Eight Day Ganesha Festival Sept 8 through 15
Sponsors can register or request a clay Ganesha online: http://www.hinduheritage.org/Default.aspx?pageId=44002
The eight day program can be sponsored for $101 or Saturday or Sunday program can be sponsored for $51. Devotees can also sponsor the small clay Ganesha for $25 and the bigger one for $51. You may take clay Ganesha home, decorate and pray to before you bring them to the Temple on Sept 15, 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.
Five foot high (sitting) Ganesha made of plaster will come out of hibernation and take center stage during the festival.
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Sunday, September 8, 2013
(Vinayaka Chathurthi Day)
10 AM to 11 AM: Ganesha Moola Vigraha Abhisheka, Vinayaka Stapana
11 AM to 12:30 PM: Samoohika Vinayaka Vrata and Aarati
3 PM to 6:00 PM: Swasti Vachana, Sankalpa Punyaha,Shodashopachara pooja, Gana Homa and Aarati, Prasadam
Monday through Friday, September 9 through 13, 2013
10 AM to 12 Noon and 6 PM to 8 PM: Nitya Poojas and Aarati
Regularly scheduled programs precede at 6 PM with Ganesha Pooja beginning at 7 PM with the exception of Monday when Ganesha Pooja will be conducted at 6PM. Regularly scheduled Rudrabhsisheka will be at 7 PM.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
10 AM to 12:30 PM: Ganesha Abhishekam (Utsava Vigraha), Balaji Abhisheka (Utsava Vigraha), Aarati
12:30 PM to 4 PM: Lunch
4 PM to 5:30 PM: Shodashopachara Pooja, Gana Homam and Navagraha Homam
5:30 PM: Cultural Program by Children
7 PM to 9 PM: Dinner by Marathi Mandal
Sunday, September 15, 2013
9 AM: Shodashopachara Pooja
10: 30 AM to 1:30 PM: Sahasra Modaka Homa and Poornahuti, and Rathanga Pooja.
Special Lunch Begins at 11:30 PM sponsored by Pulkurthi family; Menu: Rava Kesari, Puri, Aloo Kurma, Vegetable Pulav, Palak Dal, Tomato Chutney, Curd Rice, Cucumber Raita and Lassi
1:30 PM: Ratha Yatra begins with Maha Laddu Auction
3 PM: Visarjan
