Thursday 28th January

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Tuesday 26th January

Shri Mataji blesses us on the Indian Repubblic Day

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On the occasion of the Indian Republic Day, a small puja was offered to Shri Mataji. Yogis sang Vande Mataram and Ma Teri Jai Ho, while they offered flowers at the Lotus Feet of our Holy Mother.

Sir CP remembered with love the first hoisting of the Indian Flag, where he was present with Shri Mataji and their family; the active role of Mother in the fight for Independence.

The Australian collective presented flower as they celebrated Australia Day on the same day.

 
Sunday 17th January

Celebrating Makar Sankranthi

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Today collectives from around Italy came to celebrate the beginning of moving of the Sun towards the Tropic of Cancer. Yogis arrived and sat together singing bhajans in praise of the Devi.

 
Thursday 14th January

Shri Mataji blesses us on Makar Sankranthi

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On the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti, Shri Mataji blessed us by letting us perform puja.

Shri Mataji in Her form of Form of  Shri Shakumbhari Devi, as the Goddess of Vegetables and fertilization, was worshipped as the bestower of all eatables that are grown on the Mother Earth.
 
Thursday 31st December

New Year's Eve celebration

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Jai Shri Mataji

23:05 Yuva Shakti from all over the World offer their worship at the Lotus Feet of Shri Mataji. 

22:09 Pandit Bhajan Sopori concert starts.

21:57 Our Divine Mother just entered the hall.

21:44 New Year's Eve Celebrations with Shri Mataji will start soon.

 
Monday 28th December

Marriage ceremony in Rome

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Jai Shri Mataji

23:25 Marriage ceremony is over. Shri Mataji has now left the hall.

21:30 Marriage ceremony has started

19:45 Gauri Puja in the Divine presence of Shri Mataji has started

More details and the video will be available online in the next few days.

 

 

 
Saturday 26th December

Christmas Puja 2009

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Christmas Puja in the Divine presence of H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi has been performed.

More details and video will be available online in the next few days.

 
Monday 21st December

Christmas In Genova

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On Wednesday evening all the children and the staff of the Sahaja school in Cabella were invited by Shri Mataji to the Genova villa for a Christmas party.

Due to lots of traffic it was nearly eight oclock before everyone arrived at the villa and we were ready to go up to the second floor and offer Christmas wishes to Shri Mataji and Sir C.P. As soon as we had entered the house, the vibrations were flowing and we we could all feel our Mothers love.
 
Tuesday 1st December

Shri Mataji blesses us on Shri Dattatreya Jayanti

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On the occasion of Shri Dattatreya Jayanti, the children from Centrassi school offered Shri Mataji a puja. Every child bowed and put a flower at Mother's Lotus Feet. After the aarti, yogis from various countries offered gifts; a gift was made from the Romanian collective on the occasion of their National Day.
 
Monday 2nd November

Guru Nanak's Birthday celabrated in Italy in Mother's presence

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On the day of Guru Nanak's birthday all children of Cabella and Centrassi school were invited to the Castle to meet Shri Mataji. When they arrived in Palazzo Doria, everything was ready for puja and they entered in Mother's living room. The vibrations opened up like flowers in our hands and Sahasraras.
 
Saturday 31st October

Shri Mataji receives the Italian SY Council

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Today Shri Mataji received the Italian Sahaja Yoga Council. As flowers were presented, so was a letter from the collective inviting Mother and seeking Her blessings to celebrate Christmas Puja in Rome. An entire week of festivities is being planned in Rome on the occasion.

An historical event, that after 30 years, Christmas Puja will be celebrated in an European city.  Thank You, Grande Madre, for this great blessing.
 
Saturday 17th October

Diwali Puja celebrations

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The Diwali Puja celebrations were momentous for all the Sahaja Yogis present in Cabella from the 15th to the 19th of October. Here is a brief account of those lovely days, along with a small excerpt of Mother's talk from previous years on the significance of each day that was celebrated.

 
Sunday 20th September

The Nine nights of the Devi

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The first night - of silence - we were able to offer a small Puja.
It started with an invocation "Immortal, Invisible, God only wise. In light, inaccessible, hid from our eyes
Most blessed Most glorious, the ancient of Days. Almighty, victorious, Thy great Name we praise"

 

 
Friday 28th August

Daglio Camp '09

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As tradition would have it, the 14th International Sahaj Summer Youth Camp took place up in the mountains in the peaceful village of Daglio.  This year we had two camps, the boys camp ran from 19 July to 1 August (just after the Nirmal Arts Academy) and the girls camp started on 1 August and ended on 14 August (just before Shri Krishna Puja).

