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Rajagopura Kumbhabishekham

With the Grace of our beloved Lord Ganesha the Temple has undertaken the construction of a Rajagopuram, completed by a

team of skilled sculptors from South India.

By His divine will, and with the love and support of Lord Ganesha’s devotees, the project is nearing completion

and the Kumbhabishekham ceremonies for the Rajagopuram will take place from

Friday 8th November - Sunday 10th November 2019

Programme - Kriya Kaalam

Friday 8th

November

9:00am • Ghanapathy Pooja.• Homams (Havan) for Ganesha & Navagrahas - sacred fire

ceremony.• Vasthu Shanthi - purification ceremony. • Kalasa Alangaram - decoration of Kalasams. • Stapathi upacharam - honouring of Stapathi, the design and

construction team.

11:45am -12.45pm • Installation of Kalasams – Placing of the sacred finnials on

top of the Gorpurum structure.

1:00pm • Conclusion of morning ceremony and Mahaprasadam.

5.30pm • Mrithsankeerakanam - Mother Earth Ceremony.

• Ankuraarpanam - sowing of the 9 types of grain.

• Rakshabandhanam - tying of thread for divine protection.

• Kadasthaabanam - invoking the spirit of the deities into the

holy Kumbham.

Saturday 9th

9:00am • Ganesha Pooja, Punniyavachanam (purification ceremony), Pradakshinam, Yagasalai pravesam, Panchaagni Valipadu.

• Homam, Poornahudi, Veda Thevaaraadhi Samarpanam.

1:00pm • Conclusion of morning ceremony and Mahaprasadam.

6:00pm • Ghanapathy Pooja, Punniyavachanam, Yagasalai pravesam,

Panchaagni Valipadu,

• Homam, Poornahudi, Veda Thevaaraadhi Samarpanam

followed by Prasadam.

Sunday 10th

November

9:00am • Ghanapathy Pooja, Acharya Yaga Pravesam, Yaga pooja, Panchaagni Valipaadu, Homam,

• Maha Poornahudi, Homa samarpanam, Deepa Aradhanai, Aaseervasana Veda Thevaaraadhi Samarpanam, Raga Thala Geetha Nrithya Ubachaaram (Carnatic vocal & barathanatyam solo), Yathraathaanam, Prathanakumbha Kalasa Kumbha Purappaadu.

10:30am • Velliveedhi Pradakshinam – Sanctification of Kalashams & Gorpurum.

11:00am • 2 minutes silence – National Remembrance Sunday

Commemoration.

11:05am -11.48am • Noothana Rajagopura Mahakumbhabishekham, Aaradhanai, Ganesha Abishekham, Esamaan abishekham, Shodhasa Ubakara Poojai, Aasi Urai.

1:00pm • Conclusion of ceremonies and Mahaprasadam.

All are cordially invited to attend and gain the Blessings of our Beloved Lord Ghanapathy.

(If you would like to contribute to the realisation of this project, please visit the Temple or email us on: enquiries@ghanapathy.com)