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Special Programs in May 2014

May 3rd - Saturday :-Sankara Jayanti

May 4th - Sunday :-Ram Parivar Abhiskek (Punarvasu)May 4th - Sunday :-

Shivyog SadhanaMay 10th - 2nd Saturday :-

Mata Ki ChowkiMay 11th 2nd and 4th Sunday (Gayatri Parivar):-

B'day Sanskar for May born children by Gayatri ParivarMay 11th :- Sunday

PradoshamMay 12th - Monday :-

Nrusimha Jayanti/Annamacharya JayanthiMay 13th - Tuesday :-

Satyanarayan Katha/Vaisakha Poornima /BuddhaPoornima

May 17th :- SaturdaySankastahara ChaturdhiMay 17th & 18th -Saturday & Sunday :-

Shirdi Sai Baba Pran Pratishta Anniversary CelebrationsMay 18th - Sunday :- (1st & 3rd Sunday)

Shivyog SadhanaMay 23rd - Friday :-

Hanuman JayantiMay 25th(2nd and 4th Sunday) (Gayatri Parivar)

10.00 to 11.00 AMPusavan Sanskar for Pregnant women by Gayatri Parivar

May 25th Sunday11.00 to 12.20 PM

Pravachan bySwami Nalinanand Giri ji

May 26th :-MondayPradosham

May 26th :- MondayMasa Siva Ratri

May 27th :- TuesdayKartikeya Abhishek

May 3rd - Saturday :- Sankara JayantiSpecial Program 6:30PM to 9PM

Including Shoda-shopachaara Pooja & Archanaof

Adi Shankaracharya

Shri Adi Shankaracharya or the first Shankara with his remarkable reinterpretations of Hindu scriptures, especially on Upanishads or Vedanta, had a profound influence on the growth of Hinduism

at a time when chaos, superstition and bigotry was rampant. Shankara advocated the greatness of the Vedas and was the most famousAdvaita philosopher who restored the Vedic Dharma and Advaita

Vedanta to its pristine purity and glory.Shri Adi Shankaracharya, known as Bhagavatpada Acharya (the guru at the feet of Lord), apart from refurbishing the scriptures, cleansed the Vedic religious practices of ritualistic excesses and ushered

in the core teaching of Vedanta, which is Advaita or non-dualism for the mankind. Shankara restructured various forms of desultory religious practices into acceptable norms and stressed on the

ways of worship as laid down in the Vedas.

May 4th - Sunday :-

Ram Parivar Abhiskek (Punarvasu)10.00 to 12.00 AM

May 4th SundayShivyog Sadhana

03.00 PM to 05.00 PM(1st and 3rd Sunday )

Shivyog Sadhana and meditation in Saraswati Hall in Saraswati Hall

May 10th - 2nd Saturday :-Mata Ki Chowki

From 7PM to 11.30 PM

Mata Di ChowkiFor futur bookings and sponsorship details please

Contact Veena Birla @ 510-386-7842or

Temple Admin at 510-659-0655 or 510-413-7644

May 11th(2nd and 4th Sunday) (Gayatri Parivar):-B'day Sanskar for May born children by Gayatri Parivar

Gayatri   Pariwar Bay  Area is happy to announces the performance of  the

following COLLECTIVE SANSKAR ceremonies atFREMONT TEMPLE.

The ceremonies will be conductedevery 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month

Sunday 11th 201410:15 to 11:45 AM

Collective celebration ofB'day Sansker for children born in May

 aged 5 to 12Don't miss this unique oppertunity

JANAM DIN SANSKAR / BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:( For ages 5-12yrs will be  performed for a successful, bright and luminous future of your child)

JANAM DIN SANSKAR   (Ages 5-12yrs):

- Krishna Janam-Ashtmi and Ram-Navmi to celebrate the birthday and the greatness of the lives of Lord Krishna and Lord Rama.

-Janam Din Sanskar inspires us to celebrate our BIRTHDAYS with the following thought :Just as LORD RAMA and KRISHNA provided light , knowledge and bettered the lives of  millions of

people , may we also be INSPIRED to LEAD LIVES that help us LIGHT our own life and the lives of those around us.

