Festival Archive
Sep 20
The commencement of spring and the commencement of autumn are 2 very vital junctions of climatic and solar influence, which are taken as sacred opportunities for the worship of the Divine Goddess.
During Navaratri – the divine nine nights, the supreme female cosmic power or Goddess Shakti is worshipped in her variously manifested forms as Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. Goddess Paralakshmi, the primordial Goddess of power and perfection, is reappearing on Navaratri 2011 and will bestow the ability to think in the most profound and novel way.
The dates of Navaratri are determined according to the lunar calendar and this year it begins from September 27th to Oct 5th.
Goddess Lakshmi is Goddess Radha
Paralakshmi, the ancient form of Lakshmi or Radha, exemplifies perfect love, health, wealth and wisdom. It was Paralakshmi, who became the source of existence for all other Goddesses. Even now we are witnessing much ‘cleaning up’ that needs to take place in order to establish a perfect life of beauty and happiness. This is happening both internally in the form of spiritual transformation and externally in nature.
There already have been climatic changes and an increase in severity of natural calamities such as the powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Sikkim, the major floods in Mumbai, Hurricane Irene in the United States, the Chilean earthquake and mudslides and the tsunami in Japan. Social and civil upheavals like the uprising in Egypt and the exposure of government corruption worldwide dominate the news channels.
Welcome Goddess Paralakshmi to the earth plane during her nights of Navaratri 2011.
Destroys the Demon of Poverty on Her 3 Power Nights
Goddess Lakshmi is adored as a giver of spiritual wealth, who is considered to have the power of bestowing her devotees with inexhaustible wealth. On Navaratri 2011, she will not be in her benign form but in her ferocious form to fight against Alakshmi, the demon of poverty.
When poverty takes hold, Alakshmi destroys beauty, character, etc and the entire family is subjected to hardships and ruined. Goddess Lakshmi will destroy the demon of poverty with her descent on Navaratri 2011.
Goddess Lakshmi is Goal Oriented
‘Lakshya’ means direction or target and without goals, we are aimless. ‘Alakshya’ means directionless or ignorant. There is only a thin line separating the two. Direction is the key! If you are confused then you are under the attack of Alakshmi and are not attracting wealth. Fight against Alakshmi and destroy poverty on Navaratri 2011. The 3 power nights of Goddess Lakshmi, is considered one of the most effective opportunities to get blessed with prosperity and material comforts!
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Sep 10
Navaratri – the 9 nights of goddess symbolizes the nine nights of war between Goddess Durga and Mahishasura, which commemorates the victory of good over evil. Every year during the months of September and October, we celebrate the descent of the Supreme Goddess to the Earth plane.
The various forms of Ma Durga are worshipped with great dedication and devotion on these 9 days. The 3 dominant Goddess’ categories worshipped on Navratri are Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati and they share three nights of the nine nights of the Goddesses each. The nine nights are dedicated to three aspects of the Goddess in their fierce forms with multiple hands and multiple psychic weapons.
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This year Navaratri is special because Radha, called Paralakshmi (Para means Supreme), is descending onto the earth plane to start the Golden Age. Paralakshmi, the Supreme Goddess, during Navaratri 2011 will be reclaiming her place, who has been dormant for so many yugas and now is exercising her right to get into world and transform it.
Navaratri 2011 will awaken the Earth from a slumber. This is a Fight for Light that is led now by Goddess Paralakshmi, who embodies All Divine Feminine Power. The main idea behind Navaratri is to cleanse our own evil characteristics and to understand that each of the negative human qualities exists in the form of demons, externally in the invisible sphere. The killing of the demons by the Goddesses takes place annually, which is astrologically and astronomically significant.
The 9 Nights of Fierce Fighting produce an accumulative effect as each Goddess takes her turn to fight the battle for different aspects of ultimate perfection inside and out. The battle ends in victory as the demons are slayed on the 9th night.
