Navaratri Festival - Durga Puja 2

With Swami Gangananda IN PERSON OR VIA ZOOMOnline participants will receive a Zoom link in advance of the puja. Mother Durga symbolizes positive, divine energy, or shakti. She depicts beauty, grace and bravery. Devotees worship Durga for her divine blessing, guidance and protection. She preserves moral order and righteousness. Her divine shakti contains the combined energies of all the gods in the form of weapons and emblems. In her many arms, she carries Siva's trident for courage, Vishnu's chakra for dharma or righteousness. She carries the sword of discrimination and a lotus of detachment. She also has a mace, bow and arrow, conch. We need different weapons for different battles. This is the second night of an extremely auspicious nine-night festival in Her honor. A puja is being celebrated each night at the Los Angeles Center: three for Durga, three for Lakshmi and three for Saraswati. If you join online, make it the best experience possible by:• setting up a simple altar, if you don't already have one. Bring the energy of the Ashram to your home. • preparing prasad for each puja you attend. Let us know if you need ideas.• having flower petals ready to offer with us.• emailing us a specific intention you would like included as we make the sankalpa for each puja.• sending photos of your instruments of karma (by mail or email) in advance to be blessed at the final puja, on Vijay Dasami, October 20 at 6:00am. Puja Schedule DURGAMonday, October 12 at 7:15pmTuesday, October 13 at 7:15pm LAKSHMIWednesday, October 14 at 7:00pmThursday, October 15 at 7:15pmFriday, October 16 at 7:15pm SARASWATISaturday, October 17 at 5:30pmSunday, October 18 at 5:30pmMonday, October 19 at 7:15pm VIJAY DASAMITuesday, October 20 at 6:00am Donations As a blessing for you and a support for the Los Angeles Sivananda Center, we are asking for donations:$254 / $108 / other If you are joining online and would like to receive offered flower petals and prasad by mail as an additional blessing, please email us at [email protected] . . . Register Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastPhoneEmail *How will you join us? *In personOnline via Zoom will - - Full Program (suggested donation $108-254)Durga - Sun 10/11 @ 5:30pm (suggested donation $25)Durga - Mon 10/12 @ 7:15pm (suggested donation $25)Durga - Tues 10/13 @ 7:15pm (suggested donation $25)Lakshmi - Wed 10/14 @ 7:00pm (suggested donation $25)Lakshmi - Thurs 10/15 @ 7:15pm (suggested donation $25)Lakshmi - Fri 10/16 @ 7:15pm (suggested donation $25)Saraswati - Sat 10/17 @ 5:30pm (suggested donation $25)Saraswati - Sun 10/18 @ 5:30pm (suggested donation $25)Saraswati - Mon 10/19 @ 7:15pm (suggested donation $25) (copy)Vijaya Dasami - Tues 10/20 @ 6:00am (suggested donation $25)I will make an additional donation ofTotal$0.00Message to the CenterStripe Credit Card *PhoneSubmit