-This is a day where we take a pledge to reduce our weaknesses and enhance our strengths and  become a BETTER and STRONGER person.

-The human body is made up of 5 natural elements ( Agni, Prakash, Vayu, Jal , Akash) and these five elements need to remain in balance for the human body and mind to be disease free. We learn on this day

therefore to use our resources in such a way that we lead HAPPY , HEALTHY ,BALANCED and DISEASE FREE LIVES.

-Even if we are men of LIMITED MEANS , yet like a small Deepak we can be a source of light to other people.

THE JANAM DIN SANSKAR CEREMONY :Is conducted by performing  a simple Pooja. Deepak's are lit to the chants of THE  GAYATRI MANTRA and

the Birthday  is celebrated in a meaningful way with all near and dear ones.

FOR BOOKINGS and RESERVATIONS CONTACTtempleadmin@fremonttemple.org

orcall 510-659-0655

and

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DATES: Every 2nd Sunday of the month.

MATERIALS REQUIRED :puja list for participant 

1  2 Tablespoon Rice2  1Tablespoon Green whole mung

3  1 Tablespoon Masur dal4  1Tablespoon whole wheat/whole masur

5  1 Tablespoon yellow chan dal    Bring all these grain in small container or bag separately.(please do not mix

to each other)6  flowers 

7  small plate for puja8  small amount of dry fruit for Prasad.

9 Ball pen

May 11th :- SundayPradosham

PradoshPradosh Pooja for Lord Shiva

RudraAbhishekam, Alankaram & Archana for Someshwara

May 12th - Monday :-Nrusimha JayantiSpecial Program 6PM to 9PM

Narasimha Jayanthi is observed on the fourteenth day in the bright fortnight of Vaishakha month (Vaisakha Shukla Chaturdasi). This festival is celebrated with utmost gaiety in all Vishnu temples around the world and especially Narasimha temples host great celebrations. It is

believed that Lord Vishnu appeared in the form of Narasimha on this day to destroy demon Hiranyakashipu. The main aim of the Narasimha incarnation was to end the tyranny of Hiranyakashipu and restore the path of Dharma. Prahlada, the youngest son of

Hiranyakashipu and an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu paved the way for the removal of Adharma.

May 13th - Tuesday :-Satyanarayan KathaVaisakha PoornimaBuddha Poornima

Poornima / Satya Naryan Katha4:00PM to 6:00PM

 

Magha Poornima Satyanarayan KathaSamoohik Satyanarayan Katha on the auspicious poornima day not to be missed by devotees.A Very Auspicious Day to Perform Satyanarayana Vrath. All your wishes are fulfilled by Lord

Satyanarayana on this day:Sponsorship $51

May 17th :- Saturday06.00 to 08.00 PM

Sankastahara ChaturdhiSankathara Chaturthi

Sankatahara Chaturthi (Lord Ganesha)Ganesha Abhishekam, Alankaram & Special Gakara-Ganapathi Sahasra Archana with Fruits,

Flowers, Coconuts, Sindoor etc. not  to be missed. All your  obstacles are removed by attending this auspicious pooja

May 18th SundayShivyog Sadhana

03.00 PM to 05.00 PM(1st and 3rd Sunday )

Shivyog Sadhana and meditation in Saraswati Hall in Saraswati Hall

May 17th & 18th -Saturday & Sunday :-Shirdi Sai Baba Pran Pratishta Anniversary Celebrations

Saturday May 17th8AM to 9:30AM - Kakad Arti, Abhishekam

9:30AM to 10:30AM - 108 Kalasha Sthapana Aradhana10:30AM to 1PM - Sai Bala Moola Mantra Homam

1PM - Madhyana Arti1:30PM - Pritibhoj6PM - Dhoop Arti

6:30PM-8:30PM :- Palki Seva, Bhajans8:30PM – Shej Arti8:30PM - Pritibhoj

SUNDAY May 18th10 AM to 12:30PM - Maha Kumbhabhishekam with 108 Kalashas

12:30PM – 1:30PM Alankaram, Archana, Madhyan Arti1:30 PM - Pritibhoj

May 23rd - FridayHanuman Jayanti

Special Program 6PM to 9PM –

SAHASRA KADALI PHALA Archana(with 1001 Bananas), Aaku Pooja

May 25th(2nd and 4th Sunday)10:00 to 11:00AM

(Gayatri Parivar)Pusavan Sanskar for Pregnant women by Gayatri Parivar

Gayatri   Pariwar Bay  Area is happy to announces the performance of  the

following COLLECTIVE SANSKAR ceremonies atFREMONT TEMPLE.

