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 Vaikuntha Ekadasi & Gita Jayanthi FRI, DEC 25, 2020 Temple is open for devotees only during: Fri (12/25): 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM / Sat (12/26): 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM / Sun (12/27): 11:00 AM to 6:30 PM IMPORTANT NOTE: On Vaikuntha Ekadasi Day (Dec 25), Temple is open for devotees and pre-registration is required to visit the temple. Details will follow shortly on pre-registration. Please visit temple web site or call temple office for addiitonal information.
5:00 AM Suprabhatam, Tiruppalliyezuchi & Tiruvembavai (for Sri Siva), Tiruppalliyezuchi & Tiruppavai (for Sri Venkateswara Swamy) (Live) 6:30 AM Vaikuntha (Uttara) Dwara Darsanam, Sri Srinivasa Gadyam Parayanam (Live) 7:00 AM Sankalpam followed by Sri Venkateswara Swamy Abhishekam, Sri Krishna Abhishekam & Sri Venkateswara Sahasra Nama Archana in the Names of All HTCS Members (Live) 5:00 PM Bhagavad Gita Parayanam
Lord Srimannarayana Himself opens the Uttara Dwaram (North Gate) of His abode Vaikuntham on Shukla Paksha Ekadashi in Dhanurmasam and invites all Gods and Goddesses into Vaikuntham to bestow them with Moksha.
As per Sriprashna Samhita from Paancharaatra Aagama Shastra, during the begininning of Srishti (creation), Lord Srimannarayana gave Chatur-Vedas (four- Vedas) to Lord Brahma for creation. In the creation process, when Lord Brahma fell into momentary sleep, His Rajasic and Tamasic gunas (qualities) turned into demons Madhu and Kaitabha. They came out Brahma's ears, stole the Chatur vedas and stored them inside the ocean. Lord Vishnu assumed Matsyaavatara (Divine-Fish) and defeated the demons and returned the Vedas to Brahma. Srimannarayana offered the demons one boon but they asked for two. When Lord granted, firstly they asked for their Moksha and secondly to grant Moksha to all devotees who take Darshan to Lord's Archaa swaroopam through Uttara Dwaram on this Vaikuntha Ekadashi day. Hence, Lord Srimannarayana fulfilled both of their wishes by opening the Vishesha Uttara Dwaram for all devotees.
Three crore Devatas also eagerly wait at the opening of vishesha Uttara Dwaram to obtain Moksha. Hence, this is also called Mukkoti Ekadasi. Also Namma Alwar Moksham is observed. On this Vaikuntha Ekadasi, all devotees who take head bath, wear clean clothes and have Darshan of Lord Srimannarayana through Uttara Dwaram in a temple will certainly obtain Moksha.
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