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Kansen Chu, Xavier Campos and Ash Kalra together gave a proclamation from the city of San Jose to the temple.
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Mahesh Nihalani, longtime temple devotee, then introduced each of the dignitaries. Swamiji spoke about Kumbhabhishekam and the significance of having a temple in the community. Following this, secretary of the Balaji Temple board, Krishna Sheelam, gave a brief history of the temple. Prasad Bhandarkar played the flute on stage. More than 1,000 devotees along with dignitaries watched Swamiji pour sacred water on the Gopuram Kalasha to invoke the presence of God.Īfter the Kumbhabhishekam was done, Swamiji did abhishekam for each of the moorties (idols). This is a practice that dates back to several hundreds of years-old post- vedic times when temple rituals were formalized. The fifth and final day started with the Prana Prathishta (to give life to the idols) and then came the Mahakumbhabhishekam, which is the ritualistic pouring of holy waters on the Gopuram. This was a feast for the eyes to the hundreds of devotees who witnessed it. Abhishekam was also done for Sri Hanuman and Sri Radha Krishna. The evening ended with the first Balaji and Mahalakshmi Abhishekam done with Panchamritam and variety of holy waters in preparation of giving prana the next day. Well-known vocalist Shubhangi Sakhalkar gave a captivating performance at this event. There were more than 60 performances from various dance and vocal schools from all over the Bay Area. This was held in conjunction with a line up of cultural activities that lasted through the day. On the morning of the fourth day, the priests performed Ekadasi Rudra Homa with chanting Rudra (praise of Lord Shiva) eleven times. This was accompanied by bhajans by Sumita Chakravarthy. In the evening Panchagavyadivasa, Bhimbhashuddhi, Jaladivasa, Kshiradivasa, Dhaanyadivasa (using various items to purify the idols) were performed.Ī Maha Chandi Homa was held on the morning of the third day followed by Samoohikaa and Lalitha Sahasranama with 108 ladies chanting together. The next day, Sudharshana Homa was performed in the morning and Swamiji blessed and released the Vishnu Sahasranama prayers books. That same afternoon, the idols were brought from Sunnyvale Cypress Avenue temple to the new location. The five-day event commenced with Ganpati-vastu Homa and Deeksha Homa being held on the first day. First Street, San Jose, CA 95002, was inaugurated with a Maha Kumbhabhishekam held from May 30 to Jun. (Above): Priests with “kalashas” during the inauguration festivities of the newly constructed Balaji Temple. What started with a vision in a small house in Sunnyvale has turned into reality as the new Balaji Temple in San Jose, writes Hari Hara Kumar Maharaj.
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