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Shirdi Sai Saba Temple
Pittsburgh, PA
Kartika Masa Special Puja 2025
Full sponsorship Kartika Masa: $1116
Prasadam - Full Sponsors will receive a Gold Pendant, Sivalinga
Kartika Sukla Chavithi - Nagula Chavithi Saturday, Nov 25, 2025
Devotees are welcome to offer milk to Naga Vigraham in the temple. For fertility, overcoming pregnancy complications, removal of Naga (serpents) and Kuja(Mars) Dosha (inauspiciousness). Offering a gift of a silver serpent is suggested.
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2025 Kartika POORNIMA
1.00 pm Sri Satya Narayana Vratam
Kārtika Somavāram:Oct 27, Nov 3,10,17
Kārtika Sanivāram: Oct 25, Nov 1,8,15
Pradoshakala Abhishekam & Bilva Archana at 6.30 pm
Full Sponsorship Abhishekam(9) :$154; Abhishekam- $36 Siva Archana: $11
Full sponsorship of Rudra Homam(9)-$252; Homam -$54
Prasadam - Full Sponsors will receive Vibhudhi & Homa Raksha
Kârtika Poornima Tuesday, Nov 4, 2025
6.30 pm JWALATORANAM: For welfare of Cows and Calves (Animal welfare): A rope made-up of hay is Hung from two poles with wicks inserted in the rope. Devotees pass under the lighted wicks.
7.00 pm PRAYASCHITHA DEEPAM (365 WICKS) Tuesday, Nov 4, 2025
Significance: Kartika Poornima, In the evening people light 365 vattula (wicks) in lord Shiva and lord Vishnu temple. This signifies If a person lit 365wicks on Kartika Purnima, it is equal to doing puja every day. People who cannot do puja every day will light this lamp on Kartika Poornima.
Kartika Sukla Trayodasi - Sunday, Nov 2, 2025
Krishna Trayodasi /Pradosham - BHANU PRADOSHAM
Sunday, Nov 2, 2025 - Ksheerabdi Dwadasi
10am Tulasi Homam; 11am Tulasi Vivaha Tulasi Damodara Kalyanam; 6.30pm Tulasi Puja ksheerabdi Dwadasi Vratam
Kartika Sukla / Krishna EKADASI
Saturday, Nov 1 - Devutthana Ekadasi; Saturday, Nov 15 Utpanna EKADASI
6.00 pm 33 Punnamula Nomu on Kartika Poornima Tuesday, Nov 4, 2025
Vrata is performed near Tulasi mata, 33 rice flour deepam (diya) are lit and dosa (crepe) are offered. Vrata katha is narrated and 33 diyas and dosa (crepe) are given to 5 Sumangalis for deeragha Sowmangalyatvam(long life for husband).