International Yoga Day 2026 Hybrid Retreat
2026-06-20 - 2026-06-21 | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam, Virpur Khurd, Virbhadra Road, P. O Pashulok, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249203, India
An Invitation for a Virtual Sangha Retreat
On 21st June 2026 we will celebrate the 12th International Yoga Day.

Since its inception in 2015, following the proposal of the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, International Yoga Day has received immense popularity globally. The resolution was adopted by 175 countries, reflecting the growing recognition of yoga as a holistic science of living that is both relevant and valuable in the present times.
Our beloved Swami Veda Bharati was observing a five-year vow of silence at the time, but he made a rare exception to speak on this important occasion for India’s national television broadcaster, Doordarshan. You may watch this interview on YouTube.
About the International Yoga Day, Swami Veda has said,
“On such a day, all those who follow the inner spiritual core of yoga in their quest, in whichever branch of spiritual yoga, they need to get together to share their inner experiences, contemplate on their advancement in the quest, and be in a mode of deep inner silence.
On this day, let all those who adhere to the ancient systems of yoga as taught by the rishis gather and meditate together. Meditate with body, mind and spirit.”
The day is also marked as Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year.
In the message on the International Yoga Day, our Spiritual Guide and Ashram Pramukha, Swami Ritavan Bharati reminded us of the true meaning of yoga as silence and stillness of the inner Self:
“Yoga unites everybody in silence and meditation. Yoga is a tradition of discovering the inner serene silence. Yoga is not a system of physical movement. It is a system of silence and stillness from which the movement expresses itself. It is the subtle yoga, not the yoga of the body but the yoga of the inner self.”
With these inspirations, we lovingly invite our AHYMSIN family to come together for an online and in-person program hosted from our spiritual home, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG)
In this two-day hybrid retreat on 20th and 21st June (Saturday and Sunday), 2026 we come together in practice, inspiration, stillness and meditation.
Swami Ritavan Bharati shall guide and inspire us into deeper and subtler aspects of yoga, silence and meditation.
We will also be guided by our ashram and international teachers in practice sessions and reflections on yoga philosophy.
Program Schedule:
All timing mentioned in Indian Standard Time, kindly adjust to your local time. Live from SRSG.
June 20th, 2026 – Saturday

5:30 to 7:00 AM IST: Morning Joints and Glands exercises with Ramprakash Das and Pt Deepak
7:30 to 9:00 PM IST: Living Purposefully – Yoga in Daily Life with Rabindra Sahu

June 21st, 2026 – Sunday: International Yoga Day

5:30 to 7:00 AM IST: Stillness in Sun Salutation: Summer Solstice Inspiration and Practice with Pierre Lefebvre (Pt Priyadarshan)
3:00 to 4:30 PM IST: Ashtanga Yoga: Walking on the Royal Path with John Sellinger
7:30 to 9:00 PM IST: What Can Yoga Grant: Inspiration and Meditation with Swami Ritavan Bharati

To join the program please pre-register yourself by signing up this registration form.
As seats for these live sessions are limited, participants shall kindly be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Special days such as this serve as loving reminders to renew our commitment to our sadhana and to offer our loving gratitude to the guru lineage. Love offerings as dakshina made in gratitude for the teachings are most welcome.
For any queries and further information please write to us at ahymsin@gmail.com

Guru – Disciple Relationship
2026-07-12 08:00 - 2026-07-17 17:00, 2027-07-11 08:00 - 2027-07-16 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
In Honor of our beloved Swami Veda Bharati ji’s Mahasamadhi

