Nau Graha is the worship of the nine forms of celestial energies. The great Indian yogi Paramahamsa Yogananda said, "Man is born on that day and that moment when his individual fate is in perfect mathematical harmony with the progress of the stars in heaven".

Since we are born under some form of energy, we worship the grahas to preserve all good energies and remove the bad.

Namaskar.
We invite you to attend and participate in our annual Saraswattie Puja. This worship is done to ask the blessings of the Goddess to be showered on our children as they return to school. This puja is also done for adults seeking blessings for success in their jobs and studies.

Saraswattie is the Goddess of learning, sweet voice, and purity of mind. She is the consort of the creator, which means she acts as the creative force in us all.

Date: Monday September 06th 2010.

Venue: Bhavani Shankar Mandir

Time: 9:00 am

Items required for the puja:

Saraswattie Murti.
2 Cotton balls
Red thread
Attar
Sindoor
Chandan
White Rice
Flowers
Agarbatti
Diya
Prashad – Preferrably white in colour.
Cloves
2 supaarees.
Dakshina for the Goddess
School books, pens etc.

If you cannot acquire all the items, please attend and we will help.

Hope to see you.

Pt. Hardat

additional details to follow

Our Annual Ganesh Chaturthi Boat Cruise will be held on Sept 11th 2010.
This is a 4.5 hour cruise in lake Ontario. During the course of the Cruise, Puja to Ganesh ji will be done, followed by Lunch and then a packed entertainment program.

For the Puja, you can bring along Prashad for offering.

We are providing transportation to the Toronto Port from Bhavani Shankar Mandir. The bus will leave the Mandir at 10:30 am SHARP and will pick us up from Toronto at 5:00 pm back to Brampton. Additional cost for transportation is $6.00
Cruise Tickets are $35.00, get your tickets NOW!

On Purnima, "Satyanarayan Vrat Katha" is performed. Among the kathas that are prevalent, ‘Shri Satyanarayan Vrat Katha’ is the most popular. Satyanarayana vrat is the easiest and most inexpensive way of self-purification and self-surrender at the lotus feet of Hari.

One who observes Purnima with full devotion and faith is sure to attain his heart’s desire. Our shastras state that during the ‘Kalyug,’ the fruit that one gets by hearing the ‘Satyanarayan Katha’ is enormous. The katha is dedicated to Lord Vishnu in his manifestation as Lord Satyanarayan. ‘Satya’ means truth, ‘Nar’ means a man and ‘Ayan’ means a place. Thus the place where truth resides in man is called Satyanarayan. The ‘Satyanarayan katha’ and the ‘vrat’ help us overcome vices like lust, anger, greed, attachments and ego

Nau Graha is the worship of the nine forms of celestial energies. The great Indian yogi Paramahamsa Yogananda said, "Man is born on that day and that moment when his individual fate is in perfect mathematical harmony with the progress of the stars in heaven".

Since we are born under some form of energy, we worship the grahas to preserve all good energies and remove the bad.

Please join us for Puja and Satsangh each night. On the very last night, all devotess will join together in Puja. Please bring all Puja ingredients with a Murti of Durga ma and a coconut.

Please join us for Puja and Satsangh each night. On the very last night, all devotess will join together in Puja. Please bring all Puja ingredients with a Murti of Durga ma and a coconut.

Vijay Dashmi is celebrated in remembrance of the victory of Rama over Ravana. It signifies the victory over evils. Burning of the effigy of Ravana means to get rid of the evils in a man.

On Purnima, "Satyanarayan Vrat Katha" is performed. Among the kathas that are prevalent, ‘Shri Satyanarayan Vrat Katha’ is the most popular. Satyanarayana vrat is the easiest and most inexpensive way of self-purification and self-surrender at the lotus feet of Hari.One who observes Purnima with full devotion and faith is sure to attain his heart’s desire. Our shastras state that during the ‘Kalyug,’ the fruit that one gets by hearing the ‘Satyanarayan Katha’ is enormous. The katha is dedicated to Lord Vishnu in his manifestation as Lord Satyanarayan. ‘Satya’ means truth, ‘Nar’ means a man and ‘Ayan’ means a place. Thus the place where truth resides in man is called Satyanarayan. The ‘Satyanarayan katha’ and the ‘vrat’ help us overcome vices like lust, anger, greed, attachments and ego