April Events

Please join us in the temple to celebrate the upcoming events

Friday, April 1 (Ugadi/Gudi Padwa) 

  • 10:30 am – Baba Abhishek 
  • 2:00 pm – Sarvadevatha Havan 
  • 5:00 pm – Baba Abhishek 
  • 7:00 pm – Dhoop Aarthi 
  • 7:30 pm – Panchanga Sravan 
  • 9:00 pm – Shej Aarthi  

Sunday, April 3 (First Sunday of Month) 

  • 10:30 – Baba Abhishek of the Main Idol

Sunday, April 10 (Sri Ram Navami – Vasantha Navarathri Ends) 

  • 10:30 am – Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam 

Sita Rama Kalyanam (Sita Rama Vivah) – Sponsors Requested – Donation of $1116.00.

Events begin at 10:30 am

  • Ganapathi Puja
  • Punyavachanam
  • Utsava Vigraha Abhishekam of Sita-Rama Parivar
  • Utsava Murti-Parikrama in Mandir
  • Raksha Bandhanam and Kalyanotsavam
  • Madhuparkam and Yagnyopaveetha Dharana
  • Gouri Puja
  • Kanyadanam
  • Mangala Astakam
  • Muhurtham
  • Suthradharana
  • Talambralu
  • Mangala Aarthi
  • Homam
  • Dolotsavam (Unjal seva)
  • Prasadam
  • Sita-Rama Pallaki Yathra

Baba Aarthi will continue on regular timings:

12:00 pm – Madhyan Aarthi

7:00 pm – Dhoop Aarti

8:30 pm – Shej Aarti

Other Sponsors/Donors Requested:

  • Flowers – $1500
  • Kalyana Vastras – $600
  • Mangala Suthras – $1116
  • Food – $1100 or please contact Lalitha (403-922-4299)

Hanuman Jayanti – April 16th

Saturday, April 16 (Hanuman Jayanthi/Poornima) 

April 16th Saturday – Hanuman Jayanthi Schedule

8:30am – Ganapathi Puja, Mandapa Puja followed by Ganapathi Havan ( Already a sponsored Havan )

** Devotees can bring 108 Vada mala and Sweet Appam mala, Pan leaves mala, Pan patha, Flowers **

(around10:30am) Followed by Hanuman Abhishek and puja (with Pan Patha, Sindhoor and Flowers)
Aditya Hrudayam,
Hanuman Chalisa chanting – 108 times, Lingastakam and Sri Lalitha Sahasranamam by devotees.

12:00Noon – Madhyan Aarthi
(chanting of Hanuman Chalisa continues)

(Once the chanting ends)
Hanuman/Anjaneya Homam and Purnahuthi followed by
Vada Tambulam( Haldi Kumkum to chanters )

7:00pm – Dhoop Aarthi

7:30pm – Purnima Sathyanarayana Vrat Katha. ( Family sponsorship $51 to participate/perform vrat)* please book ahead so that mandir can make arrangements for multiple families to perform samuhika sathyanarayana vrat.*

9:00pm – Shej Aarthi.

March Events

Thursday, March 17 (Maha Lakshmi Jayanthi) 

  • 7:30 pm – Poornima Satyanarayana Vrat 
  • Followed by Holika Dahan 
  • 9:00 pm – Shej Aarthi 

Friday, March 18 (Holi) 

  • 5:30 pm – Baba Special Abhishek 

Maha Shiv Raatri

Join us on February 28 to celebrate the Maha Shiv Ratri. Temple will be open till 1:30am . 

10:30am – Baba Abhishek 
10:30am to 12:30am – Shivling Archana (Devotees may offer Milk and Water on Shivling)
12:00noon Baba Madhyana Aarti
2:00pm Maha Shiv Ratri Rudra Homam
7:00pm Dhoop Aarti
8:30pm Shej Aarti

Ratri First Prahar Puja Time – 06:16 PM to 09:32 PM
Ratri Second Prahar Puja Time – 09:32 PM to 12:48 AM, Mar 01
Ratri Third Prahar Puja Time – 12:48 AM to 04:04 AM, Mar 01 (Temple closed after 1:30am)
Ratri Fourth Prahar Puja Time – 04:04 AM to 07:21 AM, Mar 01  (Temple closed)

Those who can chant Rudram are kindly requested to join at the mandir at 10:30am, 2pm, 6:15pm and 9:30pm

January 12 Vaikunta Ekadasi and Sankranti

Join us in the mandir from January 12 to January to  14 to celebrate  the Vaikunta Ekadasi and  Makarsankranti festivals

