Special abhishekams to Lord Ganesha is performed on Sankatahara Chathurthi (Chathurthi following Pournami) and to Lord Muruga on Shashti (Shashti following Amavasya). On the day of Uthram star, Neyyabhishekam is performed to Lord Ayyappa. Neyyabhishekam is usually in the morning and other abhishekams in the evening. Devotees desirous of offering Ganapathy Homam and /or any of the abhishekams, may contact the Samooham at least one day in advance.
On all Fridays at 5.30 P.M. there is Soundaryalahari parayanam by lady devotees.
On all Saturdays at 7.00 P.M. – 9.00 P.M. bhajan is performed by the Samooham bhajan group. Devotees are welcome to sponsor prasadam for Saturday bhajan.
Bhajan is also performed in the evening on special occasions like Makara Vilakku, Pankuni Uthram, Thaipoosam, Janmashtami.
Dear Devotees,
We are pleased to announce that the Annual Celebrations for the year 2022 will commence with Mandalam beginning on Thursday, November 17, 2022.
MANDALA VAARAM begins on Thursday, November 17, 2022 and will conclude on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, with Mandala Vilakku celebrations in the evening. Ganapathy Homam will be performed at 05-00 a.m. and Krarnaparayanam (Vaaram) at 07.00 p.m. every day. The rates for Ganapathy Homam and Vaaram are 250 each. Devotees are requested to book vaarams in the names of as many members of the family and friends as possible in advance.
RUDRA EKADASINI: This year also it has been decided to perform for 11 days as Rudra Ekadasini, starting from the 15th of December 2022 to the 25th of December 2022. The detailed programme will follow.
VILAKKU PUJAI at SAMOOHAM - on Friday 30th December 2022 at 9.30 a.m.
MAIN SAASTHA PREETHI AT SAMOOHAM - Saastha Preethi for the installed deity at Samooham will be performed on Saturday, December 31st, 2022.
LAKSHARCHANAI at SAMOOHAM - on Sunday 1st January 2023 at 8.30 a.m.
A colourful souvenir will be brought out to commemorate the occasion and advertisement forms may kindly be collected from the Samooham office for obtaining advertisements.
Devotees are requested to participate wholeheartedly in all the functions and extend enormous financial support for the successful conduct of the celebrations.
All the above functions of the Samooham will be conducted as per prescribed Government Regulations and Guidelines with reference to the Covid Pandemic. Devotees are requested to wear Mask and maintain Social distancing.
V V Raman
PresidentM Viswanathan
Vice-PresidentS Sivasailam
Hony. SecretaryMANDALA VARAM
MAHARUDRAM
PROGRAMME
PUJA COMMITTEE
| DATE | DAY | STAR Morning / Evening |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 17-11-22 | Thu | Makam | Mandalam Begins |
| 18-11-22 | Fri | Pooram | --- |
| 19-11-22 | Sat | Uthiram | Abhishekam to Lord Ayyappa |
| 20-11-22 | Sun | Hastham | --- |
| 21-11-22 | Mon | Chitra | --- |
| 22-11.22 | Tue | Swathi/td> | --- |
| 23-11-22 | Wed | Visakham | --- |
| 24-11-22 | Thu | Anusham | --- |
| 25-11.22 | Fri | Kettai | --- |
| 26-11-22 | Sat | Moolam | --- |
| 27-11-22 | Sun | Pooradam / Uthradam | --- |
| 28-11-22 | Mon | Uthradam / Sravanam | Shasthi Abhishekam to Lord Murugan |
| 29-11-22 | Tue | Shravanam / Avittam | --- |
| 30-11-22 | Wed | Avittam / Chatayam | --- |
| 01-12-22 | Thu | Chatayam / Poorattathi | --- |
| 02-12-22 | Fri | Poorattathi / Uthrattathi | --- |
