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Monthly
Shiva Puja Information
Chinmaya
Mission San
Jose conducts a monthly Shiva Puja on the 2nd
Monday of each month at 7.30 p.m. unless notified otherwise. Puja will
be held at our Sandeepany ashram in San Jose, located at 1050 Park
Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126. For details, please visit
http://www.chinmaya-sanjose.org
Puja Sponsorship
& Contact Information
Those who
wish to
sponsor the Puja should contact Subbu
Venkatkrishnan or Needamangalam
Balachander
at least one week prior to the puja. Since each puja can have only one
sponsor, sponsors are requested to make their reservations at the
earliest. The suggested donation for sponsorship is $101. Sponshorship
checks should be made payable to Chinmaya Mission San Jose.
Sponsor Dos and
Don’ts
- Sponsors
are requested
to arrive at Sandeepany no later than 7.15 p.m.
- The
dress code is
traditional Indian attire
- Sponsors
are welcome to
bring flowers, milk, and prasad of their choice. These items will be
used for the puja.
Puja Details
1.
Puja will start
at 7.30 p.m. sharp with either Subbu or Ramkumar performing
a.
Chanting of the
Dakshinamurthi stotram
b.
Sankalpam,
Kalasha puja (pot containing holy water from the 7 great
rivers), Sankha (conch) puja, Atma (Self) puja and Peeta (altar) Puja
c.
Laghunyasam and
Avahanam
2.
The sponsors will
then be invited to the altar to perform the abhisekam to Lord Shiva and
Lord Ganesha with:
a.
Chanting of the
Rudram and Chamakam
b.
Chanting of the
Shiva Mahimna Stotram or Purusha Suktham/ Narayana Suktham/ Durga
Suktham while doing alankaram to the Lord
c.
Performing
archana while chanting the names of Ganesha and Krishna and 108 names
of Lord Shiva.
d.
Arati/Deeparadhana
3.
The last part of
the Puja, including Ashirvadam, will be performed by Subbu or Ramkumar
with the final prasad being offered to the sponsors who can then take
the blessings of Lord Shiva and Br. Prabodh Chaitanya.
Other Information
Sponsors
are welcome to bring their cameras to take photographs during the puja.
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