It is a rare opportunity to connect to the deities by the way of offering Navarathnas (nine gems) to them prior to installation of the Moola Vigrahas. Devotees can place Navarathnas in the base of each of the six Garbha Gudi Peetams and Dwaja Stambham on:
- Friday, May 31st from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM (7:00 to 9:00 PM for members only)
- Saturday, June 1st from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Navarathnas can be purchased at the Balalayam for a cost of $501 for 7 packages or $251 for 3 packages. They can also be reserved by submitting the below form.
ONLINE NAVARATHNAS – RESERVATION FORM IS NOW CLOSED. Please visit the Reception TENT at the Temple to see if you could purchase them onsite. Thank you so much for your patronage!!
Navarathna Samarpanam:
During Pranaprathishta of any deity, it is customary to offer personal valuables such as gold rings, ear rings, chains, gold, silver and copper coins as well as Navarathna to be put on earth under the deity prior to installation. The purpose is to establish a connection between the offering devotee and the God vigraham being installed. Once the Pranaprathishta rituals are completed, the Vigraham is a living deity and is to be treated as such. The rituals conducted with devotion/bhakthi form an eternal connection between the Vigraham and the God; so when we worship the Vigraham in the Temple we are directly worshipping GOD. Hence, whatever we offer as our Samarpanam establishes the same level of connection between you the devotee who made the offering and the GOD who was installed.
When you offer Navarathna, you are making a connection between your soul and GOD. This is because, the Navarathna were formed during the Creation of the Universe and each of us are connected to the respective Navarathna through our individual Nakshatras and hence through our Raasis. The Raasis in turn are based on the position of the planets at the time of our birth. Following is the representation of Raasi by one of the Navarathna:
- Mesha (Aries) by Red coral
- Rishabham (Taurus) by White Diamond and Opel
- Mithunam (Gemini) by Emerald
- Katakam (Cancer) by Pearl
- Simham (Leo) by Ruby
- Kanya (Virgo) by Green Sapphire/ Emerald
- Tula (Libra) by Diamond
- Vrishchika (Scorpio) by Coral / Onyx
- Dhanus (Sagittarius)
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by Yellow Sapphire and or Topaz
- Makara (Capricorn) by Blue Sapphire
- Kumbha (Aquarius) by Blue Sapphire
- Meena by Yellow Sapphire / Topaz
When a devotee offers a particular Navarathna that is compatible with the person’s Raasi during Navarathna Samarpanam, the devotee in turn is eternally connected to the God being installed. Each member in a family may have a specific Raasi and so the Rathna being offered should be the one that is compatible with the Raasi of that family member.
However, the ultimate goal of the devotee should be to continue the connection established through Navarathna Samarpanam with God by sustained Bhakthi and devotion at all times.