| 03-12-22 | Sat | Uthrattathi / Revathi | --- |
| 04-12-22 | Sun | Revathi / Aswathi | Guruvayur Ekadasi |
| 05-12-22 | Mon | Aswathi / Bharani | --- |
| 06-12-22 | Tue | Bharani / Karthigai | Bharani Deepam / Thiruvannamalai Deepam |
| 07-12-22 | Wed | Karthigai / Rohini | Sarvalaya Deepam / Pournami Abhishekam to Meru |
| 08-12-22 | Thu | Rohini / Mrigaseersham | --- |
| 09-12-22 | Fri | Mrigaseersham / Ardra | --- |
| 10-12-22 | Sat | Ardra / Punarvasu | --- |
| 11-12-22 | Sun | Punarvasu | Sankatahara Chaturthi Abhishekam to Lord Surya Namaskaram |
| 12-12-22 | Mon | Poosam | --- |
| 13-12-22 | Tue | Aslesha | --- |
| 14-12-22 | Wed | Makam | Narayaneeya Dinam |
| 15-12-22 | Thu | Pooram(Rudra Ekadasi) | --- |
| 16-12.22 | Fri | Uthiram(Rudra Ekadasi) | Abhishekam to Lord Ayyappan |
| 17-12-22 | Sat | Hastham(Rudra Ekadasi) | --- |
| 18.12-22 | Sun | Chitra(Rudra Ekadasi) | --- |
| 19-12-22 | Mon | Swathi(Rudra Ekadasi) | --- |
| 20-12-22 | Tue | Visakham(Rudra Ekadasi) | --- |
| 21-12-22 | Wed | Anusham(Rudra Ekadasi) | --- |
| 22-12.22 | Thu | Kettai(Rudra Ekadasi) | |
| 23-12.22 | Fri | Moolam(Rudra Ekadasi) | --- |
| 24-12-22 | Sat | Pooradam(Rudra Ekadasi) | |
| 25-12-22 | Sun | Uthradam(Rudra Ekadasi) | --- |
| 26-12-22 | Mon | Sravanam | --- |
| 27-12-22 | Tue | Avittam | MANDALA VILAKKU |
Rate for Abhishekam to Lord Ganesha and Lord Murugan 500 each and for Neyyabhishekam to Lord Ayyappa 800
Shreyas Veda classes are being conducted by Sri Swaminatha Sastrigal at Samooham and are being held at 07-30 p.m. on Sunday and Friday. Devotees are welcome to avail of this opportunity and enroll themselves. For more information, please contact Samooham office.
| DATE | DAY | STAR Morning / Evening |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 06-09-2021 | Mon | Ammavasai | --- |
| 08-09-2021 | Wed | Uthiram | Abhishekham to Lord Ayyappan |
| 09-09-2021 | Thu | Sama Upakarma | --- |
| 10-09-2021 | Fri | Vinayaka Chathurthi | Abhishekham to Lord Ganesha (Lord Ganesh Nager Pravesam) |
| 12-09-2021 | Sun | Shashti (Ganesh Laksharchanai) | Abhishekham to Lord Murugan |
| 20-09-2021 | Mon | Pournami | Abhishekham to Meru |
| 21-09-2021 | Mon | Mahalaya Paksham Begins | --- |
| 24-09-2021 | Fri | Sankatahara Chathurthi | Abhishekham to Lord Ganesha |
| 05-10-2021 | Tue | Uthiram | Abhishekham to Lord Ayyappa |
| 06-10-2021 | Wed | Mahalaya Ammavasai | --- |
| 07-10-2021 | Thu | Navarathri Puja Begins | --- |
| 11-10-2021 | Mon | Shashti | Abhishekham to Lord Murugan |
| 12-10-2021 | Tue | Sapthami | --- |
| 13-10-2021 | Wed | Durgashtami | Ashtami - Lalitha Laksharchanai / Ladies Day |
| 14-10-2021 | Thu | Saraswathi Puja | --- |
| 15-10-2021 | Fri | Vijaya Dasami | --- |
| 16-10-2021 | Sat | Venkatachalapthi Vilakku Puja | --- |
| 20-10-2021 | Wed | Poumami | Abhishekham to Meru |
| 24-10-2021 | Sun | Sankatahara Chathurthi | Abhishekham to Lord Ganesha |
| 02-11-2021 | Tue | Uthiram | Abhishekham to Lord Ganesha |
| 04-11-2021 | Thu | Ammavasai | Deepavali |
| 09-11-2021 | Tue | Skanda Shasti ★ | Abhishekham to Lord Murugan (Lord Murugan Nagar Pravesam) |
| 13-11-2021 | Sat | Guru Peyarchi | --- |
| 17-11-2021 | Wed | Mandala Vaaram Begins ★ | --- |
| 18-11-2021 | Thu | Pournami | Abhishekham to Meru |
| 18-11-2021 | Thu | Karthigai | Sarvalaya Deepam |
| 23-11-2021 | Tue | Sankatahara Chaturthi | Abhishekam to Lord Ganesh |
