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Great Start to New Year 2016More than 10,000 devotees visited the Temple on New Year’s Day. Received pledges and cash of $100,000 towards the Vidyaalaya project. Overall feed-back was great with comments such as how the temple comes together during big events and appears so cohesive and unified. Let us build on this wonderful beginning during the rest of the year!
Ratha SapthamiSunday February 14, 201609:30 am Ganesha Puja, Navgraha Homam & Abhishekam, Aruna
Parayanam (Surya Namaskaaram), Archana, Deeparadhana12:30 pm Prasadam DistributionSponsorship: $ 25
Madhwa Navami Celebration Tuesday, February 16 and Sunday, February 28, 201610:00 AM Purvanga Puja, Sri Krishna Abhishekam, Vaayu Stuti Parayanam Prokta
Anjaneya Madhu Abhishekam, Bhajans, Archana, Deeparadhana12:30 PM Prasadam DistributionSponsorship: $ 25
SarpabaliSun February 21, 2016Sarpabali is the worship of 55 divine snakes (including Siva’s Vasuki and Vishnu’s Adisesha) to ward off the bad effects of Sarpa Dosha, to help mit-igate and eradicate the problems of skin diseases, to help people in search of life partners find suitable spouses, for progeny (Putra Bhaagyam) and for the overall well-being of all. (Sarpa Dosha may be present due to harm done to snakes and other reptiles in the past births and due to other causes. Sarpa Dosha is recognized when all the other grahas in one’s horoscope lie between Raahu and Ketu. Sarpa Dosha is often a reason for late marriages). Turmeric powder, rice, milk, coconuts, fruits and flowers are the ingredi-ents generally brought by devotees for Sarpabali. For the ingredients to be included in the Puja, they must be given to the priest before the Puja starts. Sankalpam for the Puja (when devotees can mention to the priest the prob-lems to be overcome or desires to be fulfilled) will begin at 6:30 pm. Sarpab-ali Puja will be performed in the Kerala Tantric style from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Sponsorship: $35
Karadaiyan NombuSunday, March 13, 2016 (1:41N)Karadaiyan Nombu, or Savitri Vratham, is a Tamil observance in which married woman prays for the well-being and long life of her husband. Karadaiyan Nombu 2016 date is March 14 and time of breaking of fast and to wear Saradu is 1:41 a.m.. It is observed on the particular day when the transition between the Tamil months Maasi and Panguni takes place. Karadai is the name of a unique neivedya (holy dish) prepared on this day. Nombu means Vratam or upavasam (fast).
February 2016Newsletter Vol 25, No. 2
6905 Cipriano Road, Lanham MD 20706Tel: (301) 552-3335 Fax: (301) 552-1204
E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ssvt.org
Sri Siva Vishnu Temple
MAHA SIVARATHRIMonday March 7, 2016
Maha Sivarathri morning Puja will start with a Ganesha Puja & Rudra homam at 9:30 am. The evening Special Pujas to Lord Siva will commence at 2:30 pm (yaagashaala), 3:15 pm (siva sannidhi) and continue till 6:30 am the following day. A sancti-fied Siva Linga will be available for devotees to personally offer their Abhishekam throughout the night. Entrance to the temple in the evening will be through the lower level. Dinner will be available from 06:00 pm on-wards. Coffee and Tea will be available throughout the night. Details of the religious program are given below.
Maha Sivarathri Morning Puja09:30 AM Ganesha Puja, Mahaganapati Homam, Rudra Homam, Vasordhara
Homam, Abhishekam to Siva, Archana, Deeparadhana
First Kaala Puja03:15 PM Ganesha Puja, Kalasa and Shanka Sthaapanam, Abhishekam to
Nandi (Divine Bull) Mahanyasa with Trishati archana, Ekadasa Rudra Abhishekam (Abhishekam with 11 different ingredients to Lord Siva with recitation of Rudram 11 times), Alankaram, Trishati Archana (300 Names Archana), Mantrapushpam, Up-acharam, Maha deeparadhana
09:30 PM Prasadam distribution10:00 PM Bhajans
Second Kaala Puja11:00 PM Rudra Abhishekam, Shankha Abhishekam, Vilwa Ashtotha-
rashata Archana (108 Names Archana to the recitation of Vilwa Stotram)
01:00 AM Deeparadhana and Bhajans.
