7th May,2011........... Shree Varda Chandika Prassanotsav Begins.......
The Shree Varada Chandika Prassanotsav is almost upon us now. Mothi Aai is coming and coming very, very soon to grace us Shraddhavans with her Majestic Dasrshan. 7th of May will mark the beginning of this Unique and Heavenly Utsav. Yes on the 7th of May our very own Param Poojya Bapu will himself initiate this Utsav for us. The following events will be performed by him between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm on 7th May.
- The first event to unfold that day will be the MANDAP POOJANAM [मंडपपूजनम], the entire area of Shree HariGuruGram will be cleansed and prepared for the advent of Mothi Aai.
Thereafter the following events shall occur.
2. Bapu will also pefrform the first Rajopchar Poojan of this Utsav. The Rajopchar Poojan is a real spectacle, a Royal way of doing the poojan of our very own Aadimata Chandika.
3. The same day Bapu will also perform the Abhishek on the Paduakas of Shree Narsimha Saraswati. These Padukas which are placed in Bapu’s House shall be brought to Shree HariGuruGram specifically for this purpose.
4. The Sthapana of the three Grand Roopas of our Aadimata shall then occur on the Main stage. The AkhilaKameshwari Roopa of Aai Mahishasurmardini, shall be placed in the centre with the Kalniyantri Roopa of Maha-Kali on her left and the Aarogya Bhavani Roopa of Maha-Saraswati on her right.
5. Now that the sthapana of the Aadimata in done, the sthapana of her Beloved son the Paramatma in the form of the Devi-Simha shall be done right next to her.
6. Bapu has promised us that the flow of the Ganga, in the form of Udi shall remain uninterrupted till eternity and the sthapana of this very Ganga Mata moorti shall occur following which the sthapan of the Janhavi Sthanam will take place.
7. Following the sthapana of Ganga mata the sthapana of the Ganga Pataka shall occur.
8. The Sthapana of Maha-Kali Kunda wherein the Dahan [setting ablaze] of the 11 powerful Asuras known to be the cause of all pain and suffering in our life, whilst existing within our own mind and body, shall also take place on the same day.
9.The Sthapana of the Maha-Saraswati Vapi, wherein all Shraddhavans shall offer the Mangalya Dravya [Kumkum, Haldi and Abir] to our Aadimata.
10. The sthapana of the Maha-lakshmi Deep, where we will be able to offer the Sur-Snehan Dravya to our Aadimata shall take place.
11.The sthapana of the moorti of the Aadimata at the site of the Shree Durga Varada Hom shall also be done by Bapu Himself.
12.At the same site we will be having 11 Kanthakoopa Pashan arranged in a specific manner around the water body [Jalashaya] created specifically for this Shree Durga Vrada Hom.
13.The sthapana of this Jalashaya shall also be done here.
14.The sthapana of the Katraaj Sthana shall take place, This is the place where all Shraddhavans performing the Maha-Poojan and the Shatrughneshwari Poojan shall offer their poojan Dravya to the Aadimata.
15.Thereafter we will also witness the Sthapana of the Yagna-Kunda at the Shree Durga Varada Hom, wherein the Dhoopa Havan will take place, resonant with the recital of The MatruvatsalyaVindanam in the voice of our Dearest Sadguru Bapu.
16.On the main stage, besides the 3 Majestic Roopas of the Aadimata, we will also be having the sthapana of the Shree Avadhoota Kumbha. 17.Finally the event which will be the culmination of the program meant for 7th of May shall be the Shree Pitambar Peeth Kshetra Poojan. This event will mark the Culmination, err..... actually the Start of this Wonderful and unique “SHREE VARADA CHANDIKA PRASSANOTSAV.”