Ashtami, the eighth day of Navaratri 2026: a golden sunrise honoring Goddess Durga, special prayers and a havan at Satya Narayan temple in Queens, a delicious community meal, and a subway poem to close the day.
Melvin
Navaratri 2026 – Saptami: Animal Spirits
On Saptami of Navaratri 2026, Goddess Durga connected me with animal spirits: a bird on the Nature Center window, a putty tat with a hat, a white dinosaur on the sidewalk and a Tigers poem on the Q train.
Queen of Hearts ❣️ A Poem of Love by Vandana Ranjan
Queen of Hearts, a poem by Vandana Ranjan about a life shaped by love: a wild-child youth, a conservative father, a tender mother, a husband who treated her like a princess, and the heart shapes she now finds everywhere.