SRI SELVA VINAYAKAR KOYIL (GANESHA TEMPLE) BRISBANE (South MacLean) Aadi Month (July - August) 2011 Celebrations Dear Selva Vinayaka devotees, HASQ cordially invites you to Selva Vinayakar Temple Brisbane (South MacLean) for Aadi Month celebrations 1. Aadi Kiruthikai on Monday 25 th July 2011 2. Monthly Bajans and religious talk on Friday 29th July 2011 3. Aadi Amavasai (New Moon) on Saturday 30 th July 2011 4. Aadi Pooram on Tuesday 2 nd August 2011 5. Monthly Chathurthi (Naga) Viratham on Wednesday 3 rd August 2011 6. Saint Sundarar Kuru Puja on Saturday 6 th August 2011 7. Monthly Vishnu Sahasra Nama Parayanam and Abishekam on Sunday 7th August 2011 8. Vara Luxmi Viratham on Friday 12 th August 2011
Aadi Kiruthikai on Monday 25 th July 2011 Pal Kudam(Milk Pot) and Kavadi Special Abishekam to Lord Murugan Special Puja to Lord Murugan Special Dinner(Anna Thanam) 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.30pm 8.00pm Aadi Kiruthikai Aadi Kiruthikai(Karthikai Star) is very auspicious day for Lord Murugan. Lord Murugan is the second child of Lord Shiva and Lord Parvathi.. As Lord Murugan was brought up by Karthikai Virgins he got the special name Karthikeyan. Devotees observe fasting on Adi Kiruthikai(Karthikai)day have the blessing of Lord Shiva and gets Moksha stage after their life.lord Shiva gave this boon to Karthikai Virgins according to Skantha Puranam Hindu Tamil literature.. Lord Murugan devotees celebrate this day with fasting and Pal Kudam (Milk Pot) with Kavadi prayer in most of the Murugan Temples around the world Monthly Bajans and religious talk on Friday 29th July 2011 Brisbane Selvavinayakar (Ganesha) Temple encourage devotees to participate on monthly devotional bajans. Bajans are held on the last Friday of each month with religious talk by Smt;Sujatha Vasudevan after the evening Puja at 7.30pm. Please feel free to join the group and bring your instruments if you know to play at the bajans.
Aadi Amavasai (New Moon) on Saturday 30 th July 2011 At Brisbane Selva Vinayakar Temple Special Moksha Puja at Sivan Sannithi 6:00pm with Regular Puja. Ahanda Theepam (Jyothi) will be lighted on the memory of love ones from our family and friends who departed. Special Bajans will be performed by the devotees for the Athma Shanthi. Please come and join in our Bajans. Aadi Amavasai On the darkest New moon night of the month of Aadi (July - August) called Adi Amavasai a fast is undertaken in remembrance of departed fathers and make special prayers to Lord Shiva. Aadi Pooram on Tuesday 2 nd August 2011 Special Abishekam to Abirami Amman Special Poojai to Abirami Amman with Regular Poojai 6.00pm 7.30pm
Adi Pooram Aadi Pooram is celebrated in all Hindu temples in southern India in the month called Aadi or Ashadha, corresponding to the English months of July-August, when the asterism Pooram (Delta Leonis) is in the ascendancy. The festival is observed to propitiate the goddess Sakti Devi who is said to have come into this world on this occasion to bless the people. People therefore worship her in order to secure happiness not only for themselves but also for their loved ones. Monthly Chathurthi (Naga) Viratham on Wednesday 3 rd August 2011 Ganesha Mantra: Vakratunda Mahaakaaya Suryakoti Samaprabhaa- -Nirvighnam Kurumedeva Sarvakaaryeshu Sarvadaa.. Translation: O Lord Ganesha of large body, curved trunk, with the brilliance of a million suns, please make all my work free of obstacles, always. Abishekam 6.00pm Regular Pooja 7.30pm Vasantha mandapa Alankara Pooja and Circumambulation of Lord Selva Vinayakar inner sanctum 8.00pm
Saint Sundarar Kuru Puja on Saturday 6 th August 2011 At Selvavinayakar Temple Special Pooja will be performed to Saiva Saint Sundarar at 6:00pm Monthly Vishnu Sahasra Nama Parayanam and Abishekam on Sunday 7th August 2011 Homam Starts 9.30am Abishekam for Narayanar 10.00am Sahastra Nama Parayanam,Manthra Pushpam and Hanuman Challisa 10.30am Special Poojai Mangalam and Maha Aarthi at Maha Vishnu Sannithi 11.00am
Vara Luxmi Viratham on Friday 12 th August 2011 Sri Varalakshmi Viratham falls on Friday,12 th of August. Because of the importance of this festival, Brisbane Selva Vinayakar temple has made an arrangements to perform special Abishekam for Abirami Amman as well as conduct Varalakshmi Villakku Puja (Puja for Sri Mahalakshmi with an oil lamp-kuthu Vilaku). HASQ cordially invite all Hindu Ladies to participate and have the blessing of Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi. me Snabana Abishekam Regular Puja Thiruvillakku Puja Kungkuma Archana Start Special Deeparathnai 6:00 pm 7:30pm 7:45pm 8:30pm After the Puja, Prasatham will be distributed. Devotees Please note the following: 1. Please book in advance at the temple. 2. Please bring Flowers, Coconut, Kuthu Vilakkau and Metal tray or plate(thattu). 3. Please be at the Temple by 7:00pm on Friday. Significance and Importance of Varalakshmi Vratam Varalakshmi vratam happens to be a sacred day for the Hindus. Popularly known as Varalakshmi Virata. It is performed by married Hindu ladies on Friday before the full moon day during the month of Sravana(August). Varalakshmi Puja Viratham is an important puja dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity. Devotees who observed this Puja get Blessed by Goddess Luxmi and get all the wealth for their family. The Vratham is performed more in the Southern part of Indian states such as Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu and also in some parts of Orissa and Maharashtra.
Visit Brisbane Sri Selva Vinayakar (Ganesha) Temple and get the Blessing of Lord Ganesha. Temple opening hours and Pooja times are: Pooja s Monday - Friday Opening Hours Morning 9:00am - 9:30am 7:30am - 11:00am Evening 7:30pm - 8:00pm 5:00pm - 8:30pm Saturday & Sunday Morning 9:00am - 9:30am 7:30am - 12:00noon Evening 6:00pm - 6:30pm 5:00pm - 8:30pm Further information please contacts our Temple Priest on 07-55477302. Or Ratnam Wimalachandran (President of HASQ) on 07-32793696, Mobile: 0411-594 394 Temple Website: www.sriselvavinayakar.org Please forward this email to anyone who might be interested in SSVK activities. If this email has been forwarded to you and you want to be added to the SSVK mailing list, please send us a request email to ssvkbrisbane@gmail.com If you want your name to be removed from the SSVK mailing list, please email us a request to ssvkbrisbane@gmail.com Management Committee of Hindu Ahlaya Sangam Qld Inc. (HASQ) Sri Selva Vinayakar Koyil, 4915-4923, Mt Lindesay Highway, (GPS Navigator Entry Address: 1, Casuarina Rd) South Maclean, Queensland-4280, Australia, Phone: +61 7 5547 7302