The nine nights of Goddess worship occur in the fall month of Ashwin starting from the first night of the waxing moon (one night after the new moon). That's Saturday the 19th to Sunday the 27th of September this year. She is worshiped in various ways. The two most popular ways being to split the nine nights among the three Mothers, Durga (Kali, Gauri), Lakshmi, and Sarasvati; or each night dedicated to one of the nine forms of Durga (Navdurgas). It is an auspicious time to read or hear of her... read more

Colonel James Smith, adopted into the Caughenewaga Iroquois Tribe after captivity by the French at Fort Duquesne (modern Pittsburgh PA), in October 1756 was at a camp with the old Caughenewaga chief, Tecaughretanego, and his young son sixty miles from the nearest village. They went a long time with out food; Tecaughretango's rheumatism prevented him from hunting, his sun was too young, and Smith was too inexperienced to hunt in the deep snow. Tecaughretango, seeing Smith growing weary spoke t... read more

Major General Smedly D. Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940), one of the most highly decorated officers of the American Military:

"I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a dece... read more

For Tamil parts of India (and Tamil communities around the world) Kanda (Skanda) Shasti Vratam is for six days starting Oct. 29 and leading to the main/final day on Nov. 3 this year.

www.murugan.org/research/senthilwerl2.htm

www.dlshq.org/discourse/nov2000.htm



Shadanana Ashtakam
(The Octet on the six faced one)

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