Dear Devotees
Special programs for the
Month of Febuary , March & April 2017
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Special programs of February 2017
Event Day Time Where
Pradosh
Rudrabhishekam
Feb 8th
Wednesday
7PM to
9:30PM Bala ji
Magha Poornima Samuhik Satyanarayan Katha
Feb 9th Thursday
6:30PM to 8:30PM
Bala Ji
Due to Lunar Eclipse on 10th
Saamohika Satyanarayan Katha is on 9th Feb
10th Feb 2.30 to
07.00 PM
No Pooja ,
No
Archana
Mata Ki Chowki
Feb 11th
Saturday
07.30 to
11.00 PM Main Temple\
Bhagwan Sameeswara Homa Sameeswara Janam divas
Feb 12th
Sunday
6.00 to
09.00 PM Nav Greh
Sankatahara Chaturthi Special Gakara Sahasrarchana for Ganesha
Feb 14th Tuesday
5:30PM to 9PM
Ganesh Temple
Maha Sivarathri Event
Three Days
Maha Sivarathri Celebration Kalasha Sthapana/Rudra Homam/Rudrabhishekam
Feb 23rd
Thursday
4PM to
10:30PM Bala Ji
Maha Sivarathri Event Three Days
Feb 24th
Friday
8am, 11am,
2pm,
Bala Ji
Maha Shivarathri
Rudrabhishekam every 2-3 hours
5pm,
8pm, 12.00
midnight, 3am,
6am
SAHASRA LINGARCHANA with 1008 Shiva Lingas @
4:30PM to 8.30PM followed by Nandi Seva IN
PARKING LOT FROM 8.30 TO 09.30 pm
Shiva Bhajan’s by Renowned Artist Dinesh Sharma ji at 06.00 PM and also during Nandi Seva
4:30PM to 8.30PM IN MAIN TEMPLE
Feb 24th
Friday
LINGARCHANA
4.30 TO
08.30 PM
Nandi Seva
8.30 TO 09.30
PM
Main Temple
8:30 to 9.30 PM IN PARKING LOT
Shiva Lingas followed by Nandi Seva
@ 4:30PM to 8.30 PM
Special Thandai Parsad by Sajni &
Chandru Bhambhra on Friday evening
Maha Sivarathri Event
Three Days
Sangeeta Aaradhana/Rudrabhishekam
4:30 to 6PM
Siva-Parvathi Kalyanam at 6PM The grand celestial wedding of Lord Shiva and Ma
Parvathi followed by Vivaha Bhojanam
Feb 25th
Saturday
4:30 to
9.30PM Bala Ji
Phalguna Masa Starts
Feb 26th Sunday
FYI FYI
Phalguna - Phalguna is the 12th lunar month in Hindu
calendar. In Hindu Calendar, there are two methods to mark the lunar month. In one, lunar month is marked from
Purnima to Purnima (known as Purnimanta calendar) and in other lunar month is marked from Amavasya to Amavasya
(known as Amanta calendar)
Special Programs of March 2017
Event Day Time Where
Pradosham Rudrabhishekam
Thu March 9th 7PM to 9:30PM
Bala Ji
Poornima
Samuhik Satyanarayan Katha
March 11th Saturay
6:30PM to 8:30PM
Main Temple
Holika Dahan
Sat March 11th
6:45PM to 7:30PM
Parking
Lot
Mata Ki Chowki
Sat March 11th
7:30PM to 11PM
Main
Temple
Holi Celebration Sun March
12th
11.00 AM to 06.00
PM
Newark
Junior
High
School ,
Newark
Sankatahara Chatruthi Special Gakara Archana for Ganesha
Wed March 15th
5PM to 9PM
Ganesha
Temple
Three Days
Balaji Annex Anniversary Kalasha Sthapana Pooja
Thu March 16th
7PM to 9PM
Bala Ji
Three Days
Balaji Annex Anniversary Ganesha, Navagraha, Rudra, Sudershana, Lakshmi,
Ram Parivar, Jaaganaadha Homams
Friday March 17th
5:30PM to 10PM
Bala Ji
Three Days
Balaji Annex Anniversary Yagna Poornahuti followed by Abhishekam of All
Dieties and Archana
Saturday March 18th
