Events
CHAITRI NAVARATRI & RAM NAVAMI
9th April - 17th April 2024
प्रथमं शैलपुत्री च द्वितीयं ब्रह्मचारिणी।तृतीयं चन्द्रघंटेति कूष्माण्डेति चतुर्थकम् ।। पंचमं स्क्न्दमातेति षष्ठं कात्यायनीति च ।सप्तमं कालरात्रीति महागौरीति चाष्टमम् ।। नवमं सिद्धिदात्री च नवदुर्गाः प्रकीर्तिताः ।।
Chaitra Navratri also known as the Vasanta Navratri is a pious festival that is celebrated by Hindus across the world. It is celebrated during the shukla paksha of Chaitra masa in the month of 'Chaitra', the first month in the Hindu calendar which generally falls between March-April in the English calendar, hence the name 'Chaitra'.
It is a grand nine days festival celebrated with great enthusiasm in India. Devotees of Goddess Durga and Lord Rama observe fasts and pray to the gods for nine days to bless them with prosperity and happiness. During the nine-day celebrations, people pray to the nine avatars of Goddess Shakti, and on the last day, observe Ram Navami - celebrating Lord Rama's birth. This Navratri is exuberantly celebrated makes the colourful spring season all the more fascinating and divine.
ॐ दाशरथये विद्महे, सीतावल्लभाय धीमहि, तन्नो राम प्रचोदयात्॥
SHREE HANUMAN JANMOTSAV
23rd April 2024
ॐ आञ्जनेयाय विद्महे वायुपुत्राय धीमहि। तन्नो हनुमत् प्रचोदयात्॥
“Om Anjaneyaya Vidmahe Vayuputraya Dhimahi। Tanno Hanumat Prachodayat॥”
Slough Hindu Mandir would like to invite you all for Shree Hanuman Janmotsav on 23rd April 2024
Shree Hanuman Janmotsav is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Hanuman who is an incarnation of Lord Shiva and a disciple of Lord Rama. It is an important festival for us and we should celebrate it with great enthusiasm. please join us on this ausipicious day and chant Shree Hanuman Chalisa.
HOLI
March, 25 2024
Holi is a Hindu festival that has been celebrated since ancient times. The Holi Festival is celebrated as a way to welcome in spring, and also is seen as a new beginning where people can release all their inhibitions and start fresh. It is said that during the Holi Festival, the gods turn a blind eye, and it’s one of the few times extremely devout Hindus allow themselves to let loose. They open up and enjoy each other’s company, take time to dance and party, and throw their cultural norms to the side. On the first day of the festival, a bonfire is lit to symbolically burn away all the bad and give way to a colorful and vibrant new future.
At the Holi Festival, participants throw powder dye into the air, covering all in attendance with vibrant colors. In a religious sense, the colors are rich with symbolism and have multiple meanings: they can mean a vibrant new life and even represent sin in a way. For some, washing off the dye at the end of the day can mean new commitment to live well, as cleansing oneself of evils and demons.