SRI SELVA VINAYAKAR KOYIL (GANESHA TEMPLE) BRISBANE (South Maclean) Newsletter 113 Aani Month (mid-june 2016 to mid-july 2016) Festivals Dear Sri Selva Vinayakar devotees, Hindu Ahlaya Sangam Qld Inc (HASQ) cordially invites you to Sri Selva Vinayakar Temple Brisbane (South Maclean) for Aani Month Festivals. Aani Maasa Pirappu (Aani month starts) on Wednesday 15 June 2016 Pirathosha Viratham on Friday 17 June & Sani Pirathosham-Saturday 2 July 2016 Sri Ayyapa Swamy Mithuna Rasi Masa Abishekam on Saturday 18 June 2016 Lalitha Sahastranama Stotram Chanting on Sunday 19 June 2016 Powrnami & Sathya Narayanar Pooja on Monday 20 June 2016 Sankatakara Chathurthi on Thursday 23 June 2016 Monthly Bajans and Religious talks on Friday 1 July 2016 Vishnu Sahastranama Sthothram & Parayanam on Sunday 3 July 2015 Amavaasai Viratham on Monday 4 July 2016 Monthly Sathurthy on Friday 8 July 2016 Saiva Saint ManickavasagarCuru Pooja on Friday 8 July 2016 Natesar Abishekam on Saturday 9 July 2016 Aani Utharam Festival for Natarajar on Sunday 10 July 2016 Lord Sutharshanar Jayanthy on Thursday 14 July 2016
Sri Ayyapa Swamy Mithuna Rasi Masa Abishekam on Saturday 18 June 2016 Special Puja/Abishekam will be performed to Sri Ayyappa Swamy on the first five days of the every Hindu calendar month. These pujas usually named after each Zodiac (Rasi) signs. This month puja called Mithuna Masa Abishekam. HASQ cordially invite all devotees to come and participate on this special Abishekam and get the blessing of Sri Ayyappa Swamy. Nei (Ghee) Abishekam will be performed after morning Puja 10:30am. Lalitha Sahastranama Stotram Chanting on Sunday 19 June 2016 Lalitha Sahasranamam (1000 names of Goddess Lalithambikai Devi) is a secret and very sacred text or mantra in Hindu religion. This mantra has been revealed to mankind through the discussion between lord Hayagriva and the great saga Agasthya. At Selvavinayakar Koyil every third Sunday of the month Lalitha Sahastra Nama parayanam being recited with special Puja to Godess Lalithambikai. Program Regular Puja Sri Lalitha Sahasranamam & Mahishasuramardhini Stotram Parayanam Special Deepa Arathanai to Goddess Lalithambikai. 9.00am 10.30am 11.30am
Powrnami-Full Moon /Sri Sathya Narayanar Puja on Monday 20 June 2016 Sri Sathya narayanar pujai is generally performed on Full Moon day. Hindus believe that chanting the Lord Sathyanarayana s name repeatedly and listening the Sathya Narayana Katha (religious stories) can lead the devotee to achieve successful on his life. Sri Sathya Narayanar Pujai will be performed at our temple at 5:00pm. Sankatakara Chathurthi on Thursday 23 June 2016 Chathurthi (Krishna Paksha) which comes after Full moon day called Sankatakara Chathurthi. At our temple Lord Ganesha's pooja performed in the evening. It is believed that the person who does Sankatakara Chathurthi pooja will get relieved from all their worries and troubles. Monthly Bajans and Religious talks on Friday 1 July 2016 Sri Selva Vinayakar (Ganesha) Temple encourages devotees to participate on monthly devotional bajans group. Bajans are held on the first Friday of each month with religious talk by special speakers 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.
