March 13- Holi – Poornima
Holi
March 28 – Presentation by Students of Padmaalayam – Tala Vadya Katcheri
March 29 – Ugadi / Gudi Padwa
March 30 – Naada Aradhana
Upcoming in March and April
March 13 2025 – Holi – Pournima
March 29 – Ugadi / Gudi Padva
March 30 – Naada Aradhana Day
March 31 – Deadline to submit your applications for Lalitha Arts Grant
April 5 Ram Navami – Sita Rama Kalyanam
April 12 – Hanuman Janmadivas
April 13 – Composers Day at the Rosemont community Center
January 19 Sunday – Lifetime achievement award
Please book your tickets for Jan 19th event at Sri Anagha Datta Society of Calgary from 4pm to 6pm. There is no charge for the tickets yet we need it for the head count. This event is to honour our very own Calgary’s one of the most respected and humble Indian Carnatic Classical Vocal
Music Guru Smt. Malini Shankar ji who has served our community by imparting her knowledge in music teaching the students for over 25 years. Let us all celebrate this momentous occasion of her receiving a Life Time Achievement Award.
January 14th Tuesday Sankranthi/Pongal
6:30pm – Abhishekam for Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy and Sri Maha Lakshmi Devi, Archana, Mangala Aarathi, Rajopachara Puja.
We request devotees to bring prasadam to offer.
Please message @ 403-922-4299 if you wish to bring Prasadam.
We wish you all
Happy Bhogi
Happy Sankranthi and
Happy Kanuma
🙏Please join us to celebrate Pongal Festival.🙏
January 13th, Monday
6:30pm to 7:30pm – Bhogi
Please bring your children from ages 1 to 9 years for Bhogi pallu. Please bring ber fruits ( Regi pallu ), flowers and some prasad to offer ( pulihora, Rava kesari, Pongal or Chekkara pongal ) to offer.
7pm – Dhoop Aarthi
7:30pm – Purnima
Satyanarayana Vratham
Devotees those who are interested to perform Satyanarayana Vratham please come by 7:15pm.
Please bring flowers, Pan patha, fruits and Rava kesari for Satyanarayana swami Prasadam.
please kindly message 🙏@ 403-922-4299 to confirm that you are coming for Satyanarayana Vratham.
January 9th Thursday – Vaikunta Ekadasi program
Vaikunta Ekadashi program details: Tme: 7am to 9:30am
Evening: 6:30pm
VishnuSahasranama parayana
(after 7pm Harati)
Chathurveda parayana, swasti vachanam, prokshanam (sprinkling holy water) and panchagavya sevanam.
Mahadeeparadhana
PanchaShanti
8:30am Dattatreya Parivara Homam/Havan
10am – Baba Abhishekam
12pm – Madhyan Aarthi
7pm – Dhoop Aarthi
7:30pm – Lalitha Tripura Sundari Devi Visesha puja
8:45pm – Shej Aarthi
December 1st
10:30am Baba Abhishek of the Main Idol
Datta Purnima Celebrations – December 13, December 14 & December 15 2025.
All devotees are welcome to attend the Datta Jayanthi/ Guru Jayanthi/ Purnima celebrations and Sri Anagha Datta Society of Calgary Anniversary Celebrations on December 13th ( Friday) 14th (Saturday) and 15th (Sunday) @ #9 – 6208 Rundlehorn Drive NE
December 13th, Friday
6:30pm – Ganapathi puja, Sankalpam of Datta Jayanthi Celebration
7:00pm – Dhoop Aarthi
7:30pm – Devi puja(Vilakku puja).
We request everyone to join us for Devi Kumkumarchana Puja [ We request devotees to bring Glass bangles/ Kaanch ke Chudiya -Please Get 2.4 , 2.6, 2.8 size- please bring bangles on December 12th Thursday, so that we can arrange bangles for Devi puja on Dec 13th). Devi puja followed by Lighting 🪔🪔🪔🪔ThiruKarthika Arunachala Deepam 🪔🪔🪔🪔for Lord Shiva.
