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| Posted: 09 Mar 2013 11:32 PM PST  I began to fall in love with India and with the colourful rituals and exotic celebrations that are at the heart of Hindu and Vedic culture. After my third week in India, Guruji told us that we would be celebrating the annual festival of Maha Shivaratri, the Great Night of Shiva. Shiva is the meditative and transformational aspect of nature, and it is thought that on this night, Shiva, as pure consciousness, is more available than on any other night of the year. To gain the maximum spiritual benefit, many celebrate the festival by staying awake and aware throughout the night. Click here to read how MICHAEL FISCHMAN recounts the time he experienced a lightness of being and became Shankara, on the auspicious night of Maha Shivaratri..................       Note: Unable to see the above images? Please click on 'Display images' in your mail Art of Living Universe: Facebook | Twitter | Google Plus | YouTube | Pinterest |
| Art of Living to hold grama devata puja as part of maha shivaratri festival Posted: 09 Mar 2013 03:39 AM PST  The Art of Living is all set to celebrate maha shivaratri on March 10 at The Art of Living International Center, Udayapura in Bangalore. The highlight of the celebrations will be a confluence of over 250 grama devatas from villages in and around Bangalore.Gram devatas from places like Kunigal, Chennapatna, Bidadi, Harohalli, Kanakapura, Arasikere, Tumkur, Kolar among others will be present. Some of the participating deities from Bangalore city are Vijayanagar, Malleshwaram, NR colony, Gandhinagar, Mattikere and Jayanagar. The event is expected to attract more than 1 lakh participants. It will be followed by a Rudrabhishekham and satsang in the presence of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, said BNR Rao, media coordinator for Coastal Karnataka. "The grama devata puja and utsav which is known as 'ooru jathre' is loosing its sheen like many other socio-religious gatherings in India. Events like this will help restore the ancient traditions and bring people together." Said Prashant Kumar, an organizer from the Art of Living. Grama devata puja will commence at 7pm, he added. Source: TOI Note: Unable to see the above images? Please click on 'Display images' in your mail Art of Living Universe: Facebook | Twitter | Google Plus | YouTube | Pinterest |
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