Third Kaala Puja01:30 AM Rudra Abhishekam, 108 Kalasa Abhishekam, Trishati Archana
(300 Names Archana)03:30 AM Deeparadhana and Bhajans
Fourth Kaala Puja04:30 AM Sivagni Homam & Abhishekam to Chandikeswara, Parvati,
Rudra Abhishekam, 108 Silver Vilwapatra Archana, Utsa-vamurthy Proccession
06:30 AM Deeparadhana and Prasadam distributionSponsorship: Rudra Homam & Morning Puja $ 25; First Kaala Puja $ 51; 2nd, 3rd & 4th Kaala Puja $ 25 each Kaala; Rudra Homam & all four Kaala Pujas $ 125; All four Kaala Pujas $101Special Cultural ProgramsSpecial Cultural Programs are arranged from 3:00 PM on March 7th till 3:00 AM on March 8th. Details on page 4.
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RELIGIOUS CALENDAR
February 2016Mon 1 10:00 AM Utsava Subrahmanya Abhishekam (Vishaka)Thu 4 7:00 PM Anantha Padmanabha Abhishekam (Ekadasi)Fri 5 10:00 AM Sarada Abhishekam
6:00 PM Anjaneya Abhishekam (Moolam)7:00 PM Siva Abhishekam (Maha Pradosham)7:15 PM Bhagavathi Seva
Sat 6 4:00 PM Srinivasa KalyanamSun 7 10:00 AM Utsava Srinivasa Abhishekam (Sravana)Thu 11 9:30 AM Ganesha Homam & Abhishekam (Chaturthi)Fri 12 10:00 AM Sarada Abhishekam (Vasantha Panchami)
10:00 AM Parvati Abhishekam7:15 PM Bhagavathi Seva
Sat 13 4:00 PM Subrahmanya Abhishekam (Sashti)Sun 14 10:00 AM Ratha Sapthami (See Details)Mon 15 10:00 AM Utsava Subramanya Abhishekam (Krittika)Tue 16 10:00 AM Krishna Abhishekam (Rohini)
10:00 AM Madhwa Navami (see details)Thu 18 7:00 PM Ananthapadmanabha Abhishekam (Ekadasi)Fri 19 10:00 AM Durga Abhishekam
6:00 PM Rama Abhishekam (Punarvasu)7:00 PM Siva Abhishekam (MahaPradosham)
Sat 20 10:00 AM Nataraja AbhishekamSun 21 10:00 AM Ayyappa Puja
4:00 PM Visesha Satyanarayana Puja7:00 PM Sarpabali
Mon 22 10:00 AM Siva Abhishekam (Maasi Makham)Tue 23 10:00 AM Andal Abhishekam (Purvaphalguni)Wed 24 10:00 AM Ayyappa Puja (Uttaraphalguni)Fri 26 9:30 AM Ganesha Homam
10:00 AM Mahalakshmi Abhishekam7:00 PM Ganesha Abhishekam (Sankatahara Chaturthi)
Sun 28 9:30 AM Navagraha Homam and Abhishekam10:00 AM Subrahmanya Abhishekam (Sashti)10:00 AM Sudarshana/Yoga Nrsimha Homam and Ahishekam (Swati)10:00 AM Madhwa Navami Celebration (see details)
March 2016Thu 3 10:00 AM Anjaneya Abhishekam (Moola)Fri 4 10:00 AM Sarada AbhishekamSat 5 4:00 PM Srinivasa Kalyanam
4:00 PM Ananthapadmanabha Abhishekam (Ekadasi)Sun 6 10:00 AM Utsava Srinivasa Abhishekam (Sravana)
4:00 PM Siva Abhishekam ( Mahapradosham)Mon 7 MAHA SIVARATHRI (see details)Fri 11 9:30 AM Ganesha Homam and Abhishekam (Chaturthi)
10:00 AM Parvati AbhishekamSun 13 4:00 PM Subrahmanya Abhishekam (Sashti)
Karadaiyan Nombu (1:41N)Rest of March in the next newsletter
DAILY & WEEKLY ABHISHEKAMSDaily Abhishekams
Daily: 9:30 AM Ayyappa, Anantha Padmanabha10:00 AM Siva
Weekly AbhishekamsMonday: 9:30 AM Ganesha, Sri RamaTuesday: 9:30 AM Durga, AnjaneyaWednesday: 9:30 AM Andal, Sarada, NavagrahasThursday: 9:30 AM Krishna, SubrahmanyaFriday: 9:30 AM Mahalakshmi, Parvati, Sudarsana/Yoga NarasimhaSaturday: 10:15 AM Venkateswara
Weekly Sahasranama ArchanasMonday: 5:30 PM Ganesha, Siva, RamaTuesday: 5:30 PM Durga, Subramanya, AnjaneyaWednesday: 5:30 PM Andal, Ananthapadmanabha, AyyappaThursday: 5:30 PM Sarada, Krishna, VenkateswaraFriday: 5:30 PM Parvati, Mahalakshmi
Temple Hours: Monday through Friday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM (except for special events); Saturday, Sunday, & Holidays: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
The IT Committee at SSVT temple continues to solicit volunteers who have expertise in the following areas: Network Administration, System Administration, Web Applications, Credit Card Processing, Public Audio Systems, Surveillance Video (CCTV) Systems.
