Hindu Temple of Ottawa‐Carleton Inc. 4835 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1X 1G6X List Of Festivals 2021 January 2021 01* Friday New Year 02 Saturday Sankashti Chaturthi 10* Sunday Pradosh vrat (Shiva Abhisheka) 12* Tuesday Hanuman Jayanti (Tamil) 13* Wednesday Lohri 14* Thursday Makar Sankranti, Pongal 28* Thursday Paush Purnima (Satyanarayan Pooja at Temple) 31 Sunday Sankashti Chaturthi February 2021 08* Monday Pradosh vrat (Shiva Abhisheka) 12 Friday Kumbha Sankranti 16 Tuesday Vasant Panchami 26* Friday Magh Purnima (Satyanarayan Pooja at Temple) March 2021 01 Monday Sankashti Chaturthi 10 * Wednesday Pradosh vrat (Shiva Abhisheka) 11* Thursday Maha Shivaratri 14 Sunday Meena Sankranti 27 Saturday Holika Dahan, Choti Holi 28* Sunday Phalgun Poornima (Satyanarayan Pooja at Temple) 31 Wednesday Sankashti Chaturthi April 2021 08* Thursday Pradosh vrat (Shiva Abhisheka) 12* Monday Gudi Padawa, Ugadi, Chaitra Navaratri Begins, 13 Tuesday Solar New Year, Baisakhi, Puthandu, Nepali New Year 14 Wednesday Pohela Boishakh (Bengals), Vishu 17* Saturday Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam 8:00 am Akhand Ramayan Paath begins 18* Sunday 8:00 am Akhand Ramayan Paath Ends, 11:00 am Sunderkand Path 20 Tuesday Ashtami 21 Wednesday SriRam Navami 25* Sunday Mahavir Jayanti 26* Monday Hanuman Jayanti, Chaitra Poornima (Satyanarayan Pooja at Temple) 29 Thursday Sankashti Chaturthi Hindu Temple of Ottawa‐Carleton Inc. 4835 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1X 1G6X May 2021 08* Saturday Pradosh vrat(Shiva Abhisheka) 14 Friday Akshay Tritiya, Vrishabh Sankranti 26* Wednesday Buddha (Vaishakh) Poornima (Satyanarayan Pooja at Temple) (No Chandra Grhan in Ottawa) 28 Friday Sankashti Chaturthi June 2021 04* Friday Hanuman Jayanti (mostly celebrated in South India) 07 Monday Pradosh vrat (Shiva Abhisheka) 09 Wednesday Vatsavitri Vrat 10 Thursday Surya Grahan Partial Solar Eclipse in Ottawa (Eclipse would START from sunrise – 05:14 AM and ENDS at – 06:40 AM Maximum Eclipse time – 05:40 AM, Sutak Begins – 08:50 PM on June 09th, Ends – 06:40 AM on June 10th. Sutak for Kids, Old and Sick Begins – 03:08 AM and ends – 06:40 AM) 24 Thursday Jyeshtha Poornima (Satyanarayan Pooja at Temple) 27 Sunday Sankashti Chaturthi July 2021 06 Tuesday Pradosh vrat(Shiva Abhisheka) 11 Sunday Jagannath Rathyatra 16 Friday Kark Sankranti 20 Tuesday Devshayani Ekadashi 23* Friday Guru (Aashadh) Poornima (Satyanarayan Pooja at Temple) 26 Monday Sankashti Chaturthi August 2021 05* Thursday Pradosh vrat(Shiva Abhisheka) 09 Monday Shravan mas begins, Shukla pratipada 11 Wednesday Hariyali Teej 12 Thursday Nag Panchami (North India) 17 Tuesday Malayalam New Year 20* Friday Varalakshmi Vratam, Tiru Onam 21* Saturday Raksha Bandhan, Yajur/Rik Upakarma/Avani Avittam, Shravan Poornima (Satyanarayan Pooja at Temple) 25 Wednesday Sankashti Chaturthi 29* Sunday Krishna Janmashtami, Hari Geeta reading 7:00 – 10 pm September 2021 04* Saturday Pradosh vrat(Shiva Abhisheka) 06* Monday Saraswati puja (Labor Day) 09* Thursday Hartalika Teej 10* Friday Shri Ganesh Chaturthi 12* Sunday Ganesh Visarjan, Ananta Chaturdashi Hindu Temple of Ottawa‐Carleton Inc. 4835 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1X 1G6X 20* Monday Bhadrpad Poornima (Satyanarayan Pooja at Temple) 21 Tuesday Pitru Paksha Begins 24 Friday Sankashti Chaturthi October 2021 03* Sunday Pradosh vrat(Shiva Abhisheka) 05 Tuesday Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Mahalaya) 