Today I performed a Homa which is a fire ritual to the Divine and the Goddess of Prosperity and New Beginnings, Lakshmi. It was very cool. I had a sri murthi, which is a small card with Sri Amma Bhagawan's picture and offered water 3 times. Then offered flower petals and lit incense. The incense gets circled 3 times around the sri murthi, like an Aarti. Then I offered rice kernals and cooked rice cereal. Next I built my fire with wood and lit it with dried r...

Today I performed a Homa which is a fire ritual to the Divine and the Goddess of Prosperity and New Beginnings, Lakshmi. It was very cool. I had a sri murthi, which is a small card with Sri Amma Bhagawan's picture and offered water 3 times. Then offered flower petals and lit incense. The incense gets circled 3 times around the sri murthi, like an Aarti. Then I offered rice kernals and cooked rice cereal. Next I built my fire with wood and lit it with dried r...