Following is the schedule of
events that make up the
programme:
26
October 2008
Deepawali, the festival of
lights starts with Dhan
trayodashi or Dhanteras that is
an auspicious day. It is
celebrated on the 13th day of
the dark fortnight (shukla
paksha) in the Hindu month of
Kartik and falls on 26th October
this year.
08:30 AM 11:00 AM
Ganapati Pooja: This homa marks
the commencement of the event.
Lord Ganesha is Vighnaharta, the
remover of all obstacles. His
blessings and powers will be
invoked at the outset to ensure
smooth conduct of the pooja Lord
Ganesha holds a special
significance in the Deepawali
poojan also. His grace
perpetuates our endeavours and
success. This pooja will also
include Punyaha and kalasha
Sthapana.
This ceremony will be followed
by mrityunjaya japa and homa.
Mrityunjaya japa will be
essentially done for
steadfastness of mind, relief
from mental and physical pain.
The Homa is a powerful tool to
rejuvenate the mind and give it
a renewed strength to deal with
challenges of life. A strong
mind is capable of writing its
own success story.
06:30 PM 08:30 PM
Kuber Homa: Lord Kuber is the
ruler of the wealth on earth and
of the treasures that lie buried
inside the earth. He is the
giver of windfall gains, sudden
good luck, victory in games of
chance like lotteries and
success in tasks taken up for
wealth gain. He can be
propitiated through pooja and
his blessings can bring about a
complete reversal of fortunes
all bad luck and poor financial
situation can be wiped away
making way for prosperity.
The pooja includes Kuber
shodashopchara pooja, Mantra
paarayana and homa.
27
October 2008
This day is the 'Narak
Chaturdashi' called so because
Lord Krishna vanquished
Narakaasur. Devotees pray to
remove negative influences,
vanquish enemies and rid
themselves of fear of evil
spirits and beings. Worship of
Kali Ma is also done this day.
08:30 AM 11:00 AM
Navagraha Homa: This homa is to
invoke the nine planets. In this
pooja, the mantras for all the
nine planets are chanted and the
oblations are offered through
the sacred fire to invoke
blessings of the planets.
06:30 PM 08:30 PM
Rudra paarayana and
Rudra-abhisheka: This is a pooja,
where Lord Shiva is worshiped in
his Rudra form to remove all
evils, to attain desires and for
gain of prosperity and peace in
all sectors of life.
Rudra-abhisheka is believed to
be a very powerful pooja that
can wipe out negativity,
obliterate the negative karma
and bestow happiness in life. It
can help the oppressed
individuals and alleviate
hardships due to illness.
Sudarshan Homa: Lord Sudarshan
is the sacred disc of the
supreme Lord Mahavishnu. This
homa is to resolve long standing
disputes, litigation and enemy
related problems. Those
individuals facing restrictive
conditions in life, facing too
many legal wrangles and
suffering due to jealousy etc.
should participate in this homa.
28
October 2008
This day marks the festival of
lights called Deepawali and is
one of the most remarkable
occasions. It not only stands
for ushering material abundance
but also for the illumination of
the soul. Goddess Lakshmi visits
the house the devout and bestows
abundance in all known forms.
10:30 AM 12:00 Noon
Shree Sukta: The Shree Sukta is
a unique composition that is
actually the sound manifestation
of Goddess Lakshmi herself. A
participation in the
incantations or mere listening
to it with devotion and faith
can facilitate a complete change
for you, bringing much peace and
prosperity.
Nakshatra Homa: This particular homa is performed to invoke the
blessings of the constellations/
the Nakshatras.
Midnight
Ashtlakshmi Homa: Goddess Lakshmi is the consort of Lord
Mahavishnu and there are eight
main forms Adi Lakshmi (First),
Dhanya Lakshmi (abundance of
food), Dhairya Lakshmi
(patience/ courage to
persevere), Gaja Lakshmi
(elephants/ royal splendour),
Santana Lakshmi (children),
Vijaya Lakshmi (victory), Vidya
Lakshmi (education), and Dhana
Lakshmi (wealth and riches). In
this pooja, archana is done for
all the eight forms that can
help in the attainment of
sixteen different types of
wealth. The rituals performed
here, conclude the event with a
poorn ahooti a final offering.