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NRIVA Boston Vasavi Jayanthi Pooja 2023
Dear Vasavites
Dear NRIVA Boston members
NRIVA Boston Chapter invites you and your families to the 16th consecutive Vasavi Jayanthi pooja celebrations on April 30th 2023 starting 9:00 AM EDT at Shri Dwarakamai Temple in Billerica, MA.
Pooja Event Details:
The following rituals will be performed during Pooja:
- Sankalpam
- Ganesha Pooja
- Kalasa Pooja
- Homam
- Abhishekam
- Alankaram
- Kumkum Archana
- Maha Harathi
- Kanya Pooja
- Mantra Pushpam
- Mangala Harathi
All families will be sitting in a row and performing pooja to individual Ammavari idol.
Kanya Pooja:
All Kanyas also will be sitting in a row and will perform kumkum pooja with small idols.
Register your Kanya here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W4sgqPcbTvqpItQK_4K9AJeMEpwoboDmNnhHbWKoywk/edit?usp=sharing
Fee:
The participation fee is $51 per family to cover event expenses including contribution to temple, poojari dakshina, worship material and maha prasadam.
Materials:
The following items will be provided by the organizers to each family to perform pooja:
1. Small Ammavari idol (Please bring it if you already have it)
2. Pooja material (Pasupu, Kumkuma, Akshintalu, fruits, flowers and any other necessities)
Dress code:
Traditional dress suitable for pooja occassions.
What should you bring:
About 10-inch diameter plate
Uddarini and Panchapatra
Ammavari Idol (First time devotees/new comers will be provided with an idol to take home and use it for subsequent years)
Small kitchen towel (we will provide paper napkins)
NOTE: Please consider eco-friendly options to worship ammavaru on this occassion.
Miscellaneous:
Devotees will be seated in the order they checked in at the front desk. Front desk volunteers will provide a number indicating where to sit.
We are conducting the Food drive during Vasavi Jayanthi event. We request you to bring non-perishable still in original packing food items (pasta, sauce, jam, beans etc.). The contributed items will be donated to a local Charity.
Please feel free to reach out to one of following for any questions:
Srilakshmi Srinivasan - (978) 408-9502 (Pooja related questions)
Krishnaveni Vempati - (678) 525-2962 (Donation related item)
Email: nrivaboston@gmail.com
Please Join us and get blessings from Ammavaru!
Thanks,
NRIVA Boston Chapter Volunteers!!!🙏🙏🙏
