SRI SELVA VINAYAKAR KOYIL (GANESHA TEMPLE) BRISBANE (South Maclean)

Newsletter 114 Aadi/Ashadha - Month (mid-July 2016 to mid-August 2016) Festivals

Dear Sri Selva Vinayaka devotees,

Hindu Ahlaya Sangam Qld Inc (HASQ) cordially invites you to Sri Selva Vinayakar Temple Brisbane (South Maclean) for Aadi/Ashadha Month Festivals.

AadiMaasaPirappu (Aadi-Ashadha-month starts) on Saturday 16 July2016

Pirathosha Viratham on Sunday 17 July, Sunday 31July& Monday 15 August 2016

Lalitha Sahastranama Stotram Chanting on Sunday 17 July 2016

Powrnami & SathyaNarayanar Poojai on Tuesday 19 July 2016

Maha Sankatakara Chathurthi on Saturday 23 July 2016

Sri AyyapaSwamy Karkataka Rasi Masa Abishekam on Saturday 23 July 2016

Aadi Krithikai on Thursday 28 July 2016

AadiAmavaasai Viratham on Tuesday 2 August 2016

AadiPooram Festival for goddess Abirami on Friday 5 August 2016

Chathurthi Saturday 6 August 2016

Vishnu Sahastranama Sthothram & Parayanam on Sunday 7 August 2016

Saiva Saint Sundarar CuruPoojai on Wednesday 10 August 2016

Sri Varalakshmi Viratham on Friday 12 August 2016

Lalitha Sahastranama Stotram Chanting on Sunday 17 July 2016

Lalitha Sahasranamam (1000 names of Goddess Lalithambikai Devi) is a secret and very sacred text or mantra in Hindu religion. This mantra has been revealed to mankind through the discussion between lord Hayagriva and the great saga Agasthya.

At Selvavinayakar Kovil every third Sunday of the month Lalitha Sahastra Nama parayanam being recited with special Poojai to Godess Lalithambikai.

Program

Time

Regular Poojai 9.00am

Sri Lalitha Sahasranamam & Mahishasuramardhini Stotram Parayanam 10.30am

Special Deepa Arathanai to Goddess Lalithambikai. 11.30am

Powrnami-Full Moon /Sri Sathya Narayanar Poojai on Tuesday 19 July 2016

Sri Sathya narayanar pujai is generally performed on Full Moon day. Hindus believe that chanting the Lord Sathyanarayana’s name repeatedly and listening the Sathya Narayana Katha (religious stories) can lead the

devotee to achieve successful on his life.

Sri Sathya Narayanar Poojai will be performed at our temple at 6:30pm.

Mahaa Sankatakara Chathurthi on Saturday 23 July 2016

Chathurthi (Krishna Paksha) which comes after Full moon day called Sankatakara Chathurthi. At our temple Lord Ganesha's pooja performed in the evening. It is believed that the person who does Sankatakara Chathurthi poojai will get relieved from all their worries and troubles.

Ayyapa Swamy Karkataka Rasi Masa Abishekam on Saturday 23 July 2016

Special Puja/Abishekam will be performed to Sri Ayyappa Swamy on the first five days of the every Hindu calendar month. These poojas usually named after each Zodiac (Rasi) signs.

This month puja called “Karkataka” Masa Abishekam”.

HASQ cordially invite all devotees to come and participate on this special Abishekam and get the blessing of Sri Ayyappa Swamy.

Nei (Ghee) Abishekam will be performed after morning Puja 10:30am. Aadi Krithikai Festival for Lord Murugan on Thursday 28 July 2015

Programme Time

Pal Kudam(Milk Pot) and Kavadi 6:30pm Special Abishekam to Lord Murugan 6:30pm

Special Poojai to Lord Murugan 7:30pm Vasantha Mandapa Poojai & Circumambulation inner and outer

santum 8:00pm

Special Dinner(Anna Thanam) 8:30pm

Aadi Kiruthikai(Karthikai Star) is very auspicious day for Lord Murugan. Lord Murugan is the second child of Lord Shiva and Lord Parvathi As Lord Murugan was brought up by “Karthikai Virgins” he got the special name “Karthikeyan”. Devotees observe fasting on Adi Kiruthikai(Karthikai)day have the blessing of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva gave this boon to Karthikai Virgins according to “Skantha Puranam” Hindu Tamil literature.. Lord Murugan devotees celebrate this day with fasting and Pal Kudam (Milk Pot) with Kavadi prayer in most of the Murugan Temples around the world.

