TEMPLE TIMINGS
Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. &
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m
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Weekend & Holiday Hours:
Saturday & Sunday - 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m
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5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m
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SAI SANCHARA SEVA
starting
Sunday, June 26th
Baba is coming to your homes to invite you for the
Sai Temple Kumbhabhishekam in August 2022
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Dear Devotee,
Sri Venkateswara Temple's Shashtama Varshika Brahmotsavam is being celebrated this week, from Mon, June 20th to Sat, June 25th. Many devotees are enjoying the divine event despite the heat.
Today is Day 3 of the Brahmotsavam. In the morning we will perform Sri Lakshmi Venakteswara Moola Mantra Homam at 10 am. In the evening we start 5:30 pm with Sri Venkateswara Kalyana Mahotsavam, a key event in Brahmotsavam.
All are welcome to participate in this auspicious event and get the Lord's Blessings for you and your family.
To sponsor or register for any or all of the events during this auspicious festival please visit BRAHMOTSAVAM.
We are happy to host Brahmasri Dr.Samvedam Shanmuga Sarma Garu at our temple on Wednesday, June 29th from 6 - 9 pm. Please see below for event details and register using the link PRAVACHANAM.
Sai Sanchara Seva is starting this Sunday, June 26th. Saibaba is coming to your homes to bless you and your family and to invite you to the Sai Temple Kumbhabhishekam in August 2022.
Sandwich Seva has started on Sundays, at 9 am in the Sai Temple kitchen. All kids and families are welcome to join to make 250 sandwiches and lunch bags for the homeless in Austin. Drivers are needed to deliver the sandwiches to Salvation Army on Sunday morning. Please see manager Gankeyan to sign up for driving once per month.
Prasad is accepted at Baba Temple, please email below to sign up to bring Prasadam, or to volunteer at temples. Small trays of sweet, chana,or any rice dish may be brought for offering to Baba and then distributed for outside devotees to enjoy. If a larger tray or more quantity is prepared, please notify temple at prashadsponsor@saiaustin.org
Volunteer Opportunities at the Temple If you like to help with temple activities please share details of your name and contact email and/or phone number to the following email ids…
WISH LIST FOR TEMPLE:
Sandwich Seva:
Peanut Butter (creamy)
Jam or Jelly
Sandwich bread
Pretzel packets
Cookie packets (individually wrapped)
Kitchen/Prasad:
Cumin/Jeera Seeds
Mustard Seeds
Ghee
Best Regards,
Temple Executive Committee
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Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Mula Mantra Homam invokes Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara. The Moola mantra will be chanted while offerings are made into the Agni. All homas performed during Brahmotsavam are for the well-being of all. Performed for Lokakshemam, these Havans remove negative planetary afflictions, bestowing good health and victory.
Evening will be a key event of the Brahmotsavam, Sri Venkateswara Swamy Kalyana Mahotsavam. Kalyana Utsavam - Sri Venkateswara, Sree Devi and Bhoo Devi kalyanam on Thurs, June 23rd will be performed. The kalyanam performed during the Brahmotsavam is for lokashanti. One of the meanings of the word Utsavam in sanskrit is "removal of worldly sorrows". By performing the wedding rituals to the Almighty , we seek that the abundant auspiciousness and prosperity that we see in Him - may that come to me.
On the philosophical level the Lord is the Supreme Self - the Paramatma, while His consort is taken as a metaphor for the Jivatma, the individual embodied soul. The union of the Divine couple is symbolic of the union of the Jiva with the Supreme. By performing the Kalyana Utsavam we seek to be relieved from the Maya of worldly sorrows and be blessed with abundant health,wealth, happiness, and prosperity.
Note: Please come in a traditional attire (Men in Dhoti or Kurta Pyjama; Women in Saree) to participate in Kalyanam.
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SHANI PRADOSHAM
Rudrabishekam
Sat, June 25
7:00 p.m.