8AM to 2:30PM
Bala Ji
Shani Trayodashi Special Saneeswara
Navagraha Homam and Abhishekam
Saturday March 25th
10AM to 1:30PM
Shani
Temple
Pradosham/Masa Sivarathri Rudrabhishekam
Saturday March 25th
7PM to 9:30PM
Bala Ji
Ugadi Panchanga Sravanam
Tues March 28th
7PM to 8PM
Bala Ji
Gayatri Parivar
Samuhik Gayatri Mantra Jap with
Sai Group
Thursday March 30th
7.30 to 08.30 PM
Main
Temple
Chaitra Navratri is nine days festivity which starts on the first day of Hindu Luni-
Solar calendar and falls in the month of March or April. Chaitra is the first month
of Hindu lunar calendar and because of it this Navratri is known as Chaitra
Navratri. Chaitra Navratri is also known as Vasanta Navratri. Rama Navami, the
birthday of Lord Rama usually falls on the ninth day during Navratri festivity.
Hence Chaitra Navratri is also known as Rama Navratri.
All nine days during Navratri are dedicated to nine forms of Goddess Shakti. Most
customs and rituals followed during Shardiya Navratri, which falls in the month of
September or October, are also followed during Chaitra Navratri. Ghatasthapana
Puja Vidhi for Shardiya Navratri and Chaitra Navratri is same.
Event Day Time Where
Chaitra Masa Begins Chaitra Navratri from March 28th to April
4th
March 28th to
April 4th Details TBA
TBA Main
Temple
Special Programs of April 2017
Event Day Time Where
Cheti Chand Celebration by SCNC
Saturday April 1st
11.00 AM to 03.00
PM
Main
Temple
Mata Ka Vishal Jagran by famous singer Amit Anand
Saturday April 1st
04/01 – 07.30 PM to 03.00
AM - 04/02
Main
Temple
RAM NAVAMI SITA-RAM Kalyanam
Celestial wedding of Lord Ram with Sita Ma
Tuesday April 4th
6:45 to 9PM
Main
Temple
Akhand Ramayan Path Please join in large numbers
Saturday 8th 12.30 PM to Sunday 9th 01.00 PM
Saturday 8th 12.30
PM to Sunday 9th 01.00 PM
Main
Temple
Hanuman Jayanthi Special Program / Homa
April 10th Monday
6:30PM to 9PM
Bala JI
Samoohik Satyanrayan Katha
April 10th Monday
6:30PM to 8:30PM
Main
Temple
Sankatahara Chaturthi Special Gakara Sahasrarchana for Ganesha JI
Friday April
14th
5:30PM to 9PM
Ganesh
Temple
Ma Durga Abhishek
Ma Durga Abhishek Saturday
02/04/17
11.00-
12.00
Main
Temple
Ma Durga Abhishek Saturday
02/11/17
11.00-
12.00
Main
Temple
Ma Durga Abhishek Saturday 02/18/17
11.00-12.00
Main Temple
Ma Durga Abhishek Saturday
02/25/17
11.00-
12.00
Main
Temple
Ma Durga Abhishek Saturday 03/04/17
11.00-12.00
Main Temple
Ma Durga Abhishek Saturday 03/11/17
11.00-12.00
Main Temple
Ma Durga Abhishek Saturday
03/18/17
11.00-
12.00
Main
Temple
Ma Durga Abhishek Saturday
03/25/17
11.00-
12.00
Main
Temple
Bhajan Kirtan / Pravachan
Bhajan / Kirtan Sunday 02/05/17 11.00 01/00 Girish Shah Main Temple
Pravachan Sunday 02/05/17 11.00 to 01.00
Girish Shah Main Temple
Bhajan / Kirtan Sunday 02/12/17 11.00 -12.00 DineshSharma ji Main Temple
Pravachan Sunday 02/12/17 12.00 -01.00 Dinesh Sharma ji Main Temple
Bhajan / Kirtan Sunday 02/19/17 11.00 -12.00 Prabha Bhatnagar Main Temple
