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January |
Friday, January 1, 2010
Sri Srinivasa Kalyanam |

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Saturday, January 9, 2010 |
Vaikunta Ekadasi |
Sunday, January
10, 2010
Andal – Ranganatha Kalyanam |
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Thursday,
January 14, 2010
Makara Sankaranthi and Lohari
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11:00 AM
Surya pooja
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7:00 PM:
Lohari - Agni Pooja |
Saturday,
January 16, 2010
Ganesha Abhishekam |

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Wednesday, January
20, 2010
Basanth Panchami |
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Friday, January
22, 2010
Ratha Sapthami |
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Sunday, January
24, 2010
10:30 AM: Madhva Navami – Pavamana Homam
12 Noon: Saraswathi Pooja |

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Tuesday, January
26, 2010
Bhishma Ekadasi |
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Friday, January
29, 2010
Thai Poosam |
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Saturday, January
30, 2010
Celebration of Thai poosam
5:00 PM: HTCC Academic Awards Ceremony
Valley High School, West Des Moines, IA, 50265
NOTE: Temple will be closed at 5.00 p.m. so that
Pandit Upreti will be able to attend the function
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10.30
AM: Subramanya Abhishekam
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February |
Friday, February
12, 2010
Maha
Sivaratri |

7:00 PM
Children's Program
8:00 PM
First Abhishekam for Lord Siva
10:00 PM
Second Abhishekam for Lord Siva
Midnight
Third Abhishekam for Lord Siva
2:00 AM
Fourth Abhishekam for Lord Siva |
Saturday, February 20,2010
Thyagaraja Aaradhana Celebration |
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Saturday, February 27,2010
Holi Celebrations |

11 AM Holika Dahan
12 Noon: Colors
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March |
Sunday, March 14,
2010
Karadai Nombu (A Tamil Festival) |
This day a woman prays for the well being and long life of her husband in
remembrance of the Satyavan-Savithri katha. |
Tuesday, March
16, 2010
Ugadi |
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Saturday, March 20,
2010
Celebration of Ugadi
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10:30 AM – Balaji Utsava Moorthi Abhishekam
12 Noon – Panchanga Shravan
1 PM – Starting Sri Rama Navami Celebration ,
Akhand Rama Charita Manas Recitation
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Sunday, March 21,
2010
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11 AM - Conclusion of
Rama Charitha Manas Recitation
11 AM - Sundara Kanda Pathan / Hanuman Chalisa
1 PM - Aarathi |
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Sri Rama Navami |

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Saturday, March 27, 2010
Sri Rama Navami Celebrations |
10:30 AM:
Sita-Rama Kalyanam
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
Hanuman Jayanthi |
Recitation of Hanuman Chalisa 108 times
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Monday, March 29, 2010
Panguni Uttaram
Sri Mahalakshmi birthday pooja,
6:00 PM |
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April |
Tuesday, April
13, 2010
Tamil New Year's Day
Baishaki
Orissa New Year's Day |
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Monday, April
19, 2010
Shankara and Ramanuja Jayanthi
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May |
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
Akshaya Tritiya – Lakshmi Pooja |

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Shankara Jayanthi |
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Narasimha Jayanthi |

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June
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Friday,
June 4, 2010
Fifth Temple Anniversary Celebrations
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Varishikotsavam
(Anniversary) |
Saturday,
June 5, 2010 and Sunday, June 6, 2010
Anniversary Celebrations, continued |
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July
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Saturday, July 17, 2010, 4:00 PM
Jagnnath Ratha Yatra |
 4:00
PM - Sankalpa
4:15 PM - Shree Jagnnanatha Shodasha Upachar
Pooja and Bhajans
5:00 PM - Ratha Yatra
6:00 PM - Special dinnner
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
Guru Poornima
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We will recognize all Indian teachers |
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August |
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 6:30 PM |

Adi
Kritigai celebration
Special
abhisekham for Lord Kartikeya
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Saturday, August 7, 2010, 10:30 PM |

