Projects

India Heritage Research Foundation has purchased a new piece of land, on the holy banks of Mother Ganga, approximately 10 km from Parmarth Niketan, in a village of Rishikesh called Veerpur.

This land will be the home of a new, smaller, rustic Parmarth ashram. The following will be part of the new project:

1. Gaushala: Cow protection program: Each day we pray to "Gau Mata" [Mother Cow] and we savor her milk as nectar. Yet, we let her wander stray on the roads, hungry and homeless. To address this unfortunate situation, we are building a new gaushala on this land where cows will be brought off the streets and given food, shelter and medicine. They will eat fresh grass and live in pristine air of the Himalayas. Our goal is to give Gau Mata a safe, healthy environment in which to live and to make the roads clean and safe for drivers and pedestrians.
2. Interfaith Harmony Rooms: The rooms of the Ashram here will reflect Pujya Swamiji' s commitment to interfaith harmony. There will be special rooms dedicated to each of the main faiths of the world, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Islam, Christianity and Judaism. The rooms will have pictures or symbols or other holy objects sacred to each of these traditions. In this way when visitors from various faith traditions come, they can all stay in rooms which dedicated to the name and form of God they choose to worship.
3. Ash Immersion: When people come to perform the sacred ceremony or when ashes are sent by post, they will be kept here in a special, sacred room in which there is continuous chanting of special Vedic mantras as well as various holy images. Then, the sacred vidhi will be performed here, in a quiet, secluded environment in the waters of Mother Ganga.
4. Organic Farming: The land will be used for the cultivation of fresh fruits and vegetables, all grown without the use of any synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. Additionally, there will be the cultivation of special, sacred, medicinal plants with ancient healing powers, which will be used in Ayurvedic and Naturopathic treatment.
5. Gurukul: We have already opened a second gurukul/orphanage on this land where 50 rishikumars are living, studying, learning and conducting daily Ganga Aarti. We will be expanding this gurukul overtime.
6. Free School and Women's Vocational Training: We will open a school in the area where all of the local, poor children who are currently not receiving a decent education will be able to come and - at no charge - receive the great gift of an education. We will also open a free women's vocational training program in conjunction with the school.