Temple now open at

2344-A Walsh Avenue,
BLDG. F, Santa Clara Commerce Park,
Santa Clara

ONLY DEDICATED SHIVA TEMPLE
IN BAY AREA

TEMPLE HOURS:

Weekdays    6:30-8:30 am
Mondays and Fridays     1 – 8 pm
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and
Thursdays    5 – 8 pm
Saturdays and Sundays  9 am to 8 pm

Sri Maha Kalikambal abhishekam every Saturday at 10:30 am

Sri Maha Kaleshwar abhishekam every Sunday at 10:30 am

 

EVERY EVENING:

• Devi arati in upstairs Shakti shrine, with Sri Pratyangira Ashtottara archana, from 6 to 6:30 pm

• Nitya Puja, Arati, and Shiva Ashtottaram in main shrine,
  6:30 to 7 pm

NIGHTLY Rudrabhishekam at 7 pm with additional pujas (may be cancelled when other programs conflict):

• Mondays:   Somvar Rudrabhishekam
• Tuesdays:   Subrahmanya abhishekam and puja with Skanda Kavacham and Subrahmanya Ashtottaram
• Wednesdays:  Vishnu abhishekam and puja with Vishnu Sahasranam
• Thursdays:  Dakshinamurti puja with Ashtottaram
• Fridays:      Lalita Devi Abhishekam followed by Sri Lalita Sahasranamam chant 
• Saturdays: Rudrabhishekam with Ayyappa puja
• Sunday:  Ganesha abhishekam and puja

May Special Calendar Events

•  1^st, Wednesday- 7:00 pm Chitrai Onam Nataraja Abhishekam, Krishna Paksha Ashtami/Pratyangira Pooja
• 4^th Saturday – 12:00 noon Navagraha Pooja
• 6^th Monday-Pradosham
• 8^th Wednesday-7:00 pm, Amavasya – Pratyangira Pooja
• 12^th Sunday Akshaya Thrithiya
• 13^th Monday – Shukla Chaturthi – Ganesha Abhisekham
• 14^th Tuesday-Adisankara Jayanthi
• 15^th Wednesday- Shasti, Subrahmanya abhishekam
• 17^th Friday-Ashtami, Pratyangira Pooja, Samputikarana Lalitha Sahasranamam led by Swamini Lalitananda
• 22^nd Wednesday- Pradosham, Narasimha Jayanthi
• 24^th Friday – Vaishaka Pournami
• 27^th Sankatahara Chaturthi – Elaborate Ganapathi Pooja
• 29^th Shashti- Subrahmanya abhishekam

Other Special Events

• Friday May 17th- Samputikarana Lalitha Sahasranamam

Swamini Lalitananda (Mataji), A Sri Vidya Upasaka, is visiting us from Atma Vidya Ashram, Bangalore, India.

For the pooja, we chant Sri Lalitha Sahasranamam with Samputikaranam. After each verse (two lines) we chant “Katyayanaya Vidmahe Kanyakumari Dheemahi, Tanno Durgi Prachodayat”. Everybody can personally participate in this pooja. S/he will be provided with a printed picture and other worship articles as required.

 

Weekend Sangeetha and Natya Seva for May

May 5th

• 12: 30 pm- Carnatic Vocal by Akhil and Aravind Sundarajan
• 2: 00pm- Carnatic Vocal Solo by Preetika Ashok 
• 2:15 pm- Veena recital by Nada Nidhi School
• 3 pm- Carnatic Vocal by Smt. Subashri Ramamurthy, Mridangam by Shri Gopi Lakshminarayanan

May 19th

• 12: 30 pm- Carnatic Vocal by Paduka Academy
• 1:30 pm- Dance Recital by Sankalpa Dance School

If you would like to perform dance or music (vocal or instrumental) at the temple, please contact Vandana Ramakrishnan at vr_73@yahoo.com or 408-627-9331.

CALL FOR DONATIONS: – The temple urgently needs your financial support in order to continue to thrive and serve the community.  Please consider becoming a monthly supporter at any level that is comfortable for you.  You may now donate FEE FREE (no fees to us or you) courtesy of Sulekha by clicking  THIS LINK.   You may also visit the Donate page of our website to sponsor any of the pujas or events, to become a monthly supporter, or to make a donation.  We thank you for your generous support!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Visiting Priest

Pt. Raman Vadyar is serving as our visiting priest. Pt. Raman hails from Tamil Nadu, and is a Rig Veda specialist, trained in a traditional south Indian Patasala. He has been serving as a temple priest both in India and the US over the last thirty years. Pt. Raman is also adept in Sri Vidya and all Shakta pujas. Panditji is also available to perform all samskaras, either at temple or at home. Please contact the temple if you wish to arrange a personal puja.

 

VEDIC CHANTING PRACTICE AND INSTRUCTION: Saturdays 5 to 6 pm. Learn to chant the Rudram and other Suktams.   All welcome!  Free.

MEDITATION HALL. Our main hall is now available for silent meditation, with japa malas, mantra cards, and instructions for you to use at your convenience.

FREE YOGA CLASSES: Free yoga classes are being offered at the temple at the following days and times:

• Wednesday evenings from 7-8 pm and Sunday mornings from 8-9 am — Kundalini Yoga taught by Arthisre Siddheswaran of Universal Peace Foundation.

TEMPLE NEEDS the following items on a continuing basis:  Flowers and fruits (daily); rose water, Ganga jal, milk, juice, and honey for abhishekams (all items must be new and unused), large containers of sesame oil for lamps.  If you are going to India and would like to bring something back for the temple, please bring:  silk saris with good borders, especially red color; large packages of YELLOW scented Chandanam (sandalwood) powder for puja, silver kalasams for abhishekam, silver plates/cups for deities.  Please DO NOT bring:  used, opened, or discarded items, old puja things from your house that you don’t want anymore; foodstuffs other than rice.  We DO NOT need ghee, dal, atta, vegetables.  You are welcome to prepare prasadams at home without garlic or onions, to bring to offer to the deities and share with devotees.

VOLUNTEERS needed:   The temple needs volunteers who would be able to be in the temple during any of the following times:  Mondays and Fridays between 1 and 5 pm, weeknights between 5 and 8 pm, Saturdays and Sundays from 2 and 5 pm, or 5 to 8 pm.   Please email info@srimahakalmandir.org if you are interested in volunteering during any of these times.

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Jai Maha Kaal Ki Jai   Om Namah Shivaya