On the third day of Navaratri we worship Chandraghanta Ma, who is also Parvati, but AFTER her marriage to Shiva, and this is marked by Shiva’s 5 day crescent moon she now wears on her forehead. […]
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Brahmacharini Ma
Mother Goddess as Yogini – Brahmacharini Ma Today on the 2nd day of the moon (bright half) during Navratri, we worship Durga Ma as the tapasvini, Brahmacharini Ma, who we also know as Uma Sati, who […]
Initiation Rites Video – Sannyas
Entering the Extraordinary World Initiation Rites Video In this initiation rites video, a Dane, Yogananda Puri, and a Swede, Savitri Puri, take the vows of sannyas and enter the Extraordinary World of Indian Sadhus during Kumbh […]
Naga Babas
They are the Naga Babas, “the naked ones”, belonging to an order founded by Dattatreya (a naked philosopher not totally unlike the Greek Diogenes) in the Treta Age (a long long time ago), and finally organized […]
The Samadhi of Kapil Puri Ji
Upstairs, in the Hall of Darshan, in the ashram of the Old Baba, Arjun Puri, a dozen frightened individuals gathered for this most terrific of yoga demonstrations. Shri Mahant Kapil Puri invoked his lineage, reciting it […]
