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Portland Center
of Self-Realization Fellowship
COMMEMORATIVE SERVICES

We are happy to offer commemorative services on the occasions below. Please check our Calendar and Announcements pages for exact times.
Attendees traditionally bring a flower offering and an optional donation in an envelope to these services.
January 5 Paramahansa Yogananda Birthday
January 11 Paramahansa Yogananda Commemoration Meditation, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
March 7 Paramahansa Yogananda Mahasamadhi
Mahasamadhi signifies the final, conscious exit from the body of a Self-realized saint.
March 9 Sri Yukteswar Mahasamadhi (To be held at 11:00 a.m. in place of the Sunday Inspirational Service. In addition to Paramahansa Yogananda's March 7th Mahasamadhi commemorative service, our Guru will also be honored during this service.)
May 10 Sri Yukteswar Birthday
July 25 Mahavatar Babaji Commemoration Day
August 16 Janmashtami - Bhagavan Krishna Commemoration Day *
Sept 26 Lahiri Mahasaya Mahasamadhi and Birthday
December 20 All-Day Christmas Meditation *
*The dates of All-Day Meditations and the Janmashtami service vary annually. Dates shown here are for 2025.

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