Sree Vijaya Durga Kali Temple in Burlington, MA, celebrated Sree Chhinnamasta Jogini Maa and Sree Sheetala Maa pratishta mahotsab mela with great zeal and fervor on Saturday, May 10th. Pandit Bhavani Tejasvi ji performed ancient Hindu rituals to invoke Goddess Maa Chhinnamasta and Goddess Maa Sheetala. Devotes enthusiastically participated in these timeless ancient sacred rituals, the temple atmosphere was electric with excitement and yet clam with “Shakti Yog” permeating the minds and souls of the devotees bringing peace, fulfilment and happiness to the devotees and to the universe. Pandit Tejasvi ji’s communion with the divine Maa during the ceremony lifted everyone to new heights of divine happiness.

Sree Chhinnamasta Jogini Maa is one of the ten forms of the Goddess Durga and is a symbol of self-control in various areas of Hindu tantric worship. Devi symbolizes the aspect of a life-giver from her own Yog and represents the embodiment of self-sacrifice with a maternal element for the care of her devotees. Maa Chhinnmasta Jogini Maa pratishta was immediately followed by the pratishta of Maa Sheetala, the goddess who eliminates disease using prakritik or natural elements. She is a form of goddess Katyayani, or Shakti Durga and she protects all devotees and blesses them with good health by purifying the “yogic channels” of the devotees.

Special puja will be performed to Chhinnamasta Jogini Maa at 6 pm every Tuesday. There will be special Sheetala Maa puja at 6 pm every Friday. Devotees can attend these events and receive the blessings of Maa.

That evening the temple also celebrated the 153rd birth anniversary of Nobel laureate and Great Indian poet, writer, dramatist, musician and composer Rabindranath Tagore popularly known as Gurudev.

The evening tribute included many joyous and soulful rendition of Rabindra sangeet by Smt.Swapna Ray, Rahul and group including many capable children, dances and Indian classical music on sliding guitar. The evening ended with Sujata Bhattacharya performing some of Tagore’s most acclaimed songs.

Jai Bhavani

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