Festivals
Festivals through the year
Dates follow the Hindu calendar and change every year. Exact dates and timings are posted here before each festival.
| Festival | Usually in | At the temple |
|---|---|---|
| Makar Sankranti | January | Til-gud prasad, morning pooja and a special annadanam |
| Maha Shivratri | February / March | Night-long jaap and abhishek, darshan open late |
| Holi | March | Holika dahan in the evening, flowers and gulal in the courtyard |
| Ram Navami | March / April | Noon aarti, Ramcharitmanas path and bhandara |
| Hanuman Jayanti | April | Sunderkand path from early morning, prasad for all |
| Janmashtami | August / September | Jhanki decorations, midnight aarti and kirtan |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | August / September | Ganesh pooja and modak prasad |
| Sharad Navratri | September / October | Nine days of evening aarti, kanya pujan on Ashtami |
| Deepawali | October / November | Lakshmi pooja, diya lighting across the temple |
| Kartik Purnima | November | Deepdaan and evening kirtan |
Sample calendar. Dates change each year with the panchang. On big festival days darshan may be in a queue: please come early and follow the volunteers' directions.
Volunteer
Help on festival days
Every festival needs hands: queue management, flower decoration, prasad distribution and cleaning up afterwards. If you can give a few hours, tell us which festival.
- Volunteers of every age are welcome
- A short briefing before each shift
- Families can volunteer together