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1 0 laurel canyon blvd, N Hollywood, CA 0, Phone: (0) -, () - contact@ashtalakshmitemplela.org ashtalakshmitemplela.org Helped design the expansion of temples according to Vastu Shastram `Temple Events Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Weekdays Mondays To Fridays :0 AM to :0 AM and Agama Shastra at many places in U.S.A. Conducted many Yagnas (Morning) and Prana Pratishtha at various places in U.S.A. :00PM) Weekends (Morning) Everyday Evenings Saturdays and Sundays Mail to: Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple LosAngles 0 Laurel Canyon Blvd North Hollywood, CA 0 General Inquiries & Priest Services Temple Phone: () Phone: () - or (0) - contact@ashtalakshmitemplela.org Yagnaacharya and Pancharatra Aagama Vidwan Phone: (0) - narasimhacharya@gmail.com :0 AM to :0 PM :00 PM to :0 PM Veda Vishwa Vidhyalayam (Vedic University of Vijay-awada), Department of Endowment, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, India Vedanta Verdhini College, Hyderabad, India. Veda Vishwa Vidhyalaya Certificate from Sri Tridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar Vedanta Verdhini College Sanmana Patram. Specialization in Pancharatra Aagamam, Brahmotsavam, Divya Prabandam and Samskritam. Prathishtanam, Yajur vedam Smartanam, Jyotishyam, Devalaya Nirmanam (temple design). Vastu Shastram, Ramayanam, Bhagavatam, Mahabharatam, and Upanishads. Trained under Chilakamarri Srinivasa Acharya, Yajnacharya. Trained under Sri Cherukupally Varadacharya at Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple. Trained under Sri Jyoshi Chandrakatha Sharma at the above temple, Nacharam, India. Participated in temple and religious events from ages to years with Sri Cherukupally Varadacharya and at vedic schools from ages to years. Upa Acharya in Sahasra Kundatmaka Maha Vishnu Yagam and Ashwamedha Yagam in. Yagnacharya in Brahmotsavam and Maha Sudarshana Narasimha Yagam. Conducted Prana Prathishta in temples from -0 at various places in India. Conducted Maha Vishnu Yagams with Sri Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji from -0. Conducted Brahmotsavam for many years in various places in India. Gave discourses on Ramayana & Bhagavata at various Brahmotsavams and festivals. Chief Priest of Hindu Temple of Oklahoma City from 0-August. Religious Head,Yagnaacharya and Pancharatra Aagama Vidwan Phone: () - jkanduri@gmail.com Studied Sri Pancharatra Agama at TTD Vedapatashala, Tirumala hills. Served as Archaka at Sri Padmavathy Ammavari Temple,Tiruchanur, Tirpathi for years. He came to USA in as chief priest and served at various Temples, Hindu community at Illinois, minnesota, Colorado, & California States. He has conducted many yagnas, Kumbabhisekams, mass prayers and various Vedic rituals all over USA and India.He is honored by prominent spiritual masters and eminent scholars for his high skill in "Alankara" in various forms and postures with magnanimous beauty of God and Goddesses. Every st Saturday 0:00 AM Lord Balaji Abhishekam Every nd Saturday :00 PM Kalyanamahothsavam Every Saturday :00 PM Vishnu Sahasranam Parayanam and Explanation Every th Friday Mahalakshmi Abhishekam (as follows) January th Friday :0 PM Sri Adi Lakshmi Feburay th Friday :0 PM Sri Dhanya Lakshmi March th Friday :0 PM Sri Dhairya Lakshmi April th Friday :0 PM Sri Gaja Lakshmi May th Friday :0 PM Sri Santana Lakshmi June th Friday :0 PM Sri Vijaya Lakshmi July th Friday :0 PM Sri Vidya Lakshmi August th Friday :0 PM Sri Dhana Lakshmi September th Friday :0 PM Sri Adi Lakshmi October th Friday :0 PM Sri Dhanya Lakshmi November th Friday :0 PM Sri Dhairya Lakshmi December :0 PM Sri Gaja Lakshmi `Temple Events Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Suprabhata Seva (every Saturday :0AM) Sri Venkateswara Abhishekam (Every st Saturday0:00am) Kalyana Utsavam (every nd Sat, :00PM) Swarna Pushparchana (monthly once) Lakshmi Sahasra Namarchana (Every Fri $.00 $.00 $,0.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $,0.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 Venkateshwara Sahasra Namarchana Venkateshwara Nithyarchana $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 Prasada Seva $.00 $.00 $0.00 $,00.00 Sudarshana Homam (monthly once) Sathyanarayana Vratam (Poornima) $.00 $,0.00 $.00 $.00 Mahalakshmi $.00 $.00 Abhishekam(every th Friday:0PM) All Events $0,.00 Service Request: Date: GOTHRAM: Family Name: STAR NAME ADDRESS: PHONE #: CHECK # CASH: [ ] Amount: $ Frequency: [ ] Monthly Start Date: End Date Checks Payable to SS Veda Center All Donations are Tax Deductable

