Ceremonies and special events
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One-time pujas, festivals, and celebrations at the Devi Temple, in Virginia and online.
Nava Graha Shanti Puja
On August 12, just after the conclusion of the total Solar Eclipse, we will be performing Nava Graha Shanti puja to help reduce the negative effects of the eclipse. Because this eclipse is occurring in the sidereal Sign of Cancer in the Nakshatra of Aslesha, this puja will be especially useful for people with Moon or Ascendant in Cancer, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Leo, or Aquarius.
Amavasya Ancestral Puja Ceremony
Honor Your Ancestors with Our Amavasya Ancestral Puja Ceremony | New Moon Puja
Participate in our Amavasya Ancestral Puja to seek blessings for your lineage. On the New Moon day each month, we are making offerings for the deceased. Making offerings for the dead helps their souls to get free from the lower astral realm and to ascend toward the higher spiritual realms. Many unseen troubles are caused when souls are caught between realms. To free these souls from suffering and darkness for the benefit of the world, Swamiji has been making offerings every New Moon day for many years.
Please send the names of your ancestors to be included in our prayers and donate to support our efforts.
Full Moon Puja
Join Us for Our Monthly Purnima Puja Celebrations and Blessings |Full Moon Puja
The Full Moon day is sacred to the Goddess, who is called Shodashi, “She Who is 16.” The Full Moon day is the 16th lunar phase, and the Lunar energy is powerful that day. This is day considered very inauspicious for any worldly activity, but very supportive for prayer and meditation to come to know the Goddess. We are offering Navavarana Puja (worshiping the 108 Goddesses in the Shri Yantra) and Abhishekam for Goddess Banashankari each Full Moon day.
Sponsor the Puja to connect yourself to the healing energies of the rituals.
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