Dussehra - Ravan Dahan Jai Ma Ambe!

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View this email in your browser Namaste, Look at our beautiful Mataji! We celebrate her different moods, her various Avataar and honor her motherly love on all of us. Last Satsangh, we talked about every day of Navaratri highlighting a form of the female energy.  On Day 1, She is Shaila Putri - Daughter who wanted to be born to a father that appreciated her. Color to wear is Gray.  Day 2, Brahmacharini- A girl who is a student. Color to wear is soft Blue. Day 3 is Mataji as Chandraghanta - She is a bride, she has done all the Tapasya she needs to do to marry Lord Shiva. She is his equal. Color to wear for purity is White. Day 4 is Kushmanda - Mataji is in creation mode, she gives shape to the universe by smiling and creating an egg. Color to wear for fertility is Red. Day 5 is Skandamata - She adopts  Skanda, she is in fostering mode. Color to wear is dark Blue.  Day 6 Mataji is  Katyayani - When injustice has to be corrected, Ma Parvati gets her courage using anger energies. She killed Mahishasura as this energy. Color to wear is Yellow.  On Day 7, she is Kaalaratri - She is ferocious, uncontrollable and protects who are in her shelter. Color to wear is Green. Day 8th Maha Gauri, Here Mataji is a wise woman who defeats the ignorance and worries of decision making by granting Intelligence and tenacity to fight our issues. The color, dark Green. Day 9 is Ma Siddhidatri - As a mature woman of age, she has now raised kids, been a wife and helped the community. She has created kids who contribute to the goodness of the world. She is like your grandmother who has through good behavior and example gained all Siddhis, She can now bless you the same. Color to wear is Purple.  Happy Navratri! Besides 9 forms of NavaDurga, we celebrate the different facets of goddess. 3 days of Ma Lakshmi, 3 days of Ma Saraswati and 3 days of Ma Parvati.      When : Sunday Oct 10th please follow the guidelines. Considering the weather, we will try to light up Ravana as early as possible. Hence we request punctuality. Families of Raam Parivar are expected to be in the parking lot with raincoats or please hold an umbrella over our little celebrities! These little tots are the best part of Ravan Dahan, but it is highly imperative that all parents understand that you have to adhere to some rules in order for this to be a successful and disciplined community event. We will move the event quick to make sure that the drizzle does not impend our festivities.  Timeline:  9:45 am : Be in Parking lot, park away from Ravan area. 10 :00 am - Get your pictures, get ready for Quiz! 10: 10 am - Raam Parivar begins the proceedings.  10:15 am - Ravan Dahan 10:20 am - Take pictures from very far away keeping yourselves safe. 10:30 am - All registered and present Balvihar kids get a lunch box from temple. 10:45 am - "Durga &Ten hands" children book for sale in Temple lobby.  10:50 am - Ajai Ananthan Diwali Cards for sale in lobby. 11:00 am - All Dads Please help with Ravan clean up. Drive home safe. Important :  1 : Evite invitation response is mandatory. We use that for planning. 2 : This event is strictly for Balvihar Families. Most of our kids are unvaccinated.  3 : Absolutely everyone has to keep their mask on at all times in parking lot and temple. Temple Darshan :  All parents who want to purchase the lunch box should have $2.50 in exact change, or we appreciate the change for our Temple Hundi! Durga books are $15 each. Check made out to HTS and memo - Durga Book Balvihar.    Siyavar Ramachandra ji ki Jai! Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|*