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MAHA GANPATHY SOCIETY OF ALBERTA
128, Running Creek Road, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6J
7B1
Phone & Fax:
(780) 988 5161, email:
mgsa@mahaganapathytemple.com
Revenue
Canada Charity Business Number: 10765 4394 RR0001
Temple
Map
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** Temple is Open to Devotees with Limited
Access for Worship & Reduced Opening Hours ***
With Lord Ganapathy’s
grace, the Board of Trustees of the Maha Ganapathy
Society of Alberta is pleased to announce that the
Temple will open the door to devotees during
specific times with limited access to worship
starting Monday, June 22, 2020.
Devotees
can enter the temple to worship upon fulfilling
some preliminary requirements only in the
evenings
during the weekdays and in the
mornings &
evenings during the weekends.
Devotees Temple Access Hours
All Evenings:
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (pooja at 7 PM and 9 PM)
Saturday & Sunday
Mornings: 9:30 AM – 1 PM (pooja at 9:30 AM and 1:00
PM)
(Poojas are
conducted by the priests behind the closed door
during weekday mornings)
Please
click
here
for the details of Temple entry
requirements and conditions.
(must read and comply with the conditions provided in this link)
Please click
here to
access the Alberta Health Services-Self
Assessment which
is recommended to be completed before visiting
the Temple.
Please click
here to
access a
questionnaire which needs to be printed,
completed, and signed on the day of visit
(also available at the
Temple entrance).
Limited pooja
services are also available to sponsor without the
devotee being present during both mornings and
evenings.
Please
click
here
to
arrange available services or email
mgsafinance@gmail.com
or call 780 988 5161
Please note that
the worship procedures inside the temple has been
revised and devotees should not expect normal
worship procedures experienced before the temple
closure to devotees. Such worship limitations are
in place to ensure the safety of all devotees,
volunteers and the priests. The Board of Trustees
request your patience and understanding on the
limitations of the worship practices in place
during the initial reopening phase. As the
Covid-19 conditions improve, we will be able to
relax worship limitations in the future.
The Board of
Trustees
Maha Ganapathy
Society of Alberta
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***To view the 2020 Calendar in English click
here or Tamil click
here***
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2020 October |
KUNKUMA ARCHANA
October
16, Friday to October 25, Sunday
During the Navarathri/Vijayathasami
Evening Pooja, a Kunkuma Archana is
performed
during Vasantha Mandapam Pooja.
If you like to include your name during
the archana,
please purchase a ticket for $10
before the vasantha mandapam pooja
begins and the priest will
give
the kunkuma prasadham at the end of the
Evening Pooja (Ask
the manager for details).
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October 16, Friday |
Navrathri Vratham-Durga Pooja 7:00 PM |
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October 17, Saturday |
Navrathri Vratham-Durga Pooja 7:00 PM |
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October 18, Sunday |
Navrathri Vratham-Durga Pooja 7:00 PM |
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October 19, Monday |
Navrathri Vratham-Lakshmi Pooja 7 PM,
Chaturthi Pooja
7 PM |
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October 20, Tuesday |
Navrathri Vratham-Lakshmi Pooja 7:00 PM |
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October 21, Wednesday |
Navrathri Vratham-Sarawathy Pooja 7:00 PM
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October 22, Thursday |
Navrathri Vratham-Saraswathy Pooja, 7:00
PM |
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October 23, Friday |
Navrathri Vratham-Saraswathy Pooja, 7:00
PM, Ayppasi
Velli 1 |
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October 24, Saturday |
Navrathri Vratham-Saraswathy Pooja, 7:00
PM |
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VIDHYARAMBAM FIRST LESSON
October 25, 2020, 10:30
AM to 12:30 PM
After the Vijayathasami
Morning Pooja, Vidhyarambam
(First lesson,
Edu Thodakkal) will take place
between
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
If you are interested,
please register your name and child’s name
in advance at the office and pay a fee of $30.
Temple will provide
necessary materials.
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October 25, Sunday |
6:30 PM:
Vijayathasami. Lord Amma
n Procession.
Ketharagowri Vratham
begins |
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KETHARAGOWRI VRATHAM
October 25, Sunday to November 14, 2020
Devotees who observe ketharagowri Vratham can
register their
Name/Nakshadhra
details
and pay $25 fee
at the office.
The sacred thread and the Prasatham will
be available for those who
observe the viratham on the last day of
Ketharagowri Vratham on November 14 (Ask manager
for details).
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October 28, Wednesday |
Pradosha Vratham |
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October 30, Friday |
Pournami Vratham, Ayppasi Velli 2 |
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Last
updated:
21/10/2020 08:51:53 AM
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