Festivals
Aghorastra Homa: Ancient Rituals for Modern Benefits
Aghora Rudhra, the head of the Bootha Ganas, has a homa devoted to Lord Shiva, who has five faces. This Homa is performed to dispel the bad spells of Bootha, Pretha, Pishacha, and Drishti Dosha brought on by opponents’ wrongdoing. According to Hindu philosophy, the six inner demons known as Arishadvarga—lust, wrath, greed, attachment, pride, and jealousy—are the traits of the human mind that obstruct success and ultimate happiness.… Read the rest