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Date Balls – A simple recipe

Date Balls – A simple recipe

I recently went to a friend's house for Vaibhav Lakshmi prayer culmination and celebration. It is a prayer to the Hindu goddess Lakshmi (Goddess of wealth and prosperity), generally undertaken by women and accompanied by a fast, and ending with a celebratory gathering of a specified number of people on the last day of the … Continue reading Date Balls – A simple recipe

Why is it important to offer Prayers?

For many Americans, every day is a day of prayer.  According to a 2014 Pew Research Center survey: More than half (55%) of Americans say they pray every day, while 21% say they pray weekly or monthly and 23% say they seldom or never pray. Even among those who are religiously unaffiliated, 20% say they … Continue reading Why is it important to offer Prayers?