AadiAmavaasai Viratham on Tuesday 2 August 2016

Aadi Amavasai On the darkest New moon night of the month of Aadi (July - August) called Adi Amavasai a fast is undertaken in remembrance of departed fathers and make special prayers to Lord Shiva. Special Moksha Poojai at Sivan Sannithi 7.30pm

Ahanda Theepam (Jyothi) will be lighted on the memory of love ones from our family and friends who departed.

Special Bajans will be performed by the devotees for the Athma Shanthi .Please come and join in our Bajans.

. Aadi Pooram Festival for Goddess Abirami on Friday 5 August 2016

Program Time

Special Abishekam to Abirami Amman 6.00pm Special Poojai to Abirami Amman with Regular

Poojai 7.30pm

Adi Pooram is celebrated in all Hindu temples in southern India in the month called Adi or Ashadha, corresponding to the English months of July-August, when the asterism Pooram (Delta Leonis) is in the ascendancy. The festival is observed to propitiate the goddess Sakti Devi who is said to have come into this world on this occasion to bless the people. People therefore worship her in order to secure happiness not only for themselves but also for their loved ones.

Monthly Bajans and Religious talks on Friday 5 August 2016

Sri Selva Vinayakar (Ganesha) Temple encourages devotees to participate on monthly devotional bajans group. Bajans are held on the first Friday of each month with religious talk by special speakers after the evening Puja at 7.30pm. Please feel free to join the group and bring your instruments if you know to play at the bajans.

Chathurthi Viratham on Saturday 6 August 2016

Chathurthi (Sukla patksha) which comes after New moon day called Chathurthi or Monthly Chathurthi.

Ganesha Mantra

“Vakratunda Mahaakaaya Suryakoti Samaprabhaa Nirvighnam Kurumedeva Sarvakaaryeshu Sarvadaa”.

Translation:

“O Lord Ganesha of large body, curved trunk, with the brilliance of a million suns

Please make all my work free of obstacles, always.”

Program Time

Abishekam 4:30pm

Regular Poojai 6:00pm

Vasantha mandapa Alankara Poojai and Circumambulation of Lord Selva Vinayakar inner sanctum

6:30pm

Vishnu Sahastranama Sthothram & Parayanam on Sunday 7 August 2016

Program Time

Abishekam for Narayanar 10:00am

Sahastra Nama Parayanam,Manthra Pushpam and Hanuman Challisa 10:30am

Special Poojai Mangalam and Maha Aarthi at Maha Vishnu Sannithi 11:00am

Saiva Saint Sundarar Curu Poojai on Wednesday 10 August 2016

(Sampanthar, Appar, Sundarar,Manickavasagar at SSVK)

Saiva Saint Sundarar : Sundarar also known as Sundra Moorthy Nayanar was an eighth-century Tamil poet from Thirumunai padi , South India. The hymns of seventh volume of the Saiva Thirumuraikal - compendium of the poetry of Tamil Saiva Sithantham was composed by him. Saiva Thirumuraikal.(Total 12 Thirumuraikal-Compendium –division of holy hymns for Hinduism) At Sri Selvavinayakar Temple Special Poojai will be performed to Saiva Saint Sundarar with the evening regular poojai at 7:30pm.

Sri VaralakshmiViratham /Thiruvilaku Poojai on Friday 12 August 2016

Devotees Please note the following:

• Please book in advance at the temple. Cost $10.00 • Please bring Lord Ganesha (Statue or Turmeric) to place on the tray, Flowers, coconut, KuthuVilakkau, Oil and

Metal tray or plate.

Significance and Importance of VaralakshmiViratam

Varalakshmivratam is performed by married Hindu ladies on Friday before the full moon day during the month of August(Aavani).Varalakshmi Puja Viratham is an important puja dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi – the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity. Puranas described that observing VaraLaksmiVratham would bless a woman with all of the eight energies for

life. Godess of the eight energies (forces) of the world, known as Ashta Lakshmi. Primeval force -Aadi Lakshmi, Wealth-Dhana Lakshmi, Courage-Dhairya Lakshmi or Veera Lakshmi, Wisdom-(Vidhya Lakshmi, Children or family development -Santana

Lakshmi, Success-Viajaya Lakshmi, Food-Dhanya Lakshmi and Strength- Gaja Lakshmi.

Visit Brisbane Sri Selva Vinayakar (Ganesha) Temple and get the Blessing of Lord Ganesha.

For further information please contact our Temple on 07 5547 7302

Program Time

Abishekam 6:00 pm Regular Poojai 7:30pm

Thiruvilakku Poojai 8:00pm Vasantha Mandapa Poojai 8:30pm

Circumambulation inner santum 8:30pm

Temple Website: http://www.sriselvavinayakar.org Follow us on (click the icons): 4915-4923, Mt Lindesay Highway, South Maclean, Queensland-4280, Australia, Phone: +61 7 5547 7302