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NAVAGRAHA PRATHISHTA CELEBRATIONS
Courtesy of S. Sivaramakrishnan <sivaram@sgi.com>
NAVAGRAHA PRATHISHTA CELEBRATIONS
(May 10 - May 14)
Shiva-Vishnu Temple - Livermore
Installation activities for the nine idols of Navagraha(nine celestial
bodies) received from India will be held at the temple from May 10th to May
14th.
The nine celestial bodies are Surya(Sun), Chandra(Moon), Angaraka or Mangal
(Mars), Budha(Mercury), Guru(Jupiter), Shukra(Venus), Shani(Saturn), Rahu
and Ketu (Shadows).
The installation ceremonies will be conducted by our resident priests
Sri Sreenivasacharyulu, Sri Narasavadhanulu, Sri Nataraja Ganapadikal,
Sri Umashankar Dixit and Sri Ram Kishore Shastri. Participate in this
rare event and receive the blessings of the Navagraha. Installation of
Dwarapalakas (Gatekeepers) at the entrance to the Balaji shrine will also
take place during these celebrations.
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TIMING EVENT
Wednesday, May 10 Pre-installation Ceremonies (Day 1)
6 pm - 9 pm Anugna, Ganapati Homa, Visvaksena Aradhana, Punyaha,
Mrithsangrahanam, Ankurarpanam, Aarti & Mantra Pushpa.
Thursday, May 11 Pre-installation Ceremonies (Day 2)
8 am - 10 am Akalmasha Homa, Agni Prathishtapanam
10 am -12 noon Navagraha Homa
6 pm - 8 pm Navagraha Homa and Aarati
Friday, May 12 Pre-installation Ceremonies (Day 3)
9 am - 9:30 am Panchagavya Adhivasa and Ksheera Adhivasa
9:30 am - 12:30 pm Adhivasa Homa & Navagraha Homa
6 pm - 8 pm Navagraha Homa & Aarti
Saturday, May 13 Pre-installation Ceremonies (Day 4)
10:30 am - 12:30 pm Jala Adhivasa, Adhivasa Homa and Navagraha Homa
3 pm - 5 pm Kalasa Sthapana & Kalanyasa
5 pm - 6:30 pm Akshi Mochana, Dhanya Adhivasa, Phala Adhivasa, Pushpa
Adhivasa and Sayana Adhivasa.
6 pm - 8 pm Navagraha Homa & Aarati
Sunday, May 14 Navagraha & Dwarapalaka Installation (Day 5)
8am - 9 am Preparations for Vigraha Prathishtapana
9 am - 9:30 am Navagraha & Dwarapalaka Prathishtapana
9:30 am - 10 am Vastu Puja
10 am - 11 am Navagraha Abhisheka and Dwarapalaka Samprokshana
(Kalavahna)
11 am - 12:30 pm Poornahuti Homa, Asheervachana, Rutwik Sanmanam, Aarti
& Theertha Prasada
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Sponsorship:
The Shiva-Vishnu Temple requests the participation of all devotees & welcomes
sponsors for these events. Sponsorship donation for the event is $ 101.
Please call (510)449-6255 or send fax to the temple manager to reserve your
sponsorship.
Directions to the temple:
>From Freeway 580 in Livermore, exit Springtown Blvd, right on Bluebell Drive,
right on Wisteria Ave, left on Arrowhead Ave. Temple is on the left at
1232 Arrowhead Ave.
Schedule Change:
Please note that on May 11, 12 and 13 the temple will open early at 7 AM and
all regularly scheduled Pujas including Abhishekams will be completed
before the start of the Navagraha functions given above. On May 14 the
temple will open at 6 AM and regular Pujas including Abhishekams completed
by 8 AM.
Other Special Events in May, 1995
Thursday, May 4, 11AM Sri Ramanuja Jayanthi.
Friday, May 5, 11 AM Sri Shankara Jayanthi
Wed, May 10,5 PM Vasavi Jayanthi (Sahasranama Archana for
Goddess Parvathy and Goddess Lakshmi.)