2 ॐ वक रत ड मह क य क ट स यसमप रभ ट टवयघ क र म द व सवयक य ष सवयद वट ष ठ यटमम पक ष यत र क ल य द ग गट त क यम द श यत त पक ष क य यट थ य टदट ययम भ मकर च य य त र टवव ह त सवज तक द ख मफ र वफलमफ त वम मय त प र च यत त भश चर मफ टक रय द ग गट त क यक द य We are pleased to release the calendar based on Hindu dharma shastra and drika siddhanta. This calendar is specially prepared for the Greater Seattle area, and it may not be applicable in other parts of the world. All time presented here is adjusted for Daylight Saving Time. People usually align the Hindu festivals with the English dates based on the Indian calendar. They think that if an Indian calendar says Janmasthami on a certain date, say September nd 0, then it will appear as September nd everywhere in the world. The USA is 0:0 to :0 hours behind India, so some people will think it will also come the next day in the USA, i.e. September rd 0. They also argue that their family priest in India has told them to celebrate on this particular date and according to him the Indian calendar will apply to all places in the world. This is a completely wrong assumption. If the Earth was flat then you can use Indian calendar everywhere as sunrise sunset will happen all places equally. We won t have any timezones and the world will have only one timezone. Surya Siddhanta, Maharishi Vashistha, Bhaskaracharya taught us to prepare the panchangam based on the longitude, latitude of the place you live for these reasons you cannot bring a calendar from India and use abroad. The English date and changes at midnight; whereas the Hindu date (or Tithi) and day does not change at midnight. Hindu day changes at Sunrise. All days are from one Sunrise to another Sunrise. Sunday will start at one Sunrise and end at the next Sunrise.The Hindu date the Tithi changes depending on the position of the Sun and Moon. It can change anytime between two Sunrises. That is to say that if Prathama Tithi ends today at :0 it does not mean that Dwitiya Tithi will end tomorrow at the same time. It can end at :00, :0 or later. Tithi: In the lunar calendar the Moon takes a month for each revolution around the Earth. The lunar calendar is divided into two groups called Pakshas. The first one is called Krishna Paksha (or dark fortnight) or wanning moon. The second is called Shukla Paksha (or bright fortnight) or waxing moon. Each Paksha is divided into Tithis. The first Tithis are the Sanskrit numbers from to (Prathama, Dvithiya etc). The th Tithi of Shukla Paksha is Poornima (full Moon) & the th of the Krishna Paksha is Amavasya (Moon is not visible as it is closest to the Sun). Lunar Month: A lunar month consists of 0 Tithis and each Tithi then corresponds to the time taken by the Moon to move degrees with respect to the Sun. Krishna Paksha Tithis are in the darker color and Shukla Paksha Tithis are mentioned in the red color. Names of lunar months are Chaitra, Vaishakh, Jyestha, Ashadha, Shravana, Bhadrapada, Ashwayuja, Kartika, Margasira, Pushya, Maha, and Phalguna. Solar Month: A solar month begins when the Sun leaves one rasi and moves into the next. The solar month names are based on signs, they are Mesha, Vrishbha, Mithuna, Karka, Simha, Kanya, Tula, Vrischika, Dhanush, Makara, Kumbha, and Mina. This system is widely used in Tamilnadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Orrisa, Punjab and Assam. Nakshatra: The path of the moon around earth is divided into segments or Nakshatras. A nakshatra changes when the moon leaves one of these segments and enters the next. Nakshatras are in italics. They are Ashwini, Bharani, Kritika, Rohini, Mrisgashirsh, Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya, Ashlesha, Magha, Poorva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Vishakha, Anuradha, Jyestha, Moola, Poorva Shadha, Uttara Shadha, Shravan, Dhanishtha, Shatabhisha, Poorva Bhadra, U.ttara Bhadra and Revati. Timings listed in the Calendar: The Tithi & Nakshatra times indicate a time when the Tithi or Nakshatra ends. The Panchanga uses the Vedic definition of a day, i.e., A day starts with Sunrise and ends with the subsequent Sunrise. Thus, a Tithi with a time of :00 indicates that the Tithi ends past midnight but before the next Sunrise at :00 AM (:00 :00) on the next calendar day. Hence :00 means 00:00 hours of the next day, :00 means :00 AM of the next day, and :00 means :00 AM of the next day. This is standard time notation for any Panchangam. The time for Sun s samkramana is when Sun will enter that rasi or sign on that day. e.g. Makara : means Sun is entering Makara rasi at hour minute. All other times are the ending times. Rahukalam / Sunrise / Sunset Table: This calendar has rahukalam, sunrise & sunset table as well. These are calculated for Greater Seattle area. How festival dates are determined? The usual rule to observe a festival is to check the Tithi prevailing at the Sunrise. Each festival has different rules. For example Ganesha Chaturthi has to be Calendar Explanation oserved when the Chaturthi Tithi is observed during the th/th part of the dinmana. The dinmana is the difference between local Sunset and Sunrise. If Chaturthi is not prevailing during that period then take the second day. For example, if one Tithi is observed at moonrise in India it may or may not exist during moonrise on the same day in a different part of the world. If you are in America then it will be observed on previous