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Archive for January, 2008
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Final aarti
Since we were making the offerings to Ganga, it seemed reasonable that we could retreat a ways up the steps to take some cover because that was going to be the only way that we could get the camphor . So our final aarti took place in the rain and it resulted in one of [...] -
And the rain arrives…
Once you start a yagya it has to be completed no matter what. Rain? Looks like we’re gonna get wet, and when it rains in India it doesn’t drizzle, it really rains! So first they held up a cloth and that helped a bit so we could finish the offerings into the yagya fire. But [...] -
Ganga Yagya cont’d
After the initial pujas, we began the homam or fire yagya. Although we were performing it on a small scale, it is the real source of the power that yagyas have, thus it is important to do even if the rain clouds were on the horizon as seen below. One other note…in the Gita it [...] -
Happy New Year!
This is Ganesha at the Malibu Hindu Temple on New Year’s Eve. May he remove all obstacles from your life during the coming year.