Devi Mandir

Temple of Divine Mother

Halva Recipe

Ingredients 2 cups water ¾ cup jaggery 1 teaspoon cardamom seeds, crushed 1/3 cup golden raisins ½ cup ghee 1 cup semolina ¼ cup sliced almonds Directions 1. Heat ghee in a large nonstick pan and add semolina and stir-fry until grains swell and darken to a warm golden color, about 10 minutes. 2. Combine […]

Green Saak Recipe

For this recipe you can use any kind of green vegetable, primarily leafy greens. We generally go to the local Chinese market for most of the greens and and supplement with greens from the local grocery store. We cook all the vegetables and make about 20 servings. For 4-5 servings use a small portion of […]

Special Offerings for Lakshmi Puja

This is a list of auspicious items, such as sugar cane juice, barley, and jasmine oil, that are sacred to Mother Lakshmi. Offer these on Lakshmi Puja, or any day that you want to adore the Goddess of True Wealth!
 

Lakshmi Puja

Lakshmi Puja is a very special occasion on which Shree Maa decorates the temple and prepares Mother Lakshmi’s favorite delicacies. Learn about the special offerings you can make for Lakshmi Puja.
 

Fig-Mint Chutney Recipe

Maa’s fig-mint chutney is so delicious, you’ll want to have a spoonful for dessert! This simple chutney is sweet and flavorful and offers a nice accent to Indian meals.

 

Saak Recipe

For this recipe you can use any kind of green vegetable, primarily leafy greens. We generally go to the local Chinese market for most of the greens and and supplement with greens from the local grocery store. We cook all the vegetables and make about 20 servings. For 4-5 servings use a small portion of […]

Halva Recipe

Halva is a popular Indian dessert. This semolina halva recipe is sweet, simple, and delicious. At Devi Mandir, halva is offered to Divine Mother every Sunday following the Chandi Path.

 

Labra Recipe (5 types of vegetables)

Serves 6 Ingredients Panch puran (5-spices) – 1/2 tsp. each of cumin seeds, fennel seeds, black Mustard seeds, nigella (kalonji) and fenugreek seeds. This mixture can be bought in ready-made package. If you are using ready-made package use 1 Tablespoon of 5-spices.) 1 teaspoon coriander powder 1 teaspoon cumin powder 1 teaspoon turmeric ¼ teaspoon […]

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 New Moon day of each month are special days for worship of Mother Kālī. Every New Moon day, Shree Maa offers five types of fruit, […]

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 of red-colored feet, representing Divine Mother Kālī’s entering our temple to be worshiped, and many special offerings such as Kitchari, labra, and saak are prepared. An […]

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 the bright fortnight of the Magh, Chaitra, Ashad and Ashwin months in the lunar calendar and correspond to our winter, spring, summer and fall seasons. […]

List of Special Offerings for Divine Mother

Taken from the Shrimad Devi Bhagavatam, this is a list of auspicious offerings to be made to the Goddess on each day of the lunar calendar. The offerings are organized by day of the week, month, and lunar fortnight.

The Sadhana of Relationships

Shree Maa and Swamiji are involved in the daily lives of their devotees and understand the melodrama of the relationships as we play it. They also also can see our dilemma from the perspective of someone completely outside our paradigm.

This is a question and answer session which explains their views about the male – female relationships and how we can make our relationships a spiritual practice. …read more
 

Rudrashtadhyayi: Episode 2. Chapter 2

This part of the English Rudrashtadhyayi podcast is the English translation of the Rudrashtadhyayai, also known as the Rudri. This class discusses the second chapter of the Rudrashtadhyayai. Chapter two in known as the Purusha Suktam.