2012 Navaratri Celebrations Tuesday October 16th through Tuesday October 23rdVijaya Dashami is on Wednesday October 24thDuring Navaratri, we invoke the energy aspect of God in the form of the universal mother. Navaratri is divided into sets of three days to adore different aspects of the goddess. On the first three days, the goddess is invoked as Durga in order to destroy all our impurities, vices and vasanas. The next three days, the goddess is adored as a giver of material and spiritual wealth, Lakshmi. The final set of three days is spent in worshipping the mother as the goddess of knowledge, music, arts, and science - Saraswati. Vijaya Dashami, on the tenth day, is the celebration of the victory of the goddess! This year, according to astrological calculations, there will only be eight nights, with Vijayadashami being held on the tenth day.Please join us for any or all of the pujas. All events will be at the temple, NOT at the ashram. Please bring offerings like fruit or flowers if you like. Also, on Tuesday, October 23rd, all are welcome to bring a small item (book, chanting mala, photograph, etc. with your name tag) and place it on the altar. These can be taken back after the puja on the morning of Oct 24th. No valuables, please. These events are all free.Temple Schedule of Navaratri PujasTuesday, October 16

9:00am Durga Puja/Andrea6:30pm Durga Puja/Praanav

Wednesday, October 179:00am Durga Puja/Vaishnavi6:30pm Durga Puja/Ullas

Thursday, October 18TBD am Durga Puja/Vaishnavi, Andrea & Debbie7:00pm Durga Puja/Dayasheela

Friday, October 199:00am Lakshmi Puja/Neelima6:30pm Lakshmi Puja/Dheeresha

Saturday, October 209:00am Lakshmi Puja/Amba6:30pm SATSANG/Chandran Lakshmi Puja

Sunday, October 2112:30pm Lakshmi Puja/Visuddhi6:30pm Lakshmi Puja/Ullas

Monday, October 229:00am Saraswati Puja/Saz (followed by the weekly Monday Morning Mother Earth Archana)7:00pm Saraswati Puja/Bhajans/Amritapriya

Tuesday, October 239:00am Saraswati Puja/Janitri6:30pm Saraswati Puja/Bhajans/Achyutan

Wednesday, October 249:00am Vijayadashami Puja/Navya (followed by Amma Center Community Yoga)

For more information, please call Navya 982-9801 x22 or email.