COVID Update:
In response to the COVID pandemic and as we prepare for the consecration of the Sacred Temple space, a process which requires years of dedicated effort to complete, we will not be offering puja services to individuals. Stay Safe and stay connected with us online. Though we are not offering individual prayer services now, we are conducting various ceremonies connected to the establishment of the Goddess' Temple here in Virginia. We will update people about the ceremonies and opportunities to participate through the website. As we get settled into the new space in Schuyler, Virginia, we will be announcing various prayer services and teachings that people near and far can participate in.
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Join us for group prayer and worship during these services live on our Facebook page.
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Sundays
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Weekly SatsangJoin us online for a virtual group practice. Sangha is the Sanskrit word for a spiritual community which comes together to support each other in their practice. The practice of the group is always more powerful than that of an individual. The strengths of one will balance out the faults of another. In this way, group practice helps to take us deeper.
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8:00 PM EST
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7:00 PM EST
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Every
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Purnima Puja
Join us for an evening dedicated to the Goddess.
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7:00 PM EST
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Every 13th Moon Phase
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Pradosham Puja
Join us during this sacred time of about 3 hours starting just before sunset and ending after sunset. Twice a month on the evening that the 13th lunar phase changes to the 14th, during the dark and bright lunar fortnight, we observe pradosham by chanting Om Namah Shivaya and performing abhishekams in the temple. Many people fast on this day at least once a month.
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7:00 PM EST
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Vahana puja (vehicle blessings)
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Traditional Puja Offerings
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In the past we were offering classes and ceremonies daily including teachings on spiritual practices, classes in Sanskrit, Mantra, how to conduct Puja and Yajnam, Ayurveda, traditional spiritual hatha Yoga, Vedic Astrology, Vaastu Shastra and conducting public prayer ceremonies including various pujas, abhishekams, yajnams and celebration of monthly and annual Utsavas (Sacred festival days).
We were offering a full range of puja services including Samskaras (Traditional Rites of Passage) like Pumsavanam (prayers for healthy birth), jatakarma (ceremony for blessing a newborn), namakaranam (name giving), annaprashanam (first feeding of solid food), chudakaranam (first hair cutting - shaving head, retaining shikha), karnavedha (ear piercing), aksharabhyasam (commencement of education), vedarambham (commencement of Veda study), upanayanam (spiritual initiation and giving of the sacred thread - upaveetam), keshanta (first shaving of beard), ritu kala (first menstruation), samavartanam (conclusion of Vedic study), vivaham (marriage), shashti abda purti (60th birthday), bheema ratha shanti (70th birthday), shatabhishekam (80th birthday), antyeshti (funeral ceremonies), narayana bali (additional rituals in the case of tragic or untimely death), and shraddha and tarpanam (ongoing ceremonies for the deceased for 12 years). We also offered a full range of services for daily needs like grihyapravesham (house entering ceremony), vaastu shanti (house purification), vaastu consulting (evaluation of properties for energetical and spiritual troubles), vahana puja (vehicle blessings), jyotisha services (astrological consulting to determine spiritual causes of disease and troubles), a full line of astrological pujas including navagraha shanti, nakshatra shanti, kalasarpa puja, shani dosha puja, pitri / matri dosha puja, shankranti shanti, pranapratishtha for yantras and gemstones etc. |
We specialize in detection of deceased souls, who are not at peace and affecting the living. We have helped many to identify specific ancestors who are affecting them and to help their souls find peace. It is common also in the case of abortion or miscarriage that puja will help the soul of the unborn child find peace. We also offered pujas to help avert black magic and demonic influences. We offered deity pujas and homam to help with various aspects of life; Durga to give confidence and protection, Narasimha to avert danger and give fearlessness, Dhanvantari puja or ayushya homa for health, mrityunjaya homam to help overcome chronic illness, Sarasvati for education and wisdom, Lakshmi for happiness and prosperity, Ganapati for education and to remove obstacles, Murugan for spiritual initiation and to give confidence, command, and speed to all undertaking, Shiva for general peace and to avert all troubles. We have also offered consulting and services for Temples and ashrams and have participated in the construction and consecration of dozens of Temples throughout the US, India, and Canada.
Though we are not offering individual prayer services now, we are conducting various ceremonies connected to the establishment of the Goddess' Temple here in Virginia. We will update people about the ceremonies and opportunities to participate through the website. As we get settled into the new space in Schuyler, Virginia, we will be announcing various prayer services and teachings that people near and far can participate in. |