ॐ गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः।
गुरुः साक्षात्परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः।।
Om gurur brahmā gurur viṣṇur gurur devo maheśvaraḥ,
guruḥ sākṣāt paraṁ brahma tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ.
Om. To that beautiful and benevolent Guru who is Brahmā, the Creator, Viṣṇu, the Maintainer, and Śiva, the Great Lord through whom all things return to their origin. To that Guru who is the direct experience of Brahman, salutations.
On the most special occasion of our beloved founder Mahamandaleshwar Shri Swami Veda Bharati ji’s 11th Mahasamadhi Anniversary (14th July), let us come together to pay homage to the Guru Lineage on this special day and to recommit ourselves to the living current of the Guru–Disciple relationship. On the most auspicious day of 14 July 2026, we will also hold a shraddhanjali and a bhandara in His loving remembrance.
Join us for this satsanga with Rabindra Sahu, as we come together to delve deep into the meaning and significance of the Guru Prayer and the sacred relationship between a Guru and a disciple.
In our tradition, the Mahasamadhi is the Guru’s final blessing—the moment of conscious departure, when the physical form is shed and the master becomes a pure, limitless stream of consciousness. From that stream, the disciple may drink forever.
“What is a Guru? A magnet. What is a disciple? A few needles.” — Swami Veda Bharati
On this sacred occasion of Swamiji’s Mahasamadhi, let us come as needles to the magnet—not to grasp something new, but to remember what has never been lost.

Recommended Readings:

Book – Guru Disciple Relationship Vol 1 by Swami Veda Bharati
Book – Guru Disciple Relationship Vol 2 by Swami Veda Bharati

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Mahasamadhi Celebrations of Swami Veda Bharati
2026-07-14, 2027-07-14
In loving remembrance of our beloved founder Mahamandaleshwar Sri Swami Veda Bharati (1933- July 14, 2015), we will gather at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Ashram in Rishikesh to honor his luminous life and timeless teachings.
Swami Veda Bharati ji was a rare Sanskrit scholar and a profound master of meditation, who dedicated his life to spreading the wisdom of the Himalayan Tradition as taught by Gurudeva HH Swami Rama of the Himalayas across the world. His voice carried the essence of yoga and meditation into diverse cultures, languages, and faiths, reminding us that meditation is the common ground of all religions.
Born into a Sanskrit-speaking family and raised in the centuries-old Vedic tradition, Swami Veda began teaching the Yoga Sutras at the age of nine and the Vedas at eleven. His journey led him to guide meditation groups worldwide, record thousands of hours of teachings, and author authoritative commentaries on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, along with several other books. He emphasized that yoga is samadhi, and through his life’s work, he revealed the universality of yoga as a science beyond boundaries of time, geography, and sectarianism.
As we commemorate the most auspicious occasion of his 11th Mahasamadhi day, we invite you to join us in a warm gathering of remembrance and gratitude. Together, let us celebrate his legacy, reflect on his teachings, and renew our commitment to the path of meditation and selfless service. May his light continue to guide us toward inner stillness and universal harmony.

Guru Purnima Pujas & Celebrations
2026-07-21 - 2026-07-29, 2027-07-10 - 2027-07-18
ॐ गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः।
गुरुः साक्षात्परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः
Om gurur brahmā gurur viṣṇur gurur devo maheśvaraḥ,
guruḥ sākṣāt paraṁ brahma tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ.
Om. To that beautiful and benevolent Guru who is Brahmā, the Creator, Viṣṇu, the Maintainer, and Śiva, the Great Lord through whom all things return to their origin. To that Guru who is the direct experience of Brahman, salutations.
“This day, the day of Guru Purnima is considered to be the holiest day for the students of life; for those that have been treading the path of light; for those aspiring to attain enlightenment in this lifetime. They remember this day and celebrate it by becoming aware the purpose of life is to attain enlightenment; the state of mind, internal state, that makes one free from all pains and miseries.” – Swami Rama
On the sacred occasion of the Guru Purnima, a 9-day celebration is held annually at the Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) Ashram in Rishikesh. This includes akhanda-patha (24-hour non-stop recitation) of the Guru-Gita, the Song to the Guru, preceding the Guru Purnima Day. The akhanda-patha of the Guru-Gita is offered both at the SRSG and the Sadhana Mandir Ashram by 11 Pandits each. This special celebration is a reminder for us to pay our homage to the Guru Lineage that has bestowed upon us the great blessings of mantra, meditation, initiation and the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. This way we also recommit ourselves to our practices.
This year, the Guru Purnima is celebrated on 29 July 2026. The Guru Purnima Retreat will be organised at SRSG from 21 July – 29 July 2026.

