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

Newsletter 108

Thai Month (mid - January 2016 to mid - February 2016) Festivals

Dear Sri Selva Vinayaka devotees, Hindu Ahlaya Sangam Qld Inc (HASQ) cordially invite you to Sri Selva Vinayakar Temple Brisbane (South

Maclean) for Thai Month Festivals.

Thai Pongal / Sri Ayyappa Swamy Makara Jyothi Festival on Friday 15 January 2016

Sri Ayyapa Swamy Makara Rasi Masa Abishekam on Saturday 16 January 2016

Sri Lalitha Sahastra Nama Sthothram & Parayanam on Sunday 17January 2016

Powrnami-Full Moon /Sri Sathya Narayanar Puja/ Sri Ramar Abishekam on Saturday 23 January 2016

Thai Poosam Festival on Sunday 24 January 2016

Sankatakara Chathurthi /Aandaal Abishekam on Wednesday 27 January 2016

Monthly Bajans and Religious talks / Sri Aanjaneyar Abishekam on Friday 5 February 2016

Vishnu Sahastranama Sthothram & Parayanam on Sunday 7 February 2016

New Moon -Thai Amavasai on Monday 8 February 2016

Monthly Chathurthy Viratham on Friday 12 February 2016

Thai Pongal / Sri Ayyappa Swamy Makara Jyothi Festival on Friday 15 January 2016

Program Time

Pongal Starts front of the temple 7:00am

Makara Sankaranthi Abishekam to Lord Vinayakar 8:30am

Regular Puja 9:00am

Pongal Puja/ “Ko”(Cow-Pasu) Puja 9:30am

Pongal Prasatham 9:45am

Ayyappa Swamy Makara Jyothi Nei Abishekam 6:00pm

Significane of the Thai Pongal: Pongal is an ancient festival of people in South India particularly Tamils. The history of the festival can be traced back to the

Sangam Age i.e. 200 B.C to 300 A.D. Although, Pongal originated as a Dravidian Harvest festival and has a mention in Sanskrit Puranas, historians identify the festival with the Thai Un and Thai Niradal which are believed to have been

celebrated during the Sangam Age.

Sri Ayyapa Swamy Makara Rasi Masa Abishekam on Saturday 16 January 2016

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

This month puja called “Makara” 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.

Sri Lalitha Sahastra Nama Sthothram & Parayanam on Sunday 17 January 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. It is very popular and many of us recite it on a daily basis or at least on Friday.

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

HASQ encourages to all of our devotees to come and participate on this great Goddess Lalithambikai worship.

Program

Time

Regular Puja 9.00am

Sri Lalitha Sahasranamam & Mahishasuramardhini Stotram Parayanam 10.30am

Special Deepa Arathanai to Goddess Lalithambikai. 11.30am

Powrnami-Full Moon/Sri Sathya Narayanar Puja on Saturday 23 January 2016

Sri Sathya Narayanar Pujai will be performed at our temple at 5:00pm.

Thai Poosam Festival on Sunday 24 January 2016

Program Time

Regular Puja 9:00am

Kavadi and Paal Kudam(Milk Pot) To Lord Murugan(Skantha)

9:30am

Special Puja to Lord Murugan 11:00am

AnnaThanam(Spcial Lunch) 12:00Noon

Regular Puja 6:00pm

Vasantha Mandapa Puja to Lord Murugan 6:30pm

Circumambulation Lord murugan inner and outer sanctum

7:00pm

Annathanam(Dinner) 8:00pm

Refreshment Tea coffee and Soft drinks would be available free for devotees during the day

Sankatakara Chathurthi on Wednesday 27 January 2016

Chathurthi (Krishna Paksha) which comes after Full moon day called Sankatakara Chathurthi. Lord Ganesha's pooja performed in the evening. It is believed that the person who does Sankatakara Chathurthi pooja will get relieved

from all their worries and troubles.

Monthly Bajans and Religious talks on Friday 5 February 2016

Brisbane Selvavinayakar (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.

Vishnu Sahastranama Sthothram & Parayanam on Sunday 7 February 2015

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

Abhirami Thinam New Moon -Thai Amavasai on Monday 8 February 2016

Program Time

Abishekam for Goddess Abhirami 6:00pm

Special Puja for Goddess Abhirami with regular puja 7:30pm

Singing Abhirami Anthathi hymns 7:45pm

Prasatham 8:00pm

Monthly Chathurthy Viratham on Friday 12 February 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 6:00pm

Regular Puja 7:30pm

Vasantha mandapa Alankara Pooja and Circumambulation of Lord Selva Vinayakar inner

sanctum

8:00pm

For further information please contact our Temple office on 07 5547 7302,

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

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4915 - 4923, Mt Lindesay Highway, South Maclean, Queensland-4280, Australia, Phone: +61 7 5547 7302