Goddess Durga or Ma Durga – The First 3 Nights
Goddess Durga or Ma Durga destroys all of our impurities, vices, defects and gains us purity and perfection. As per Vedic Astrology, Ma Durga is the overlord of planet Rahu and Her energy counteracts the negative influences of Rahu.
Goddess Lakshmi or Ma Lakshmi – The Middle 3 Nights
Goddess Lakshmi or Ma Lakshmi destroys the demon of poverty and grant inexhaustible wealth and abundance. As per Vedic Astrology, Goddess Lakshmi is the overlord of the planet Venus and She brings pleasures, comforts and fun into your life.
Goddess Saraswati or Ma Saraswati – The Final 3 Nights
Goddess Saraswati or Ma Saraswati destroys the demon of ignorance and grants us knowledge and divine wisdom. While Saraswati is not the overlord of any planet, Her energy is essential for discrimination, academics and to perform well in artistic pursuits.
The 10th night, or Vijaya Dasami (10th Moon) is the consolidation of the energies of fierce fighting and will be celebrated in AstroVed with an elaborate Chandi Homa that starts in the evening and ends in the morning of the next day. So join with us on Navaratri 2011 with the Goddess who pummels poverty and The Goddess who does not allow for the darkness of ignorance…
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Aug 17
Janmashtami or Gokulashtami marks the celebration of the birth of Lord Sri Krishna, who is considered as the eighth avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu. Lord Krishna was born to King Vasudev and Mata Devki in the prison of Kansa on a dark, stormy and windy night, when moon entered the house of Vrishabha in the ‘Rohini‘ nakshatra.
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Krishna Janmashtami is observed on the ashtami or the 8th day of the Krishna paksha or dark fortnight in the Tamil month of Avani on the Rohini Nakshatra and this year it falls on Aug 21st – Aug 22nd IST. This sacred festival fills everyone with the devotion of Lord Sri Krishna.
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Aug 07
Ganesh Chaturthi 2011 or Ganesha Chaturthi 2011 this year falls on September 1st. It is believed that Lord Ganesha remains on this earth plane on this particular day to bestow His presence to all his devotees. This auspicious day is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi.
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Significance of Ganesh Chaturthi
 Ganesha is worshipped on a Chaturthi (4th moon) that is the day when Ganesha’s energy becomes available to the earth plane to the fullest. Hence, on Ganesh Chaturthi you can connect with him more easily than ever. The significance of Ganesh Chaturthi lies in the way in which people attach themselves with all their devotion and faith to the care and pampering of the all-embracing Lord Ganesha.
According to Vedic Mythology, Moon and Lord Ganesha don’t get along well. The story goes to say that the Moon was proud of his beauty and insulted Lord Ganesha for his physical appearance. Lord Ganesha got furious and cursed the Moon to wane. This 4th waning moon is an appropriate day to perform pooja to Lord Ganesha as the Moon is debilitated on this day.
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Aug 06
Lord Ganesha symbolizes His importance as a guard or protector. He is considered an accessible God who is very special to humans. He is closer to humans and understands human problems than Lord Shiva, Vishnu or Brahma. He is truly the ‘God of the People’!
Legends behind the Birth of Lord Ganesha
 Parvati Devi, the consort of Lord Shiva, wanted to have a son and She created a baby boy out of dusty layers of her body and named him Ganesha. The boy followed His Mother wherever she went and guarded Her always. One day when the young Ganesha was guarding Her bathing chamber as usual, while Parvati was having bath. During this time, Lord Shiva came in with His Ganas and insisted in entering the complex. But Ganesha adamantly refused to allow him in and the angry Lord Shiva asked His Ganas to kill the boy, unaware of who He was.
But to Lord Shiva’s surprise, the boy overpowered all the Shiva ganas and the extremely infuriated Shiva cut off the boy’s head with His Trishul. When Parvathi came out, she saw the body of her beheaded son and became sad and angry. Meanwhile, Shiva understood that the boy was His son and assigned his Ganas to bring the head of any living being which they first met laying in the northern direction.