* Please message @ 403-922-4299 if you wish to bring Bangles, Haldi Kumkum to offer on December 13th*
9pm – Shej Aarthi
December 14th, Saturday- Dattatreya Purnima
8:00am – Datta Bhagawan Jhula puja
9:00am Ganapathi Havan / Dattatreya Havan
10:00am – Dattatreya Swami and Anagha Devi Utsavamurthi Abhishekam
12:00pm – Madhyan Aarthi
[ Devotees can bring Food for Bhog to offer ]
If devotees wish to make prasad please message @403-922-4299.
12:30pm – Datta Bhiksha ( Bhojan )
*** Mandir will be closed after Aarthi till 4pm***
5pm – Purnima Satyanarayana Vrat
7pm – Dhoop Aarthi
7:30pm – Datta Bhagwan Palki Seva / Lighting Diyas / Aarthi
Dattathreya Swami Palki Seva
*** Palki Seva ***
Sri Dattatreya Pallaki Seva : Every day at Ganagapur, Pallaki Seva (Palanquin of the Lord Datta) of the Lord Datta takes place around 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm, The Palanquin Circumambulates the Temple along with Chanting, Singing, and Bhajans, hymns in praise of the Lord Datta and the Devotees performing this seva have an opportunity of sitting in front of the Deity of Shri Datta (Utsav Murti which will be kept in Pallaki) exquisitely decorated with Flowers. Devotees performing the seva take a position of Saashtanga pranama. Pallaki will move on top of them. Devotees feel that all doshas and graha peeda will be cured and ill health will be cured by doing this seva. After the 3 rounds (With Bhajans) around the Sanctum the Utsav Murti is placed inside. Devotees can offer Bhiksha in the form of monetary donations during seva. We will perform this in AnaghaDatta temple. Join us in this once a year tradition.
9:00pm – Shej Aarthi
December 15th, Sunday
9:00am – Ganapathi Puja followed by Dattathreya Swami and Anagha Devi Kalyanam
(Celestial Wedding) Lead by Vamsee Pandit ji
12:00pm – Madhyan Aarthi
6:00pm – Sri Anagha Datta Vratham
7:00pm – Dhoop Aarthi
9:00pm – Shej Aarthi
The temple runs on your generous donations, Please donate via etransfer to info@anaghadatta.org /cheque/cash or credit card at the temple. We are also setup on Benevity and CanadaHelps platforms. Maximize your donations and obtain your receipts for the year.
November 15th – Karthika Pournima
Join us at the temple to celebrate the Karthika Pournima. Signup to light one of the Diya’s with 365 wicks.
Dev Diwali / Karthika Pournima
7:00am – Rudrabhishekam
10:30am – Subramanya Swamy Abhishekam
12:00 noon Madhyan Aarti
5:00pm Satyanarayana Katha
7:00pm Dhoop Aarti
9:00pm Shej Aarti
Prebooking is required for the 365 wick diya, please use this link to see available spots. https://signup.com/go/xCASDYu
Monday November 11 2024
You are welcome with friends and family to participate in the most auspicious occasion of Karthik Somavara Pooja on November 11th. On this occasion the temple will be hosting an important ritual “Mahanyasa-purvaka Rudrabhishekam”.
Program details:
5:30 pm: Ganesh puja, followed by Mahasankalpam.
Kalash pooja, Mahanyasam, PRANA Prathishta, Shodasa upachara puja
SriRudram and Chamakam (Rudra-abhisheka)
Purusha suktham, Narayana suktham, Sri suktham, Durga suktham
Pushpa archana with SriRudraTrishati
Mantra Pushpam & MahaDeepaAradhana (Vedic Harathi), Chathurvedam and Swasthi Vachanam
Vedic closure with Aikyamatya suktam (from Rig Veda) and Upanishadic Shanti mantras
OCTOBER 31st Deepavali
7:00am for Mahalakshmi Kubera Havan
10:30am Baba Abhishekam
6:30pm to arrange and offer Chappan Bhog
7pm.Dhoop Aarthi followed by Maha Lakshmi puja, Lighting Diyas and Celebrate Diwali with lighting sparklers followed by Prasad
September 1 – 10:30am -Baba Abhishek
September 6 – 7:30 pm Ganesh Chathurthi Vrat Puja
September 7 – 10:00 am – Ganesh Utsav Procession
Starting at 1st street se and 8th ave sw.