day or the next day if you are in Japan, Fiji, Australia and other countries. For example if a total lunar eclipse is visible in India at :00 AM it will happen on the previous day in the USA. For these reasons Indian Panchangam you bring from India cannot be used outside of India. Uttarayana / Dakshinayana: The season occur based on earth s position around the Sun. This is due to Earth s tilt of. degrees. The Earth circles around Sun with this tilt. When the tilt is facing the Sun we get summer and when the tilt is away from the Sun we get winter. Because of this tilt it seems like the Sun travels north and south of the equator. The Uttarayana is the Sun appearing to move north. The Dakshinayana is the Sun appearing to move towards South. This causes rise to seaons and dependent on equinoxes and solstices. There is a common misconception that Makar Samkranti is the Uttarayana. This is because at one point in time Sayana and Nirayana Zodiac were same. Every year equinoxes slides by 0 seconds due to precision of equinoxes, giving birth to Ayanamsha and causing Makar Samkranti to slide further. As a result if you think Makar Samkranti is uttarayana then as it is sliding it will come in June after 000 years. However Makar Samkranti still holds importance in our rituals as a Samkranti. All Drika Panchanga makers will use the position of the tropical Sun to determine Uttarayana and Dakshinayana. Hence January th isn t Uttarayana. Actual Uttarayana occurs on December st / nd of every year. For more details please visit or write to shastriji@mypanchang.com. About mypanchang.com: mypanchang.com is the leading panchang maker providing the most accurate panchagam in English and various Indian languages and panchangam for over more than cities all over the world based on highly accurate driga ganitha or thiruganitha. Most temples in the world rely on mypanchang.com for accurate Panchang data and festival observance times. 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3 Pushya Magha January Dhanus - Makara Margazhi - Thai New Year Swarna pushparchana Temple timing :0am to :0pm Pushya Shukla Paksha Ashtami : Revati :0 Satyanarayana Pooja :0 Arudra Darshanam Purnima :0 Aardra : Karidina Navami :0 Ashvini : Panchaka ends: :0 Prathama :0 Punarvasu : Martin Luthar King Day Dashami : Bharani All day 0 Dvitiiya : Pushya : Aradhana :0 PM Ekadashi :0 Bharani 0:0 Tritiiya :0 Aslesha : Shat-Tila Ekadasi Dvadashi :0 Krittika 0: (Moonrise :) Chaturthi : Magha : Trayodashi : Rohini :0 Lohri Bhogi Thyagaraja Aradhana Dhanurmasa Ends Panchami : Purva Phalguni : Balaji abhisheka 0am Chaturdashi : Mrigashirsha : Thai Pongal Makar Samkranti Goda kalyanam pm Shashthi :0 Uttara Phalguni : Sun: Makara : Saptami :0 Hasta :0 Ashtami :0 Chitra 0: Navami 0:0 Svaati 0: Dashami 0:00 Ekadashi 0:00 Vishaakha 0: Anuraadha : Dvadashi :0 Jyeshtha : Trayodashi : Mula : Chaturdashi : Purva Shadha :0 Mauna Amavasya Amavasya : Uttara Shada :0 Magha Shukla Paksha Prathama : Shravana : Dvitiiya : Dhanishta : Panchaka Starts::0 Tritiiya : Shatabhisha : Chaturthi : Purva Bhadrapada : Vasant Panchami Vidyalakshmi Abhishekam & Puja :0pm Panchami :00 Uttara Bhadrapada All day Shashthi : Uttara Bhadrapada : Ratha Saptami Ratha Saptami 0:0 am Saptami 0: Revati 0: Panchaka ends: 0: Bhishma Asthami Ashtami All day Ashvini : 0 Ashtami 0: Bharani : : (0) -, : () - Magha masa for Hindi speaking belt of north India starts from January th till Feb th, For Gujarat, Maharastra, Andra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, and Kerala it starts from rd Jan till st February.

4 Magha Makara - Kumbha February Phalguna Thai - Maasi Vishwakarma Jayanthi Trayodashi :0 Punarvasu :0 (0) -, () - Thai Poosam Chaturdashi : Pushya : Maghi Poonam Bhairavi Jayanthi Satyanarana Pooja :0 Purnima : Aslesha : Madhva Navami Magha Shukla Paksha Navami : Krittika : TN: Thirumazhis Azhwar Prathama :0 Magha : Dashami :0 Rohini : Dvitiiya 0: Purva Phalguni : Bhishma Ekadasi Vishnu sahasranama Homam :0 Ekadashi : Mrigashirsha : 0 (Moonrise :) Tritiiya : Chaturthi : Uttara Phalguni : Balaji abhisheka 0am Shani Dvadashi :0 Aardra : Balaji kalyanam pm Panchami : Hasta : Vijaya Ekadasi Shashthi :0 Chitra : Saptami :0 Svaati : Sun: Kumbha 00: Maasi Ashtami :0 Vishaakha : Navami :0 Anuraadha : Dashami :0 Jyeshtha 0: Ekadashi : Mula 0:0 Shani Dvadashi :0 Purva Shadha 0: Trayodashi : Uttara Shada 0: President s Day Somavati Amavasya (After :) Chaturdashi : Shravana 0:0 Panchaka starts: : Amavasya : Dhanishta 0: Phalguna Shukla Paksha Prathama : Shatabhisha : Dvitiiya : Purva Bhadrapada : Sri Dhanya Lakshmi Abhisheka :0 PM Tritiiya :0 Uttara Bhadrapada : Chaturthi : Revati : Panchaka ends: : Panchami : Ashvini : Shashthi : Bharani : Saptami :0 Krittika : Holasthaka Begins Ashtami All day Rohini 0: Phalguna masa for Hindi speaking belt of North India starts from February th till March th. For Gujarat, Maharastra, Andra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, and Kerala it starts from nd Feb till nd March.

