Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago invites you, along with your friends and family to

Sri Sri Durga Mahashtami Puja, Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

Morning Worship:

10:30 am: 16-item ritual worship of The Divine Mother, Chanting from The Chandi, and Talk
12:30 pm: Flower offering and prasad (lunch)

Evening Worship:

6:30 pm: Devotional Signing for The Divine Mother
7:30 pm: A brief worship, Aarti, and Talk
8:30 pm: Flower offering and prasad (dinner)

Programs at Vedanta Ashrama

Sunday Service Lectures at 11:00 am

• The Upanishads: 3^rd and 31^st August
• Special Lecture on "Vivekananda Lives with us" by Swami Bodhasarananda: 10^th August
• Special Talk on the auspicious occasion of Sri Krishna Janmashtami: 17^th August

Wednesday Classes at 7:30 pm (Online only)

• Pancham Veda: The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna: 6^th, 13^th, 20^th, and 27^th August

Evening Vesper (Aarti) at 7:00 pm

• Everyday

Every 2^nd Saturday at 7:30 pm

• Ramnam: 9^th August

Programs at Home of Harmony

Saturday “Know and Love” series Programs at 4 pm

• “The Obstacles of Meditation” - Swami Ishatmananda: 2^nd August
• "Sri Ramakrishna - The Great Prophet of Harmony" - A lecture by Swami Bodhasarananda: 9^th August
• Meditation through Music by the Musicians of Chicagoland: 16^th August
• No Program, Ganges Retreat: 23^rd August
• No Program, Labor Day Weekend: 30^th August

Sundays at 11 am at Home of Harmony

• Yoga Class (except on 24^th and 31^st August) (Email here: yogameditationhoh@gmail.com)

Swami Ishatmananda's Program Outside of the Center

First Friday at 7:00 pm at Naperville Public Library (95th Street), IL

• Ramayana: The Saga of an Eternal Personality: 1^st August

First Saturday at 11:00 am at Vivekananda Spiritual Center of the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, IL

• Fragrance of Vedanta: Practical Messages of the Bhagavad Gita Lecture Series: 2^nd August

First Saturday at 6:30 pm at Bengali Association of Greater Chicago, IL

• Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita (Bengali): 2^nd August

Other Programs

• "Mad Guru Sri Jagad Guru" organized by Vedanta Society, Ottawa, ON: 29^th August at 7:00 pm
• "Now Become God" organized by Vedanta Society, Ottawa, ON: 30^th August at 5:30 pm