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| Satsang Center Celebrates Gayatri Jayanti And Ganga Dashahara |
Press Release
06/22/2011
About 300 devotees gathered for this soul absorbing ceremoney of the 10th annual “Gayatri Jayanti†celebration in greater Boston area. This celebration rejoices the manifestation (pradurbhava) of Adi-Shakti Gayatri for the wellbeing of all humanity. On this day, it is believed that Gaga descended on earth from the 'Svarga-Loka', i.e. Avataran of Ganga on earth and it came to be known known as “Ganga Dasharaâ€. Millions of people take a dip in the holy Ganga-river on this occasion.
Participants performed a “Deep Yagya†as the central ceremony, which included a variety of spiritual practices to serve devotees with diverse inclinations. This form of Yagya is a contemporary version of traditional Yagya, adapted by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya (founder of Gayatri Parivar). As such “Deep Yagya†helps popularizing the philosophy of Yagya for the busy lifestyle of modern times. Devotees lighted 108 lamps to perform“Deep Yagyaâ€. Entire congregation participated in the “Gayatri Mantra Aahutisâ€. “Mahamrityunjaya Mantra Aahutis†were also offered for the devotees, whose birthday’s and wedding anniversaries fall in the current calendar month.
In the special parva-pujan sequence,
The entire celebration was lucidly interspersed with the elucidation of the philosophy behind all the Puja activities performed throughout the evening. Sanjay Saxena, rendered the commentary based on the philosophy of Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya. Yagya / Pujan ceremony was conducted and presided over by Sangeeta Saxena, a volunteer priest of Gayatri Pariwar.
Towards conclusion of the evening, all participants took vows to give up one weakness/undesirable habit in their lives and also took a vow to inculcate a new strength/good habit for the continued progress and transformation of their lives.
The event was a huge success with the active support of volunteers, who poured their heart and hard work to make this event a memorable one. The evening concluded with Aarti and Mantra Pushpanjali followed by Mahaprasad (dinner) that was sponsored by Vandana and Vivek Sharma.
Volunteers of Gayatri Parivar of Massachusetts are actively providing services to facilitate and perform much sought after family ceremonies which are integral part of Hindu tradition. Please check www.Gayatri.info for more information and upcoming events' flyers.
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