Friday, August 8, 2025 | 5:30 - 8:30pm PDT

In honor of the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan, which falls on the full moon in the month of August, we will perform a special Mahamrityunjaya Puja & Yajna to pray for healing our relationships on all levels - physical, mental and spiritual.

Raksha Bandhan, means ‘Binding in Protection and friendship’. This ceremony falls during Shravan Mas which extends for about 6 weeks throughout North and South India. It is an especially auspicious time to visit Temples and sacred sites to offer prayers and rituals for healing, well-being and protection. It is an important day for brothers and sisters to tie a sacred thread around each other's wrist to bind themselves in a vow of protection, love and friendship. In many regions of India, it is important to do healing ceremonies during Raksha Bandhan in honor of Lord Shiva in the form of Mahamrityunjaya.

Babaji wrote, “The main purpose of this ritual is to spread universal friendship. Any person of any religion, caste or country can become your friend by tying the sacred thread on each other. In this way the great saying in the scriptures, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्) is proved – ‘The Entire World Is A Family.’”

ॐ हौं जूं स: ॐ भूर्भव: स्व:
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे
सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्
मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात्
स्व: भुव: भू: ॐ स: जूं हौं ॐ

Jai Sita Ram!!! Jai Hanuman!!! Jai Gurudev!!!

The program will begin at 5:30pm PDT and will include Puja, Yajna, and Arati, concluding by 8:30pm.