RUKMINI PANDURANGA
TEMPLE OPENING
with Paramahamsa Vishwananda
Join us for this once-in-a-lifetime, joyful celebration of Divine Love & Bliss: the opening of the Rukmini Panduranga Temple in Long Beach, CA!
Event is Free | All are Welcome
WHEN: Saturday, February 10, 2024
All day celebration – time TBA
WHERE: Long Beach, California
(Address given upon registration)
RUKMINI PANDURANGA
TEMPLE OPENING
with Paramahamsa Vishwananda
Join us for this once-in-a-lifetime, joyful celebration of Divine Love & Bliss: the opening of the Rukmini Panduranga Temple in Long Beach, CA!
Event is Free | All are Welcome
WHEN: Saturday, February 10, 2024
All day celebration – time TBA
WHERE: Long Beach, California
(Address given upon registration)
“Ashrams, temples, are places of reminder. Where we are reminded to connect to our higher self. To connect to that Divinity, which is not just outside, but inside. It’s an inner journey.”
– Paramahamsa Vishwananda
ABOUT THE TEMPLE OPENING
Join us for a celebration unlike any other as we unveil a new sacred sanctuary of love and devotion – the Rukmini Panduranga Temple, nestled in the heart of Long Beach, California!
This special event will be led by world renowned spiritual teacher and Satguru, Paramahamsa Vishwananda, who is revolutionizing the path of bhakti (devotion) for the modern world.
Enjoy ecstatic live devotional kirtan music, beautiful Vedic rituals, yagna, inspiring spiritual talks, delicious food, and countless blessings at this rare celebration of Divine Love!
LIVE DEVOTIONAL MUSIC
Enjoy non-stop amazing escatic kirtan that will open your heart to joy and love!
DELICIOUS BLESSED FOOD
Enjoy indian-inspired vegan and vegetarian food & yummy prasad!
BEAUTIFUL VEDIC RITUAL
Experience the power of Vedic ritual to connect & awaken the Divine within!
REGISTRATION
Your presence is invited to this special celebration!
Limited spaces will be available, so please save your spot asap.
Time, schedule of events, address, and parking details will be sent to registrants closer to the event.
Registration is free, donations accepted.
IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ENLIGHTENED SPIRITUAL MASTER
The temple opening is a rare opportunity to meet fully enlightened spiritual Master, Paramahamsa Vishwananda! Don’t miss the chance to receive a personal blessing, called Darshan, from Him on February 11th!
WHO IS PARAMAHAMSA VISHWANANDA?
Paramahamsa Vishwananda is a revolutionary Satguru of our time. Beautifully unifying the devotional traditions of India, He goes beyond dogma to religion’s real purpose: knowledge of who we truly are and our relationship to the Divine within.
He is celebrated for his unifying approach that transcends divisions, offering a twin path of outer and inner Bhakti, or devotion. He is a Kriya Master, reviving Atma Kriya Yoga, as well as the founder of the Hari Bhakta Sampradaya, which honors various Bhakti traditions from the heart of India.
His mission is to open the hearts of humanity.
THE TEMPLE DEITIES
ABOUT RUKMINI PANDURANGA
When Krishna went to find His wife, Rukmini (an incarnation of Maha Lakshmi) after She left Dwarka, He took the form of Panduranga Vitthala.
When they reunited, the Divine couple decided to visit a devotee named Pundalik: a former sinner turned saint. Once abusive, Pundalik became totally devoted to his parents after a life-changing realization.
His devotion was so focused that he told the Lord to wait while he finished serving his parents. He even threw a brick out the door for the Lord to stand on.
The brick represents devotion, bhakti, fully-absorbed, single-pointed love and service to the Divine, which goes far beyond external acts of worship.
When bhakti awakens inside of ourselves, it helps us grow ever closer to the Lord. Panduranga is shown keeping His arms over the waist, shows His readiness to take His devotees across the ocean of death and rebirth.
CONNECT TO THE SAINTS
The auspicious pilgrimage place of Pandharpur, in the state of Maharashtra, India is a most sacred shrine of Lord Panduranga and Mata Rukmini Devi. Saints like Sant Jnaneshwar, Sant Namadev, Sant Tukaram, Sant Ekanath, and many more had taken birth in and around this place during the 13th century.
All these great saints spread the movement of not only Bhakti but also equality in human beings irrespective of caste, creed and religion.
The Long Beach Rukmini Panduranga temple will feature 18 of the most relevant Maharashtran Saints in beautiful ornate wood carvings honoring an era of rare and infinitely blissful souls who shared a deep and humble dependence of the form aspect of God as Vitthala Panduranga.
JOIN THE TEMPLE OPENING!
This temple opening is a monumental milestone for the Long Beach community.
Immerse yourself in a blissful atmosphere of kirtan, dancing, Vedic rituals, delicious blessed food, and be in the presence of an enlightened Master at this very special and rare event!
