Shadadhara Prathishta and Garbhanyasam of Lord Krishna

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These rituals are performed before building the sreekovil, and involves installation of auspicious elements beneath the foundation (right below the Lord’s Prathishta). This is a once-

in-a lifetime opportunity for all devotees to be part of and get blessed.

From 15 - 18 April 2016 at the Temple Site: 2580 Countryside Drive, Brampton - ON (corner of Torbram and Country Side Road)

Guruvayurappan Temple of BramptonCurrent location: 125 Father Tobin Rd., Brampton, ON - L6R 0W9 Tel.: 905-799-0900 | Email: gtbrampton@yahoo.ca | Website: www.guruvayur.ca Charity Registration No.: 860244110RR0001

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Additional sponsorship opportunities available for other items including rentals of tents, chairs, portable washrooms, sound system, tarpaulin and other items. Contact Temple @ 905-799-0900, Narayanan @ 647-228-9993, Unni Oppath @ 416-270-0768, Sushil @ 416-889-2844or Appukuttan @416-724-1762 to book the offerings. *Poojas/Homams according to weather conditions and availability of space at the construction site.

COST OF ITEMS AND MATERIALS (SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE)Items Co-Sponsorship

All Items 1,501.00

Aadhaarashila (11 sponsors) 151.00

Nidhikumbham 151.00

Lotus - Padmam 151.00

Tortoise - Koormam 151.00

Rajatha Padmam 151.00

Rajatha Koormam 151.00

Swarna Padmam 151.00

Swarna Koormam 151.00

Ishtaka 101.00 (for 1 ishtaka)

SPONSORSHIP RATES OF POOJAS AND RITUALS

Items Sponsorship Co-SponsorshipAll Four Days Rituals and Poojas (including all above items, poojas, kriyas, and Annadanam all four days) 15,001.00

Annadanam Saturday and Sunday (each day) 1,001.00 101.00Annadanam Friday and Monday (each day) 501.00 101.00Shadadhara Prathishta (Day 1 & 2) 1001.00 201.00Ishtaka Sthapanam (Day 3 & 4) 801.00 101.00Garbhanyasam (Day 3 & 4) 801.00 101.00

Daily Offerings Individual Offering Combined SponsorshipDay 1 - Poojas & Kriyas (two below) 75.00

Maha Ganapathy Homam 31.00Sthalashuddhi and Vasthubali 51.00Day 2 - Poojas & Kriyas (seven below) 251.00Ganapathy Homam * 21.00Guruvayurappan Pooja 31.00Dakshinamoorthy & Ganapathy Pooja 31.00Manalu Nirakkal (filling sand) 5.00Ayyappa Pooja (Upadevan) * 21.00Ganapathy Pooja (Upadevan) * 21.00Shadadhara Prathishta (alone) 151.00Day 3 - Poojas & Kriyas (six below) 151.00Ganapathy Homam * 21.00Siva Pooja * 21.00Hanuman Pooja * 21.00Bhagavathi Pooja * 21.00Sthalashuddhi and Vasthubali 21.00Ishtaka Homam 75.00Day 4 - Poojas & Kriyas (five below) 201.00Ganapathy Homam * 21.00Ishtaka Sthapanam 75.00Sthalashuddhi and Vasthubali 21.00Garbhanyasa Homam & Garbhanyasam 75.00Garbhapathram and Materials 51.00

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Shadadhara Prathishta: The Shadadhara Prathishta is a rite performed following the Bhooparigrahanam (acquiring of the land) and Karshanam (ploughing of the land). The area where the Sreekovil of the temple is to be built is dug till reaching water or rock, or to the height of a person. Three-fourths of the hole is fi lled tightly, and the Shadadhara Prathishta is done at the exact space above which the fi nal prathishta (installation) of main deity will take place in the completed temple.

Vasthubali: This rite is preformed to please the Gods within the land for the construction. Vasthupurushan and Bhramav are worshipped, and the many Gods of Bhramav’s entourage are pleased with rites. Becoming a sponsor for the Vasthubali will bring relief to any problems associated with the vasthu of your house.

Aadharashila Sthaapanam: The rites associated with the setting of the Aadharashila, or foundation stone, symbolise for our temple the introspective nature of Shakti at the beginning of the universe.

Nidhikumbha Sthaapanam: When the desire to create forms this power is called Moolaprakruthy. This Moolaprakruthy is what is contained in the Nidhikumbham, which we fi ll with paddy (Navara Nellu) that we have been praying over through recitation of ‘Narayana’ over the last several months/years by Namajapam sessions. Along with Navara Nellu, other items such as jewels, gold and silver in diff erent forms will be deposited in the Nidhikumbham as well.

Ishtaka Sthaapanam: The Ishtaka Sthaapanam, or the setting of bricks, will be performed at the spot where the door frame for the right door of the Garbhagriha (inner annex) of the Sreekovil (Sanctum Sanctorum) will be. Following the Ishtaka Sthaapanam, the rites for the

Garbhanyaamam will also take place in the same area. The Ishtaka Homam and Ishtakaadhivaasam are rituals that are conducted to prepare and to make the area apt for the Ishtaka Sthaapanam.

Garbhanyaasam: The Praasaadam, or Sreekovil is the visible/physical form of Guruvayurappan. The Garbhanyaasam is the ritual of the earth becoming pregnant with the deity. The symbolic pregnant womb that is to form the visible/physical form of the deity is then set in the middle of the hollow formed by the bricks placed during the Ishtaka Sthaapanam.

Sponsoring/participating in this particular ritual (Garbhanyaasam) will bring divine blessing to couples who are waiting to be parents. It will help remove infertility.

Description of events and poojas by Temple Tantri and Chief Priest, Brahmasree Divakaran Namboothiripad

April 15 Friday

6:00 AM – 6:30 AM: Punyaham6:30 AM – 7:30 AM: Ganapathy Homam*6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Sthalashuddhi7:00 PM – 8:15 PM: Vasthubali

April 16 SaturdayShadadhara Prathishta

6:30 AM – 7:30 AM Ganapathy Homam*

7:30 AM – 10:30 AM Aadharashila Sthapanam | Nidhikumbha Sthapanam | Shilaapadma Prathishta | Shilaakoorma Prathishta | Rajathapadma Prathishta | Rajathakoorma Prathishta | Swarnapadma Prathishta | Swarnakoorma Prathishta | Yoganala Prathishta | Ganapathy Pooja | Dakshinaamoorthy pooja | Pooja for Guruvayurappan

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM: Ganapathy Pooja*6:00 PM - 6:45 PM: Ayyappa Pooja*

April 17 Sunday9:00 AM – 5:00 PMRecital of Sampoorna Narayaneeyam (all can participate)

6:30 AM – 7:30 AMGanapathy Homam*

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM * Shiva Pooja | Hanuman Pooja | Bhagavathi Pooja

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM: Sthalashuddhi | Vasthubali | Ishtaka Homam | Ishtakaadhivaasam

Sri Gurubhyo namaProgram Schedule

Celebrations include Special rituals, Poojas, every day. Annadanam/mahaprasadam will be served on all days.

April 18 Monday Ishtaka Sthapanam

6:30 AM – 7:30 AM Ganapathy Homam*

12:15 PM - 1:15 PMIshtaka Sthapanam(Chanting of Sahasranamam & selected chapters of Bhagavatham)

7:30 PMSthalashuddhi | Vasthubali | Garbhanyasa Homam

April 18th Midnight / April 19th early morning) 12:00 AM - Garbhanyasam* Poojas/Homams subject to weather

conditions and availability of space at the construction site.