Pravachan Sunday 02/19/17 12.00 -01.00 Maa Shatrupa Ji Main Temple
Bhajan / Kirtan Sunday 02/26/17 11.00 -12.00 Pandit Vinayak ji Main Temple
Pravachan Sunday 02/26/17 12.00 -01.00 Gayatri Parivar Main Temple
Bhajan / Kirtan Sunday 03/05/17 11.00 01.00 Pandit Vinayak ji Main Temple
Pravachan Sunday03/05/17 11.00 - 01.00 Girish Shah Main Temple
Bhajan / Kirtan Sunday 03/12/17 11.00 -12.00 DineshSharma ji Main Temple
Pravachan Sunday 03/12/17 12.00 -01.00 DineshSharma ji Main Temple
Bhajan / Kirtan Sunday 03/19/17 11.00 -12.00 Prabha Bhatnagar Main Temple
Pravachan Sunday 03/19/17 12.00 -01.00 Maa Shatrupa Ji Main Temple
Bhajan / Kirtan Sunday 03/26/17 11.00 -12.00 Pandit Vinayak ji Main Temple
Pravachan Sunday 03/26/17 12.00 -01.00 Gayatri Parivar Main Temple
Shivyog Sadhna
Shivyog Sadhana & meditation Sunday 02/05/17 02 to 04.00 Saraswati Hall 1st & 3rd Sunday
Shivyog Sadhana & meditation Sunday 02/19/17 02 to 04.00 Saraswati Hall 1st & 3rd Sunday
Shivyog Sadhana & meditation Sunday 03/05/17 02 to 04.00 Saraswati Hall
1st & 3rd Sunday
Shivyog Sadhana & meditation Sunday 03/19/17 02 to 04.00 Saraswati Hall
1st & 3rd Sunday
Jhoole Lal Chandu Seva 2017
Jhoole Lal Sain Chandu , Aarti & Palaki Seva
JANUARY - 29th, Sunday
FEBRUARY -27th, Monday.
MARCH -29th Wednesday...(Cheti Chandu)
APRIL-27th, Thursday......
MAY -27th , Saturday......
JUNE -25th, Sunday.........
JULY -24th, Monday........
AUG - 23rd, Wednesday...
SEPTEMBER - 21st, Thursday,..
OCTOBER -21st, Saturday.....
NOVEMBER -19th, Sunday....
DECEMBER -19th, Tuesday....
07.00 PM to 07.30 PM
Jhoole Lal Temple
Sundarkand Path
Sundarkand Path SATURDAY
02/18/17
10 to 12.00 Main Temple every 3rd
Saturday
Sundarkand Path SATURDAY
03/18/17
10 to 12.00 Main Temple every 3rd
Saturday
Sundarkand Path SATURDAY 04/15/17
10 to 12.00 Main Temple every 3rd Saturday
South Asian Heart Center Outreach 2017
STOP DIABETES. HALT HEART ATTACKS
Since 2006, the South Asian Heart Center at El Camino Hospital, has helped the Indian and South Asian community in the Bay Area and
beyond, with its revolutionary programs to reduce the risk of diabetes and heart attacks. Both these epidemics affect our population
disproportionately. The statistics are staggering and South Asians have heart attacks at much younger ages, despite being mostly
vegetarian, non smoking and non-obese.
Atleast 2X Heart Disease Risk
4X Diabetes Risk
50% Heart Attacks occur before age 55
Family history, disorders of lifestyle and the stress-ridden environment we live in create a perfect storm for the epidemics to flourish.
Unlike traditional tests, South Asian Heart Center's AIM to Prevent program is comprehensive and advanced and does not underestimate
risk. The Center's proven, scientific (instead of evidence-backed), lifestyle approach to prevention, includes expert counseling and
personalized, culturally sensitive coaching ideal for the Indian and South Asian families in the area.
