About Ashram
Ananda Bhawan Ashram was founded on 7th April 1930 (Ram Navami) by Shri Shri Gurudeva at a rented house named “Lalkuthi” at Suriya, Hazaribagh Road Station, Giridih, Jharkhand.
Shri Shri Gurudeva purchased the Ashram land of 2 bighas 12 kattas at Suriya, near the “Lalkuthi Ashram” on 7th November 1931 and laid the foundations of the Mandirs of Shri Shri Anandanmoyee Maa and Shri Shri Madanmohan on 11th February 1932 (Shri Panchami).
Gurudeva
Guruvar Shri Shri Sadhu Sitaram was incarnated at Bargadda, an obscure village situated nearby 13 k.m. west of Hazaribagh Town, Jharkhand (the then Bihar) in a ‘Gopa’ family on Saturday, the 22nd November 1885 (6th Agrahayan 1292 of the Bengali era). Having lost his parents (mother Smt Nanda Devi and father Sri Moni Mahato) at a very premature age the beloved ‘SITUA’ got shelter in the family of Sri Girin Gupta, an advocate of Hazaribagh.
Ashram Emblem
পদ্মের পাপড়িগুলি এখানে ভক্তি বিশ্বাসের প্রতীক। শ্রী শ্রী গুরুদেব বলেছেন – “ভাব ছাড়া ভক্তি লাভ করা যায় না। ভক্তি সাধনার ভিত্তি। প্রত্যেকের ভিতরে ভক্তি, বিশ্বাস ও স্নেহ আছে। ভক্তির দ্বারা পরকাল ও বিশ্বাস দ্বারা আনন্দ লাভ করা যায়। আনন্দের অভাবে গুরুকে বাঁধতে পারা যায় না। গুরু যতদিন তাঁর শিষ্যকে ভক্তির হাতে তুলে দিতে না পারেন, ততদিনই গুরুর কাজ।”
এই ভক্তি-বিশ্বাসের উপর একটি আশীর্বাদী হাত দেখা যাচ্ছে। তাঁর এই হাত থেকে যখন আশীর্বাদ অর্থাৎ কৃপা এসে পড়বে তখনই নির্ভরতা আসবে। তাঁর উক্তি – “আমার জীবন ধৌত হয়েছে, আমি আর কলুষিত করব না – এইটা নির্ভরতা। যতক্ষণ গুরু ও ভগবান না দেন ততক্ষণ এ নির্ভরতা আসতে পারেনা।” এই আশীর্বাদী হাত এখানে নির্ভরতার প্রতীক।
Forthcoming Events
- Sunday, 18th October, 2026
Mahastami
Ashram, Suriya - Wednesday, 18th November, 2026
Shri Shri Kali Puja
Ashram, Suriya - Sunday, 22nd November, 2026
142nd Birth Anniversary of Shri Shri Gurudeva
Bargadda, Hazaribagh - Saturday, 6th March, 2027
Shivaratri Utsav
Ananda Jyoti Mandir, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand & Ashram, Suriya - Monday, 22nd March, 2027
Dol Utsav
Ashram Office, Asansol
Recent Events
- Friday, 4th September, 2026
Shri Shri Janmashtami Utsav
Ashram, Suriya - Wednesday, 29th July, 2026
Shri Shri Gurupurnima
Nripendralaya, Haridevpur - Monday, 29th June, 2026
Shri Shri Snanjatra
Ashram, Suriya - Thursday, 2nd April, 2026 to Saturday, 4th April, 2026
94th Tirobhav Utsav of Shri Shri Gurudeva
Ashram, Suriya - Thursday, 26th March, 2026
Shri Shri Ramnavami Utsav
Ashram, Suriya
Memories
Our heartfelt Condolences to the Departed Souls
- Brother Sujash Maitra, youngest son-in-law of Direct Disciple Late Sister Labanyaprabha Biswas (of Dumka), husband of Sister Ira Moitra and father of Brother Rohan Maitra and Sister Sonia Lahiri, expired on 9th December 2024.
- Brother Shyamal Kumar Roy, husband of Sister Mukti Roy, father of Sister Soma Badopadhyay, Sister Ruma Roy, Sister Shampa Banerjee and Sister Mitul Roy, and father-in-law of Brother Tarit Bandopadhyay and Brother Bappaditya Roy, expired on 9th January 2025.
- Sister Asharani Maji, mother of Brother Dayamoy Maji, Brother Aditya Maji and Brother Dipak Maji of Burnpur, expired on 12th January 2025.
- Brother Manobodh Maji, father of Brother Dayamoy Maji, Brother Aditya Maji and Brother Dipak Maji of Burnpur, expired on 25th February 2025.
- Brother Ramani Mohan Sanyal, youngest son of Direct Disciple Late Brother Hari Mohan Sanyal, expired on 4th April 2025.
- Sister Kalyani Kundu, wife of Ex-Assistant General Secretary Late Brother Madan Mohan Kundu, expired on 30th July 2025.
- Sister Dipali Biswas Sayal of Asansol, elder daughter of Sister Kanan Biswas, Mother of Ishani Sayal and Suhani Sayal, and Sister of Brother Dipankar Biswas, Sister Sonali Biswas Saha and Brother Dipak Biswas, expired on 10th September 2025.
- Brother Arup Kumar Mitra of Kolkata, husband of Sister Gouri Mitra, expired on 19th September 2025.
- Maharaj Swami Mahimamnanda Saraswati, expired on 24th September 2025.
- Brother Dibakar Das of Kolkata, husband of Sister Nanda Das, father of Sister Ranjita Dutta and Sister Rasmita Saha, expired on 19th December 2025.
- Brother Snehasis Banerjee (Kalyan) of Chandannagar, brother of Brother Subhashish Banerjee (Goju), expired on 12th January 2026.
- Brother Achinta Kumar Bhattacharya of Asansol, brother of Brother Prashanta Bhattacharya, expired on 27th March 2026.
- Sister Ila Chakraborty of Asansol, mother of Brother Baneswar Chakraborty, expired on 13th April 2026.
- Sister Itu Ghosh Moulik of Purniya, younger daughter of Direct Disciple Late Brother Tapakrishna Ghosh Moulik, expired on 25th June 2026.
- Sister Suniti Roy of Durgapur, mother of Sister Sikha Das, expired on 14th August 2026.
- Sister Shukla Ghatak of Kolkata, elder sister of Sister Sikha Chakraborty and Sister Rita Modak, expired on 30th August 2026.
We pray at the holy feet of Shri Shri Gurudeva for their eternal peace and salvation.