hanumān jayantī

hanuman jayanthi

May 22: hanumān jayantī celebrations, which include madhurābhiṣekam on ānjanēyā’s utsav mūrtī, chanting hanumān cālīsā, followed by uttara pūjā.

subramaṇya kalyāṇam

subramanya weds valli and devasena

April 14: Tamil New Year’s day is being celebrated with subramaṇya kalyāṇam – the celestial wedding of Lord subramaṇya svāmi with his beloved consorts, vaḷḷī and devasenā.

viṣṇu sahasranāmam (old)

vishnu sahasranamam by bheeshma

April 17 – May 28: Chanting of viṣṇu sahasranāmam at 7:30 p.m. every day for 41 days. Several devotees have made this commitment to realize success for the temple.

viṣṇu sahasranāmam

vishnu sahasranamam by bheeshma

Devotees come together to chant viṣṇu sahasranāmam on the śuddha (śukla pakṣa) ekādaśī of each month. For jyéṣṭa māsam it’s on June 6.

graha śānti

graha-shanti-puja

May 18: graha shanti puja and homa will be performed to alleviate the negative influences of transits of three planets – guru, rāhu and ketu . Devotees in affected rāśī’s should participate.

hanumān cālīsā chanting

hanuman chalisa chanting

June 21: Chanting of hanumān cālīsā pārāyaṇam. On the 3rd Saturday of each month, devotees come together to chant hanumān cālīsā 108 times. Chanting starts at 9 a.m.

vasanta pañċamī

vasanta pancami

vasanta pañċamī is dedicated to sarasvatī dēvī, the deity governing knowledge and creative energy. Priests at the temple will perform akṣarābhyāsam for children at 7 p.m. on Sunday, February 2.

ratha saptami

ratha sapthami

ratha saptami is an auspicious festival dedicated sūrya bhagvān. Praying to Lord sūrya nārāyaṇa on this day (February 5) bestows us with good health and wealth.

dēvī navarātrī

shiva-ratri

We honor and pray to all forms of devī during the first nine nights and ten days of aśvinaḥ lunar month. The temple provides devotees several opportunities to participate in the various events during these celebrations.

gaṇeṣa caturtī

gaṇeṣa caturtī is the festival to celebrate Lord gaṇeṣā’s birth. It is a 10-day celebration, during which there are several opportunities for devotees to participate.

sAi vichAran

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