If interested, please send an email to [email protected] and [email protected] or call 240 839 8777 or 703 342 8573.
Job Openings at Sri Siva Vishnu Temple
SSVT IT COMMITTEE SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
Our temple is growing with increased number of devotees visiting our temple each day and weekends. For efficient operations of our temple and to meet the growing needs of our devotees, we are looking to fill the existing open positions.
Please review the job openings listed at https://www.ssvt.org/About/jobs.asp and those who are interested, please send your resume to [email protected] for immediate consideration.
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SSVT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Program Time
Balavidyalayam Children’s Educational ProgramBalavidyalayam children’s educational program offers Samskritha shloka-s, mythological storytelling, playing games from India, singing, artwork and so much more. We invite you to volunteer in our classes and we invite your children (5 years and above) to attend our multidisciplinary educational program. Please register your student online to participate in our annual children’s program on May 14th, 2016. https://www.ssvt.org/home/balavidyalayam.asp.
Sundays10:00 am - 11:00 am
Yoga – A Special Offering at SSVT, Mantra Vibrations are an important Part of YogaOur Saturday morning sessions of Yoga at 7:30 am follows strictly the principles of Patanjali’s yoga sutras. While common practices in other places are more focused on the asana component of Hatha Yoga, we combine the learnings of Tantra, Ha-tha and Mantra traditions in accordance to the principles of Patanjali. Experience the power of beeja mantras in cleansing the inner self to prepare for the higher yoga. You will never find this in yoga studios. Our practices are gentle that can be done by anyone in any age-group in almost any state of health. Send any questions on yoga to [email protected] and all attempts will be made to answer them as promptly as possible.
Saturdays7:30 am - 10:30 am
Midweek YogaGiven the interest of those who attend the Saturday morning session, this new mid-week Satsang has been going on since September 24. Shri Sabnis will be leading this session. Please e-mail Shri Sabnis ([email protected]) if you plan to attend. Session will be adapted to the needs of attendees.
