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.

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 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 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

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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 *

July 22nd

10:30am – Ganapathy Puja
11am – Ganapathy homam
12 noon – Madhyan Aarthi.
5:30pm – Sai Vrat
7pm – Dhoop Aarthi
7:30pm – Sri Anagha Datta Vrat followed
9pm – Shej Aarthi

July 23rd Guru Purnima

7am – Kakad Aarthi
7:30am – Morning Abhishek and Alankar for Saibaba.
10:30am – Saibaba Abhishek followed by Alankar
12pm noon Madhyan Aarthi.
1:30pm to 3:30pm- Sarva Devatha and Guru Havan/ Homam

Break

5:30pm Satyanarayan Vrat
7pm – Dhoop Aarthi
7:30pm – Saibaba Abhishek and Alankar
followed by
Shej Aarthi.

We request abhishek sponsors to bring flowers for pooja.

July 24th Saturday

10:30 am – Sri Maha Vishnu and Maha Lakshmi Abhishek and Archana
12pm noon – Madhyan Aarthi.
1pm Break

4pm – Sri MAHA VISHNU and MAHA LAKSHMI KALYANAM
7pm – Dhoop Aarthi
7:30pm – Sri Anagha Devi pooja,
Sri Lalitha Sahasranama Parayana and Rajopachara puja followed by
Shej Aarthi.

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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.

(August 9th Sravana masam/month begins)
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, September 3rd
7:30pm – Sri Maha Lakshmi puja.
( Sravana Masam/ Month ends on September 5th.

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

Chavithi 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 *

We are very happy to invite you to participate in the pranapratista ceremonies of Sri Anantha Padmanabha swamy. Please maintain distance from other devotes, and wear masks.

July 1^st ,2021

10:30 AM

• Ganapathy Pooja
• Punyahavachanam
• Panchagavya Prasana
• Ruthvikarana
• Yagashala Pravesam
• Mandapa Pooja

12:00 PM

• Madhyan Aarthi

1:00 PM

• Jala / Ksheera Adhivasam (Immersing/Bathing Idols with water and milk)

BREAK

3:00 PM

• Agni Prathistapana
• Lakshmi Ganapathy Homam/havan
• Sudharsana Homam/havan

BREAK

5:30 PM

• Mandapa Pooja
• Moolamanthra Japa (for Prathistha Devatas)

7:00 PM

• Dhoop Aarthi
• Dhanyadhivasam (Covering the idols with whole wheat and whole barley grains) *We request that Devotees please bring Whole grain wheat
• Rajopachara Pooja

8:30 PM

• Shej Aarthi

July 2^nd, 2021

10:30 AM

• Mandapa Pooja
• Moolamanthra Japa (for Prathistha Devatas)

11:30 AM

• Sri Anantha Padmanabha Moolamanthra Homam/havan
• Sudharsana Homam/havan
• Mahalakshmi Homam/havan
• Yoga Narasimha Swamy Homam/havan

12:00 PM

• Madhyan Aarthi (Concurrent with previously stated homam/havans)

1:30 PM

• Pushpa Adhivasam (Covering the Prathishta Idols with Flowers/ Petals) *We request that devotees please bring flowers and petals

Break

3:30 PM

• Yanthra Pooja
• Moolamanthra Japa

5:00 PM

• Navagraha Homam/havan
• Rudra Homam/havan
• Lalitha Sahasranama Homam/havan

7:00 PM

• Dhoop Aarthi

7:30 PM

• Mandapa Pooja
• Sayyadhivasam (Placing Idols on pillows and covering them with new blankets/comforters)
• Rajopachara Pooja

8:30 PM

• Shej Aarthi

July 3^rd ,2021 – Prana Prathishta

9:00 AM

• Mandapa Pooja
• Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Homam/havan

11:46 AM

• Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Yanthra Prathishta
• Installation of Idols
• Kalanyasa Pooja
• Aarthi
• Manthra Pushpam
• Veda Aseervachana

Prathishta Event Completed

We are also looking for volunteers who are able to make and bring flower garlands at different sizes (1ft, 2 ft, 3 ft, 5 ft, 6 ft)

If interested, please contact Lalitha Dwivedula at 403-922-4299

*Devotees who wish to donate items such as sarees, dhothis, and flowers may do so

We request all devotees to please support the mandir with your generous donations for this prathishta program and quartz/marble stage construction

Guru Poornima is on July 23rd.

Stay tuned for Celebration details

Dear Devotees,

As it has been announced, this year the Mahayagnya will be evoking the Maha Ganapathi and Subramanya. This will be the 4th year of the panchaythana (the first four being, MahaRudra Yagyna(2018), Lalitha Sahasranama Koti kumkum archana(2019), MahaVishnu Sudarshana yagyam(2020)

April 12 – Sankalpa puja
April 13 – April 18 – Sri Ganapathi and Sri Subramanya Yagyam
April 17 – Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam
April 18 – Sri Subramanya-Valli-Devasena Shanti Kalyanam

Devotees willing to support in chanting may learn Ganapathi Atharvaseersham and Skanda Sasti Kavacham.

Further details of the event will be announced closer to the event date.

Donations are requested to support this Mahayagnya.

January 13th Bhogi

6:15pm Anagha Laxmi Pooja. Families with small children who wish to do Bhogi Pallu can come to mandir by 6:15pm. Spots are limited as total occupancy is limited to 15 people again as per current Alberta rules.

7pm – Dhoop Aarthi

7:30pm – Chandana Archana Sahit Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam, Sri Maha Lakshmi Stuthi

8:30pm Shej Aarthi.

January 14th Pongal/Makar Sankranthi

10am Ganesh Pooja

10:30am Baba Abhishek

12pm Madhyan AarthiFollowed by Sri Suryanarayana Swami Pooja/ Makara SankranthiRecitation of Aditya Hrudayam and Sri Suryastakam.6pm – special pooja for Lord Ganesha, Subrahmanyeswara, Lord Shiva, Devi, Lord Vishnu and Sri Guru with Rice, wheat and Lentils seeking blessings for farmers and agriculture and to remove all obstacles for this new year.

7pm – Dhoop Aarthi

7:30pm – Sri Anagha Devi Pooja, Kumkumarchana for Sri Meru with Lalitha Sahasranama Parayana.8:30pm – Shej Aarthi.