Westrand Hindu Cultural Ashram

12/10/2026

CHANDI HAVAN AT WESTRAND ASHRAM

Westrand Ashram invites you and your family to join us for a very special and powerful Chandi Havan on Sunday 18 October, from 8:00am to 4:00pm.

This sacred havan is an opportunity to come before Maa Chandi in prayer, seeking Her protection, strength, peace and blessings for ourselves, our families and our homes.

Let us come together as a community, offer our prayers into the sacred fire and surrender our worries and obstacles at the feet of the Divine Mother.

🔥 Family participation: R2,000
🔥 Individual participation: R250 per person
🙏 All prayer and havan items will be supplied
📅 Registration closes 15 October

⛺ Got a gazebo? Bring it along! A little shade to share will help keep our devotees comfortable as we pray together. ☀️

Click here to register:
https://westrandashram.org/chandi-havan.php

Spaces will be confirmed through registration.

Bank Details:
Westrand Ashram
FNB: 62426823929
REF: Chandi Surname and Initial
May Maa Chandi bless and protect you and your family

12/10/2026

THE WAIT IS OVER! OUR SAREE AUCTION IS NOW LIVE! 🌸
Beautiful sarees, exciting bidding and a wonderful cause!
Westrand Hindu Cultural Ashram is thrilled to launch our Sacred Saree Fundraiser Auction!
Whether you're looking to add something beautiful to your wardrobe or gift someone special, here's your chance to bid for a beauty while supporting our Ashram!

Bidding starts from just R100!

10 beautiful sarees up for auction!

💖 Every bid is an opportunity to give back and support our spiritual community.

LET THE BIDDING BEGIN!

👉 View the sarees and place your bids here:
https://westrandashram.org/saree-auction.php

🙏 Bid with love. Give with devotion. Support our Ashram.

Happy bidding, everyone!

10/10/2026

🌺🙏 JAI MATA DI! 🙏🌺

The wait is almost over! Navaratri begins tomorrow!

Nine sacred nights. Nine divine forms of Maa Durga. Nine opportunities to fill our hearts with devotion, gratitude and the blessings of our Divine Mother. ❤

Navaratri is more than a celebration. It is a beautiful spiritual journey reminding us that light always triumphs over darkness, good over evil, and that with Maa's grace, we can overcome life's challenges.

As we prepare to welcome Mata Rani, let us come together as one spiritual family, filling our Ashram with the sounds of bhajans, the light of aarti and the joy of collective prayer.

Westrand Hindu Cultural Ashram warmly invites you and your family to join us from 11–20 October, 18:00–20:00 daily, as we celebrate the divine feminine energy of Maa Durga under the guidance of Pt. Bikash Mishra.

Each day of Navaratri honours a different form of Maa and carries its own special colour. We encourage devotees to dress in the colour of the day, adding to the beauty, unity and festive spirit of our celebrations. Please see the attached colour guide.

🌺 Let us make these nine nights truly special. Bring your family, invite your friends and come experience the love, devotion and togetherness that make Navaratri so meaningful.

🙏 May Maa Durga remove obstacles from our paths, bring peace into our homes and bless every family with strength, happiness and prosperity.

❤️ Maa is calling. Let us gather in Her presence!

🌺 Jai Mata Di! Jai Maa Durga!🌺

27/07/2026

Join us at the Westrand Hindu Cultural Ashram as we celebrate Guru Purnima with a special Mahalakshmi Pooja, honouring our Gurus and invoking the blessings of Mahalakshmi for abundance, gratitude and inner peace.

Advance Booking Required
💛 Contribution: R200 per family (EFT only).
The ashram will provide the 27 × R5 coins required for the Lakshmi Archana. Please bring your Aarthi Thari.

Banking Details:
Westrand Ashram
FNB: 62426823929
Reference: Guru Purnima + Your Surname

📲 Book your place here:
https://forms.gle/sz1GkEYxftvV3ABe8

18/06/2026

You are warmly invited to join us for our Full Moon Lakshmi Pooja on Monday, 29 June 2026, as we gather in prayer to invoke the blessings of Mahalakshmi Devi for prosperity, abundance, peace and spiritual upliftment.
We look forward to sharing this beautiful evening of prayer and satsang with you and your family.
Jai Shri Mahalakshmi Mata Ki Jai! Click here to book: https://westrandashram.org/Lakshmi-Pooja.php

27/04/2026

01/04/2026

Warm wishes to our West Rand Ashram family and the broader Hindu community on this sacred occasion of Hanuman Jayanti 🙏
May the strength, devotion, and unwavering faith of Lord Hanuman inspire us all to walk the path of dharma with courage and humility. May we learn to serve selflessly, control our minds, and keep Bhagavan at the centre of all that we do.
Wishing you and your loved ones blessings of health, peace, and divine protection.
Jai Hanuman 🙏

26/03/2026

🔱 Hanuman Jayanti Celebrations 🔱
Join us as we celebrate the divine birth of Shree Hanuman Ji
🕔 Puja & Havan
5:00 AM – 7:00 AM
🕕 Evening Celebration
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Come with family and friends to experience a day filled with bhakti, strength, and blessings
📍 Safe Parking Available
All are warmly welcome
Jai Hanuman 🙏

25/03/2026

Levels 1 and 2 laid the foundation. Level 3 is where it comes together.
Join us for Puja Vidhi Special, where we focus on living Sanātan Dharma through daily practice and understanding of rituals.
This is a key continuation of the journey and not one to be missed.
👉 Secure your place: https://bit.ly/4uVbrvJ

25/03/2026

Ram Navami
We invite all devotees to join us for the prayers tomorrow 26 March:
Sri Ram Puja
🕚 11:30am – 12:30pm
Sri Ram Janmotsav
🕕 6:00pm – 8:00pm
All are warmly welcome to be part of this auspicious celebration of Bhagawan Ram’s birth 🙏