Visit the South Asian Heart Center booth today on the FOURTH SATURDAY of EVERY MONTH from 11am to 2pm. See CALENDAR
of DATES below. FREE biometrics and BP reading!
You can even get more info about or sign up for AIM to Prevent.
South Asian Heart Center
consultation camp
January 22 February 27
March 26 April 23 May 28 June 25 July 23
August 27 September 24
October 22 November -
Thanksgiving No Outreach December -
Christmas no outreach
11.00 am to
02.00 PM
Outside
Library
February 2017 PBOJH SPONSORS
02/02/2017 THURSDAY DINNER OPEN 02/04/2017 SATURDAY LUNCH Orris Group 02/05/2017 SUNDAY LUNCH VINEET & ARUN 02/06/2017 MONDAY DINNER OPEN 02/07/2017 TUESDAY DINNER Nageswara Rao Vudathala & Lily Meher & Dheeraj Vndathala 02/09/2017 THURSDAY DINNER OPEN 02/11/2017 SATURDAY LUNCH SATHYASEELAN KRISHNASWAMY 02/12/2017 SUNDAY LUNCH PARVIL PARIKA 02/13/2017 MONDAY DINNER OPEN 02/14/2017 TUESDAY DINNER OPEN 02/16/2017 THURSDAY DINNER OPEN 02/18/2017 SATURDAY LUNCH Vivek Mahazan 02/19/2017 SUNDAY LUNCH NEELA JORAPUR 02/20/2017 MONDAY DINNER OPEN 02/21/2017 TUESDAY DINNER OPEN 02/23/2017 THURSDAY DINNER UMASHANKAR & RAMADEVI PEDDIREDDI 02/24/2017 Friday Dinner Sunil/ Payal/Rudrika Sehgal 02/25/2017 SATURDAY LUNCH Gowri & Pratap 02/26/2017 SUNDAY LUNCH Kuldip & Sushma Malhotra 02/27/2017 MONDAY DINNER OPEN 02/28/2017 TUESDAY DINNER OPEN
2017 March Preeti Bhoj
03/02/2017 THURSDAY DINNER OPEN 03/04/2017 SATURDAY LUNCH OPEN 03/05/2017 SUNDAY LUNCH OPEN 03/06/2017 MONDAY DINNER OPEN 03/07/2017 TUESDAY DINNER OPEN 03/09/2017 THURSDAY DINNER OPEN 03/11/2017 SATURDAY LUNCH OPEN 03/12/2017 SUNDAY LUNCH OPEN 03/13/2017 MONDAY DINNER OPEN 03/14/2017 TUESDAY DINNER OPEN 03/16/2017 THURSDAY DINNER OPEN 03/18/2017 SATURDAY LUNCH OPEN 03/19/2017 SUNDAY LUNCH Shashi Relan 03/20/2017 MONDAY DINNER OPEN 03/21/2017 TUESDAY DINNER OPEN 03/23/2017 THURSDAY DINNER OPEN
03/25/2017 SATURDAY LUNCH Block for
Mrs.Homemaker
03/26/2017 SUNDAY LUNCH Block for
Mrs.Homemaker 03/27/2017 MONDAY DINNER OPEN 03/28/2017 TUESDAY DINNER OPEN 03/30/2017 THURSDAY DINNER OPEN
MAIN TEMPLE ACTIVITIES
Daily 9:00 AM 9.30 PM Pooja/Archana/Arti Main Temple
Daily 8:00 AM 8:30 AM Sai baba Kakar Arti Main Temple
Daily 8:30 AM 9:00 AM Sai baba Abhishek Main Temple
Daily 6:00 PM 6:30 PM Sai baba Dhoop Arti Main Temple
Daily 8:00 PM 8:15 PM Main Templ Arti Main Temple
Daily 8:15 PM 8:35 PM Sai Baba Shej Arti Main Temple
Daily 12:00 PM 12:30PM Sai Baba Madhian Arti Main Temple
Tuesday 7:00 PM 7:30 PM Hanuman Sahasranama Main Temple
Tuesday 7:30 PM 8:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa, Arti, Preti bhoj Main Temple
Wednesday 11:00AM 1:00 PM Senior Meeting and Yoga followed by
lunch
Main Temple & Saraswati Hall
