upcoming events

hanumān cālīsā chanting

On February 15 (3rd Saturday of February), devotees will come together to chant hanumān cālīsā 108 times. Chanting starts at 9 a.m. It typically takes up to 4 hours to complete the chanting

sankaṭa hara caturthi

sankaṭa hara caturthi is observed by performing abhiṣekam and arcana for gaṇeṣa on bahuḷa caturthi every (lunar) month. Next sankaṭa hara caturthi is on Saturday, February 15.

mahāśivarātri

mahāśivarātri is the first major event of the calendar year at our temple, with several activities scheduled through the night. We will observe it on Tuesday, February 25.

View more events in the Upcoming Events page

today's pañcāṅga

additional details

Note: All times shown above are for San Ramon, California. These times may vary by a few minutes for other cities in the Bay Area. For pañcāṅga times, we use 24-hour format. The duration between two consecutive sunrises is considered as one day. The sankalpa for San Ramon can be accessed here.

hindi language classes

Let your kids learn how to read, write and speak Hindi. Hindi language classes are being conducted at the temple on Saturdays from 11 a.m to noon.

soundarya lahari classes

Learn to sing (chant) ādi śankarācāryā's composition, all 100 ślokās of soundarya lahari. Classes will be conducted in the temple from 11 a.m. to noon every Sunday, starting in February.

View all cultural activities occurring at the temple by clicking here

our practices

The temple is open every day. Please see temple hours for when the temple is open each day. We welcome people of all faiths to visit our temple and seek baba’s blessings.

Etiquette: Men should refrain from wearing shorts, distressed jeans, and T-shirts that expose the chest. Similarly, women should avoid wearing shorts, dresses with hem lines above the knees, and distressed jeans.

donations

We understand that devotees would like to donate materials such as rice, dal and other spices to the temple. Please see this list for what the temple needs and what items we have an excess of before bringing items to the temple. This helps us maintain healthy inventory of what is needed for preparing prasadam each week.

Devotees can sponsor various sevas through cash donations.

Check out stotra vāhinī – repository of ślokās and stotrās. We have included some common and well-known ślokās, stotrās, aṣṭotrās, nāmāvalīs, etc.. Devotees can use these as a reference in the temple or in their homes for regular chanting, or to learn new ślokāa to enhance their spiritual knowledge. These can also serve as a learning tool for our children to get initiated to the spiritual power of chanting.

We will continue to add to this collection regularly. If you would like to see any of your prefered slokas in this repository, please let us know.

Welcome to sāī vicāraṇ – our temple newsletter. The primary focus of the newsletter is to inform all our devotees of upcoming festivals and events we celebrate at the temple. Additionally, we plan to include one educational feature on sanātana dharma. We plan to publish ten issues of this newsletter every year. Anyone can contribute to this newsletter.