2509 West New Hope Drive, Cedar Park, TX 78613
512-986-7269
The mission of Sri Venkateswara Temple of Austin (Hindu Temple) is to provide the local Hindu community a place for traditional worship and to provide religious, humanitarian, cultural and educational resources.

Weekly Program:
Sunday Ganapati Abhishekam @10:30AM in front of Baba Temple
Sunday Ganapati & Ayyappa Abhishekam @7:00PM in Navagraha Building
Monday Lord Shiva Abhishekam @7:00PM
Tuesday Hanuman Chalisa (7x) @6:30PM; Archana @7:00PM
Subramanya Abhishekam @7:00PM
Wednesday (1st & 3rd) Ram Parivar Abhishekam @7:00PM
Wednesday (2nd & 4th) Radha Krishna Abhishekam @7:00PM
Thursday Navagraha Abhishekam @11:00AM in Navagraha Building
Friday Padmavathi (Lakshmi) Abhishekam @7:00 PM
Parvati Abhishekam @7:30 PM
Lalitha Sahasranama @7:45 PM
Saturday Suprabhatam @7:45AM
Abhishekam, Vishnu Sahasranama, Alankaram @9:00AM
Archana(Available on request) & Darshan @11:30AM
Saturday Shani Puja @1:00PM in Baba Temple
Saturday (1st & 3rd) Hanuman Abhishekam @7:00PM
Saturday (3rd) Hanuman Chalisa Parayanam (1PM – 7PM)
Shukla Paksha Chaturthi Every Month Nagendra Swamy Abhishekam
Krishna Paksha Chaturthi Every Month Sankata Hara Chaturthi Ganesh Abhishekam @7:00PM
TEMPLE HOURS
Mon
8:30AM - 12:30PM 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Tues
8:30AM - 12:30PM 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Wed
8:30AM - 12:30PM 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Thur
8:30AM - 1:00PM 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Fri
8:30AM - 12:30PM 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Sat & Sun
7:30AM - 8:30PM
No priest services at the temple from 2-5 pm on Sat/Sunday
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MAHARUDRA YAGAM, FRI, DEC 1st to SUN, DEC 3rd

KARTHIKA MASAM CELEBRATIONS, Monday, Nov. 13 – Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023

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  • 07

    7:15 PM-8:00 PM
    12/07/2023
    THURSDAY, DEC 7, 2023
    7:15 PM
    SAHASRA JYOTHIRLINGA ARCHANA
    To sponsor the archana visit JYOTIRLINGA.
     
    At the S. V. Temple, archana will be performed to Shiva Linga formed by lighting 1008 diyas. All are welcome to light diyas that form the Shiva Linga.
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    Lighting Diyas is a tradition attributed to Lord Shiva, as he appeared as a tall beam of fire, where Lord Brahma nor Lord Vishnu could find the beginning or the end. It is this Light that burns all our karma from our past birth and gives Salvation to the soul. Seeing this light will release one and all, be it worms, birds, insects, vagabonds, humans or any living being in water or land, from the circle of life. With this thought in mind, in complete surrender to The Supreme, if we light at least one diya in this auspicious month of Karthik Masas, one is sure to get His blessings.
    Please join us this Thursday at 7:15 pm in worshipping Lord Shiva in the Jyothrlinga form.  All are welcome to light a diya.
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  • 09

    6:30 PM-8:00 PM
    12/09/2023
    SAT, DEC 9
    6:30 PM
    SAHASRANAMA TULASI ARCHANA
    to Lord Venkateshwara
    Devotees can drop off Tulasi leaves at the temple for the archana.  It can either be dropped off on  Friday evening or Saturday morning before the archana.
    Performing puja to Lord Balaji with Tulasi leaves is very auspicious. Sahasranama Archana will be done by offering Tulasi leaves to Lord Venkateshwara on Sunday which is Ekadasi, during this holy month. Register to have your name included in the sankalpam of this special Karthika masa Archana at TULASI ARCHANA.
    The Tulasi plant or tree is very sacred to Lord Vishnu and His devotees. Long ago Tulasi plant appeared in the forests of Vrindavan, and hence She is referred to as Vrindavani; She is worshipped throughout the world, hence She is called Viswapujitha; Countless flowers are offered to the Lord, but He is not satisfied unless Tulasi is offered. hence She is considered to be the essence of all flowers, and so referred as Pushpasaara; Because She brings faith and joy to the Lord She is called Nandhini; In the whole world, She is incomparable, hence She is called Tulasi. The leaves are offered to The Lord as garlands and in archana. His devotees wear beads made from tulasi plant around their neck an also use it as Japa Mala. In Srimad Bagavatham it is stated thus, “Although flowering plants like the mandara, kunda, kurabaka, utpala, campaka, arna, punnaga, nagakesara, bakula, lily, and parijata are full of transcendental fragrance, they are still conscious of the austerities performed by Tulasi, for Tulasi is given special preference by the Lord, who garlands Himself with Tulasi leaves.”
    In the Skanda Purana it is stated that The Tulasi plant can heal all our sinful activities and by merely seeing, touching the Tulasi plant, we can be relieved from our diseases.
    Just as the water form the ganges is sacred, water with Tulasi leaves in it is Holy for all devotees.
  • 10

    10:00 AM-1:00 PM
    12/10/2023
    SAMUHIKA RUDRABHISHEKAM
    KARTHIKA EKADASI
    SUNDAY, DEC 10 – 10:00 AM

     

    On Sunday at 10:00 am, Saamuhika Rudrabishekam will be performed. Devotees who would like to perform rudrabishekam can do so, guided by the priest as they chant Rudram and Chamakam
    To register to participate in the Saamuhika Rudrabishekam visit
    RUDRABISHEKAM. Each family registering will be given a clay Shiva Linga to perform the puja at the temple. Devotees may bring milk, fruits, flowers, paan leaves and nuts and coins for the puja. All other puja saamagri will be provided by the temple.
     
    Lord Shiva is worshipped in the Linga Swaroopa in most temples. It signifies the unending, undefinable source of life, the infinite Paramatman. The Linga has to be cooled with abhishekam. Shiva is referred to as ‘Abisheka Priyan’, One who likes abishekam. To cool and please Him we do abhishekam. Chanting Sri Rudram while perfoming the abhishekam is apractice that is prevalent in all Shiva temples and households.
     Sri Rudram or Rudra prasnam is a part of the KrishnaYajur Veda.  It is divided into two parts, the Rudra Namakam and Chamakam.
    It is said that Sri Rudra is a great purifier which when repeatedly chanted with devotion can destroy the worst of the sins. One can attain all material benefits for enjoyment of life on earth and Mukthi, which is freedom from the ills of the world. But to get the complete benefit of the chanting, it has to be chanted with utmost faith and complete surrender.
    If one Rudra [that is, eleven times the eleven stanzas of Namakam chanted along with one stanza of Chamakam every time by a single person] is chanted, it can free one from all childhood diseases.
    Various benefits are outlined for the repeated chanting of Sri Rudram.
    There are eleven Anuvakas in Rudra Namakam. In the first one Rudra is asked to turn away His Ghora Roopa and keep away all weapons. Having been pacified, He is asked to destroy the sins of those for whom it is being chanted. In each of the following Anuvakas, He is seen in different forms.  After thus worshipping Shiva, and identifying Him in almost everything, the Chamakam is chanted. In the Chamakam we ask for everything material, ideal to attain happiness as a human. It seeks to show the way to Realisation through fulfillment of material life., ultimately leading to Divine fulfillment.
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