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Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Austin
Sri Venkateswara Temple of Austin
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Dear Friends,
Namaste! Saturday is the Temple's Annual Dandiya and Garba dance, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm, followed by Dinner Prasad - this is a free event! It includes a live band, and prasad made by volunteers afterwards. The event is sponsored by the Sheth family each year. It is a joyous event! Following the dance, Sahasra Deepa alankaram, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm in the Sri Venkateswara Temple, followed by Cultural Performances and prasad. Families are invited to light dipams.
The following Saturday, October 29 is the Diwali Food Mela. Please mark your calendars - lots of family fun, great food, and entertainment!
Supplies needed by the Temple include:
- Sandwich Bag Ziplocks - for Sunday Seva, feeds 250 homeless/week.
- SESAME (Til) OIL FOR LAMPS IN TEMPLE
- Prasad - Nuts & Raisins (leave at Baba temple)
- Milk - 21 gallons per week - offered during abhishekams, for Prasad, or for the Shilpis (religious artists).
- 8" Dixie paper plates (Costco/Sams) for free prasad on Thursdays.
- Canola or cooking oil, used for free prasadam for all Devotees
- Prasad for Thursday - to offer to Sri Sai, at 6:30pm & 8pm - bring to main hall.
All prasad is served to Devotees free of charge.
With Loving regards,
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From Sai Baba
The Lord will protect him who possesses faith and patience.
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KARTHIKA MASAM SCHEDULE: OCT 31 - NOV 28, 2016
Temple is happy to announce special events and pujas during the month of Karthik Masa. Please partake in special events during this auspicious month of Karthik.
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Cosmic Story: Shiva, Ganesha, and Kubera
One day Kubera went to Mount Kailash in order to receive the darshan (vision) of Lord Shiva. Mount Kailash is where Shiva lives with his wife Parvati, and his two sons, Ganesha and Subramanyam. Kubera is the god of wealth. Mahalaskhmi governs spiritual and material wealth, but Kubera governs material wealth only. Kubera has endless amounts of money and treasure.
Kubera invited Shiva to a feast in his fabulous city, Alakapuri on the slopes of Mount Kailash. He wanted to show off all of his wealth. Shiva smiled and said to him: "I cannot come, but you can invite my son Ganesha. But I warn you that he is a voracious eater." Unperturbed, Kubera felt confident that he could satisfy even the most insatiable appetite. He had scores of cooks.
He took the little son of Shiva with him into his great city. There, he offered him a ceremonial bath and dressed him in sumptuous clothing. After these initial rites, the great banquet began. While the servants of Kubera were working themselves to the bone in order to bring the portions, the little Ganesha just continued to eat and eat and eat. Can you imagine it? He just poured the food in, more than anyone could ever imagine.
Ganesha's appetite did not decrease even after he had devoured the servings which were destined for the other guests! There was not even time to substitute one plate with another because Ganesha had already devoured everything, and with gestures of impatience, continued waiting for more food. Having devoured everything which had been prepared, Ganesha began eating the decorations, the tableware, the furniture, the chandelier. Terrified, Kubera prostrated himself in front of the little omnivorous one and supplicated him to spare the rest of the palace.
"I am hungry. If you don't give me something else to eat, I will eat you as well!" Ganesh said to Kubera. Kubera became desperate. He rushed to mount Kailasa to ask Shiva to stop little Ganesh from eating everything. Lord Shiva smiled, and gave Kubera a handful of roasted rice. "It does not take hardly any food at all to satisfy Ganesh, if it is offered with humility and love" Lord Shiva told Kubera.
By the time Kubera returned, Ganapati had eaten almost the whole city. When Kubera gave him the rice, he was finally satisfied.
What is the meaning of this story? Ganesh is like the universal mirror. If we approach the universe with an ego, filled with desires, nothing we do will satisfy our desires. When we satisfy one desire, ten more desires spring up. But if we feed ourselves on a diet of love and humility, we are easily satisfied.
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Mark your calendar for a family fun event - Diwali Mela on Saturday, October 29th at Sai Temple.
Fun for the whole family!
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm Food Booths
5:00 pm - 8.00 pm Cultural events ( kids & adults performing on professional stage in Cultural Hall)
Great food! Fun for kids - Jump house, popcorn, cotton candy! Vendor stalls (sarees, Indian dresses, educational booths).
Dosa, Murchi Bhaji, Bhonda, Chat stall, Chole bhatura, Pav bhaji, hot beverages.
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SPECIAL EVENTS AT TEMPLE
OCTOBER
Saturday, October 22, Dandiya & Garba, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm, in Sai Temple. Live band! Dinner Prasad at 6.15 pm.
Saturday, October 22,
Sahasra Deepa Alankaram, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.
Thursday, October 27, Pradosham, Rudra Abhishekam, 7:00 pm
Friday, October 28, Hanuman Jayanthi (North)
Saturday, October 29, Food Mela, Booths, Cultural Events by Community
Saturday, October 29, Diwali Lakshmi Puja
Monday, October 31, Gujarati New Year, Halloween
NOVEMBER
Thursday, November 3, Nagul Chaviti
Saturday, November 5, Skanda Shasthi, Murugan Abhishekam, 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 12, Sundar Kand Parayana, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
Saturday, November 12, Sani Trayodasi, Sani Homa, 10:00 am
Saturday, November 12, Pradosham, Rudra Ahishekam,
7:00 pm
Sunday, November 13, Navavarna Sri Chakra Archana, 4:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sunday, November 13, Kartik Poornima Satyanarayana Puja, 6:00 pm
Wednesday, November 16, Ayyappa Mandala Puja begins, 6:30 pm
Thursday, November 17, Sankata Hara Chaturthi,
Ganapathi Abishekam, 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 19, 108 Hanuman Chalisa Parayanam, 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm followed by Hanuman Abhishekam
Thursday, November 24, Thanksgiving Day
Saturday, November 26, Sani Trayodasi, Sani Homa, 10:00 am
Saturday, November 26, Pradosham, Rudra Abhishekam,
7:00 pm
Saturday, November 26, Sahasra Deepa Alankaram, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.
