Fundraiser for Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes

Giving Tuesday - December 02^nd 2025

Dear Devotees,

Want to join in supporting a good cause? Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes is doing a fundraiser and your contribution will make an impact, whether you donate $5 or $500.

Due to the current Economy / Inflation situation, there are fewer number of devotees participating in events resulting in receiving less donations. We must meet the expenses such as paying salaries to priests, insurance, maintenance, mortgage, utility bills etc. We must meet over $10,000 per month as expenses. We are appealing to you once again, to help us by donating on Yatha-Sakthi basis to meet Temple expenses. Anybody could contribute towards this fund and it will be Yatha-Sakthi basis.

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes has also been providing you access to religious events online as we began to broadcast all the events on Zoom, YouTube and Facebook Live so that you can enjoy the events as if you were present in the temple. Temple has also been conducting discourses / Upanyasam on various topics such as Bhagavad Gita, Narayaneeyam, Srimad Bhagavatham through Zoom / YouTube.

We require at least 100 Bhagavathas/Devotees who can pledge at least $116 each. Everything counts. Please pledge/give whatever you can. We encourage you to take this opportunity to contribute generously.

Ways to Contribute

Facebook Giving Tuesday: This is a day of charitable giving. Facebook pays all the processing fees for you, so 100% of your donation goes directly to the temple. We request you to keep our temple in mind as you make your holiday donations. Your support allows us to continue to advocate for the future sustainability of our beloved temple, and magnify the impact of our religious, cultural and educational services.

Donate at https://www.facebook.com/donate/1266440921439430/

or visit https://www.facebook.com/fundraisers and search for “Sri Balaji Temple of great Lakes”.

Food Drive: Temple is conducting a food drive this holiday season. In these hard times there are several families and children in our local community who are going hungry. You can make a difference in their lives. We donate food and cash sent to the Gleaners Food Community food bank/Sewa. Please drop non-perishable food items at the temple and contribute generously.

Zelle/Checks/Cash: Contribute or donate towards any temple activities such as one day sponsorship, flower donations, puja services, annadhanam, event sponsorship, etc or even just a general donation. You may call the temple office at 248-874-1544 or email sribalaji71@gmail.com for details.

Thank you for your generosity every time we had a need and now it is no different. Thank you for being part of the Sri Balaji Temple. May the Blessings of Lord Venkateshwara and Thayar be with you and your Family always!

Dhanur Masa Pooja - Sri Andal (Godhai) Thayar

From December 16th 2025 to January 14th 2026

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Andal (Godha) is ready for her Dhanur Masa Seva at Sri Balaji temple of Great Lakes. Dhanur Masam & Thirupavai Utsavam starts on Tuesday, December 16th 2025.

During the weekdays join us at 10 am and during the weekends at 9.30 am.

Sponsorship for one day of Dhanur masa Pooja is $116. Please sponsor for one day or multiple days. Please email sribalaji71@gmail.com or call the temple for sponsorship.

Let us join the Andal and her Ghoshti and receive the blessings of Sri Venkateswara Perumal and Thayars Sri Padmavathi and Sri Andal.

Sponsors for Dhanur Masa Pooja ($116).

ThiruAdhyayana Utsavam Invitation

December 21^st to December 28^th 2025

Dea  Dear Sri Vaishnavas,

Sri   Balaji Temple of Great Lakes has planned ThiruAdhyayana Utsavam from 12/21/2025 to 12/28/2025 by chanting the Nalayiram Divya Prabhandams. This will be 20th T     thiruAdhyayna Utsavam at the Temple.

        Ghosti will chant Sri Azhwar's Arulicheyal for 8 days with Sri Nammazhvar Moksham on Saturday, December 27th, 2025.

         Offering our whole-hearted Saashtaanga-Dhanda-PraNaamaas at the Holy Feet of our Great Achaaryas and Bhagavath Sri Ramanuja, we invite all the Devotees,                Volunteers, Goshti to attend the 21st ADHYAYANA-UTSAVAM and receive all the Blessings from our Divine Parents - Sri Maha Lakshmi & Lord Sriman Narayana.

PROGRAM DETAILS

       Please attend the Adhyavana Ustavam and get the blessings!

       MAY THE BLESSINGS OF SRI VENKATESWARA BE WITH YOU, ALWAYS.

