Archive · 30 Jan 2026
Art of Living Celebrates 45th Anniversary with Maha Rudra Puja
The Art of Living is celebrating its 45th anniversary with a special event called the Somnath Jyotirling Maha Rudra Puja.
This is a big and rare spiritual ceremony dedicated to Lord Shiva.
It will happen in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, and many priests and spiritual leaders from different important temples in India will be there.
Millions of people from all over the world are expected to join.
There will be special rituals, including the offering of holy water from different sacred places.
A special feature of the event is that 20 million people will recite a sacred Tamil hymn at the same time from more than 180 countries.
The event will also include a talk by the founder of The Art of Living, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, and a viewing of the Somnath Jyotirling.
This event is seen as a journey of spiritual awakening for the nation and the world.
The Art of Living is celebrating its 45th anniversary with the Somnath Jyotirling Maha Rudra Puja in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu.
The event will feature priests from 12 Jyotirlinga temples and eminent pandits from Amarnath and Pashupatinath.
Millions of devotees from India and overseas are expected to participate in the ceremony.
The Maha Rudra Puja includes the offering of holy water from the 12 Jyotirlingas and the Pancha Bhoota Sthalas of Tamil Nadu.
A highlight of the event is the simultaneous recitation of the Kolaru Pathigam by 2 crore devotees across more than 180 countries.
- Who
- The Art of Living, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, priests from 12 Jyotirlinga temples, eminent pandits from Amarnath and Pashupatinath, and millions of devotees
- What
- Somnath Jyotirling Maha Rudra Puja and 45th anniversary celebrations of The Art of Living
- When
- Wednesday, 6 pm onwards
- Where
- Hotel Aalayam (Yatri Nivas), Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu
- Why
- To celebrate the 45th anniversary of The Art of Living and to perform a rare and powerful Vedic ceremony dedicated to Lord Shiva
- Event
- Somnath Jyotirling Maha Rudra Puja
- Date
- Wednesday, 6 pm onwards
- Location
- Hotel Aalayam (Yatri Nivas), Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu
- Participants
- Priests from 12 Jyotirlinga temples, eminent pandits from Amarnath and Pashupatinath
- Significance
- Dedicated to Lord Shiva in the form of Lord Rudra
- Special Feature
- Simultaneous recitation of Kolaru Pathigam by 2 crore devotees
- Founder
- Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- Organisation
- The Art of Living