NavadurgaNine Nights, Nine Goddesses
A story and a colouring page for each of the nine goddesses, with a short prayer for every night and a guide to how India celebrates Vijayadashami.
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The stories of Devi, told to be lived, not just read.
Stories, colouring and small daily practices that bring the festivals and the many forms of the Mother into a child's day. Made to be read aloud, one night at a time.
The Devi series
Three books, one Mother
Start with the nine goddesses of Navratri, live the nine nights, then meet sixteen of her forms.
Celebrating NavratriA Child's Guide to the Nine Nights
A story for each night and one small thing to do the next day. Children draw or write what happened, and finish with a certificate and a closing prayer.
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Stories of DeviThe Mother Who Is Everywhere
Sixteen forms of the Mother, from Durga Ma to Radha, in a full-colour illustrated treasury. Each chapter shares what has always been offered to her, and what her story asks of us.
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Written with care for what's true
For parents and grandparents deciding what to put in a child's hands.
The stories are kept as they're told
We don't swap in new stories. We keep the well-known ones and bring out the courage and wisdom already in them.
Scripture is checked against the source
Anything presented as scripture is checked against the text or a trusted translation. Retellings are marked as retellings.
Customs differ, and both are right
Where a book describes one way of keeping a festival, your family's way may be different. The books say so.
Made to share
Each book works best read together. A child who listens to every story and never writes a word has still had the whole book.
About
Anirudh Ashok
Anirudh Ashok writes the Devotional Learning books to give children a warm, accurate way into the festivals and the forms of the Divine, and to give families something to do together around them.
The books are dedicated to Shri Shri Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj, through whose presence and grace this work began.
To learn more about Swamiji and his teachings, visit shivabalayogi.org.
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