SHARANYA's Kali Puja February 24, 2008

Ongoing Open Community Puja - Devi (Goddess) Worship

Our ongoing puja, or worship ceremony, is held in our sanctuary space located in San Francisco. We are dedicated in our worship to the Goddess Kali in Her myriad forms, and as She is expressed through the world's various traditions that honor the Dark Goddess, the one who holds the wisdom of the full spectrum of human beingness. Ceremony is held in the Sha'can tradition and lead by one of our Rashani (ordained priestesses). This puja infuses methods and practices from East and West in order to create a sacred space for worship and opening on the path of the bhakta, or devotee of the Divine.

What to bring... Offerings for the main altar are welcome. It is customary to bring flowers, fruit, wine, or sweets and to refrain from wearing black to our public rituals. If you wish to wear a special color for Kali, we invite you to don red, a color associated with Her power and the energy of creation. You are also invited to bring an object you would like to have blessed.

A sliding scale donation of $11-21 is suggested to cover the cost of the space, puja supplies and prasad (blessed food); however, no one is ever turned away for lack of funds, and any donation is happily accepted.

An R.S.V.P. is requested if you would like to participate. The puja begins at 5:30 p.m. No one is admitted after 5:45pm.

Call for information: (415) 505-6840, or email us at info@sharanya.org.

Official Website: http://www.sharanya.org