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes will be performing Sri Andal (Godhai) Thayar Moolvar Special Thirumanjanam (Abishekam) on Saturday, December 27th 2025. 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 Balaji Temple of Great Lakes shall perform  Sri Maha Sudarshana Narasimha Homam for the welfare the whole world on Sunday, December 28th 2025.

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 

Sri Vaikunda Ekadasi – Sri Venkateswara Perumal in Gaurda Vahanam

Tuesday, December 30th 2025

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes is glad to invite you for Sri Vaikunda Ekadasi special puja on Tuesday, December 30th 2025. Devotees will get a chance to go through a sanctified entrance called "Vaikunta Dwaaram" on the Vaikunta Ekadasi day and participate in the chanting of the Vishnu Sahasranamam.

Akanda Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam Chanting for Loka Seshmam continuously for 12 hours starting from 8.00 a.m to 8.00 p.m.

Program Schedule          --        Tuesday, December 30th 2025

6.00 a.m.       Subprabhadam and Thomala Dhanur Masa Seva

7.00 a.m.       Vaikunta Dwara Puja &

Sri Venkateswara Perumal in Garuda Vahana Procession                

7.30 a.m.       Sri Sudarsana Thirumanjanam

8.00 a.m.       Starting Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam chanting

                        for 12 Hours Continuously

9.00 a.m        Sri Venkateswara Archana Every 30 Minutes

8.00 p.m.       Sayanotsavam

Please participate with Friends and Families and get the blessings!

MAY THE BLESSINGS OF SRI VENKATESHWARA BE WITH YOU, ALWAYS

New Year 2026 Special Pooja

Thursday, January 1st 2026

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes is glad to invite you for New Year 2026 special puja programs on Thursday, 01/01/2026 starting at 8.00 a.m throughout the day.

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes wishes everyone a happy, prosperous and peaceful New Year 2026.

Program Schedule      --    Thursday, January 1st 2026

8.00 a.m.       Subprabhadam and Thomala Dhanur Masa Seva

8.30 a.m.       Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam chanting for 12 Hours Continuously

9.30 a.m        Sri Venkateswara Archana Every 30 Minutes

11.30 a.m.     Sri Sudarshana Thirumanjanam

8.30 p.m.       Sayanotsavam

Dear Devotees,

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes is glad to invite you for the Samuhika Maha Dampathi Vishesha Poornima Sri Satyanarayana Pooja on the auspicious day of Karthika Poornima on Friday, Jan 02nd 2026. This auspicious day is celebrated by worshipping Sri SatyaNarayana Perumal by performing Sathya Narayana pooja.

Program Schedule

Devotees can come and participate in Sri Poornima SatyaNarayana pooja in person with family and friends and get the blessings.

Moolavar Sri Venkateswara Perumal Thirumanjanam

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes will be performing Sri Venkateswara Moolavar Special Thirumanjanam (Abishekam) on Saturday, January 03rd 2026 . We will do sankalpam for loka kshemam of everyone.  NO LIVE STREAMING. Please sponsor the Thirumanjanam / Abishekam to Lord Venkateswara.

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple will be offering Special Thirumanjanam to Sri Utsvar Perumal and his consorts on Saturday, January 10th 2026 .  We will do sankalpam for loka sekhmam of everyone.  Please sponsor the abhishekam to Lord Venkateswara utsavar and his concerts.

10:00 AM         Sri Utsavar Perumal and his consorts Thirumanajanam   

11:30 AM         Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam 

12:45 PM         Maha Aarthi, Satrumurrai & Theertham & Prasadam 

Suggested donation is $116.00

Godha Ranganatha Thirukalyana Utsavam

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes is glad to invite you for "Goda (Andal) Ranganatha Thirukalyana Utsavam" on Sunday, 01/11/2026 from 10.30 a.m. Traditionally the Goda Kalayanotsavam will be performed at the conclusion of Dhanurmaasa Vratamulu. 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

Sunday, January 11th 2026

10:30 AM     Sri Goda Ranganatha Thirukalyanam

12.30 PM     Sattrumurai,Theeram & Prasadam

01:00 PM      Maha Prasad (Lunch)

Thai Velli (Friday Special)

Sri Maha Lakshmi Utsvam - 01/16/2026

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes will be celebrating Thai Velli (Friday Special) Sri Maha Lakshmi Utsvam by conducting Sri Sthuthi parayanam, Sri Lakshmi Ashtothara archana and procession on 01/16/2026 at 7:00 p.m.  Please sponsor the Special Thai Velli Alangaram to Lordess MahaLakshmi.