Thursday 07.00 AM 10.00 AM Sai Baba Abhishek Main Temple
Thursday 07.00 PM 8:00 PM Sai Baba Bajans, Arti, Preti bhoj Main Temple
2nd Saturday 7:00 PM 12:00AM Mata ki Chowki Main Temple
3rd Sunday 12:20PM 1:20PM Maa Shathrupa Pravachan Main Temple
3rd Saturday 10:00AM 12:30PM Sundharkhand Path Main Temple
Sunday 1:20 PM 1:40 PM Main Templ Arti Main Temple
4th Sunday 12:00 01:20 AM Gayathri parivaar Meditation Main Temple
BALAJI TEMPLE ACTIVITIES
Daily 9:00 AM 9:30 AM Venkateshwara Suprabatham Balaji Temple
Daily 8:15 PM 8:30 PM Balaji Pavalimpu seva/Shayan Utsav –
Arti Balaji Temple
Daily 7:50 AM 8:10 AM All deties Archana, Bhog, Arti Main Temple & Balaji temple
Monday 7:00 PM 9:00 PM Shiva/ Rudhra Abhishekam Balaji Temple
Friday 6:30 PM 7:00 PM Lalitha Sahasranama Balaji Temple
Friday 11:00 AM 1:30 PM Laxmi Abhishekam Balaji Temple
Saturday 08:00 AM 12:30 AM Balaji Abhishek, Alamkar, Archana, Arti Balaji Temple
Saturday 10:30 AM 11:00 AM Tiruppavai Balaji Temple
4th Sunday 7:30 PM 08.00 PM Jagannath Pooja and bajans in Balaji
Annex Balaji Temple
Sunday 11:00 AM 12:30 PM Jagannath Abhishek, Alankar, Arti,
Archana Balaji Temple
1 day before Amavasya
7:00 PM 8:30 PM Masa Siva Rathri Balaji Temple
2days before Amavasya & 1
day before Poornima
7:00 PM 9:00 PM Pradosham - Shiva Pooja and Bajans Balaji Temple
Poornima 6:00 PM 8:00 PM Samuhik Sathyanarayan Katha Balaji Temple
AYYAPPA TEMPLE
1st Saturday 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Bajans for Lord ayyappa
(occasionally due weather) Ayyappa Temple
Sunday 9:30 AM 11:30 AM Karthikeya Swamy pooja Ayyappa Temple
Sunday 9:30 AM 11:30 AM Karthikeya Swamy Pooja
(occasionally due weather) Ayyappa Temple
Masa Sankranthi 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Ayyappa Pooja Ayyappa Temple
NAVGRAHA & SIDDHI VINAYAK &
JOOLELAL BABA TEMPLE
Tuesday 6:30 PM 7:30 PM Siddivinayak Ahishek, Alamkar,
Archana SiddiVinayak Temple
Tuesday 8:15 PM 8:30 PM Shiddivinayak Arti SiddiVinayak Temple
Friday 6.00pm 7.00pm Joolelal Aarti, archana
SiddiVinayak Temple
4 days After Poornima
7:00 PM 8:00 PM Sankata Hara Chaturthi SiddiVinayak Temple
Saturday 11:00 AM 1:30 PM Navagraha and Ganapathi Abhishek,
Alamkar, Archana, Arti Navgrah Annex
Ishta Dev Jhoole Lal Sain
There will be regular Ongoing Events Weekly / Monthly.
Please come with family and friends to seek blessings.
Weekly: Friday evening: Aarti at 7.00PM (Every Friday)
Monthly: “Chandu” Aarti and Palav. Sindhi’s all over the world observe the first day after the new moon each
month ! as the day of “Chandu”….. worshipping Lal Sain, singing panjras, doing aarti and invoking palav
ceremony. Boiled white Channa and sweet rice - Tanhiri are offered as the traditional parsaad.
