Vaidica Vidhya Ganapathi Center

A long awaited wishes of the residents of South/South East San Jose to have a close proximity of a Hindu temple was fulfilled at last, on the inauguration of “SRI LAKSHMI GANAPATHI TEMPLE” in “VAIDICA VIDHYA GANAPATHI CENTER”, at 32 B, Rancho Dr, San Jose, near the intersection of Capitol Express way and Monterey Hwy, opposite to Capitol Caltrain Station.

The deities of Lord Vigneswara, Valli Devasena Sametha Sri Subramanya from Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Siva Linga, Anjaneya, Ganesha, Shridi Sai Baba, from Delhi were brought and “Prathishtapana” function of the deities was performed on 9^th June 2003. Deities of Lakshmi Ganapathy, Bhuvaneswari Amman, Venkateswara have been installed on May-26,2004.

FACILITIES

Facilities to conduct Bhajans, Discourses, Music and Dance performances are available at the temple premises. Sathyanarayana pooja, Lakshmi Pooja, Durga Sapthasathi Yanthra Pooja, Homams, and functions like Marriage, Seemandam, Namakarnam and Hiranya Shrardha will be performed in the temple. Devotees are welcome to make use of the facilities.

Regular pooja timing changesMonday - Thursday, everyday at 5:30PM: Shiva Abisheka, Aarthi and Mantrapushpa.
Friday at 4:00PM: Sri Bhuwaneswari, Sri Lalitha Devi Abhisheka and Sri Lalitha Sahasranamam Chanting.
Saturday at 4:00PM: Sri Venkateswara Abhisheka and Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Chanting.
Sunday at 4:00PM: Ganesha, Sri Valli Devasena Sametha Sri Subramanya Abhisheka

***Parking Information*** Due to limited parking at the Temple premises, please make use of available LEGAL parking spaces outside the Temple, in the neighborhood. Please be aware that your vehicle MAY BE TOWED if you park in the parking lots of any neighboring businesses

Temple Timings Weekdays:
10:00AM to 12:00PM
5:00PM to 8:00PM
Weekends & Holidays:
10:00AM to 8:00PM
Temple might be open for longer duration during special events.

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For bhajans, religious discourse, music and dance performance, please contact temple.