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Non-profit 501(c) 3 Organization NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2015 VOLUME 3 ISSUE 11

Sri Venkateswara Lotus Temple

||Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha|| || Srirasthu|| ||Srimathe Varavaramunaye Namaha||

12519 & 12501 Braddock Road, Fairfax, VA, 22030. Phone (703) 815-4850

ht tp : / /www.sv lo tus temp le .o rg

To promote and preserve rich Indian heritage and traditions through religious, educational and

cultural activities and training of the youth - future of our Society.

Grand Karthika Masam Celebrations

SV Lotus Temple Kumbhabhishekam is in the air !

Pranapratishta Mahotsavam in Spring of 2016..

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Weekly Programs Tues 07:30 PM Sri Anjaneya Vadamala Seva, Hanuman

Chalisa Parayanam and Sri Rama Bhajans

Thurs 07:00 PM Sri Hayagrieva Aradhana/ Elachi Mala Samarpanam and Bhajans

Fri 10:00 AM Sri Mahalakshmi Abhishekam

10:00 AM Sri Sukta Homam

10:00 AM Sri Srinivasa Parivaram - Abhishekam

11:30 AM Abhishekanantara Archana

12:00 PM Tomala Seva 07:30 PM Prabandha parayanam & Sri Mahalakshmi

stotra parayanam

Weekly Homams Sundays 10:00 AM Sri Sudarshana Homam

Mondays 10:00 AM BhuVaraha Swami Homam

Tuesdays 10:00 AM Sri Rama Moola Mantra Homam Wednesdays 10:00 AM Santhana Gopala Homam

Thursdays 10:00 AM Sri Hayagrieva Homam

Fridays 11:30 AM Sri Sukta Homam

Saturdays 12:00 PM Sri Srinivasa Homam

DAILY & WEEKLY RELIGIOUS CALENDAR

November 2015

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November 2015 MONTHLY RELIGIOUS CALENDAR

01 Sun 10:00 AM Sri Ramanuja Abhishekam 01 Sun 10:00 AM Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam & Sri

Rama Pattabhishekam 02 Mon 10:00 AM Sri Rama Parivaaram Abhishekam 02 Mon 10:00 AM Sri Sudarsanar Abhishekam 06 Fri 10:00 AM Sri Goda Ammavaru Abhishekam 07 Sat 7:00 PM Sri Karya Siddi Hanuman Puja 08 Sun 10:00 AM Sri Sudarsana Satakam Homam 08 Sun 10:00 AM Sri Krishna Abhishekam 08 Sun 10:00 AM Sri Sudarsana Sahita Dhanvantari

Homam

10 Tues 10:00 AM Sri Narasimha Swamy Abhishekam

11 Wed 7:00 PM Deepavali Celebrations

14 Sat 7:00 PM Goda Krishna Kalyanotsavam 15 Sun 10:00 AM Sri Manvalamamunigal

Abhishekam 16 Mon 7:30 PM Karthika Somavara Deepa Puja

every Monday

17 Tues 10:00 AM Sri Sudarsanar Abhishekam 18 Wed 10:00 AM Sri Lakshmi Hayagrieva

Abhishekam 21 Sat 10:00 AM Sri Nammazvar Abhishekam 21 Sat 07:00 PM Bhu Varaha/ Narasimha/

Hayagrieva Kalyanotsavam 21 Sat 10:00 AM

& 5:00 PM Karthika Sudda Ekadasi—Special Sri Satyanarayana Vratam

22 Sun Karthika Dwadasi Celebrations

23 Mon 7:30 PM Karthika Somavara Deepa Puja every Monday

25 Wed 10:00 AM Sri Thirumangai Azhwar Abhishekam

25 Wed Karthika Pournami Celebrations

28 Sat 10:00 AM Sri Ramanuja Abhishekam 28 Sat 7:00 PM Srinivasa Kalyanam 29 Sun 10:00 AM Sri Rama Parivaaram Abhishekam 30 Mon 7:30 PM Karthika Somavara Deepa Puja

every Monday

01 Sun Arudra Sri Ramanuja

02 Mon Punarvasu Sri Rama Parivaaram

02 Mon Swathi Sri Sudarsanar 06 Fri P. Phalguni Sri Goda Ammavaru

08 Sun Rohini Sri Krishna 10 Tues K.Triyodasi Sri Narasimha Swamy

15 Sun Moola Sri Manvalamamunigal

17 Tues Swathi Sri Sudarsanar

18 Wed Sravana Sri Lakshmi Hayagrieva

21 Sat Vishaka Sri Nammazvar

25 Wed Krithika Sri Thirumangai Azhwar

28 Sat Arudra Sri Ramanuja 29 Sun Punarvasu Sri Rama Parivaaram

Nakshatra Abhishekam Schedule (Based on the Nakshatra/Tidhi of the Dieties for November 2015)

01 November (First Sunday)

11:00AM Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam & Sri Rama Pattabhishekam

