Puratasi Sani and Navarathiri Festivals Puratasi Sani Every Saturday from 22 nd Sep to 13 th Oct 2018 Navarathiri From 10 th Oct to 19 th Oct 2018
Free food at lunchtime(annathanam) Every Saturday from 22nd September to 13th October 2018. For Puratasi Sani Devotees who wish to donate for the food (Free Lunch) are welcome to do so. They can donate cash or goods.
Puratasi Sani 22 nd Saturday 13 th October 18 It is believed that it is during this month of Puratasi that Sani Bhagavan (planet Saturn) losses HIS malefic powers, therefore worshiping HIM during this month will fetch significantly more benefits. The Temple invites public participation on this last Saturday -13 th October 2018 for those of you who wish to sponsor both the Homam and the Abhishegam. Please register at the Office. Price per family $50.00
Students Villaku Pooja 14 th October 2018 Mother Luxmi is worshipped by performing the auspicious Villaku (Lamp) Pooja. In order to encourage children participation, the temple offers an opportunity to interested girls to partake in this pooja during Navarathiri. Those who wish to participate in a free Villaku Pooja should register with the Office.
Date Day Time Programme Pooja & Performance Sponsor 10/10/18 Wed First Day 5.30 pm 6.15 pm Sangalpam, Kalasa Pooja 6.15 pm 6.45 pm Abirami Ambal Abishekam 6.45 pm 7.00 pm Kumba Sthabanam 7.00 pm 7.30 pm Daily Pooja-Vinayagar Navarathiri (Durga Pooja) - Siva Pooja Bavanam 8.00 pm 8.25 pm Musical Programme Pichumani School of Carnatic Music Iyer Brothers (Ramnath and Gopinath) 8.30 pm 8.55 pm Musical Programme Kalakruthi School Shoba Sekhar Mr Narayanasamy 11/10/18 Thu Second Day Navarathiri (Durga Pooja) - Meenatchi Mr Sachin Selvarajah, Mr Ajit Nadarajah, Mr Thananjayan & Dr Varna Amarasinghe 8.00 pm 8.25 pm Musical Programme Manikya Veena Music Group Achuta Ramani Bommakanti 8.30 pm 8.55 pm Musical Programme Natyalayaa School of Indian Classical Dance Ushanthini Pathmanathan 12/10/18 FRI Third Day (Sathurthi) 6.15 pm 7.00 pm Vinayagar Abhishekam Puratasi Sathurthi Dr P Navaratnarajah & Mr Saiesan 7.00 pm 7.30 pm Abirami Ambal Abishekam 7.30 pm 8.00 pm Daily Pooja - Vinayagar Navarathiri (Durga Pooja) - Durga Devi Alangaram Ms Chandra Paramanathan 8.00 pm 8.25 pm Vasanthamandapa Pooja No Musical Programme 8.30 pm 8.55 pm Thiruvilla 13/10/18 Sat Fourth Day Navarathiri (Lakshimi Pooja) - Maha Lakshmi Mr K Thuraisingam 8.00 pm 8.25 pm Musical Programme Academy of Indian Music Aust Inc Ravi M Ravichandhira Narmatha Ravichandhira 8.30 pm 8.55 pm Musical Programme Sruthi-laya Kendra Aust Inc and Bharatha ChoodamRavi M Ravichandhira Narmatha Ravichandhira 14/10/18 Sun Fifth Day Navarathiri (Lakshmi Pooja) - Dhanalakshmi Mr Nandakumar and Mr Shanmugananthakumar 8.00 pm 8.55 pm Vilaku poojai No Musical Programme For all female students only - No charge
Date Day Time Programme Pooja & Performance Sponsor 15/10/18 Mon Sixth Day Navarathiri (Lakshmi Pooja) - Gaja Lakshmi Mr Joy Maheswaran, Ms Yogarani Jeyakumar, Ms Wicknarajah & Ms Kanageswary 16/10/18 Tue 17/10/18 Wed 18/10/18 Thu 19/10/18 Fri 8.00 pm 8.25 pm Musical Programme Krishna Ravali School of Carnatic Music Rama Rao 8.30 pm 8.55 pm Musical Programme Keerthana Music School Uthra Vijayaraghavan 6.00 pm 6.30 pm Abirami Ambal Abishekam 6.30 pm 7.00 pm Durga Bhajans 7.00 pm 7.30 pm Daily Pooja 8.00 pm 8.30 pm Sagala Kala Valli Malai 8.30 pm 8.55 pm Musical Programme Sruthilaya East West Music School Sumathy Sathiyamoorthy 8.00 pm 8.30 pm Sagala Kala Valli Malai 8.30 pm 8.55 pm 5.30 pm 6.30 pm Chandi Homam Musical Programme Chandrabhanu Bharatalaya Academy Sivaganga Sahathevan 6.30 pm 7.00 pm Abirami Ambal Abishekam 8.00 pm 9.00 pm Sagala Kala Valli Malai 9.00am Seventh Day Eighth Day Ninth day Tenth day 12.00 noonvithyarambam (Child's first lesson) 5.30 pm 6.00 pm Abirami Ambal Abishekam 6.00 pm 6.30 pm Daily Pooja - Vinayagar 6.30 pm 7.15 pm Vaalai Vettu Viza 7.15 pm 7.45 pm Priyachitha Abishegam 7.45 pm 8.15 pm Vasantha Mandapa Pooja Navarathiri - Saraswathy Navarathiri (Saraswathy Pooja) - Veena Saraswathy Navarathiri (Saraswathy Pooja) - Maha Saraswathy Navarathiri (Vijayathasami) - Mahishasuramarthini 8.15 pm 8.45 pm Gowri Viratham 1st Day Temple Sponsored event Mr Pushparajah & Mr Ramesh Rajan, Dr Varuna Amerasinghe, Ms Mahadevan Shanti Mr Ravindren Mr Shan Pillai Mr Dhanapalan
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