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Trayodashi occurring on a Saturday is called Shani Trayodashi or Shani Pradosham. It is an auspicious day to worship Lord Shiva. Rudrabhishekam will be performed on Saturday, June 25th, at 7 pm |
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Chandi Homam at 10 a.m.
Sunday, June 26
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Sun June 26, Monthly Chandi Homam will be performed at 10:00 AM at Sai Baba Homa Kunda building. Priests will perform homa, chanting the 700 verses of Devi Mahatmyam. It speaks of the glory of Goddess Durga, her victory over demonic forces for the benefit of humanity. Reading or listening to Devi Mahatmyam bestows many blessings to the devotee including good health, peace, and prosperity. |
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Brahmasri Dr.Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma garu
Discourse on
Today's Santhana Dharma
Wed, June 29th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Sri Venkateswara Temple will be hosting Brahmasri Dr. Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma garu. We are proud and happy to host the event.
Sri. Shanmuga Sarma garu is one of this generation's leading spiritual teachers, whose profound pravachanams on various spiritual topics are based on his mastery of the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Itihasas, and much more. Dr. Samavedam Garu is called "Samanvaya Saraswathi", for bridging various topics from different Sastras and Puranas in all its dimensions of Bhava Artha, Loukika Artha, Vedanta and Tatvika Artha. Sri Samavedam garu established "Rushi Peetham Bharateeya Sanatana Dharma Vedika" to propagate Sanatana Dharma through discourses, publications, art, music and culture.
To help us plan easier, please register HERE.
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We would like to streamline Prashad distribution at the temple on Thursdays and the Weekends, to minimize wastage and use temple resources more effectively.
If you plan to bring prasad to the temple, please email us at Prashadsponsor@saiaustin.org, and include the date you will bring, the quantity, and the dish.
This will help us plan Prashad preparation in the temple.
Thank you!
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Temple is sponsoring meals three days per week at the Government Hospital in Anantapur and at Ramakrishna Mission. Three meals are given on Thursdays, Saturdays, and Mondays to those who need food to sustain themselves and their families. More than 600 meals are given freely on these days.
You may sponsor annadanam for any one day for a special occasion or in memory of a loved one.
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All the sadhanas, viz. Japa (vocal worship), Tapa (penance), Yoga practice and studying the scriptures and expounding them are quite useless unless they are accompanied by Bhakti, i.e., devotion. Knowledge of the Vedas, or fame as a great Jnani, and mere formal Bhajan (worship) are of no avail. What is wanted is Loving Devotion.
Sri Satchitaananda Sadguru Sainath Maharaj ki Jai
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WEEKLY & MONTHLY ABHISHEKAM SCHEDULE
Sri Venkateswara Temple:
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ANNUAL ABHISHEKAM & PUJA REGISTRATION |
Temple requests your continued support through registration for the annual sponsorship of pujas and havans, which ensures that your name will be included in the respective puja all through the year, even in your absence.
Prasad will be mailed to your address, on request.
Temple follows a weekly schedule of Abishekam and Archana to various deities, and a monthly schedule for specific pujas.
ANNUAL PUJA to provide your names, birth star and gothram details.
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To sponsor a weekly or monthly Abhishekam or Archana for any one Diety for a year (52 weeks), please use the following link. Your family names & Gotram will be included weekly or monthly for one whole year, for maximum Blessings. |
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Priest Service: Contact Balaji Atyam at Priest Service for Hindu priest services at home or at the temple for your family puja. Send your details for a puja request to the email link above. Detailed priest information is available on our website. We can help you find the right fit priest for all your pujas.
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Both temples are located at
2509 W New Hope Drive,
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Mailing Address
P.O Box 877
Cedar Park, TX 78630
Sai Baba Temple 512-260-2721
Sri Venkateshwara Temple 512-986-7269
Admin Office 512-528-0807
We are 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organizations, registered with the Internal Revenue Service. All donations made to both temples are exempt from tax.
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