Gurukulam Program: Admissions Open for 2026
2026-07-29 - 2027-07-01
Swami Rama Dhyana Gurukulam
Admissions Now Open for 2026-27 Session
One-Year Residential Program in the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Tradition

As the season of holidays spreads its warmth, we are delighted to bring forth some exciting news. We are pleased to announce that the Gurukulam program is now accepting applications for the session of 2026-27. This sacred one-year spiritual journey will commence on 29 July 2025, the auspicious day of Guru Purnima (Ashadha Shukla Purnima, the Full Moon Day dedicated to the Guru Force). Seekers of the ancient Himalayan wisdom from all over the world are welcome to apply for this program.
Swami Rama Dhyana Gurukulam (SRDG) offers study of traditional ancient teachings of the Himalayan Tradition. In 2003, Mahamandaleshwar Shri Swami Veda Bharati envisioned a long-term program that would impart the purest form of these teachings to the next generation of seekers, and thus, the Gurukulam was born.
The ‘One-Year Residential Program in the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Tradition’ will harmoniously hold an integrated study and practice of all the paths of yoga, including bhakti, jnana, karma, and raja yoga. The students will be taught the philosophy, science, and practices of hatha yoga, breathing awareness and pranayamas, subtle body relaxations, and meditation. There will be an emphasis on learning, understanding, and appreciating meditation as a unifying principle in all the major religions of the world. Ancient scriptures including selected Prakarana Granthas, selected sections of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, the Samkhya darshana, and the Yoga-sutras of Patanjali will be taught. All students will also be taught Sanskrit and Vedic Chantings.
To be a part of this journey, seekers must commit to a year-long residential stay at the Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) ashram in Rishikesh, India. The daily schedule is rigorous, running from 5 am to 10 pm, comprising of classes, practices, and seva, in which all students are expected to participate.
Medium of Instruction: English
Eligibility: All seekers, irrespective of religion, gender, caste, etc. who can commit to a year-long stay at the SRSG ashram in Rishikesh, India.
Age Limit: 25-45 Years
The last date for applying to the program is 31 May 2026.
The application process is simple. Download the application form here and send it to dhyanagurukulam@gmail.com. For further assistance, send your queries to the same email address. May the journey ahead be filled with wonder and transformation.

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84-Days Intensive Sadhana Retreat
2026-07-29 08:00 - 2026-10-20 21:00
We are delighted to share with you an invitation to an 84-days Intensive Sadhana Retreat within the Himalayan Tradition at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Rishikesh. With heartfelt and eternal gratitude towards Gurudeva Swami Rama and Swami Veda Bharati for having shown us the path of the Himalayan Masters, this retreat will offer an intensive and in-depth immersion into the practices of yoga meditation as taught within the unbroken lineage of the Himalayan Sages. The program will begin on the sacred day of the Guru Purnima (29 July 2026).
This program offers a unique opportunity for those practitioners who have been learning yoga meditation for some time and are now seeking to deepen their sadhana (spiritual practices) at the ashram. Therefore, those students within the Himalayan Tradition who may not be able to commit to our longer programs like the one-year Swami Rama Dhyana Gurukulam, but would like to immerse themselves in the ashram’s silent and meditative environment for a longer duration, may join this program.
Over the course of 84 days, one will have the chance to build a strong foundation for a lasting spiritual transformation, to develop a personal philosophy of life, and to renew your sankalpa—spiritual resolve. This program encompasses the teachings and practices of –

