RE: Shreeeee Maaa Kaali!!!!!

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>>"If you notice closely, you will find a photo of Swamiji's head held

in

one of Kali's hands. This is to symbolize the defeat of Chanda and

Munda in Chapter 7 of the Chandi Path, where Kali Ma kills Passion and

Anger, and gives their heads to Chandi Maa. This is why Kali is known

as Chamunda - She who defeats Chanda and Munda.

 

If you notice even more closely ( <grin> the picture is not THAT

clear), you will find Kali Maa has a garland made up of photos of her

devotees. I suppose all us of that wanted to get rid of our passion

and

anger gave a picture each and added it to Maa's garland. (Mine is

there too"<<

 

Dear Latha,

Thank you SO MUCH for posting this...what a GREAT idea!!! I love the

photo garland. Just yesterday, I was putting a lime garland around the

neck of Parvati in preparation for the Sri Chakra Puja at the

Mahalakshmi Temple and thinking about garlands, garlands and Devi...I

had been looking at the garland on Lord Hanuman, a mala of mantras on

paper, folded and strung together as a devotional practice, then, when

I put onParvati's lime garland, just musing about a garland of

mantras and limes for Devi or SOMETHING.....I didn't know what...then,

this morning, I turned on my computer and saw the garland of

photographs and thought, "Oh yes!!!"..that's it! A garland of limes,

photographs and mantras...just perfect!!! This is the most wonderful

way to "offer" ourselves (literally)and our prayers in the form of

mantra and, also, that Maa Kali cool off just a little bit with her

lime garland before she begins her process of destroying our

negativities...Being someone who is mostly fire, my tendency is to

just leap right in and say, "Go for it, Maa Kali!!" The limes are

my "safety net" as I get older and realize I need to be patient!

thanks for the great photo,

Sadhvi