MahaGanapati Temple of Arizona

A Non-Profit Organization

Maha Rudra Yagya

Friday Feb 25th – Sunday Feb 27th, 2011

Mrutyunjayaaya Rudraaya
Neelakantaaya Shambhave
Amriteshaaya Sarvaaya
Mahadevaaya Te Namaha
Performed with 6 Priests and 66 Rithwiks
1331 Chantings of Sri Rudram and 133 Rudra Homas
Maha Ganapati Temple of Arizona offers you a unique life-time opportunity!
Participate & Experience the Vedic chanting in chorus!

Maha Rudra Yagya will be performed for three days. This grand 3-day Yagya is Loka Kalyana – a
prayer seeking health, wealth, prosperity and welfare for all devotees, community members and for
Universal Peace. Golden opportunity to witness and participate in a Yagya of this significance and
magnitude comes rarely.

Sri Rudram is an ancient Vedic hymn in praise of Lord Shiva, and is the oldest prayer with a listing of
various names of Lord Siva. On chanting Sri Rudram, Lord Siva’s Divine qualities are invoked and
worshipped. Pacified of his anger (roudra) by the chanting of Sri Rudram, Lord Shiva grants the
devotees with everything one could aspire for, for the highest level of happiness. Maha Rudra Yagya is a
powerful form of worshipping Lord Siva, the very source of cosmic energy for the Universal creation
and beyond.
Please come forward to help conduct this Yagya in a Grand manner.
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Program
Friday February 25th, 2011
8:00 am Sri Ganapati Homa, Navagraha Homa &
Sri Sudarsana Homa

11:00 am Maha Mangala Arati & Prasad (Lunch)

5:30 pm Ganapati Puja, Punyaha Vachanam,

Pancha Kavya Prasanam,
Acharya Ritwik Varanam,
Raksha Bhandanam,
Mandapa Adhi Vasam

6:30 pm Go (Cow) Puja

7.00 pm Lalitha Sahasranama and Lakshmi Ashtotra Puja

performed by 108 Suvashinis (ladies)
Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam,
Devi and Ram Bhajans

8:15 pm Maha Mangala Arati & Prasad (Dinner)

Saturday February 26th, 2011

5:30 am Sri Ganapati Puja

Kalasa Sthapana & Mandapa Aradhana
Vastu Homa & Mandapa devata Homa

7:00 am Mahanyasa Parayanam

8:45 am Ekadasa Rudra parayanam with Abhishekam

to Lord Shiva with 11 dhravyas (different
materials)
11:15 am Sri Rudra Trisathi Archana

11:30 am Sri Rudra Homam

12:45 pm Shodasa Upachara Puja

Maha Mangala Arati & Prasad (Lunch)

2:00 pm Cultural Programs

4:00 pm Ekadasa Rudra Parayanam

6:00 pm Sri Rudra Trisathi Archana

6:30 pm Shodasa Upachara Puja

Maha Mangala Arati & Prasad (Dinner)
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Program
Sunday February 27th

9:30 am Sri Rudra Homa

11:00 am Maha Poornahuthi

11:35 am Kalasa Puja and Utthapana (Procession)

12:00 pm Maha Kalasa Abhishekam to Siva

Shodasa Upachara Puja
Honoring of Priests, Ritwiks and Volunteers
Maha Mangala Arati and Prasad (Lunch)

2:00 pm - 4.00 pm Cultural Programs

About Sri Rudram

Comprising of Namakam and Chamakam, Sri Rudram is also known as Rudraprasna. It
is part of the Yajur Veda and one of the greatest of the Vedic hymns for all round benefits
of mankind and is known to remove all doshas (sins/ defects) and difficulties. The first
part, chapter 16 of the Yajur Veda, is known as Namakam because of the repeated use of
the word “Namo” in it. The second part, chapter 18 of the Yajurveda, is known as
Chamakam because of the repeated use of the words “Cha me”, meaning “Grant Me”.
Chamakam is a prayer requesting the Almighty to bestow one with that he desires in this
world and beyond.
An Appeal to Support
Maha Ganapati Temple of Arizona plans to release a souvenir on the Grand occasion of Maha
Rudra Yagna. Maha Rudram is an event of high impact that will reach out to 1000s of devotees.
The event opens avenues for businesses to sponsor by advertising in the event souvenir. Don't miss
this opportunity to boost your exposure and name recognition by sponsoring a Divine event, and
receive the added visibility that will make you stand out to the qualified buyers.
Advertisement Tariffs
Full page (8.5” x 11”) $500 Half page (4.25” x 5.5”) $300 Quarter page (2.125” x 2.75”) $200

For sponsoring or volunteering towards this event, please contact,

Ramesh Natarajan 480 782 7815 Mouli Subramanian 480 782 1476 Suri Gunnala 602 957 2339
Surya Pappu 602 738 7132 Vasanthi Ravi 480 785 1046 Lakshmanan Palaniappan 480 793 4749
Vish Hegde 602 639 0405 Radha Ganesh 480 661 7227 Bhaskar Kolluri 915 276 9274
Ram Vishwanath 480 460 5212 Sujatha Gunnala 602 957 2339 Ajith Radhakrishnan 623 587 9007
Sribhaskar Mahadevan 480 966 6238 Kala Rajagopal 480 763 5539 Sadha Parasuraman 602 445 6272
Sharatchandra Bhargav 480 274 2205 Chandana Pulipaka 513 307 0106 Rajeesh Punnakattu 520 836 1161
Kumar Balasubramanian 480 812 9512 Swarna Murthy 520-299-8568 Balaji Soundararajan 480 557 0610
Ganesh Krishnamurthy 480 855 7679 Lakshmi subramaniam 520 299 2346 Sridhar Balakrishnan 480 513 4865
Narayan Janakiraman 520 615 0825 Vijayalakshmi Ramakrishnan 520-546-6994 Vijay Nair 480 241 1962
Srini Krishnamurthy 480 883 0697 Venkat Putarjunan 480 203 0571 Karu Thenappan 732 309 1886
Chitra Kalyan 602 923 6960 Mohan Gopalakrishnan 602 971 4357 Dev Mahadevan 480 644 1252
Pt. Srihari Kadambi 858 220 1281 Pt. Vinayaka Sharma 602 363 2781
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Maha Rudra Yagya $2,501

Sponsor 1 Day of Maha Rudra Yagya $1,116

Anna Dhanam All Days $1,001

Sponsor a Priest $516

Vastra for Ganapati, Shiva and Balaji $501

One day Rudra Homa $116

Homa for All Days $501

Anna Dhanam One Day $501

Flower Garlands $251

Go (Cow Puja) Puja $151

Rudraksha Mala for Shiva $101

Mahanyasa poorvaka Ekadasa Rudra Parayanam,

Kalasha Puja & Rudra abhishekam $216

Ekadasa Rudra Parayanam $101

Kalasha Aradhana $116

Rudra Abhisheka $116

Lalitha Sahasranama and Lakshmi Puja $51

Rudra Archana $51

Ganapati Homa $55

Navagraha Homa $55

Sudarsana Homa $55

Ganapati, Navagraha and Sudarsana Homa $151

Please make checks payable to Maha Ganapati Temple of Arizona. Contributions may also be made using Visa or
Master Card at the Temple or Online. All contributions are tax deductible.
Mailing Address
P.O. 11368, Chandler, Arizona 85248-0007
www.ganapati.org