November 2015 - Sri Venkateswara Lotus Temple

November 2015 - Sri Venkateswara Lotus Temple

||Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha||
|| Srirasthu||
||Srimathe Varavaramunaye Namaha||
Sri Venkateswara Lotus Temple
Non-profit 501(c) 3 Organization
NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2015
VOLUME 3 ISSUE 11
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DAILY & WEEKLY RELIGIOUS CALENDAR
November 2015
Weekly Programs
Tues
Weekly Homams
07:30 PM Sri Anjaneya Vadamala Seva, Hanuman
Chalisa Parayanam and Sri Rama Bhajans
Thurs 07:00 PM Sri Hayagrieva Aradhana/ Elachi Mala
Samarpanam and Bhajans
Fri
10:00 AM Sri Mahalakshmi Abhishekam
10:00 AM Sri Sukta Homam
Sundays
10:00 AM Sri Sudarshana Homam
Mondays
10:00 AM BhuVaraha Swami Homam
Tuesdays
10:00 AM Sri Rama Moola Mantra Homam
Wednesdays 10:00 AM Santhana Gopala Homam
10:00 AM Sri Srinivasa Parivaram - Abhishekam
11:30 AM Abhishekanantara Archana
Thursdays
10:00 AM Sri Hayagrieva Homam
12:00 PM Tomala Seva
Fridays
11:30 AM Sri Sukta Homam
07:30 PM Prabandha parayanam & Sri Mahalakshmi
stotra parayanam
Saturdays
12:00 PM Sri Srinivasa Homam
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MONTHLY RELIGIOUS CALENDAR
November 2015
01 Sun
10:00 AM Sri Ramanuja Abhishekam
01 Sun
10:00 AM Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam & Sri
Rama Pattabhishekam
02 Mon
10:00 AM Sri Rama Parivaaram Abhishekam
02 Mon
10:00 AM Sri Sudarsanar Abhishekam
06 Fri
10:00 AM Sri Goda Ammavaru Abhishekam
07 Sat
7:00 PM
08 Sun
10:00 AM Sri Sudarsana Satakam Homam
08 Sun
10:00 AM Sri Krishna Abhishekam
08 Sun
10:00 AM Sri Sudarsana Sahita Dhanvantari
Homam
Sri Karya Siddi Hanuman Puja
10 Tues
10:00 AM Sri Narasimha Swamy
Abhishekam
11 Wed
7:00 PM
Deepavali Celebrations
14 Sat
7:00 PM
Goda Krishna Kalyanotsavam
15 Sun
10:00 AM Sri Manvalamamunigal
Abhishekam
16 Mon
7:30 PM
Karthika Somavara Deepa Puja
every Monday
Monthly Special Programs
01 November
(First Sunday)
11:00AM
Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam & Sri
Rama Pattabhishekam
07 November
(First Saturday)
7:00 PM
Sri Karya Siddi Hanuman Puja
08 November
(2nd Sunday)
10:00 AM Sri Sudarsana Satakam Homam
14 November
(2nd Saturday)
7:00 PM
Goda Krishna Kalyanotsavam
21 November
(3rd Saturday)
7:00 PM
Bhu Varaha/ Narasimha/
Hayagrieva Kalyanotsavam
28 November
(4th Saturday)
7:00 PM
Srinivasa Kalyanam
Nakshatra Abhishekam Schedule
(Based on the Nakshatra/Tidhi of the Dieties for November 2015)
01 Sun
Arudra
Sri Ramanuja
02 Mon
Punarvasu
Sri Rama Parivaaram
02 Mon
Swathi
Sri Sudarsanar
06 Fri
P. Phalguni
Sri Goda Ammavaru
08 Sun
Rohini
Sri Krishna
10 Tues
K.Triyodasi
Sri Narasimha Swamy
15 Sun
Moola
Sri Manvalamamunigal
17 Tues
Swathi
Sri Sudarsanar
17 Tues
10:00 AM Sri Sudarsanar Abhishekam
18 Wed
10:00 AM Sri Lakshmi Hayagrieva
Abhishekam
21 Sat
10:00 AM Sri Nammazvar Abhishekam
21 Sat
07:00 PM
21 Sat
10:00 AM Karthika Sudda Ekadasi—Special
& 5:00 PM Sri Satyanarayana Vratam
18 Wed
Sravana
Sri Lakshmi Hayagrieva
21 Sat
Vishaka
Sri Nammazvar
22 Sun
Karthika Dwadasi Celebrations
25 Wed
Krithika
Sri Thirumangai Azhwar
23 Mon
7:30 PM
28 Sat
Arudra
Sri Ramanuja
29 Sun
Punarvasu
Sri Rama Parivaaram
25 Wed
10:00 AM Sri Thirumangai Azhwar
Abhishekam
06 Friday
Krishna Ekadasi
25 Wed
Karthika Pournami Celebrations
08 Sunday
Pradosham
28 Sat
10:00 AM Sri Ramanuja Abhishekam
11 Wednesday
Amavasya
28 Sat
7:00 PM
21 Saturday
29 Sun
10:00 AM Sri Rama Parivaaram Abhishekam
Karthika Suddha Ekadasi Sri Satyanarayana Vratham
Pradosham
30 Mon
7:30 PM
Bhu Varaha/ Narasimha/
Hayagrieva Kalyanotsavam
Karthika Somavara Deepa Puja
every Monday
Srinivasa Kalyanam
Karthika Somavara Deepa Puja
every Monday
Monthly Special Programs
23 Monday
25 Wednesday
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Karthika Pournami Sri Satyanarayana Vratham
Karthika Somavara Deepa Puja every Monday by Ladies
16th, 23rd, 30th November and 07th December 2015
Lighting a lamp in the temple of Lord Shri Hari even for a short time (in the month of Kartik), then whatever sins,
he has acquired for millions of kalpas (one kalpa equals 1000 yugas) are all destroyed."
