Hindu Temple and Cultural Society of USA, Inc. SRI VENKATESWARA TEMPLE (BALAJI MANDIR) AND COMMUNITY CENTER One Balaji Temple Drive, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, USA | Telephone 908-725-4477 | www.venkateswaratemple.org Devi Navaratri Sunday September 29th, 2019 to Monday October 7th, 2019 Nine-day Utsavas and Religious Programs Devi Navaratri &Vijaya Dasami
सव셍मङ्गलमाङ्ग쥍ये िशवे सवा셍थ셍सािधके । शर赍ये य륍बके गौिर नारायिण नमोतुते ॥ Sarva-Mangala-Mangalye Shive Sarvaartha-Saadhike Sharanye Trayambake Gauri Narayani Namosthute DEVI NAVARATRA PRARAMBHAM Nine days (and nights) starting from Shukla Prathama in Ashwayuja Masam are celebrated as Sharad Navaratri (as they begin in Sharadrutu) and they culminate on the tenth day as Dasara or Vijaya Dasami. Various shaktis (powers) of Devi are worshipped during these nine nights in different forms. Each alankara personifies the respective shakti of Devi.
Religious Program
September 29th, Sunday SRI BALA TRIPURA SUNDARI ALANKARAM 9:00 AM Sri Maha Ganapati Puja, Devi Navaratra Mahotsava Sankalpam, Sri Maha Ganapati Homam 10:00 AM Devi Kalasa Sthapana 10:30 AM Sri Parvati Abhishekam 11:30 AM Sri Lalitha Sahasra Nama Puja 5:00 PM Veda Parayanam 6:30 PM Kalasa Aradhana, Chandi Saptasati Parayanam
From Monday, September 30, 2019 to Sunday, October 6, 2019 Daily Puja Schedule 09:00 AM Kalasa Aradhana 10:00 AM Sri Parvati Abhishekam 11:00 AM Sri Lalitha Sahasra Nama Puja 05:00 PM Veda Parayanam 06:30 PM Kalasa Aradhana, Chandi Saptasati Parayanam Religious Program
September 30, 2019 Monday SRI KUMARI ALANKARAM 11:00 AM Sri Lalitha Sahasra Nama Puja
SRI KUMARI October 1, 2019 Tuesday SRI SARASWATI SRI GAJALAKSHMI ALANKARAM 11:00 AM Sri Lalitha Sahasra Nama Puja
October 2, 2019 Wednesday SRI PARVATI ALANKARAM 11:00 AM Sri Lalitha Sahasra Nama Puja
October 3, 2019 Thursday SRI ANNAPURNA ALANKARAM 11:00 AM Sri Lalitha Sahasra Nama Puja SRI GAJALAKSHMI SRI MEENAKSHI
October 4, 2019 Friday SRI SARASWATI ALANKARAM, SRI SARASWATI PUJA 11:00 AM Sri Lalitha Sahasra Nama Puja 6:30 PM Bhagavati Seva 6:45 PM Sri Saraswati Puja by Children (Time change from 5 PM to 6:45 PM) 7:30 PM Deepa Puja By Ladies With Lalitha Sahasra Namas SRI PARVATI October 5, 2019 Saturday SRI KANAKADURGA DURGASHTAMI SRI KANAKADURGA ALANKARAM 11:00 AM Devi Khadgamala Puja
October 6, 2019 Sunday MAHARNAVAMI, SRI MAHISHASURA MARDINI ALANKARAM 10:30 AM Laksha Kumkumarchana By Ladies With Lalitha Sahasra Namas 11:00 AM Sri Sukta Samputita Lalitha Trisati Nama Puja SRI ANNAPURNA SRI MAHISHASURA MARDINI Religious Program
October 7, 2019 Monday VIJAYA DASAMI / SAMI PUJA SRI RAJA RAJESWARI ALANKARAM 7:30 AM Suprabhatam 8:00 AM Kalasa Aradhana 8:30 AM Devi Navaratri Kalasabhishekam to Sri Parvati Devi Moola Murthy and Sri Durga Lakshmi Saraswati Utsava Murthys 5:00 PM Vidyarambham To Children 1st Batch 6:45 PM Vidyarambham To Children 2nd Batch 8:00 PM Sami Puja
Temple Open Whole Day Till 09:30 PM Sponsorship For Devi Navratri
Devi Navratri 9 Days $501 One Day Temple Kainkaryam $108 Deepa Puja by Ladies with Lalitha Sahasra Namas $35 Laksha Kumkumaarchana by Ladies with Lalitha Sahasra Namas $35 Vidyarambham To Children FREE Chandi Homam $51 Sri Maha Lakshmi Sahasra Namaarchana by Ladies $35