Events
Vasant Panchami and Saraswati Pooja
Vasant Panchami is dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, arts, wisdom and learning. It is also known as Shri Panchami as well as Saraswati Pooja. Vasant Panchami marks the preparation for the arrival of spring and also the preparations for Holika and Holi forty days later. Therefore Vasant Panchami festival is celebrated forty days before spring and after forty days the season blooms.
Makar Shankranti - Pongal
Makar Sankranti is a Hindu observance and festival. Usually falling on the date of January 15 annually. This occasion marks the transition of the Sun from the zodiac of Sagittarius (dhanu) to Capricorn (makara). Since the Sun is regarded to have moved from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere on this day in the Hindu calendar, the festival is dedicated to the solar deity, Surya, and is observed to mark a new beginning.
Diwali
Kartika Amavasya Deepawali is one of the biggest festivals in India. It commemorates the day Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after defeating the demon Ravana.
Beginning of Navratri - Ghatasthapana
The ten day, nine night festival of Navratri, celebrated in honor of the Divine Mother, is about to begin.
Sri Ganesh Visarjan
Ganesh Visarjan is a Hindu ritual that marks the conclusion of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, a celebration dedicated to Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of wisdom, prosperity, and remover of obstacles. During the festival, clay idols of Lord Ganesha are brought into homes or the temple and worshipped with great devotion for a specific number of days. The festival begins with Ganesh Chaturthi, the day when the idol is installed, and culminates in the day of Visarjan (immersion).
Sri Satyanarayana Pooja
The Satyanarayan Pooja or Satyanarayan Vrat is a religious worship of Bhagwan Vishnu. Satya means “truth” and Narayana means, “The highest being” so Satyanarayan means “The highest being who is an embodiment of Truth”. Vrat means a religious vow, religious observance, or obligation.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi festival commemorates the birth of Sri Ganesha which is marked with the installation of His clay idol. Observances include chanting of Vedic hymns and Hindu texts and prayers and the vrata (fasting). Offerings and prasada from the daily prayers, that are distributed to the community, include sweets such as modak as it is believed to be a favourite of Ganesha.
Sri Krishna Janmashtami
On the festival of Sri Krishna Janmashtami, which falls on the eighth day (ashtami) of the lunar month of Bhadrapada, we celebrate the birth (Janama) of Sri Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Rudra Abhishek Pooja
Rudra Abhishek Pooja is a special, powerful ritual in honor of Lord Shiva. While chanting mantras, we bathe the Shivalingam, symbolizing the Universal Consciousness, in panchamrit, the five components of which are symbols of the five elements that make up the Universe.
Rudra Abhishek Pooja
Rudra Abhishek Pooja is a special, powerful ritual in honor of Lord Shiva. While chanting mantras, we bathe the Shivalingam, symbolizing the Universal Consciousness, in panchamrit, the five components of which are symbols of the five elements that make up the Universe.