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2020 Monthly Calendar Bharatiya Temple and Cultural Center 3050 N.Cleveland Road Lexington, KY - 40516 859-294-4277 WWW.BTCCKY.ORG Summer Timings (April - October) Monday - Friday 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM; 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM Saturday-Sunday 09:30 AM - 01:30 PM; 05:00 PM - 08:30 PM Winter Timings (November - March) Monday - Friday 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM; 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM Saturday-Sunday 09:30 AM - 01:30 PM; 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM Information: Sri Narasimha Bhattar (priest) - 859-294-4277 (T); 813-454-8423 (C) JANUARY 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 New Year's Day GANESHA HOMAM 10:30 AM 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 GANESHA PURNIMA SRI SATYA VAIKUNTA BALAJI KALYNA ABISHEKAM 10:30 PRADOSHA NARAYANA PUJA EKADASHI UTSOVAM 10:30 AM AM 6:30 PM BALAJI ABISHEKAM 10:30 AM 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 JAIN VANDANA SANKATA HARA MAKARA TELUGU SANKRANTI 10:30 AM CHATURTHI SANKRANTI CELEBRATION DURGA PUJA 6:30 PM PONGAL 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NAVAGRAHA EKADASHI MAGHA MASA PRADOSHA AMAVASYA ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM BEGIN SHIVA ABISHEKAM SUBRAMANYA 6:30 PM ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 VASANTHA RATHA SAPTAMI PANCHAMI FEBRUARY 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 BALAJI ABHISHEKAM 10:30 AM 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 GANESHA PURNIMA MADHAWA ABHISHEKAM 10:30 EKADASHI PRADOSHA SATYANARAYANA NAVAMI AM PUJA 6:30 PM THAI PUSAM 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 JAIN VANDHANA SANKATA HARA SUBRAMANYA KUMBA SANKRATNI 10:30 AM CHATHURTHI ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 SHIVA ABISHEKAM MAHA SHIVRATRI NAVAGRAHA 6:30 PM EKADASHI PRADOSHA SHIVA ABISHEKAM ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 PAALGUNA MASA AMVASYA BEGIN MARCH 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 GANESHA BALAJI ABISHEKAM ABISHEKAM 10:30 EKADASI 10:30 AM PM PRADOSHAM 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 JAIN VANDAHANA SANKASTA HARA PURNIMA HOLI MEENA SANKRANTHI 10:30 AM CHATHURTHI SATHYANARAYANA PUJA 6:30 PM 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 SHIVA ABISHEKAM EKADASI PRADOSHAM 6:30 PM SUBRAMANYA ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SRI SARVARI NAMA NAVAGRAHA AMAVASYA CHADVORAMANA MATSYA JAYANTI ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM UGADI SRI RAMA PUJA 6:30 PM CHITRA MASA BEGIN 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 SUKLA SHASHTI APRIL 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 SITA RAMA SRI RAMA NAVAMI KALYANOTSVA 10:30 AM SRI RAM PARIVHAR EKADASI ABISHEKAM 6:30 PM 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 GANESHA PURNIMA SRI SANKASTAHARA PANGUNI UTTARAM ABISHEKAM 10:30 PANGUNI UTTARAM SATYANARAYANA CHATURTHI VALLI MURUGAN AM PUJA 6:30 PM KALYANA MURUGAN MAHOTSAVAM PRADHOSHAM ABISHEKAM 6:30 PM 10:30 AM 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 JAIN MESHA SANKRANTI VANDHANA SOURMANA EKADASI 10:30 AM YUGADI VISHU SHIVA ABISHEKAM KANNADA UGADI 6:30 PM CELEBRATION 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 AKSHAYA TRUTIYA VAISAKA MASA PRADHOSHAM AMAVASYA BALAJI ABHISHEKAM BEGIN 10:30 AM NAVAGRAGHA ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 RAMANUJA SANKARA JAYANTI JAYANTI MAY 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 SITA NAVAMI SRI BALAJI ABISHEKAM 10:30 AM 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SRI GANESHA NARASIMHA PRADOSHAM PURNIMA SRI PURNIMA ABISHEKAM 10:30 JAYANTI 6:30 PM SATYANARAYANA AM PUJA 6:30 PM EKADASI 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 JAIN VANDHANA VRUSHABHA 10:30 AM SANKRANTI SUBRAMANYA ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM SAKASTA HARA CHATHURTHI 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 AMAVASYA EKADASI PRADOSHAM AMAVASYA JYESTA MASA BEGIN SHIVA ABHISHEKAM TARPANAM 6:30 PM 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NAVAGRAHA ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 JUNE 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 EKADASI PRADOSHAM PURNIMA SRISATYANARAYANA PUJA - 6.30 pm 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 SANKASTAHARA CHATURTHI 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SRI BALAJI EKADASI PRADOSHAM JAIN VANDANA ABISHEKAM - 10.30 SHIVA ABISHEKAM - AM MITHUNA 6.30 PM AMAVASYA SANKARANTI SUBRAMANYA ABISHEKAM 6.00 PM 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 JAGANATHA ABISHEKAM 10.30 ASHADA MASA JAGANATHA RATH AM BEGIN YATHRA NAVAGRAHA ABISHEKAM 6.00 PM 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 SRI GANESHA Independence Day ABISHEKAM - 10.30 AM JULY 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 SRI BALAJI EKADASI PRADOSHAM ABISHEKAM 10.30 AM GURU PURNIMA SRISATYANARAYAN A PUJA 6.30 PM 