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GitaFest 2026
Our children shine at the National Gita Competition
Close to 220 Bala Vihar children and parents gathered at Chinmaya Amarnath in Pittsburgh over Labor Day weekend for GitaFest 2026, part of the Chinmaya Amrit Mahotsav. CMDFW students competed in the National Gita Chanting Competition and the Learn Gita events — and came home with prizes across both.
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Don't miss
Oct 17 · 2026 · Chinmaya Chitrakoot
Navaratri — Lalita Sahasranama Chanting
Oct 17 only: chanting at Chinmaya Chitrakoot at 4:00 PM, followed by the GSK Watch Party & Garba Night at 5:30 PM.
Learn more →Nov 1 · 2026 · Submit by email to walkathon@cmdfw.org
Walkathon T-Shirt Design Contest — Submissions Due
Design a t-shirt on the theme Bhagavan & Me. Open to PreK–12. The winning design appears on the official Walkathon t-shirt.
Learn more →Welcome
For over twenty-five years, CMDFW has offered the universal wisdom of Vedanta to our community — through Bala Vihar for children, study groups for adults, and seva for all.
Join us at one of our three centers — Saaket, Chitrakoot, or Frisco — for classes, festivals, and the company of seekers.
Our Mission
To give maximum happiness to maximum people for maximum time
— Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda
Latest from CMDFW
Oct 2026
Kitchen Sevak Training Workshops 2026–27 — Free Zoom Series from Chinmaya Mission West
Free 3-part Zoom series for kitchen sevaks, led by Dr. Sushama Dandekar: Nov 15, Jan 10 and Feb 21, 4:00–6:00 PM Central. No prior experience required.
Oct 2026
Navaratri 2026 at CMDFW — Lalita Sahasranama Chanting & Vijayadashami Pooja
Lalita Sahasranama chanting nightly Oct 11–19 and Vijayadashami pooja on Oct 20, 7:30–8:30 PM at Chinmaya Saaket. Bring your offering of flowers, fruits or naivedya.
Sep 2026
Bala Vihar 2026–27 — Weekly Announcements
Blood drives at Saaket (Sept 27) and Chitrakoot (Oct 25) · Voter registration closes Oct 5 · GSK Watch Party & Garba Night on Oct 17 · Walkathon t-shirt contest entries due Nov 1 · CORD winter service visits open
Upcoming events
See full calendar →Three ways to walk together
Bala Vihar
Weekly classes for children — Vedanta, Sanskrit, music, and culture, taught with warmth.
Explore Bala Vihar →Adult Study & Satsang
Study groups, jnana yajnas, and weekly chanting for adult seekers across DFW.
Explore study →Seva
Volunteer with Bala Vihar, festivals, kitchen, communications, or our growing centers.
Explore seva →From our Gurus
"Brood less, smile more, and serve all."
The teachings of Pujya Gurudev guide everything we do at CMDFW — from a child learning their first shloka to an adult sitting with a difficult verse of the Gita. Come, walk with us.
— Swami Sarveshananda
"More important than what is behind you and what is ahead of you is what is in you. Seek it. Centred in it, act and live."
— Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda