Vasant-Navaratri Celebrations
in Omkarananda-Shanta-Durga Mandir,
from 2nd April to 11th April 2022

Vasant Navaratri, the Festival Days for Divine Mother Durga Devi, in the spring season, started on 2nd April 2022. For this holy event the Priests of Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas had decorated a nice Altar in the Yajnashala of Omkarananda-Shanta-Durga Mandir.

Every morning special Recitations and Pujas were conducted by the Priests in this sacred place. Here one can see Shri Swami Satchidananda Saraswati, Treasurer Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, joining the Pujas with Arati.

Another Arati is performed by Shri Swami Satchidananda for the Divine Mother.

After that, the Arati Stand was placed carefully between the Hawana Kunda and the photo of Sadgurudev Shri Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati.

Pushpanjali for Omkarananda-Shanta-Durga Devi by Shri Swami Satchidananda.

Mahant Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, President Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, also took actively part in the Navaratri Celebrations in Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas.

Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda offers Arati to Sadgurudev Shri Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati and to Durga Maa.

Here one can see the sweetly smiling, peaceful and blessing Utsava Murti of Shri Omkarananda-Shanta-Durga Devi, on the concluding day of Vasant-Navaratri, Vijaya-Dashami, 11th April 2022. The seeds of Jau (barley), which had been sown into two earthen vessels, filled with holy Ganges sand, and put at the feet of the Divine Mother, at the beginning of Navaratri, have grown now into a beautiful, soft, green grass.

Priests of Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, under the guidance of Chief-Priest Shri Suresh Panditji, performed a very powerful Yajna on Vijaya-Dashami.

Mahant Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati and Kumari Somashekhari also joined this powerful Yajna and - along with Mantra-Repetition - offered different wonderful herbs, dry fruits, lotus seeds, sugarcane-pieces and other precious ingredients into Agni-Devata, for the Divine Mother.

After Purnahuti Kumari Somashekhari did some Puja with the auspicious Jau grass, which had grown at the feet of the Divine Mother during Navaratri, and then she cut it for distribution as Prasadam and Navaratri Blessings.

Shri Mukesh Panditji gives the Navaratri Blessings of Shri Omkarananda-Shanta-Durga Devi to the three direct Sannyasi Disciples of Sadgurudev Shri Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati. From left to right: Shri Swami Satchidananda, Treasurer Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, Mahant Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, President Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas and Kumari Somashekhari, General Secretary Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas and Bharatanatyam Dancer.