New Year's Eve & Durga Puja with Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya
New Year's Eve & Durga Puja with Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya
Dec 31, 2019 4:00pm to Jan 1, 2020 1:30am (ended)
A Durga Puja is performed for the elimination of all suffering through the grace of the Divine Mother and to get rid of negative tendencies. Join us for a special New Year's Eve Durga puja performed by Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya for an auspicious start to 2020.
When: Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Place: MA Center Chicago Satsang Hall
Sponsorship: $65/person - pre-registration is requested.
The deadline to register through PayPal is at 10:00 pm CT, Monday, December 30, 2019.
Click here to register through PayPal. Please note that you do not need to have a PayPal account in order to register via PayPal.
You may also register by mailing a check. Make check payable to: MA CENTER, with "Durga Puja 2019" in the memo, and mail it to:
MA Center Chicago, 41W501 Keslinger Road, Elburn, IL 60119-9454
Please include your birth star information when you register. Still have questions? Email macc.puja@macenters.org
ABOUT PUJA
Puja is ritualistic worship of the Divine performed to keep us in harmony with cosmic forces, thereby removing and overcoming the sorrows of life and bringing spiritual upliftment. By doing puja, thoughts and vibrations of spiritual forces are created around us. These spiritual forces work to eliminate the negative influences in our life and help surround us with positive energy which can bring us peace of mind, material prosperity, and enable us to more clearly touch the Divine, our true nature.
After the Durga puja, ring in the new year with your Amma community at MA Center Chicago. Join us from 4:00 pm to midnight on Dec. 31st for our New Year's festivities with Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya. Here's the schedule for our New Year's Eve Satsang:
4:00-6:00 pm - Durga Puja (pre-registration required; see above)
6:00-7:00 pm - Archana
7:00-7:45 pm - Special New Year's Eve Satsang by Swamiji
7:45-8:15 pm - Bhajans w/Swamiji
8:15-8:45 pm - Arati, Meditation and Prasadam
8:45-9:30 pm - Dinner
9:30–10:30 pm - Lalita Sahasranāmam
10:30-10:45 pm - Mahishāsuramardini Stotram
10:45-10:55 pm - Tea Break
10:55-11:55 pm - Bhajans w/Swamiji
11:55-12:05 pm - Chanting of Lokha Samasta
12:05-12:10 pm - Final Bhajan by Swamiji
12:10-12:15 pm - Meditation
12:15-12:20 pm - Final Prayers
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5:00pm - 8:00pm
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2:30pm - 4:00pm
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2:30pm - 4:00pm
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5:00pm - 8:00pm
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2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Our daily spiritual practices include:
WHITE FLOWER MEDITATION
Daily* at 6:00 pm
Amma requests everyone to regularly practice this meditation once or twice a day for the benefit of the entire world. Join us every evening (except Satsang days, which are generally every Saturday) for Amma's White Flower Meditation via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85858112151?pwd=SVllVHVZS1BIU050Uy8xRHpqcUZpQT09
Meeting ID: 858 5811 2151
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The White Flower meditation at 6 pm CT is preceded by a 10-minute silent Ma Om meditation, so please feel free to join the Zoom early (at 5:50 pm CT) to participate.
EVENING BHAJANS
Daily* at 6:30 pm (in-person only)
- Guru Stotram Chanting
- Bhajans (devotional singing)
- Closing prayers and Arati