In-Person Full Moon Havan at TMC
May 1, 2026
May’s Full Moon named the “Flower” Moon.
Begins at 6:30 p.m. CT
This full moon is also know as the Buddha Full Moon or Buddha Purnima.
A celebration of the Buddha’s life falls on this day.
Join Swami Radha and Emilio Bettaglio for a special May Full Moon Havan (fire ceremony) to celebrate spring and Mother’s blessings as well as the Divine presence in all chanting the Maha Lakshmi Gayatri mantra, a full mala of the Vasudeva mantra and the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra.
It will start at 6:30 p.m. The havan will be followed with Prasad. Participants may bring something to share.
Click here for a pdf of mantras to print for your use.
The mantras in order are as follows:
“Gate, Gate…” 11 times
Gate, gate pāragate pārasaṃgate bodhi svāha
“Akhanda-mandalaakaaram” – 3 times
Akhanda-mandalaakaaram / vyaaptam yena caraacaram,
Tat-padam darshitam yena / tasmai shree-gurave na
“Maha Lakshmi Gayatri” – 21 times
Shreem
Maha Lakshmyai cha vidmahe
vishnu-patnyai cha dhimahi
tanno Lakshmi prachodayat
Shreem
“Vāsudeva Mantra” – 108 times
Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya
“Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra” – 11 times
OM tryambakaṃ yajaamahe
sugandhiṃ puṣṭi vardhanam
Urvaarukamiva bandhanaan
mṛtyor mukṣiiya maamṛtaat
“Pūrṇa-āhuti” – 1 time
pūrṇaṁ adaḥ pūrṇaṁ idaṁ / pūrṇāt pūrṇaṁ udacyate/
pūrṇasya pūrṇaṁ ādāya / pūrṇaṁ evāvaśhī ṣhyate
Om! Śhāntiḥ! Śhāntiḥ! Śhāntiḥ!
