July 2025 Recap – Celebration of Guruji’s Return to Florida Divine Bliss Ashram
Guruji’s long-awaited return to the Clearwater, Florida ashram followed a seven-month journey in India.
Her arrival ignited an outpouring of heartfelt devotion.
Flowers, balloons, celestial chanting, and shared tiramisu greeted her homecoming. The gathering radiated unity, joy, and the promise of shared light.
Arrival, Tour, and Fireworks
The community welcomed Guruji with a guided tour of the updated town.
Friday night chanting coincided with Independence Day, and fireworks illuminated the sky, representing the independence of the soul from the ego with luminous celebration.
Full Moon Ceremony
Held on the Tuesday following Guruji’s arrival, the monthly Full Moon ceremony bathed participants in intuitive depth and tranquility.
Offerings to the Lineage and Guru Purnima
On Wednesday, the day before Guru Purnima, the ashram gathered to honor Babaji and Maharaji through sacred rituals, including ceremonial washing of their statues and feet.
The following day, Guru Purnima was observed in full reverence for Guruji. Her feet were washed with panchamrit and Ganga water, adorned with flowers, and encircled by the light of 108 candles, each flame reflecting the devotion of our Guru, and the aim to open the light in the world.
Friday Chanting and Om-ple Pie Delight
The next evening of chanting Divine names built upon that bliss. The Ashram was filled with balloons as a tribute in honor of Babaji’s celebration preferences.
Deciding to keep the celebrations going, Saturday was a pre-birthday celebration for Guruji. More decorations were put on display and piano music filled the air.
A midnight “om-ple pie” appeared. It was a homemade apple pie delicately inscribed with the sacred Om symbol, merging celebration and spiritual offering.
The pie was partnered with homemade strawberry ice cream and it was feasted on in the first minutes of Guruji’s official birthday.
Birthday of Guruji: A Global Feast of Light
The ashram vibrated with music, gifts, and performances in honor of Guruji’s birthday.
Spiritual energy resonated far beyond Florida.
At the Delhi Ashram, sweets were distributed and international devotees offered wishes in a cross-cultural expression of love.
One devotee flew in for just one day to offer personal birthday reverence, underscoring the global bond nurtured by Divine Bliss International.
Ceremonial lighting of 108 candles took place both on Guru Purnima and again for Guruji’s birthday. Each flame embodied collective gratitude.
These week-long celebrations were not just festivities… they reaffirmed the ashram’s purpose of opening the light in the world and seeing beyond cultures, religions, and nationalities and finding the spirit of unity and divinity sourced in everyone and everything.
They reflected the Divine Bliss mission to open the light and heal through service, ritual, and communal resonance.
The return of Sarva Loka Maa Her Holiness Sri Sri Sri 1008 Guruji Poonamji has rekindled the energies of the Clearwater Ashram and illuminated hearts worldwide with devotion, bliss, and light.
