Institution
British Association for Vedic Astrology (BAVA)
The UK's Jyotish professional body, running courses, webinars and an annual conference
Unclaimed listingIs this yours? Claim itRemove this listing
About
The British Association for Vedic Astrology is the UK's professional body for Jyotish, founded in 1996 to promote knowledge of Vedic astrology in Britain. BAVA is a nonprofit membership organization whose work is a steady calendar of webinars, courses, workshops and an annual conference, and which advocates the deeper spiritual aspects the tradition offers alongside its technical practice.
Its yearly conference is the anchor event. In September 2026 BAVA marks its thirtieth year with an online conference, Secrets of the Navagrahas, running September 17-21 and bringing Jyotishis together from around the world, with Pandit Sanjay Rath among the speakers giving four talks. Membership includes free access to the live and recorded conference sessions, free webinars through the year led by Vedic astrologers from the UK, India and beyond, and access to past conference recordings back through 2025.
BAVA's syllabus work covers the standard modules of a Jyotish education, including prashna (horary) and muhurta (electional timing) alongside natal practice. The association operates through a committee, a membership site and its annual program rather than a fixed teaching address, with everything running online. The institution's stated mission: To promote knowledge of Vedic astrology.
Mission
To promote knowledge of Vedic astrology.
History
BAVA was founded in 1996 as the British Association for Vedic Astrology, a nonprofit membership organization promoting Jyotish in the UK through webinars, courses, workshops and an annual conference. It marked its thirtieth year in September 2026 with the Secrets of the Navagrahas online conference, its largest to date, with Pandit Sanjay Rath as a featured speaker.