Jai Mata Di !!!
By the grace of Parama Pujya Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, Datta
Yoga Center DC chapter (DYC DC) will be conducting Devi Navaratri Utsav 2014 for the second consecutive year. Last year several families hosted the Pujas in each of their homes, for all 9 nights. Please see the below link for pictures.
This year Navaratri is being celebrated from Sep 24th – Oct 3rd. “Sri Lalitha Sahasranama poorvaka Sri Sukta Vidhaana Shodashopachara Puja with Veda Paaraayanam” will be performed on all 10 Days.
Entire program will take about 1Hr:30 Minutes. On the weekdays, puja starts by 7:00 PM. On the weekends, puja starts by 6:00 PM.
Features of the Puja
- Sri Maha Ganapathi Puja
- Sri Sukta-Vidhaana-Shodashopachara Puja
- Kumkumaarchana with Saamoohika Lalitha-Sahasranaama Paaraayanam (All attendees will get an opportunity to perform kumkumarchana)
- Vedic Chanting
- Devi Bhajans
- Maha Prasadam
Please click on the link in the first column to view pictures of the event.
| Pictures | Date and Timings | Tithi | Deity | Special Prasadam | Archana | Host |
| Day 1 | Sep 24th Wednesday 7:00 PM |
Prathama | Gowri | Ksheeraanna (Milk Rice) Ghee Rice |
Turmeric Roots | Anuja & Venkataraghavan Peketi |
| Day 2 | Sep 25th Thursday 7:00 PM |
Dwiteeya | Raja Rajeshwari | Mudganna (Green Gram Rice) |
Cloth | Venkat & Swapna Reddy Solipuram |
| Day 3 | Sep 26th Friday 7:00 PM |
Triteeya | Durgi Lakshmi | Sharshapa Anna (Cocunut Rice) |
Kum Kum | Hema & Srinivas Ratnakaram |
| Day 4 | Sep 27th Saturday 6:00 PM |
Chaturthi | Meenakshi | Kadamba | Flowers | Kiran & Prasad Kasturi |
| Day 5 | Sep 28th Sunday 6:00 PM |
Panchami | Parashakti | Lemon Rice | Lemons | Komala & Radhakrishna Allam |
| Day 6 | Sep 29th Monday 6:00 PM |
Shasti | Vishalakshi | Sweet Pongal | Betel Leaves | Srilakshmi & Sudhakar Repalli |
| Day 7 | Sep 30th Tuesday 6:00 PM |
Saptami | Saraswati | Puliyogare | Vada | Nidhi Tuli Sahgal |
| Day 8 | Oct 1st Wednesday 7:00 PM |
Asthami | Chandi | Gudaanna (Pongal) |
Coins | Jyothsna & Gopikrishna Kasturi |
| Day 9 | Oct 2nd Thursday 7:00 PM |
Navami | Shakti Durgi Ayudha Puja |
Dadhyanna (Curd Rice) |
Coconuts | Sreenivas & Lakshmi Koneru |
| Day 10 | Oct 3rd Friday 7:00 PM |
Dashami | Poorna Kala Raja Rajeshwari | Kalasha Udvasana Mangalacharanam Shami Puja |
Laddu | Padmini & Praveen Nidumolu |