Schedule for the monthly “Chandu” ceremony in 2017:
JANUARY - 29th, Sunday
FEBRUARY -27th, Monday.
MARCH -29th Wednesday...(Cheti Chandu)
APRIL-27th, Thursday......
MAY -27th , Saturday......
JUNE -25th, Sunday.........
JULY -24th, Monday........
AUG - 23rd, Wednesday...
SEPTEMBER - 21st, Thursday,..
OCTOBER -21st, Saturday.....
NOVEMBER -19th, Sunday....
DECEMBER -19th, Tuesday....
YEAR 2 - Sindhi Sangat's Prayer Schedule
A. Weekly Friday evening worship .… Aarti …….. at 7.00PM.
Sindhi’s all over the world observe Friday as Tharoo’n day and worship Lal Sain, singing Aarti and offering prayers.
B. Monthly celebrations of “Chandu” …… Aarti and Palav. Sindhi’s all over the world observe the first day
after the new moon each month as the day of “Chandu”….. worshiping Lal Sain, singing panjras, doing aarti and invoking
palav ceremony. Boiled channa and sweet rice - Tanhiri are
Bring all your family and friends too.
Come, Worship and Rejoice………….seek His Divine Blessings!!!
Jai Jhoole Lal ……… Beraii Paar
SARASWATI HALL ACTIVITIES
2nd & 4th Monday
10:30 AM 1:30 PM Gujarathi Seniors' Mitra mandal in
dining Hall Saraswathi Hall
Monday 10:15 AM 11:15 AM YOGA Saraswathi Hall
Tuesday 6:30PM 8:00PM TEMPLE MEETING Saraswathi Hall
Wednesday 12:00 PM 1:00 AM Senior yoga Saraswathi Hall
Wednesday 11:00 AM 1:00 PM Senior Meeting and Yoga followed
by lunch
Main Temple & Saraswati Hall
Thursday 4:00PM 8:00PM KATHAK Saraswathi Hall
Friday 4:00PM 8:00PM Bharat Natyam Saraswathi Hall
Saturday 8:00AM 10:00AM YOGA BY SKY Saraswathi Hall
Sunday 7:00AM 8:30AM YOGA WITH FUN AND
LAUGHTER Saraswathi Hall
Sunday 8:30AM 9:30AM MEDITATION Saraswathi Hall
Sunday 10:00AM 11:30PM HSS Saraswathi Hall
SATURDAY 8:30 9:30 FITNESS CLASS Saraswathi Hall
Sunday 12:30PM 2:30PM
SINDHI CLASS Next session JAN to March
& from June to August
Saraswathi Hall
SUN 1ST3RD 3:00PM 5:00PM SHIV YOG MEDITATION Saraswathi Hall
Library
Saturday 11:30 AM 1:00PM GEETA CLASS Library
3rd Sunday 10:30AM 12:30PM Sadhu Vaswani Mission of
the Bay Area -satsang Library
Sunday 10:00AM 11:30AM BALAGOKULAM Library
To avail of Tax exemptions, please consider donating to Temple
All donations made to Temple are Tax-exempt.
To receive a receipt for the donation, please write a check to Fremont Hindu Temple
Donate to Temple Online
The Temple is a non-profit organization run by devotees for devotees. The Temple's main income is through devotee
donations and sponsorships. We urge all devotees to donate generously to the Temple so that we may continue to serve
your religious and cultural needs and provide even better programs to you. you can now donate online by clicking on the link below.
http://fremonttemple.org/donate.php
Vedic Dharma Samaj is a non-profit, tax exempt religious organization.
It is dedicated to serve the religious and cultural needs of the Hindu community.
(Non-Profit Tax Exempt Organization Tax EIN No.: 94-274-2511)
Any suggestions /comments/observations about Temple and/or about this newsletter,
Please call or e-mail:- 510-299-9771