International Shri Ganesha Puja 2023 in Cabella Ligure
Dear Family
Jai Shri Mataji!
The world invitation to the international Shri Ganesha Puja was sent out on Monday as shared below for the following events:
- Shri Ganesha Puja – Sat 16th Sept
- World Festival – 9th to 15th Sept
- Sahaja Marriages – Sun 17th Sept
Invitation Card
Invitation Video
As Australia is one of the main hosting countries, we would like to bring to your attention the following items to help with the preparations for this auspicious occasion.
The Website
https://shriganeshapuja.org/2023/
The website is your go to for all things related to the Puja Week, i.e. to register for the World Festival, The Puja, Transportation to/from Cabella and to live stream all the evening programs, marriage announcements, Shri Ganesha Puja and the Sahaja Marriages
Australian Yogis going to Cabella
For those going to Cabella, please join the WhatsApp group via the following link:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/CGFtXBfwVaGIPhVdG7OcDx
This will be our way of keeping in touch with you during the time we are there and to assist us all in working together to make this a joyous event.
Puja Gift to Attendees
There will be one Puja gift from all the hosting countries, a mini wooden travel altar with an Altar cloth. To make it extra special, Yoginis from all the hosting countries are making/sewing the altar cloth.
Please contact your State Councillors if you would like to help with making these lovely gifts.
Gifts for the Lakshmi Basket
If you have an inspiration or desire to make something to offer with the Lakshmi basket, handmade items can be passed onto yogis travelling to Cabella to take with them to be included in the Lakshmi baskets. This is preferred to purchasing skincare, makeup etc.
Please contact your State Councillors if you would like to make a handmade contribution.
Australian Collective Gift offering
A collective monetary offering will also be made towards the Annapurna Project (Kitchen upgrade) in Cabella. This is also another aspect of the Lakshmi quality and this donation will be offered during the puja with the Lakshmi Baskets from all the hosting countries.
Yogis are requested to offer their donations toward the collective gift directly into the bank account below (a private account is used as Life Eternal Trust cannot currently make overseas donations):
- B Johnson and R Berry
- BSB: 062692
- Account number: 36459549
- Reference: Annapurna Project
Team Registration
For everyone going to Cabella, please fill out the form below via the following link to volunteer your time and attention to help, so that this auspicious occasion can run joyfully and serenely for all.
https://forms.gle/8vbfud8irGDdd32w9
The above form is not the official puja registration, it is to help out beforehand and during the week. You will be added to a WhatsApp group to assist with the organising on one of the teams from the form.
We look forward to seeing you all in Cabella and working together to make this a truly joyous and wonderful experience for all our brothers and sisters around the world.
Jai Shri Mataji!
“Mother and Child” – Painting by Graham Brown, Sydney
“So this is the most important deity we have. Though it’s a very simple deity, the Mooladhara chakra is very, very complicated. It’s one of the most complicated chakras, I think, because it has many waves, it has many compartments, we can say, which all the time are vibrating and oscillating. So to steady down these, you should try to be absolutely dedicated to Shri Ganesha.”
Shri Mataji – Shri Ganesha Puja. “We must respect the Mother Earth”, Cabella Ligure (Italy), 25 September 1999.