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Bala-Vihar 2008-09

 


Sri Jagannatha (Lord Krishna) Ratha Yatra (Charroitt Procession

Sunday, June 28, 2009, 4:00 PM

Program:

  • Shree Jagannatha Puja 4.00 p.m.
  • Ratha Yatra: 5.00 p.m. (outside)
  • Swaminarayana Bhajan: 5.00 - 6.30 (inside)
  • Dinner: 6.30 p.m.
     
If Rath Yatra is completed earlier than 6.30, the devotees will join the Sri Swaminarayana Bhajan.


Ratha Yatra , the Festival of Chariots of Lord Jagannatha is celebrated every year at Puri, the temple town in Orissa, on the east coast of India.
The presiding deities of the main temple, Sri Mandira, Lord Jagannatha, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra,
with the celestial wheel Sudarshana are taken out from the temple precincts in an elaborate ritual procession to their respective chariots.
The huge, colourfully decorated chariots, are drawn by hundreds and thousands of devotees on the bada danda,
the grand avenue to the Gundicha temple, some two miles away to the North. After a stay for seven days, the deities return to their abode in Srimandira.

 

 

Calendar
 

See Calendar for 2009.
 


Regular events


Daily, 9:00 AM Sri Vishnu Parayanam
See details.
Mondays, 7:00 PM Shiva/Rudra Abhishekam
See details.
Fridays, 7:00 PM Lakshmi Pooja
 
First Saturdays, 11:00 AM Balaji Abhishekam
See details.
Second Saturdays, 11:00 AM Ganesha Abhishekam
See details.
Third Saturdays, 11:00 AM Parvati Abhishekam
See details.
Fourth Saturdays, 11:00 AM Karthikeya Abhishekam
See details.
Fifth Saturdays (if applicable) Durga Pooja
See details.
First Sundays, 11:00 AM Bhagavad Geetha
See details.
Second Sundays, 11:00 AM Sathyanarayana Pooja
See details.
Third Sundays, 11:00 AM Navagraha Abhishekam
See details.
Fourth Sundays, 11:00 AM Sundara Kaanda Patan
See details.
Last Sundays of each month, 5:00 PM Sri Swaminarayan Bhajans and Arathi
by the Gujarathi Samaj
Fifth Sundays (if applicable) Ram Parivar Pooja
See details.

Note:
When major events or festivals are planned, the timings for the regular events may change or events may be canceled. Please contact the Temple if you have questions.


Food service for the Temple

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Temple Hours and Schedule of the Priest

Summer Schedule (April 1 - October 31)
Weekdays: (Monday - Friday):
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Weekends: (Saturday - Sunday)
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Winter Schedule (November 1 - March 31)
Weekdays: (Monday - Friday):
9:00 AM - Noon and 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Weekends: (Saturday - Sunday)
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Holidays follow the schedule above.
The Priest is not available during
other hours unless specifically requested in advance.
 

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