & community — prasad, service and simple living

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Next intake: 1–21 October 2026 — details & application on the Ashram page.

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The path of devotion

Listening with a hand on the heart during an evening gathering

Listen

Stories and teachings of the heart, sung and spoken.

A voice rising in the middle of the kirtan

Sing

Kirtan — many voices, slowly becoming one.

Eyes closed in quiet meditation inside a riverside cave

Be still

Quiet japa meditation — one breath, one name at a time.

Two friends sharing a smile at the ghat at sunset

Connect

Find the people who feel like home.

Enjoying a prasad meal together on the ashram floor

Share

Prasad and seva — receive, and pass it on.

The whole group together on the rocks by the Ganga

Belong

Come once or come weekly — you’re welcome.

A class on the art of listening with the community in the hall

Study

The Gita, the stories, the honest questions — wisdom to live by.

A festival float covered in marigolds and smiles

Celebrate

Aratis, festivals and feast days — the calendar of joy.

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