Om Murugasramam Programme of Daily Activities

Shankarānanda Swami with Sadguru Santānanda Saraswati Swamigal (seated) at Tambaram Skandāsramam

4:00-4:30 am Omkar – Suprapadam

5:00-5:30 am Opening of ashram – Viswarupa darshan

 5:30-7:30 am Aradhana – Rudra Japa – Abhisekam – Bhajans

Welcome to Om Murugasramam, West Mambalam

7:30-8:00 am Meditation

8:00-8:30 am Morning work

8:30-9:30 am Vedic chants

9:30-10:00 am Navajapam

10:00-11:30 am 2^nd Archanam, Diparadhanam

12:00 Closing of ashram

12:00-2:00 pm Meal & rest

2:00-4:00 pm Discussion & listening to spiritual talks

4:00 pm Opening of ashram

4:00-5:00 pm Vedic chanting

5:00-5:30 pm Namajapam

5:30-6:00 pm Meditation

Visit by Santananda Saraswati Swamigal of Skandasramam, Salem

6:00-7:00 pm Vishnusahasranama recitation – 3^rd Puja/Dipa Aradhanam
7:00-8:00 pm Congregational singing – religious discourses

8:00-8:30 pm Last rituals and close for nightAshram Periodic Routine

1. Tuesdays
2. Fortnightly (twice a month on Sashti)

1. Krishna Sashti (as above)
2. Sukla Sashti:

7:00-9:00 pm Karnatic musical concert with accompaniments

9:00 onwards (as on Tuesdays)

1. Monthly

Krittika: 7:00-9:00 pm Namasankirtan

Sahasranama Archana as on Tuesday

Anusha 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Annadanam for 200 persons

Important Annual Functions

Shankarananda Swami addressing the First International Conference on Skanda-Murukan, 1998

Chitra month: Tamil New Year Day: reading of Panchangaram, Panaka Puja, bhajans at Kundrattur Murugan kovil

Vaikasi month: Visakam: Three days of religious observance – Sithakalyam celebration

Ari month: Ani Tirumanjanam: Nataraja festival

Ani Moolam: Manikavasagar DayArunagiri Day celebrations, annadanam
Adi month: Adi Poornam: Andal festival

Avani month: Vinayaka Chathurti

Gokulashtami

Purattasi month: Veda Jataparayanam series

Saraswati puja

Annabhisekam

Aipah month: Maha Skanda Sasti – six-day festival (separate programmes drawn up yearly including bhajans and annadanams)

Karttikai month: Deepa festival

Markazhi month: Dhanuvrata puja from 3:30 am

Tiruppavai, Tiruvarnpavai

Vaikuntha Ekadasi: 24 hours of Narayana Nama JapaArudra darshan – Nataraja festival

Hanumant Jayanti – Anjaneya festival

New Year Day January 1: Kavadi to Vadapalani – Maha Kalyan festival at night

Thai month Thai Poosam festival and book release

Maci month Maha Shivaratri: 24 hours of Siva Nama Japa, pujas and abhisekam six times

Pankuni month: Makum festival

Uttiram: Valli, Devasena Kalyana utsavs

Śrī Ram Navami – 24 hours of Rama Nama JapamOther periodic activities

1. Ekadasi night: Bhajans with ashtapathi
2. Surya/Chandra eclipse: Veda Parayanam
3. Special programmes & discourses during visits of sadhus, sannyasis and saints
4. Homams, Yagnas, Upanyayis and short pilgrimages to religious centres.

Contact us:
Swami Shankarananda

Om Murugasramam
12, Srinivasapillai Street
West Mambalam, Chennai – 600 033 INDIA
Tel. (091) 44-2474 7593
E-mail enquiries to: MS Raghunathan

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