Global Hindu Heritage Foundation is extremely happy to recognize the need to preserve and protect the traditions and customs in the villages. We feel that many villagers identify themselves as their Gram devatas and pray for their blessings to protect them from possible impeding dangers. This is our effort to revive the sentiments and faith in Gram devatas who once played a significant role in unifying the entire community.
Rangoli drawings of Lord Shiva and Shiva Linga
One of our Pracharaks, Kollu Sreenivas organized the Rangoli in Madhuravada in Visakhapatnam with Pujas and Homas. Several neighborhood people and Bala Samskar students participated in the Utsav. Traditionally, Rangoli is an art of decoration drawn on the floor or the entrances of homes. It is thought to bring good luck, prosperity on the house and in the family, and to welcome guests.
Some mothers in India do this activity every morning, or on a special festive occasion like Diwali, Onam, and Pongal.
Rangoli design can be simple geometric shapes, floral shapes or they can also be very elaborate designs. Some common symbols used in Rangoli are peacocks, lotus flowers, mangoes, and fish. The most important element of Rangoli is being colorful!
Rangoli can be made on the floor, sidewalk, or entrances of homes. It is considered auspicious to draw Rangoli as it is meant to invite Gods in the morning.  The symmetry of these Rangoli designs also create positive energy and balance the vibrations. 
    It encourages the people to develop inquisitive mind, deep thinks as they cence[prualise the images in their mind, think of balancing the images they plan to draw and also inspire others to emulate the cultural traditions.
As you can see, the villagers drew Lord Shiva and Shiva Linga rangoli and other images. They take so much pride in drawing these rangolis which are unique to Hinduism. 
Significance of Conducting Homas
A homa is a yagna or fire ritual. It is a puja that involves offering various materials in-to a specially designed fire.  Homa is an ancient ceremony & celebration of the Divine performed to keep us in harmony with cosmic forces, thereby helping us to overcome the sorrows of life, advancing our spiritual growth and promoting World Peace.
By doing Homa, powerful spiritual vibrations are created around us. These spiritual forces work to eliminate the negative influences in our life and help surround us with positive energy which can bring us peace of mind, material prosperity and enable us to more easily touch our inner Divinity, our true nature.
People from all walks of life, in every nation around the world can benefit physically, psychologically, sociologically and ecologi-cally from these energizing rituals. Homas can be performed on one`s own behalf or for a loved one to alleviate suffering caused by malefic planetary influences.
The vibrations created by the Homa have a profound effect on the atmosphere and surroundings. All homas are performed with an intention of universal happiness and peace: “lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu, Om shanti shanti shanti”, which means ‘may everyone be happy, may there be peace everywhere’. Apart from this, every specific homa will have a specific effect or benefits, depending on the type of energy the homa invokes and enhances (the ‘devata’ or divinity invoked).
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