5 Phalguna Kumbha Mina March Chaitra Maasi - Phanguni (0) -, () - Chaitra masa for Hindi speaking belt of North India starts from March th till April th. For Gujarat, Maharastra, Andra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, and Kerala it starts from nd March till th April. Happy Yugadi and Hindu New Year Phalguna Shukla Paksha Asthami 0: Mrigashirsha All day Navami 0:0 Mrigashirsha 0: Balaji Abhisheka 0am Dashami 0: Aardra 0: 0 Amalaki Ekadasi TN: Kulasekhar Azhwar Ekadashi 0:00 Punarvasu 0: Soma Dvadashi 0: Pushya 0: Trayodashi 0: Chaturdashi : Aslesha 0: Masi Magham Satyanarayana Pooja :0 Purnima : Magha 0: Purva Phalguni : Lakshmi Jayanthi Karidina Prathama : Uttara Phalguni : Dvitiiya : Hasta : Balaji kalyanam pm (Moonrise :) Tritiiya : Chitra : Daylight Saving Starts Ranga Panchami Karadyan Nombu Papamochini Ekadasi Chaturthi : Svaati : Panchami : Vishaakha : Shashthi 0:0 Anuraadha : Sun: Mina : Saptami 0: Ashtami : Jyeshtha : Phanguni Navami : Mula : Dashami : Purva Shadha : Ekadashi :0 Uttara Shada : Dvadashi : Shravana : Soma Trayodashi :0 Dhanishta : Panchaka start:: Chaturdashi 0:0 Shatabhisha : Amavasya All day Purva Bhadrapada : Amavasya 0: Uttara Bhadrapada :0 Nandana Ugadi Chaitra Navaratri begin Dhairya Lakshmi abhishek :00 PM Panchanga Sravanam :0pm Chaitra Shukla Paksha Prathama 0:0 Revati : Matsya Jayanthi Dvitiiya : Ashvini : Panchaka ends: 0: 0 Gauri Tritiya Sri Panchami Tritiiya : Bharani All day Chaturthi : Bharani 0: Panchami : Krittika : Shashthi :0 Rohini : Saptami : Mrigashirsha : Ashtami : Aardra : Sita Rama Kalyanam 0:0 AM Navami : Punarvasu :

6 Chaitra April Vaishakha Chaitra Shukla Dashami : Pushya :0 Mina - Mesha Phanguni Chittirai Sri Ashtalakshmi Prana pratistha Tritiiya : Svaati 0: Vishaakha : Dashami : Dhanishta : Panchaka Starts:: Kamada Ekadasi Ekadashi : Aslesha : (Moonrise :0) Chaturthi : Anuraadha :0 Varuthini Ekadasi Vallabhacharya Jayanthi Ekadashi : Shatabhisha : Dvadashi : Magha : Panchami :0 Jyeshtha : Dvadashi :00 Purva Bhadrapada : 0 Mahavir Jayanthi Trayodashi :0 Purva Phalguni : Shashthi : Mula : Trayodashi : Uttara Bhadrapada 0: Panguni Uttiram Sri Ashtalakshmi Prana pratistha Chaturdashi :0 Uttara Phalguni :00 Saptami : Purva Shadha :0 Chaturdashi : Revati All Day Hanuman Jayanthi Sri Ashtalakshmi Prana pratistha Satyanarayana Pooja :0 Purnima : Hasta : Baisakhi Tamil New Year Vilakku Pooja :0 pm Ashtami : Uttara Shada :0 Sun: Mesha 0: Chittirai Amavasya : Revati 0:0 Panchaka ends: 0:0 Balaji abhisheka 0am Sri Ashtalakshmi Prana pratistha Prathama 0: Dvitiiya :00 Chitra 0: Vishu Kani Balaji kalyanam pm Navami : Shravana : Vaishakha Shukla Prathama : Ashvini :00 Dvitiiya :0 Bharani :0 Parashuram Jayanthi Swarna Pushpa Archana :0pm Tritiiya All day Krittika : Tritiiya 0:0 Rohini : Chaturthi 0: Mrigashirsha :0 Shankaracharya Jayanthi Ramanuja Jayanthi Aradhana :0 PM Panchami : Aardra : Sri Gaja Lakshmi Abhisheka :0 PM Shashthi :0 Punarvasu :0 Saptami :0 Pushya : Bagalamukhi Jayanthi Ashtami : Aslesha : starts: :: Navami :0 Magha : 0 (0) -, () - Vaishakh masa for Hindi speaking belt of North India starts from April h till May th. For Gujarat, Maharastra, Andra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, and Kerala it starts from st April till May th.

7 Vaishakha Mesha - Vrishabha May Jyestha Chittirai - Vaikaasi Jyestha masa for Hindi speaking belt of North India starts from May h till June rd. For Gujarat, Maharastra, Andra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, and Kerala it starts from May st to June th. Prathama : Vishaakha : Mother s Day Navami : Dhanishta 0:00 Shani Amavasya Annular Solar Eclipse (:0 :) Amavasya : Krittika : Saptami :0 Aslesha : Dvitiiya : Anuraadha :0 Vaikaasi Hanumat Jayanthi Puja :0 PM Dashami : Shatabhisha 0: Sun: Vrishabha 0: Karidina Karavir Vrata Jyeshtha Shukla Prathama : Rohini : Memorial Day Dhoomavati Jayanthi Ashtami : Magha : Vasavi Jayanthi Vaishakha Shukla Dashami : Purva Phalguni : (Angaraki) (Moonrise :) Tritiiya 0: Jyeshtha 0: Apara Ekadasi Saturn Retrograde Kanya :0 Ekadashi All day Purva Bhadrapada 0: Budha Kalki Jayanthi Dvitiiya : Mrigashirsha All day Navami :0 Purva Phalguni : ends: :: Ekadashi 0: Uttara Phalguni :0 Chaturthi 0: Panchami :0 Mula 0: Purva Shadha : Guru in