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मैं कल सुबह मंदिर जाऊँगा।
main kal subah mandir jāūngā
I will go to the temple tomorrow morning.
Example
Shop sign in Ahmedabad
શુદ્ધ શાકાહારી ભોજનાલય
shuddh shākāhārī bhojanālay
Pure vegetarian restaurant
ગુજરાતી થાળી ઉપલબ્ધ છે
gujarātī thāḷī upalabdh chhe
Gujarati thali available
A live conversation between two people who don't share a language. Each person taps their own mic and speaks. Abhi Akshara shows and says it in the other person's language.
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Example
કેમ છો? બધા મજામાં?
kem chho? badhā majāmā̃?
How are you? Is everyone doing well?
A warm, everyday Gujarati greeting. "Majāmā̃" literally means "in fun."
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नमस्ते! I'm your Sanskrit teacher. We can go letter by letter, take apart a shloka, or learn the meaning of what you chant at the mandir. Pick a starter above or ask me anything.
Durga Mandir
Princeton, NJ
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Today at the mandirOpen every day
Coming upFestivals and special pujas. Add any of them to your calendar.
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Every week
Before you enterCustoms differ by temple. When in doubt, follow the priest or volunteers.
Your darshan, step by step
- Ring the bell gentlyOnce, as you enter, to announce yourself and focus the mind.
- DarshanStand before the murti with folded hands. Don't touch the murti unless the priest invites you.
- PranamBow, or touch the floor with your fingertips. Avoid pointing your feet toward the deity.
- PradakshinaWalk clockwise around the shrine, keeping the deity on your right.
- Aarti and prasadPass your hands over the flame and to your eyes. Accept prasad with your right hand.
- Sit quietlyA few minutes of japa or silence before you leave.
Mantras for Durga Maa
Japa · 108 times on a mala
ॐ दुं दुर्गायै नमः
oṃ duṃ durgāyai namaḥ
Om, salutations to Durga.
Devī Māhātmya · after aarti
सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके। शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥
sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike, śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo'stu te
O auspicious one, source of all blessings, who fulfils every aim, our refuge, three-eyed Gauri, Narayani: salutations to you.
Devī Māhātmya · Navratri
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥
yā devī sarvabhūteṣu śaktirūpeṇa saṃsthitā, namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ
To the Goddess who dwells in all beings as power: salutations to her, again and again.
Aarti and bhajansFirst line shown. Follow along with the temple at aarti time.
Durga aarti · evening
जय अम्बे गौरी, मैया जय श्यामा गौरी
jay ambe gaurī, maiyā jay śyāmā gaurī
Common to most temples · closing aarti
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे
om jay jagadīś hare, svāmī jay jagadīś hare
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