Protecting our culture, restoring our way of life
We are volunteers trained by Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswathi. With temples and families across Chennai, we bring our customs, rituals and festivals back into everyday life.
Ten years of seva, one purpose
May we continue to serve Dharma with dedication, humility and commitment for many more years to come.
Shri Manikandan, trained under Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswathi and now guided by Pujya Swami Sakshatkruthananda, speaks about why ASM began and where the journey goes next.
Manikandan
Our seva so far
A team of volunteers serving Dharma
Aram Valartha Naayaki Sevai Maiyam (ASM) is a non-profit public charitable trust established in Chennai in 2015, working for the upliftment of communities across the city.
Our mission is to reclaim and restore our Bharatheeya way of life by helping people practise our customs, rituals and festivals.
Sarvam khalvidam brahma
The entire universe is pervaded by divinity.
Our sacred work
Through temples and communities across Chennai, we revive the customs, rituals and festivals that sustain our way of life.
Hindu Kudumbam
Strengthening the family by reviving the values, customs and festivals that have held Hindu society together for millennia — from Chitrai Puthandu to Mahashivarathri.
Read about Hindu KudumbamFamily Welfare Homam
A free homam every month in every Chennai Corporation zone, with prayaschitta homams arranged for registered families by experienced astrologers.
Register your familyKovil Maiyam
Making the temple the centre of the community again through five free services: women, education, health, ecology and mental wellness.
See the five maiyamsKovil Konda Thamizhagam
Restoring the temple as the social, cultural and economic anchor that brings the whole community together.
Why temples matterVoice of Dharma
Daily panchangam, festivals and the words of social reformers, broadcast through temples every hour from 6 AM to 10 PM.
How it worksHelp us revive the Jagath Guru Vedavyasa Ashramam
Founded in Tenkasi in 2004, the Ashramam has been silent for nearly nine years since Swamiji's Mahasamadhi in 2017. We are raising ₹25 lakh to make it a living centre of learning again.
Coming up
How you can take part
We need hands for our projects, people with expertise to guide us, and funds to carry out the work.
Volunteer
Give your time and skills at zonal, ward or area level — in the field, online, or by preparing content.
Register as a volunteerCorporate CSR
Partner with a trust deeply connected to Chennai's communities for your CSR initiatives.
Partner with usDonate
Support our temples, homams and community programmes. Every contribution helps us reach more families.
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