{"id":13,"date":"2009-10-31T09:44:27","date_gmt":"2009-10-31T04:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amma.org.in\/pune\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2010-12-09T23:41:26","modified_gmt":"2010-12-09T18:11:26","slug":"brahmasthanam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.amma.org.in\/pune\/brahmasthanam","title":{"rendered":"Brahmasthanam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Uniqueness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amma has ushered in a new epoch in temple worship through her <em>Brahmasthan <\/em>temples. These temples have been consecrated by Amma Herself at various places in India and abroad. One of these temples is in Pune.<\/p>\n<p>These temples symbolize the one God that manifests as various deities. One monolith is installed in the Sanctum-sanctorum (<em>Garbhagrah<\/em>) and on its four sides are carved the figures of <em>Devi, Ganesh<\/em> and <em>Shivalinga <\/em>and <em>Rahu<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Concept<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a divine vision, Amma clearly saw how she could mitigate the miseries of modern man by reviving and revitalizing the age-old tradition of temple worship. The <em>Brahmasthanam <\/em>(the abode of Brahman) temple is the outcome of that divine vision. This new type of temple with a new mode of worship was created to alleviate human suffering, educate people in the true principle behind temple worship, show the unity underlying diversity and help unfold the divinity within each one of us. The worship in the <em>Brahmasthanam <\/em>temple focuses on the importance of unselfish love for God, the value of performance of worship and rituals performed by devotees themselves, the special power of congregational <em>yagnas <\/em>(collective worship), and the performance of daily <em>pujas <\/em>conducted according to the injunctions of the <em>Shastras <\/em>(scriptures).<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Graha Dosh Nivaran Pooja<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Graha Dosh Nivaran Pooja<\/em>s are performed in every month in the <em>Brahmasthan <\/em>temple order to alleviate the suffering caused by malefic planetary influences.<\/p>\n<p>These <em>Poojas <\/em>are performed by the devotes themselves, under the instruction of a priest.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Mangal Pooja<\/em>: at 7 p.m. on first Friday<\/li>\n<li><em>Rahu Pooja<\/em>: at 7 p.m. on first Saturday<\/li>\n<li><em>Shani Pooja<\/em>: at 7 p.m. on second Saturday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Participants are not required to bring any <em>pooja <\/em>material. But they are required to be present for the <em>pooja.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Apart from the <em>Grah Dosh Nivaran Pooja<\/em>s, following <em>Poojas <\/em>and <em>Havans <\/em>are also conducted at the request of the devotees.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Havan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Ganapati Havan<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Maha Ganapati Havan<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Mrityunjaya Havan<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Maha Sudarshan Havan<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Sudarshan Havan<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Nava Grah Havan<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Maha Nava Grah Havan<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Til Havan<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Havan for single Graha<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ceremonies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Anna Prasham<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Vidyarambham<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Marriage<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other Poojas and Offerings<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>One Time Pooja<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>One Day Pooja <\/em>(<em>Udayastamana<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><em>Janma Nakshatra Pooja<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Vidya Pooja <\/em>&#8211; Inside Temple<\/li>\n<li><em>Vidya Pooja (Saraswati Pooja)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Mahalakshmi Pooja<\/em> &#8211; Inside Temple<\/li>\n<li><em>Mahalakshmi Pooja<\/em> -detailed<\/li>\n<li><em>Kali Pooja\/ Bhagavati Seva<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Dress for Devi<\/em> (Silk)<\/li>\n<li><em>Til Jyoti for Shani<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vahana Poojas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Heavy Vehicles<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Four Wheelers<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Two Wheelers<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kali Pooja<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Kali Pooja<\/em> is performed every month on the day of Amma\u2019s birth-star, \u2018<em>Kartika<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><em>Vaastu Shanti<\/em> and other <em>Poojas <\/em>and <em>Havans <\/em>will be performed at the houses of devotees upon special booking.<\/p>\n<p>For further details contact Math Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uniqueness Amma has ushered in a new epoch in temple worship through her Brahmasthan temples. These temples have been consecrated by Amma Herself at various places in India and abroad. One of these temples is in Pune. These temples symbolize the one God that manifests as various deities. 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