Osho Monsoon Festival Explained

Osho Monsoon meditation and music festival, popularly known as Osho Monsoon festival, is an international festival of music and meditation held in Pune, India. It is organised by Osho International Meditation Resort, a facility for followers of Osho (a spiritual leader more widely known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh). It is a 5-day annual event starting from 11 August till 15 August.[1] [2] [3] [4]

OSHO Monsoon Festival
Genre:Music, Meditation, Food[5]
Dates:11 - 15 August
Location:Pune, India
Years Active:2010–present
Attendance:2500

The festival hosts variety of Osho Meditations and International food festival throughout the day.[5] During the night the Meditation Resort is filled with musical events.[5] A total of approximately 71 different events are organised during the festival with participation of 2,500 participants across 152 cities and 17 states of India.[2]

Performances

The 5-day festival has most prominent musicians of India and abroad performing in the events throughout the day.

2013 festival

2015 festival

2018 festival

2022 festival

After two years of pause the festival was held again in 2022. Total 71 different programs were held during the festival. Programs included Tai chi, Chi Gong, Active Meditation and Live music. [12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Osho festival on August 11 . 10 August 2018 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180812153903/http://www.uniindia.com/osho-festival-on-august-11/other/news/950533.html . 2018-08-12 . live .
  2. News: hi:11 से 15 अगस्त के बीच मानसून उत्सव में हिस्सा लेने पुणे आएंगे ओशो प्रेमी . https://bhaskar.com/maharashtra/mumbai/news/osho-music-meditation-monsoon-festival-2018-5934716.html . 10 August 2018 . . Hindi . Osho Lovers flocks to participate in monsoon festival between 11 - 15 Aug in Pune . https://web.archive.org/web/20180810110812/https://www.bhaskar.com/maharashtra/mumbai/news/osho-music-meditation-monsoon-festival-2018-5934716.html . 2018-08-10 . live .
  3. Web site: Famous festivals and tourist destinations to visit in India in the month of August 2015 . 12 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180827044123/http://rendezvouswithtravel.com/famous-festivals-and-tourist-destinations-to-visit-in-india-in-the-month-of-august-2015/ . 2018-08-27 . live .
  4. News: mr:ओशो मॉनसून फेस्टिवल ची पर्वणी . http://epaperlokmat.in/articlenew.php?articleid=LOK_PCNX_20180810_2_2 . 12 August 2018 . . Marathi . Festive time of osho monsoon festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20180812150506/http://epaperlokmat.in/articlenew.php?articleid=LOK_PCNX_20180810_2_2 . 2018-08-12 . live .
  5. News: Monsoon Festival at Osho Ashram begins today . 12 August 2018 . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180812150431/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/monsoon-festival-at-osho-ashram-begins-today-5301405/ . 2018-08-12 . live .
  6. News: Monsoon magic . 10 August 2018 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180812151348/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/monsoon-magic/ . 2018-08-12 . live .
  7. Web site: Tweet by Zia Nath . 10 August 2018.
  8. Web site: Tweet by Ojas.
  9. News: Osho Monsoon festival 2015 . 12 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180812151016/https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/oshonewsletter/oshonewsletter/russian/sep15/Russian_Osho_Monsoon_festival.pdf . 2018-08-12 . live .
  10. Web site: Profile of Mahesh Vinayakram . 12 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180128185404/http://www.maheshvinayakram.com/profile/ . 2018-01-28 . live .
  11. Web site: OSHO MONSOON MUSIC AND MEDITATION FESTIVAL INVITATION 2018 . www.osho.com . 13 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180114182405/http://www.osho.com/visit/events/festival . 2018-01-14 . live .
  12. News: Nath . Dipanita . Osho Monsoon Festival brings together spirituality and celebration .