2130 County Road 1000 East
Champaign, IL 61822
Email : [email protected]
Durga Navarathri Celebrates
www.champaignhindutemple.org
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is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Hindu
deity Durga. The word Navaratri means 'nine nights' in Sanskrit. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Devi are worshipped. The tenth day is commonly referred to as Vijaya-dashami or "Dussehra" (also spelled Dasara). Navaratri is an im-portant major festival and is celebrated all over India.
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ॐ सर्व मगंला मांगल्ये - शिरे् सर्ावर्व साशिके : िरण्य ेत्र्यंबके गौरी - नारायनी नमोस्र्तेु
Event Time
Lalitha Sahasranama Parayan 6:30 PM
Daily evening Pooja 7.00 PM
Naivedyam and Aarati 8:15 PM
Prasad distribution 8:45 PM
Temple Open on 15th and 22nd October (Thursdays)
Category Amt Benefits
Grand Sponsor
$301 Per day
Performs Pooja with priest at the Mandap. Will get silver coin, vastram and a composite picture of deities in a frame (on tenth day)
Sponsor for any event on one day
$21 Per day
Performs any one event morning or evening (including Abhishek, Hawan and Kumkum Archana)
Sponsor for all events
$151 All 10 days
Performs all events all the ten days (including Abhishek, Hawan and Kumkum Archana). Will get a silver coin.
Children’s Saraswati Pooja
$11 Per Family
Sankalp will be performed by priest for Saraswati special Pooja on Moola Pooja day
Flower Sponsor
$101 Will get a silver coin
Navaratri represents a celebration of the Goddess Amba, (the Power).Navaratri is celebrated Four times a year. They are Vasanta Navaratri, Ashadha Navaratri, the Sharad Navaratri, and the Paush/Magha Navaratri. In South india people set up steps and place idols on them. This is known as golu. In the evening women in neighborhood invite each other to visit their homes to view Kolu displays, they exchange gifts and sweets. This is a great opportunity for the devotees to visit temple during these days and get blessing of god Durga.
2130 County Road 1000 East
Champaign, IL 61822
Email : [email protected]
Durga Navarathri Celebrates
www.champaignhindutemple.org
Visit us @
HTCSCI
ॐ सर्व मगंला मांगल्ये - शिरे् सर्ावर्व साशिके : िरण्य ेत्र्यंबके गौरी - नारायनी नमोस्र्तेु