February 3 –  Friday

6:30pm Kumkumarchana to Sri Chakra Meru (to the chants of Devi Khadgamala Namavali)
Lalitha Sahasranamam parayana
Thiru Villakku (Lamp) Pooja (to the chants of Mahishasura mardhini stotram)
Vedokta Mantra pushpam and Harathi
Requesting all chanters to join for Lalitha Sahasranama chanting
We request you all to bring kumkum, big steel plate  with a small diya so each chanter can perform puja for their own Diya( We are offering our prayers to the Goddess or Devi in the form of Light). Men/Women can come and chant and perform puja, followed by Arathi and prasadam. 

If you wish to bring prasadam please contact Lalitha@ 403-922-4299

1200pm Madhyana Aarti
7:00pm Dhoop Aarti 
8:30pm Shej Aarti

February 5 – Magha Poornima
10:30am – Baba Abhishekam
12:00 – Madhyana Aarti
5:00pm – Satyanarayana Katha 
7:00pm – Dhoop Aarti
8:30pm – Shej Aarti

February 6 
12:00noon – Madhyana Aarti
7:00pm – Dhoop Aarti
7:30pm – Somvar Rudrabhishekam
8:30pm – Shej Aarti

February 18 – Maha Shiv Raatri

Rudra Homam on February 18 at 4pm

Rudra Homam on February 19 at 2am

Join us to chant Sri Rudram and perform Shiva Abhishekam on Shivaraatri

ShivRatri First Prahar Puja Time – February 18 05:58 PM to 09:24 PM
ShivRatri Second Prahar Puja Time – 09:24 PM to 12:50 AM, Feb 19
Lingodbhava Nishita Kaal Puja Time – 12:22 AM to 01:17 AM, Feb 19

ShivRatri Third Prahar Puja Time – 12:50 AM to 04:16 AM, Feb 19
ShivRatri Fourth Prahar Puja Time – 04:16 AM to 07:42 AM, Feb 19

February 25 2023- A classical music program ‘An Evening Raga’

Makar Sankranti Celebrations January 13th to 15th

Makar Sankranti is a harvest festival associated with the movement of the SUN into the Makar Rashi. This festival is celebrated by various names –  Magh Bihu in Assam, Maghi in Punjab, Maghi Saaji in Himachal Pradesh, Maghi Sangrand or Uttarain (Uttarayana) in Jammu, Sakrat in Haryana, Sakraat in Rajasthan, Sukarat in central India, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Uttarayana in Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh, Ghughuti in Uttarakhand, Dahi Chura in Bihar, Makar Sankranti in Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, West Bengal (also called Poush Sankranti or Mokor Sonkranti), Uttar Pradesh (also called Khichidi Sankranti), Uttarakhand (also called Uttarayani) or as simply, Sankranti in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana,  Maghe Sankranti (Nepal) and Shishur Senkrath (Kashmir). On Makar Sankranti, the Sun god is worshipped along with Vishnu and goddess Lakshmi. 

In most regions of India, Sankranti festivities last for two to four days of which each day is celebrated with distinct names and rituals.

Day 1 – Maghi (preceded by Lohri), Bhogi Panduga
Day 2 – Makara Sankranti, Pongal, Pedda Panduga, Uttarayana, Magh Bihu
Day 3 – Mattu Pongal, Kanuma Panduga
Day 4 – Kaanum Pongal, Mukkanuma


Friday January 13th 2023

       ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः | हरी: ॐ      
ॐ Maha Tripura Sundarya Namaha ॐ

6:30PM Vedic Invocation – Bala Tripura Sundari (to the chants of Sri Suktam & Durga Suktam)
Bhogi Pallu  – Bring your children ..  Bhogi is the first day of the four-day festival. It is celebrated with a bonfire with logs of wood, other solid-fuels, and wooden furniture at home that are no longer useful. In the evening, a ceremony called Bhogi Pallu, fruits of the harvest such as regi pallu and sugarcane are collected along with flowers of the season. Money is often placed into a mixture of treats and is poured over children. The children then collect the money and sweet fruits. 



