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Monthly Full Moon Puja

Prayer Service Dedicated to the Goddess

Join Us for Our Monthly Full Moon Puja

The full moon is sacred time to the Divine Mother. We worship her at this sacred time for liberation from all sorts of troubles, for success and fulfillment in worldly endeavors and for spiritual realization. Our monthly Purnima (Full Moon) Puja will be conducted, in Schuyler Virginia. ​This service concludes with anna danam (a vegetarian meal). ​Full event schedule below (when the Puja falls on a business week night we perform an abbreviated ceremony beginning at 7pm and ending around 9pm to accommodate guests and volunteers work schedules).
​This is event is free to attend and open to the public.
Email us to RSVP for the address:  [email protected]
Sponsorship
​​As a Non-Profit Hindu Temple We Rely on Your Generous Donations & Sponsorships to Conduct these Ceremonies.
​Please Donate Generously.
Sponsor the Archanam $27
Sponsor the Abhishekam $250
Sponsor All Pujas $500
Contribute Your Own Amount

Full Moon Dates for 2025



Saturday, 
Dec 14th​ (2024) - 3:30 pm
Mon. Jan. 13th (Shakambhari Purnima) - 11 am
Tue. Feb. 11th - 6 pm
Thu. Mar. 13th - 6 pm
Sat. Apr. 12th - 3:30 pm
Sun. May. 11th  - 1 pm
Tue. Jun. 10th - 6 pm
Thu. Jul. 10th (Guru Purnima) 3 pm
Fri. Aug. 8th - 6 pm
Sun. Sep. 7th - 11 am
Mon. Oct. 6th - 6 pm
Tue. Nov. 4th - 6 pm
Thu. Dec. 4th - 6 pm  

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Full Moon Puja Schedule

​1)  Vighneśvara pūjām - Before any puja ceremony, prayers are offered to Lord Ganapati to remove obstacles and pray for successful completion of the puja. Ganesha is said to sit at the muladhara cakra at the base of the spine and help us connect with the other deities relating to the higher cakras.

2)  Kumbha sthāpanam - Placement of the sacred water pot. A Kumbha (water pot) topped with coconut is sanctified and the Goddess invoked with Veda mantras. 

3) śrī cakra navāvaraṇa pūjām - The navavarana puja of the shree yantra is a tantric ritual of worship for the Goddess.
  
3a) śrī kramam - Various nyasas and other rituals are performed to purify the body of the pujari making the offering. Various rituals are performed to purify and consecrate water and other offerings also. 

3b) Lalitā kramam - 108 Goddesses are invoked and worshipped with flowers and water in the various portions of the shree yantra where they dwell. 

4)   abhiśekam - Abhishekam is ritual bathing for purification and energization of the yantra. 

5) Lalitā sahasranāmastotram - Recitation of the hymn of 1,000 names of the Divine mother. This recitation is said to remove all sorts of difficulties and to bestow worldly benefits of all kinds as well as liberation.   

6) Arcanam - Offering of the 108 names of Goddess Shakambhari along with offering of incense, food, and light. 

7) Mantra puṣpāṅjalim - Reverent prayer offering flowers, symbolic of the flowering of spiritual consciousness. This offering is made along with the mantra pushpam hymn from the Taittiriya Aranyaka.

8) Veda pārāyaṇam - An offering of recitations from each of the four Vedas.

9) āśīrvādam - Blessings to all present  
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10) Annadānam - A South Indian style, vegetarian meal will be offered to all present. 

COVID-19 Information

We encourage all devotees to receive and update vaccinations as recommended by local authorities. We encourage wearing of masks when inside. Please sanitize your hands often. Please do not attend if you have symptoms of COVID, if you have been potentially exposed, or if you have recently tested positive for COVID. We appreciate your assistance to help keep everyone safe and healthy.  

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    • sannidhi project
  • About
    • About the Center
    • Our Work >
      • Preservation Earth Project >
        • Heritage Breeds >
          • Healthy Dairy
        • Heirloom Fruits
        • Medicinal Herbs
        • Historic Flowers
      • Herbal Tea Farm >
        • Siddhi Tea
      • Promoting Vegetarianism
      • Plantation Healing
      • Prayers for the deceased
  • Our Teacher
    • Contact Swamiji
  • Services
    • Temple Services
  • Learn
    • Get involved >
      • Volunteer
    • Learn the Shri Suktam
    • Resource Library >
      • Foundational Teachings >
        • Yama Niyama
      • Mantra (Sacred Incantations) >
        • Sanskrit Sounds
        • Mantras for Worship
      • Yantra (Mystical Diagrams)
      • Tantra (practice techniques)
      • Yoga (Union with the Divine)
      • Ayurveda (Science of Life) >
        • Ayurvedic Teachings
      • Jyotisha (Vedic Astrology)
    • Online Sangha >
      • Spiritual Student Portal
      • Spiritual Initiations
  • Publications
    • 2025 Calendar
    • Sri Vidya Book
    • Ayurvedic Cookbook
    • Jyotisha Upaya Book
    • Vedaharanam English
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    • Tulasi Book
  • Classes
    • Lalita Sahasranam Class
    • Ayurveda Courses
    • Yajna Course
  • Events
    • Somavati Amavasya Tila Homam
    • Jyotisha Teachings
    • Saturday Eye Opening Practice
    • Full Moon Puja
    • Amāvásyā Puja
    • Netron-milanam Ceremony
    • Pradosham Rudra Abhishekam
  • Blog
  • Donate