Sunday, November 27, Chandi Havan, 10:00 am
DECEMBER
Monday, December 5, Skanda Shasthi, Murugan Abhishekam, 7:00 pm
Saturday, December 10, Sundar Kand Parayana, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Saturday, December 10, Geeta Jayanthi
Sunday, December 11, Satyanarayana Puja, 4:00 pm
Sunday, December 11, Pradosham, Rudra Abhishekam, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, December 13, Dattatreya Jayanti
Tuesday, December 13, Navavarna Sri Chakra Archana, 4:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thursday, December 15, Dhanur Masa begins
Friday, December 16, Sankata Hara Chaturthi, Ganesha Abhishekam, 7:00 pm
Saturday, December, 17, 108 Hanuman Chalisa Parayanam, 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm followed by Hanuman Abhishekam
Saturday, December 17, Ayyappa Puja, 6:30 pm
Saturday, December 24, Christmas Eve, Sahasra Deepa Alankaram, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sunday, December 25, Christmas
Sunday, December 25, Chandi Homa, 10:00 am
Monday, December 26, Pradosham, Rudra Abhishekam,
7:00 pm
Monday, December 26, Ayyappa Mandala Puja ends
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Regular Temple Activities at a Glance
To schedule a private puja with a priest at the Temple or at your home, please call or text (512) 297-3746 or send an email to
balaji_atyam@hotmail.com. He will find you the right priest and the right muhurth (timing). Priest information on
website.
Baba Aarati is daily at 7:30 am, 12:00 Noon, 6:30 pm, and 8:00 pm (at 8:30 pm on Thursdays).
Baba Temple Hours M-F are 7:00 am - 8:30 am, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm; Weekends: 7:00 am - 8:30 pm (open all day Sat/Sun).
Sri Venkateswara Temple Hours M-F 8:30 am - 12:30 pm and 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Weekends: 7:30 am - 9:00 pm (open all day Sat/Sun).
Volunteering for Teens (and others): Come Sunday morning, 8:30 am - 9:30 am for Sandwich Seva. Stay after for Landscaping, cleaning activities, special projects. Contact
JILL for more information.
Maha Mangala Aarati each evening in SVT (Sri Venkateswara Temple) at 7:30 pm.
ABHISHEKAMS - WEEKLY SCHEDULE:
Daily Shiva Abhishekam at 7:00 am
Friday: Padmavati at 7:00 pm, Parvati at 7:30 pm.
Saturday: Lord Venkateswara, 9:00 am. Hanuman on 1st and 3rd Saturdays, at 7:00 pm. Suprabhatam at 8:45 am.
Sunday: Ganapati, 10:30 am in front of Baba Temple, 7:00 pm in Navagraha Building-SVT; Ganesha/Ayyappa 7:00 pm in Navagraha Building
Monday: Lord Shiva at 7:00 pm
Tuesday: Lord Subramanya at 7:00 pm
Wednesday: 1st and 3rd Wednesday, Ram Pariwar
Wednesday:
2nd and 4th Wednesday,
Thursday: Sai Baba and Dattatreya: 7:15 pm
Prasad. Prasad meals are distributed free to devotees on Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Devotees are welcome to bring prasad to Baba Temple (no onions or garlic please). If you would like to sponsor prasad on any of these days, please see details
HERE.
Educational Classes: Bal Vikas classes are offered to students 4-11 years old on Sunday mornings. Teen class also available on Sundays at 4 pm in the Meditation Hall (see
LINK). Tabla, Classical Indian Music, and Dance classes also offered (more
INFO).
Annadanam: The Temple distributes free food to the homeless through Salvation Army and Caritas in downtown Austin; to hungry school children through Leander ISD, and in India through various organizations. To help feed others -
click here. Free Prasad meals for devotees are generally available to devotees on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Food is prepared at the temple by volunteers. To sponsor prasad, see
ANNADANAM. You may also drop food supplies at the kitchen (rice bags, Indian spices, vegetable oil, moong dal). Thanks to all who support the food programs!
Bhajans: Thursday evenings, 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm, in the Sai Baba Temple - all are welcome to join. Come to stage area in Baba Temple.
Hanuman Chalisa Parayana:
Hanuman Chalisa chanting every Tuesday at 6:45 pm; on third Saturday of each month 108 Hanuman Chalisa parayana from 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
Sahasra Deepa Kala Archana: Performed on the fourth Saturday night each month, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, with music and/or dance. Devotees light 1000 oil lamps for Lord Venkateswara. All are welcome to participate, including families.
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Contact Information
Both temples are located at:
2509 W. New Hope Drive
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 877
Cedar Park, TX 78630
Sai Baba Temple: (512) 260-2721
Sri Venkateswara Temple: (512) 986-7269
Administrative Office: (512) 528-0807
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