Indian Festival of Vedānta & Self-Knowledge

What makes this edition unique

Highlights of this edition

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  Indian Ambassador & Consul

  Dinesh Bhatia (Ambassador of India to Brazil) and the Consul of India in São Paulo confirmed their attendance — recognition of the Vishva Vidya Institute’s work.

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  18 Indian artists

  Professional Indian musicians and dancers of classical music and dance, traveling from the United States and Canada to perform throughout the four days.

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  Inauguration of Ganesha

  Homa ceremony on the morning of May 8 to inaugurate Ganesha at the Vishva Vidya Cultural Center — a milestone for the Vedanta community in Brazil.

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  Classes with Jonas Masetti

  Daily Vedanta classes with Acharya Jonas Masetti, recently honored with the Padma Shri — a civilian award from the Government of India.

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  Pujas, Homas & ancestral practices

  Morning Vedic ceremonies at the Vishva Vidya Cultural Center: Puja, Inipi, Uni Ceremony, and traditional practices rarely accessible outside India.

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  Cultural performances

  Mantras, bhajans, classical dances, heart dance, circular dance — four days of immersion in the artistic expression of the Indian tradition.

Cultural performance

18 professional Indian artists of classical music and dance

Know Your Roots Foundation · धर्ममूलम्

Four days of music, mantras, and classical Indian dance

Eighteen professional Indian artists will travel from the United States and Canada to perform at the festival, in partnership with the Know Your Roots Foundation, an organization dedicated to transmitting Sanatana Dharma through the classical arts.

The organization has performed in historic temples including Kashi (Varanasi), Chidambaram, Thanjavur, Madurai, Chennai, Vijayawada, Hyderabad, and Angkor Wat (Cambodia).