A global virtual Ramana Jayanti Satsang was held on 4th January 2026, bringing devotees worldwide together online for nine and a half hours to celebrate Bhagavan’s 146th Jayanti. The program opened with a live broadcast of the evening Jayanti celebrations from Sri Ramanasramam. Dr. Venkat S. Ramanan, President of Sri Ramanasramam, spoke on “The Mirror of the Self: Satsang as an Ontological Support to Atma Vichara.” Presentations from the Ashram followed, including Sri T. V. Chandramouli on Tamil Parayanam and Smt. Susila Ramanan on Ashram traditions and festival observances. Prof. Bhupinder Godara told of the ongoing course on Bhagavan’s teaching at IIT Delhi that has drawn nearly 800 students since its inception in January 2023. Satsang centres across India then offered tributes, each adding its own fragrance to a shared garland of devotion.
The celebration continued with contributions from Sri Lanka, Australia, the United Kingdom, and North America. From Jaffna, at Ramanaalayam, Sri Lanka’s Ramana centre. Dr. Jeyarajan spoke on sharing Bhagavan’s teachings with visiting Buddhist monks. The Conscious Circle of Melbourne recounted their pilgrimage to Sri Ramanasramam during Advent 2025. The UK Centre was represented by Michael James in a Q&A session, and the Paris Centre offered moving readings in English and French.
The North American segment highlighted youth participation, with children and young people chanting, singing, reading from Ramana literature, and performing enactments from Bhagavan’s life. Musical offerings were made by Sadgurunatha Oduvar, Aditi Iyer, Ramana Balachandran, and Sangeetha Swaminathan.
The event was organised by Sri Ramana Maharshi Heritage (SRMH), Fremont, California. Full recordings are available on the SRMH website and YouTube channel. For future participation, inquiries may be sent to rsankaran2000@gmail.com. For the full video, go to: <https://shorturl.at/uxzsf> —
