Matha Gitananda Ashram
TRADITIONAL HINDU MONASTERY
Interfaith dialogue
Interreligious dialogue is an important component of ashram life. Over the years, the monastery opened gladly its doors to the meeting with representatives of various religious traditions, as well as representatives of various currents of Hinduism itself.
Some monks in the ashram are also members of DIM (Interreligious Monastic Dialogue).
Here are some pictures of significant events within the ashram for the promotion of inter-religious and inter-monastic dialogue.
European members of the DIM (Monastic Interreligious Dialogue) visiting the ashram
"At the sources of monasticism" - monastic interreligious meeting for women (2014)
Presentation of the book on Raimon Panikkar by Raffaele Luise with the author, Prof. Stefano Piano, Mariangela Falà, Svamini Hamsananda Ghiri and Jayendranatha (2013)
Members of the Italian DIM visiting the ashram (2016)
"Travel between East and West" - Presentation of books on the figure of Thomas Merton and Swami Vivekananda, with fr. Matteo Nicolini-Zani Bose and fr. Cesare Bovinelli of Fonte Avellana (2015)
"Meeting the Jewish tradition" - Franca Eckert Coen and representatives of the Jewish tradition (2016)
European DIM members visiting the ashram (2012)