Maha Shivaratri

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This is the annual celebration of Shiva--Universal Consciousness, called Shiva Ratri. Shiva is the personification of Consciousness, a unitary concept. Therefore, the symbol is the yoni lingham, a joining of the male and female genitalia. In Tibetan Buddhism the same concept for the Kalachakra, the God and Goddess of Time, is a male and female image in conjugal embrace. Kala means time, and so does Kali/Kaali. (The current era, Kili Yuga, means dark yuga.)

The event will be a Shiva & Parvati Puja.

We will do the puja, then share prasad.

Please bring fruit and flowers to offer. Suggested donation $10.