Wednesday January 12, 2022- Vaikuna Ekadasi

8:00amAnanta Padmanabha Swamy Suprabhatam
8:30amSri AnantaPadmanabha Swamy Abhishekam and alankaram
10:30amVaikunta Dwara Darshanam
12:00Madhyana aarti
1:00pmHomam – Mahavishnu, MahaLakshmi,  SriSudarshana Havan
6:00pmSri MahaLakshmi AnanthaPadmanabha Swamy Puja
7:00pmDhoop aarti
7:30pmLighting Diyas in shape of Shanka, Chakra, Namam.
 Followed by Shej aarti

Thursday January 13, 2022 – Bhogi

10:30amBaba Abhishekam
12:00Madhyana Aarti
7:00pmDhoop Aarti
7:30pmBhogi pallu- Please bring your little children(under age 8) and a few Ber fruit(Regupandu) fruit.
8:30pmShej Aarti

Friday, January 14, 2022 – Makar Sankranti / Pongal  / Lodhi/ Bihu

10:30amSuryaNaryana Yantra puja and Suryanamaskaram
12:00Madhyana Aarti
7:00pmDoop Aarti
7:30pmAyyappa Swamy Padi Pooja – 18step puja.
8:30pmShej Aarti

Monday, January 17, 2022 – Poornima

10:30amShiva Abhishekam
12:00Madhyana Aarti
7:00pmDhoop Aarti
7:30pmSatyanarayana Katha
8:30pmShej Aarti

New year celebration/Dec 31 and Jan 1’22

On the occasion of New Year’s Eve, we will be performing Baba’s Abhishek on December 31st night from 9:30pm to 10:30pm followed by Alankar and special Midnight Aarthi.

Priest and assigned volunteers will be sharing Panchaarthi thali during aarthi, in addition10 families will have their own individual Aarthi thalis provided by mandir.  These thalis will not be shared with other devotees. Keeping the covid measures in mind attendance may be restricted or devotees may have to wait for Darshan). (Please email us to book your aarti spot for the midnight aarti – only 10 spots available).

Devotees who wish to sponsor December 31st Abhishek at 9:30pm suggested donation is $351.00 dollars. Please call mandir @ 403-668-0653 or Lalitha @ 403-922-4299 for sponsorship.

JANUARY 1, 2022.

On January 1st, we will be performing Baba’s abhishek at 10:30am followed by New Year Madhyan Aarthi. 

10:30am – Baba Abhishek
12:00noon – Madhyan Aarti
1:00pm – Rudra , Lalitha Tripura Sundari, Guru Havan.
5:00pm – Shirdi Sai Baba Vrat and Katha.
7:00pm – Dhoop Aarthi.
7:30pm – Sri Anagha Devi ( Lakshmi Astothra  Puja  and Rajopachara Puja)
Followed by Shej Aarthi. 

Devotees who wish to Sponsor for January 1st 10:30am Abhishek, suggested donation is $501.00.

* Devotees are required to sanitize and enter their details at the desk once they come into the mandir. Mask is mandatory once you enter into the mandir untill you step out after darshan.

*Please support 🙏 mandir through your generous donations. You can donate by cash, cheque or Etransfer to info@anaghadatta.org

Thank you🙏🏼for your continued support.

November Events

November 4th 2021 – Diwali

10:30am – Baba Abhishek
12:00pm noon – Madhyan Aarthi
2:30pm to 4:30pm – Sri KuberaLakshmi Homam
7:00pm – Dhoop Aarthi
7:30pm – Sri Maha Lakshmi Puja (Diwali Puja) followed- Celebrating Diwali by Lighting 🪔 Diyas and Sparklers followed by Shej Aarthi.

November 18th 2021- Karthik poornima

Light a diya with 365 wick on the Karthik Poornima. Please prebook your slot on the following link.https://signup.com/go/QKbtjAK

Please sign up to reserve your slot to light the Karthik deepam, the diya with 365 wicks. Temple will provide a diya with the 365 wick. Please do not bring your diya or oil/ghee to the temple. You are requested to limit your time in the temple. Please donate $21 towards the Diya, please provide your Gotra nama at signup so the priest can conduct the prayer in your name in the morning.

Due to Covid-19 Restrictions, we are limiting the number of slots. Please arrive on time. Please NO cooked food for prasadam. Devotees may bring fruits. Upon entering the temple, please record your name and phone number in the book and sanitize your hands. Please wear a mask and follow social distancing protocols.

October events

As always please join us to celebrate the diivne mother during the Devi Navratri.

