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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 Ramkumar
Subramanian 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
Photographs will be
taken during the puja and given to the
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