Sri Venkateswara swami - Chicago (Special Event Oct-2019)
Thousands of devotees from the mid western states, especially from Chicago land used to travel to Pittsburgh to have darshan of Sri Venkateswara swami. While the experience was spiritually rewarding, the time and effort required to make the trip was making it difficult for many to have his darshan as often as their hearts desired. Many felt a void in their spiritual lives and their discontent was wide spread. The state of affairs continued until 1985. As a result of philanthropy of nine families who donated 20 acres of land with a farm house in Aurora (a far west suburb of Chicago), as a site for the proposed Balaji temple, a beginning was made in the realization of a dream of many. Since Sri Venkateswara swami (Balaji) temple is an institution that has to serve innumerable generations to come, plans were drawn on a magnificent scale related to the means available and the needs of the moment. No pains were spared in making its designs meet the agamic space requirements when at the same time ensuring that it also meets the local building codes, structural safety standards and the needs of the community.
Padmasri M.Muthiah Sthapathy, a noted expert on temple construction in India collaborated with Sri Subhash Nadkarni, a reputed architect of Chicago and a devotee of Balaji, and together they designed the temple. This design is an excellent blend of ancient Shilpa shastra and modern architectural technology. This design also served as a model for other temples that were built later in the United States. A unique feature of the temple is provision for circumambulation (pradakshina) inside the temple not only around the presiding deity, but around all the major shrines inside the temple.
Special Event Report for Oct-2019
Date | Day | Time | Event Name | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Tue | 09:30 AM | Sukla Chathurthi; Abhishekam for Sri Siddhi Vinayaka | Sponsor |
01 | Tue | 09:10 AM | Navarathri Mahotsavam - Visesha Poojas for Devi Parvathi - Sep 29 to Oct 7 | Sponsor |
02 | Wed | 10:30 AM | Navarathri Mahotsavam - Visesha Poojas for Devi Parvathi - Sep 29 to Oct 7 | Sponsor |
02 | Wed | 10:30 AM | Abhishekam for Sri Satyanarayana Swami | Sponsor |
03 | Thu | 10:30 AM | Navarathri Mahotsavam - Visesha Poojas for Devi Parvathi - Sep 29 to Oct 7 | Sponsor |
03 | Thu | 06:30 PM | Sukla Shashti; Abhishekam for Sri Shanmuka | Sponsor |
04 | Fri | 09:10 AM | Navarathri Mahotsavam - Visesha Poojas for Devi Parvathi - Sep 29 to Oct 7 | Sponsor |
05 | Sat | 09:45 AM | Poorvashadha; Abhishekam for Sri Vishvaksena | Sponsor |
05 | Sat | 09:30 AM | Purattasi Saturday; Daya Sataka Parayanam for Sri Venkateswara Swami | Sponsor |
05 | Sat | 10:30 AM | Abhishekam for Sri Lakshmi Varaha Swami | Sponsor |
05 | Sat | 12:00 PM | Samuhika Sri Satyanarayana Swami Pooja | Sponsor |
05 | Sat | 05:00 PM | Nija Roopa Seva for Sri Venkateswara Swami | Sponsor |
06 | Sun | 09:30 AM | Navarathri Mahotsavam - Visesha Poojas for Devi Parvathi - Sep 29 to Oct 7 | Sponsor |
06 | Sun | 09:45 AM | Abhishekam for Sri Venkateswara Swami | Sponsor |
07 | Mon | 05:30 PM | Sri Venkateswara Jayanthi and Sri Sudarsana Homam - Oct 7 and 8 | Sponsor |
