The five day program can be sponsored for $101 or Saturday and Sunday program can be sponsored for $51each day. Devotees can also sponsor 5 lb clay Ganesha for $51. They may take clay Ganesha home, decorate and pray to before they bring them to the Temple on Sunday for the final pooja, Rathotsava and visarjan. You can also opt to have the clay Ganeshas decorated by volunteers and have it be part of the poojas conducted at the Temple. Only Temple sourced clay Ganeshas are accepted for Temple poojas, Rathotsava and visarjan. Last year, we found store purchased Ganeshas were not suitable for visarajan.
Five foot high (sitting) Ganesha made of plaster will take center stage during the festival.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
10 AM: Ganesha Moola Vigraha Abhisheka, Vinayaka Stapana
6 PM to 9:00 PM: Swasti Vachana, Sankalpa Punyahavachana, Shodashopachara pooja, Gana Homa and Aarati, Prasadam
Thursday, September 4, 2008
6 to 8 PM: Nitya Pooja and Bhajans
Friday, September 5, 2008
6 to 8 PM: Nitya Pooja and Bhajans
Saturday, September 6, 2008
10 AM: Ganesha (Utsava Vigraha) & Balaji (Moola Vigraha) Abhisheka , Samoohika Vinayaka Vratam, Aarati
12:30 PM: to 4 PM: Lunch
4 PM to 5:30 PM: Shodashopachara Pooja, Gana Homam, Navagraha Homam
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM: Cultural Program
7:30 PM to 9 PM: Dinner
8:30 PM: Children's Fireworks
Sunday, September 7, 2008
9 AM: Ganesha Abhishekam (Moola Vigraha), Shodashopachara Pooja
11: 00 AM Sahasra Modaka Homa and Poornahuti
12: 30 PM Ratha Yatra
1 to 4 PM: Lunch & Visarjan