Of all gifts, the gift of a lamp during the month of Kartik is the best. No gift is its equal." The Pushkar Puran
states, "The person who lights the lamp of sesame (til) oil in the name of Lord Shri Hari in the month of Kartik
(during Sandhya) gets unlimited prosperity, beauty, blessedness and wealth."
7:30 PM - Karthika Somavaram Tulasi Puja by ladies
8:15 PM - Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Raja Patha stotram composed by Lord Shiva
8:30 PM - Deepa harathi by devotees
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Sri Sudarsana Sahita Dhanvantari Homam
Sunday, 8 November 2015 @ 10:00 AM
Dhanvantari Homa fills one with positive vibrations and shields
them against all health disorders. This powerful Homa will be a
remedy to all types of illnesses. If health ailments become a
worry, then this Homa is the spiritual therapy to cure it. Lord
Dhanvantari , the chief deity of this powerful Homa , is the
Divine Physician who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He
appeared during the Churning of the Cosmic Ocean of Milk with
the elixir in his hands that rejuvenated the Celestial beings and at
the same time made them lustrous too.
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Karthika Poornami Special - Karthika Vishnu Deepam
Wednesday, 25 November 2015 @ 8:30 PM
Temple will be brilliantly glowing with decoration of more than a thousand oil lamps! Temples would light a
Deepam and would bring the large deepam to the top of the Dhwaja Sthambam Pole and tie it there on Karthika
Pournami. This deepam is called as Akasa Deepam and Vishnu Deepam is observed on the full moon day in
month of Karthika Masam. It is observed by lighting a bonfire based on the legend of Thrivikrama (Vamana
Avatar) of Lord Vishnu.
Deepothsavam is celebrated with many names such as Pancharatra Deepam (SV Lotus temple follows pancharatra agama and will be celebrating as such), Karthika Deepam on Pournami with Kruthika Nakshatra(Star) in the
constellation. On this day many temples in south india celebrate by burning dry palm leaves (popularly known as
Sokkapanai). It is believed that Sri Mahavishnu on this day presses his feet on Mahabali sending him physically
lower but lifting Mahabali's soul upwards for the promise he kept up. Most people in southern parts of India
celebrate this festival by lighting lamps usually made of clay all around their house and do special pooja at home
with varieties of Deepam offered to the Lord. People also offer Pori or Moorilu or Bongulu or Borugulu as it is
called with shapes of cone etc. In karnataka many celebrate this festival as 'Ane habba' or elephant festival by
gifting silver elephants to daughters of the house.
At SVLT, the Temple will be brilliantly glowing with decoration of more than a thousand oil lamps! Temples
would light a Deepam and would bring the large deepam to the top of the Dhwaja Sthambam Pole and tie it there
on Karthika Pournami. This deepam is called as Akasa Deepam and Vishnu Deepam is observed on the full moon
day in month of Karthika masam. It is observed by lighting a bonfire based on the legend of Thrivikrama
(Vamana Avatar) of Lord Vishnu.
The legend associated with Vishnu Deepam is an interpretation of Lord Vamana asking three steps of land from
King Bali. Here instead of land it is based on the movement of sun and earth. It is said that the two steps of Lord
Vamana are the Uttarayan and vernal equinox. And the third step which sends Bali to the underworld is the
autumn equinox and the bonfire lit on Vishnu Deepam remembers this evening.
Devotees can offer Laksha Votthilu deepam on Karthika Pournami Day for Tulasi Plant,
Raavi and Veppa Chettu.
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Visesha Sri Satyanarayana Puja
Visesha Sri Satyanarayana Puja
Karthika Sudha Ekadasi
Karthika Poornami Special
Saturday, 21 November 2015
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Batch 1
Batch 1
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Batch 2
Batch 2
05:30 PM
05:00 PM
Batch 3
07:30 PM
Karthika Dwadasi
Sunday, 22 November 2015
Kaisika Puranam
07:00 PM
Tulasi Vivaham
07:30 PM
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