This yagya honors and celebrates the special role that the Guru plays in the development of consciousness and our progress towards enlightenment. Our Varanasi priests will perform this yagya in a special ancient temple dedicated to Shiva and Veda Vyasa - the protypical representatives of "Guru" as a force of nature.

Participation in this yagya strengthens our relationship with this universal principle of nature. If you have a personal guru, then you add to his/her strength and power. The guru is also an inner force or presence, not necessarily in human form, which guides and propels us on our inner search for Truth and Enlightenment.

You can participate in this yagya only, or in the entire series which includes the recitation of all 3 major Vedas as described below.

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July Yagya Series; Ten Days of Shiva/Saraswati Yagyas
Complete recitation of all three Vedas and
Pavamana Soma Yagya
July 14 - 24

Guru Poornima is the special time of year when the universal principle of the "guru" is closest - whether it finds expression in the form of an individual teacher, or as our own thirst for knowledge and liberation.

This month our yagyas will focus on Shiva in the form of Dakshinamurti; the first teacher who passes along knowledge and gives enlightenment, Saraswati who is the embodiment of wisdom and Veda Vyasa, the rishi who organized the Vedas; the source of knowledge.

In Kanchipuram we begin the day with two hours of Vedic recitation followed by our usual routine of pujas for Ganesha, Navagraha, Lakshmi, and lastly Shiva is honored with an extensive abishekam (ritual bathing), as is goddess Saraswati and the rishi Veda Vyasa. The day concludes with the perfomance of Rudra homam; the timeless vedic fire ritual.

In Rameshwaram, during each of the 10 days, another group of our priests will be chanting the entire text of the three major Vedas; Rig, Yajur, and Sama. Their efforts will conclude on the 24th with a big yagya to conclude the Guru Poornima series.

There are 3 ways to participate; all 10 Days of Guru Yagyas ($51 for the entire family), just the Guru Poornima puja ($11) or all 10 days plus the Pavamana Soma yagya and 30 days of daily yagyas ($108). Your choice!

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