Vrishabha At : Ekadashi 0: Uttara Bhadrapada :0 Rambha Vrata Tritiiya : Mrigashirsha 0: 0 Dashami : Uttara Phalguni 0: starts: 0::0 Dvadashi 0: Trayodashi :0 Hasta : Shashthi : Uttara Shada :0 Panchaka Ends: : Dvadashi 0:0 Revati : Parvati Uttpati Chaturthi : Aardra 0: Nirjala Ekadasi Ekadashi :0 Hasta 0: 0 Narasimha Jayanthi TN: Madhurakavi Azhwar Celebrations at :0 PM Chaturdashi : Chitra : Saptami : Shravana : Trayodashi : Ashvini :0 Santana Lakshmi Abhisheka :0 PM Panchami :0 Punarvasu 0:0 (0) -, () - Balaji abhisheka 0am Satyanarayana Pooja :0 Purnima : Svaati : Balaji kalyanam pm Ashtami : Dhanishta All day Panchaka Starts: : Chaturdashi : Bharani :0 Shashthi :00 Pushya :

8 Jyestha Vrishabha - Mithuna June Ashadha Vaikaasi - Aani Ashadha masa for Hindi speaking belt of North India starts from June th to July rd. For Gujarat, Maharastra, Andra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, and Kerala it starts from June th to July th. Vata Savitri Vrat Satyanarayana Pooja :0 Chaturdashi 0: Purnima : Anuraadha : 0 Partial Lunar Eclipse (0:-0:0) Prathama : Jyeshtha : (0) -, () - Dvitiiya : Mula : * (Moonrise :0) Tritiiya : Purva Shadha : Karadyan Nombu, or Savitri Nonbu Vritham, is a Tamil observance in which married woman prays for the well being and long life of her husband. Similar Vrata in North India is Karwa Chauth. in Gujarat & Maharastra -- Vata Savitri. Chaturthi : Uttara Shada : Yogini Ekadasi Champak Dwadasi Jyeshtha Shukla Dvadashi : Chitra 0: Svaati :0 Panchami : Shravana : TN:Namm Azhwar :0PM Vaikasi Visakam Balaji abhisheka 0am Trayodashi : Vishaakha : Balaji kalyanam pm Shashthi :0 Dhanishta : Panchaka Starts: 0: Shani Saptami : Shatabhisha : Ashtami : Purva Bhadrapada : ends: :: Navami : Uttara Bhadrapada : Dashami :0 Revati : Panchaka ends: : Ekadashi : Ashvini : Sun: Mithuna 0:0 Aani Dvadashi : Bharani : Trayodashi : Krittika All day Father s Day Chaturdashi All day Krittika 0: Somavati Amavasya (After :0 AM) Chaturdashi 0:0 Rohini 0: Amavasya 0:0 Mrigashirsha : Dakshinayana (Actual) Ashaadha Shukla Prathama 0: Aardra :0 Jagannath Rathayatra Guru Pushyamrita from : Dvitiiya 0: Punarvasu : Sri Vijaya Lakshmi Abhisheka :0 pm Tritiiya : Pushya :00 Chaturthi : Aslesha : 0 Harishayani Ekadasi TN:Periy Azhwar Panchami : Magha :0 Shashthi 0: Purva Phalguni : Saptami 0: Uttara Phalguni : Ashtami 0: Navami : Hasta : Dashami : Chitra : Ekadashi :0 Svaati : Shani Dvadashi :0 Vishaakha 0:

9 Aashadha Mithuna - Karka July Shravana Aani - Aadi Jayaparvati Vrat Ashaadha Shukla Trayodashi :00 Anuraadha 0: Satyanarayana Pooja :0 Chaturdashi : Jyeshtha 0:0 Mula : Guru Purnima Purnima : Purva Shadha : 0 Independence Day Prathama 0:0 Uttara Shada : Jayaparvati Vrat Ends Dvitiiya 0: Tritiiya : Shravana :0 (Moonrise :) Panchaka Starts:0: Chaturthi : Dhanishta : Balaji abhisheka 0am Panchami : Shatabhisha :0 Kamika Ekadasi Shashthi : Purva Bhadrapada :0 Saptami All day Uttara Bhadrapada :0 Saptami 0: Revati :0 Ashtami 0:0 Ashvini All day Panchaka ends::0 Navami 0: Ashvini 0: Dashami : Bharani 0: Balaji kalyanam pm Ekadashi : Krittika : Karidina Diwaso Guru Pushyamrita till :0 Hariyali Teej Dvadashi :0 Rohini : Sun: Karka :00 Trayodashi : Mrigashirsha : Aadi Chaturdashi : Aardra :0 Chittalagi Amavasya Amavasya : Punarvasu : Shravana Shukla Prathama : Pushya :0 Dvitiiya : Aslesha : Tritiiya : Magha : Nagul Chavithi TN: Andal 0:0 AM Aadi Pooram Chaturthi : Purva Phalguni : Naga Panchami Garud Pachami Panchami : Uttara Phalguni :0 Siriyala (Surya) Shasthi Shashthi : Hasta : Saptami : Chitra :0 Ashtami : Svaati : Varalakshmi Vratam Abhissheka :0am Varalakshmi Vratam :0pm Navami 0: Vishaakha : Dashami 0: Ekadashi : Anuraadha : Pavitra Ekadasi Dvadashi : Jyeshtha : Soma Trayodashi : Mula : 0 Chaturdashi : Purva Shadha : Shravana Month in North India (Hindi, Punjabi Speaking States) Begins from July th and will Last till August st. st Monday of Shravan Masa as per North India (Hindi Speaking Belt) is on th July and the Last one is on0th July. Shravan Masa as per Gujarat, Maharastra, Andra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil nadu starts from July th and lasts till August th. st Monday of Shravan Masa as per Gujarat, Maharastra and South India starts from rd July and the last one is on August th.