Kumkumarchana to Sri Chakra Meru (to the chants of Devi Khadgamala Namavali)
Lalitha Sahasranamam parayana
Thiru Villakku (Lamp) Pooja (to the chants of Mahishasura mardhini stotram)
Vedokta Mantra pushpam and Harathi
Requesting all chanters to join for Lalitha Sahasranama chanting

1200pm Madhyana Aarti
7:00pm Dhoop Aarti 
8:30pm Shej Aarti

 ॐ Sri Matre Namaha ॐ

Saturday 14th January, 2023

        ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः | हरी: ॐ      
Maha Sankranti Punya Kala Puja – Uttarayana Punya Kalam

8:15am Ganapathi puja, Sankalpam, Homam
Srouta Sutram and Surya Namaskaram
Approx 10am – Sai Baba Abishekam –Upanishad parayanam (Taittiriya)
Ratharohanam (chariot circumambulation)
Annapurna Stotram and Namavali
Trisuparna Mantra
Harathi
“Sarvam Karmakhilam Partha, Jnane parisamapyate”
All Actions culminate with Transcendental Knowledge.

12:00pm Madhyana Aarti
7:00pm Dhoop Aarti 
8:30pm Shej Aarti

Sunday 15th January, 2023

        ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः | हरी: ॐ      
ॐ Maha Tripura Sundarya Namaha ॐ
 
9:00am Ganapathi pooja, Sankalpam, Kalasha Pooja, Punyaha Vachanam
Navagraha Pooja
Sri Suktha Homam
Approx 10am Sri Devi AshtaAbhishekam (8 dravyas)
Lalitha Sahasranamam
Mahalakshmi Ashtakam
Lalitha Moola Mantra Trishathi Archana
Vedokta Mantra pushpam and Harathi

12:00pm Madhyana Aarti
7:00pm Dhoop Aarti 
8:30pm Shej Aarti

Requesting all chanters to join for Lalitha Sahasranama chanting

December 3 – Gita Jayanti
12:00 Madhyana Aarti
7:00pm Dhoop Aarti
7:30pm – On the occasion of Gita Jayanti join us in chanting some verses from Bhagavat Gita,  Meaning of the verses will be explained by Srikant Sharma ji.
9:00pm-  Shej Aarti
 
December 4^th – First Sunday of the month
10:30am – Baba Abhishek for the main idol
12:00noon- Madhyana Aarti
7:00pm – Dhoop Aart
8:30pm – Shej Aarti
 
December 7^th – Datta Jayanti / Margashira Poornima  (Sponsors requested for Abhishekam, Shawl, Saree, Alankar and flowers)
On Datta Jayanti we will be celebrating with the following:
10:00am – Ganesh puja
10:30am – Dattatreya & Saibaba Abhishekam
12:00 – Aarti followed by Datta Bhiksha (prasadam will be offered and distributed)
7:00pm – Aarti
7:30pm – Satyanarayana Vrat (Margasira Poornima)
8:30pm – Aarti
9:00 pm – Datta Palki Seva and puja and Deeparadhana (lighting diyas)
 
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 Anagha Datta temple on Wednesday the 7^th of December at 9pm. Join us in this once a year tradition.
Deeparadhana – Lighting diyas
Please sponsor and donate towards:
Flowers : $501
Food: $501
Baba Abhisheka and Baba Shawl: $401
Mataji Saree: $401
 
December 15^th & December 16 – Temple Anniversary Program:
Sponsorship donations are requested for:
Food: $1000
Flowers: $1100
Baba Abhishekam and Baba Shawl on 15^th: $401
Mataji Alankar with Haldi sticks on 16^th: $401
 
December 15^th – Thursday
10:30am –  Baba Abhishek and Alankar followed by Guru Puja (Please donate $401 for sponsoring)
12:00pm – Madhyana Aarti
12:45pm – AnnaSantarpan – Prasadam 
7:00pm – Dhoop Aarti
7:30pm – Palaki seva
9:00m – Shej aarti
 
December 16^th   – Friday
Anagha Devi will be decorated with Haldi sticks. Devotees wishing to support and donate haldi stick packets may bring to the temple and hand over to the volunteers before December 12^th.
Please contact Lalithaji on 403-922-4299
10:30am – Mataji Alankar
12:00pm- Madhyana Aarti
7:00pm – Dhoop Aarti
7 :30 pm –Dattatreya-AnaghaLakshmi puja followed Lalitha sahasranama Laksharchana – everyone is requested to come and chant, we need minimum 35 devotees to join complete in 1 round.
9 :00pm – Shej Aarti followed by  Tamboolam(Haldi Kumkum) and Prasadam .
 

