Skanda Shasti Homa and Puja
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After a week of powerful ceremonies for Gurudeva's Maha Samadhi Anniversary, we immediately come into Skanda Shasti and today was the final day and puja. It is always a very powerful ceremony here. Lord Muruga's shakti comes with actinic force to bless us all with renewed aspirations on the path of yoga, send His blue ray of Vel Energy to spark us onward in our spiritual sadhana for another year
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November 1st, 2011 at 10:00 pm
Jai Ganesha!
Vetri Vel Muruganaku!
Ata Ha To Hataa! (atahatohataa)
Thank you all the Monks.