06* Wednesday Navaratri Begins – Durga Saptasati Parayan 07* Thursday Durga Saptasati Parayan 08* Friday Durga Saptasati Parayan (conclusion) 09* Saturday Chandi Yaag, also Global Akhand Vishnu Sahasranama 13* Wednesday Durgashtami, Maha Navami 14* Thursday Vijaya Dashami, Dushahara 16* Saturday Temple Anniversary, Shri Lalita Sahasranamavali, Deep Pooja 17* Sunday Brahma Vidya Day , Tula Sankranti 19* Tuesday Sharad / Aashvin Poornima (Satyanarayan Pooja at Temple) 23* Saturday Karwa Chauth , (Sankashti Chaturthi) 28 Thursday Ahoi Ashtami November 2021 02* Tuesday Dhanteras, Pradosh vrat(Shiva Abhisheka) 03 Wednesday Narak Chaturdashi 04* Thursday Diwali , Laksmi pooja, Chopda pooja, Govardhan Pooja 05 Friday Bhai Dooj 14 Sunday Dev Utthana Ekadashi 15* Monday Tulasi Vivah 18 Thursday Kartik Poornima ( NO Satyanarayan Pooja at Temple Because of Eclipse ‐ Sutak Begins for all on Nov 18 at 02:09 PM and Sutak ends on Nov 19 at 05:47 AM. 19 Friday Chandra Grahan in Ottawa from 02:20 AM to 05:47 AM (i) Sutak Begins for all on Nov 18 at 02:09 PM and Sutak ends on Nov 19 at 05:47 AM (ii Sutak for kids, old and sick‐ Begins on Nov 18 at 08:09 PM and ends on Nov 19 end at 05:47 AM 22 Monday Sankashti Chaturthi December 2021 01* Wednesday Pradosh vrat(Shiva Abhisheka) 04 Saturday No Solar Eclipse in Ottawa 08 Wednesday Subrahmanya Sashti 18 * Saturday MargShirsh Poornima (Satyanarayan Pooja at Temple) 20 Monday Arudra Darshan (Thiruvaadirai) 22 Wednesday Sankashti Chaturthi ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Hindu Temple of Ottawa‐Carleton Inc. 4835 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1X 1G6X Festival List Legend: Festivals marked with star * are celebrated at the Temple on that date Festivals marked in Red Means Temple is Open whole day (8:30 am to 8:30pm) Festivals marked in Green means Temple will be opens till 12:00 noon Other festivals are for general information Note: All festivals conducted at the Temple and Any special celebrations NOT LISTED here will be announced by Temple Email. If you are not on the Temple email list please contact manager: 613‐822‐1531 or email Hindu Temple [email protected] _____________________________________________________________________ REGULAR TEMPLE ACTIVITIES TEMPLE IS OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK . DAILY TIMINGS OPEN: MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8:30 AM TO 10:30AM ARTI AT 10:00 AM , 8:00 PM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY : 8:30 AM TO 8:30 PM ARTI AT 10 AM AND 8:00 PM Weekly activities: Sunday: Rudram chanting 8:00 to 9:15 am; Vishnu Sahasranam 10:00 – 11:00 am Monday: Shiva Abhisheka –7:00 pm Tuesday: Hanuman Chalisa - 7:30 pm Friday: Shiva Pooja/Bhajan–7:00-8:00 pm Contact the Manager for sponsoring. Monthly activities : Arya Samaj Havan - Every second Sunday of the month, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Amrit Vani - First Sunday of every month: 11:00 to 11:40 am followed by Bhajans until 12:10 pm . Rudrabhishekam on Krishnapaksha PRADOSHAM – 7:00 pm-8PMFOLLOWED BY Arti. Vishnu Sahasranama Parayana - Third Saturday of every month 5:00 - 6:30 pm SathyaNarayana Pooja - Every Poornima (full moon) at 7:00 pm Devotees can sponsor this event. Please call to confirm all timings: TELEPHONE NO. 613-822-1531 EMAIL : Hindu Temple [email protected] Hindu Temple of Ottawa-Carleton Inc.4835 Bank StreetOttawa, On K1X 1G6 ==================================================== 210112 .