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SHARANYA: The MaaBatakali Cultural Mission, Inc. presents...
THE YONI PUJA
February 11, 2006, 1-3 p.m.
One Taste Urban Retreat Center
1074 Folsom St. (@ 7th St.)
San Francisco, CA
Cost: $11 advance, $15 at the door
To purchase tickets: info@sharanya.org
Come and celebrate the Western season of lovers by honoring the sacred
yoni as goddess! Reclaim women's sexuality, honor our ancestors, learn
powerful mantras for women and the goddess, and empower yourself.
At Kamakhya in Assam, the Goddess is worshipped in the form of the
yoni, the vagina, the generative female organ which embodies creation,
preservation and destruction. Kamakhya Maa is also closely associated
with Kali, the Dark Mother of India. We make a pilgrimage each summer
to celebrate Her menstruation at one of Northeast India's largest and
most important goddess festivals. This year, we seek to transform the
Valentine's message in the West through celebrating women and their
powerful cycles, and honoring the men who support this transformation.
Women and men are welcome, and mothers are encouraged to bring their
daughters (and vice versa!). Come and celebrate with us!
We will also have various items for sale. We are a non-profit
organization, and part of proceeds will go to our project in India to
translate, print and distribute 1,000 brochures in Hindi, Assamese and
English that focus on women's self-esteem, body image and feminine
hygiene relative to cultural taboos about women's bodies and
personhood. The goal is to facilitate women's and girls' empowerment
and self-esteem while providing linkages to local support systems. The
other part of proceeds will go toward establishing a public devi
mandir (goddess temple) in San Francisco to be a center for
cross-cultural goddess worship, community events and classes. We will
also have donation boxes available for those who would like to make
further contributions for either of these efforts.
Call (415) 505-6840 or email info@sharanya.org to purchase advance
tickets or to volunteer.
See www.sharanya.org/calendar for our other current events.
Jai Maa!
Erin Johansen
Program Director
SHARANYA: The Maa Batakali Cultural Mission, Inc.
"Where East meets West in Her name..."
www.sharanya.org
THE YONI PUJA
February 11, 2006, 1-3 p.m.
One Taste Urban Retreat Center
1074 Folsom St. (@ 7th St.)
San Francisco, CA
Cost: $11 advance, $15 at the door
To purchase tickets: info@sharanya.org
Come and celebrate the Western season of lovers by honoring the sacred
yoni as goddess! Reclaim women's sexuality, honor our ancestors, learn
powerful mantras for women and the goddess, and empower yourself.
At Kamakhya in Assam, the Goddess is worshipped in the form of the
yoni, the vagina, the generative female organ which embodies creation,
preservation and destruction. Kamakhya Maa is also closely associated
with Kali, the Dark Mother of India. We make a pilgrimage each summer
to celebrate Her menstruation at one of Northeast India's largest and
most important goddess festivals. This year, we seek to transform the
Valentine's message in the West through celebrating women and their
powerful cycles, and honoring the men who support this transformation.
Women and men are welcome, and mothers are encouraged to bring their
daughters (and vice versa!). Come and celebrate with us!
We will also have various items for sale. We are a non-profit
organization, and part of proceeds will go to our project in India to
translate, print and distribute 1,000 brochures in Hindi, Assamese and
English that focus on women's self-esteem, body image and feminine
hygiene relative to cultural taboos about women's bodies and
personhood. The goal is to facilitate women's and girls' empowerment
and self-esteem while providing linkages to local support systems. The
other part of proceeds will go toward establishing a public devi
mandir (goddess temple) in San Francisco to be a center for
cross-cultural goddess worship, community events and classes. We will
also have donation boxes available for those who would like to make
further contributions for either of these efforts.
Call (415) 505-6840 or email info@sharanya.org to purchase advance
tickets or to volunteer.
See www.sharanya.org/calendar for our other current events.
Jai Maa!
Erin Johansen
Program Director
SHARANYA: The Maa Batakali Cultural Mission, Inc.
"Where East meets West in Her name..."
www.sharanya.org
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