🌸 SRI ANDAL (GODHA DEVI) THIRUNAKSHATRAM 🌸

THIRUVADI POORAM

📅 Friday, August 14, 2026

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

🌺 Nachiyar Thirumozhi Chanting — 6:00 PM

🌺 Sri Andal Procession — 7:00 PM

Devotees are cordially invited to participate with their family and friends and receive the divine blessings of Sri Andal Nachiyar and Sri Ranganatha Perumal.

🙏 Sri Andal Thiruvadigale Saranam! 🙏

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes will conduct Aadi Velli (Friday Special) - Sri Maha Lakshmi Utsvam every Friday during the Aadi month.

Please sponsor the Special Aadi Velli Alangaram to Lordess MahaLakshmi. Suggested Sponsorship $51.00

6.30 PM - Chanting of Thirumangai AzhwAr’s siRiya Thirumadal

7:00 PM - MahaLakshmi Kumkuma Archana [Donation: $51.00]

8:00 PM - Aarthi, Satrumurai, Theertham Prasadam

🪔 Radhe Radhe! 🙏

With the divine blessings of Sri Venkateswara Perumal and Sri Padmavathi Thayar, we warmly invite you and your family to participate in the sacred Akhanda Nama Maha Mantram Chanting.

🗓️ Saturday, August 15, 2026
🕑 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

📍 Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes
3325 Middlebelt Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48323

Let us unite in the continuous chanting of the Maha Mantra for Loka Kshemam (peace, harmony, and well-being of the world).

🕉️ Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
🕉️ Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Your participation will help create a spiritually uplifting atmosphere filled with divine vibrations and blessings for everyone.

Please join us with your family and friends.

May Sri Venkateswara Perumal shower His choicest blessings upon you and your family always.

Radhe Radhe! 🙏

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes presents

BHARATANATYAM DANCE PERFORMANCE

On the auspicious occasion of
SRI ANDAL RANGANATHA THIRUKALYANAM

NANDHANA
Disciple of Guru Smt. Dhanya Vani Rao

Saturday, August 15, 2026 | 1:00 PM

Please come and enjoy this divine dance performance.

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes
3325 Middlebelt Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48323

🦅 Sri Garuda Panchami 🦅

Radhe Radhe 🙏

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes cordially invites all devotees to participate in the auspicious Sri Garuda Panchami celebrations and receive the divine blessings of Sri Garuda Bhagavan.

📅 Sunday, August 16, 2026

🌺 Program Schedule 🌺

🕣 8:30 AM — Suprabhadam
🕤 9:30 AM — Sri Garuda Thirumanjanam
🕙 10:00 AM — Archana & Satrumurai

🙏 Sponsorship: $51.00

All devotees are welcome to attend.

📍 Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes
3325 Middlebelt Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48323

Radhe Radhe 🙏

Varalakshmi Vratam on 08/21/2026 at 7:00 PM

Dear Devotees,

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes will be celebrating Varalakshmi Vratam on Friday, August 21st 2026 at 7.00 pm. On this occasion Temple will be performing Sri Maha Lakshmi Puja, Kumkuma Archana to Lordess Mahalakshmi by Devotees with Sri Mahalakshmi Astothra Namavali. The Varalakshmi Vratam is the most important day of LAKSHMI-PUJA and is entirely devoted to the propitiation of Goddess Lakshmi.

Temple will provide items for performing Sri Maha Lakshmi Puja. Please sign up for this event. Please come to temple and participate in Person.

Importance of Lakshmi Puja:

Dear Devotees, 

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes will be performing Sri Padmavathi Thayar Moolvar Special Thirumanjanam (Abishekam) on Saturday, August 22nd 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

Dear Devotees,

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes will be conducting Upakarma as per below schedule.

🌟Rig Veda Upakarma - Wednesday, August 26, 2026

🌟Yajur Veda Upakarma - Thursday, August 27, 2026

🌟Gayatri Japam - Friday, August 28, 2026

🌟Sama Veda Upakarma - Saturday, September 12, 2026

Please Note: Only For Thalai Avani Avitam

🌟Yajur Veda Upakarma - Saturday, September 26, 2026

Veda Aarambham (Commencing the study of Vedas) and Rishi Tarpanam (Propitiating the Sages who handed down the Vedas to the future generations) are the most important aspects of any Upakarma.

Please call the temple @248-874-1744  to reserve your spot or email sribalaji71@gmail.com

Date:

08/26, 08/27, 09/12 

Time:

First Batch - 5:30 AM

Last Batch - 8:30 AM

New batch starts every 30 mins.

Guru Dakshina to Priest: $35.00

Radhe Radhe! 🙏

🌙 PARTIAL LUNAR ECLIPSE
August 27–28, 2026

Dear Devotees,

A Partial Lunar Eclipse will be visible in the Detroit area from Thursday night, August 27, 2026, through early Friday morning, August 28, 2026.

Eclipse Timings (EDT)

• Begins: Thursday, August 27 at 9:23 PM
• Maximum Eclipse: Friday, August 28 at 12:12 AM
• Ends: Friday, August 28 at 3:01 AM

Special Temple Hours — Thursday, August 27

• Morning: 9:00 AM–11:00 AM
• Evening: 5:00 PM–6:30 PM

The temple will close at 6:30 PM.

For more eclipse details:
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/detroit?iso=20260828

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes
3325 Middlebelt Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48323
Phone: 248-874-1544
www.sribalajivediccenter.org

Radhe Radhe! 🙏

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, Aug 29th 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

Sri Hayagrivar Homam

Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes shall perform  Sri Hayagrivar Homam for the benefit of school students on Sunday, Aug 30th 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 Hayagrivar Homam  

12:45 PM  Maha Aarthi, Satrumurrai & Aseervadam