| 28-11-2021 | Sun | Surya Namaskaram | --- |
| 29-11-2021 | Mon | Uthiram | Abhishekam to Lord Ayyappa |
| 04-12-2021 | Sat | Ammavasai | --- |
| 09-12-2021 | Thu | Shasthi | Abhishekham to Lord Murugan |
| 13-12-2021 | Mon | Narayaneeya Dinam | --- |
| 14-12-2021 | Tue | Guruvayur Ekadasi | --- |
| 18-12-2021 | Sat | Pournami | Abhishekham to Meru |
| 20-12-2021 | Mon | ARUDRA DARISHANAM | --- |
| 22-12-2021 | Wed | MAHARUDRAM | --- |
| 22-12-2021 | Wed | Sankatahara Chathurthi | Abhishekham to Lord Ganesha |
| 23-12-2021 | Thu | MAHARUDRAM | --- |
| 24-12-2021 | Fri | MAHARUDRAM | --- |
| 25-12-2021 | Sat | MAHARUDRAM | --- |
| 26-12-2021 | Sun | Uthiram | Abhishekham to Lord Ayyappa |
| 02-01-2022 | Sun | Ammavasai | --- |
| 08-01-2022 | Sat | Shasthi | Abhishekham to Lord Murugan |
| 13-01-2022 | Thu | Vaikunda Ekadasi | --- |
| 14-01-2022 | Fri | PONGAL / MAKARA VILAKKU ★ | Abhishekham to Lord Ayyappa |
| 17-01-2022 | Mon | Pournami | Abhishekham to Meru |
| 18-01-2022 | Tue | Thai Poosam ★ | Spl. Pooja / Abhishekham to Lord Murugan |
| 21-01-2022 | Fri | Sankatahara Chaturthi | Abhishekham to Lord Ganesha |
| 23-01-2022 | Sun | Uthiram | Ahhishekham to Lord Ayyappa |
| 31-01-2022 | Mon | Ammavasai | --- |
| 06-02-2022 | Sun | Shashti | Abhishekham to Lord Murugan |
| 08-02-2022 | Tue | Ratha Saptami | Special Abhishekham and Pooja for Surya Bhagawan |
| 12-02-2022 | Sat | Surya Namaskaram | --- |
| 16-02-2022 | Wed | Pournami | Abhishekham to Meru |
| 19-02-2022 | Sat | Uthiram | Abhishekham to Lord Ayyappa |
| 20-02-2022 | Sun | Sankatahara Chaturthi | Abhishekham to Lord Ganesha |
| 01-03-2022 | Tue | Maha Shivarathri | --- |
| 02-03-2022 | Wed | Ammavasai | --- |
| 08-03-2022 | Tue | Shashti | Abhishekham to Lord Murugan |
| 17-03-2022 | Thu | Pournami | Abhishekham to Meru |
| 18-03-2022 | Fri | Panguni Uthiram | Abhishekham to Lord Ayyappan |
| 21-03-2022 | Mon | Sankatahara Chaturthi (Rahu Ketu Peyarchi) | Abhishekham to Lord Ganesha |
| 31-03-2022 | Thu | Ammavasai | --- |
| 07-04-2022 | Thu | Sashti | Abhishekham to Lord Murugan |
| DATE | DAY | TITHI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07-10-2021 | Thu | Prathamai | Devi Mahatmiyam & Spl. Puja to Maha Meru |
| 08-10-2021 | Fri | Dwithtiyai | |
| 09-10-2021 | Sat | Trithiyai | |
| 10-10-2021 | Sun | Chaturthi / Panchami | |
| 11-10-2021 | Mon | Panchami / Sashti | |
| 12-10-2021 | Tue | Sapthami | |
| 13-10-2021 | Wed | Ashtami | |
| 14-10-2021 | Thu | Navami | |
| 15-10-2021 | Fri | Dashami |
Rate for Abhishekam to Lord Ganesha and Lord Murugan 500/- each and for Neyyabhishekam to Lord Ayyappa 800/-
| 1 | Ganapathy Homam | 200.00 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ashtothara Arachanai | 50.00 |
| 3 | Neeranjanam | 50.00 |
| 4 | Til Deepam | 20.00 |
| 5 | Nitya Puja | 200.00 |
| 6 | Special One Day Puja | 2000.00 |
| 7 | Permanent Nitya Puja | 1500.00 |
| 8 | Deepasthambham | 800.00 |
| 9 | Abhishekam (Ganesh / Karthick) | 500.00 |
| 10 | Neyyabhishekam / Asthabhishekam | 800.00 |
| 11 | Milk Abhishekam to any on Navagraha | 100.00 |
| 12 | Vastram Navagraham | 500.00 |
| 13 | Navagraha Homam | 4000.00 |
| 14 | Silver Kavacham to any Lord | 500.00 |
| 15 | Puja for Vechiles - Two Wheeler | 300.00 |
| 16 | Puja for Vechiles - Four Wheeler | 500.00 |
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