Devi Navaratri - Day 3 - 15 October 2015 Truteeya - Dussera
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Devi Navaratri - Day 3 - 15 October 2015 Truteeya - Dussera
His Holiness Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji observed day long Devi Pujas on the third day of Devi Navartari festival at Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysuru. Mother goddess was worshipped as "Durgi Lakshmi".
Pujya Sri Swamiji starts for the third day's worship of Goddess Durgi Lakshmi
Pujya Sri Swamiji and entourage leave Datta temple towards Devi procession chariot
Pujya Sri Swamiji and Sri Bala Swamiji in the chariot carrying the procession image of goddess Raja Rajeswari
Ladies from villages carry Kalasha preceding the Devi procession
Devi procession in the morning
Pujya Sri Swamiji leading the Devi procession arrives in Nada Mantapa auditorium - the venue of Devi Navaratri festival
Pujya Sri Swamiji offers Puja to Kumaris (girls) aged 1 to 16
Pujya Sri Swamiji stands aside the Kumaris as the priests go around in Pradakshina
Sri Chakra Puja on day three of Devi Navaratri
Pujya Sri Swamiji performs Sri Chakra Puja
Pujya Sri Swamiji performs Durgi Lakshmi Puja on the third day of Devi Navaratri at Datta Peetham
Devi Nava Avarana Puja
Pujya Sri Swamiji in prayers looking at the main Murti of Devi Raja Rajeswari in the Mantapam
Sadgurudeva Parama Pujya Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji in deep prayers during Devi Navaratri festival
Devotees offer Deepa (light) during Navaratri Puja by His Holiness
Devotees offer Deepa Daana as Pujya Sri Swamiji performs Devi Puja on the third day of Devi Navaratri at Datta Peetham
Acclaimed Carnatic music vocalist, Vid.DV Mohana Krishna of Hyderabad offered three hour long concert during Puja. His amazing talent (in spite of being blind) was mesmerising
Pujya Sri Swamiji looks at the Seva Karta list
Pujya Sri Swamiji offered coconut rice heap as Annarchana to mother goddess Durgi Lakshmi Devi
Drug Lakshmi Homa by Pujya Sri Swamiji on the third day of Devi Navaratri at Datta Peetham
Sri Swamiji in prayers after Purnahuti of Devi Homa
The grand sight of Venkatachalapathy Yaga Shala in Nada Mantapa where Devi Homa is performed on all nine days of Devi Navaratri
Pujya Bala Swamiji offers Archana to mother goddess Durgi Lakshmi
Maha Mangalaratri in the evening culminates the Puja process of Devi Navaratri
Pujya Swamiji offers Maha Mangalaratri to goddess worshipped as "Durgi Lakshmi" on the third day of Devi Navaratri
Chamera Seva to mother goddess
Dolotsava - swinging mother goddess - the final ritual of the Navaratri Puja
The final Arati of the day by Pujya Swamiji as devotees sing "Jaya Devi Durga Jai Sheravali" Bhajan