UPDATE 13TH OCT 2025 – This sankalpa is now complete and closed, as the participants have crossed the goal total within the sankalpa duration.
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Shree Maa and Swamiji are traveling to Ujjain for Mahakaleshwar darshan, and to offer prayers for all of us. Let us join them virtually in a group sankalpa and offer our energies to Mahakaleshwar as well. The sankalpa is to chant 1008 malas as a group of the Mahakaleshwar mantra starting on Oct 8, 2025 and completing on Oct 13th 2025 ( or until the 1008 malas are complete). One mala is 108 repetitions of the mantra.
Are you in? Would you like to join ?
If so, you can post on our Global Devi Mandir Telegram Group or on our India Devi Mandir WhatsApp Group and let us know you are joining the sankalpā.
Alternatively you can also confirm your participation via email to chandimaakijai@yahoo.com.
Please provide your name and also country where located.
The Mahakaleshwar mantra is
Here is a clip of Shree Maa chanting the mantra – MahaKaleshwar Mantra
Here is a short Q&A regarding the sankalpa:
Q1 – While chanting the mantra, should I sit on an āsanā, or is it ok to sit on a chair?
A1- You can do mantra japā while in an āsanā AND also while doing normal everyday tasks ie without an āsanā
Q2- Are there any rules to follow while doing the Japā, like taking a bath before starting the practice.
A2- There are no specific rules. Just do it
Q3 – Is there a minimum number of mantras that I should chant as an individual?
A2 – You can chant as many or as few mantras as you want. Obviously the more the better towards reaching our group target, and more importantly for your own bhāvā during this auspicious time.
Q4- How to do I report the number of mantras I chanted?
A4 – You can reply to the message that Nanda Maa posts on the either the Global Telegram group of the India WhatsApp Group. She will request your counts once or twice a week and you can respond with the total number you have chanted from the beginning of the sankalpa until the point you report.
Have more questions regarding this sankalpā? Just post in any one of the groups, or to the email mentioned above, and we will respond.
Here is a list of participants and their totals so far
| Name | Location (Country) | Total #Malas Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwin | Costa Rica | 24 |
| Brahmaani | India | 3 |
| Devan | Canada | 3 |
| Dhyanaprana Cary | USA | 11 |
| Divya | India | 7 |
| Durga | USA | 11 |
| Gauri (K H) | UK | 33 |
| Gautama (Shiva) | New Zealand | 20 |
| Gopi (and kids) | UK | 81 |
| Graeme DeVil | South Africa | 4 |
| Harish Bahuguna | India | 62 |
| Harsh Kumar Agarwal | India | 2 |
| Jasmina | Canada | 27 |
| Jebani (ttlawyer) | ||
| Katherine Yoo | 17 | |
| Kripananda (Kip) | New Zealand | 81 |
| Krista | USA | 19 |
| Lakshmi | USA | 24 |
| Laura Witt | USA | 16 |
| Lesley | USA | 3 |
| Mahalakshmi Manogaran | 9 | |
| Mike Koontz | USA | 25 |
| Mita | India | 1 |
| Nanda | USA | 15 |
| Nayna | India | |
| Neil | Canada | 5 |
| Nirmal Shankar | USA | 25 |
| Rashmi (Delhi) | India | 60 |
| Rashmi Kanpur | India | 12 |
| Rich S | Spain | 71 |
| Sadhana Dutta | USA | 254 |
| Saneh Sharma | USA | 51 |
| Saswati | USA | 13 |
| Shaila Datta | USA | 15 |
| Shiv Anurag | Ukraine | 5 |
| Somanath | USA | 3 |
| Suravi Saraswati | USA | 6 |
| Uma Wason | USA | 137 |
| Usha | Canada | 82 |
| Vandana Dutta | India | 4 |
| Vandna S | USA | |
| Varun Saxena | India | 11 |
| Vasantha | USA | 221 |
| Veda (Vidya Bharathi) | New Zealand | 11 |
| Vindra Ragoonanan | Trinidad and Tobago | 50 |
| TOTAL # Malas | 1534 |