Sat, May 6, 2 PM Sri Thyagaraja Jayanthi - A cultural program of
Carnatic Music by students of Bay Area music schools.
Sat, May 13, 3 PM Sri Narasimha Jayanthi - Moola Manthra Homa and
Narasimha Abhisheka
Sunday, May 21, 3 PM Sri Annamacharya Jayanthi - Group singing of Saint
Annamacharya songs by devotees.
Sat May 27, 3 PM Sri Hanuman Jayanthi - Hanuman Abhisheka and
Sahasranama Archana
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NAVAGRAHA IDOLS ARRIVE FROM INDIA
INSTALLATION CEREMONIES TO BE HELD AT SHIVA-VISHNU TEMPLE
BY BALA VISWANATH
The Navagraha or 9 celestial bodies are comprised of Surya(Sun), Chandra
(Moon), Angaraka or Mangal(Mars), Budha(Mercury), Guru(Jupiter), Shukra
(Venus), Shani (Saturn), Rahu and Ketu (Shadows). The 9 bodies appear to
move in the celestial sphere with reference to the stellar constellations
known as Nakshatra (Stars). There are 27 Nakshatras which are
repeated in a Hindu calendar every month. The movement of these bodies
with respect to the nakshatras are said to control a person's destiny
including his thoughts and deeds, status and prosperity. The importance
of Navagraha worship has been stressed by ancient saints and maharishis
and references are available in the sacred writings, one of them being
the 'Maha Prayaschitha Grantha'. It states that by the worship of
Navagrahas, the planets which are in auspicious situations offer increased
fruits of benefits for one's actions while the planets which occupy less
desirous situations tend to remove the evil effects of a person's karma.
Bay area Hindus will soon have one of their longstanding desire to worship
and propitiate the Navagrahas come true when the SHIVA-VISHNU temple,
Livermore, consecrates and installs the Navagraha idols which arrived
from India recently. The religious ceremonies are scheduled from Wednesday,
May 10th to Sunday, May 14th. The idols are on display at the temple
and devotees may have noticed the raised pedestal that has been built at the
north-east corner inside the temple in preparation for the installation.
The idols are made in granite stone under the direction of Sri Muthiah
Sthapathy, the temple architect. The ceremonies will be conducted by the
5 temple priests Sri Srinivasacharyulu, Sri Avadhanulu, Sri Nataraja
Ganapadikal, Sri Umashankar Dixit and Sri Ram Kishore Shastri.
The celebrations will commence on Wednesday, May 10th at 6 PM with Anugna
(taking permission from the presiding deities), Ganapathi Homa (offerings
to Lord Ganesha to remove all obstacles), Punyahavachana (purifying the
puja materials and the participants through mantras), Mritsangrahanam
(worship of Bhoomadevi and bringing back some earth to Homakunda where
fire offerings to the navagraha idols will take place) and Ankurarpana
(the earthen pot is seeded with nine grains and allowed to sprout). The
second day's ceremonies will commence at 8 AM on Thursday, May 11th
with Akalmasha Homa and Agni Prathishtapana ( installation of the sacred
fire in the Homakunda) and the start of a series of Navagraha Homas both
in the mornings (10 AM to 12 Noon) and evenings (6 to 8 PM)on Thursday,
May 11 and Friday, May 12. Saturday's (May 13th) ceremonies begin at 10 AM
with the Adhivasas (the pandits use Panchakavya - 5 sacred substances with
milk and water to purify the idols) and the Navagraha Homa between 11AM
and 1 PM and continuing in the evening between 3 PM and 8 PM. The
highlight of the entire ceremonies will be the installation of the
Navagrahas beginning at 9 AM followed by Abhishekam, Poornahuti and
Deeparadhana.
All devotees who attend and witness these rare installation ceremonies
obtain the blessings of the Navagrahas and can rightly feel fortunate.
Devotees who wish to sponsor the various parts of these ceremonies are
requested to call the temple manager at (510)449-6255 for sponsorship
details.
Courtesy of S. Sivaramakrishnan <sivaram@sgi.com>
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