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In 1993, a beautiful Kali image brought from India was ritually awakened by Sri Haradhan Chakraborty, the late main priest of the Dakshineswar Kali temple. He named her Sri Ma Dakshineswari Kali. Devotees who had very little background in the intricacies of India’s temple puja standards gradually adopted this vastly rich devotional tradition one detail at a time—out of a simple love and desire to please Mother. This simple daily worship grew organically into present-day Kali Mandir / Ramakrishna Ashram, where devotees can pour forth their hearts’ yearning to the Great Mystery at the center of existence. For more information visit: www.kalimandir.org

Navaratri Talk on Chandi: "Ya Devi Sarva Bhuteshu..."

by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati / Navaratri at Kali Mandir

The Descent of Knowledge: Patanjali Maharishi

by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati  / Iyengar Yoga Studio in Encinitas, CA

Kali Sahashranama: Verse 11 (Names 82-87)

by Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati

Kali Sahashranama (Talk 11): "With Terrible Form"

Discourse by Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Kali Sahashranam (Thousand Names of Kali) given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram, with a discussion of names 74 through 871 from verse 11.
ghora-rūpā ghora-daṁṣṭrā ghorāghora-tarā śubhā | mahā-daṁṣṭrā mahā-māyā sudantī yuga-danturā |11|
Ghora-rūpā– She who has a terrible form
Ghora-daṁṣṭrā– She who has terrible teeth
Ghorāghora-tarā– She who is beyond both wonderful and terrible
Śubhā– She who is pure
Mahā-daṁṣṭrā– She who has great teeth
Mahā-māyā– She who is the great illusion
Sudantī– She who as wonderful teeth
Yuga-danturā– She whose teeth are the ages
 

The Hymn of the Guhyakas Part 3

By Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati / Bhagavatam Skanda 10, Ch.10, V. 34-43

The Hymn of the Guhyakas Part 2

By Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati /

The Gods' Prayer to the Mother Part 2 - Devi Gita

By Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati / Devi Gita Ch.1 / Verse 45

The Gods' Prayer to the Mother Part 1 - Devi Gita

By Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati / Devi Gita Ch.1 / Verse 15-44

Talk on Sister Nivedita

by Swami Chetanananda of St. Louis Vedanta Society