Hatha-Yoga – Philosophy, Science and Practice of Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, and Systematic Relaxation.
Yoga-sutras – Selected sections from the Yoga-sutras focusing on ‘making the mind a pleasant field’.
Bhakti – Experience the joy of devotion through daily Havana (fire offerings), chantings, kirtan, personal japa, selfless meditation, and dedicated hours of seva (selfless service).
Tantra and Mantra science – Worshipping the Divine Mother through the recitation of Shri Lalita Sahasranama. Deepening our understanding of Mantra science and practice of one’s own personal initiation mantra through Purash-charana.
Advaita Vedanta – We will study the foundational and classical text—Tattva-bodha—by Adi Sankaracharya that expounds the core concepts of Vedanta, thus preparing the seeker for advanced studies of the Bhagavad-gita, Upanishads and Brahma-sutras.

The art of spiritual learning through the three steps of sravana (listening), manana (reflection/contemplation/clearing of doubts) and nididhyasana (meditation on the truth/integration/experience) will be adopted in all classes. Therefore, the focus of the program shall be on turning inwards, from information to knowledge and from knowledge to experience, and from experience to self-realisation.
This is a rare opportunity to be nurtured in the womb of the Himalayan Tradition within the sacred space of the ashram. Seekers of all backgrounds and ages, from all over the world are warmly invited to join us on this sacred journey of self-discovery.
Beginning Date: 29 July 2026 (Guru Purnima Day)
Last Date for Application: 15 July 2026
Duration: 84 days
Medium of Instruction: English
Eligibility: All seekers, irrespective of religion, gender, caste, age, nationality, etc. who can lovingly commit to an intensive
84-days stay at the SRSG ashram in Rishikesh, India.
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Himalayan Yoga Meditation Weekend Retreat
2026-08-13 08:00 - 2026-08-16 13:00
This retreat is designed to welcome both beginners and advanced seekers on the path of spirituality. The foundation stones of meditation will be approached in a scientific and systematic manner, with preparations and progressions of practice shared step by step. You will receive practical tools to establish and sustain a regular personal meditation practice, nurturing your journey toward inner stillness and self-purification.
During the retreat, we will also explore how to prepare the body, breath, and mind for meditation. These essential steps will help participants create the right inner environment for deeper practice and lasting transformation.
Set near the serene banks of the Ganga, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Ashram offers the perfect environment to deepen your practice and reconnect with the true essence of yoga meditation. Whether you are beginning your journey or seeking to refine your practice, this retreat will provide inspiration and guidance.
We warmly welcome you to join us for this transformative weekend of meditation, learning, and fellowship with Adhikari Bhoi, Mantra Initiator within the Himalayan Tradition. He will be joined by all our Ashram faculty.

Recommended Readings:

Meditation and Its Practice by Swami Rama
“Beginning Meditation” in Night Birds by Swami Veda Bharati
Meditation: Art and Science by Swami Veda Bharati
Audio with book: Learn to Meditate (plus relaxation exercises) by Swami Veda Bharati.
Video: Treading the Path of Superconscious Meditation by Swami Rama
The Royal Path by Swami Rama
Holistic Living Manual by Swami Rama
Conscious Living by Swami Rama

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Navaratri Retreat – Cultivating the Divine Feminine
2026-10-11 09:00 - 2026-10-19 12:00, 2027-04-07 09:00 - 2027-04-15 12:00, 2027-09-30 09:00 - 2027-10-08 12:00
During the sacred days of Navaratri (the nine nights), we will have Devi-Puja with akhanda (24 hours non-stop) recitation of the Lalita-sahasra-nama (Thousand Names of Divine Mother). One may come and join the daily morning and evening pujas, join the recitation of the Lalita-sahasra-nama. Twelve priests preside over the pujas and the recitations, which are offered both at the Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama and Sadhana Mandir Ashram.
Our beloved Swami Veda Bharati has said, “These events are charged with special spiritual energy and a very special time to renew your silence and sadhana.”
In this special retreat with Rabindra Sahu, we will be learning about the principles of the Divine Feminine within the Nature and the entire Universe around us. Swamiji has also reminded us “to bring the feminine kindness, compassion, motherliness among all of us. This has nothing to do with the gender of the person undertaking the observance but rather it is for the enhancement of the motherliness in all of us.”
We will thereby learn how can we cultivate these divine feminine qualities within ourselves. All the participants will also get an opportunity to practice recitation of the Lalita-sahasra-nama.

