Sivani Mata ☽ Francis
Priestess ☽ Yogini ☽ Witch
FESTIVALS and LARGE GATHERINGS
Saturday 31 January 2026
12:00 – 18:00
at St. Michael's Parish Hall,
Park Lane, Bristol, BS2 8BE
You are warmly invited you to a Bhakti Gathering in Bristol in January. This gathering is dedicated to Maa Sarasvati, Goddess of wisdom, learning, music, and creativity. Through the offering of kirtan and puja, we open ourselves to her presence and invite her blessings of clarity, harmony, and beauty.
In our lives, this means allowing wisdom to soften our interactions—choosing words that uplift rather than divide, and seeking understanding before judgment. As we return to our daily lives, may the blessings of this day ripple outward—nourishing our families, our work, and our world with peace, kindness, and joy. Let’s create something beautiful together.
1 – 4 May 2026
at Osho Leela,
Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4RE
4 days of dawn to dusk chanting, dancing, prayer, connection and chai! As blossoms return and the earth breathes new life, this year’s Beltane Bhakti Gathering begins on Beltane itself, a traditional celebration of spring, renewal, and fertility, an auspicious moment to open our hearts to the great mystery of life. Our theme this year is The Divine Mystery. Life is never fully graspable, there is always something greater moving through us, holding us, and guiding us. When we learn to rest in this mystery, we open to a deeper sense of trust, presence, and connection. In bowing to its vastness and allowing it to guide us in ways we cannot always understand, we can become comfortable with the unknown. At the Beltane Bhakti Gathering, you are invited to step into this mystery for yourself.
Further dates to be announced soon…
Photo of Sivani Mata in the Sacred Glade at Medicine Festival 2022 thanks to Wiggzaro Vise
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Sivani Mata Visual Illumination (logo design)
thanks to Sophie @The Firefly Creatrix
Hand drawn Sanskrit above footer by Haidakhan Babaji