The ceremonies will be conductedevery 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month

 Pusavan Sansker for Pregnant women(to bless womb and cultivate good qualities for divine soul in early stage)

Don't miss this unique oppertunity

PUNSWAN SANSKAR :( Performed from 3rd to 5th month of pregnancy.

Can be performed later too if required)

THE IMPORTANCE and OBJECTIVE of PUNSWAN SANSKAR:

 - Punswan   Sanskar   is performed to welcome a"newly forming member of society" and to makethe coming new born an ideal member of society.

-It is also performed to provide parenting tips to the

parents, to ensure the child's all around development

during the pregnancy term and beyond.

-The Sanskar ceremony is  best conducted during the

third to fifth month of pregnancy.  The Sanskar

can be performed later too , but the doing it in the 3rd month  has great benefits for the newly forming child.

-In the Third month of pregnancy the child begins to acquire physical shape as well as emotional and  cognitive  abilities. An ideal atmosphere therefore needs to be created in the mother's womb for its well

balanced development.

-The  thoughts of the mother leave an imprint on the child's development  and its abilities. Chanting theGAYATRI MANTRA during pregnancy is proven to have great benefits for the child's development

during pregnancy.

THE SANSKAR CEREMONY:-Is performed as a simple meaningful Pooja.. The pregnant mother, the  father,  family members and

friends are all invited to participate in welcoming and making a commitment to the "new member" of society.

FOR BOOKINGS and RESERVATIONS CONTACTtempleadmin@fremonttemple.org

orcall 510-659-0655

andProvideNameAge

Contact NumberE-mail address

DATES: Every 4th Sunday of the month

Donation to the Temple for this ceremony is $21.00

MATERIALS REQUIRED :Here is list for participant for Pusvan Sanskar

Medium size of plate for puja Flowers Small amount of rice Kumkum powder for Tilak Khir (made of rice/soji -milk and suger) Expecting mother should be in Indian dress.

May 25th11.00 to 12.20 PM

Pravachan bySwami Nalinanand Giri ji

LUNCH WILL BE SERVED

 Only inner peace can lead to world peace

Awaken your soul and gain clarity with this enlightening talk and bhajans by Swami Nalinanand Giri. Swamiji is a scholar of the Bhagavat Geeta, the Vedas, Upnishadas, Puranas, Ramayan and more.  He is

also an accomplished classical singer.Having been initiated and giving up all material possessions at a very young age, Swamiji became a Disciple of Swami Satyananda and Premji Maharaj in order to serve Humanity and end suffering. He

travels around the world, sharing Wisdom through teachings, meditations and chanting.

For further information or to host an event with Swamiji,Contact: Rani Kumra (408)-460-8228, email: ranikumra@gmail.com

www.shriramsharnam.org

May 26th :-MondayPradosham

PradoshPradosh Pooja for Lord Shiva

RudraAbhishekam, Alankaram & Archana for Someshwara

May 26th :- MondayMasa Siva Ratri

Shivaratri is great festival of convergence of Shiva and Shakti. Each month, Chaturdashi Tithi during Krishna Paksha is known as Masik Shivaratri.

Masik Shivaratri in month of Magha is known as Maha Shivaratri according to Amavasyant School. However according to Purnimant School Masik Shivaratri in month of Phalguna is known as Maha Shivaratri. In both schools it is naming convention of lunar month which

differs. However both, Purnimant and Amavasyant Schools, celebrate all Shivaratris including Maha Shivaratri on same day.

May 27th :- TuesdayKartikeya Abhishek

6:30PM to 7:30PMKrittika Nakshathram