Events for May 4 - April 8

Events for May 4 - April 8

Sri Subrahamanya Swamy Abhishekam

Sri Maha Saraswathi Hindu Temple 2130 County Rd 1000 E, Champaign, IL, United States

HTCSCI cordially invites you to participate with your family and friends for Sri Subrahamanya Swamy Abhishekam Pooja on Saturday, 20th 2023. 

Braj and Yumuna Kachru Memorial Lecture – II

HTCSCI Cultural Center 2130 County Rd 1000 E, Champaign, IL, United States

John Stratton Hawley, Claire Tow Professor of Religion at Barnard College, Columbia University will be delivering the second annual Braj and Yamuna Memorial lecture "Vrindavan Now: Krishna's Playground after 50…

Guru Poornima

Sri Maha Saraswathi Hindu Temple 2130 County Rd 1000 E, Champaign, IL, United States

Guru Poornima Celebrations -  Saptha Guru Abhishekam Guru Purnima (Poornima) is a religious Hindu festival dedicated to offering respect to all the spiritual and academic gurus. It is celebrated as…

Sri Durga Lakshmi Saraswathi Abhishekam

Sri Maha Saraswathi Hindu Temple 2130 County Rd 1000 E, Champaign, IL, United States

HTCSCI cordially invites you to participate with your family and friends for Sri Durga Lakshmi Saraswathi Abhishekam on Saturday, 5th August. 10:30 AM Nadaswaram – Suprabatham 11:00 AM Sankalpam –…

Sri Subrahamanya Swamy Abhishekam

Sri Maha Saraswathi Hindu Temple 2130 County Rd 1000 E, Champaign, IL, United States

HTCSCI cordially invites you to participate with your family and friends for Sri Subrhamanya Swamy Abhishekam on Tuesday, 8th August. 6:30 PM : Nadaswaram – Sankirthanam 7:00 PM : Sankalpam…

Sri Durga Lakshmi Saraswathi Devi Vishesha Laksha Kumkumarchana Pooja

Sri Maha Saraswathi Hindu Temple 2130 County Rd 1000 E, Champaign, IL, United States

On the auspicious occasion of Sravana Maasa, the Hindu Temple (HTCSCI) will hold a special event for prosperity of devotees and the temple. We’ll be conducting a group Sri Durga…

Sri Gayathri Hawan & Upakarma & Raksha Bhandhan

Sri Maha Saraswathi Hindu Temple 2130 County Rd 1000 E, Champaign, IL, United States

HTCSCI cordially invites you to participate with your family and friends for Sri Gayathri Hawan & Upakarma & Raksha Bhandhan on Wednesday, 30th August. 10:00 AM Nadaswaram – Suprabataham 10:30…

Sri Raghavendra Swamy Aaradhana Mahothsavam

Sri Maha Saraswathi Hindu Temple 2130 County Rd 1000 E, Champaign, IL, United States

Join Us for Sri Raghavendra Swamy Aaradhana Mahothsavam! Program Details: 6:30 PM Nadaswaram – Sankirthanam 7:00 PM Sankalpam – Ganapathi Pooja 7:30 PM Sri Raghvendra Swamy Vishesha Pooja & Archana…

Sri Radha Krishna Abhishekam

Sri Maha Saraswathi Hindu Temple 2130 County Rd 1000 E, Champaign, IL, United States

Join Us for Sri Radha Krishna Abhishekam! The utsava deities of Radha and Krishna are anointed with fragrant oils and given a ceremonial bath with auspicious items like milk, honey,…

Sri Krishna Janmashtami Vishesha Pooja

Sri Maha Saraswathi Hindu Temple 2130 County Rd 1000 E, Champaign, IL, United States

Join Us for Sri Krishna Janmashtami Vishesha Pooja! Krishna Janmashtami, also called Gokulashtami, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. According to the Hindu calendar, it…

Sponsorships, Participation, and Blessed Prasadam

If you would like to help sponsor the festival or participate in the puja yourself, please do consider from the available sponsorships. Sponsorships help to cover the cost of fruits, milk, ghee, flowers and garlands offered during the puja and abhishekam. In gratitude for your kind offering, we will give you blessed and energized prasadam from the event.

For sponsorship of Abhisekham or Archana, please reach out to our Temple Priest Sharma Ji at 630-247-0173 or email to htcscipooja@gmail.com.

For some sponsorships, we will include your name in the sankalpam chanted before the event. The sankalpam is a Sanskrit statement recited before any major puja or homam. When your name is recited in the sankalpam, it creates a subtle energetic bond between you and the puja or homam, bringing divine blessings to you and your family.

All sponsors receive blessed and energized prasadam from the event. Blessed prasadam usually includes small packets of kumkum and/or vibhuti as well as special items like a blessed thread, yajna raksha, or other holy items.

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