2013 Saraswathi Puja Navaratri yagya festival: February 11 - 19 Grand
festival of Maha Saraswathi: Goddess of Knowledge (learning) &
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Front of Saraswathi Temple Madhya Pradesh (Sardaa Maihar) |
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Maha
Saraswathi When
pleased, Saraswathi bestows success in one’s career, studies,
creative endeavors. She bestows the pure knowledge of Enlightment
(liberation, moksha). |
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There
are 4 Navaratris each year [also known as the 9
days/nights of Mother Divine]. The coming Navaratri is dedicated to
Maha Saraswati - the aspect of Divine Mother governing knowledge, intelligence,
creativity & profession/career. Saraswati Puja - the Grand Day of Maha Saraswati happens on the 5th day of the festival: 15 Feb 2013 |
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Shardaa Maihar is famed throughout India as one of the most powerful and illustrious places of Maha Saraswathi in the whole of India. "Shardaa" is another name for Saraswathi; Maihar is a small town in Madhya Pradesh where the temple sits on a hilltop. It was originally established by Adhi (the first & greatest) Shankaracharya thousands of years ago. So clear and profound was his experience of Saraswathi on the hilltop, he establish a temple on that spot. Since then countless pilgrims and devotees have worshipped Saraswathi there. The experience of Her presence and power is unmistakable. |
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During the 'mela' or festival period, devotees begin to queue from around 3:30 am. It can be midday before they reach the temple. It is not unusual for them to come from all over India for an experience of Saraswathi's Darshan. |
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We offer you this experience with immense gratitude through our 9 day Navaratri yagya program. 10 Pandits will perform Navaratri yagya for 9 days inside the temple precincts on your behalf along with 10 pandits at Mansa Devi Laksmi Temple in Haridwar and 11 Pandits at Kaamakhya Kali Temple in Assam. Maha Saraswathi, Maha Laksmi, Maha Kali - the 3 primary aspects of the Divine Mother. |
Guru Purnimah Navaratri July 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maha
Navaratri September 2009. Temple on hilltop in background |
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Maha Navaratri
September 2009 - Shardaa Maihar |
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At completion of the day's yagya program in Sardaa Maihar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What is Navaratri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navaratri [nava = 9 ratri = night] or 9 nights of mother divine is a time of cleansing and purification and evolution throughout nature. It is a time when the tide of Sattva or coherence or wholeness of life rises to purge the fragmented, imperfect values of natural law. In vedic mythology it is represented as the time when Shakti [the quintessential power of the universe], champion of the gods, is victorious over the demons. It is a time for light to triumph over darkness. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Durga slaying Mahisaasura the Buffalo Demon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harnessing
nature's momentum through yagya Navaratri is also known as 'Durga Puja': 9 day festival celebrating Durga: the Divine Mother -the wholeness or collectedness of God's feminine aspect.Yagyas are traditionally performed during the 9 days to harness the momentum of this highly auspicious window of opportunity. Navaratri or Durga puja yagyas serve to direct this lively flow of nature's organizing power into our daily life in order to safe guard and enhance our progress & evolution and also to achieve specific goals. |
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Testimonials |
...yagyas are such an incredible blessing....Not only are we "fore-warned" but we can actually change the outcomes in our favour... Can you remember...just how much he was suffering. Then we did the yagya...I cannot begin to tell you how thrilled I am and how happy and confident he has become. Then when he suddenly had all that pain over Christmas I thought well this is it. Then the yagya you did for him seemed to take away the pain... which 'suddenly' one week after the yagya resolved in one day... ...I do not ever remember feeling as positive and calm as I have since the Yagya has been completed. ...she and her friend won 1st prize for their section [Years 7 to 10] and then proceeded to also win the Grand prize for the evening, beating the year 10, 11 and 12's... ...Well only you could believe that on day one of the yagya his solicitor wrote to us offering to settle (after 4 years)... Remarkable. This is the conclusion to all of the dramas which began 4 years ago. This is the outcome we have wanted. The
green light was given to J's new show (after saraswathi yagya) - discussions
about giving it the go-ahead had earlier stalled with indications that
it would not be commissioned. Production is now underway and all is going
smoothly. Thought you might like to know that J's new show (which we had the (saraswathi) yagya done for in July) has consistently been number one for the last couple of months. Everyone agrees it is punching about its weight. Very cool. All the best 2008 L. NSW, Australia It was probably the strongest influence I have ever felt in the performance
of a yagya. Meaning, I felt immediately when it began every day... Meditations
were profound with deep transcending.. a whole new level of experience. "What
a yagya. I think my whole physiology is changing... I think this must
be the best yagya ever...The impacts keep on coming. I can feel the pundits
coming and going. It is amazing...Can you book me a place for next year?"
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By taking part in this Saraswathi Puja Navaratri yagya festival, you will enliven Maha Saraswathi and infuse your life with shakthi or nature's organizing power. This will generate a powerful momentum for progress and success on all levels: inner and outer - happiness, fulfillment, material affluence, harmonious relationships. This wave of wholeness rolls through your life, your family, your community & the world nourishing all beings at every level of creation. |
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Background to performing yagyas in celebrated temples |
Mansa Devi Laksmi Temple in Haridwar, Uttaranchal |
Raam Navaami Navaratri April 2009 [Mansa Devi Temple on hill top in back ground] |
Guru Purnimah Navaratri June 2009 |
By taking part in this Saraswathi Puja Navaratri yagya festival, you will enliven Maha Saraswathi and infuse your life with shakthi or nature's organizing power. This will generate a powerful momentum for progress and success on all levels: inner and outer - happiness, fulfillment, material affluence, harmonious relationships. This wave of wholeness rolls through your life, your family, your community & the world nourishing all beings at every level of creation. |
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Background to performing yagyas in celebrated temples |