10 October 2021

Navaratri-Navarathi Day 4 & enriching activities

Event Details
Participants Count	38
Event Type	Both
Was Food Served in Event?	Yes
Count of Meals Served	15
Volunteers Count	3
Event Duration	3 hrs

Sunday, 10th Oct 2021 - Today's temple sevas and enriching activity included:

1) Online Nithyananda Yoga @ 5 am - At Brahma Muhurta, a total of 5 lives were enriched for the daily Yoga spiritual routine of Prathama Vinyasa krama conducted by our yoga acharya, Sri Yogajnanananda.

2) Temple sevas - Today's morning seva was offered by Ma Kher Jia which began with Suprabatham - waking up the deities, offering Paduka puja to Swamiji, Naivedyam puja - offering sacred food to deities , Jnanalaya puja - offering puja to Devi Saraswathi. Finally, palliyarai - putting the deities to sleep - was offered by Sri Yogajnana.

3) Navaratri Alankaram - A Navaratri alankaram was offered to 2 Devi deities as Maha Laskhmi by Ma Phyllis, ma Kher Jia and Ma Meiyun

4) Navaratri Day#4 Shri Mahalakshmi Puja @ 6 pm - On the 4th day of Navaratri, we offered our prayer and devotion to Shri Maha Lakshmi who is the goddess of wealth, prosperity and fortune. She is the embodiment of love and beauty. She is the consort of Lord Vishnu. She came out of the ocean during the great churning of Milky-Ocean, known as Kshir-Sagara. Shri Lakshmi, herself only, chose Lord Vishnu as Her husband. Maha Lakshmi is also known as Shri. For Hindus, the goddess Devi Lakshmi symbolizes good luck. The word Lakshmi is derived from the Sanskrit word Laksya, meaning intensified goal and she is the goddess of wealth and prosperity of all forms, both material and spiritual. Lakshmi is the household goddess of mostly all Hindu families and is worshipped daily but October is the main festive month for Lakshmi. A total of 33 participants attended this puja to receive Devi Lakshmi's grace.