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\nISKCON Deity Worship Ministry UK is happy to announce a proposed deity worship
\ncourse to take place over 3 weekends at the temple of Sri Sri Radha-Londonisvara.
\nIn this course you will learn:
\nThe importance of deity worship; what is a deity: which deities we worship and why;
\nwhat is the mood of temple worship; the role of guru in deity worship; and That deity
\nworship is an authorised process capable of giving us the highest spiritual success.
\nThe necessity of cleanliness and purity in deity worship and Krishna consciousness;
\nhow to prepare yourself for worship; what materials worship paraphernalia can be
\nmade from and how to clean the worship paraphernalia.
\nThe significance of the maha-mantra and other mantras in deity worship.
\nHow to do the acamana and samanya arghya procedures; why we offer bhoga, and
\nhow to offer bhoga, and how we know if the Lord accepts our offerings; what arati is,
\nwhy we offer it, what the items mean and what skills we need to perform it.
\nHow to offer puja to the Lord. There will be a practical assessment of performing
\nsodasopacara puja (worship with sixteen items) of Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai, with students
\nworking in teams and being both supported and peer-assessed by one another.
\nThe course will be held for three consecutive weekends, including Friday evening, beginning
\nFriday October 14th and concluding Sunday October 30th. The timings for each weekend
\nare Friday 5pm \u2013 8pm, and Saturday and Sunday 10am \u2013 6pm with a lunch break from 1:30
\n\u2013 3pm.
\nThis course is a condensed version of the three-week Temple Worship unit offered annually
\nat Mayapur Academy as part of its 16-week international diploma course and will be
\npresented by Murli Manohara dasa and Nrsimha Kavaca dasa (ISKCON Deity Worship
\nMinister).
\nA certificate will be awarded to all who successfully complete the course.
\nThis course will be of particular value to devotees doing worship in an ISKCON temple or
\ninterested in doing deity worship in an ISKCON temple. The course will also be of immense
\nvalue to anyone worshiping deities at home.
\nThe cost for the nine days teaching will be \u00a3150, which includes an extensive handbook and
\nPrasada.
\nAs this course focuses on devotees developing the skills and values required for deity
\nworship and involves one-on-one training, space is limited to 22 places.
\nThe course will take place only if there is sufficient demand so please do register as
\nsoon as possible with the London School of Vedic studies by 25th August
\nSgd@iskcon.london
\nDevotees who register and pay full fees by Aug 11, 2022 will receive a \u00a315 early-bird
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