Chinmaya Saaket

Chinmaya Misssion in D/FW area has two locations, Chinmaya Saaket and Chinmaya Chitrakoot. Click here to get a glimpse of the various activities conducted at both centers in the last year.

Chinmaya Saaket, centrally located in North Dallas, was inaugurated on Dec 26, 1999 by H.H Swami Tejomayananda, spiritual head of the worldwide Chinmaya Mission. Our Vedantic learning center is a 12,000 square foot building with an inbuilt auditorium, 11 class rooms for conducting Balavihar classes and study groups, a residence for the acharya, library, and temple. Saaket literally means the abode of Lord Rama. Our center houses a temple with Lord Rama, Sitaji, Lakshmanji & Hanumanji as the main deities along with Lord Ganesha and Lord Siva. A unique highlight of Chinmaya Saaket is the beautiful stained glass Chinmaya Mission logo, which casts a soft orange glow on Pujya Gurudev’s picture in the foyer every morning.

Balavihar classes are held every weekend and have resumed on Aug. 27 (Saturday sessions) and Aug. 28, 2011 (Sunday sessions) for the next academic year 2011-2012. Register online to attend any of the Balavihar sessions. Click here for more details on locations and session timings. Please check our calendar for the latest updates. Chinmaya Saaket has an enrollment of over 750 children who attend Balavihar classes every weekend. Our member families support us in various ways. There are about 200 volunteer teachers who dedicate their time to teach in the Balavihar program, and numerous other volunteers who offer their seva (selfless services) to introduce our rich cultural heritage to the community.

In addition to the Balavihar program, we also conduct cultural classes for the children such as, music, dance, languages, Slokathon and Gita chanting. Our resident Acharya, Swami Sarveshanandaji conducts several classes and study groups during the week, as well as monthly jnana yajnas at Chinmaya Chitrakoot, Chinmaya Saaket and other satellite centers. Acharya P.B Ghate and Acharya Asha Ghate along with Swami Sarveshananda also celebrate all major festivals and events like Sivaratri, Ramanavami, Janmashtmi, Pujya Gurudev’s jayanti and aradhana. Please check out our weekly activities and calendar for a detailed schedule of classes and events.