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At SHARANYA, we are dedicated in our worship to Goddess Kali in Her myriad forms, including those as She is expressed through the world's various traditions that honor the Dark Goddess, the one who holds the wisdom of the full spectrum of human beingness. We honor through Maa her relationship to an unpathologized Sacred Male as manifest particularly through Shiva. This relationship is at the heart of the birthing potentials of the universe. Ceremony is held in the <a title="The Tradition" href="http://sharanya.org/about-us/the-tradition-2/" target="_blank">Sha'can tradition</a> and lead by Rashani (ordained clergy) with help from community. Our puja infuses methods and practices from East and West in order to create a sacred space for worship, deepening, and opening on the path of the <i>bhakta</i>, or devotee of the Divine.

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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> [toggle type="gray" title="What to bring:" active=""]Offerings for the main altar are welcome. It is customary to bring flowers, fruit, wine, vegetarian offerings, or sweets and to refrain from wearing black to our public rituals. If you wish to wear a special color for Kali, we invite you to don red, a color associated with Her power in the phenomenal world as <i>shakti</i>, the activating force and the energy of creation. You are also invited to bring an object you would like to have blessed. [/toggle] </span>

[toggle type="gray" title="Donations:" active=""]A sliding scale donation of $21-11 is suggested to cover the cost of the space, puja supplies and <i>prasad</i> (blessed food); however, no one is ever turned away for lack of funds, and any donation is graciously accepted. We appreciate the offerings you make to support our work and the community. Jai Maa! [/toggle]

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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Learn more about what our ceremonies are like with this brief <a href="http://sharanya.org/shacan/kalipuja.php4">introduction</a>. </span>

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<h5>Listen to a puja:</h5>
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