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SUMMARY:NAVARATRI AT SRINIVASA
DESCRIPTION:SCHEDULE\n\n\nNAVARATRI: 28 September – 01 October 2025 from 06:30pm – 10:00pm\nDUSSEHRA: 02 October 2025 from 06:00am – 9:00am\nWhere: Srinivasa\, Sible Hedingham\, Essex\, C09 3HZ \nREGISTER BELOW \nJAI MA!\n\nNavaratri is a 9-night festival celebrating Goddess Durga’s victories over the demons that represent the negative qualities that keep us from realising our true\, eternal self. The Divine Mother\, in the form of Durga Maa\, is the Remover of Miseries. She appears in 9 different forms\, each an embodiment of the qualities that one needs to advance on the spiritual path. At Srinivasa\, we will be celebrating the last 4 nights. \nDussehra celebrates the victory of good over evil that is demonstrated by Goddess Durga’s triumph over the demon Mahishasura. This auspicious day follows immediately after the Navaratri festival in the Fall\, as it is said that the Divine Mother fought with the demon for nine nights and ten days. \n\n\n\nWHAT TO EXPECT\n\nEach night we worship a different aspect of the Divine Mother with special prayers\, pujas\, and bhajans. After the yajna (holy fire ceremony) and abhishekam\, Devi will be dressed and offered an abundance of prasad.\n \n\n06:30pm – Guru Puja\n07:00pm – Gauri Ganesh\, Kala bhairav puja\, Evening prayers\, Kalash puja\n07:45pm – Yagna for Divine Mother\n08:15pm – Abhishekham\n09:00pm – Final Aarti\n09:15pm – Chants to Divine Mother\n10:00pm – Shayan Aarti\n\nFORMS OF DIVINE MOTHER  \n\nDay 6 – Sunday 28 September – Katyayani Devi (Peacock Green)\nDay 7 – Monday 29 September – Kaliratri Devi (Black)\nDay 8 – Tuesday 30 September – Devi Mahagauri (Light Colour)\nDay 9 – Wednesday 01 October – Devi Siddhidhatri (Red)\nDay 10 – Thursday 02 October – Dussehra\n\nSPONSOR NAVARATRI PUJA\nCost to cover the pujas – £36 per person. \nYou can sponsor the puja’s this Navratri at Srinivasa. Your offering and support helps us to continue to serve and spread the message of devotion to God. \nAs a sponsor you will receive \n\nYour names will be added to Puja during Sankalpa and Yagna\nYou will receive blessed Red strings\nYou will receive blessed holy rose water offered during abhshiek\nYou will receive Kumkum offered to Divine Mother\n\nDID YOU KNOW?\nThe spring and fall are seasons of transition; they are ideal times to restore balance\, both physically and spiritually. Ancient yogis chose this time to focus on their sadhana and to fast in order to cleanse the physical body in preparation for the food changes of the new season. Navaratri is a time when we do both in the company of sangha\, our spiritual community. Fall Navaratri is connected to Devi\, the feminine aspect of the Divine. This festival concludes with Dussehra\, the victory day when Durga Maa’s triumph over the demon Mahishasura is celebrated.
URL:https://bhaktimarga.co.uk/event/navaratri-at-srinivasa/2025-10-02/
LOCATION:Srinivasa\, Srinivasa\, Alderford St\, Halstead\, CO9 3HZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Rituals,Srinivasa - UK
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