{"id":2,"date":"2020-01-31T08:47:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T08:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2022-12-23T21:29:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T10:29:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:40px\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Spacer-4-Sahaja-Yoga-200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Spacer-4-Sahaja-Yoga-200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Spacer-4-Sahaja-Yoga-200-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Invitation to Australian Diwali Puja<\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Hiawatha Ashram, Victoria<\/h5>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Evening Program<\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Friday 21st October 2022&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Puja to Shri Mataji<\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Saturday 22nd October, 2022<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#Webcast\">View webcast of events below<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Victorian collective is looking forward once again to welcoming yogis from around Australia, and beyond, to celebrate the National Diwali Puja at:<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">HH Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi\u2019s<br \/>\nHiawatha Ashram<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">904 Albert River Road Hiawatha Victoria<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>(Located 240km Southeast of Melbourne)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a class=\"customize-unpreviewable\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/S7iP1ekZwQCap6pr9\">(Google map)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We will perform Puja on Saturday evening to enable as many interstate yogis as possible to attend with an entertainment program on Friday evening, a Havan on Saturday morning and lots of opportunity to experience the wonderful natural surroundings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>All the information you need about attending this Auspicious event is below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We look forward to hosting lots of our brothers and sisters and sharing a wonderful weekend together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With love, The Victorian Council<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2.png 200w, https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"Webcast\"><\/a>Webcast of Diwali Events<\/h4>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  data-ep-a=\"\"  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_31209\"  width=\"899\" height=\"506\"  data-origwidth=\"899\" data-origheight=\"506\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-ep-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rmZSCXoygCE?enablejsapi=1&iv_load_policy=3&autoplay=1&rel=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>EVENING PROGRAM<\/strong><br \/>\nFriday 21st October 2022<br \/>\nSydney 8pm; Delhi 1:30pm; Cabella 11am; New York 5am<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  data-ep-a=\"\"  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_66570\"  width=\"899\" height=\"506\"  data-origwidth=\"899\" data-origheight=\"506\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-ep-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4EdUzxfrwTY?enablejsapi=1&iv_load_policy=3&autoplay=1&rel=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PUJA TO SHRI MATAJI<\/strong><br \/>\nSaturday 22nd October 2022<br \/>\nSydney 5pm; Delhi 11:30am; Cabella 8am; New York 2am<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2.png 200w, https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Registration Form<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Please confirm your attendance as early as possible by filling in the online registration form to assist us with arranging and preparing accommodation and catering for the Puja weekend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/uLe5TtC8AJhUDmLX9\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-default\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#ef5c2d;border-color:#c04a24;border-radius:8px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:7px 22px;font-size:17px;line-height:26px;border-color:#f48d6c;border-radius:8px;text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-book\" style=\"font-size:17px;color:#FFFFFF\"><\/i> Registration Form<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Transport<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There are regular Sky buses from Melbourne airport to the city centre and other suburbs from where we can arrange lifts to Hiawatha. If you require transport from Melbourne to Hiawatha, please tick the corresponding boxes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/uLe5TtC8AJhUDmLX9\">Registration form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Costs<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/cost-registration\/\">Costs page<\/a> to attend this event.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Accommodation<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There is dormitory style sleeping on bunk beds and mattresses in the lodge or tents, and camping is also available. Please bring a sleeping bag, bed-sheet and pillow case, warm clothing and sensible footwear as it can get cold at night and Hiawatha is very rural!<\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2.png 200w, https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;I bless you all from my heart, all of you, for a very happy and prosperous Diwali.&#8221;<\/h4>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  data-ep-a=\"\"  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_46881\"  width=\"899\" height=\"506\"  data-origwidth=\"899\" data-origheight=\"506\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-ep-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Epp_o1ktYMg?enablejsapi=1&iv_load_policy=3&autoplay=0&rel=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;This is the promise of Diwali to you all, that you will reach highest and the noblest way of life. Every word I say will be there to prove what I say is there. Whatever petty problems you have, they\u2019ll all be washed off. All these are the messages from the Divine, you don\u2019t have to worry about petty things, about money, about jobs, that\u2019s not your job. Your destiny will work it out. You have a promise that you\u2019ll be looked after. I hope you believe in that promise and are joyous in the highest way. I bless you all from my heart, all of you, for a very happy and prosperous Diwali.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">HH Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Diwali Puja. Los Angeles 9th November 2003.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amruta.org\/2003\/11\/09\/diwali-puja-2003\/\">Full Transcript, Video &amp; Audio<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2.png 200w, https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Other Information<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/hiawatha\/\">Hiawatha<\/a> &#8211; Getting to Hiawatha Ashram in Victoria.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/hiawatha\/\">Photos<\/a> &#8211; Hiawatha Ashram<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/weather-forecast\/\">Weather<\/a> &#8211; Current and forecast weather in Hiawatha Victoria.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; If you have any questions please contact us.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2.png 200w, https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Devotional &#8211; Our spiritual preparation for Diwali Puja<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Let us take the time to prepare ourselves spiritually, to ensure we fully absorb Shri Mataji\u2019s vibrations that will flow when we worship Her at Diwali Puja. Please see the sections below for videos, audios and booklets to help us in our own preparations for this auspicious event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/shri-matajis-photos\/\">Diwali Puja photos<\/a>&nbsp;\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/videos\/\">Diwali video talks<\/a> \u2022&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/audios\/\">Diwali audio talks<\/a> \u2022&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/bhajans\/\">Diwali bhajans<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2.png 200w, https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/09\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Icon-2-Sahaja-Yoga-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Hiawatha Ashram<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/01\/Hiawatha-Victoria.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/01\/Hiawatha-Victoria.jpg 962w, https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/01\/Hiawatha-Victoria-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/01\/Hiawatha-Victoria-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/01\/Hiawatha-Victoria-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/01\/Hiawatha-Victoria-199x200.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/hiawatha\/\">More Photos<\/a> \u2013 Hiawatha Ashram<\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Spacer-4-Sahaja-Yoga-200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Spacer-4-Sahaja-Yoga-200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/Australian-Diwali-Puja-Shri-Mataji-Spacer-4-Sahaja-Yoga-200-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Invitation to Australian Diwali Puja Hiawatha Ashram, Victoria Evening Program Friday 21st October 2022&nbsp; Puja to Shri Mataji Saturday 22nd October, 2022 View webcast of events below The Victorian collective is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":372,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/diwali2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}