NORTH BAY HINDU CENTER

NBHC Hindu New Year Program on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at the Śrī Shakti Temple in Petaluma from 6 to 7:30

North Bay Hindu Center will be be performing the Pran Pratishta ceremony ( Installation of the New Idols ) for Sri Venkateswara Swamy (Lord Balaji) . Pran Pratishta ceremony is of great significance in the Hindu religion. It is basically calling the great Gods to add their Essence and their Divine Presence into the murtis (idols). It is supposed to consecrate the establishment of the spiritual link between the Divine and the Physical representation of the deity The i

NBHC will be celebrating Ramanavami and inaugurating new idols of Ram Parivar. Come join us on this auspicious occasion. Venue : Śrī Shakti Temple, 220 Stanley Street, Petaluma, CA Date: Sat, Mar 28, 2026 Program Details: 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM Bhajans 6:45 PM - 7:15 PM Puja 7:15 PM - 7:30 PM Aarthi followed by Prasadam The puja will be performed by Pandit Viswanathan Gurukkal. ALL are welcome to attend.

NBHC will be celebrating Maha Shivarathri honoring Lord Shiva Venue : Śrī Shakti Temple, 220 Stanley Street, Petaluma, CA Date: Sat, Feb 14, 2026 Program Details: 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Ganesh Puja & Kalasa Puja 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Rudram Chanting (4 Times) 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Shiva Abhishekam 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM Dance performance by students of Saraswati Kala Nilaya and Bhajan by Aishwarya Sundar 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM Archana, Pushpanjali and Aarthi followed my Maha Prasa

Thaipusam celebrates the victory of Good over Evil honoring Lord Murugan (Kartikeya), the Hindu God of War, where he defeats the demon Soorapadman after receiving a Divine Spear (Vel) from his mother Goddess Parvathi. NBHC will be observing this festival as per details below Venue : Śrī Shakti Temple, 220 Stanley Street, Petaluma, CA Date: Sat, Jan 31, 2026 Program Details: 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Chanting of the Shasti Kavacham 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Murugan (Kartikey

NBHC will be celebrating Ayyapan Mandala Puja and observing the festival of Makara Sankranthi as per details below Venue : Śrī Shakti Temple, 220 Stanley Street, Petaluma, CA Date: Sat, Jan 17, 2026 Program Details: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Ganesh Abhishekam 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM Ayyapan Mandala Puja 7:15 PM - 7:30 PM Aarthi and Prasadam The puja will be performed by Pandit Viswanathan Gurukkal. ALL are welcome to attend.