We enjoyed the last few days visiting Kolhapur and Tulajapur, with a side trip to Akkalkot, where we made puja in the Temples, and chanted from the Chandi. I want […]

Yuddha means war, and Ayuddha means Peace. Ayodhya is the place of perfect Peace, where Ram, Divine Consciousness, returns to dwell eternally in union with His Nature, Sita. That is […]

Varanasi is a very special and ancient place, a very busy city at the banks of the Ganga, where the voices of chaos, the frenzy of activity, the fragrance of […]

Swamiji, you say please forgive ‘ksamasya’ at the end of every puja. From whom are you asking for forgiveness and for what reason? 🙏🏼🌺 We are asking God to forgive […]

In the Lalita Sahasranama Stotram, we sing the praises of the Goddess Lalita and her divine qualities. By chanting the names of Lalita, we are granted spiritual clarity and intense […]

Which deity is the Supreme Divinity? The Divine Mother or Father? How can one decide whether to dedicate all their efforts to propitiate the Divine Mother, Vishnu, Shiva, or Ganesha? The […]

 Why is Goddess Dhumvati depicted as the Goddess of misfortune, poverty, death, destruction, quarrels, or as being hungry and thirsty, etc? (The iconography is quite contradictory to all the other […]

Do Gurus see the faults of the disciples when they come to their shelter? What pre-requisites does a guru require in a student? Do they offer guidance to the saint […]

” Bathing has special importance in our spiritual tradition. Not only do we take a bath or shower before worship at the altar, but we also offer a series of […]

I am interested in Kali kavacha construction. In the Kali Kavacha from the Kali Puja book, before the phalashruti, it refers to writing the mantra using Kasturi, Chandana, and kumkum […]

In the Laxmi Puja, the Nine Durga section, we worship the Nine Durgas. I am curious about why we include this in an elaborate Laxmi Puja. The Nine Durga Puja […]