Vishnu Sahastranama Sthothram & Parayanam on Sunday 3 July 2016 Program Abishekam for Narayanar Sahastra Nama Parayanam,Manthra Pushpam and Hanuman Challisa Special Pooja Mangalam and Maha Aarthi at Maha Vishnu Sannithi 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am Saiva Saint Manickavasagar Curu Pooja on Friday 8 July 2016 Saiva Saint Maanikavasagar (Sampanthar, Appar, Sundarar,Manickavasagar at SSVK) Saint Manickavasagar was a hindu Tamil poet lived on 9 th century. He was the minister for the Pandia King - Arimarthan Paandian who ruled South Indian kingdom of Madurai. Manickavasagar wrote the famous Hindu Tamil hymns books Thiruvasagam and Thirukowaiyaar. His hindu tamil literature work is placed on 8 th part of the Saiva Thirumuraikal.(Total 12 Thirumuraikal- Compendium division of holy hymns for Hinduism) At Sri Selva vinayakar Temple Special Pooja will be performed to Saiva Saint Manickavasagar with the evening regular pooja at 7:30pm.
Monthly Chathurthy Viratham on Friday 8 July 2016 Chathurthi (Sukla patksha) which comes after New moon day called Chathurthi or Monthly Chathurthi. 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. Program Abishekam Regular Pooja Vasantha mandapa Alankara Pooja and Circumambulation of Lord Selva Vinayakar inner sanctum 6:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm Aani Utharam/Nadesar Abishekam Festival on Sunday 10 July 2016 Ani Utharam(Thirumanjanam) It is believed that Lord Natarajar gives Tharshanam in the Tamil months Ani and Margazhi. The Lord s form demonstrates his five-fold functions: creation, preservation, destruction, concealment and salvation. Lord Nataraja is given six abhishekams in a year. The explanation for that number is as follows. Earth takes 365 days to complete one full circle around the sun. That duration is divided into six seasons Marghazhi-Thai: early winter; Masi- Panguni: late winter; Chittirai-Vaikasi: early summer; Ani-Adi: high summer; Avani-Purattasi: autumn; Aippasi- Karthikai: rainy season. This six-season year of humans is said to be but one day for the immortals. A day has six periods: dawn, morning, noon, afternoon, evening, and night. These are when the six daily poojas in temples are performed. Likewise, the Devas day, which is a human year, has been divided into six. During each of these six parts, an abhishekam has been ordained for Lord Nataraja. One of these is Ani Thirumanjanam, the pradosha abhishekam on the evening of the day of Uthiram star in the month Aani (May-June). This is the best time for worshipping Lord Shiva. Scriptures say it was on Ani Uthiram, under a kurundai tree, that the Lord Shiva offered upadesam to Hindu Saint Manikkavasakar. Legends have it that during the abhishekam to the Lord Natarajar, as everyone watched, the sage merged in the Lord as a brilliant flame. Let us worship Lord Natarajar on Ani Utharam (Thirumanjanam) day and get blessing from the Lord.
Program Regular Pooja 9:00am Special Abishekam to Lord Natarajar 9:30am Vasantha Mandapa Alankara Pooja to Lord Natarajar) 10:30am Followed by circumambulation of Utsava Moorthy Inner & Outer sanctum 11:00am Lord Sutharshanar Jayanthy on Thursday 14 July 2016 Sudharshana Gayatri Mantra Om Sudharshanaaya Vidmahe Maha Jwaalaaya Dheemahe Thanno Chakra Prachodayath. Om, Let me meditate on the holy wheel of Sudharshana, Oh, Wheel which has great brilliance, give me higher intellect, And let the wheel illuminate my mind. Sudarshana Jayanthy is an important festival celebrated at Vaishnava temples around the world. Special Pooja will be performed to Lord Sudarshanar at Sri Selva Vinayakar Temple around 7:30pm with the regular pooja.all devotees welcome to participate and get the blessing of the Lord Sudarshana. For further information, please contact our Temple on 07 5547 7302 Visit Brisbane Sri Selva Vinayakar (Ganesha) Temple and get the Blessing of Lord Ganesha. Temple Website: http://www.sriselvavinayakar.org Follow us on (click the icons): 4915-4923, Mt Lindesay Highway, South Maclean, Queensland-4280, Australia, Phone: +61 7 5547 7302