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

Newsletter 124

Vaikaasi/Vaisākha Month (mid-May 2017 to mid-June 2017) Festivals

Dear Sri Selva Vinayaka devotees, Hindu Ahlaya Sangam Qld Inc (HASQ) cordially invites you to Sri Selva Vinayakar Temple Brisbane (South

Maclean) for Vaikaasi / Vaisākha Month Festivals.

Sri AyyapaSwamy Idapa Rasi Masa Abishekam on Saturday 20 May 2017

Sri Lalitha Sahasranama Stotram Chanting on Sunday 21 May 2017

Monthly Chathurthi Viratham on Monday 29 May 2017

Monthly Bhajans and Religious talk on Friday 2 June 2017

Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam & Paaraayanam on Sunday 4 June 2017

Vaikaasi Visaakam festival on Wednesday 7 June 2017

Full moon/ Powrnami & Sathya Narayanar Poojai on Friday 09 June 2017

Thirugnanasampanthar Guru Poojai on Saturday 10 June 2017

Sankatahara Chathurthi on Tuesday 13 June 2017

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Sri AyyapaSwamy Idapa Rasi Masa Abishekam on Saturday 20 May 2017

Special Puja/Abishekam will be performed to Sri Ayyappa Swamy on the first five days of every Hindu calendar month. These poojas usually named after each Zodiac (Rasi) signs. This month puja called “Idapa” Masa Abishekam”. HASQ cordially invite all devotees to come and participate on this special Abishekam and get the blessing of Sri Ayyappa Swamy. Nei (Ghee) Abishekam will be performed after morning Puja 10:30am. monthly Maasa Abishekams are available for sponsor by devotees. Normally devotees choose the month for Abishekam according to their star and signs. Please contact the temple.

Lalitha Sahasra nama Stotram Chanting on Sunday 21 May 2017

Lalitha Sahasranamam (1000 names of Goddess Lalithambikai Devi) is a secret and very sacred text or mantra in Hindu religion. This mantra has been revealed to mankind through the discussion between lord Hayagriva and the great saga Agasthya. At Selvavinayakar Kovil every third Sunday of the month Lalitha Sahastra Nama parayanam being recited with special Poojai to Godess Lalithambikai.

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Program

Time

Regular Poojai 9.00am

Sri Lalitha Sahasra namam & Mahishasuramardhini Stotram Parayanam

10.30am

Special Deepa Arathanai to Goddess Lalithambikai. 11.30am

Monthly Chathurthy Viratham on Monday 29 May 2017

Chathurthi (Sukla patksha) which comes after New moon day called Chathurthi or Monthly Chathurthi.

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.”

Program Time

Abishekam 6:00pm

Regular Puja 7:30pm

Vasantha mandapa Alankara Pooja and Circumambulation of Lord Selva Vinayakar inner sanctum

8:00pm

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Monthly Bajans and Religious talks on Friday 2 June 2017

Sri Selva Vinayakar (Ganesha) Temple encourages devotees to participate on monthly devotional bajans group. Bajans are held on the first Friday of each month with religious talk by special speakers 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.

Vishnu Sahasra nama Sthothram & Parayanam on Sunday 4 June 2017

Program Time

Abishekam for Narayanar 10:00am

Sahasra Nama Parayanam,Manthra Pushpam and Hanuman Challisa

10:30am

Special Pooja Mangalam and Maha Aarthi at Maha Vishnu Sannithi

11:00am

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Vaikaasi Visaakam Festival on Wednesday 07 June 2017

Every year, Vaikasi Visakam is observed as the birthday of Lord Sri Subrahmanyar, during the Tamil month of Vaikasi (Mid May - mid June). Visakam is one of the 27 Nakshatras (Stars). Lord Subramaniar son of Lord Shiva and the chief general of the army of Devas(Gods) incarnated in this world to save the earth and end the sufferings of Devas from demons like Soorapadman. So the Vaikasi Visakam is celebrated to commemorate Subramanya Swami’s Birthday or Avathara day. The Vaikasi Visakam is celebrated in a grand manner in Murugan Temples around the world.

