Navaratri Festival – Durga Puja 3
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 @ (PDT) 7:15 PM – 8:45 PM UTC+0
With Swami Gangananda
IN PERSON OR VIA ZOOM
Online participants will receive a Zoom link in advance of the puja.
Durga Ma is depicted riding on a lion or a tiger, indicating that She possesses unlimited power and uses it to protect virtue and destroy negativity. The lion is a symbol of our lower (animalistic) nature, such as anger, arrogance, selfishness, greed and jealousy. She has overcome them all.
She is usually shown wearing a red sari. The color red symbolizes action and prowess. She favors hibiscus flowers.
This is the third night of an extremely auspicious nine-night festival in Her honor. A puja is being celebrated each night at the Los Angeles Center: three for Durga, three for Lakshmi and three for Saraswati.
If you join online, make it the best experience possible by:
• setting up a simple altar, if you don’t already have one. Bring the energy of the Ashram to your home.
• preparing prasad for each puja you attend. Let us know if you need ideas.
• having flower petals ready to offer with us.
• emailing us a specific intention you would like included as we make the sankalpa for each puja.
• sending photos of your instruments of karma (by mail or email) in advance to be blessed at the final puja, on Vijay Dasami, October 20 at 6:00am.
Puja Schedule
DURGA
Tuesday, October 13 at 7:15pm
LAKSHMI
Wednesday, October 14 at 7:00pm
Thursday, October 15 at 7:15pm
Friday, October 16 at 7:15pm
SARASWATI
Saturday, October 17 at 5:30pm
Sunday, October 18 at 5:30pm
Monday, October 19 at 7:15pm
VIJAY DASAMI
Tuesday, October 20 at 6:00am
Donations
As a blessing for you and a support for the Los Angeles Sivananda Center, we are asking for donations:
$254 / $108 / other
If you are joining online and would like to receive offered flower petals and prasad by mail as an additional blessing, please email us at [email protected]
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