OM NAMO VENKATESAYA

Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple of Colorado

Thrayaanhika Eka Kundaathmaka Balalaya

Samprokshana Mahotsavam

(Inauguration of the New Temple)

Muhoortham: Friday, May 6, 2011, 7:19 PM to 8:21 PM

(Mahalakshmi sametha Sri Venkateswara Swamy Aalaya Pravesham)

Temple Address: 1495 S Ridge Rd, Castle Rock

Visit our temple website www.svtempleco.org

08/24/07 VL Vratham 08/25/07 First Venkateswara Abhishekam

01/01/08 NewYear Puja 03/08/08 Rudrabhishekam

03/08/08 Shivarathri 04/13/08 Seetha Rama Kalyanam

06/14/08 Hanumath Jayanthi 07/18/08 GuruPoornima

Venkatadri Samam Sthanam Brahmande Nasthi Kinchana

Venkatesa Samo Devo NaBhootho NaBhavishyathi

In this Universe there is no sacred place equivalent to Venkatadri

(Tirumala) and there is no God equivalent to Lord Venkateswara neither inthe past, present, nor in the future going to be.

Message from SVTC Chairman of the Board

Message from Douglas County Commissioner

Steven A Boand

SVTemple of Colorado Milestones

May 2007 Conducted Town Hall Meetings

May 17th, 2007 Applied for non-profit 501 (c) status

September 5th, 2007 IRS approval notice of 501 (c) status received

August 7th, 2007 First SVTC Vara Lakshmi Pooja and Venkateswara SwamyAbhishekam

January 1st, 2008 SVTC celebrated first New Year puja with grand success

March 8th, 2008 First Shivarathri celebrations

April 13th, 2008 First Sita Rama Kalyanam (Bhadradri style) celebrations

June 1st, 2008 Full time permanent priest was hired

June 14th, 2008 First Hanuman Jayanthi celebrations

July 17th& 18th, 2008 First Guru Poornima and Shirdi Saibaba Vigraha Sthapanacelebrations

September 6th, 2008 First Ganesh Chaturdhi celebrations

October 9th, 2008 Lord Venkateswara, Sridevi and Bhoodevi Vigraha Sthapana& Temporary Temple Opening

October 12th, 2008 First ever Udayasthamana Seva as per Tirumala traditionswas celebrated

October 26th, 2008 First Deepavali celebrations

October 31st, 2008 Other Vigrahas were received and Vigraha Sthapana was done

November 2008 Started work with Douglas County/Architects/Engineers

towards obtaining Site Improvement Plan

December 3rd, 2008 First Skanda Shasti celebrations

SV Temple of Colorado Milestones Continued

January 7th, 2009 First Vikunta Ekadasi celebrations

May 8th, 2009 SVTC School of Fine Arts Inauguration

June 10th, 2009 Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Ranga Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamy visit to the

temple

August 15th, 2009 First land pooja (karshanam) was performed

August 21st, 2009 - TTD Artist Ashtavadhani Dr. Medasani Mohans visit

September 15th, 2009 Crops were grown at the site in preparation for Ground Breaking

October 1st, 2009 Site Improvement plan was officially approved by Douglas

County

October 3rd, 2009 Raghavendra Swamy vigraha Sthapana

October 9th, 2009 Shanku Sthapana (Ground Breaking Ceremony) by

Sri Sri Sri Viswayogi Viswamji Maharaj

November 28th, 2009 Nava Graha Prathisthapana

December 2009 Well Construction

May 1st & 2nd, 2010 Padmashri Dr. S P Balasubrahmanyam Banquet andConcert

July 15th 2010 Temple Construction started

September 12th, 2010 Sri Bodhinatha Veylanswami visit from Hawaii

April 19th 2011 Certificate of Occupancy received from Douglas County

May 6, 7, 8th, 2011 New Temple Inauguration Celebrations

Om Namo Venkatesaya

Srinivas (Venkateswara) Suprabhatam

Kousalya supraja rama poorva sandhya pravarthate

Utthista nara shardula kartavyam daivamahnikam

Ghanta Mantapam is the heart of Sri Venkateswara Temple, located on thehill, Venkatadri, one of the seven hills of Tirumala, a popular pilgrimage center tomillions of devotees. For the past several hundreds of years dating back to 14th

century, there exists a tradition of singing the song to wake up Lord Venkateswara,

over at this Ghanta Mantapam. It is known to all of us and practiced by millions ofdevotees all around the world. As all of you might have guessed by now, it iscalled SRI VENKATESWARA SUPRABHATAM.

Early in the morning around 3 AM, Vaishnava priests sing the song of

Suprabhatam to provide the wake up call to Lord Venkateswara. Serenity blendedwith peaceful environment is the norm here. The sacred hills of Tirumala echo andreverberate the melody filled with devotion. It is believed that the ashtadikpalakas, nava grahas and three crore devatas sing this with lot of reverencewhile being invisible to the ordinary devotees, who are assembled in Ghanta

Mantapam. Sri Venkateswara wakes up with a smile and glances the 14 lokas. Onecan only imagine how sweet is that glance. When the elegantly eloquent, thousandtongued Adiseshu cannot describe the qualities of the grace with which the Lordlooks at the fourteen lokas, it is better for the humans not to attempt anydescription. It is extremely important and interesting to know how this song came

into existence and who penned the lyrics of this song.

