The holy day of Sri Krishna’s birth, called Krishna Janmashtami (Sanskrit: कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी, kṛṣṇa janmāṣṭami), is celebrated with joyous feelings throughout India and the world on the 8th day of […]
Monthly and Weekly Worship of Lord Shiva
Mondays are special days for Lord Shiva as are the 13th and 14th days of the Lunar Fortnight. These days are perfect opportunities to worship and cook for Lord Shiva. […]
Saraswati Puja
On the fifth day of the bright fortnight of Magh we celebrate our annual Sarasvatī Pūjā. On this day, Swamiji establishes a pot for Mother Sarasvatī and we perform a […]
Monthly Worship of Saraswati
The fifth day of each bright and dark fortnight considered very auspicious for the worship of Mother Sarasvatī. On these days we can use the Cosmic Puja book and/or the […]
Annapurna Puja
At the Devi Mandir, Navaratri (the Nine Nights of Worship of Divine Mother) is celebrated four times a year — in fall, winter, spring and summer. Every Navaratri, devotees dedicate […]
Monthly Kali Worship
We pray to Mother Kālī to take away our darkness and reveal truth, love and wisdom in our hearts and minds. The 14th day of each lunar fortnight and the […]
Kali Puja
The Kālī Pūjā Festival is a held every year on the new moon night in the month of Aśvin (October-November). For this occasion, Shree Maa decorates the temple with paintings […]
Navaratri
Four times a year, we celebrate “Navaratri,” or the nine night celebration of Divine Mother. These celebrations, also known as Durgā Pūjā, occur from the first to the ninth night in […]
Chaturthi
Lord Ganesh won the boon from Lord Shiva that He would be the first to be worshipped in any puja. Regardless of the occasion or scripture, we begin all our […]
Mahamrtyunjaya Mantra Chanting
Listen as Shree Maa and devotees sing the Mahamrtyunjaya Mantra, which is a powerful mantra for both and individual and global healing.
Tarpan Viddhi
Navaratri is preceded by Mahaloya, the Great Dissolution, when we dissolve all our attachments to the creation, and in this way dissolve creation itself. Our last act in the old creation is to express our appreciation to our ancestors for preparing such a wonderful path for us. Now we can worship without obstruction for the Festival of Nine Nights.
Mahamrtyunjaya Mantra [Prayer for Global Peace]
This is the text for the Mahamrytyunjaya Mantra provided in Sanskrit, with English translation. The Devi Mandir devotees chant this mantra for the health and well-being of all beings in the world.
Shivaratri Video: Q&A with Swamiji
Swami Satyananda Saraswati discusses why and how we worship on Shivaratri. He answers questions about the holy day’s pujas, the symbolism of Shiva’s madness following the death of Sati, and tells one of the many stories regarding the origin of Shivaratri.
Mahamrtyunjaya Mantra
The Mahamrtyunjaya Mantra is the mantra of the great victory over death. It is a prayer to Lord Shiva, and a powerful healing mantra. This disc has Shree Maa and devotees chanting this mantra.
The chanting on this CD is full of powerful healing vibrations. Excellent for healing on every level.
Maha Shiva Ratri, March 2011
~~OM~~ The Worship of Lord Shiva Early in the morning of Shivaratri, we saw our beloved Swamiji sitting in asan by the sacred fire and chanting many, many scriptures – […]