Shri Gurubhyo Namaha, Sri Maatre Namaha!
With the Grace of our Guru Maṇḍalam and the ācāryās, the SF Bay Area’s 2022 śatacaṇḍī mahotsavam by Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram disciples will be performed on August 6th and 7th.
The preliminary pujas for the śatacaṇḍī mahotsavam will be performed on Saturday, August 6 at 3PM and on Sunday August 7, 2022 we will start at 6:45 AM with upaniṣad pārāyaṇam followed by mahā gaṇapati, navagraha, rāśi, dikpālaka, navākśarī mūla mantra homams and śrī caṇḍī hōmam. Details are given in the flyer below. Kindly register at https://bit.ly/satachandi2022 if you are planning to attend.
We are pleased to invite you to two unique pioneering events during the mahotsavam.
1. Saundaryā : Saundaryā will be a first of its kind Śata Suvāsinī Pūja invoking the Divine Mother Śrī Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī in 100 suvāsinīs — corresponding to each verse in Śrī Śankara Bhagavatpādā’s Śrī Saundarya Lahari. These 100 majestic Śikhariṇī verses will be sung in 10 beautiful rāgās as set forth by the sampradāya of our kulā’s Śrī Lalitā Sahasranāmam rendition. The event will be held around a life size Śrī Yantrā that will be specially consecrated for the occasions. Saundaryā will be held on Saturday, August 6th at 6PM.
2. Mānava sevā: Service to mankind is service to the Almighty. With the abundant Grace of Ambā and the guidance of the Gurus, Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram aims to serve the greater Bay Area during the SF Bay Area’s 2022 śatacaṇḍī mahotsavam this year. We plan to reach out to disadvantaged communities in the Bay Area through two avenues:
A. School Kits & Care Packages
Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram will be sponsoring back-to-school kits for approximately 150 children from underprivileged families in Bay Area.
The first set of charitable donations comprising of 100 backpacks and school supplies, will be donated to schools in rural Bay Area school districts. In addition, 45 back-to-school care packages will be donated to the children of families residing in Family Supportive Housing (FSH) shelter in San Jose. The FSH shelter provides temporary housing and targeted support to single-parent and two-parent families experiencing homelessness.
All supplies will be placed and blessed at the lotus feet of Goddess Caṇḍikā Mahālakśmī prior to distribution.
B. Food Service
Additionally, Bhaskara Prakasha volunteers will be cooking and serving lunch meals at the FSH facility once a month as a sustained sevā all through the year.
This two-pronged sevā is the first of its kind seva by BPA outside India and we invoke the abundant Grace of Goddess Caṇḍikā Mahālakśmī and Guru Maṇḍalam in order that the sevā efforts enjoy continued support from all.
The charitable donations and supplies will be blessed by the Gurus on August 7th towards the conclusion of the śatacaṇḍī mahotsavam.
If you would like to donate for any of the above, kindly visit our donation page.
Please join us on both days for this unique celebration which invokes and worships the Supreme Goddess in all Humanity.