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NAMO BHAGAVATE PANDURANGAYA BALAJI VANI Volume 7, Issue 1 January 2013

Hari OM Vandana is celebrated at Balaji Temple on Dec 6-8 to thank the Guru for his sevas, support and guidance. Program started on Dec 6th with kalasha stapana, initiation and given by Swamiji Anandanatha, the founder of Balaji Temple, to all devotees who performed . Swamiji performed purification and invocation of the Almighty Lord to have his presence all three days. The second day, Dec 7, Swamiji re-invoked all the gods and goddesses and performed Mahalakshmi abhishekam with Navagraha puja. The third day, Dec 8, 108 Kalasha Sathya Narayana puja and 108 Kalasha abhishekam for Lord Balaji was performed by Swamiji followed by Puja katha. The puja was followed by salutations to our Guru Swamiji Anandanatha. Devotees Meenakshi and Vittala Das performed padapuja to Swamiji. Priest Girisha Sharma performed Guru puja by reading Guru ashtotram and stotram.

Afterwards, Swamiji gave a speech to the devotees: “ Parma pujya Sri Sri Sri Jagadguru Dr. Balagangadhanatha Swamiji !! May all auspiciousness be unto Sri Srinivasa who has been worshipped by teachers and their predecessors. !! Hari the Jewel – crest of Sesasaila. Pardon me for all the Sins committed by me, an ignorant being. 108 Kalasha Narayana Pooja If You do not forgive my trespasses done out of ignorance, then Your Naamam

as Hari will become meaningless; further, Your sankalpam to leave Parama Padham in favor of Thirumalai would become an act without any purpose. Therefore, Oh Venkatesha, Please forgive my apacharams and bless me. My Guru is Maha . When we started the temple in 2005 we began with stapana of Shri Venkateshwara. I prayed to Lord Vishnu to give me support and strength. God listened to my prayers and we got a major donation from Poonam and Prabhu Goel. My father had given me a mantra many years before when I was a child. He told me to chant the mantra and that it would always protect me and guide me. While praying that day I asked MahaVishnu to appear in the fire and to walk to the moorty and stay with us. He did appear and told me He would remain with us, guide me and keep me next to him. One unbelieving devotee was actually the one who took the photo that shows Lord Balaji walking from the fire to the moorty! That is how God works to help all of us just as we need. Here we are celebrating our first Guru Vandana program in our new temple.

We must learn to recognize when God is communicating with us here in the middle of . I would like to thank you all for joining us here to celebrate with the Almighty Lord. You all come and seek the Lord’s blessings and He will illuminate you”. Later, Sri Poonam and Prabhu Goel were honored. Prabhuji thanked Swamiji and talked about Swamiji’s dedication, discipline, wisdom and service to all devotees. Later Swamiji announced that Goel’s family is donating $100,000.00 to the temple to help with the construction of the Ananda Community Hall. Swamiji spoke about how God is so great: “He tests us by putting sugar in with grains of sand to make us learn to seek out His sweetness only in this life. The Goel’s family offer of the large donation came spontaneously during the puja. That is how God gives. The Goel family sees how dedicated we all are to Balaji Temple and they felt inspired in the puja to donate and help further the temple.” Swamiji announced the Board had elected Lakshmi Vittala Dasi to return as the Secretary. Many devotees, including Lakshmi, Babu Dinakaran, Elango Velayutham, Rajesh Kamath, Ravi Mulka, Sheelam, Ravi Rao, Vittala Das and Madhumita Bannerjee spoke about Swamiji’s goodness and the effect of his guidance in their lives. Swamiji honored the devotees with malas and shawls.

Guruvandana Program (Dec 6-8 2012) Sankata Hara Chaturthi was performed on the Chaturthi days like every month, Abhishekam for Lord Venkateswara, Lord and Vasavi matha were also

performed. We welcomed the New Years in a grand fashion with Puja until midnight of ’s Eve. Devotees joined in the puja and sang glorifying the event.

MONTHLY EVENTS REGULAR ACTIVITIES

st Temple Timings January 1 Tuesday On Weekends, open all day from 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM New Year’s Day Sri Balaji Suprabhatam & Abhishekam 8:30AM Monday through Friday, open from 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM and 4:00 January 4th Friday to 9:00 PM Sri Devi Pooja 6:30PM Daily Puja & Aarti January 6th Sunday Morning 8:00 AM Sri Ramanama Sankirtanam 7:00 PM Afternoon 12:30 PM January 7th Monday Evening 8:00 PM K. Ekadasi Rudra Abhishekam 7:00 PM

th Every Monday January 9 Wednesday Rudrabhishekam (Shiva Puja) 7:00 PM Pradosham Rudrabhishekam 5:30 PM

th January 10 Thursday Every Tuesday Sri Jayanti Abhishekam, Hanumanji Puja 7:00 PM 108 Times Hanuman Chalisa 6:00 PM

January 11th Friday Every Wednesday Amavasya Shiva Abhishekam 9:00 AM Vishnu Sahastrinama Stotram 7:30 PM

th January 13 Sunday Every Thursday Dhanurmasa Pooja Ends, Shiva Abhishekam 9:00 AM Shri Sai Bhajans 7:30 PM

January 14th Monday Uttarayana Punyakala Pooja 7:00 AM Every Friday

th Santoshi Mata Puja 7:00 PM January 16 Wednesday , Lalitha Stotram & Mahaprasadam Sukla Shashti Subramanya Sahasra Nama Pooja 6:30 PM

January 20th Sunday Every Saturday Krithika Subramanya Abhishekam 6:30 PM Sri Venkateshwara 8:00 AM Suprabhatam Seva & Vishnu Stotram January 22nd Tuesday

Sukla Ekadasi Rohini Sri Krishna Pooja 12:00 PM Every Sunday January 24th & Childrens class by Pushpa Dhar 11:00 AM Pradosham Rudrabhishekam 5:30 PM Bhajans, Puja & Aarti 7:00 PM

January 26th Saturday Every Sankasthahara Chaturthi Poornima Sri Satyanarayana Pooja 6:30 PM Sri Puja 7:00 PM th January 27 Sunday Every Purnima Vasavi Devi Abhishekam, Pooja, Bhajans 4:00 PM Sri Satyanarayana Puja 6:30 PM

January 30th Wednesday Sankata Hara Chaturthi 7:00 PM Third Thursday of every month Vedic Anna Dana for

OUR PURPOSE The purpose of Balaji Temple is to form a and Vedic Cultural Center on the Peninsula in the heart of Silicon Valley where people can come together to study and worship, regardless of our different backgrounds. Our aim is to promote the feeling of universal love and unity among all people . We will share the ancient wisdom of the and the (sacred texts of India) with individuals of all ages and backgrounds. We will celebrate the One Truth behind all religions: that God is One and in all of us. Our worship services are free and open to all who wish to celebrate with us. All are welcome.

BALAJI TEMPLE, 5004 N. First Street, San Jose CA 95002 PO Box 1146, Alviso, CA 95002 Ph. #: (408) 203-1036 or (408) 956-9050 Email: [email protected] http://www.balajitemple.net Non-Profit Organization

Swamij, Lakshmi, Prabhu Goel, Poonam Goel