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It is said that if one fasts on the Vaikunta Ekaadasi it is equivalent to observing fasting for thousand
Ekaadasis. The Suklapaksha Ekaadasi that comes in the Tamil month of Margazhi is the day that Bheeshmar
was supposed to be lying in a bed of arrows in Kurukshetra and this Ekaadasi is called as “Moksha
Ekaadasi”. That is the only day in a year, that the Swarga Vaasal is opened in all Vishnu Temples. Pooja
to Cow is special on this day.
It was on this Marggazhi Ekaadasi day that Bhagawan Sri Krishna, at the foot of a great Banyan tree at
the banks of sacred Jyotheeswar River, that Lord Krishna gave “Srimad Bhagawad Gita” Upadesam to
Arjuna.
At the Richmond Hill Hindu Temple, where Sri Sridevi, Bhoodevi sametha Lord Venkateswara, has been
Blessing all the devotees with His Choicest Gifts of Long health, wealth and Prosperity, on Monday,
January 6th, The Vaikunta Ekaadasi Swarga Vaasal Festival will be celebrated.
Morning Schedule
ALL DEVOTEES ARE REQUESTED TO TAKE PART IN ALL THE FESTIVITIES AND GET THE
BLESSINGS OF ALMIGHTY LORD VENKATESWARA !!!
Chief Priest: Sri Gopala Bhattacharya Asst. Priest: Sri Govindaraja Bhattacharya
Temple Priests
Sivasri K. Sivasankara Kurukkal Sivasri P. Gowreeswara Kurukkal
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