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 SRI GANESHA SANKASTAHARA ABISHEKAM 10.30 CHATURTI AM 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 EKADASI JAIN VANDANA SRISUBRAMANYA KARKA SANKARANTI DAKSHINAYANA PRADOSHAM 10.30 AM ABISHEKAM 6.00 PM PUNAYKALAM 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 AMAVASYA SRAVANA MASA NAGA/GARUDA SRI SHIVA BEGIN PANCHAMI KALKI JAYANTI ABISHEKAM 6.30 PM NAVAGRAHA ABISHEKAM 6.00 PM 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 PRADOSHAM EKADASI VARALAXMI VRATAM LAXMIPUJA 6.30PM AUGUST 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 SRI BALAJI ABSHIKAM 10:30 AM 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SRI GANESHA RAGHAVENDRA SANKASTA HARA RIG/YAJUR GAYATRI JAPAM ABISHEKAM 10:30 AM SWAMI ARADHANA CHATURTHI SUBRAMANYA PURNIMA SRI UPAKARMA RAKSHA ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM SATYANARAYANA PUJA BHANDAN 6:30 PM 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 SRI SHIVA SRI KRISHNA TEMPLE JAIN VANDHANA EKADASI ABISHEKAM 6:30 PM JANMASTAMI ANNIVERSARY SRI KRISHNA PUJA TEMPLE 6:30 PM ANNIVERSARY 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 PRADOSHAM SIMHA BHADRAPAD MASA SWARNA GOWRI SRI GANESH AMAVASYA SANKRANTI BEGIN VRATAM CHATURTHI GANESHA ABISHEKAM 10:30 AM 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 NAVAGRAHA RADHA ASHTAMI ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 TIRUONAM ANANTHA PRADOSHAM CHATURDASHI SEPTEMBER 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 MAHALAYA SRI BALAJI PURNIMA PAKSHA SRADDHA ABISHEKAM 10:30 BEGINS AM SRI SANKASTAHARA SATYANARAYANA CHATURTHI PUJA 6:30 PM 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SRI GANESHA ABISHEKAM 10:30 AM 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 EKADASI ADHIKA AMAVASYA SRI SUBRAMANYA JAIN VANDANA PRADOSHAM AMAVASYA ASHWAYUJA MASA TARPANAM ABISHEKAM 6:30 PM BEGINS KANYA SANKRANTI 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 SRI SHIVA NAVAGRAHA ABISHEKAM 6:30 PM ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 EKADASI PRADOSHAM PURNIMA SRI SATYA NARAYANA PUJA 6:30 PM OCTOBER 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 SRI BALAJI ABISHEKAM 10:30 AM 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SRI GANESHA SANKASTA HARA SUBRAMANYA ABISHEKAM 10:30 CHATURTI ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM AM 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 EKADASHI NIJA ASWAYUJA JAIN VANDHANA PRADOSHAM AMAVASYA MASA BEGIN SHIVA ABISHEKAM DEVI NAVARATRI TULA SANKRANTI 6:30 PM BEGIN 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 MAHA NAVAMI SARASWATI PUJA DURGASHTAMI DURGA HOMA 6:30 PM 10:30 AM 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SRI PURNIMA VIJAYA DASHAMI EKADASI PRADOSHAM SATYANARAYANA PUJA 6:30 PM DEVI NAVRATRI NAVAGRAGHA ENDS ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM NOVEMBER 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SRI BALAJI DAY LIGHT TIME SANKASTA HARA ABISHEKAM 10:30 SAVINGS END CHATURTI AM SRI GANESHA ABISHEKAM 10:30 AM 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 EKADASI NARAKA JAIN VANDHANA PRADOSHAM AMAVASYA CHATURDASI DHANTREAS TIME DEEPAVALI LAKSHMI 5:34 PM TO 7:24 PM PUJA 6:30 PM 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 SKANDA SHASTI SRI KARTIKA MASA SRI SHIVA SUBRMANYA BEGINS ABISHEKAM 6:30 PM ABISHEKAM 6:30 PM VRUSHCHIKA SANKRANTI 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 EKADASI NAVAGRAHA PRADOSHAM ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 KARTIKA DEEPAM PURNIMA SRI SATYANARAYANA PUJA 6:00 PM DECEMBER 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 SRI BALAJI SRI SANKASTA HARA ABHISHEKAM 10:30 CHATURTHI AM 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SRI GANESHA ABISHEKAM 10:30 EKADASI PRADOSHAM AM 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 AMAVASYA MARGASIRA MASA SRI SUBRAMANYA TARPANAM AMAVASYA BEGIN ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM JAIN VANDANA DHANUR SANKRANTI 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 SRI SHIVA VAIKUNTA EKADASI NAVAGRAHA ABISHEKAM 6:30 PM ABISHEKAM 6:00 PM 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 PURNIMA PRADOSHAM SRI SATYANARAYANA PUJA 6:30 PM DATTATREYA JAYANTI Custom Service Charges Service At Temple At Other Locations Abishekam $101 N/A Annadhanam $101 N/A Annaprasanam $51 $101 Archana $11 N/A Ayush Homam $101 $151 Bhumi Puja N/A $151 Chowlam/Kesha Mundan $51 $151 Gruhapravesham N/A $175 Jatha Karma/Upanayanam $151 $251 Kalyanotsavam $101 N/A Namakarnam $101 $175 Navagraha Homam $101 $151 Sathyanarayana Puja $101 $151 Shasthyabdhi $201 $301 Shraddam/Barsi $101 $151 Sreemantham $101 $175 Vahana Puja $25 N/A Vaikunth Samaradhanam* $51 $101 Wedding $201 $301 Please Note these amounts are BTCC charges and do not include dakshina to the priest and the cost of materials required specific for the puja. The dakshina is at the mutual discretion of the priest and the devotees. All pujas involving sacrificial fire (Havan / Homam) must be performed in the auditorium.
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