This year Dusshera is on October 14th in Calgary. It is also Sri SaiBaba MahaSamadhi day.

October 5th Sri Anagha Devi
October 6th Bala Tripura Sundari
October 7th Gayathri Devi
October 8th Annapurna Devi
October 9th Sri Lalitha Tripura Sundari Devi
October 10th Maha Lakshmi Devi
October 11th Saraswathi Devi ( Moola Nakshathram- Saraswathi Puja)
October 12th Durga Devi
October 13th Mahishasura Mardhini.
October 14th Dussehra Sri Rajarajeswari Devi, Shirdi Sai Baba Maha Samadhi day.

Navarathri Alankar Sponsorship $401.

Baba Abhishek Sponsorship for Dussehera o s$401.

Please follow all Covid restrictions. Masks are mandatory.

September events

September 5th Sunday
10:30am Baba Abhishek
( Main idol/ Moola Murthi ). Devotees who wish to sponsor please message @403-922-4299.

September 9th Thursday
10:30am- Baba Abhishek

12pm Baba Madhyan Aarthi.

2:30pm – Ganesh Puja Sankalp, Abhishek followed by
Ganapathi Havan/Homam

5pm – Ganesh Chathurthi Puja.
( Chaturthi time is starting on Thursday at 12:49pm afternoon ends September 10th morning at 10:27am.)

September 19th Sunday
Sri Anantha Chathurdasi
10:30am – Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy and Sri Maha Lakshmi Abhishek followed by Archana and Aarthi.

September 19th Sunday
Ganapathy Navrathi ends
12:30pm noon – Ganapathi Udvasan and Ganesh Laddoo prasad Sponser challenge Devotees who wish to take Laddoo home as a blessing can participate.

September 20th Monday
7:30pm – Sathyanarayan
Vrat

September 21 Tuesday
Pithru Pakshas Start day
Devotees who wish to observe and perform Puja for their pithru devathas who left their mortal coil can call the mandir and talk to pandit ji. Pithru Pakhas end on October 5th.

August Events

August 30th Sri Krishnastami/Janmastami

10:30 Ganapathy Puja followed by Sri Maha Vishnu and Sri Maha Lakshmi Abhishek and Archana for Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swami and Sri Maha Lakshmi.

12:00 Noon Baba Madhyan Aarthi

2:00pm Sri Krishna Sudarsana Havan

7:00pm Dhoop Aarthi

7:30pm Lord Sri Krishna Jhoola puja followed by Matka phod ceremony for children .

  • Devotees can bring their children dressed up as Krishna and Gopika to mandir followed by
    Shej Aarthi.

August 9th Sravana masam/month begins

Shiv Abhishek every monday

August 12th
On the occasion of completion of 40days of the prathista of Sri Anantha Padmanabha swamy. Mandala puja for Sri Anantha Padmanabha swami and Sri Anantha Lakshmi Devi.
10:30am – Abhishekam for Main Deities of Sri Anantha Padmanabha and Sri Maha Lakshmi followed by Alankaram and Archana
12pm noon – Madhyan Aarthi.
followed by Prathishta Devatha parivara Homam/Havan.

We are soliciting donations of the 32gram/ 1 ounce Silver coins for decoration on the August 12th. Kindly support the temple with your generous donations.

We are seeking to raise donations towards the ornaments for Sri Anantha Padmanabha swami, Shirdi saibaba mukut, Shirdi Saibaba ornaments for Dussehra/Diwali. We are planning to have a special silver coins alankar for Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swami in Sravanamas. Devotees who are interested can please bring the silver coin to the temple. Gold coins of 1gram can be purchased or of more weight as per the devotees wish can be donated. Please obtain your donation receipts at the temple.

August 13th Friday ( first Friday of Sravana month ) – 7:30pm Sri Maha Lakshmi puja.

August 20th
7:30pm – SRI VARA MAHA LAKSHMI VRAT

August 21st – Rakhi Purnima/ Raksha Bandhan
5:30pm – Sathyanarayana Vrat.

August 27th and September 3rd
7:30pm – Sri Maha Lakshmi puja.
( Sravana Masam/ Month ends on September 5th.

August 29 – Sri Krishna Janmastami- Smartha

August 30 – Sri Krishna Janmastami – ISKCON


GANAPATHY NAVARATHRI begins on September 9th Vinayaka Chathurthi / Ganesh puja

Chavithi/Chathurthi time starts on September 9th at 12:30pm afternoon and ends on September 10th at 10:30am.

  • As we need to do Chandra Darshan after Ganesh puja we will be celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi on September 9th only *