Navratri Durga Puja - Sat, Sep 27, 2025, 5:30 PM
- North Bay Hindu Center
- Aug 30
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Updated: Sep 12
As in the years past, we will be celebrating our flagship program of Durga Puja, which marks victory of goddess Maa Durga in her battle against the shape-shifting demon Mahishasura, symbolizing the triumph of Good over Evil.
Maa Durga, is revered as a symbol of power, motherhood, and protection.
Venue : Śrī Shakti Temple,
220 Stanley Street, Petaluma, CA
Date: Sat, Sep 27, 2025
Program Details:
5:30 PM Bhajans
6:00 PM KumKum Archana
7:00 PM Bathukkamma
7:30 PM Puja followed by Aarthi and Prasadham
The puja will be performed by Pandit Viswanathan Gurukal.
ALL are welcome to attend.
EXPLANATION OF WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF:
Kum Kum Archana
The kum kum archana is the process of workshipping the Goddess with kum kum, made primarily of turmeric but also containing other elements. The idea is to attract the divine power and blessings of Shakti through this ritual. In addition, kum kum is often seen as the symbolic representation of Shakti.
Bathukamma
Bathukamma is a flower-festival celebrated by the women of Telangana and some parts of Andhra Pradesh. This festival is celebrated for nine days and corresponds with Navratri and Durga Puja. In Telugu, ‘Bathukamma' means ‘Mother Goddess come Alive’. Bathukamma is a beautiful flower stack, arranged with different unique seasonal flowers most of them with medicinal values, in seven concentric layers in the shape of temple gopuram. It is usually brothers, who bring flowers to their mother and sisters to arrange bathukamma.
