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

Aipasi Month(October–November)

Celebrations-2009

Dear Selva Vinayaka devotees,

“Happy Deepavali Greetings”

HASQ cordially invite you to Selva Vinayakar Temple Brisbane (South MacLean) for Aipasi Month celebrations.

1. Deepavali Day Special Puja on 17 October Saturday

2. Kethara Gowri Viratham on 18 October Sunday

3. Kantha Shashti Utsavam starts 19 October Monday

4. Monthly Vinayaka Chathurthi Fesitival on 22 October Thursday

5. Soora Samharam on 24 October Saturday.

6. Thiru Kalyanam on 25 October Sunday.

Deepavali

Significance of Deepavali Deepavali Festival is celebrated in the Tamil month of Aipasi (October-November)on ‘naraka chaturdasi' thithi, preceding amavasai(Newmoon). The history of Diwali is replete with legends and these legends are moored to the stories of Hindu religious scriptures, mostly the Puranas. Though the central theme of all legends point out to the classic truth of the victory of the good over the evils, the mode of their presentation and the characters differ. Deepavali, being the festival of lights, lighting the lamp of knowledge within us means to understand and reflect upon the significant purpose of each of the five days of festivities and to bring those thoughts in to the day to day lives. To Hindus, darkness represents ignorance, and light is a metaphor for knowledge. Therefore, lighting a lamp symbolizes the destruction, through knowledge, of all negative forces- wickedness, violence, lust, anger, envy, greed, bigotry, fear, injustice, oppression and suffering.

Deepavali Day 17th October Saturday Time table at

Selva Vinayakar Temple

Temple will be open all day for Swamy Tharisanam

Saneeswarar Abishekan 7:30 AM

Special Puja 9:00AM

Followed by Annathanam (Special Lunch)

Daily Puja 6:00PM

Kethara Gowri Virataham

Kethara Gowri viratam is observed for twenty one days starting from Shukla Paksha Ashtami(Eighth moon day in its growing phase) in the month of Puratasi (mid Sep to mid Oct). The final day also should be observed in great devotion. Shakti(Goddess Gowri) wanted to become part of Lord Shiva’s body. She observed the Kethara Viratam, one of Gods favorite viratas. Pleased by Her austerities God gave the left part of His body to shakti and became “Arthanareeswarar”. The viratham is then called “Kethara Gowri Viratham” since Goddess Gowri observed it.

Kethara Gowri Viratham (Fasting)18th October 2009

Sunday Time table at Selva Vinayakar Temple

Parvathi Amman Abishekam 4:30PM

Daily Puja 6:00PM

Alankara Puja 6:20PM

Folowed by “Gowri Kappu (Wrist Band)” will be distributed to

Devotees.

Kantha Shashti

Significance of Kantha Shashti

Lord Murugan known as“Thamilar Kadavul” worshipped in a significant and grand manner in Tamil speaking world. The festival of Kandha Sashti Viratham lasts for six days, starting with the day following the new moon in the month of Aswin(Aipasi), and is extremely important for devotees of Lord Murugan.

The ‘sashti’ or sixth day of the full moon and the sixth day of the new moon are favorite days for Lord Murugan. Some devotees of Lord Murugan observe partial or full fast on each Sashti day and throughout the Kanda Sashti period.

The Sashti falling in on the waxing moon period in the Hindu lunar month of Aippasi or Aswin (October-November) is the day on which Lord Murugan is believed to have killed a super-demon called Sura Padman. This is commemorated in the six-day festival of Kanda Sashti as a symbol of perpetual destruction of evil by God. Each of these six days is, by custom, set apart to recite the glory of Lord Murugan from one of the six scriptures in His praise, namely: Tirumurukarruppadai, Kandar Kalivenba, Kandar Anubhuti, Kandar Alankaram, Kanda Sashti Kavacam and Kanda Puranam.

Giant-sized images of four demons (asuras) are moved on uplifted chariots, and these are symbolically encountered and destroyed by the Lord. This called Soora Samharam. This happens on the sixth day, i.e., the sashti day. On the seventh day, Lord Murugan marries Goddess Valli. This divine marriage is celebrated as “Thiru Kalyanam” by Lord Murugan devotees.

Kantha Shashti (19-10-09 to 23-10-09) Time table at Selvavinayakar Temple.

Programme Monday-Friday

Morning Abishekam and Puja 9.00AM

Evening Abishekam 6.00PM

Regular Puja 7.00PM

Alankara Puja 7.50PM

Prasatham 8.15PM

Soora Samharam day (24-10-09)Time table at Selvavinayakar Temple

Abishekam starts 4.30PM

Regular Puja 6.00PM

Alankara Puja 6.20PM

Soora Samharam 6.45PM

Pirayachitha Abishekam 7.30PM

Special Puja 7.50PM

Anna Thanam (Dinner) 8.00PM

Thiru Kalyanam Sunday (25-10-09)Time table at Selvavinayakar Temple

Paranai Abishekam 7.30AM

Regular Puja 9.00AM

Regular Puja 6.00PM

Thirukalyanam 6.20PM

Alankara Puja 7.00PM

Circumbalation Utsava Moorthy 7.20PM

Anna Thanam (Dinner) 7.45PM

Monthly Chathurthi festival on 22nd October 2009 Thursday.

Abishekham at 6-00 PM

Regular Puja at 7-30 PM

followed by Alankara Puja and circumambulation of Utsavamoorty (inner sanctum)

Significance of Chathurthi

The fourth day after new moon and fourth day after full moon in the Hindu calendar is observed as Chaturthi and is dedicated to Lord Ganesha. But there are two Chaturthis in a month – Sankatahara (Sankashti) and Vinayakar (Vinayaki).

Sankadahara Chathurthi on 6 November Friday

• The monthly Chathurti day which falls after full moon is known as Sankatahara (Sankashti) Chaturthi.

• The monthly Chaturthi after Amavasi or new moon is known as Vinayakar (Vinayaki )Chaturthi.

Devotees worship with incense, camphor, Fruits flowers, Milk

etc. Give bountifully in charity and receive the Lord's blessings

Brisbane Selvavinayakar Temple

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

Temple opening hours are:

Time Pooja Times

Opening Hours

Monday - Friday

Morning 9:00am - 9:30am 7:30am - 11:00am

Evening 7:30pm - 8:00pm 5:00pm - 8:30pm

Saturday & Sunday

Morning 9:00am - 9:30am 7:30am - 12:00am

Evening 6:00pm - 6:30pm 5:00pm - 8:30pm

Further information please contacts our Temple Priest on 07-55477302. Or Ratnam Wimalachandran (ThePresident,HASQ) on 07-32793696,

Mobile: 0411-594 394 Temple Website: www.sriselvavinayakar.org

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Sri Selva Vinayakar Koyil, 4915 - 4923, Mt Lindesay Highway,

(Navigator Entry Address: 1, Casuarina Rd) South Maclean, Queensland-4280, Australia, Phone: +61 7 5547 7302