Devi Mandir

Temple of Divine Mother

Shree Maa Visits Childhood School

Shree Maa’s visit and support of her childhood school in Digboi will not only keep the school in operation, but also will help preserve the local language, culture, and arts (like classical dancing and singing). These things which are often lacking in English medium schools.

It is certainly a worthy and respectable cause.…read more

2016 India Tour

Shree Maa and Swamiji have already arrived in India, and have already reached Uttarkashi, visited Gangotri, and have returned to the base camp in Uttarkashi to begin sadhana.

Follow the yatra and participate in the sadhana. Here’s How! … read more

2016 Kumari Puja

Every year during Ashwin Navaratri, Shree Maa selects a little girl to be the Kumari in a puja that Swamiji performs on the eighth evening of Navaratri.

This year our Kumari was little two-and-a-half year-old Tridipa Ramdas. When Tridipa arrived at the temple…read more

August Pachanga

Date Month Paksha Tithi Aug 1 Shravana Shukla Pratipada to 04:41 PM Aug 2 Shravana Shukla Dwitiya to 09:36 AM Aug 3 Shravana Shukla Tritiya to 09:36 AM Aug 4 Shravana Shukla Chaturthi to 06:19 AM Panchami to 03:25 AM, Aug 05 Aug 5 Shravana Shukla Shashthi to 01:00 AM, Aug 06 Aug 6 Shravana […]

Highlights of the 2016 Summer India Yatra

The 2016 Summer Yatra has concluded and Swamiji and Swami Adaityananda are back home in Napa.

Their travels through the Himalayas was in service to us all. It gave us a better understanding of the sadhu life and opened our eyes to a whole new world … read more

Application of Hatha Yoga to Sadhana

All forms of yoga find an application in the sadhana we perform.

The Devi Gita famously proclaims that for reaching the goal of yoga (Union), combining Bhakti (Devotion), Jnana (Wisdom), and Karma (Action) is most effective. …read more

The Sacred Yatra of the Great Himalayas

The Himalayas are mentioned in numerous scriptures highlighting the sacredness of this mountain range. Even two of the scriptures that we chant frequently, the Devi Gita and the Chandi Path, make reference to them.

In the Chandi Path, when troubled by the …read more

Summer 2016 Travelogue

The next temple visited was Kedarnath in Uttarkashi.

Here we met with the head sadhu, who explained that when the Shiva Lingam had been discovered, they dug down almost 9 feet under the ground searching for its end. After digging so far and not finding the end of it, a number of snakes appeared from underneath the lingam, … read more

Summer Travelogue Part 2

One of the main temple pujaris said to Swamiji, “We are brahmins, and though we may be considered the highest in Santana Dharma, sannyasis are above even us. So, you are our Guru, we bow to you.

You have shown us what Santana Dharma really is!… read more