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ICF Hindu Temple of Oklahoma 2011 Calendar Temple Hours ICF Hindu Temple of Oklahoma Weekdays Weekends 7200 N Coltrane, Oklahoma City, OK 73121 Phone: (405) 478-0787 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM 04:00 PM - 07:30 PM th th Pongal - 13 and 14 Jan Pongal or Thai Pongal is also called Makara Sanka- ranthi, since it is celebrated on the first day of Thai when the Sun enters the Makara Rasi (Capricornus). The period is referred to as Uttarayan Punyakalam and is considered auspicious. Legend has it that the Devas wake up after a six-month long slumber during this period. And so it is believed that those pass away during Uttarayana attain salvation. In fact, Bheeshma is believed to have waited for the dawn of Uttarayana before he gave up his life. Pongal is a four-day affair. The first day, Bhogi, is celebrated on the last day of the month of Margazhi. The second day is Sankranthi, the most important. It is also called Surya Pongal because people worship Surya, the Sun God and his consorts, Chaya and Samgnya. The third day is Kanuma, celebrated to glorify cattle that help farmers in a myriad ways. Fouth Day is Mukkanuma. Story: There are several legends associated with Perum Pongal. A sage named Hema prayed to Lord Vishnu on the banks of the Pottramarai tank in Kumbakonam. On Perum Pongal day, the lord is believed to have taken the form of Sarangapani and blessed the sage. Yet another legend has it that Lord Shiva performed a miracle where a stone image of an elephant ate a piece of sugarcane. January 2011 Margasheersha - Pushya (Begins on 4th Jan) Vikriti Margazhi-Thai - Dhanus - Makara Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Muttangi Seva 9:00 AM Shiva Abhishekam 4:30 PM Sri Durga 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pooja 6:30 PM Chaturdasi - 26:46 Amavasya - 27:02 Pratipada - 27:47 Dvitiya - 29:02 Tritiya - 30:45 Chaturti - full Chaturti - 08:53 Jyestha - 14:38 Moola - 15:15 PoorvaShada - 16:19 UttaraShada - 17:52 Sravana - 19:52 Dhanishta - 22:18 Satabisha - 25:04 R 16:12 to 17:25 R 08:55 to 10:08 R 15:01 to 16:14 R 12:35 to 13:48 R 13:49 to 15:02 R 11:23 to 12:36 R 10:09 to 11:23 9 10 11 12 13 14 Sankranti 15 Kanuma Surya Narayana Sri Hanuman Pooja 9:30 AM Pooja 10:30 AM Panchami - 11:19 Shashti - 13:53 Saptami - 16:22 Ashtami - 18:33 Ekadasi - 21:30 PoorvaBhadra - 28:01 UttaraBhadra - 30:59 Revati - full Revati - 09:43 Lord Ayyappa Krittika- 14:50 Bhogi R 16:18 to 17:31 R 08:56 to 10:10 R 15:05 to 16:19 R 12:38 to 13:52 Pooja 6:30 PM R 10:10 to 11:25 Godakalyanam 6:30 PM 16 Sri Krishna 17 18 19 Thai Poosam 20 21 22 Sri Ganesha Pooja 10:30 AM Kartikeya Abhishekam 4:30 PM Abhishekam 6:30 PM Pratipada - 12:31 Dvitiya - 09:27 Dvadasi - 20:59 Trayodasi - 19:43 Chaturdasi - 17:48 Paurnami - 15:21 Pushya - 09:48. Tritiya - 30:18 Chaturti - 27:15 Rohini - 15:07 Mrigarirsa - 14:39 Aridra - 13:32 Punarvasu - 11:52 Aslesha - 31:28 Makha - 29:04 Poorva Phalguni 26:43 R 16:23 to 17:38 R 08:55 to 10:10 R 15:10 to 16:25 R 12:40 to 13:56 R 13:56 to 15:11 R 11:26 to 12:41 R 10:10 to 11:26 23 24 25 26 Sri Rama 27 28 Sri Mahalakshmi 29 Thyagaraja Aradhana Pooja 6:30 PM Pooja 6:30 PM Panchami - 24:24 Shashti - 21:53 Saptami - 19:48 Ashtami - 18:13 Navami - 17:08 Dasami - 16:34 Ekadasi - 16:30 UttaraPhalguni - 24:35 Hasta - 22:48 Chittra - 21:25 Swati - 20:32 Vishaka - 20:09 Anuradha - 20:16 Jyestha - 20:52 R 16:29 to 17:45 R 08:54 to 10:10 R 15:15 to 16:31 R 12:42 to 13:59 R 13:59 to 15:16 R 11:26 to 12:43 R 10:09 to 11:26 30 Sri Shiva 31 01st - New Year Abhishekam 4:30 PM th 13 - Goda Kalyanam th 10:30 AM - (All Sundays) Dvadasi - 16:54 Trayodasi - 17:43 14 - Makara Sankranti th Moola - 21:55 PoorvaShada - 23:21 15 - Kanuma Vishnu Sahasra Nama Parayanam R 16:35 to 17:52 R 08:51 to 10:08 19th - Thai Poosam Temple Hours ICF Hindu Temple of Oklahoma Weekdays Weekends 7200 N Coltrane, Oklahoma City, OK 73121 Phone: (405) 478-0787 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM 04:00 PM - 07:30 PM Ratha Sapthami - 10th Feb Ratha Saptami is symbolic of the change of season to spring and the start of the harvesting season. For most Indian farmers, it is an