September 200901 Tue. 7:00 pm <strong>Siva</strong> Abhishekam (Mahapradosham)02 Wed. ONAM (please see details)9:30 am Nataraja Abhishekam10:00 am Utsava <strong>Sri</strong>nivasa Abhishekam (Sravana)03 Thu. 7:00 pm Satyanarayana Puja (Poornima)(<strong>Temple</strong> + 2 Off Sites) (please see writeup)04 Fri. 10:00 am Parvati Abhishekam05 Sat. Mahalaya Paksha Begins4:00 pm <strong>Sri</strong>nivasa Kalyanam06 Sun. ONAM Celebration (please see details)9:30 am Balavidya Saraswati Dasamsa Homam10:30 am Special Puja by Children(Veda Sankeertha Kalpoktha Pooja),Balavidya Saraswati Japam,Special Alankaram for Saraswati07 Mon. 9:30 am Mahaganapathi Homam(Sankatahara Chaturthi)7:00 pm Ganesha Abhishekam (Sankatahara Chaturthi)09 Wed. Saturn Transition (please see puja details)10 Thu. 9:30 am Subrahmanya Abhishekam (Shashti & Krittika)11 Fri. 6:30 pm <strong>Sri</strong> Krishna Jayanthi Celebration (please see details)10:00 am Durga Abhishekam12 Sat. 9:30 am Saturn Transition Special Puja(please see details)13 Sun. 9:30 am Ayyappa Puja14 Mon. 9:30 am Rama Abhishekam (Punarvasu)7:00 pm Anantapadmanabha Abhishekam (Ekadasi)16 Wed. Kanya Month Begins7:00 pm <strong>Siva</strong> Abhishekam (Mahapradosham)17 Thu. 10:00 am Andal Abhishekam (Purvaphalguni)18 Fri. Amavasya (Uttaraphalguni)Mahalaya Paksha Concludes9:30 am Ayyappa Puja (Uttaraphalguni)10:00 am Mahalakshmi Abhishekam7:15 pm Bhagawati Seva19 Sat. Sharada Navaratri Begins(please see website for details)DailyMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayTuesdayFridayFridayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayWeekly Abhishekams(at 9:30 am except as noted)Ayyappa, <strong>Siva</strong> and AnantapadmanabhaGanesha, <strong>Sri</strong> RamaDurga, AnjaneyaAndal, Sharada, NavagrahasKrishna, SubrahmanyaMahalakshmi, Parvati, Sudarshana/Yoga NarasimhaVenkateshwara (10:15 am)Weekly Aradhanas<strong>Sri</strong> Rama (7:45 pm) & Hanuman Chaleesa (8:00 pm)Lalitha Sahasranamam to Parvati (7:15 pm)Mahalakshmi Aradhana (8:00 pm)Weekly Sahasranama Archanas(at 5:15 pm except as noted)Ganesha, <strong>Siva</strong>, RamaDurga, Subrahmanya, AnjaneyaAndal, Anantapadmanabha, AyyappaSharada, Krishna, VenkateshwaraMahalakshmi (5:15 pm) & Parvati (7:15 pm)Religious Calendar221 Mon. 9:30 am Mahaganapati Homam & Abhishekam (Chaturthi)9:30 am Sudarshana/Yoga Narasimha Homam &Abhishekam (Swati)22 Tue. 9:30 am Utsava Subrahmanya Abhishekam (Vishaka)24 Thu. 9:30 am Subrahmanya Abhishekam (Shashti)26 Sat. 10:00 am Anjaneya Abhishekam (Moola)DURGASHTAMI27 Sun. NAVA CHANDI HOMAM & Saraswati Puja(Maha Navami)28 Mon. Vijaya Dasami (Dassera)Sharada Navaratri Concludes(please see website for details)9:00 am Venkateswara Jayanthi (please see details)29 Tue. Vedanta Desika Jayanthi (please see details)9:30 am Utsava <strong>Sri</strong>nivasa Abhishekam (Sravana)7:00 pm Anantapadmanabha Abhishekam (Ekadasi)October 200901 Thu. 7:00 pm <strong>Siva</strong> Abhishekam (Mahapradosham)02 Fri.. 25 th Anniversary 10 day Function Begins(for details see attached Brochure)9:30 am Nataraja Abhishekam10:00 am Parvati Abhishekam03 Sat. 3:00 pm <strong>Sri</strong>nivasa Kalyanam4:00 pm Visesha Satyanarayana Puja (Poornima)07 Wed. 9:30 am Mahaganapati Homam (Sankatahara Chaturthi)9:30 am Utsava Subrahmanya Abhishekam (Krittika)Karvachowth08 Thu. 10:00 am Krishna Abhishekam (Rohini)09 Fri.. 9:30 am Subrahmanya