Devi Mandir

Temple of Divine Mother

2025 MahaKaleshwar Sankalpa

UPDATE 13TH OCT 2025 – This sankalpa is now complete and closed, as the participants have crossed the goal total within the sankalpa duration. ————————————– Shree Maa and Swamiji are […]

2025 Ganesh Chaturthi Sankalpa

UPDATE – As of Aug 27 2025,  the total number of malas completed stands at 2933, well above the goal of 900 malas. This sankalpa is now closed. ———————– Shree […]

2025 Father’s Day Celebrations

Shree Maa, Swamiji, and a group of sevaks arrived early on the appointed day (June 15, 2025) at the host’s (Prasad) house in Oakland and immediately set up and decorated […]

Invitation to Father’s Day Puja 2025

We will be celebrating Father’s Day on June 15 2025 with a puja to beloved Swamiji. Our host is the genial Prasad Nair, and venue his new home at Oakland […]

Father’s Day Sankalpa June 2025

Update 16th June 2025 11 AM PDT – This sankalpa is now complete and we  completed 57,086 recitations as a group, leading up to Father’s Day. Thank you to all the […]

2025 Rām Navami Sankalpā

UPDATE – April 7 2025 noon IST With most of the participants sending in their counts, the final tally of  the Ram sankalpa stands at 28,181 malas. MANY MANY THANKS […]

2025 MahaShivaratri Sankalpa

SANKALPA FINAL UPDATE, Feb 28 2025 11:30 PM IST. We started with a group goal of 1000 malas, but with the grace of Shree Maa and Swamiji we have completed […]

Guru Purnima

Express gratitude to our beloved Gurus on Guru Purnima and receive divine grace and blessings!

Join us for a grand celebration in honor of the Guru on Tuesday, July 19th at 5:30 pm. We will perform puja to Sri Ramakrishna followed …read more

Ashwin Navaratri 2017 Group Sankalpa-COMPLETED

Shree Maa and Swamiji have just blessed us with a new group sankalpa for Ashwin Navaratri 2017, to continue our efforts in praying for world peace.

They lovingly choose these powerful mantras in order to create a specific benefit in each of our lives.… read more

Chaitra Navaratri Sankalpa 2016-COMPLETED

Shree Maa & Swamiji have just blessed us with a new group sankalpa for Vasant Navaratri 2016, to continue our efforts in praying for world peace. They lovingly choose these powerful mantras in order to create a specific benefit in each of our lives. The collective effort in chanting the sankalpa at the same time …read more

Mother Earth Sankalpa 2015 – COMPLETED

Shree Maa and Swamiji have just blessed us with a new group sankalpa on the occasion of Earth Day 2015. It is a prayer in gratitude and reverence of Mother Earth.

This sankalpa involves the chanting of malas of a simple mantra and contributing to the group total. … read more
 

Sweet Reflections on Chaitra Navaratri

The scenery at the Mandir was perfectly staged for worship — the majestic rolling mountains, the earth coming alive with fresh green grass and spring flowers, the playful deer competing for food, the delightful peacocks always cawing – Maa! Maa! Maa! — indeed, everything reminded me of God.

Alongside of Shree Maa and Swamiji, …read more