auspicious beginning of the New Year. “Ratha” means chariot and “Sapthami” means the 7th day, it is the day when the Surya/Sun god is believed to ride on the chariot drawn by 7 horses to gift the beautiful season “Spring” to India. It is during this time that Surya/Sun moves from the southeast to the northeast. This festival falls on the 7th day of the Hindu month Magha, February in the Gregorian calendar. Story: Vishnu is also described as being seated in the midst of the disc of the Sun; so much so that over time Vishnu worship merged with sun worship leading to Surya being referred to as Suryanarayana. Another legend is that Samba the son of Krishna was cured of leprosy by his worship of the Sun God. Millions and millions of Hindus in India still believe that the offer of dedicated Sun worship at several of the Sun Temples all over India, is a cure for leprosy and other skin ailments, blindness and infertility. Aditi, the primeval power, the endless and boundless heaven who is at times identified with mother earth, Prithvi, and at other times as the wife of sage Kashyapa, was the beginning. She begot eight children. She retained seven. The eighth child was deceptive. It was in the form of an egg. Aditi called it Martanda (son of a dead egg) and discarded him. He went into the sky and positioned himself in all glory to be called the Sun. Another variant of this story goes as follows. Aditi asked the first seven sons to create the universe, but they were unable to do so for they knew only of birth, and did not know of death. But for a life cycle to be established, a pattern of interminable life and death was considered necessary for creating an orderly Cosmos and Universe. So Aditi called for Martanda who created day and night, as symbolic of life and death. February 2011 Pushya - Magha Masa (Begins on 3rd Feb) Vikriti Thai-Maasi - Makara - Kumbha Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 Sri Durga Pooja 6:30 PM Dvitiya - 24:36 Chaturdasi - 18:56 Amavasya - 20:30 Pratipada - 22:24 Satabisha - full UttaraShada - 25:09 Sravana - 27:18 Dhanishta - 29:45 R 15:19 to 16:37 R 14:02 to 15:20 R 11:25 to 12:44 Sri Venkateswara R 12:43 to 14:01 Abhishekam 10:30 AM 6 7 8 9 10 Ratha Sapthami 11 12 Varada Ganesha Vasantha Panchami Sri Kartikeya Suryanarayana Jayanti Pooja 6:30 PM Pooja 9:30 AM Abhishekam 4:30 PM Chaturti- 29:35 Panchami- full Panchami - 08:09 Shashti - 10:31 Saptami - 12:30 Ashtami - 13:55 Navami - 14:36 PoorvaBhadra - 11:23 UttaraBhadra - 14:23 Revati - 17:20 Aswini - 20:03 Bharani - 22:20 Krittika - 24:00 Rohini - 24:55 R 16:41 to 18:00 R 08:46 to 10:06 R 15:23 to 16:42 R 12:44 to 14:04 R 14:04 to 15:24 R 11:24 to 12:44 R 10:03 to 11:24 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Bhishma Ekadasi Sri Hanuman Pooja 10:30 AM Trayodasi - 09:09. Dvitiya - 19:09 Dasami - 14:27 Ekadasi - 13:28 Dvadasi - 11:40 Chaturdasi - 30:04 Paurnami - 26:35 Pratipada - 22:53 PoorvaPhalguni 12:16 Mrigarirsa - 25:01 Aridra - 24:18 Punarvasu - 22:50 Pushya - 20:43 Aslesha - 18:08 Makha - 15:15 R 09:59 to 11:21 R 16:46 to 18:07 R 08:41 to 10:02 R 15:26 to 16:47 R 12:44 to 14:05 R 14:05 to 15:27 R 11:22 to 12:44 20 Sri Krishna 21 22 23 Sri Rama 24 25 26 Pooja 10:30 AM Pooja 6:30 PM Sri Mahalakshmi Sri Ganesha Pooja 6:30 PM Abhishekam 4:30 PM Shashti - 7:23 Tritiya - 15:34 Chaturti - 12:19 Panchami - 09:33 Saptami - 29:54 Ashtami - 29:08 Navami - 29:05 Dasami - 29:40 UttaraPhalguni -09:23. Chittra - 28:36 Swati - 27:01 Vishaka - 26:05 Anuradha - 25:52 Jyestha - 26:20 Moola - 27:26 Hasta - 30:46 R 16:51 - 8:13 R 08:35 to 09:58 R 15:29 to 16:52 R 12:43 to 14:06 R 14:07 to 15:30 R 11:19 to 12:43 R 09:54 to 11:19 27 28 06th - Varada Ganesha Jayanti 10:30 AM - (All Sundays) 10th - Ratha Sapthami Vishnu Sahasra Nama Parayanam Ekadasi - 30:48 Dvadasi - full th PoorvaShada - 29:04 UttaraShada - full 14 - Bhishma Ekadasi R 16:56 to 18:20 R 08:28 to 09:53 Temple Hours ICF Hindu Temple of Oklahoma Weekdays Weekends 7200 N Coltrane, Oklahoma City, OK 73121 Phone: (405) 478-0787 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM 04:00 PM - 07:30 PM nd Maha Shivaratri - 2 March Lord Shiva, also known as Mahadeva, is one of the three Gods of Hindu Trinity.