Dear Bhaktas: The Hindu Temple and Cultural Society, Inc Sri Venkateswara Temple (Balaji Mandir) and Community Center 780 Old Farm Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807. Phone (908) 725-4477 http://www.venkateswara.org ______________________________________________________________________________ Dhanur Masa Puja Offerings to Lord Vishnu and Lord Siva Sunday, December 16, 2001 to Monday, January 14, 2002. Suprabhatam: Weekdays: 5.00 AM; Weekends/Holidays: 8.30 AM Dhanurmasa sevakalam: (Tiruppalliyezhuchi, Tiruppavai and Tiruvempavai) Weekdays: 5.30 AM; Weekends/Holidays: 9.00 AM Important Days: December 16 ? Tiruppavai song 1 Margazhithingal December 18 - Tiruppavai song 3 Ongi ulagalanda December 26 ? Vaikunta Ekadasi- Vaikunta Dwara darshanam 6.30 AM December 30 ? Arudra darshanam: Suprabhatam : 5.00 AM, Seva kalam: 5.30 AM January 1 ? New Year Day- Suprabatham: 7.00 AM, Seva kalam: 7.30 AM Tirumanjanam for all deities: 9.00 AM January 11 ? Tiruppavai song 27 ? Kudaraivalli January 13 ? Bhogi, Andal Kalyanam 4 PM January 14 ? Makara sankranti ? Tiruppavai sattumurai About Tiruppavai The Tiruppavai is a poem of 30 songs, composed by Andal, the only lady Alvar of the twelve Alvars whose compositions of devotion and mystic experiences, put together is termed as Nalayira Divya Prabandam (4000 divine hymns). Tiruppavai consistsof two words namely Tiru meaning Sacred, Holy, Auspicious and Pavai meaning vow and also a girl. Thus Tiruppavai is a poetic description of a sacred vow taken by a girl. The theme of Tiruppavai is spiritual awakening of an individual soul, which then yearns for the Divine Union. This great poem of 30 songs is sung in the month of Maargazi (mid December ? mid January), auspicious to Lord Krishna. Also, in Srivaishnava tradition of Bhagavadaradhana (Lord's worship) done at homes and temples, the last two songs of Tiruppavai are sung at the end. About Tiruvempavai The Tiruvempavai is a poem of 20 songs (hymns), composed by Manikavachagar,one of sixty-three Saiva saints known as Nayanmars, while at Tiruvannamalai in South India. Like the Tiruppavai, the Tiruvempavai hymns occupy a special place in the Maargazhi worship services. The theme of Tiruvempavai is about the spiritual awakening of the individual soul (jeevatman) to seek union with the Paramatman and is directed at Lord Siva as an intense prayer for the fulfillment of this heart-felt desire of the yearning Jeevatman. For Dhanur masa archana sponsorship contact temple. NOTE: Scripts for the seva kalam will be provided for devotees to use in the temple in Telugu, Kannada, Devanagari (Sanskrit/Hindi) and Tamil languages. Regards govindarajan (New Jersey)
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