Why we Celebrate Diwali – Festival of Light
Lakshmi Devi is the Goddess of Wealth in the Vedic tradition. She is Miss Universe and the consort of Lord Venkateshwara who resides at the Tirupati Temple in South India. This temple is so rich, even the roof is made of gold! Devotees love giving to this temple because they receive back. Venkateshwara shows himself […]
The Most Auspicious Night of Maha Parama Shivaratri
Today is the most auspicious night of Maha Paramasivaratri, the night of the great god, the Ultimate Shiva. Once a year in February or March according to the Vedic calendar the great night of Shiva is celebrated. Fasting for 24 hours, chanting of the divine name continuously in the form of ajapa japa, and asking […]
Celebrate Navaratri – The Nine Nights of the Goddess Durga Devi
Navaratri has started in India. It is the celebration of the Goddess in the form of Durga Devi fighting the demon Mahisasura. The Goddess represents our true divine / spiritual nature and the demon represents our inner demon of ego and its associates like anger, fear, greed, patterns, and conditionings. The many weapons Devi Durga […]