Tuesday Evenings7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Learn Spoken Sanskrit Intermediate Level II. Please contact Swarup: [email protected]
Saturdays10:00 am - 11:30 am
Beginner’s Spoken Sanskrit Looking for volunteers. Please contact Thaila Ramanathan: [email protected]
Saturdays12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
Bhagavad Gita Classes for Adults with Guided MeditationThe Bhagavad Gita is a doctrine of universal truth. It is a part of the scriptural trinity of Sanatana Dharma. The Gita deals with the most sacred metaphysical science as it imparts the knowledge of the self and answers two universal questions: Who am I? How can I lead a happy and peaceful life in this world of dualities? For info call: Smt. Rukmini Mami at 301-218-7550
Sundays9:30 am - 11:00 am
Upanishad Series by Dr. Pradeep S. KamathFor more information please contact Dr. Pradeep S. Kamath: [email protected]
Second Sundays10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Bhagavatam, RamayanamEkadasa skandham – uddhava gita in Bhagavatam. Please contact Thaila Ramanathan: [email protected]
Sundays2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
SAT ClassesMeets every month on the 1st and 3rd Sundays 3:00 – 5:00 pm – SSVT Education Room. SSVT encourages students to sign-up for guidance on SAT preparation. Classes are organized into two semesters: September - January and February - June. Email [email protected] to sign-up
1st & 3rd Sundays3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Homeless SEVA, Sandwich Program, Second Saturdays, 2016 ■ Each month, on the 2nd Saturday, volunteers make sandwiches for the homeless. Every time, roughly about 1500 sandwiches are prepared
and delivered to Martha’s Table, a DC shelter. ■ SSVT encourages all devotees especially youth to participate in the program. Please be at the Temple at 10:30 am. Devotees can sponsor this
program by donating $175 to SSVT. ■ For additional information, please send email to [email protected] , Tribhuvannath Mishra, Contact Phone number-571.214.3198
Learn More about Your Roots & Culture
Sri Shiridi Sai Baba Bhajans at SSVTSri Shiridi Sai Baba Bhajans will be held at SSVT every First Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. To participate or for more information please contact: Shobha Prasad 240-568-9151; Sridevi Umesh 301-560-3102; Srini Tirumalasetti 443-540-4110; Rohini Homnappa 240-441-1266; Sujatha Badrinath 301-805-1943.
The SSVT Senior Citizen Group meets twice in a month usually on the second and fourth Wednesdays in the Education room from 11 am to 1 pm followed by a potluck lunch in the cafeteria. We invite/welcome all seniors 55+ to join us at the meetings and share our seniors-related common interests. We invite speakers to talk on topics of interests to senior citizen, such as those related to primarily health and finance. We also arrange programs, such as picnics and trips to nearby places which would help promote social interaction between members of the group. All seniors are welcome. For more information please contact [email protected]
SSVT SENIOR CITIZENS MEET UP
ROBOTICS CLUB ACTIVITIES & SCHEDULEWe are in the midst of the First Robotics Competition (FRC) build season entitled FIRST STRONGHOLD. We are looking for teenagers/parents to represent SSVT and we meet Monday/Wednesday/Friday 5-9pm weekdays and 9am-4pm Saturdays at 8812 Orbit Lane. The build season ends on Tuesday February 23 with SSVT team participating at the DC Regional to be held at Walt Whitman HS Bethesda March 18 and at Belair MD on March 25. If the team does well then we will be at UMD XFINITY center in April and St. Louis later on. For more information please contact [email protected]
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33rd ANNUAL SSVT THYAGARAJA ARADHANA FESTIVALSaturday February 20, 2016 Sunday February 21, 2016
8:30 am - 9:00 am 9:00 am - 9:30 am 9:30 am - 11:30 am 11:45 am - 12:45 pm 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Unchavruthi Sri Rama and Saint Thyagaraja PujaPancharathna Krithis - Group Renditions** Individual Singing* Mini Concert Maya and Malavi Sisters Teacher Presentation Latha Sethuraman and StudentsMini Concert Priya SeetharamanTala Vadhyam PresentationMain Concert Madhava Iyengar
8:00 am - 9:00 am 9:00 am - 9:30 am
9:30 am - 10:30 am 10:45 am - 11:45 am 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Individual Singing*Utsava Sampradaya Krithis Presentation by the Students of Raganidhi SchoolIndividual Singing*Youth ProgramDance ProgramIndividual Singing*Mini ConcertsSivakumar Lec DemMain Concert Deepa Divya Sisters
Program rescheduled from January 23/24 due to the snow blizzard of 2016 Venue: SSVT Auditorium Admission: Free Registration link: https://sites.google.com/site/ssvtta/home
MAHASIVARATHRI CULTURAL CELEBRATIONSMonday March 7, 2016 Tuesday March 8, 2016
Begins at 3:00 pm Variety Dances by local Teacher / Student Groups
Ends at 3:00 am Variety Dances by local Teacher / Student Groups
Venue: SSVT Auditorium Admission: Free3rd ANNUAL SSVT SRI ANNAMACHARYA DAY
Saturday March 19, 2016 All Day Variety programs related to Annamacharya all day (Details in next Newsletter)
Venue: SSVT Auditorium Admission: Free
UPCOMING CULTURAL EVENTS
New Year’s Day 2016