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“Chaitra (Spring) Navaratri 2026”
Thursday, March 19 to Friday, March 27, 2026
Thursday, March 19, 2026
The Havan on the first evening of Navaratri will begin
at 5:oo p.m. in the back porch at TMC followed by prasad.
In person only.
She who protects from and defends against negative forces; She who provides, shelters, and is the force of fertility; She who is the muse of inspiration and intuitive wisdom; She is Mother Divine, the force that creates the universe. She is one of the core divine forces celebrated and invoked in our tradition.
You are invited to join Swami Radha Bharati and Emilio Bettaglio in a ceremony celebrating the start of spring Navaratri, the celebration of ten nights of Mother Divine. This auspicious period of ten nights begins on the no-moon-night of Thursday, March 19, 2026 and will continue every evening until Friday, March 27, 2026.
The havan and prasad will be followed by Dr. Stephen (Stoma) Parker’s guided meditation and Thursday Satsang talk beginning at 7:00 p.m.
The primary mantra of the havan will be the “sarva mangala” mantra.
Read here the “Sarva Mangala” mantra.
The mantras in order will be:
Ganesha Mantra x 11
OM Gaṁ Gaṇapataye Namaḥ
Bhagavate Vasudeva x 21
OM namo bhagavate vāsudevāya
Sarva Mangala x 108
sarva maṅgala maṅgalye śhive sarvārtha sādhike
śharaṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṅi namo’stu te
Purna Ahuti x 1
pūrṇaṁ adaḥ pūrṇaṁ idaṁ
pūrṇāt pūrṇaṁ udacyate
pūrṇasya pūrṇaṁ ādāya
pūrṇaṁ evāvaśhī ṣhyate
Om! Śhāntiḥ! Śhāntiḥ! Śhāntiḥ!
