163rd Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Swami Vivekananda The 163rd Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was observed at the Centre on Saturday, 10 January 2026. The morning programme included Tithi Puja, a special havan, and Satsang held in the Shrine. The evening programme, held from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, took the form of a celebratory cultural…
Kalpataru Day was observed on Thursday, 1 January 2026, with a Satsang held from 10:00 to 11:30 am. The programme included a discourse by Revered Swami Swatmaramanandaji Maharaj, President of the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa. The Satsang was attended by over 500 devotees of Sri Ramakrishna, who gathered to mark this sacred occasion…
Most Revered Srimat Swami Suhitanandaji Maharaj, Vice-President of The Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math, India, visited South Africa from January 24 to February 4, 2025. Most Revered Maharaj was accompanied by Revered Swami Chandrakantanandaji Maharaj and Revered Swami Sevatmanandaji Maharaj.
The visit began with a warm welcome reception on January 25 as part of…
The 68th Annual Southern KwaZulu-Natal Children's Cultural Festival was held on 6 July 2025 at the Swami Nischalananda Hall at the Durban Centre. The festival brought together children from a wide array of sub-centres and Satsang groups, including the Durban Centre, Chatsworth and Pietermaritzburg Sub-Centres, Etete and Phoenix Satsang Group, Sri Sarada Devi Ashram, and…
From July 18 to July 31, 2025, Revered Swami Shantatmanandaji Maharaj, President of the Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Institute of Values, Gurugram, India, visited the Centre and its various Sub-Centres and Satsang groups.
His visit began with a Welcome Satsang on July 19 at the Durban Centre, where Revered Swami Shantatmanandaji Maharaj delivered a keynote address on…
Revered Swami Medhanandaji Maharaj, a Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, visited South Africa from August 1 to August 13, 2025. He was accompanied by Revered Swami Swatmaramanandaji Maharaj (President of the Ramakrishna Centre of S.A) throughout his extensive program.
The visit began with a Welcome Satsang at the Durban…
