Last date to apply: 04 October 2021
Programme begins: 07 October 2021
A nine-part series of virtual workshops spread over nine days useful for persons interested in –
• painting & visual art
• illustration & sculpture
• music & spoken word
• creative writing & memoirs
The night following the fortnight of remembrance of ancestors marks the beginning of a nine nights festival known as ‘Nav Ratri’ (Sanskrit: nine nights).
The nine nights of Nav-ratri celebrate and honor the nine different subtle and deep manifestations / aspects of divine-mother known as Nava Durga. Each day is celebrated in the name of nine different goddesses, all different forms of Goddess Durga. These are –
Shailaputri
Brahmacharini
Chandraghanta
Kushmanda
Skandamata
Katyayini
Kaalaratri
Maha Gauri
Siddhidhatri
The last day is for goddess Durga.
DATE & TIME
The programme is for nine days — 7th October 2021 to 15th October 2021. Daily Zoom sessions will be conducted for little more than one hour from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm IST (Indian Standard Time). If sufficient number of participants are interested then sessions can be held from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Check your local time here –
https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter
PLAN
Each day, for little more than an hour, we will meet virtually. During this time we will visit the legend of each goddess, obtain learnings, chant sacred mantra for each goddess, and have discussions.
The sessions will be recorded. If a participant joins after the start date then she can view/listen to the recordings for the previous days.
FEE
There is an application form fee of USD 10 (or Rs. 500). Participation is free for all nine days. After each session a participant will have an option to make voluntary charity donation of any (or no) amount.
Participants located outside India should pay the fee of USD 10 via the PayPal link given below and submit the application form providing the payment details.
Participants located within India should submit the application form and information on how to pay will be sent to them.
If you are yourself conducting a similar programme and seek a partnership with AZIMVTH then also please submit the form first before sending the payment.
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Creatives & Spiritualists invited!