Special Program Evening @7:00 p.m.

Sri Sthuthi Parayanam

MahaLakshmi Ashtothra Kumkuma (Donation $51.00)

Sri Lakshmi procession

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes will be performing  Sri Padmavathi Thayar Moolvar Special Thirumanjanam (Abishekam) on Saturday, January 17th 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

Thai Velli (Friday Special)

Sri Maha Lakshmi Utsvam - 01/23/2026

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes will be celebrating Thai Velli (Friday Special) Sri Maha Lakshmi Utsvam by conducting Sri Sthuthi parayanam, Sri Lakshmi Ashtothara archana and procession on 01/23/2026 at 7:00 p.m.  Please sponsor the Special Thai Velli Alangaram to Lordess MahaLakshmi.

Special Program Evening @7:00 p.m.

Sri Sthuthi Parayanam

MahaLakshmi Ashtothra Kumkuma (Donation $51.00)

Sri Lakshmi procession

Bhishma Ekadasi Jayanti 01/28/2026

Maha Mantram Chanting & Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Chanting 6 Times

Bhishma Ekadasi falls on Wednesday, January 28^th 2026. Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes will be conducting Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam Chanting for 6 Times from 5.00 p.m.

We request devotees to attend Bhishma Ekadasi Jayanti Puja and chant Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam at the Temple or join through Zoom or Youtube channel.

For the benefit of Everyone in the universe, Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes planned to chant Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam 6 times on the Bhishma Ekadasi Jayanthi day to get Peace, Health, Wealth, Happy and Prosperous during throughout the year.

Devotees can perform Sri Vishnu Sahasranama archana based on their rasi and star.

Please join the chanting in person or Zoom virtual Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/715147861?pwd=d29nL1BKVHR0QzBuK1BvSUloNFNCZz09

Facebook Live @ https://www.facebook.com/BalajiTempleMI

Importance of Bhishma Ekadasi

This day is considered the birthday of the Vishnu Sahasranama. The story that dated back to the era after the epic Mahabharat battle.The Pandava princes were ruling the kingdom. They were victorious, their kingdom was prosperous, and they had all the reasons to feel joyful and content. However, they were not happy within and felt no peace of mind. Lord Krishna asked the Pandavas to go to grandsire Bhishma so as to learn from him. Bhishma asked Krishna as to why He was sending the Pandavas to him. For the Lord could Himself talk to them. Then Krishna explains how, since He was talking, walking and laughing with them, the Pandavas did not realize His true Divinity and hence would not appreciate what He said so much. Therefore, He wanted Bhishma to act as His instrument.

Bhishma chanted the Vishnu Sahasranaama on this day, teaching the Pandavas the Truth about the Lord and inspiring them to rise from the Human level to the Divine level.

Yudhisthira asks Bhisma what a human being needed to do to feel fulfilled, attain peace, and be liberated from the miseries of life. Bhisma as he lay awaiting his death imparted the Visnusahasranama as the answer. According to Bhisma, by singing the 1008 names glorifying lord Visnu everyday with emotion and the heart filled with thoughts of the Lord, a person develops a strong bond with god. A person then attains peace, experiences lasting happiness, and is liberated from the miseries of life. Thus began the tradition of chanting the Sri Visnusahasranama. Devotees of the lord have passed on this tradition for centuries from generation to generation up to this day.

Thai Velli (Friday Special)

Sri Maha Lakshmi Utsvam - 01/30/2026

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes will be celebrating Thai Velli (Friday Special) Sri Maha Lakshmi Utsvam by conducting Sri Sthuthi parayanam, Sri Lakshmi Ashtothara archana and procession on 01/30/2026 at 7:00 p.m.  Please sponsor the Special Thai Velli Alangaram to Lordess MahaLakshmi.

Special Program Evening @7:00 p.m.

Sri Sthuthi Parayanam

MahaLakshmi Ashtothra Kumkuma (Donation $51.00)

Sri Lakshmi procession

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes will be performing Sri Hanuman Ji Moolvar and Utsavar Butter Alangaram and chanting Sri Hanuman Challissa 36 times on Sat, January 31st 2026 at 9:30 a.m. We will do sangalpam for loka kshemam of everyone. Please sponsor the Butter Alangaram to Moolavar and Utsavar Sri Hanuman ji.

Sponsorship $116.00