THE FEMININE ENERGY
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Worship it
Navaratri or Dusshera is a festival celebrated as a mark of respect to the Feminine Energy. We don't respect women because they are not the bread winners of the family. By disrespecting women, we are in effect disrespecting the Shakti or Energy in us.
The Tantra Shastra gave birth to Navaratri. When we fail to respect women, the sensitivity in us fails to blossom and that is the reason for so much terrorism these days. In West Bengal, for girls lesser than 14 years of age, kumari puja is performed; for girls greater than the age of 14, kanya puja is performed; for married women, great peethadipatis - heads of spiritual organizations - perform swasini puja themselves. Such is the respect given to women there. As we worship women, the dissatisfaction and terrorist bend in us decreases.
Paramahamsa
Sri Vidya Puja
Bangalore ashram, India
These are kattu murtis - deities that
are not ready made but built
creatively using different materials.
Young ashramites train in this
traditional art and produce these
deities on festive occasions.