07 | Mon | 05:30 PM | Sri Venkateswara Jayanthi and Sri Sudarsana Homam - Oct 7 and 8 | Sponsor |
08 | Tue | 08:45 AM | Sukla Ekadasi; Abhishekam for Sri Ranganatha | Sponsor |
08 | Tue | 08:30 AM | Sri Venkateswara Jayanthi (Sravanam) and Sri Sudarsana Homam - Oct 7 and 8 | Sponsor |
09 | Wed | 10:30 AM | Abhishekam for Sri Satyanarayana Swami | Sponsor |
10 | Thu | 06:30 PM | Pradosham; Abhishekam for Sri Siva | Sponsor |
11 | Fri | 07:00 PM | Visesha Monthly Pooja for Sri Mahalakshmi | Sponsor |
11 | Fri | 07:00 PM | Purattasi Chaturdasi; Abhishekam for Sri Nataraja Swami | Sponsor |
12 | Sat | 09:40 AM | Thomala Seva for Sri Venkateswara Swami | Sponsor |
12 | Sat | 09:30 AM | Purattasi Saturday; Daya Sataka Parayanam for Sri Venkateswara Swami | Sponsor |
12 | Sat | 12:00 PM | Samuhika Sri Satyanarayana Swami Pooja | Sponsor |
13 | Sun | 10:30 AM | Poornima; Abhishekam for Sri Satyanarayana Swami | Sponsor |
13 | Sun | 11:00 AM | Abhishekam for Sri Ayyappa Swami | Sponsor |
13 | Sun | 06:30 PM | Samuhika Sri Satyanarayana Swami Pooja | Sponsor |
16 | Wed | 10:30 AM | Abhishekam for Sri Satyanarayana Swami | Sponsor |
17 | Thu | 09:45 AM | Rohini; Abhishekam for Sri Krishna | Sponsor |
17 | Thu | 06:30 PM | Sankatahara Chathurthi; Abhishekam for Sri Vinayaka | Sponsor |
19 | Sat | 09:40 AM | Thomala Seva for Sri Venkateswara Swami | Sponsor |
19 | Sat | 12:00 PM | Samuhika Sri Satyanarayana Swami Pooja | Sponsor |
20 | Sun | 09:45 AM | Punarvasu; Abhishekam for Sri Rama | Sponsor |
20 | Sun | 11:00 AM | Abhishekam for Devi Kanyaka Parameswari | Sponsor |
20 | Sun | 12:00 PM | Ashtadala Pada Padma Aradhana for Sri Venkateswara Swami | Sponsor |
20 | Sun | 01:00 PM | Visesha Kalyana Utsavam for Sri Venkateswara Swami | Sponsor |
23 | Wed | 10:30 AM | Abhishekam for Sri Satyanarayana Swami | Sponsor |
24 | Thu | 10:30 AM | Poorva Phalguni; Abhishekam for Sri Andal | Sponsor |
25 | Fri | 10:30 AM | Uttara Phalguni; Abhishekam for Sri Mahalakshmi | Sponsor |
25 | Fri | 06:30 PM | Pradosham; Abhishekam for Sri Siva | Sponsor |
26 | Sat | 09:40 AM | Thomala Seva for Sri Venkateswara Swami | Sponsor |
26 | Sat | 11:00 AM | Abhishekam for Navagraha | Sponsor |
26 | Sat | 12:00 PM | Samuhika Sri Satyanarayana Swami Pooja | Sponsor |
26 | Sat | 04:30 PM | Diwali Celebrations - Sri Mahalakshmi Pooja - October 26 and 27 | Sponsor |
27 | Sun | 10:00 AM | Mahanyasa Rudra Japam and Abhishekam for Sri Siva | Sponsor |
27 | Sun | 10:30 AM | Diwali Celebrations - Sri Mahalakshmi Abhishekam and Pooja - October 26 and 27 | Sponsor |
28 | Mon | 09:45 AM | Swati; Abhishekam for Sri Sudarsana | Sponsor |
28 | Mon | 10:30 AM | Maha Skanda Shashti Mahotsvam - October 28 thru November 3 | Sponsor |
28 | Mon | 10:30 AM | Maha Skanda Shashti Mahotsvam - October 28 thru November 3 | Sponsor |
29 | Tue | 10:30 AM | Maha Skanda Shashti Mahotsvam - October 28 thru November 3 | Sponsor |
30 | Wed | 10:30 AM | Maha Skanda Shashti Mahotsvam - October 28 thru November 3 | Sponsor |
30 | Wed | 10:30 AM | Abhishekam for Sri Satyanarayana Swami | Sponsor |
31 | Thu | 09:30 AM | Sukla Chathurthi; Abhishekam for Sri Siddhi Vinayaka | Sponsor |
31 | Thu | 10:30 AM | Maha Skanda Shashti Mahotsvam - October 28 thru November 3 | Sponsor |
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