SRI SUNDARAKANDA PARAYANAM

Wednesday, March 18th To Thursday, March 26th, 2026

Dear Devotees, 

As part of the Sri Rama Navami celebrations on  Thu, March 26th, 2026, Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes is glad to invite you for the Sri Sundarakanda Parayanam from Valmiki Ramayanam for 9 days starting from Wed, March 18th to March 26th, 2026.

Sundara Kaanda from Valmiki Ramayanam will be read by the priest every day. On the concluding day, Sri Rama Pattabhishekam Sargah will be read and Naama Ramayanam & Hanuman Chalisa will be chanted in the evening followed by bhajans by SAMARPAN group.

DAILY PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Day 1 to Day 8: Wed, March 18th to Wed, March 25th, 2026

  09:30 AM – Sri Valmiki Sundara Kaanda Paaraayanam

  07:30 PM – Nama Ramayanam & Sri Hanuman Chalisa

Day 9: Thu, March 26th, 2026

  06:00 PM – Sri Valmiki Sundara Kaanda Paaraayanam, Sri Rama       Pattabhishekam Sargah, Nama Ramayanam and       Hanuman Chalisa chanting

  07:00 PM – Sri Rama Bhajans by SAMARPAN Group

Please come to the temple and attend with Friends and Family.

Chandramana Ugadi – Thursday, 03/19/2026

(Telugu, Kannada, Marathi New Year Celebrations)

(Paraabhava Nama Samvatsara begins)

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes wishes you a Happy and Prosperous Ugadi New Year. Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes is glad to invite you for Ugadi Special Pooja on the auspicious day of “Chandramana Ugadi" on Thursday, 03/19/2026.

    Thursday, 03/19/2026

06:00 PM   Sri Venkateswara Kalyana Utsavam

06:30 PM  Panchanga  Shravanam

07:00 PM  Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Chanting

07:30 PM  Dinner Prasad 

UGADI (Paraabhava Nama Samvatsara)

Ugadi marks the beginning of a New Year for Hindus belonging to Kannada, Telugu and Marathi communities. Ugadi is based on the lunar calendar and hence its occurrence may vary from year to year compared to the solar calendar. It is common to listen to the reading of the Panchanga that day so that one may mitigate the negative results and increase the prosperity that may be in store for the year ahead.

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes will be performing  Sri Padmavathi Thayar Moolvar Special Thirumanjanam (Abishekam) on Saturday, March 21st 2026. We will do sangalpam for loka kshemam of everyone.  NO LIVE STREAMING. Please sponsor the Thirumanjanam/Abishekam to Lordess  Sri Padmavathi Thayar.

Time: 10.30 am to 12.30 pm

SRI RAMA BHAJAN PROGRAM

By Samarpan Bhajan Group on Thursday, March 26th, 2026

Dear Devotees, 

As part of the Sri Rama Navami celebrations on  Thursday, March 26th, 2026, Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes is glad to invite you for Sri Rama Bhajan Program by Samarpan Bhajan group, devotees of Sri Rama from 7 PM to 8 PM.

Welcome one and all for a memorable musical evening

 ADMISSION FREE !  DONATIONS WELCOME!

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes will be performing Sri Andal (Godhai) Thayar Moolvar Special Thirumanjanam (Abishekam) on Saturday, March 28th 2026. We will do sangalpam for loka kshemam of everyone.  NO LIVE STREAMING. Please sponsor the Thirumanjanam/Abishekam to Lordess  Sri Andal (Godhai) Thayar.

Time: 10.30 am to 12.30 pm

Sri Sita Rama Thirukalyanam

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes is glad to invite you for “Sri Sita Rama Thirukalyana Utsavam" on Saturday, March 28th 2026 at 5:00 PM during the auspicious Sri Rama Navami celebrations.

Sri Balaji Temple of Great lakes is proud to conduct the Kalyanotsavam to bring peace, prosperity and happiness to the community.

Suggested donation is $116.00

Saturday, March 28th 2026

05:00 PM    Sri Sita Rama Thirukalyanam

07:30 PM    Sattrumurai, Theeram & Prasadam

08:00 PM    Maha Prasad (Dinner)

Sri Sudarshana Homam

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes shall perform  Sri Maha Sudarshana Narasimha Homam for the welfare the whole world on Sunday, March 29th 2026.

Suggested Sponsorship for the homam  is $51.00.

Please email sribalaji71@gmail.com for sangalpam.

  9:30 AM   Thomala Seva   - Chanting 

10:30 AM  Sri Maha Sudarshana Narasimha Thirumanajanam

11:30 AM  Sri Maha Sudarshana Narasimha Homam  

12:45 PM  Maha Aarthi, Satrumurrai & Aseervadam 

Panguni Uthiram Special Sri Ranganatha MahaLakshmi Serthi Seva

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes will be performing Special Sri Ranganatha MahaLakshmi Serthi Seva on the auspicious Panguni Uthiram star on Tuesday, March 31st 2026. We will do sangalpam for loka kshemam of everyone. Please sponsor the Abhishekam, Serthi Seva and Bhakshnam Prasadam to Perumal and  Thayar.

SPONSORSHIP

Bhakshnam Prasadam: $ 51.00

Thirumanjanam, Serthi Seva & Bhakshnam Prasadam: $ 116.00