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Breath & Pranayama Retreat
2026-11-01 08:00 - 2026-11-06 17:00
“One who has mastered the breath has discovered Superconsciousness.” — Swami Veda Bharati
Within the teachings of the Himalayan Tradition of Yoga Meditation, the practice of breath and pranayama exercises is one of the most important preparations for experiencing the depths of the practice of meditation.
Swamiji writes, “Often we see a rush to learn advanced pranayamas. This is being done without training the breath, without making it slow, subtle, deep. In our tradition there are multiple paths and exercises for achieving the full benefits from subtleties of breath.”
In the Himalayan Tradition, preliminary to the practice of pranayama, an emphasis is placed on correct posture to enable correct diaphragmatic breathing and the subtle elements of breath awareness as taught by the Himalayan sages. Mastery of these serves as a foundation for more advanced pranayamas, which flow as a continuum into the practices of sense withdrawal, concentration and meditation.
This special retreat is a unique opportunity to learn the subtleties of breath practices. We will practice pranayamas thrice daily. The programme is open for both complete beginners and practitioners. There will be daily instructional sessions and theory/philosophy sessions about breath and pranayamas. Of greatest importance in the programme is the emphasis on guided personal practice.

Recommended Readings:

Science of Breath by Swami Rama, Dr. Rudolph Ballentine, and Dr. Alan Hymes.
A Practical Guide to Holistic Health by Swami Rama
Meditation and Its Practice by Swami Rama
Path of Fire and Light (Vol. 2) by Swami Rama
Yogic Practices of the Himalayan Tradition as taught by H.H. Swami Rama of the Himalayas by Dr. Prakash Keshaviah
What Really Is Pranayama? by Swami Veda Bharati
Diaphragmatic Breathing by Swami Veda Bharati
14 Breath and Meditation Practices by Swami Veda Bharati

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Himalayan Yoga Tradition – Teacher Training Program Retreat
2026-11-08 08:00 - 2026-11-21 17:00
Our Himalayan Yoga Tradition – Teacher Training Program (HYT-TTP) offers an integrated program of self-transformation leading to self-realization in the authentic tradition of Swami Rama of the Himalayas. HYT-TTP, as its parent organization, AHYMSIN, is dedicated to making available the teachings of Swami Rama.
Our program is a systematic, sadhana-based program. “Sadhana” is a Sanskrit word which means undertaking a practice so as to cultivate and refine one’s character. The main goal of our program is to deepen the students’ sadhana so that they can transmit authentic yoga teachings to others, not only from a storehouse of academic knowledge, but also from a depth of personal experience.
Our comprehensive curriculum offered through home study, mentoring, and ashram retreats presents all aspects of yoga and meditation in a spiritually inspiring context. The student’s progression through the home study is managed interactively and facilitated by an active discussion board, each student being followed and supported by a mentor who is well versed in the tradition.
The HYT-TTP consists of 3 levels. Each level requires at least one year of study and practice. The student will progress through three study levels becoming gradually more aware of the subtle layers of personality. Swami Rama defined this growth process as the attainment of some degree of disentanglement from attachments, allowing one to see that which s/he was previously “blind to”:

Level One – Awareness: exploration and self-acceptance
Level Two – Control: mindfulness and regulation of emotions
Level Three – Synthesis: harmonious whole personality

