VMCC Rasoi

St. James Episcopal Church 4 St James Place, Essex Jct., VT, United States

Delicious home cooked meals will be available for takeout at the mandir during its regular hours of operation and will be ready for pickup around 11:00am. Today’s Special Idli, sambhar, chutney

VMCC – Open house

St. James Episcopal Church 4 St James Place, Essex Jct., VT, United States

VMCC – Sundarkand

St. James Episcopal Church 4 St James Place, Essex Jct., VT, United States

10:00am to 10:30 am – Ram darbar murti puja with one or two host families @ $116 each 10:30am to 12:30pm – Sundarkand Parayanam 12:30pm – Arthi and Prasad. 1pm – North Indian thali fundraiser ($10)

Janamashthami Pooja and Celebration

St. James Episcopal Church 4 St James Place, Essex Jct., VT, United States

Janmashtami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, who is considered the eighth incarnation (avatar) of the Hindu god Vishnu. The festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm and devotion, where it is one of the major festivals. People observe fasts, sing devotional songs, and participate in various cultural events and performances. […]

Ganesh Chaturthi Pooja

St. James Episcopal Church 4 St James Place, Essex Jct., VT, United States

Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated at the mandir on Saturday 09/07 and here is the plan: 10:30-12:15 pooja, bhajan, aarti by priest Sridharji 12:30-1:30 Prasad 1:30 – 2:00 Laddu auction 2:30- 3:00 Visarjan bhajans and pooja 3:30 Starts from mandir for visarjan 4:00pm – Visarjan at Shelburne Pond Folks it will be a packed day […]

Bathukamma and Maata ki Chowki

St. James Episcopal Church 4 St James Place, Essex Jct., VT, United States

Celebration will go as follows: 6:00 to 7:00pm – Chowki kirtan 7:00 to 7:45pm – Bathukamma Gauri pooja 7:45pm – Prasaad followed by Garbha Batukamma is a vibrant floral festival. It honors Goddess Batukamma, symbolizing feminine energy and the beauty of nature. Women create elaborate flower arrangements and dance around them, celebrating the ultimate essence […]

Dussehra

St. James Episcopal Church 4 St James Place, Essex Jct., VT, United States

Dussehra marks the grand finale to a joyous and blessed period of navratri celebrated with praying, fasting and ceremonial feasting. Dussehra festivities will be held at the mandir on: Bhajan/Aarti 3:30 – 4:00 Kids perform 4:00 ~ 4:30 Food Stalls 5pm onwards Ravan effigy burning  6:15pm onwards Food stalls will be selling delicious food at […]

Mandir closed today

Mandir will be closed on Oct 26. See you all on Nov 2nd on Diwali Celebration.

Diwali

St. James Episcopal Church 4 St James Place, Essex Jct., VT, United States

10:00 – 12:30: Ganesha puja, Kalasha puja, Lakshmi puja Archana, Bhajan, Aarti 12:45-1:30 Prasad 2:30 – 5:00 Open darshan 5:00pm – Evening Aarti 5:30- 6:00 Fireworks Sridhar ji will be leading the morning pooja and will be performing samoohik Lakshmi puja for interested families for a dakshina of $51/family. Diwali, also known as Deepavali, is […]