Date : 22-Nov-2012

AYYAPPA MANDALA POOJA

THE HINDU TEMPLE OF CENTRAL TEXAS
OMKARA MAHAGANAPATHY DEVASTHANAM
The GANESHA TEMPLE OF TEXAS
4309 Midway Drive, Temple, TX 76502
www.hindutemple.org /254 771 1270

MONTHLY AYYAPPA POOJA
(Mandala Pooja Begining).
November 24th - Sat -  6:30 pm

Dear Devotees,

This month's Ayyappa Pooja marks the beginning of Mandalakaalam at our temple.

The pooja on the 24th will be in the familiar format starting with BalaGanapathy Pooja followed by Sankalpam, Abhishekam with Vedic Chanting, Alamkaram with bhajans, Mantrapushpam, pradakshinam, Namaskaram, saranaghosham, lighting of the 18 steps, Recitation of Ayyappa Aarati and Omkara mahaGanapathy Pooja followed* by Harivarasanam.

Light meal that the devotees prepare & bring will be served after Harivarasanam.

Please watch this youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSzUMBapjEo.  It is beautiful. Titled PANKAJASANAM, it has been accepted as Unarthu Pattu (wake-up song) at Sabari Mala and several other Ayyappan Temples.

With the start of MANDALAKAALAM, there will be special AYYAPPA POOJA every evening at 6:00 p.m. The priests suggest sponsorship of each day's pooja based on the Janma Nakshathra of the devotees/their family members. Sponsorship is $21.00 per individual per nakshatra day. These sponsorships will be for the days from the 25th of November to the 12th of January 2013. Sankalpam will be done with the start of the pooja on the specified Nakshathra and prasadam will be mailed. The sponsors need not be present at the time of pooja.

HTCT Board
Priests:
    Sreeram Hariharan, Chief Priest.
    BS Srinidhi

*Those who are interested in 'MAALAYIDEEL (formally wearing the thulasi or rudraksha maala as a vow till the MakaraJyothi or visitation to Sabari Mala)' may do so just before Harivarasanam. The 'Malayideel' may also be done any day after the daily SPECIAL AYYAPPA POOJA at 6:00 p.m.during the Mandalakaalam or the next monthly AYYAPPA POOJA on December 15th.

While at the temple, do not forget to get your Raffle Tickets – Drawing on January 13th at 11:00 a.m.