 
Sunday 23rd August

Ganesha Puja

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After a very eventful 5 days of music, arts, discussions and collective meditations, 2800 yogis were ready welcome Shri Mataji to the hangar for Ganesha Puja. While yogis meditated and sang bhajans, leaders of the hosting countries were in the Castle to welcome Mother to the Puja.
 
Friday 21st August

Shri Mataji with the Yuva Shakti

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Today the Yuva Shakti were invited to Palazzo Doria to sing for their Beloved Mother. More than 300 Yuva Shakti from all around the world, who were present in Cabella for the Yuva Shakti Seminar, came together to the main piazza of the castle. A beautiful Gazebo was prepared for Mother's arrival that the Yuva Shakti helped decorating with flowers.
 
Tuesday 18th August

Shri Mataji and Sir CP give € 600,000 to the World Foundation

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On Wednesday 19th August, Shri Mataji and Sir CP invited some members of the World Foundation to their apartments in Cabella and informed them of their decision to transform into a donation the € 600,000 loan made to the Foundation two years ago.

 
Sunday 16th August

Krishna Puja

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More than 2400 yogis from across the World gathered in Cabella to celebrate Krishna Puja. As the evening drew near yogis were seen singing bhajans and collectively meditating in the hangar in Cabella. Everyone was meditating while they awaited Mother's arrival.
 
Friday 14th August

Friday - Krishna Puja

 
Thursday 13th August

Mothers amazing visit to Austria

It all started with a rakhi being sent from Austria to Cabella, as the symbol of ONE WORLD, for Sri Mataji on 1st August. That very day we received news about Mother’s desire to come to Her house in Austria. The news was received with great joy and reverent prayers that nothing would change the course of Her coming to Austria.

 
Wednesday 5th August

European realisation tour

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A wave of vibrations is breezing through Europe these days: the international "Cool check" yuva shakti team is bringing joy and peace all over.

 
Tuesday 7th July

Guru Purnima

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Today we celebrated Guru Prunima in the holy presence of Shri Mataji at Palazzo Doria. Yogis from around the world came together to celebrate and venerate our Divine Mother on the occasion. The evening was going to be memorably beautiful for everyone
 
Sunday 5th July

Guru Puja

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The evening of the Puja saw more than 1300 yogis singing bhajans and collectively meditating in the hangar in Cabella. Everyone sat clamly to await Mother's arrival
 
Sunday 7th June

Adi Shakti Puja

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As the evening of the Puja arrived, the hangar was ready with a beautifully decorated stage and hundreds of yogis were anxiously waiting for the arrival of our beloved Shri Mataji. Collective meditation was initiated with screening of a very powerful old video speech of Shri Mataji that followed with a few bhajans in praise of the Adi Shakti.

 
Tuesday 2nd June

Shri Mataji blesses the Italians on their Republic Day

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Today, the 2nd of June, on the occasion of the 63rd Anniversary of the Italian Republic Day, a few representatives of the Italian Collective came to offer their pranaam at the Lotus Feet of our Holy Mother.
 
Sunday 17th May

A blissful morning with Shri Mataji

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This morning Shri Mataji expressed a desire to see some artistic items, amongst the gifts that were offered to Her in the past weeks.

 
Wednesday 13th May

More love and attention for the Children of Centrassi

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Today the staff and the 30 children of the Centrassi School were invited to Palazzo Doria to be blessed by our Divine Mother.

The children arrived in the afternoon and were taken to the living room. They stood patiently, yet eager, for their beloved Mother to receive them; and as the doors opened, each of the children entered and with all sweetness and sincerity bowed down at the Lotus Feet of Shri Mataji.

 
Sunday 10th May

Mother's Day celebrations in the Holy presence of Shri Mataji

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Today on Sunday the 10th May Yogis were blessed to celebrate Mother’s day in the Holy presence of Shri Mataji at Cabella.

 
Saturday 9th May

Buddha Purnima Puja in the presence of Shri Mataji

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Today in the evening the yogis gathered at the Castle to celebrate the holy occasion of Buddha Purnima by offering a small Puja at Her Holy Feet of Shri Mataji

Shri Mataji was in a blue silk chiffon sari and was beaming will all Her Glory and Beauty.

 
Tuesday 5th May

Puja to the Devi on the anniversary of the opening of the Sahasrara

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Today on the 5th of May, the anniversary of the opening of the Sahasrara, we had the blessing of doing Puja to Shri Mataji.

