LAST CHANCE! Sponsor Maha Siva Ratri Puja at Devipuram!

[Guest guest]

To All Shakti Sadhana Members:

 

As I write this note, there are only 12 hours left to sponsor the

Maha Siva Ratri Puja at Devipuram, India (the beautiful Sri Yantra-

shaped temple housing the featured Devi images of our Khadgamala

Series) on behalf of yourself and your family. This is a rare and

auspicious opportunity, and I urge all serious members to consider

participating.

 

Sponsorship is only US $25 per family (Rs. 301 per family if you are

in India) and may be submitted by mail, or immediately via PayPal.

Either way it is essential to register immediately, and the puja

takes place tomorrow! So, please sponsor a sankalpam on behalf of

you and your family ... BUT NOTE: ALL SPONSORSHIPS MUST BE SUBMITTED

LATEST BY 9:00 PM EST ON MARCH 7th (or March 8th, 7:30 am IST).

 

FOR DETAILS: http://www.vi1.org/sivaratri_puja.shtml

 

TO SPONSOR: http://www.vi1.org/step1.asp

 

Thank you for your interest and support!

 

DB

 

, "Devi Bhakta"

<devi_bhakta> wrote:

>

> Dear Friends:

>

> Guruji and Amma convey their love and blessings to all on the

sacred

> festival of Maha Siva Ratri to be celebrated on March 8, 2005.

>

> Here is an excerpt from Guruji's message written specially for

this

> occasion - "Japam forms ears and hearing for the God in you. Puja

> forms skin and touch. Homam creates the form and makes eyes.

> Abhishekham or Tarpanam sprinkles life into it. Naivedyam, cooked

> rice, feeds substance to it. So the God-Power is induced into you

to

> empower you to not only manage but also to create your destiny,

the

> destiny of the cosmos itself. This, in my view, is the true

> significance of Maha Siva Ratri and the Lingodbhava Pujas done on

> that day". Click here to read the full text of Guruji's message

on

> the significance of Maha Siva Ratri, Personal Destiny and the Maha

> Nyasam.

>

> On this sacred occasion, special pujas and programs are planned at

> Devipuram, India. The details are provided below:

>

> DATE: March 8, 2005

>

> VENUE: Devipuram, India

>

> DETAILS:

>

> On the morning of March 8th, Guruji will chant the sacred and

> esoteric Maha Nyasam;

> This chanting will be followed by 11 recitations of the Namakam

and

> 1 recitation of the Chamakam;

> Annabhishekam will be performed with milk, yoghurt, ghee, honey,

> fruit juices and holy ashes;

> Making 1000 lingas of mud collected from the anthill, Sahasra

> Lingarchana will be performed by the priests;

> Rudra Homam will be performed in the Yajna Shala in front of Sri

> Meru;

> A Laksha-Bilvarchana (1 Lakh offering of the sacred Bilva leaf

along

> with chanting in praise of Lord Siva) will be performed in the

> afternoon;

> Music and dance program by Bala Kondala Rao and her troupe will be

> performed in the evening;

> This will be followed by a three-hour Bhajan program which will

> continue until midnight;

> Starting at 12 mid-night until 6am the following morning

> Linghodbhava Kala Pujas will be performed.

> SPONSORSHIP:

>

> You can sponsor all the above pujas and programs for $25 per

family

> (Rs. 301per family if you are in India). A sankalpam will be done

on

> behalf of you and your family. Please click here to proceed to the

> puja information and sponsorship page. ALL SPONSORSHIPS MUST BE

> SUBMITTED LATEST BY 9:00PM EST ON MARCH 7th (or March 8th, 7:30 am

> IST). We apologize for the short notice but hope that many of you

> will be able to take advantage of this unique opportunity.

>

> To get more information on the planned pujas/programs, and for

> sponsoring the Maha Siva Ratri Pujas PLEASE CLICK HERE.

>

> We are thankful to all of you for making the Shatha-Chandi Homam a

> success. Please click here to read a detailed and interesting

update

> (including pictures) on the Shatha-Chandi Homam!

>

> Thanks, once again, for your continued participation.

>

> Best Regards,

>

> The Devipuram/Vi1 Group

> http://www.Vi1.org

> http://www.devipuram.info

>

> Sri Vidya Trust, Devipuram (Via N. Amulapalem), Anakapalle, Andhra

> Pradesh – 531001, India