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  Temple Timings - 09/29/2026, Tuesday

Monday - Friday: 09:00 AM to Noon and 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday: 09:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
 
Upcoming Events

  Date Time Event
  Saturday
Oct 03, 2026
11:00 AM Sri Venkateswara Abhishekam
  Sunday
Oct 04, 2026
11:00 AM Sri Hanuman Abhishekam
 
 
Mahalaya Amavasya Pitru paksham
  Date Time Event
  Saturday
Oct 10, 2026
10:00 AM Mahalaya Amavasya Pitru paksham
Bathukamma, Festival of Flowers Celebrations


  Date Time Event
  Saturday
Oct 10, 2026
05:30 PM Bathukamma, Festival of Flowers Celebrations
05:30 PM - Bathukamma Event
07:30 PM - Prasadam sponsored by QC Telugu Sangam

Bathukamma, Festival of Flowers:
Bathukamma is a festival celebrated in the state of Telangana. Bathukamma means Festival of Life and is celebrated to thank Goddess Parvati for her blessings. This festival comes from a story in which the king and queen were eventually blessed with a daughter. She was called Bathukamma. Once she was insulted by a demon and could not handle it, so she died by jumping into the fire. The people of the kingdom remembered her loss by making a pile of flowers and singing and dancing around it for nine days during Navratri every year.

Bathukamma is a flower stack made up of unique seasonal flowers like marigold, chrysanthemum, katla, teku etc. When dispersed in water, it is believed to help purify the water bodies. Women and girls dress up traditionally and gather, form a circle around Bathukamma and celebrate by singing folk songs and dancing around the flower arrangement. Then the women carry the Bathukamma on their heads and move in a procession towards a water body. When they reach the water body, the Bathukamma is slowly immersed in the water.
Navarathri Festival

Everyday Evening Special Kalasha Puja & Harati
  Date Time Event
  Sunday
Oct 11, 2026
10:30 AM Day 1
Navarathri Begins

11:00 AM - Sri Parvathi Devi Abhishekam

6:00 PM - Kalasha pooja
6:30 PM - Mangala Harathi

7:00 PM - Garba
  Monday
Oct 12, 2026
06:00 PM Day 2
6:00 PM - Kalasha puja
6:30 PM - Mangala Harati

7:00 PM - Garba
  Tuesday
Oct 13, 2026
06:00 PM Day 3
6:00 PM - Kalasha puja
6:30 PM - Mangala Harati

7:00 PM - Garba
  Wednesday
Oct 14, 2026
06:00 PM Day 4
6:00 PM - Kalasha puja
6:30 PM - Mangala Harati

7:00 PM - Garba
  Thursday
Oct 15, 2026
06:00 PM Day 5
6:00 PM - Kalasha puja & Sakambari Visesha Pooja
Sri Lalitha Sahasranama Archana

7:00 PM - Mangala Harathi
  Friday
Oct 16, 2026
10:30 AM Day 6
Sri Saraswathi Pooja

10:30 AM - Sri Mahalakshmi Abhishekam

5:30 PM - Vidyarambham for Children
6:00 PM - Kalasha puja
6:30 PM - Sri Durga Pooja & Mangala Harathi

7:00 PM - Garba
  Saturday
Oct 17, 2026
03:30 PM Day 7
3:30 PM - Sangeeta and Nrutya Seva
6:00 PM - Kalasha Puja
6:30 PM - Mangala Harathi

7:00 PM - Garba
  Sunday
Oct 18, 2026
10:30 AM Day 8
Sri Durga Ashtami

10:30 AM - Sri Durga Ashtami - Durga Havan

6:00 PM - Kalasha puja
6:30 PM - Mangala Harati

7:00 PM - Garba
  Monday
Oct 19, 2026
06:00 PM Day 9
Mahanavami

6:00 PM - Kalasha Puja
6:30 PM - Mangala Harathi

7:00 PM - Garba
  Tuesday
Oct 20, 2026
05:30 PM Day 10
Vijaya Dashami(Dussera) & Sri Venkateswara Jayanti

5:30 PM – Sri Venkateswara Swami Abhishekam
6:30 PM – Ashwa Vahana Seva

7:00 PM – Sattumurai & Teertha prasada viniyogam
7:30 PM - Dinner
     
Navarathri Festival
Sponsorship Amount
Navrathri - Grand Sponsor
All events included
$1001.00
Navrathri - All Days Pooja
Durga Havan included
$501.00
Navrathri - One Day Pooja
$51.00
Navrathri - Abhishekam
$101.00
Navrathri - Durga Homam
$101.00
Navrathri - Vahana Pooja
$51.00

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Karva Chauth
  Date Time Event
  Wednesday
Oct 28, 2026
03:00 PM Karva Chauth Festival pooja by Ladies
Karva Chauth is the festival observed by the married women of India. It is celebrated for ensuring wedded bliss and wishing long life for their husband and children. Ladies observe fast all day long, then narrate the story of this fast as per Hindu Customs

- Please bring Pooja Thali
- Ladies who do not observe this fast or do not celebrate this festival are most welcome to join and enjoy the celebrations

For questions, please call:
Sarita Baheti: (309-721-6329)
Dhanteras
  Date Time Event
  Friday
Nov 06, 2026
Dhanteras/ Dhana Trayodasi
Naraka Chathurdashi
  Date Time Event
  Saturday
Nov 07, 2026
Naraka Chathurdashi
Deepavali (Diwali) / Lakshmi Pooja
  Date Time Event
  Sunday
Nov 08, 2026
05:30 PM Diwali festival - Special Lakshmi Abhishekam and Pooja.
5:30 PM - Sri Lakshmi Abhishekam

6:30 PM - Sri Maha Lakshmi Pooja, Maha Mangala Arthi
     
Deepavali (Diwali) / Lakshmi Pooja
Sponsorship Amount
Lakshmi Pooja
$51.00

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