Abhishekam (Shashti)10:00 am Durga Abhishekam11 Sun. 25 th Anniversary 10 day Function Concludes(for details see attached Brochure)10:00 am Rama Abhishekam (Punarvasu)13 Tue. 6:30 pm Sarpabali (please see details)14 Wed. 7:00 pm Anantapadmanabha Abhishekam (Ekadasi)15 Thu. Dhanteras10:00 am Andal Abhishekam (Purvaphalguni)7:00 pm <strong>Siva</strong> Abhishekam (Mahapradosham)16 Fri. Tula Month BeginsDEEPAVALI (Naraka Chaturdasi)(please see details)9:30 am Ayyappa Puja (Uttaraphalguni)10:00 am Mahalakshmi Abhishekam7:00 pm Mahalakshmi Puja by Devotees(Rest of October in Next Newsletter)<strong>Sri</strong> Krishna Jayanthi Celebration(Friday, September 11, 2009)The birthday of Lord Krishna by Sauramana tradition will be observedin the temple on Friday, September 11. The following are thedetails of the celebration. <strong>Sri</strong> Krishna Jayanthi Day (Sept. 11, 2009)6:30 pm Krishna Abhishekam, <strong>Vishnu</strong>sahasranama Parayanam,Bhajans, Dwadasa Nama Sthotra Parayanam, Archana8:30 pm Deeparadhana & Prasadam DistributionSponsorship: Abhishekam $25
Sharada Navaratri(Saturday, Sept. 19 – Monday, Sept. 28, 2009)Sarada Navaratri, as it is called since it occurs during the fall season(Sarad Ritu) is one of the most popular Hindu festivals spanning a periodof nine nights. The Goddess in the form of the Universal Motheris commonly worshipped during the nine nightsand ten days and hence it is also known bythe name of Devi Navaratri. Three aspectsof the Divine Mother, namely Durga,Lakshmi and Saraswati are worshippedduring the nine nights, the tenth daybeing celebrated as Vijaya Dasami. Itis considered auspicious to start newventures, especially in the field of education,on Vijaya Dasami. Readingthe Durga SaptaSati (also known asDevi Mahaatmyam) and Ramayanamis also common during the Navaratri.Special Pujas are scheduled in the templeduring the ten days. Devotees areencouraged to participate personally inthe Sahasranama Archana daily. (Sponsorshipis not a requirement for participation inthis archana). This year in view of the calamitiesfacing the world special homams and pujas areplanned, the details of which will be available on the temple website(www.ssvt.org) and in a flier in the temple shortly.<strong>Sri</strong> Venkateswara Jayanthi(Monday, September 28, 2009)The incarnation of Lord <strong>Vishnu</strong> in the form of Venkateswara occurredon Vijaya Dashami day on Sravana Nakshatra. This day is celebratedas Venkateswara Jayanti.9.00 am Suprabhatam9.30 am Kalasa Puja, Utsava Venkateshwara Abhishekam, AndalAbhishekam, Sahasranama Parayanam, Archana, Deepaaradhana,Prasadam distribution.Sponsorship: $25<strong>Sri</strong> Vedanta Desika Jayanthi(Tuesday, September 29, 2009)10.30 AM <strong>Sri</strong> Vedanta Desika Acharya Aradhana, Recitation ofSthotras composed by the Acharya, Archana, Deepaaradhana, Prasadamdistribution.7.00 PM Sevakalam, Sathumurai, Teerthaprasadam distribution.Sponsorship: $25Mahasudarsana Homam (Yagnam)(Sat., Oct. 17 – Sun., Oct. 18, 2009)Sudarsana, the holy discuss (wheel) in the hands of Lord Narayana(<strong>Vishnu</strong>), is the embodiment of the power of Lord <strong>Vishnu</strong> in destroyingthe evil and protecting the righteous as he took the shape of theclaws in Narasimha Avataram, arrows in Rama Avataram, axe in ParasuramaAvataram and Chakra (wheel) in Krishna Avataram. Hencethe worship of sudarsana