 
Sunday 3rd May

Sahasrara Puja 2009

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A short puja was offered at the Lotus Feet of Shri Mataji in the Castle in complete silence in the evening by representatives of the organising countries and was transmitted live to the hangar to the yogis sitting in deep meditation.

 
Saturday 2nd May

Sahasrara Puja - Saturday entertainment program

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The Saturday evening highlight was the presence of renowned Indian musician Pandit Bhajan Sapori. The evening commenced by the Indian musicians seeking the blessing of Shri Mataji at Palazzo Doria.
 
Friday 1st May

Sahasrara Puja - Friday entertainment program

The evening program began with welcome aarti to Shri Mataji (Nirakara form) followed by the collective meditation. The cultural event was studded with various artists which included some blues number. The pinnacle of the evening reached with the international bhajan groups stealing the show with their wonderful collective bhajans.
 
Sunday 26th April

Shri Mataji blesses us on Akshaya Tritiya

Today on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, a small puja was offered to Shri Mataji. An auspicious day in the Vedic calendar, Akshaya (signifying eternal) Tritiya is marked as a day to begin new undertakings which bring success and fortune.
 
Sunday 26th April

Shri Mataji gifts a new friend to the Children at Centrassi

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Today Shri Mataji gifted an adorable puppy to the children from Centrassi school. Before the children came, Mother took the Golden Retriever by its little paw. It was sweet to see how it fell asleep while in Shri Mataji's Hands.

 
Saturday 18th April

2009 Sakaar Puja dates blessed by Shri Mataji

Today Her Holiness Shri Mataji graciously blessed the following Sakaar Puja Schedule:

Puja                 Puja Dates             Organising countries

Sahastrar Puja   01-03 MAY ’09         Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Germany, Austria

Adi Shakti Puja  05-07 JUNE ’09         Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, France, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the Baltics

Guru Puja         03-05 JULY ’09          Bulgaria, India, Iran, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Turkey and Switzerland

Krishna Puja     14-16 AUGUST ’09     The three Americas

Ganesh Puja     21-23 AUGUST ’09     
Weddings         21-23 AUGUST ’09     Australia, Romania, Russia, New Zealand ,China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore,Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Navaratri Puja   25-27 SEPTEMBER ’09  Israel, Greece, South Africa, Cyprus, Ukraine, UK

Diwali Puja       16-18 OCTOBER ’09      France, Africa, Switzerland, Portugal

All the above mentioned Pujas will take place in Cabella Ligure.

Jai Shri Mataji

p.s. The following information is accurate as of 18 April 2009 and might be subject to change by Shri Mataji.

 
Wednesday 15th April

A memorable evening for the Children from Centrassi

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Today the children from Centrassi had the blessing of being at Shri Mataji's Lotus Feet.
It was late in the evening, when the famous Yellow bus from Centrassi pulled up in front of the Castle with 32 eager children aboard.
 
Tuesday 14th April

Shri Mataji blesses the renovators of Palazzo Doria

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Today, more than 20 sahaja yogis who had worked at renovating the Castle recently, had the blessing of being received by their Beloved Mother.
There were major renovation works at the Castle this winter. These yogis worked through the last 5 months up till the very day of Shri Mataji's arrival at Palazzo Doria.
 
Monday 13th April

Concert in the presence of Shri Mataji

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While Mother was resting in Her room in the evening, a group of yogis had gathered at the Castle to enjoy the notes of Indialucia, a fusion between flamenco and indian classical music, performed by our brothers Miguel, Avaneendra and Sandesh.

 
Monday 13th April

Easter puja in Cabella

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Shri Mataji once again, in Her infinite compassion and love, blessed the collective assembled in Albera. About 500 people had gathered in early afternoon to perform Her worship at the end of the seminar weekend.

 
Monday 13th April

Welcome home Grande Madre

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Our beloved Holy Mother Shri Mataji has arrived at Palazzo Doria, Cabella Ligure, Italy.

After landing at about 9pm Shri Mataji graciously received the flowers from the yogis who had come to welcome Her to the Land of the Soul. During the trip to Cabella She shed light and blessing through the night.

 
Saturday 11th April

Welcome again to Shri Mataji.org

Jai Shri Mataji

It is with great pleasure that we announce the arrival of Shri Mataji in the land of the Soul on the 12th of April 2009. Shri Mataji will travel to Cabella to Palazzo Doria and soon we shall bring you all events that shall take place.

 As always we will regularly update the site with Shri Mataji's stay.