Upcoming December Events

Due to Covid-19, in-person attendance is limited to 15 devotees only. If you wish to participate in this, please contact the temple and confirm your attendance (and the number of people from your household who will be present). We also request devotees to leave quickly after the darshan to allow others to come in and take their blessings.

December 25 – Vaikunta Ekadasi/Mukkota Ekadasi/Geeta Jayanti

10:30am – Ganesh Puja / Ekadasi puja

11:00am – Vaikunta Dwara Maha Vishnu darsanam

                12:00noon – Madhyana Aarti

                12:30pm Lighting diya’s in the form of Shanka chakra Nama.

                7:00pm Dhoop aarti

                8:30pm ShejAarti

Temple’s  Anniversary on Datta Jayanti – 3 Day celebration (Dec 27 to Dec 29)

Special Alankaram of Baba and Anagha Mata with Loonies and Toonies, please contribute towards this, you may bring your coins (loonies and toonies) to the mandir by the 25^th.

December 27

10:00am – Ganesh Puja and Mandir Anniversary Sankalpam puja

10:30am – Baba Abhishekam for the Utsav Moorti and Paduka Abhishekam

                12:00noon – Madhyana Aarti

                4:40pm Anagha Datta Kalyanam

                7:00pm Dhoop aarti

                7:30pm Dhana Lakshmi Kuber puja

                8:30pm ShejAarti

December 28

10:30am – Mandapa Puja and Anagha Dattatreya Abhishekam for the Utsav Moorti

                12:00noon – Madhyana Aarti

                7:00pm Dhoop aarti

                7:30pm Anagha-Dattatreya Vratam

                Followed by ShejAarti

December 29 – Datta Jayanti and Annapoorna Jayanti

10:00am – Mandpa puja 

10:30am – Baba Abhishekam  

                12:00noon – Madhyana Aarti

Followed by Datta Bhiksha

                                                Followed by Ganapati and Guru Homam & Poornahuti

                5:00pm – Satyanaryana Vratam

                7:00pm Dhoop aarti

                7:30pm Dattatreya Palki Yatra

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.

Deeparadhana – Lighting diyas

8:30pm ShejAarti

December 31 2020

5:00pm – Baba Abhishek

7:00pm – Dhoop aarti

8:30pm – Shejaarti

12:00Midnight Aarti 

January 1, 2021

                10:30am – Baba Abhishek

                12:00noon Madhyana Aarti

Special Flower Alankar for Jan 1st – please bring flowers to the mandir by the 31^st December.

7:00pm – Dhoop Aarti

• Special Aarti with various aarti thali.

8:30pm – Shej Aarti.

Please donate generously to support the mandir operating costs.

November 3	Kadwa Chauth 6:30pm – Ladies are welcome to  complete the vrat puja
November 12	DhanaTrayodasi – DhanTeras 7:30pm – Lakshmi puja
November 13	Naraka Chaturdasi 7:30pm – Devi puja
November 14	Deepavali – Diwali –  Mataji Diwali special alankar with glass bangles (kanch ki choodiya) – 10:30am – Baba Abhishek and puja 12:00noon – Madhyan Aaarti 6:00pm – Mahalakshmi puja (Diwali pradosh puja) 7:00pm – Dhoop Aarti 7:30pm – Lighting Diyas on Baba’s stage 8:00pm – Diwali sparklers celebrations Followed by Shej Aarti   Diwali sponsorship Baba Alankar- $351.00 Mataji Alankar – $1001.00   Please donate $21 and 2 dozen (or more) bangles. Please bring the bangles to the temple before November 12, and provide your Gotra Nama to panditji towards your sankalp for theDiwali puja.   If you wish to sponsor flowers etc please call Mrs. Lalitha -403-922- 4299
November 15	Gujrati New year. 10:30am – Baba Abhishek and puja 12:00noon – Madhyan Aaarti 6:00pm – Mahalakshmi puja   7:00pm – Dhoop Aarti 8:30pm – Shej aarti
November 16	Swamy Ayyappa Mandala Puja begins
November 18	NagulaChavithi  – 10:30am – 12:00pm Devotees can offer Milk to Nagdevata
November 19	Skanda Shasti 10:30am –Subramanya/Murugan/ Karthik – Abhishekam and puja 7:30pm – Skanda shasti puja followed by Shej aarti
November 26	7:30pm – Tulsi Vivah
November 29	Kartik poornima Sponsor Baba Shaw – $351.00 Sponsor Mataji Alankar – $401.00 Sponsor for the Karthik Poornima puja program – $1116.00   10:30am – Baba Abhishek 12:00noon – Madhyana Aarti 5:00pm – Satyanaryan puja 7:00pm – Dhoop Aarti 7:30pm – MahaLingarchana – Kailasaprakara deepa darshanam(Lighting of 1000 diyas)   PLEASE book your time slot for lighting the 365 wick in one diya. Limited slots available – please donate $21.00.  Diya will be provided by the temple, please do not bring your own diya or oil  Please sign up by clicking above 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.

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