10 Shravana Karka - Simha August Bhadrapada (Adhika) Aadi - Aavani Bhadrapada Kr Paksha for Hindi speaking belt of North India starts from Aug nd to Aug th. After that Adhika Bhadrapada masa will start from Aug th till Sept th. For Gujarat, Maharastra, Andra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, and Kerala Adhika Bhadrapada start from Aug th to Sept th. Yajur Upakarma :0am Rakhi Muhurtha after : Vaikhanasa Jayanthi Satyanarayana Pooja :0 Shravana Shukla Purnima : Uttara Shada 0: Rigveda Upakarma :0am Prathama : Shravana 0: Panchaka Starts : Raghavedra Swami Aradhana Saturn Tula : Dvitiiya : Dhanishta 0: (Moonrise :) Balaji Abhisheka 0am Tritiiya : Shatabhisha 0: Bola Choth Bahula Chaturthi Naga Panchami (Guj) Ranthan Chhath Gokulasthami Aadi Kritikai 0 Chaturthi : Purva Bhadrapada 0:00 Panchami : Uttara Bhadrapada 0: Shashthi : Revati : Panchaka Ends: : (Smarta, for PST only) Saptami : Ashvini : Pooja :0 PM Ashtami : Bharani : (Vaishnava) Navami : Krittika : Balaji Kalyanam pm Dashami 0:00 Rohini : Ekadashi All day Mrigashirsha :0 Ekadashi 0: Aardra : Aja Ekadasi Dvadashi 0:0 Punarvasu 0:0 Trayodashi 0: Pushya All day Guru Pushyamrita till :0 Chaturdashi 0: Pushya 0:0 Sun: Simha 0: Aavani Pithori Amavasya Polala Amavasya Amavasya 0: Aslesha 0: Bhadrapada (Adhika) Shukla Paksha Prathama 0: Dvitiiya 0:0 Magha 0: Purva Phalguni : Tritiiya : Uttara Phalguni :0 Chaturthi : Hasta : Panchami : Chitra :0 Shashthi :0 Svaati : Saptami : Vishaakha : Sri Dhana Lakshmi Abhisheka :0 PM Ashtami :0 Anuraadha :0 Navami : Jyeshtha : Dashami :0 Mula : Ekadashi : Purva Shadha : Dvadashi 0: Uttara Shada : Onam Trayodashi 0: Shravana :0 0 Satyanarayana Pooja :0 PM Chaturdashi 0: Dhanishta : Purnima 0: Shatabhisha : Janmasthami as per smartha tradition asthami should prevail past midnight. It doesn t prevail past midnight on th August.

11 Bhadrapada (Adhika) Simha - Kanya September Bhadrapada (Nija) Aavani - Puruttasi Prathama Shraddha Bhadrapada (Nija) Krishna Paksha Prathama : Revati :0 Dvitiiya 0:0 Uttara Bhadrapada : 0 Nija Bhadrapada masa for Hindi speaking belt of North India starts from Sept th til Sept th. Ashwin Krishna starts from Sept 0 th for North Indian states. Labor Day (Moonrise :) Tritiiya 0:0 Revati : 0 For Gujarat, Maharastra, Andra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, and Kerala Bhadrapada Nija Masa start from Sept th till Oct th. Chaturthi 0: Ashvini : Panchami : Bharani : (0) -, () - Shashthi : Krittika : Ganesh Chaturthi in Pacific Time Zone on September th, For MST, CST, and EST it appears on September th. Saptami : Rohini All day Balaji Abhisheka 0am Bhadrapada (Adhika) Krishna Paksha Prathama 0: Purva Bhadrapada :0 Balaji Kalyanam pm Ashtami : Rohini 0: Navami : Mrigashirsha : Dashami : Aardra : Ekadashi : Punarvasu :0 Dvadashi : Pushya : Trayodashi : Aslesha : Chaturdashi :0 Magha : Amavasya :0 Purva Phalguni : Bhadrapada (Nija) Shukla Paksha Prathama : Uttara Phalguni :0 Sun: Kanya 0: Purattaasi Samaveda Upakarma Varaha Jayanthi Dvitiiya :0 Hasta 0: Haritalika Pooja :0 PM Swarna Gowri Vrata Tritiiya : Chitra 0: Rishi Panchami Daily Ganesh Puja :0 pm Chaturthi 0: Panchami 0: Svaati 0: Vishaakha :0 Daily Ganesh Puja :0 pm Shashthi : Anuraadha : Daily Ganesh Puja :0 pm Saptami : Jyeshtha :0 Daily Ganesh Puja :0 pm Ashtami : Mula :0 Daily Ganesh Puja :0 pm Navami : Purva Shadha : Daily Ganesh Puja :0 pm Dashami : Uttara Shada : Parivartini Ekadasi Kanya Sravanam Daily Ganesh Puja :0 pm Ekadashi :0 Shravana :0 Vaaman Jayanthi Ganesh Nimajjanam :0 pm Panchaka Starts: : Dvadashi : Dhanishta :0 Trayodashi : Shatabhisha : Anant Chaturdasi Sri Adi Lakshmi Abhisheka :0 PM Chaturdashi : Purva Bhadrapada : Satyanarayana Pooja :0 PM Purnima : Uttara Bhadrapada :

12 Bhadrapada (Nija) Kanya - Tula October Ashvayuja Puruttasi - Aipaasi Dwitiya Shraddha Bhadrapada (Nija) Krishna Paksha Dvitiiya : Ashvini All day Panchaka Ends: :0 Gandhi Jayanthi Tritiya Shraddha Tritiiya : Ashvini 0:0 Chaturthi Shraddha (Moonrise :) Chaturthi :00 Bharani 0: Panchami Shraddha Panchami 0: Krittika : Shasthi Shraddha Shashthi All day Rohini :0 Saptami Shraddha Balaji abhisheka 0am Shashthi 0: Mrigashirsha :0 0 Shitala Vratam Asthami Shraddha Saptami : Aardra : Columbus Day Navami Shraddha Ashtami : Punarvasu : Dashami Shraddha Navami : Pushya :0 Ekadasi Shraddha Dashami : Aslesha : Jaya Ekadasi Dvadashi Shraddha Ekadashi :0 Magha : Trayodahi Shraddha Dvadashi : Purva Phalguni : Chaturdasi Shraddha Balaji