Sunday morning was replete with all the special homams that one could imagine. Yegnarathnam mama gave us a bhakthi filled and highly moving speech on the karuna aspect of the Devi and the proper method of worshipping Her as it is laid down in Sri Tripura Sthavaraja. The evening program began with the well-known Abhirami Andadi and Abhirami Pathigams in praise of Ambal by Abhirami Bhattar, a true devotee of Ambal. The concluding prayers for that session were Sri Lalitha Sahasranamam, Sri Vaibhava Ashcharya Ashtottha Stotram and The Sri Lalitha Trishathi Stotra parayanam. This was followed by the highly auspicious and rare Thithi Nithya poojai celebrating the Goddess within each Suvasini. Everyone who attended this poojai was moved and felt the palpable presence of the Goddess Herself. Each Suvasini was ascribed a naamaah from the Devi Vaibhava Ascharya Ashtothra Shatha Namavali and, she was treated as a Goddess Herself with the upachara poojas being offered after Avaahanam. The highlight of the event- the 108 Suvasini Poojai - was a rare sight to behold.

While this was going on, the Navavarna poojai was conducted by Sri Swamigal. On Saturday morning, the dayвЂ™s program started off with the recitation of the Vedas, Upanishads and Rudrabishekam, and these were followed by one round of the Devi Mahatmiyam parayanam. The highly sacred Navavarna poojai by Sri Swamigal on all the days was an added treat to all who thronged the place. Their beautiful renditions created the perfect ambiance for the Sri Lalitha Sahasranama Kumkuma Laksharchana by 108 Suvasinis. Muthuswami DikshitarвЂ™s navavarna krithis by the local artists. On Friday, the eveningвЂ™s program started off with a soulful performance of Sri. The rare presence of Sri Gnanananda Teertha Swamigal and Sri Yegnarathnam mama was a delight for all devotees, and so were the loving presence of our gurus Smt. The much anticipated Chicagoland Shatha Chandi Mahayagnam that was conducted over a three day period by disciples of Bhaskara Prakasha Ashram from Friday, June 29th to Sunday, July 1st was a bliss-filled experience for all of us.

Chandi moola mantra