Celebration at Mahalakshmi Temple revives the spirit of Navratri
This year communities in and around Kharghar participated in the celebration by organising functions, donating food and money. People also showcased their talent through musical concerts, Marathi abhangs, Carnatic vocals, ballets showing different avatars of Vishnu etc
Navratri is like no other festivals in India, it lasts for nine days, and the grandiosity of it makes it the most spectacular occasion of the year. Just like cricket, Durga idols can be seen everywhere from homes, small lanes, to big temples and pandals.
One such place where you could see Durga in her most active form was Shree Mahalakshmi temple at Kharghar, where the celebration started with 'Nav Dravya Abhishek'. The authorities celebrated the third consecration day of the temple, which is made of marble and has a huge white elephant at the entrance, on October 6.
The temple's idol, Shree Mahalakshmi Devi, is considered to be 250 years old. It is said that an anonymous devotee went to Chinmaya Mission's ashram at Powai and donated the idol. "When the global head of Chinmaya Mission Swami Tejomayananda saw it he immediately thought of consecrating the idol in the temple of a newly built centre at Kharghar, Chinmaya Prerana," said sevak Banumathi Koundinya.
This is not the first temple of Chinmaya Mission, there are many temples built by Swami Chinmayananda such as Jagdeeshwara temple at Powai, dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Every year goddess Durga is welcomed by prayers, hymn and she is entertained all the nine days by various cultural programs. This year communities in and around Kharghar participated in the celebration by organising functions, donating food and money. People showcased their talent through musical concerts, marathi abhangs, carnatic vocal, ballets showing different avatars of Vishnu etc.
Dussehra was celebrated with 'abhishekam,' which started at 9am and went till the noon. The trustees inaugurated classes for bharatnatyam, dramatics and carnatic vocals. "We were keen on conducting both spiritual as well as educational programmes for the devotees," trustee of Chinmaya mission Parindra Kadakia said. Lastly, Swami Swatmananda, disciple of Swami chinmayananda, delivered an educational talk on killing of Ravana.
This year communities in and around Kharghar participated in the celebration by organising functions, donating food and money. People also showcased their talent through musical concerts, Marathi abhangs, Carnatic vocals, ballets showing different avatars of Vishnu etc
Navratri is like no other festivals in India, it lasts for nine days, and the grandiosity of it makes it the most spectacular occasion of the year. Just like cricket, Durga idols can be seen everywhere from homes, small lanes, to big temples and pandals.
One such place where you could see Durga in her most active form was Shree Mahalakshmi temple at Kharghar, where the celebration started with 'Nav Dravya Abhishek'. The authorities celebrated the third consecration day of the temple, which is made of marble and has a huge white elephant at the entrance, on October 6.
The temple's idol, Shree Mahalakshmi Devi, is considered to be 250 years old. It is said that an anonymous devotee went to Chinmaya Mission's ashram at Powai and donated the idol. "When the global head of Chinmaya Mission Swami Tejomayananda saw it he immediately thought of consecrating the idol in the temple of a newly built centre at Kharghar, Chinmaya Prerana," said sevak Banumathi Koundinya.
This is not the first temple of Chinmaya Mission, there are many temples built by Swami Chinmayananda such as Jagdeeshwara temple at Powai, dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Every year goddess Durga is welcomed by prayers, hymn and she is entertained all the nine days by various cultural programs. This year communities in and around Kharghar participated in the celebration by organising functions, donating food and money. People showcased their talent through musical concerts, marathi abhangs, carnatic vocal, ballets showing different avatars of Vishnu etc.
Dussehra was celebrated with 'abhishekam,' which started at 9am and went till the noon. The trustees inaugurated classes for bharatnatyam, dramatics and carnatic vocals. "We were keen on conducting both spiritual as well as educational programmes for the devotees," trustee of Chinmaya mission Parindra Kadakia said. Lastly, Swami Swatmananda, disciple of Swami chinmayananda, delivered an educational talk on killing of Ravana.
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