Temple News

2026 Temple Calendar Now Available for Download The theme for this year's calendar is "Sri Abhirami Devi". The 2026 Calendar is available for download or pick-up. The two locations for pick up are: Sri Vidya Temple in Rochester, NY, USA Fancy Florist Canada, located in Toronto, Canada (5635 Finch Ave East, Toronto, CA, M1B 5K9) Download Files 2026 English Monthly Calendar 2026 Tamil Monthly Calendar 2026 English Top Calendar 2026 Tamil Top Calendar 2026 Pocket Calendar

2025 Temple Calendar Now Available for Download The theme for this year's calendar is "Sri Kamalambal". The 2025 Calendar is available for download or pick-up at the Temple Download Files 2025 Pocket Calendar (PDF) 2025 Calendar - English (PDF) 2025 Calendar - Tamil (PDF) 2025 Calendar Panchangam - English (PDF) 2025 Calendar Panchangam - Tamil (PDF)

Bathroom and Wash Area Expansion Planned for Late 2024 As the Temple has grown in its reach, with more devotees visiting than ever, it's become clear that some of our facilities are in need of an upgrade. The current bathroom area was built in 2004, and 20 years later it no longer meets the needs of the Temple community. To address this situation, we are planning to build a new bathroom and wash area, to include the following: the current bathroom and wash area will be expanded in size the number of bathrooms will be increased to at [...]

Parking Area Expansion Planned for July - August 2024 With the increased number of visiting devotees as well as new Temple construction, it's become clear that more parking spaces are needed. Even though there are large grassy areas that can be used for parking, sudden rainstorms often cause cars to become stuck in mud, resulting in major inconvenience to devotees. New construction has also taken away some of the previously existing parking spaces. In order to provide a better experience for devotees coming for darshan, we plan to expand the current parking area. Once the new Temple's outer [...]

New Tile Flooring Installed in Current Temple New tile flooring is currently being installed in the yagashala area of the Temple! By replacing the carpet with durable tiles, we can improve the current functionality of the flooring while also saving on carpet replacement costs in the future. Carpet inevitably gets worn out and needs to be replaced on a regular basis, whereas tile will last longer, resulting in savings for the Temple in the long run. Starting recently, Temple volunteers have removed the old carpeting as well as the old tiles underneath. This was a labor-intensive and dusty [...]

2024 Temple Calendar Now Available for Download or Pick-Up The theme for this year's calendar is "Sri Maha Sarasvati". The 2024 Calendar is available for download or pick-up. The two locations for pick-up are: Sri Vidya Temple in Rochester, NY, USA Fancy Florist Canada, located in Toronto, Canada (5635 Finch Ave East, Toronto, ON, M1B 5K9, CA) Download Files 2024 Pocket Calendar (PDF) 2024 Calendar - English (JPG) 2024 Calendar - Tamil (JPG) 2024 Calendar Panchangam - English (PDF) 2024 Calendar Panchangam - Tamil (PDF) [...]

2023 Temple Calendar Now Available for Download or Pick-Up The theme for this year's calendar is "Sri Vidya Maha Soubhagya Para Shodashi". The 2023 Calendar is available for download or pick-up. The two locations for pick-up are: Sri Vidya Temple in Rochester, NY, USA Fancy Florist Canada, located in Toronto, Canada (5635 Finch Ave East, Toronto, CA, M1B 5K9) Download Files 2023 Pocket Calendar 2023 Calendar - English 2023 Calendar Panchangam - English 2023 Calendar - Tamil 2023 Calendar Panchangam - Tamil [...]

2022 Temple Calendar Now Available for Download or Pick-Up The theme for this year is Sri Dattatreya, from who our Guru lineage has descended. The 2022 Calendar is available for download or pick-up. The two locations for pick-up are: Sri Vidya Temple in Rochester, NY, USA Fancy Florist Canada, located in Toronto, Canada (5635 Finch Ave East, Toronto, CA, M1B 5K9) Download Files 2022 Pocket Calendar (Front) 2022 Pocket Calendar (Back) 2022 Full-Size Calendar with Festival Dates 2022 Panchangam Pages (English) 2022 Panchangam Pages (Tamil) [...]

Amma's Spices - Rajagopuram Granite Temple Fundraising For more than forty years, Srilasri Chaitanyananda Natha Saraswati and dharmapatni, Srimati Gnanamba, who are affectionately known as “Aiya and Amma”, have opened their hearts, their home, and the Temple to all the devotees who wish to share in the worship of Divine Mother and learn Sri Vidya. Their great generosity further extends with the Rajagopuram - Granite Temple Project. Constructing a permanent home for Sri Rajarajeswari in granite will establish Her divine energy, bringing blessings to countless generations into the future. Amma has been a pillar of strength at the [...]