Kalyanam pm Trayodashi 0: Uttara Phalguni : Sarva Pitru Shraddha Mahalaya Amavasya Chaturdashi 0:0 Amavasya :0 Hasta : Karidina Navaratri Kalash Sthapana :0 Adair Lakshmi Puja Laksha kumkum archana Aashvayuja Shukla Prathama : Chitra : Dhanyalakshmi Puja & Laksha kumkum archana Evening :0 PM Dvitiiya : Svaati : Sun: Tula : /Aippasi Dhairyalakshmi Puja and Laksha kumkum archana Evening :0 PM Tritiiya : Vishaakha :0 Gajalakshmi Puja and Laksha kumkum archana Evening :0 PM Chaturthi :0 Anuraadha 0: Santana lakshmi Puja and Laksha kumkum archana Evening :0 pm Panchami : Jyeshtha 0: Mahalakshmi Homam 0:0 am Vijayalakshmi Puja and Laksha kumkum archana Evening :00 pm Shashthi :0 Mula 0:0 Purva Shadha : Sarasawati Pooja Vidyalakshmi Puja and Laksha kumkum archana :0 pm Saptami 0: Uttara Shada :0 Durgasthami Mahanavami TN: Pogai Azhwar Dhanalakshmi Puja and Laksha kumkum archana :0 pm Ashtami 0: Shravana : Sami aayudha pooja, Balaji kalyanam Panchanga sravanam Evening :00pm Navami 0:0, Dashami 0: Dhanishta : Panchaka Starts: :0 Pasankusa Ekadasi TN:Pey Azhwar Ekadashi All day Shatabhisha 0:0 Ekadashi 0:0 Purva Bhadrapada All day Sri Dhanya Lakshmi Abhisheka :0 PM Dvadashi 0: Purva Bhadrapada : Trayodashi 0:0 Uttara Bhadrapada 0: Satyanarayana Pooja :0PM Chaturdashi 0: Revati : Panchaka ends: : Sharad Purnima Kojagiri Purnima Purnima : Ashvini : Prathama : Bharani : 0 Dvitiiya : Krittika : Halloween Ashwin masa for Hindi speaking belt of North India starts from Sept 0 th to Oct th. For Gujarat, Maharastra, Andra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, and Kerala it starts from Oct th to November th. (0) -, () - Mahanavami in PST on Oct nd, MST, CST and EST Oct rd. Dashera in PST on Oct rd, for MST, CST and EST Oct th. 0 laurel canyon blvd, N Hollywood, CA 0, : (0) -, : () - contact@ashtalakshmitemplela.org ashtalakshmitemplela.org Every Friday :0 PM Lakshmi Sahasranama Archana, Daily Aarati at :00 PM

13 Ashvayuja Tula - Vrischika November Kartika Aipaasi - Kartikai Kartika masa for Hindi speaking belt of North India starts from Oct 0 th to Nov th. For Gujarat, Maharastra, Andra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, and Kerala it starts from Nov th to Dec th. Daylight Saving Ends Shashthi : Punarvasu All day Dhanteras Trayodashi :0 Hasta 0: Chitra : Chhath Subramanya Skanda Shasthi Shashthi :0 Uttara Shada :0 Trayodashi :0 Ashvini :0 Saptami :0 Punarvasu 0: Narak Chaturdashi Kaali Chaudas Chaturdashi : Svaati : Saptami :0 Shravana 0: Panchaka Starts: :0 Vaikuntha Chaturdashi Chaturdashi :0 Bharani :0 (0) -, () - Ahoi Asthami Ashtami : Pushya 0: Dhana Lakshmi Abhishaka & Pooja :00 pm Amavasya :0 Vishaakha : Ashtami : Dhanishta 0: Kartigai Deepam TN: Thirumangai Azhwar Kartika Deepa Pooja :0 pm Satyanarayana Pooja :0 Purnima 0: Krittika : Happy Diwali and Happy New Year Navami : Aslesha 0: Gujarati New Year Bhaiya Duj Yama Dwitiya Kartika Shukla Prathama 0: Anuraadha : Navami :0 Shatabhisha 0: TN: Thiruppan Azhwar Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (: :0) Prathama All day Rohini : Aashvayuja Krishna Tritiiya : Rohini :0 Dashami : Magha 0: Dvitiiya 0: Tritiiya : Jyeshtha :00 Sun:Vrishchika :0 Kartikai Thanksgiving Dashami : Purva Bhadrapada :0 Prathama 0: Mrigashirsha All day (Moonrise :) Chaturthi :0 Mrigashirsha :0 Rama Ekadasi Ekadashi : Purva Phalguni 0: Nagula Chavithi Ayyappa Mandala Puja Starts Chaturthi : Mula : Uthana Ekadasi Sri Dhairya Lakshmi Abhisheka :0 PM Ekadashi :0 Uttara Bhadrapada :0 Dvitiiya :0 Mrigashirsha 0: 0 Balaji Abhisheka 0am Panchami : Aardra :0 Vasu Baaras Balaji Kalyanam pm Dvadashi : Uttara Phalguni 0: Labha Panchami Panchami : Purva Shadha :0 Tulasi Vivaha Dvadashi :0 Revati : Panchaka ends: : 0 Bhaiya Duj PST Nov th Bhiaya Duj MST, CST, EST: Nov th

14 Kartika Vrischika - Dhanus December Margasira Kartikai - Margazhi Margasira Kr Tritiiya All day Pushya : 0 (Moonrise :) Tritiya 0: Aslesha : Margasira masa for Hindi speaking belt of North India starts from Nov th to December th. For Gujarat, Maharastra, Andra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, and Kerala it starts from December th. (0) -, () - Worship of Lord Vishnu during the morning hours in Dhanurmasa is considered highly auspicious. (Moonrise :) Balaji abhisheka 0am Kartika Krishna Tritiiya : Aardra 0: Kaal Bhairav Jayanthi Chaturthi : Punarvasu : Panchami :0 Pushya : Shashthi :0 Aslesha : Saptami : Magha : Ashtami : Purva Phalguni :00 Navami : Uttara Phalguni : Balaji Kalyanam