Dussera Celebrations October 16 – October 25

!! Sri Matre namaha – Om Sri Sai Ram !!

During the Navratri, the Mataji’s Idol will be decorated in the different alankars. All are welcome to attend and seek the blessings of the MahaShakthi, divine mother during this auspicious time.
 
Friday – October 16 – Swarnalankruta Anaghadevi

• 10:00am –  Ganapati puja and Sarvatobharda mandapa puja

Saturday – October 17 – Bala Tripura Sundari

• 6:00pm – Bala Puja (Please bring your daughters under age of 10 for prayers)

Sunday – October 18 – Gayatri Devi

• 10:30am – Baba Abhishekam
• 6:00pm – Batukama puja

Monday – October 19 – Annapurna Alankar

Tuesday – October 20 – Saraswati Alankar   

• 6:00 pm Saraswati puja puja and Aksharabyasam

Wednesday – October 21 – Sri Lalitha Tripura Sundari Alankar

Thursday – October 22 –Sri Maha Lakshmi Alankar

Friday – October 23 – Durga Alankar- Durgastami Pooja

• 5:30pm – Suhasini Pooja
• 6:00pm – Soundarya Lahiri

Saturday – October 24 -Navami – Mahishasur Mardhini Alankar Pooja

• 6:00pm – Bhakti Sangeet – Kriti’s on Devi ( by Divya Daripalli & Archana)

Sunday – October 25 – Sri RajaRajeswari Alankar Pooja -VIJAY DASAMI/ DUSSEHRA Celebration
            10:30am Baba Abhishek to the Main Idol
            11:30am Baba Astotra puja
            12:00 noon Aarti
            1:00pm Havan
            2:00pm Reading of Sai Satcharitra  
            4:00pm SivaParvati Shanti Kalyanam
            6:00pm Decorating Baba stage with flowers and diyas. (Pushpalankaran and Deepalankarana)

7:00pm Dhoop aarti followed by DeviAlankara and Kumkum puja( with Lalitha sahasranama chanting), followed by Rajopachara puja and aarti. Prayers will conclude around 9:30pm 
 
Devotees may bring flower garlands to offer to the various deities.

During Navratri Daily morning prayers will start at 10am Evening Dhoop aarti will be at 7pm, followed by DeviAlankara and Kumkum puja( with Lalitha sahasranama chanting), followed by Rajopachara puja and aarti. Prayers will conclude around 9:30pm 

Sponsorship for Mathaji Alankar and Pooja is $401.00 each day.
 
Sponsorship for Baba Alankar on Navami(October 24) and Vijaydasami  (October 25) – $351. During other Navratri days Daily baba alankar sponsorship $151.00
 
Sponsorship for Shanti Kalyanam on Vijaya Dasami, October 25^th, is $516.00

Donations may be made at the temple or online   http://anaghadatta.org/donations/donate-online/

Generous donations are requested towards flowers, and other operating expenses.   Please call Mandir for more information about the event.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the temple will be limiting the concurrent number of attendees to comply with the regulations. All devotees who attend are requested to sanitize their hands, maintain physical distancing and wear masks. 

11:00am Ganesh pooja 
11:30am Ganapathy Abhishekam
12:00noon Madhyana Aarti
7:00pm Dhoop Aart
7.30pm Ganesh mandap pooja & Ganesh chathurti vrat katha
followed by Baba Shej Aarti

Devotees wishing to Participate in the Vinayaka Chavithi Puja(Ganesh Chathruthi Katha) may join in person. Seating will be on first come basis and capacity will be limited due to Covid concerns. 

Daily morning from August 21 to August 29 during the Ganapathy Navratri
11am – 12:00noon – Ganesh Puja and Abhishekam 
7:30pm Mandap Puja

On August 29: Ganesh Visarjan/Nimarjan
11am- 1:30pm Devotees may bring their Ganesha’s to temple for visarjan/nimarjan

All devotees must sanitize hands and wear a mask at all times while in the temple. Devotees are also requested to enter their names and contact number in the book to comply with Alberta Contact Tracing as per the Alberta health regulations.

Join us on July 3, July 4 and July 5 to celebrate Guru Poornima and seek the divine blessings.

All day Abhishekam on May 18th, starting at 10:30am till 6pm. Devotees are welcome to participate in the Abhishekam, and may bring small amount of Milk, Juice or Panchamrit.

PLEASE maintain social distancing guidelines.

