JOIN US EVERY NIGHT FROM THU OCT 3 TO SAT OCT 12
AT THE ŚRĪ SHAKTI TEMPLE
NBHC is pleased to bring you a week-long program to celebrate Navratri at the Śrī Shakti Temple at 220 Stanley Street in Petaluma. Programming will include nightly chanting every single night and expanded programming on:
Saturday October 5
Sunday October 6
Saturday, October 12 per the details further below.
SPONSORSHIP
Please note that this is entirely a free event, but you may sponsor it.
SUMMARY
Chanting Only Evenings:
Schedule
Thu Oct 3: chanting Fri Oct 4: chanting
Sat Oct 5: 5 - 7:30 PM (Kum Kum Archana + Bathukamma - see below)
Sun Oct 6:Â 5 - 7:30 PM (Bhajans - see below)
Mon Oct 7:Â chanting
Tue Oct 8:Â chanting
Wed Oct 9:Â chanting
Thu Oct 10Â chanting
Fri Oct 11:Â chanting
Sat Oct 12: 5 - 7:30 PM (Durga Puja, Kolattam Dance, Aarti - see below)
Full details below, including an explanation of the pujas involved.
NAVRATRI EXPANDED PROGRAMMING
Prasad Signup
If you are interested in participating in the potluck prasad on Oct 5, 6 or 12 please sign up HERE.
For chanting only evenings (Oct 3-4, 7-11) you are encouraged to bring prasad and attend in-person as there is no Zoom.
Schedule (Oct 5, 6, 12)
Sat Oct 5 (Fellowship Hall - 1st floor of temple)
5:00 - 6:00 pm - chanting
6:00 - 7:00 pm - Kum Kum Archana and Bathukamma (Telangana flower festival)
7:00 pm - Prasad
Sun Oct 6 (Temple)
5:00 - 6:00 pm - chanting
6:00 - 7:00 pm - Bhajans (led by Petaluma Chanting and Santa Rosa Bhajan group)
7:00 pm - Prasad
Sat Oct 12 (Temple)
5:00 - 6:00 pm - chanting and bhajans
6:00 - 7:30 pm - Vijayadashami + Durga Puja, Kolattam Dance, Aarti
EXPLANATION OF VARIOUS PUJAS
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.
Saraswati Puja
Saraswati Puja during Navratri is popular in South Indian states such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala, among others. It can be performed for four days, three days or a single day. On a side note, Saraswati is also worshipped on Vasant Panchami (Jan / Feb) primarily in West Bengal, Orissa and North Indian states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh. Gujaratis also worship Saraswati as part of Diwali celebrations. Other regional variations exist.
Durga Puja
Durga Puja is a major Hindu festival celebrated primarily in the Indian subcontinent, especially in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh (eastern parts), Assam, and Odisha. NBHC will celebrate this with a specific puja to honor Maa Durga, who is revered as a symbol of power, motherhood, and protection. The festival commemorates Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil. It is also a time for family reunions, cultural celebrations, and community bonding.
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.
Kolattam Dance
Kolattam is a traditional folk dance from Tamil Nadu, India. It is characterized by the rhythmic beating of sticks or bamboo poles. The dancers form a circle, holding the sticks in pairs. They move in unison, performing intricate footwork and hand movements while striking the sticks together.
LOCATION
All events will be at the temple:
Śrī Shakti Temple
220 Stanley St.
Petaluma, CA 94952
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