Please note that the temple will be closed on the following Wednesdays due to the priest's vacation:

December: 3, 10, 17, 24

 

 

 

December 30th, Tuesday - Vaikunta Ekadasi

According to Padma Purana, this is the only day the VAIKUNTHA DWARAM (gate to Heaven) is open for all devotees. As all of us know, VAIKUNTHAM is where LORD VISHNU resides with HIS consort SRI MAHA LAKSHMI. According to Padma Purana, on this day, Lord Vishnu took the form of His female Shakthi named EKADASHI and killed demon Muran. In celebration of this event, it is believed that, for all the devotees that perform Vaikuntha Ekadasi puja, Lord Vishnu grants pravesam (entrance) to Vaikuntham through the Vaikuntha Dwaram. This festival is conducted in all the Vaishnava Temples all over the world in a grand scale, especially at Tirupathi Balaji Temple, Srirangam Ranganatha Temple, Bhadrachalam Sri Rama Temple and many others. We also will have this celebration at our Temple with the Vaikuntha Dwara Puja and Dwara Pravesam and a chance for all the devotees to pass through these gates (dwaram) and have an opportunity to pray to SRI MAHA VISHNU. 

Program: 

6.00 PM Abhishekam for Sri Venkateswara Swamy, Sridevi and Bhudevi (Utsava
Murthies) 
7.15 PM: Special Puja for Vaikuntha Dwaram, 
7.30 PM Archana for Utsava Murthies followed by all devotees enter through the Dwarams, and have darshan of the lord.

Followed by Maha Mangala Aarati and Prasadam

 

 

Retirement Reception - Priest Jayaprakash Janiji - Jan 4th 2026