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Aug 06
Ganesh Chaturthi , the birthday of Lord Ganesh this year falls on September 1st. People worship the Astavinayakas referred to the eight embodiments of Lord Ganesh that abolished the negative powers of the evil elements that existed in this world.
The Power of Lord Ganesh is the primordial energy of whole cosmos and it gets multiplied on Ganesh Chaturthi. The belief that adds the significance of Ganesh Chathurthi is that “Lord Ganesh always comes to abolish the negative forms in every period and every age”.
Lord Ganesh is the incarnation of the collective qualities inevitable to make a human happy and successful; he is always ready to give it to anyone who asks Him for it. He bestows His blessings equally on fools as well as intellectuals.
Help Me Receive the Blessings of Lord Ganesh
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Aug 05
Vinayaka Chaturthi or Ganesha Chaturthi, the birthday of the murthy of Muladhara – Lord Ganesha, this year falls on September 1st. Lord Ganesha removes fear and He was the only deity who dared even to fight with Lord Shiva.
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Muladhara represents both the extremes of the fear factor. When it is slow, the person feels highly insecure while when it is in high speesd the person is prone to take extreme risks.
Lord Ganesha balances this Chakra. He stimulates intelligence, enhances your problem solving skills, stabilizes your emotions, removes obstacles and hand holds you to success. Muladhara represents the element Earth hence worshipping Clay Ganesha helps you to access the blessings of Lord Ganesha and to remove your Karma.
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Aug 04
Jyeshta Ekadasi is the day when the 11th waxing moon coincides on the Jyeshta Nakshatra. Jyeshta is the star ruled by Mercury and Lord Vishnu is the overlord of this planet. Lord Vishnu, the Sustainer of the Universe, the God of Wealth, manifested on the lunar day Ekadasi and He is the “Super Soul” that lives in the heart of all living entities.
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By offering your sincere devotion, you will gain Lord Vishnu’s blessings for a prosperous and happy life.
The Waxing 11th Moon falls on the same day as the Jyeshta Nakshatra, once in a year and this is the day when special Abhishekam’s are offered to Lord Vishnu with specific rituals at Thirukannamangai Temple in Tamil Nadu. In this temple, Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Vishnu share the inner sanctum. Blessings here are for a 200% life of prosperity from the Goddess of Wealth and spirituality from Lord Vishnu.
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Jul 21
Aadi Krithigai also spelled as Aadi Krithika or Adi Krithigai, is celebrated on the Krittika star day of Aadi month. Aadi is the divine month when Gods and Goddesses decide to enhance the lives of their graceful creations-we, the humans.
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Aadi Krithigai is an energizing occasion to rebuild your positive energy, which falls on July 25th this year. It is an auspicious day to worship Lord Muruga as this is His power day. Lord Muruga or Karthikeya is the second son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
Lord Muruga’s birth and numerous feats are interesting and inspiring and are elaborately described in the ‘Skanda Purana‘.
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Jul 14
Unite With the Goddess Power
Aadi Velli refers to the divine Fridays that occur during the Tamil month of Aadi which falls from July 15th to August 15th. There are totally four Fridays in the month of Aadi, all of which are sacred days to unite with the Goddess power or the divine feminine Shakti. The Goddesses of Aadi Velli bestows her blessings and divine energy to both men and women without any gender barrier. This year the Aadi Velli celebrations start from Friday, 22nd July.
Goddess Durga’s Blessings on First Friday
 Goddess Durga who is the chief deity of the First Aadi Velli which falls on July 22nd, has her abode in Patteeswaram Temple. In this temple, Goddess Durga stands with one foot ready to offer help to her ardent devotees. The divine energy generated from the prayers to Goddess on this sacred event curbs all the negativities in the lives of her devotees and presents them with well being and sustained progress.
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