Devi Mandir

Temple of Divine Mother

About Sri Ramakrishna

The Importance of Sri Ramakrishna The life and teachings of Sri Ramakrishna have had, and still do have, an enormous impact on spiritual evolution. Even today, people from around the […]

Jai Santoshi Maa

With so many trials and tribulations in life, Santoshi Maa offers her ardent devotees a pathway to peace and satisfaction.

Learn how worshiping her in prayer, puja, and fasting for 16 consecutive Fridays can bring immense peace to you and your family. …read more
 

2018 Christmas Blessing

Join Swamiji’s Sadhana: Plains of India and Himalayan Sadhana. Join Shree Maa’s Program on Webcam:Lalita Chandika Temple. Jai Maa!

2016 Travelogue Part 2

We traveled to Ambaji, the Shakti Peeth where Sati’s heart was said to have fallen.

Ambaji is both the name of the town as well as the name of the temple. After arriving at the airport by plane from Mumbai, we had a five to six hour drive … read more

Wedding in Mumbai

While at the farmhouse in Shahapur, Shree Maa had suggested that Swamiji conduct a wedding ceremony for Kishor and Rashmi’s son Dhruv and his fiancé Ustavi.

We only had a few short days to prepare after our return to Mumbai …read more

2016 India Travelogue: Part 1

Shree Maa and Swamiji had a blast in Digboi!

After visiting Shree Maa’s school they had so many events it would make your head spin, from performing pujas and dancing at the Kali Temple, to establishing a Trident in a mud house! They did it all! …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 […]

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