December 17th – Saturday –  Anagha Datta Kalyanam  (Sponsors Requested – $1001) 

5:15am – 7:30am –  Sankalpam, Ganapathi Puja, Datta Homam
8:30am to 10:30am – Abhishekam , Alankaram, Kalyana Vigraha Aradhanam
11:00am to 1:00am – Kalyanam – (Sumuhurtam 11:50am)
– Ganapathi Puja, Punyavachanam, Raksha Bandhanam, PadaPrakhalanam, yagnopavitam, Maha Sankalpa Patanam,
Pravara, Mangalya Sutram, Talambrally, Garlands Archanana, Mangala Aarti, MantraPushpam.

December 31^st
10:30am – Alankar of Sri Anantha Padmanabha swamy with Loonies and Toonies Devotees are requested to donate any amount in Loonies and Toonies, Please donate by December 29^th
12:00pm- Madhyana Aarti
7:00pm – Dhoop Aarti
8:30pm – Shej Aarti
9:30 pm – Baba Abhishek and alankar (Last Abhishek of the year, leading to the new year and Vaikunt Ekadasi) – Please sponsor by Donating $501.
12Midnight – Special Aarti (Kakad Aarti)
January 1^st 2023  – Vaikunta Ekadasi  and New Year day events.
 
Join us on all Monday’s for Chanting of Rudram/Namakam/Chamakam at 7:30pm

Please contact Lalitha ji on 403-922-4299 if you wish to bring prasad. 

We look forward for your generosity and continued support. Donations can be made by eMail etransfer to info@anaghadatta.org  or Cheque/Cash. The temple runs exclusively on your donations. Our operating expenses (rent and utilities etc) are approx. $10k a month.  

Due to the Lunar Eclipse in the early hours of Nov 8th, the temple will be closed for the ritual cleansing in the morning. This involves abhishek of all the idols in the mandir, however this is not a public event.

Devotees may visit the temple in the evening at 7pm for the evening aarti.

Join us in the mandir for Tulsi Vivah at 7:30pm. Tulasi Vivah is the ceremonial marriage of the Tulsi plant to Lord Maha Vishnu.

On Kartika Poornima, traditionally, devotees light a Diya with 365 wicks. The temple will provide you with the diya with 365 wick, small donation of $21 is requested. This requires a time slot booking and is based on availability. Limited slots and a limited number of diya’s available.

https://signup.com/go/JAaCYFy

Please join us in the temple to participate in the Karthika poornima pujas

10:00 Am – Ganesh Puja followed by Karthika Somvar Shiv Abhishek

11:15Am – Rudra Havan

12:00Noon – Madhyana Aarti

5:00pm – Satyanarayana Vrat

7:00pm – Dhoop Aarti

7:30pm – Lighting of the diyas(Sahasradeepalankarna)

9:00pm – Shej Aarti

On November 8th early hours there is a Total Lunar Eclipse in Calgary

Lunar Eclipse Starts – 02:10 AM
Lunar Eclipse Ends – 05:48 AM

Local Eclipse Duration – 03 Hours 38 Mins 35 Secs

First Contact with the Penumbra – 01:03 AM
First Contact with the Umbra – 02:10 AM

Total Phase Begins – 03:17 AM
Maximum of Lunar Eclipse – 03:59 AM
Total Phase Ends – 04:41 AM

Last Contact with the Umbra – 05:48 AM
Last Contact with the Penumbra – 06:55 AM

Duration of Total Phase – 01 Hour 24 Mins 28 Secs
Duration of Partial Phase – 03 Hours 38 Mins 35 Secs
Duration of Penumbral Phase – 05 Hours 52 Mins 02 Secs

Magnitude of Lunar Eclipse – 1.36
Magnitude of Penumbral Lunar Eclipse – 2.42

Devi Navratri will be celebrated from September 26 to October 4th.  Come and see the Devi in different alankar and avatar all 10 days of Navratri and rejoice in the blessings of the divine mothers grace.

Sponsorship opportunity available:
Flowers: $2001 (every one can contribute towards this in any amount)
Annadanam: $501 per day
Havan: $151.00 per day.

Devi Saree Sponsorship:
September 25th to October 1st:  $401 per day
October 2nd, 3rd and 4th  Astami, Navami and Dasami: $501 per day

Baba Shawl Sponsorship:
September 25th to October 1st: $201 per day
October 2nd & 3rd:  $301 per day
October 4th: Dusshera:  $501 per day

Donations are also requested for the normal operating expenses of the temple year around. Kindly email transfer your donations to Info@anaghadatta.org and mention your contact  details in the memo.