SSVK Newsletter 38

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

Karthikai Month (November - December) 2010

Celebrations

Dear Selva Vinayaka devotees,

HASQ cordially invite you to Selva Vinayakar Temple Brisbane (South

MacLean) for Karthikai Month celebrations.

1. Thirukarthikai Viratham ,Kumaralaya DeepamSarvalaya Deepam and Vilakeedu on Sunday 21st November 2010

2. Vinayakar Viratham beginning on Monday 22nd November 2010

3. Monthly Bajans and religious talk on Friday 26th November 2010

Ahanta Nama Bhajans for World peace also happens on this day

4. Monthly Vishnu Sahasra Nama Parayanam and Abishekam on Sunday 5th December 2010

5. Monthly Chathurthi Viratham on Thursday 9th December 2010

6. Vinayaka Shashti Viratham and Kajamuha Samharam on Saturday 11th December 2010

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Thirukarthikai Viratham Sarvalaya Deepam Kumaralaya Deepam

and Vilakeedu on Sunday 21st November 2010

Program Time

Abishekam starts 4.30PM

Special Deepa Arathanai for Lord Vinayakar and Murugan 6.00PM

Vasantha Mandapa Alankara Puja 6.30PM

Swamy circumambulation inner and outer sanctum 6.45PM

Lighting the large flame in front of the temple (Jothi) 7.00PM

Anna Thanam (Dinner) 7.30PM

Significance of the Thiru Karthikai Deepam

Kaarthigai Deepam is celebrated in the Tamil month of Kaarthigai. It is celebrated on the full moon day of the Kaarthigai month which coincides with Karthikai star. It is celebrated in a special manner in Thiruvannamalai.In Hindu Puranam there is a story for this religious festival. Lord Shiva asks Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu to find out the exact location of his head and his feet. Since Lord Shiva takes a gigantic form, they are not able to find out anywhere. Then Lord Shiva takes the form of a large light of fire on the hill of Thiruvannamali. Here, a special torch is lighted on the zenith of the hill and it is believed that Lord Shiva's form of light will be visible on this day.

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On this day, people clean the houses. In the evening, they draw kolams (rangoli) in the front of the house and also place some lamps on it. The lamps (Agal) are placed in the pooja and lighted. Then the Deeparathana is done in which the lamps are moved to different places in the house. The lamps glow all over the streets on this day. The lamps are arranged near the doors and windows and also in the balconies. In this way Hindus celebrate Kaarthigai Deepam for three days.

Vinayakar Viratham beginning on Monday 22nd November 2010

Vinayakar Viratham (Vinayakar Perum Kathai-Mantras-) observed 20-21 days.This year viratham starts on Monday 22nd November 2010 and finishes on Saturday 11th December 2010 with Vinayaka Shashti Viratham and Kajamuha

Samharam

Program Weekdays Weekends

Abishekam 6.00pm 4.30pm

Regular Puja 7.30pm 6.00pm

Vasantha mandapapuja 7.40pm 6.20pm

Perum Katha Padipu(Mantras)

8.00pm 6.30pm

Pirasatham 8.20pm 6.50pm

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Monthly Bajans and religious talk on Friday 26th November 2010

Brisbane Selvavinayakar (Ganesha) Temple encourage devotees to participate on

monthly devotional bajans group. Bajans are held on the last Friday of each month with

religious talk by Smt;Sujatha Vasudevan after the evening Puja at 7.30pm . Please feel

free to join the group and bring your instruments if you know to play at the bajans.

On this Special day at Brisbane Selvavinayakar temple “Ahanta Nama Bhajans” will be performed for World Peace.

Moksha Vilaku (Lamp) will be lighten with the special Puja.

“Oh God! Thou art the Giver of Life,

Remover of pain and sorrow, The Bestower of happiness, Oh! Creator of the Universe,

May we receive thy supreme sin-destroying light, May Thou guide our intellect in the right direction”

(Hindu Rig Veda)

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Monthly Vishnu Sahasra Nama Parayanam and Abishekam on

Sunday 5th December 2010

Program Time

Homam Starts 9.30am

Abishekam for Narayanar 10.00am

Sahastra Nama Parayanam,Manthra Pushpam and Hanuman Challisa

10.30am

Special Poojai Mangalam and Maha Aarthi at Maha Vishnu Sannithi

11.00am

Monthly Chathurthi Viratham on Thursday 9th December 2010

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Abishekham at 6.00 PM

Regular Pooja at 7.30 PM

followed by Alankara Puja and Circumambulation of Utsavamoorthy (Swamy) inner sanctum

Ganesha Mantra:

“Vakratunda Mahaakaaya Suryakoti Samaprabhaa-

-Nirvighnam Kurumedeva Sarvakaaryeshu Sarvadaa”.

Translation:

“O Lord Ganesha of large body, curved trunk, with the brilliance of a million suns, please

make all my work free of obstacles, always.”

Vinayaka Shashti Viratham and Kajamuha Samharam on Saturday

11th December 2010

Program Time

Abishekam starts 4.30PM

Regular Puja 6.00PM

Alankara Puja 6.20PM

Kajamuha Samharam 6.45PM

Pirayachitha Abishekam 7.30PM

Special Puja 7.50PM

Anna Thanam(Dinner) 8.00PM

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Cafeteria and Temple Plant Nursery

HASQ Management committee runs a Cafeteria and Temple Plant Nursery facility on Sundays 10.00am to 1.00pm.

Volunteers prepare vegetarian (Dosa, Idli, Vadai, Coffee and Tea) food on site and serve

hygienically to the devotees. Take away option is also available.

The Temple nursery has special and rare varieties of flower plants and trees which are

now available for devotees. This non profit service is for the devotees of Sri Selva

Vinayakar Koyil. Please see the separate attachments for more information.

Visit Brisbane Sri Selva Vinayakar (Ganesha) Temple and get the

Blessing of Lord Ganesha.

Temple opening hours and Pooja times 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

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

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

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Management Committee of Hindu Ahlaya Sangam Qld Inc. (HASQ)

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

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