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All [[temple]] festivals are ‘Utsavams’ and the most important one is called ‘Brahmotsavam’.  
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Chandi [[homa]] is a Vedic-tantric fire ritual invoking the grace of the Cosmic feminine.  
  
==Etymylogy==
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==Scriptural References==
The Sanskrit word ‘Utsava’ denotes an act of creation or re-creation. If we study the features of the Brahmotsavam, we will find that more than any other temple festival, the Brahmotsavam would essentially be a festival of re-creation.  
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In the Devi Mahatmyam, which  literally translated as the glory of the Goddess, Devi is worshipped as Chandi. She is the embodiment of all power, abundance and intelligence. The embodiment of Durga Lakshmi and Saraswati. Hence this Devi mahatmyam is also known as Chandi. This has 700 mantras.  
  
==Introduction==
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The Bhuvaneshwari Tantra says " Just like the Vedas have no beginning , so is the Devi Mahatmyam considered."
A brahmotsavam is an utsavam or a festival that is organized the Lord Creator Brahma Himself. Brahma being the creator the cosmos, is said to organized such a festival with universal grandour and celebration.
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This chandi homa in which the oblations are offered with all the mantras of the Devi mahatmyam, is hence equivalent to offering a homa with all the mantras of Rig Yajur and Sama Veda.
 
 
Brahmotsavam is the time when all the Gods &Goddesses literally come down and make their presence felt on the planet Earth in order to celebrate and commemorate a Deity.
 
 
 
==Brahmotsavams==
 
*Chithirai Brahmotsavam
 
*Nithyanandeshwara Brahmotsavam
 
*Jayanti Brahmotsavam
 
*Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam
 
*Skanda Shashti Brahmotsavam
 
*[[Meenakshi]] Brahmotsavam
 
*Ganesha Brahmotsavam
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
https://inner-awakening.lpages.co/shivaratri-brahmotsavam-2019/
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http://sangha.nithyananda.org/chandi-homa/
http://www.nithyananda.org/events/chithirai-brahmotsavam#gsc.tab=0
 

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Chandi homa is a Vedic-tantric fire ritual invoking the grace of the Cosmic feminine.

Scriptural References

In the Devi Mahatmyam, which literally translated as the glory of the Goddess, Devi is worshipped as Chandi. She is the embodiment of all power, abundance and intelligence. The embodiment of Durga Lakshmi and Saraswati. Hence this Devi mahatmyam is also known as Chandi. This has 700 mantras.

The Bhuvaneshwari Tantra says " Just like the Vedas have no beginning , so is the Devi Mahatmyam considered." This chandi homa in which the oblations are offered with all the mantras of the Devi mahatmyam, is hence equivalent to offering a homa with all the mantras of Rig Yajur and Sama Veda.

References

http://sangha.nithyananda.org/chandi-homa/