Refrain from smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol before your meeting to prevent unappealing scents. Wash your hands before meeting Swamiji.

Many devotees and disciples find divine comfort in the physical arms on Swamiji. Yes, you can touch and hug Her. However, you must ask a disciple before initiating the action.

You are required to maintain a vegetarian diet (abstaining from meat, seafood and eggs ONLY) from the day before Personal Darshan appointments. You are also required to maintain the vegetarian diet if you are directly participating and making offerings into the fire during Swamiji’s Maha Yajnas for Peace. Although keeping a vegetarian diet is recommended before meeting Swamiji, it is not mandatory to fast for Satsanghs, VMH sessions or casual meetings.

Immediate family or couples can be booked in a single appointment. Other relatives and friends must be booked in separate appointments.

Personal Darshan can be accessed by appointments only. To book an appointment you are required to contact, via telephone or email, the local coordinator of the events when Swamiji is in your country, or if stated otherwise on the notice published online.

You are required to maintain a vegetarian diet (abstaining from meat, seafood and eggs ONLY) from the day before your appointment.

The duration of each appointment is 30 minutes only, unless extended by Swamiji at that moment. As such there may be some delay. We urge you to wait patiently in these instances. You may have a small snack while you wait. Drinking water will be available. After taking your seat in the darshan space, Swamiji may ask your name and request you to list all your questions. After which She will begin answering. She may ask other questions for clarification while looking into the issue. You are required to keep all mobile devices on silent before entering inside the darshan space. No recording allowed.

Personal Darshan is free of charge. However, coordinators may request a donation to cover costs of travel and organization expenses.

There will always be one disciple, and in some countries a translator, sitting beside Swamiji. This disciple has taken an oath to keep all matters discussed confidential

No recordings allowed. You will be given a document with the lessons taught by Swamiji. Keep all mobile devices on silent.

Pre-registration is mandatory to participate in VMH sessions. To register you are required to contact, via telephone or email, the local coordinator of the events when Swamiji is in your country, or if stated otherwise on the notice published online.

Bring a yoga mat or towel large enough for your entire body to fit onto in the corpse position. Wear comfortable and loose clothing. Remove tight watches and jewelry. Out of respect, you are advised to refrain from dressing in excessively revealing clothing i.e. short pants, tank tops. Have a slight snack 30 minutes before the session starts. Drinking water will be available at the venue.

VHM is usually free for all. However, contributions are encouraged to cover cost of hall rental spaces and other expenses.

Be seated at the venue 15 minutes before the start. A volunteer will be happy to guide you to a vacant spot. However if you reach late, you will have to settle in an area where you will cause no disturbance to the participants already there.