Using the ancient technology of Vedic Yagyas to solve modern day problems.

Greetings Yagya Friends! Every month we perform a special yagya in one of the unique and ancient temples of Varanasi in North India on July 16th. This month's Mystical Yagya is a very special one. We will be performing our yagya at the Ratneshwar Mahadev temple. This temple is one of the most famous in Varanasi and it has an interesting history, not to mention a unique appearance with its 9 degree lean!

There is considerable disagreement about who built the temple and why. One of the stories is that it was built about 500 years ago by a servant of Raja Man Singh in honor of his mother . After its construction, the servant boasted that having built the temple, he had repaid his karmic debt to his mother. However, since one can never fully repay one's debt to their mother, she cursed the temple and it started to lean. Accordingly, it is also called the Matru-run (Mother's Debt) temple.

A temple photo taken in 1953

During times of high water, the entrance to the temple is submerged. As the water recedes, access to the temple interior is possible and rituals resume.

In the 19th century the priests dove under water to enter the temple and perform their rituals there. Today, the Shiva lingams are beautiful and wonderfully decorated with care.

We have no specific goal other than to enhance our spiritual development and to support and preserve these wonderful spiritual traditions. We are fortunate to have a group of pundits in Varanasi who have the contacts to allow us access to these temples for the purpose of performing our yagyas. It is a rare opportunity, to say the least!

The Mystical Yagya is free to all who are participating in any group yagya program this month. No need to sign up...just enjoy. For those who are not participating in any of the July yagyas, please use the following buttons to sign up. The cost is only $27.00 

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Thank you all for your on-going support and participation! Very best regards,  Ben Collins Pandit Vachaspati Mishra (Varanasi)

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