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  1. DeviChaaya

    Festivals/Rituals celebrated twice a year

    There are, technically, 4 Navaratris. Only the spring and autumn festivals are widely celebrated with the autumn festival being the biggest.
  2. DeviChaaya

    Which gods do you perform Puja for?

    Nightly, very short, aarti to Ganesh, Shiva and Durga Ma. I'm studying so I ask Ganesh to remove the obstacles in my path and help me as I start on this new journey. Shiva because... well, He just deserves it. And Ma because, like Shiva, She deserves it. Shiva brought me to Sanatan Dharma and Ma...
  3. DeviChaaya

    Shaktism

    Chandi Path and Devi Gita are pretty good. There's loads of translations as well, I think I have two or three separate Chandi Path books? I've definitely got one from the Ramakrishna Mission and a more academic text I was recommended for chanting. The Gospel of Shri Ramakrishna details the...
  4. DeviChaaya

    Jay Lakhani passes away

    Oh ****. I have been following his youtube channel for a few years. He was always a beautiful voice of reason and devotion.
  5. DeviChaaya

    Madurai Meenakshi documentary

    Namaste! Thank you, Vinayaka, I have been watching the video and getting shivers at the majesty. It's definitely on my list for when I go to India.
  6. DeviChaaya

    "Masks" of the Divine

    You're right, I got them back to front. Nonetheless one is a mask that can be perceived and comprehended, the other is much harder to comprehend.
  7. DeviChaaya

    "Masks" of the Divine

    Nirguna Brahman is the mask that Saguna Brahman wears. Ma is both and wears different masks for different occasions.
  8. DeviChaaya

    Swami Nithiananda on run after abduction/torture and rape accusations.

    Sorting the wheat from chaff is difficult for most people. They don't understand that discrimination is key and - especially amongst white converts - think that they must listen to every single word their 'guru' says and not challenge it. They forget that gurus are just people, more or less...
  9. DeviChaaya

    who is dhumavati ???

    So, an answer from a Devi Bhakti with a keen interest in Dhumavati (whenever I hear about Her I perk up). Dhumavati is the 'widow' form of Shakti. Dhumavati is Shakti after dissolution when there is no Lakshmi or Alakshmi, no Parvati or Mahadeva. She has consumed Shiva - making Her a widow -...
  10. DeviChaaya

    Misconceptions about Hinduism

    Have they looked at our scriptures? Our charity is quiet, as you say. We give and we help others we just don't crow about it at dawn.
  11. DeviChaaya

    Recommended Shiva Books

    I've found it irritating enough that I never get very far into the telling. If it's not penis this it's vagina that and while I know there is that meaning as well and that creation can quite literally be seen as birth and what not it makes me uncomfortable. I'll probably never manage to get far...
  12. DeviChaaya

    Recommended Shiva Books

    I have the Shiva Purana (I've searched, I think it's the same as the Shiva Mahapurana) from Motilal Press. The only downside of this edition is that it keeps referring to the lingam as a phallic symbol. Like... lol, no. It's not. For that reason I never get very far into reading it because...
  13. DeviChaaya

    Recommended Shiva Books

    Shri Shiva Lila is good with regards to the mythological history.
  14. DeviChaaya

    The Mahavidyas

    Well then it's a good thing I'm not married!
  15. DeviChaaya

    The Mahavidyas

    If we're talking about Mahavidyas may I tell you my favourite? (I mean, they're all my favourite, but I'm drawn to one in particular.) Dhumavati! The form of Ma as a widow. I don't know why She calls to me in this form but boy is She insistent. Unfortunately Dhumavati Ma gets a bad reputation...
  16. DeviChaaya

    When Vivekananda perfomed Kumari Puja on a Muslim girl worshipping her as the Divine Mother...

    That's it, exactly. So much has changed.
  17. DeviChaaya

    When Vivekananda perfomed Kumari Puja on a Muslim girl worshipping her as the Divine Mother...

    Replying to the original post and some of the replies. Given the context and time that this was performed it is not unusual that the father felt blessed. He was highly likely to be illiterate and if this was done with only the father, Vivekananda and his followers and the little girl there it...
  18. DeviChaaya

    Godman Asaram jailed for life

    ****ing good. Men have been using positions of power to abuse those beneath them for too long. Hypocrites, men and women who do this.
  19. DeviChaaya

    Humbly seeking guidance...

    The Matrikas are forms of Durga Ma, therefore it is Durga Ma who is the prime mover. She directs all those beneath Her and fills them with Her power and grace so that they may defeat evil. Filled with Durga Ma's power and grace they are non-different from Her and so each one is Her.
  20. DeviChaaya

    Alan Watts about Kali

    What is the video on Shakta-Advaita? I would love to watch it!
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