Center For Gayatri Consciousness: A Temple of Ma Gayatri
HOUSTON: Gayatri Pariwar Houston cordially invites all the members of local community for the opening ceremonies of the “Center for Gayatri Consciousness”, a temple of Ma Gayatri. The opening ceremonies commence with a seven day Bhagvat Puran katha by Resp. Pragya Putri Rashmiben Patel from June 17, Wednesday. The Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the idols of Ma Gayatri, Lord Hanuman and Lord Ganesha will take place on June 26 and June 27 in the divine presence of Adarniya Dr. Pranav Pandyaji, the current head of All World Gayatri Pariwar.
Adarniya Dr. Pranav Pandyaji, MD (Medicine)
Director & Head All World Gayatri Pariwar Director – Brahmavarchas Research Institute Chancellor – Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya Editor – Akhand Jyoti Magazine.
Dr. Pranav Pandya is a close and direct disciple of Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya, the founder of Gayatri Pariwar. He is world renowned as a pioneer of scientific spirituality. He is a shining example of a holistic, purposeful, selfless life lived in the true Vedic spirit and is an inspiration for millions of young and talented individuals all over the world. Under his dynamic leadership, the Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya (D.S.V.V) at Haridwar, is touching new milestones and reforming the face of modern education. D.S.V.V. aims to re-establish fundamental values of Indian culture and works to bring in a cultural & spiritual renaissance in the world. He has done intense research and conducted many studies in the field of Ayurveda, scientific aspect of spirituality & meditation etc. and authored more than 50 books. Some Honors & Awards Distinguished scientist & reformer by NASA in 1996 “Hindu of the Year” 1999 award by F.I.A. (Federation of Indian Association) and F.H.A. (Federation of Hindu Association) Honor of addressing a joint session of the House of Lords and the House of Commons in London, U.K. in February 1992.
Gayatri Pariwar
Gayatri Pariwar aims to bring heaven on earth by awakening divinity in man and is inspired by the motto “Hum badlenge, yug badlega (when we transform, the world transforms)” In order to achieve this goal we are building a unique place which will be a place of worship as well as a place to learn the skills required to transform one’s personality. With this in mind, we have planned to install the idol of Ma Gayatri, the goddess of righteous intellect, Lord Hanuman, the highest ideal of devotion and Lord Ganesh, the giver of discriminatory knowledge. Along with this, we will also have space for various activities that will help the devotees in sculpting their personalities and developing themselves into what truly can be called a divine human being, because we believe that “Apna sudhaar hi sansaar ki sabse badi seva hai (reforming oneself is the biggest service to the world)”. These are some of the activities we are planning to organize at our new temple: Bal-sanskar classes for kids for ages 4-15 Workshops & Seminars for youth and working professionals Spiritual discourses, meditation & Gita classes A platform to celebrate Indian cultural festivals Gayatri Havan, Satyanarayan katha Punsavan, Naamkaran, Vidya-aarambha, Annpraashan & other sanskars