Capacity is limited to 15 persons at a time. When you arrive if you notice more than 12 people, please inform the priest and wait outside, he will let you know as other devotees leave and you can be a participant in the abhishek.

Support the temple for our normal operating costs with your generous donations.

Om Sairam,

With divine grace we pray that you are all doing well and staying safe during these challenging times of COVID 19.

This Tuesday on May 5th, ” GivingTuesday” Please donate to our orgnization. http://anaghadatta.org/donations/donate-online/ . Interac e-transfers may be sent to info@anaghadatta.org, please provide your contact info in the message.

With the social distancing rules in place, it is a challenging time for the organization to meet the expenses. We continue to incur the costs associated with Rent, Salary, Utilities etc.

The temple remains open with limited hours, if you need spiritual guidance, please contact the priest and he will be able to conduct certain prayers and rituals remotely.

When you visit the temple please follow the distancing guidelines, and stay apart from the other devotees who may be present, please do not bring any cooked food for offering prasad.

Donate now http://anaghadatta.org/donations/donate-online/

Donate by interac by emailing to info@anaghadatta.org. Please enter your name and contact details in the Memo/message field.

Separately email us your Name, Nakshatram and Gotram to be included in the sankalpam

Dear Devotees,

Due to the current Covid-19 (Novel Coronavirus) pandemic, we are concerned with its impact on our community. 

After understanding the recommendations of various government and health authorities we have determined that the the temple will remain open as it servers the community and strengthens those who need to pray. The Aarti’s will continue as per their usual schedule. Although the temple will be open, we request that you do not bring any cooked food for Prasad, fruits are welcome.

We will continue to monitor the situation and will update you as there are any impactful changes with the virus.

The Alberta Government has placed a restriction on events and gatherings with more than 15 individuals. Due to the current situation, we generally have less than 15 devotees attending aarti or other prayers at a given time, as such, we feel that closing the temple is not necessary.

As a form of precaution, we recommend that you maintain social distance from others, and use good judgement. If you or a member of your family is sick, we respectfully request you to stay at home. The same goes , if you or your family members returned from any international travel in the past 3 weeks.

Here is some information and recommendations that we have gathered:

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• Please stay home if you are sick and follow Alberta Health Services advice. Call HealthLink at 811
• Wash hands frequently and thoroughly to reduce risk.
• Please also refer to the following sites for more information:

• Alberta Health Services
• Alberta Government Coronavirus information
  • https://www.alberta.ca/coronavirus-info-for-albertans.aspx
  • https://www.alberta.ca/assets/documents/covid-19-mass-gatherings.pdf
• The Government of Alberta
• Public Health Canada
• Global Affairs Canada
• Calgary Emergency Management Agency

With Baba’s grace everyone will be safe and healthy. 

March 8th – Choti Holi and Holika Dahan

• Tax filing preparation assistance (9am to 7pm – please contact Mr.Amit for an appointment amitkumar_ca73@yahoo.com

March 9th Holi poornima

• 6pm Satyanarayan katha
• 7pm Dhoop aarti
• 7:30pm to 8:30pm Holi fun with colors
• 8:30pm Shej aarti

March 28 Sita Rama Kalyanam

February 8th – Magha Poornima – Introductory prayer to start our Mahayagnya (April 23-26) Sankalpa – all volunteer families are requested to attend the prayers

This year’s Yagnyam program arrangements will be initiated by our offerings/pooja to Lord GANESHA on February 8th Saturday Magha Purnima. We request devotees who are interested in taking the sankalpam and those who have participated in our last major events Sri Maha Rudra Yagam and Sri Lalitha Sahasranama koti kumkumarchana yagnyam to come to the temple on February 8th by 5pm for Ganesh pooja/ Ganapathi Mudupu and Havan followed by Aarthi and Satyanarayana Vratham and Prasad distribution.

The estimated cost for this program is $25000, please ask your friends and families to donate towards this event generously.

February 21 – Maha Siva Ratri – Temple will be open till 2am.

Ratri First Prahar Puja Time – 06:03 PM to 09:26 PM
Ratri Second Prahar Puja Time – 09:26 PM to 12:49 AM, Feb 22
Ratri Third Prahar Puja Time – 12:49 AM to 04:13 AM, Feb 22
Ratri Fourth Prahar Puja Time – 04:13 AM to 07:36 AM, Feb 22

The temple will be open today evening from 6:30 to 9pm.

Due to the severe weather the temple will remain closed in the morning today. (Jan 14)