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Press Release 11/21/2012 In it's annual tradition of Diwali-Deep-Yagya, an overflowing congregation at Dwarkmai,
held a vibrant and joyous celebration. On a Sunday evening of November
11th, 2012, over 200 devotees gathered for this soul enthralling Diwali
Deep Yagna and Sri Laxmi Puja in greater Boston suburb
of Billerica. Presiding deity of Shirdi Sai Baba overlooking the arrays
of brilliantly lit deepkas, appeared magnificently showering His
blessings on a house full of devotees. The
evening rolled out with Sri Hanuman Chaalisa and traditional bhajan
invoking Sri Sai Baba. Neeta Rathi and Sangeeta Saxena
melodiously rendered “Pragya Geets†also, which are made very popular by the Gayatri Pariwar. Master Swami Saxena, delighted the audience with his skillful and spontaneous accompaniment on tabla. Whole group performed a collective “Deep Yagna,â€
which included a variety of spiritual practices to serve devotees with
diverse inclinations. This form of Yagna is a contemporary version of
traditional Yagna, adapted by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya (founder of
Gayatri Parivar). As
such “Deep Yagna†helps popularizing the philosophy of Yagna for the
busy lifestyle of modern times. Devotees lighted 108 lamps to perform “Deep Yagnaâ€. Entire congregation participated in the “Gayatri Mantra Aahutisâ€. Sri
Sai Gayatri and Mahamrityunjaya Mantra Aahutis, were also offered.
Gathering recognized many people whose birthday’s and wedding
anniversaries fall in the current calendar month. The
entire celebration was lucidly interspersed with the elucidation of
purpose behind all the Puja activities performed throughout the
evening. Sanjay Saxena, a volunteer of Gayatri Pariwar, rendered the
commentary based on the philosophy of Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya.
Yagya / Pujan ceremony was conducted and presided over by Sangeeta
Saxena, another volunteer and priestess of Gayatri Pariwar. Shri Dwarkamai Vidyapeeth, Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Center of Spiritual Excellence,
welcomes all devotees for the grace and blessings of Sai Baba. In
addition to regular temple activities at the Center, it also hosts
lectures by Vedic scholars, health and wellness professionals,
meditation sessions, yoga and kids enrichment activities and charitable
give back to community. All World Gayatri Pariwar helps
celebrate Dharmic festivals in a collective setting for spreading the
Dharmic-awareness and awakening of the society, this Jan-jagran (जन-जागरण) is what Acharya Shriram Sharma has
envisioned as the role of temples. Acharya-ji has pioneered the revival
of spirituality through creative integration of modern science and
ancient Dharmic Traditions relevant for challenging circumstances of
modern times. According to Him, the “perversion of thoughts†is
the root cause of crisis in individual, familiy, social and world
affairs in contemporary times. The only way out of this desperate
situation is “total thought revolutionâ€, which He termed as “Vichar Krantiâ€. “Gayatri Sadhana and Yagya†are the most effective techniques or technology for pulling the humanity out of this current crisis as a prime enabler of “Vichar Krantiâ€. 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. You may also access this article through our web-site http://www.lokvani.com/ |
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