September 21 – 4pm – Swathi Thirunal Festival
– Rockyridge YMCA -BMO Theatre
Monday – 26th
6:30am Maha Vishnu Sudarshan Yagnya.
6:30pm Rudrabhishekam
7:00pm Dhoop aarti
7:30pm Krishna bhagwan Abhishek puja and Jhoola Puja
8:30pm Shej Aarti
Sunday 25 August
On Sunday, 25th we will have Baba Abhishek at 10:30am, Janmastami Matka phod Utsav(evening 6:00pm) Dressup the kids as Krishna and Gopika! Jai Sri Krishna!
August 9th, 16th ( Vara Maha Lakshmi Vrat ), 23rd, 30th – ( Friday’s) Maha Lakshmi Puja
August 17th – Anantha Padmanabha Swami Abhishek and Thirumanjana Seva, Sri Maha Vishnu and Lakshmi Havan
August 19th, Monday – Sravana Pournami/ Rakhi Purnima – Satyanarayana Vrat
August 25th & 26th – Sri Krishna Janmastami celebrations. On Sunday, 25th we will have Baba Abhishek, Sri Maha Vishnu Sudarshana Yagnya, Janmastami Matka phod Utsav. On Monday 26th we will have Janmastami Jhoola Utsav puja and Aarthi.
Please come and Support mandir. For donations contribute @ info@anaghadatta.org and to request for puja/Abhishek/Havan call or message 403-922-4299. Thank you.
Sri Anagha Datta Society of Calgary will be conducting Sri Maha Lakshmi Puja and Abhishekam, Sri Lalitha Sahasranama sahitha Lalitha Tripura Sundari Abhishekam/Sri Meru Abhishekam along with Kumkumarchana at devotees house as per their request starting August/Sraavana month with the blessings of Mother Goddess. We will also continue taking Sri Shirdi Saibaba Padukas for Paduka puja. Please email info@anaghadatta.org or contact 403-922-4299 to request puja at your house.
With the blessings 🙌 of the Guru, on the occasion of Shirdi Sai Baba Paduka Mahayagnya, Paduka Puja’s are going really well 🙏🙏🙏
Devotees who wish to request mandir to bring Padukas to their house for puja and blessing or to conduct Devi/ Maha Lakshmi puja/ Lalitha Tripura Sundari Devi Puja Please contact @ 403-922-4299.
Sairam
In the month of August/Sraavana maasa we will be conducting the following puja’s at Sri Anagha Datta Society of Calgary/Shirdi Saibaba Mandir @ #9 – 6208 Rundlehorn Drive NE
August 4th, First Sunday – Shirdi Saibaba Abhishek ( Main Murthi)
August 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th – Monday’s Rudra Abhishekam @ 7:30pm
August 9th, 16th ( Vara Maha Lakshmi Vrat ), 23rd, 30th – ( Friday’s) Maha Lakshmi Puja
August 17th – Anantha Padmanabha Swami Abhishek and Thirumanjana Seva, Sri Maha Vishnu and Lakshmi Havan
August 19th, Monday – Sravana Pournami/ Rakhi Purnima – Satyanarayana Vrat
August 25th & 26th – Sri Krishna Janmastami celebrations. On Sunday, 25th we will have Baba Abhishek, Sri Maha Vishnu Sudarshana Yagnya, Janmastami Matka phod Utsav. On Monday 26th we will have Janmastami Jhoola Utsav puja and Aarthi.
Please come and Support mandir. For donations contribute @ info@anaghadatta.org and to request for puja/Abhishek/Havan call or message 403-922-4299. Thank you
Sri Anagha Datta Society of Calgary will be conducting Sri Maha Lakshmi Puja and Abhishekam, Sri Lalitha Sahasranama sahitha Lalitha Tripura Sundari Abhishekam/Sri Meru Abhishekam along with Kumkumarchana at devotees house as per their request starting August/Sraavana month with the blessings of Mother Goddess. We will also continue taking Sri Shirdi Saibaba Padukas for Paduka puja. Please email info@anaghadatta.org or contact 403-922-4299 to request puja at your house.
With the blessings 🙌 of the Guru, on the occasion of Shirdi Sai Baba Paduka Mahayagnya, Paduka Puja’s are going really well 🙏🙏🙏