as a devata (deity) is extolled in Vaishnavaagama Sastras. Worship of Sudarsana bestows good knowledge andgood faculties as the syllable “Su” stands for “Good” and “Darshana”for “Vision”. SSVT will be conducting a grand Sudarsana homam followedby an abhishekam on Sunday, October 18, to enable devoteesto obtain all the beneficial effects of the worship of Lord Sudarsana.3Saturday, October 17th 7:00 pm Anugnay, Swasthi Vachanam, <strong>Sri</strong>Viswaksena Aradhana, <strong>Sri</strong> Bhagavad Vaasudeva Punyahavachanam,Rakshabandanam, Kalasa Sthapanam, Mangalanusasanam, TheerthaPrasada Viniyogam.Sunday, October 18th7:00 am Suprabhatam, Dhaama Pradakshanam,Yagasala Pravesham, Viswaksena Aradhana, <strong>Sri</strong> BhagavadVaasudeva Punyahavachanam, Arani Manthanam, Agni Prathishta,Sudarshana Sathaka Homam, Pancha Sukta Homam, Parivara Homam,Poornahuthi11:00 am Mahasudarshana & Yoga Narasimha Abhishekam, Utsava<strong>Sri</strong>nivasa Abhishekam (Sravana), Alankaram, Sudarshana AshtakaParayanam, Archana, Sengolam, Saathumurai Seva, Maha MangalaArathi, Theertha Prasada ViniyogamSponsorship: Yagnam: $51Sarpabali(Tuesday, October 13, 2009)Sarpabali is the worship of Lord Nagaraja (on the day of Ashlesha(Ayyilyam) star in the solar month of Kanya) to ward off the bad effectsof Sarpa Dosha, to help mitigate and eradicate the problems ofskin diseases, to help people in search of life partners find suitablespouses, for progeny (Putra Bhaagyam) and for the overall wellbeingof all. (Sarpa Dosha may be present due to harm done to snakesand other reptiles in the past births and due to other causes. Sarpadosha is recognized when all the other grahas in one’s horoscope liebetween Rahu and Ketu. Sarpa dosha is often a reason for late marriages).Turmeric powder, rice, milk, coconuts, fruits and flowers arethe ingredients generally brought by devotees for Sarpabali. In orderthat all devotee offerings are used in the puja, devotees are requestedto make them available before the start of the puja. Sarpabali will beperformed in the Kerala Tantric style from 7:00 to 8:45 pm. Sankalpamfor the Puja will begin at 6:30 pm.Sponsorship: $35.Naraka Chaturdasi(Friday, October 16, 2009)Lord Krishna with the help of his wife Satyabhama vanquished theevil demon (asura) Naraka on the 14 th day of the waning moon. Onthis day we thank Lord Krishna for his act of kindness and offer ourprayers for continuing to keep our world free of evil forces.9:00 AM Thailabhyanganam to Lord Krishna (Anointing with Oil),Abhishekam, Decoration of Lord Krishna with new clothes (Nootanavastradharanam),Archana, DeeparadhanaSponsorship: $25Deepavali(Friday, October 16, 2009)Deepavali falls on Friday, October 16 this year. Deepavali (meaningthe row of lights), is celebrated in different ways in many parts ofIndia. In Bengal it is celebrated as Kaali Puja. In most other parts itis observed by performing Lakshmi-Kubera Puja. In keeping withthis tradition there will be special Pujas for Goddess Mahalakshmi.Devotees may bring fruits, flowers and a prepared Naivedyam if theyso desire.10:00 am Kalasa Puja, Mahalakshmi Abhishekam, Archana, Deeparadhana,Prasada @ 12:30 pm7:00 pm Deepotsavam, Mahalakshmi Kumkuma Archana &Lakshmi-Kubera Puja by devotees, Deeparadhana, MahalakshmiSthotra Parayanam8:45 pm Prasadam DistributionSponsorship: $25 for morning Puja, $25 for the evening Puja &$35 for both