For more details, kindly visit – www.HimalayanYogaTradition.com

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Meditation and its Practice Retreat
2026-11-29 08:00 - 2026-12-04 17:00, 2027-05-02 08:00 - 2027-05-07 17:00, 2027-06-06 08:00 - 2027-06-11 17:00, 2027-12-05 08:00 - 2027-12-10 17:00
This six-day programme is as much appropriate for beginners as for more advanced seekers treading the path of spirituality. The foundation stones of meditation will be approached in a scientific and systematic manner. Preparations and progressions of meditation practice will be shared step by step. This course will give you the tools to establish and pursue a regular personal meditation practice.
During the retreat, we will also explore how to prepare the body, breath, and mind for meditation. These essential steps will help participants create the right inner environment for deeper practice and lasting transformation.
Set near the serene banks of the Ganga, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Ashram offers the perfect environment to deepen your practice and reconnect with the true essence of yoga meditation. Whether you are beginning your journey or seeking to refine your practice, this retreat will provide inspiration and guidance.
In his book Meditation and Its Practice, Swami Rama of the Himalayas wrote:
“For thousands of years, the science of meditation has been studied and practiced by aspirants who sought to make their lives more serene, creative and fulfilling. Meditation will give you the capacity to improve your health, your relationships and the skilfulness with which you perform your activities. This is because meditation can do something no other technique can accomplish – it introduces you to yourself on all levels and finally leads you to the center of consciousness within, the higher self, which is called Atman.”

Recommended Readings:

Meditation and Its Practice by Swami Rama
“Beginning Meditation” in Night Birds by Swami Veda Bharati
Meditation: Art and Science by Swami Veda Bharati
Audio with book: Learn to Meditate (plus relaxation exercises) by Swami Veda Bharati.
Video: Treading the Path of Superconscious Meditation by Swami Rama
The Royal Path by Swami Rama
Holistic Living Manual by Swami Rama
Conscious Living by Swami Rama

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Mauni Amavasya Silence Retreats
2027-01-24 08:00 - 2027-02-13 17:00
Mauni Amavasya (Silence Day) is an annual observance. The observation of Silence Day is a practice that Swami Veda Bharati invited us to practice.
In 2027, Mauni Amavasya is 6 February.
There will be 7-day, 10-day, 14-day and 21-day silence retreats at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Rishikesh, India from 24 January – 13 February 2027. Swami Ritavan Bharati and Adhikari Bhoi will be available to guide the silence participants.

Swami Veda has said, “…there is also an annual silence day in the traditions of India. It is called Mauni Amavasya. Mauni means ‘of or for silence’, and amavasya means ‘no-moon day.’
It occurs on the no-moon day of the Maagha month in the Hindu calendar when sun and moon are both supposed to enter the sign of Capricorn (makara rashi).
It is held in the tradition as the day when Manu, the Archetypal Man first appeared on earth; he wedded Shata-roopa (She of a Hundred Beautiful Forms) and generated humankind.”
All silence retreats in the Himalayan Tradition are always guided and each participant is interviewed by a silence guide before the retreat may begin. Participants may be guided to follow silence practice for a duration that is most suited for them. Only those seekers who have received mantra initiation within the Himalayan Tradition will be encouraged to follow the entire 21-day silence retreat.
Everyone is given a silence schedule to follow for the duration of the retreat. These schedules may vary among participants, depending upon the prerequisites or health issues or other individual factors. You will also be given some articles and handouts to read.
Everyone’s silence schedule will include the ashram morning and evening meditations, morning joints and glands class and an afternoon relaxation practice session. Schedules will also include breathing practices, contemplative walking and japa.
Arrival and Departure Plans
You are strongly advised to arrive on campus two days before your retreat begins in order to rest, get settled, take care of any pending business, get needed supplies etc. This is important. Only with rested body and a relaxed mind will you be able to enter a silent state of mind from the first day.
You should also plan to have at least one full day at the ashram at the end of your retreat before you leave or travel anywhere. This is to allow time for making a gentle transition from silence to everyday life.
At the end of your retreat you will have an opportunity to debrief with your silence guide. The silence guide will also advise you about ways to maintain some silence in everyday life.

Recommended Readings:

Book – Silence Vol 1 by Swami Veda Bharati
Book – Silence Vol 2 by Swami Veda Bharati

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