Puja Schedule

Temple Timings

Mandir Gate
05:00
Temple opens
05:30
Abhishekam to Lord Ganesha, Lord Muruga and Lord Ayyappa followed by puja and deeparadhana
09:30
Temple closes (on Saturdays and Sundays closing time 10.00 A.M.)
17:00
Temple opens
18:00
Evening Puja and deeparadhana
20:00
Temple closes

Special Abhishekam

Swamiya Saranam Ayyappa

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.

Mandala Vaaram 2022

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

President

M Viswanathan

Vice-President
(Chairman, Saastha Preethi Celebrations)

S Sivasailam

Hony. Secretary

Sub-Committees for Mandalam Celebrations

CONVENORS

MANDALA VARAM

  • M Lakshmanan - 98307 94560
  • K S Raman - 98302 93215
  • M C Jayaraman - 98313 98206
  • S Viswanathan - 98304 84388

MAHARUDRAM

  • P S V Rajan
  • C K Varadarajan
  • K S Ramakrishnan
  • T P Gopal

PROGRAMME

  • T P Gopal
  • G V Subramanian
  • T S Arunachalam
  • A R Shankar

PUJA COMMITTEE

  • S Sridharan
  • T P Gopal
  • R Appu
  • P R Ananthanarayanan
  • K N Ananthanarayanan

SOUVENIR COMMITTEE

  • T P Gopal
    Chairman
  • P S V Rajan
  • G A Narayanan
  • K S Raman
  • N Ragothaman
  • M Lakshmanan
  • T K Radhakrishnan
  • R S Ramesh
  • K Raju
  • G V Subramanian

STAR DETAILS

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

Calendar 2021 - 2022

Veda Classes at Samooham

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.


PILAVA Varusha Important Functions 2021-22

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

NAVARATHRI TITHI DATES

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/-

Special Programme

  • Neyyabhishekham to Lord Ayyappan on Uthram Days at 8.00 AM
  • Abhishekham to Lord Ganesha on Sankatahara Chaturthi Days at 06:00 PM
  • Abhishekham to Lord Murugan on Shasthi Days at 06:00 PM
  • Abhishekham to Lord Meru on Pournami Days at 06:00 PM
  • Navagraha Homan at 9.30 AM on the booking day
  • Soundarya Lahari Parayanam by Ladies on every Fridays at 6:00 PM
  • Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam by devotees on all Saturdays at 6.15 PM
  • Bhajan by Samooham Bhajan Group on all Saturdays at 7.00 PM

Rate For Various Offerings

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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