Gurudeva 2019 Mahasamadhi Final Puja

Jai Gurudeva!

Following another day of classes, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, the monks and pilgrims all gathered together in Kadavul Temple for a homa and final abhishekam to Gurudeva to conclude our 2019 festivities. Kumar Gurukkal performed the ceremony with the help from the monks and Satguru.

"The Self God is within all of this. It is beyond all bodies. It is beyond all form. It is beyond all intellect, beyond time, beyond space. That is the big realization on this planet, the thing that should be yearned for, sought for; all desires should be pointed in that direction. And then, once realized, you live out the life of the physical body and do what you can do in service to your fellow man, who is also coming along the same path that you have walked on before. All knowing also is right within you." - Gurudeva

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Lord Ganesha looks on

and Lord Murugan too

The the temple is decorated and ready for the worship to begin

Satguru arrives to the sound of conches

Many offerings are ready

Kumar Gurukkal has flown in from the mainland, as he does each year

They begin with the sankalpa. Chanting the time, location and purpose of the puja

many fresh coconuts to be offered

Wood to kindle the fire

An offering of incense

Satguru touches the kumbha at different locations corresponding to the mantras being chanted.

The mantras correspond to varying aspects of God which are to be brought forth within the kumbha, infusing it with divine energies.

And arati, which is then used to light the homa

mantras and offerings are given to the fire

It creates a potent vibration in the temple

A final offering of ghee

and pancha arati

Then the kumbha is paraded around the front of the temple flagpole

Infused with divinity throughout the homa, the kumbha will be the last offering poured over Gurudeva\

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Everyone then sits down for the final abhishekam

Gurukkal is assisted by Yogi Dayanatha

Satguru then offers the kumbha

The shrine is decorated next

Alankara Dipam

Nakshatra Dipam

Pancha arati. Jai Gurudeva!

Our thanks to Gurukkal for a wonderful puja

\"On this path, you don\

t have to be a great rishi or a highly trained yogi. You don\'t have to be a great philosopher. You don\'t have to know Sanskrit. Just love God, which is the Life of the life within everyone.\"'
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