pm Dashami : Hasta :0 Utapanna Ekadasi Ekadashi : Chitra :00 Soma Dvadashi : Svaati : 0 Trayodashi 0:0 Chaturdashi : Vishaakha 0: Amavasya : Anuraadha 0: Jyeshtha : Margasira Shukla Prathama :00 Mula : Dvitiiya : Purva Shadha : Dhanur Masa Begin Tritiiya : Uttara Shada : Sun: Dhanus 0: Margazhi Chaturthi : Shravana : Panchami 0: Dhanishta :0 Panchaka Starts: : Shashthi 0: Shatabhisha : Saptami 0:0 Purva Bhadrapada : Ashtami 0: Uttara Bhadrapada : Sri Gaja Lakshmi Abhisheka :0 PM Uttarayana (Actual) Navami : Revati : Panchaka Ends: : Dashami : Ashvini : Geeta Jayanthi Rahu in Tula : Ekadashi : Bharani : Dvadashi : Krittika : Christmas Trayodashi : Rohini All day Ayyappa Manadala Puja Concludes Chaturdashi : Rohini 0: Dattatreya Jayanthi Satyanarayana Pooja :0 Purnima : Mrigashirsha : Arudra Darshanam Margasira Kr Prathama : Aardra : Dvitiiya 0: Punarvasu :

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17 According to Sri Vishnu PuraNa, this universe is full of many manifestations of great divine power, which are beyond human comprehension. Saktayah sarvabhavanam acimtya jnanagocara! yatoto brahmanastastu mamtavya bhavasaktayah!! It is only with the help of the divine that we can understand something filled with divine energy. Since the energy of the Supreme or ParamAtma pervades everything in this universe, the Vedas call this energy VishNu. Since that Supreme is the ultimate refuge of all creation, and the universe is charged with that Supreme s energy, the Upanishads refer to that Supreme as NArAyaNa. Goddess Lakshmi, dwelling in Lord Narayana and inseparable from Him, personifies all that is auspicious. The Lord himself has declared in the Gita that all things beautiful, auspicious, or mighty in the creation become so only because they are imbued with his grace and splendor. Goddess Lakshmi, therefore, is also an embodiment of Lord s splendor or vibhuti. This is why when we see an attractive glow in a person we refer to it as LakshmikaLa or the aura of Lakshmi. Lakshmi, the repository of all things auspicious, is believed to have eight different manifestations.. : This signifies that she is the fountain or origin of all things auspicious.. : Material resources are necessary for mankind to attain any goal. As the presiding deity of wealth, she dispenses the material resources to us and hence she is called Dhana Lakshmi.. : All living beings need food or sustenance for survival and medicines to recover from illnesses. The food comes mainly in the form of various food grains or crops and medicines in the form of medicinal herbs. That aspect of the Goddess which blesses us with these is DhAnya Lakshmi.. : We need progeny to perpetuate the family line and to ensure the continuation of human race itself. For healthy and good progeny we need the grace of the Goddess. SaMtAna Lakshmi is this aspect of the Goddess.. : Although we are blessed with all desirable things, we also need the capacity or ability to keep things in proper check and control. This is referred to as aiswarya, and the aspect of the goddess which grants us this quality is called Aiswarya Lakshmi.. : To enjoy all of the divine blessings we need physical and mental strength as well. Elephants, which are usually portrayed as worshipping Lakshmi, are renowned for their strength. By worshipping the goddess as Gaja Lakshmi we offer our prayers to her to endow us with the necessary physical and mental strength.. : Along with physical and mental strength we also need valor, the quality which makes a hero. In this form the goddess blesses us with valor.. : In all our endeavors our ultimate desire is success. As the goddess who can bless us with success in all of our efforts we worship her as Vijaya Lakshmi. As one can see, one and only one Goddess, Maha Lakshmi, can confer all of these eight qualities on us. Together with all these qualities, we also need the blessings of Narayana to remove all obstacles to success in all of our endeavors. We seek his help to keep in check our enemies and those who desire to harm us. The Lord takes care of them it with his mighty weapon SudarSanaM, which is held in his right hand. Mahalakshmi will bless us with eight desirable attributes to success; she will also ensure that the grace of the Lord will be bestowed on us. Hence Mahalakshmi is worthy of our devotion and worship. We should also worship SudarSana Moorthy. dhanam dhanyam samtatiscasvairyam bala vikrame! vijayamca sadalakshmi rashtabhirmoortibhirdiset!!