Monthly Balaji
Abhishekam,
We will bring water from the River at 10:15 AM for Abhishekam.
4:30 PM
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Maha Pradosam and Mritunjaya homam
6:30 PM -
Abhishekam
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 |
Andal Jayanthi |
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Naga Panchami
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Friday, August 20, 2010, 7:00 PM
Vara Lakshmi Vratam
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7:00 PM -
Samoohika Vara Lakshmi Pooja.
Ladies are encouraged to participate. Temple will provide plate,
Kumkum and other pooja material. Please bring fruits, flowers and blouse
piece for pooja.
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Monday, August 23, 2010 |
Rigveda upakarma
Onam
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010 |
Yajurveda upakarma
Raksha Bandhan (Celebration planned for 28th, Saturday)
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Saturday, August 28. 2010, 11:00 AM |
Sri Raghavendra Swamy aradhana

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September |
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 6:30 PM |
Sri Krishna Janmashtami

6:30
PM -
Argyam, Krishatakam chanting, EKA ARATHI
8:00 PM to Midnight - Bhajans
Midnight - Celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna
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September 11, 2010, 11:00 AM |
Ganesha Chaturthi

11:00 Am - Ganesha
prathistapanam and abhishekam
recitation of
atharva seersha
veda
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September 12 -17, 2010 |

Daily Ganesha pooja
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September 12, 2010, 12 Noon - 5:00 PM |
Greeshma Mela
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September 18, 2010, 2:00 PM |

2.00 PM - Ganesha abhisekham
Recitation of Atharva seersha veda 11 times
4.00 PM -.Ganesha abhisekham
Followed by procession for immersion of Ganesha in Des Moines river
6.00 PM -.Dinner
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October |
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October 2, 2010, |
Sudharsana
Homam - details to be announced |
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October 8, 2010, 11:00 AM |
NAVARATRI
CELEBRATION STARTS
Ganesha pooja
and kalasha sthapana
Chanting of Lalitha sahasra nam, Durga suktham and Mahishasura mardhani
stotram
8-30 a.m -
Akhanda Vishnu sahasra nama Parayana will be starting all over the world
temples
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October 9, 2010, 11:00 AM |

Chanting of Durga sapta sathi and Lalitha sahasra
namam
Global Sri Vishnu sahasranama satsang
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October 11 - 15, 2010, 7:00 PM |
Recitation of Lalitha sahasra nama stotram and others
8.00 PM - Garbha
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October 15, 2010,
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
chandi Homam
9:00 PM to
Midnight - Chowki
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October 16. 2010 10:00 AM |
Kanya Poojan
10:00 AM - Kanya poojan
11:00 AM -
Recitation of Lalitha sahasra nama stotram and others
12 Noon -
Akhanda Rama Parayan
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October 17, 2010, 11:00 AM |

Sundara kand parayan and Hanuman chalisa
5.00 PM - Ram pooja followed by procession
6.00 PM -.Ravan dahan
7.00 PM - Dinner
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October 25, 2010 |
Karwa Chauth |
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November |
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November 4, 2010 |
Naraka chathurdasi |
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November 5, 2010 |

Diwali

Balaji pooja
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November 6, 2010 |

diwali Celebrations
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5.00 - 7.00 pm - -Ganesha and Lakshmi abhisekham
Recitation of Atharva seersha veda and Sri Suktam
7.00 pm
- Annakut and Bhog offering
Dinner
9.00 pm
- Fire works
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November 11, 2010 |

Skanda Shasti
Special
Abhishekam for Karthikeyan
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November, 21, 2010 |
Karthika
Deepam
700 PM -
Special Deepa Alankaram, Vishnu Saharanama chanting
8:00 PM - Balaji Archana and Arati
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December |
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December 15,
2010 |
Dhanurmasa begins |
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December 16,
2010 |
Geetha Jayanthi
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December 17,
2010 |
Vaikuntha Ekadasi
7.00 PM - Lord will be decorated with flowers
and Vishnu sahasra nama parayan
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December 18,
2010 |
Celebration of Geetha
Jayanthi
11.00 AM - Recitation of 18 chapters of Bhagawad Geetha
5:00 PM
- Pradosham
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December 31,
2010 |
New Year's Eve
Hourly
arati
starting 9.00 PM till midnight
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January, 2011 |
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January 1, 2011,
11:00 AM |

Srinivasa
kalyanam
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