In commemoration of 125 years of Paramahansa Yogananda ji’s Birth Anniversary, YSDM
Serilingampally has organized first of its kind 125 hours of (non-residential) Meditation program. This event has started on 20-Dec-2018 at 6:00 A.M and continued till 11:30 A.M on 25-Dec-2018. Overall about 14 service readers have taken turns every 3 hours to lead the meditation services during these six days. Energization Exercises were practiced by the devotees in the morning at 6:00 A.M followed by morning Aarati and evening Energization Exercises were practiced around 5:45 P.M followed with evening Aarati.
It was a unique experience for every devotee and all felt uplifted in their consciousness throughout this first of its kind program. The whole environment was very divine, and all devotees expressed that they felt it as a mini Sarad Sangam or a mini SRF Convocation.
Many of the SRF/YSS CDs were played on various devotional topics during this program and the
messages from these CDs were very motivating and enhanced devotees’ meditation.
The whole event was very successful with an average of 15 devotees attending during the day and an
average of 10 devotees during the nights on the first two days. On 3rd, 4th and 5th day about 25
devotees attended during day and night, and on day six 40 devotees participated in Meditation.

On day Six Brahmacahari Kedarananda ji has led the Meditation Service from 9:00 A.M to 11:30 A.M.
About 18 Sunday School Children have sung Christmas Carols in the end on day six after pushpanjali.