The devotee who was granted the great privilege by Srinivasa and earnedhis grace in the form of knowledge and eloquence is Sri Prativadi BhayankarAnnan. He was born at an auspicious time to the couple Anantacharyulu and Andal

at Kanchipuram in the year 1361 AD. Annans family was very traditional. Theywere descendents of a person Mudumubai Nambi who was one of the 74 headsappointed by Sri Ramanujacharya. The name given by his parents at birth wasHastiGiriNathar Annan. He gained expertise in all shastras at a very young age. Helearned the details of shastras from a great scholar Acharya Nayana

Varadacharyulu who was the son of Sri VenkataDesikulu.

One day he defeated a scholar named Narasimha Mishra who came from

North India in a debate by the virtue of his expertise. Varadacharya, who was verydelighted with this outcome, awarded him the title Prativadi Bhayankar. From thatday onwards he was known by this name. After some time, Annan joined as astudent to Acharya Varavara muni who was the main Jeeyar of Srirangam. One dayAcharya along with his students reached Tirumala to have darshan of Sri

Venkateswara. While he had darshan of the Lord along with his favorite studentAnnan, He observed certain deficiencies such as lack of Suprabhatam or MangalaSasanam. He immediately asked his favorite student Annan to pen lyrics ofSuprabhatam. Taking that as a direct request from the Lord himself, Annan wroteand sang Suprabhatam, Stotram, Prapatti and Mangala Sasanam immediately at

that moment. His teacher, the priests of the temple, and the devotees assembledwere delighted and spellbound hearing such beautiful rendition using honey likewords.

Acharya Varavara muni ordered the temple priests to sing Annans lyrics

every day in the early hours of every morning. Starting from that day the samelyrics are being sung to Srinivasa. He thus achieved the purpose of his birth and hisname entered history books. The 1st sloka in Suprabhatam is said to be obtainedfrom Ramayana where as the 9th, 10th and 13th slokas were obtained fromMarkandeya Puranam.

Annan who wrote the lyrics of the Suprabhatam that are used as a wakeupcall to the Lord of the universe is blessed.

After a while upon Acharyas direction, the same Suprabhatam has been

propagated to 108 Sri Vaishnava kshetras. After the demise of Varavara muni,Annan spent the rest of his life in Kanchi and Tirumala. He passed away at a ripeage of 93 in the year 1454 AD and attained Moksha.

The Suprabhatam, Stotram, Prapatti and Mangala Sasanam written by

Annan are heard even today in the hills of Tirumala in the early hours of themorning. The whole world wakes up hearing the Suprabhatam of the protector ofthe worlds. The smiles of Srinivasa give the feeling of protection shields to theentire universe. This is the story of Suprabhatam. This is the wakeup call loved bySrinivasa. These are the Mangala sasanas.

Sriyah kantaya kalyana nidhaye nidhayerthinam

Sri Venkata nivasaya Srinivasaya mangalam

Temple Inauguration ScheduleFriday, May 6, 2011

7:00 AM 9:00 AM -At 3194 N Industrial Way, Castle Rock

SuprabhatamViswaksenaAaraadhanaPunyaahavaachanam

9:30 AM2:00 PM-At the New Temple-1495 S Ridge Rd, Castle Rock

PanchagavyaPraasanamVaastuPurushaRachana,VaasthuPurushaAaraadhanaVaasthuHomam, VaasthuBali

This segment of the event is focused on drawing and offering prayers to vasthu purusha in order to quell any known and unknown deviations from

vasthu sasthra .

ParyagneekaranamRitual performed to obtain the sanctification and purification of the temple by the God AGNI(FIRE)

4:00 PM 9:00 PM -At the New Temple

RuthvigvaranamTo invite, request and delegate the authority to the main priest (pradhana acharyulu) the priest incharge of yagnam (yagna acharyulu) and all other

associate priests, as per the tradition.

Mrithsangrahanam (COLLECTION OF SACRED SOIL) Ankuraaropanam

DwaaraThoranaDhwajaKumbhaAaraadhanaSoma HomamPoornaahuthiMahalakshmisamethaSri VenkateswaraSwamyAalayaPravesham(Muhoortham: 7:19 pm to 8:21 pm)

JalaadhivaasamTheerdhaPrasaadaadiVitharana

Temple Inauguration Schedule

Saturday, May 7, 2011

6:00 AM 2:00 PM At the New Temple

SuprabhatamAranimadhanam

Ritual that involves the procedure and the process of initiating the sacred

FIRE.

Sri Venkateswara Swamy Sahitha Yaaga Shaala PraveshamChakraabja Mandala Rachana

Preparation of 64 squares to invite the deities.

Mahaakumbha SthaapanamChathusthaana Archana