GURUVAYURAPPAN TEMPLE OF BRAMPTON GURUVAYURAPPAN TEMPLE OF BRAMPTON

SPONSORSHIP RATES OF POOJAS AND RITUALS Items Sponsorship Co-Sponsorship All Four Days Rituals and Poojas (including all above 15,001.00 items, poojas, kriyas, and Annadanam all four days) Annadanam Saturday and Sunday (each day) 1,001.00 101.00 Annadanam Friday and Monday (each day) 501.00 101.00 Shadadhara Prathishta (Day 1 & 2) 1001.00 201.00 Ishtaka Sthapanam (Day 3 & 4) 801.00 101.00 Garbhanyasam (Day 3 & 4) 801.00 101.00

Daily Offerings Individual Offering Combined Sponsorship Day 1 - Poojas & Kriyas (two below) 75.00 Maha Ganapathy Homam 31.00 Sthalashuddhi and Vasthubali 51.00 Day 2 - Poojas & Kriyas (seven below) 251.00 Ganapathy Homam * 21.00 Guruvayurappan Pooja 31.00 Dakshinamoorthy & Ganapathy Pooja 31.00 Manalu Nirakkal (filling sand) 5.00 Ayyappa Pooja (Upadevan) * 21.00 Ganapathy Pooja (Upadevan) * 21.00 Shadadhara Prathishta (alone) 151.00 Day 3 - Poojas & Kriyas (six below) 151.00 Ganapathy Homam * 21.00 Siva Pooja * 21.00 Pooja * 21.00 Bhagavathi Pooja * 21.00 Sthalashuddhi and Vasthubali 21.00 Ishtaka Homam 75.00 Day 4 - Poojas & Kriyas (five below) 201.00 Ganapathy Homam * 21.00 Ishtaka Sthapanam 75.00 Sthalashuddhi and Vasthubali 21.00 Garbhanyasa Homam & Garbhanyasam 75.00 Garbhapathram and Materials 51.00 COST OF ITEMS AND MATERIALS (SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE) Items Co-Sponsorship Additional sponsorship opportunities available for other items including All Items 1,501.00 rentals of tents, chairs, portable Aadhaarashila (11 sponsors) 151.00 washrooms, sound system, tarpaulin Nidhikumbham 151.00 and other items. Contact Temple @ 905-799-0900, Lotus - Padmam 151.00 Narayanan @ 647-228-9993, Tortoise - Koormam 151.00 Unni Oppath @ 416-270-0768, Rajatha Padmam 151.00 Sushil @ 416-889-2844 Rajatha Koormam 151.00 or Appukuttan @416-724-1762 to book the offerings. Swarna Padmam 151.00 *Poojas/Homams according to Shadadhara Prathishta and Garbhanyasam of Swarna Koormam 151.00 weather conditions and availability These rituals are performed before building the sreekovil, and involves installation of of space at the construction site. Ishtaka 101.00 (for 1 ishtaka) auspicious elements beneath the foundation (right below the Lord’s Prathishta). This is a once- in-a lifetime opportunity for all devotees to be part of and get blessed. Guruvayurappan Temple of Brampton From 15 - 18 April 2016 at the Temple Site: Current location: 125 Father Tobin Rd., Brampton, ON - L6R 0W9 2580 Countryside Drive, Brampton - ON (corner of Torbram and Country Side Road) Tel.: 905-799-0900 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www..ca Charity Registration No.: 860244110RR0001 GURUVAYURAPPAN TEMPLE OF BRAMPTON GURUVAYURAPPAN TEMPLE OF BRAMPTON

Description of events and poojas by Temple Tantri and Sri Gurubhyo nama Chief Priest, Brahmasree Divakaran Namboothiripad Program Schedule Shadadhara Prathishta: The Shadadhara Prathishta is a rite performed following April 15 Friday the Bhooparigrahanam (acquiring of the land) and Karshanam (ploughing of the 6:00 AM – 6:30 AM: Punyaham land). The area where the Sreekovil of the 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM: Ganapathy Homam* temple is to be built is dug till reaching 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Sthalashuddhi water or rock, or to the height of a person. 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM: Vasthubali Three-fourths of the hole is fi lled tightly, and the Shadadhara Prathishta is done April 16 Saturday at the exact space above which the fi nal Shadadhara Prathishta prathishta (installation) of main deity will take place in the completed temple. 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM Ganapathy Homam* Vasthubali: This rite is preformed to please the Gods within the land for 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM the construction. Vasthupurushan and Aadharashila Sthapanam | Nidhikumbha Bhramav are worshipped, and the many Sthapanam | Shilaapadma Prathishta | Gods of Bhramav’s entourage are pleased Shilaakoorma Prathishta | Rajathapadma with rites. Becoming a sponsor for the Prathishta | Rajathakoorma Prathishta | Vasthubali will bring relief to any problems Swarnapadma Prathishta | Swarnakoorma associated with the vasthu of your house. Prathishta | Yoganala Prathishta | Ganapathy Pooja | Dakshinaamoorthy Aadharashila Sthaapanam: The rites pooja | Pooja for Guruvayurappan associated with the setting of the Aadharashila, or foundation stone, 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM: Ganapathy Pooja* April 18 Monday symbolise for our temple the introspective 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM: Ayyappa Pooja* Ishtaka Sthapanam nature of at the beginning of the universe. April 17 Sunday 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Ganapathy Homam* Nidhikumbha Sthaapanam: When the Garbhanyaamam will also take place in Recital of Sampoorna Narayaneeyam desire to create forms this power is called the same area. The Ishtaka Homam and (all can participate) 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Moolaprakruthy. This Moolaprakruthy is Ishtakaadhivaasam are rituals that are Ishtaka Sthapanam what is contained in the Nidhikumbham, conducted to prepare and to make the 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM (Chanting of Sahasranamam & which we fi ll with paddy (Navara Nellu) area apt for the Ishtaka Sthaapanam. Ganapathy Homam* selected chapters of Bhagavatham) that we have been praying over through recitation of ‘Narayana’ over the last Garbhanyaasam: The Praasaadam, or 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM * 7:30 PM several months/years by Namajapam Sreekovil is the visible/physical form of Pooja | Hanuman Pooja | Sthalashuddhi | Vasthubali | sessions. Along with Navara Nellu, other Guruvayurappan. The Garbhanyaasam is Bhagavathi Pooja Garbhanyasa Homam items such as jewels, gold and silver in the ritual of the earth becoming pregnant diff erent forms will be deposited in the with the deity. The symbolic pregnant 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM: Nidhikumbham as well. womb that is to form the visible/physical Sthalashuddhi | Vasthubali | April 18th Midnight / form of the deity is then set in the middle Ishtaka Homam | Ishtakaadhivaasam April 19th early morning) Ishtaka Sthaapanam: The Ishtaka of the hollow formed by the bricks placed Sthaapanam, or the setting of bricks, during the Ishtaka Sthaapanam. * Poojas/Homams subject to weather 12:00 AM - Garbhanyasam will be performed at the spot where conditions and availability the door frame for the right door of the Sponsoring/participating in this particular of space at the construction site. Garbhagriha (inner annex) of the Sreekovil ritual (Garbhanyaasam) will bring divine (Sanctum Sanctorum) will be. Following blessing to couples who are waiting to be Celebrations include Special rituals, Poojas, every day. the Ishtaka Sthaapanam, the rites for the parents. It will help remove infertility. Annadanam/mahaprasadam will be served on all days.