नवरात्रि
Navratri
The Nine Nights of Divinity
🗓 Sharad Navratri · September–October
Nine nights and ten days of devotion to the Divine Mother — Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. Across India, VDS conducts grand homas and chanting through Navratri, culminating in the Shata Chandi and Maha Lakshmi homas.
The Significance
Why Navratri matters
- 01
The first three nights invoke Durga to dissolve impurities and negativity.
- 02
The next three invoke Lakshmi for abundance, devotion and grace.
- 03
The final three invoke Saraswati for knowledge and wisdom; Vijayadashami crowns the victory of light.
What VDS Conducts
Sacred offerings of Navratri
Shata Chandi Homa
The grand 100-fold Chandi homa for protection and strength.
Maha Lakshmi Homa
Invoking abundance and auspiciousness for the year ahead.
Lalitha Sahasranama
Collective chanting of the thousand names of the Mother.
Maha Sudarshana Homa
For removal of obstacles and inner clarity.
Open for Sankalpa
Navratri ceremonies
Parayanam
Lalitha Sahasranama Parayanam
Fri, 12 June · 5:30 PM
Bangalore Ashram, Bangalore, Karnataka
Homa
Durga Homa
Sun, 14 June · 7:30 AM
Bangalore Ashram, Bangalore, Karnataka
Parayanam
Lalitha Sahasranama Parayanam
Fri, 19 June · 5:30 PM
Bangalore Ashram, Bangalore, Karnataka
Homa
Durga Homa
Mon, 22 June · 7:30 AM
Bangalore Ashram, Bangalore, Karnataka
Homa
Durgashtami Specia Samoohik Durga Homa at Triveni Ashram
Mon, 22 June · 9:00 AM
Triveni Ashram, Pune, Maharashtra
Parayanam
Lalitha Sahasranamam Parayanam @ Emmar
Mon, 22 June · 6:00 PM
emaar palm drive tower k 1605 sector 66 Gurugram, Gurgaon, Delhi
Parayanam
Lalitha Sahasranama Parayanam
Fri, 26 June · 5:30 PM
Bangalore Ashram, Bangalore, Karnataka
Homa
Durga Homa
Sun, 28 June · 7:30 AM
Bangalore Ashram, Bangalore, Karnataka
Parayanam
Durga Saptashati Parayanam
Sun, 28 June · 6:30 PM
Bangalore Ashram, Bangalore, Karnataka