Functions 2026
Unless otherwise noted, please note that Saturday evening functions start at 6:30PM with pooja, satsang and aarti followed by preeti bhojan. Sunday morning functions start at 10:30AM with pooja, satsang and aarti followed by preeti bhojan.
| Temple Function Date | Actual Festival Date | Function Name | Hosts | Lunch/Dinner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Jan 1 | New Year Havan | Ishan Joshi and Family | Lunch |
| Jan 18 | Jan 14 | Lohri/ Pongal/ Sankranti | Mandeep Grewal Family | Lunch |
| Jan 24 | Jan 23 | Vasant Panchami | Hathe Khori and Aksharabhyasam | Prasadam |
| Feb 8 | Feb 8 | Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival | ||
| Feb 15 | Feb 15 | Maha Shiva Ratri | Temple is open for Darshan from 9AM to Noon and 5PM to midnight | |
| Feb 22 | Feb 22 | AGM & Elections (2PM to 4PM) | Location: Temple | 2-4pm |
| Mar 15 | Mar 3 | HOLI/Rang Panchami | Hemant Gham & Shrikant Shenwai | |
| Mar 21 | Mar 19 | Ugadi | Telugu Families | Dinner |
| Apr 4 | Mar 26 | Shree Ramnavami/Sundarkand Paath | Jyoti Kumar, Shikha Singh | Dinner |
| Apr 11 | Apr 1 | Hanuman Jayanti | Agarwal family, Kunal & Snigdha Dhiman Anuj Gupta & Sarvesh Upadhyay |
Dinner |
| Apr 19 | Apr 19 | Jai Baba Balaknath Pooja and Bhandara | Pankaj & Deeksha Sharma and Sumit & Priti Sharma Families | Lunch |
| May 2 | May 1 | Buddha Purnima | Bal & Urmila Sharma | Dinner |
| June 28 | June 28 | Festival of India | Temple | 11am – 3pm |
| Aug 1 | July 29 | Guru Purnima | Anupam Heda and Neha Dhanotiya family | |
| Aug 3 | Aug 3 | Temple Picnic | Beaver Lake Park | Lunch |
| Aug 29 | Aug 27 | Raksha Bandhan | Dinner | |
| Sep 4 | Sep 4 | Krishna Janmashtami | 7pm – Midnight | |
| Sep 19 | Sep 14 | Ganesh Chaturti | Asawari & Raj Padmawar & Families | Dinner |
| Sep 26 | Sep 18 | Radha Ashtami | Ritish & Natasha Sharma | Dinner |
| Sept 27 | Sep 27 | Multi Faith Function | ||
| Oct 17 | Oct 17 | Saraswati Puja | Friends of Temple | |
| Oct 24 | Oct 20 | Dussehra | Amit and Suchita Jagopotra | Dinner |
| Oct 28 | Oct 28 | Karva Chauth | Katha and Pooja | |
| Nov 7 | Nov 7 | Diwali Show at UVic | Ticketed Show | 5pm UVIC |
| Nov 15 | Nov 8 | Deepavali Laxmi Pooja | Manish Thakur, Raj Rana, Sachin Parmar | 11am to 5pm |
| Nov 28 | Nov 23 | Karthik Purnima | ||
| Dec 19 | Dec 19 | Gita Jayanti | ||
| Jan 1 2027 | Jan 1 2027 | New Year Havan | Lunch | |
Private Functions
| Private Function Date |
Function Name | Time | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | Wedding | Sunday AM | Sri |