Events

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.

The ten day, nine night festival of Navratri, celebrated in honor of the Divine Mother, is about to begin.

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).

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 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.

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 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 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.

Gurupurnima is very significant and very important for spiritual development and realization. Gurupurnima is the day of enlightenment when the light of the sun first touched the Earth; and it is the day of the incarnation of Bhagwan Ved Vyasa, who wrote down the Vedas.

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.