Dhanur/Margazhi Month
Dec 16th - Jan 13th

In Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna declared "masanam marga-sirso 'ham", meaning that of all months He is the month of Margazhi. This is the very month when Sri Andal has sung the famous "ThirupPaavai" and has fasted through the entire month. 

On such a favorable month, it is highly recomemded that devotees do as much Hari Nama smaranam as possible. For this The Hanuman Mandir would be organizing month long programs for all devotees right in front of Lord Rama and Sri Hanuman starting from Dec 16th - Jan 13th @6:30PM.

Dhanurmasam Program Details

Below are the program details - 

December 16th - January 13th -

6:00AM	Aradhana
6:30AM	Archana
7:00AM	ThirupPaavai Sevakalam
7:30AM	Naivedyam
8:00AM	Mangala Shasanam (Harati) Theertha Prasadam

Tamil Hanuman Jayanthi
December 29th

VENNA (BUTTER) ALANKARAM 

 

Venna Alankaram 

$51

7:00PM Samuhika Sahasranama Archana

$31 

Tamil Hanuman Jayanthi would be celebrated on the occasion of the birth of Lord Hanuman as per Tamil calendar on  December 29th 2016

New Year's Day
January 1st

7:00AM

 

On New Year's day The Hanuman Mandir will have Special Alankaram to Sri Hanuman Ji. The temple would be opened from 7:00AM and will remain open till 10:00PM, all devotees are requested to take drashan of Sri Hanuman Ji and seek His blessings.

Vaikunta Ekadasi 
January 8th

@5:00AM

It is believed that 'Vaikuntha Dwaram' or 'the gate to Lord's Inner Sanctum' is opened on January 8th on the day of Vaikunta Ekadasi. The Hanuman Mandir would be doing special alankaram and would open the temple early in the morning at 5:00AM. Below are the details - 

5:00AM	Vaikunta Dwara Puja
5:30AM	Suprabhatam
6:00AM	Sangeetha Seva & Vishnu Sahasranamam
7:00AM	Archana
7:30AM	ThirupPaavai Sevakalam
8:00AM	Naivedyam
8:30AM	Mangala Shasanam  Theertha Prasadam
3:00PM	Sampradaya Bhajans

Andal Kalyanam
January 13th

7:00PM Friday

 

Andal is the only female Alvar among the 12 Alvar saints and is considered as the incarnation of Bhumi Devi. Andal wrote ThirupPaavai, a poem of thirty verses in which Andal imagines herself to be a cowherd girl during the incarnation of Lord Krishna and is later married to Lord Ranganatha.

For the welfare of all devotees, The Hanuman Mandir would be conduting Andal Kalyanam on 13th January 2017  @7:00PM Devotees have the option of both sponsoring and participating in Andal Kalyanam. 

Sponsorships

Below are the sponsorships that devotees can avail during the festivities of Dhanurmasam -

All Day Pooja	$151
One Day Archana	$31
One Prasadam/Day	$51
Two Prasadam/Day	$101
Vaikunta Ekadasi Grand Prasadam	$501
Pooja on Vaikunta Ekadasi	$51
Flowers on Vaikunta Ekadasi	$251
Tamil Hanuman Jayanthi - Venna(Butter) Alankaram	$51
Andal Kalyanam Pooja	$116
Andal Kalyanam Garland	$251
Andal Kalyanam Prasadam	$251
Andal Kalyanam Bhojanam	$501