Program

Time

Special Abishekam For Lord Subramaniar 6.00PM

Special Bajans With Thirupugal 7.00PM

Regular Pooja and Special Pooja/Vasanthamandapa Pooja to Lord Subramanyar

7.30PM

Swamy Circumambulation inner and outer sanctum 8:00pm

Annathanam (Free dinner) 8:30pm

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Powrnami-Full moon /Sri Sathya Narayanar Poojai on Friday 09 June 2017

Sri Sathya narayanar pujai is generally performed on Full Moon day. Hindus believe that chanting the Lord Sathyanarayana’s name repeatedly and listening the Sathya Narayana Katha (religious stories) can

lead the devotee to achieve successful on his life.

Sri Sathya Narayanar Poojai will be performed at our temple at 6:30pm. HASQ invites all the devotees to come and participate and get the blessing of Lord Sathya Narayanar

Saiva Saint Thiru Gnagna Sampanthar Curu Pujai on Saturday 10 June 2017

(Sampanthar, Appar, Natarajar, Sivakhami, Sundarar,Manickavasagar at SSVK)

Thiru Gnana Sampanthar - (A.D.641-657)

At around 700 AD, in the ancient town Chirkazi of the choza kingdom, Saint Sampanthar was born to a Shivaite Brahmin couple, Shivapada Hridayar and his wife Bhagavathiyar. Sampanthar mastered Sanskrit by the age of 3 and by 7 he was writing his own treatise on the Vedas. He concentrated on removing the undesirable traits in Hinduism, and he trained many followers in the true traditions of Vedas, Upanishads and Puranas. He trained his followers in the art of debate on Hindu religion.

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Popular compositions: He started composing songs even when he was a toddler of just three years old and is believed to have written 16,000 verses in all, but less than 4,000 survive. His songs spread over 23 Panns (equivalent of Ragas). Sampanthar’s Thevarams (Songs) classified on first three Thiru Murais (a) First Thirumurai - 136 Pathikams on 136 different Siva Thalams (b) Second Thirumurai - 122 Pathikams on 122 different Siva Thalams (c) Third Thirumurai - 126 Pathikams on 126 different Siva Thalams

"Thirumurai" means a “Sacred Order”. That is the order of classification made by the Saiva Adiyar - Nambiaandaar Nambi of the available Tamil - Thiruppathikamgal and Thiruppaadalhal sung by Tamil Saivite - Naayanmaar, Swamihal and Adiyaar of Tamil Nadu, on the request of the Chola Emperor "Rajaraja Chola - 1(A.D.985 – 1014)" of Tamil Nadu.

At Sri Selvavinayakar Temple Special Pooja will be performed to Saiva Saint Thiru Gnana Sampanthar at 9:00am on Saturday 10 June 2017

Sankatahara Chathurthi on Tuesday 13 June 2016

Sankatahara Chathurthi

Chathurthi (Krishna Paksha) which comes after Full moon day called Sankatahara Chathurthi. At our temple Lord Ganesha's pooja performed in the evening. It is believed that the person who does Sankatahara Chathurthi poojai will get relieved from all their worries and troubles.

The HASQ is looking for devotees to sponsor an abishekam in the morning or evening for Sankadahara Chathurthi .Please contact Temple or the President and leave your details for the bookings.

Cost for an Abishekam for Sankadahara Chathurthi is $201.00.

Hindu Calendar

Month

Day/Date Abishekam Availability

Morning Evening

Chithirai-(Apr-May) Sun/14.05.17 Sponsored Sponsored

Vaikaasi-(May-June)

Tue/13.06.17 Available Available

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Temple Website: http://www.sriselvavinayakar.org Follow us on (click the icons):

4915-4923, Mt Lindesay Highway, South Maclean, Queensland-4280, Australia, Phone: +61 7 5547 7302

Aani-(June-July) Wed/12.07.17 Available Available

Aadi-(July-Aug) Fri/11.08.17 Available Available

Aavani-(Aug-Sep) Sat/09.09.17 Available Available

Purataasi-(Sep-Oct) Mon/09.10.17 Available Available

Aipasi-(Oct-Nov) Tue/07.11.17 Available Available

Kaarthikai-(Nov-Dec-)

Wed/6.12.17 Available Available

Visit Brisbane Sri Selva Vinayakar (Ganesha) Temple and get the Blessing of Lord Ganesha. For further information please contact our Temple on 07 5547 7302 or the president Mr M. Surendra

on Mobile 0407 753 991