07 November(First Saturday)

7:00 PM Sri Karya Siddi Hanuman Puja

08 November (2nd Sunday)

10:00 AM Sri Sudarsana Satakam Homam

14 November (2nd Saturday)

7:00 PM Goda Krishna Kalyanotsavam

21 November (3rd Saturday)

7:00 PM Bhu Varaha/ Narasimha/ Hayagrieva Kalyanotsavam

28 November (4th Saturday)

7:00 PM Srinivasa Kalyanam

Monthly Special Programs

06 Friday Krishna Ekadasi 08 Sunday Pradosham

11 Wednesday Amavasya

21 Saturday Karthika Suddha Ekadasi - Sri Satyanarayana Vratham

23 Monday Pradosham

25 Wednesday Karthika Pournami - Sri Satyanarayana Vratham

Monthly Special Programs

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Karthika Somavara Deepa Puja every Monday by Ladies 16th, 23rd, 30th November and 07th December 2015

Lighting a lamp in the temple of Lord Shri Hari even for a short time (in the month of Kartik), then whatever sins, he has acquired for millions of kalpas (one kalpa equals 1000 yugas) are all destroyed." Of all gifts, the gift of a lamp during the month of Kartik is the best. No gift is its equal." The Pushkar Puran states, "The person who lights the lamp of sesame (til) oil in the name of Lord Shri Hari in the month of Kartik (during Sandhya) gets unlimited prosperity, beauty, blessedness and wealth."

7:30 PM - Karthika Somavaram Tulasi Puja by ladies 8:15 PM - Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Raja Patha stotram composed by Lord Shiva

8:30 PM - Deepa harathi by devotees

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Temple will be brilliantly glowing with decoration of more than a thousand oil lamps! Temples would light a Deepam and would bring the large deepam to the top of the Dhwaja Sthambam Pole and tie it there on Karthika Pournami. This deepam is called as Akasa Deepam and Vishnu Deepam is observed on the full moon day in month of Karthika Masam. It is observed by lighting a bonfire based on the legend of Thrivikrama (Vamana Avatar) of Lord Vishnu.

Deepothsavam is celebrated with many names such as Pancharatra Deepam (SV Lotus temple follows pancha-ratra agama and will be celebrating as such), Karthika Deepam on Pournami with Kruthika Nakshatra(Star) in the constellation. On this day many temples in south india celebrate by burning dry palm leaves (popularly known as Sokkapanai). It is believed that Sri Mahavishnu on this day presses his feet on Mahabali sending him physically lower but lifting Mahabali's soul upwards for the promise he kept up. Most people in southern parts of India celebrate this festival by lighting lamps usually made of clay all around their house and do special pooja at home with varieties of Deepam offered to the Lord. People also offer Pori or Moorilu or Bongulu or Borugulu as it is called with shapes of cone etc. In karnataka many celebrate this festival as 'Ane habba' or elephant festival by gifting silver elephants to daughters of the house.

At SVLT, the Temple will be brilliantly glowing with decoration of more than a thousand oil lamps! Temples would light a Deepam and would bring the large deepam to the top of the Dhwaja Sthambam Pole and tie it there on Karthika Pournami. This deepam is called as Akasa Deepam and Vishnu Deepam is observed on the full moon day in month of Karthika masam. It is observed by lighting a bonfire based on the legend of Thrivikrama (Vamana Avatar) of Lord Vishnu.

The legend associated with Vishnu Deepam is an interpretation of Lord Vamana asking three steps of land from King Bali. Here instead of land it is based on the movement of sun and earth. It is said that the two steps of Lord Vamana are the Uttarayan and vernal equinox. And the third step which sends Bali to the underworld is the autumn equinox and the bonfire lit on Vishnu Deepam remembers this evening.

Karthika Poornami Special - Karthika Vishnu Deepam

Wednesday, 25 November 2015 @ 8:30 PM

Sri Sudarsana Sahita Dhanvantari Homam Sunday, 8 November 2015 @ 10:00 AM

Dhanvantari Homa fills one with positive vibrations and shields them against all health disorders. This powerful Homa will be a remedy to all types of illnesses. If health ailments become a worry, then this Homa is the spiritual therapy to cure it. Lord Dhanvantari , the chief deity of this powerful Homa , is the Divine Physician who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He appeared during the Churning of the Cosmic Ocean of Milk with the elixir in his hands that rejuvenated the Celestial beings and at the same time made them lustrous too.

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Devotees can offer Laksha Votthilu deepam on Karthika Pournami Day for Tulasi Plant, Raavi and Veppa Chettu.

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Visesha Sri Satyanarayana Puja

Karthika Sudha Ekadasi

Saturday, 21 November 2015

Batch 1 10:00 AM

Batch 2 05:00 PM

Visesha Sri Satyanarayana Puja

Karthika Poornami Special Wednesday, 25 November 2015

Batch 1 10:00 AM

Batch 2 05:30 PM Batch 3

07:30 PM

Karthika Dwadasi

Sunday, 22 November 2015

Kaisika Puranam 07:00 PM

Tulasi Vivaham 07:30 PM