Day 5 of the Sri: Sanjeevani Hanuma:n Pra:na Prathishtta · the concluding evening
Sri: Hanuma:n Vadama:la
& Betel Leaf Archana (Aakupu:ja Se:va)
The day after Sri: Sanjeevani Hanuma:n opens his eyes, the whole goshti offers him what he loves most: a great garland of vadas, placed on the 9-foot mu:rthi for the first time while the hall chants the Hanuma:n Cha:li:sa, in the presence of HH Sri: Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swa:mi:ji. The Maha: Ha:rathi that follows closes the five days.
Tuesday, November 17 · 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Sanjeevani Jeeyar A:sramam · 494 Beverly Rancocas Rd, Willingboro, NJ 08046
Free · all ages · vadama:la prasa:dam for every family
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The closing night of the consecration
6:00 PM
Sri: Vishnu Sahasrana:ma pa:ra:yanam
The thousand names of Sri: Vishnu, chanted together as one goshti. Come early and settle in — the hall fills for the closing night.
6:30 PM
Hanuma:n Cha:li:sa & the Vadama:la
The great garland of vadas, prepared by devotee families through the day, is offered to Sri: Sanjeevani Hanuma:n while the hall chants the Cha:li:sa. Sponsor families are called for the sankalpam.
≈ 7:15 PM
Aakupu:ja & Vise:sha Uthsavam
Betel-leaf archana — a leaf offered with each name of Hanuma:n — then the special uthsavam with the a:cha:ryas.
8:00 PM
Maha: Ha:rathi & Concluding Mangalam
The grand ha:rathi closes the five days. Thi:rtham, and the blessed vadama:la prasa:dam boxed for every family to take home.
8:30 PM
Volunteer appreciation
A thank-you to the 250 volunteers who carried the consecration. If you served even one shift, stay.
Earlier that day: Sama:srayanam (Prapanna Di:ksha), 9:00 AM — devotees receive the di:ksha from His Holiness after the pra:thah-ka:la a:ra:dhana, followed by thi:rtha prasa:da goshti and Mahaprasa:dam lunch at 11:30 AM. Full Day 5 schedule
In your family's name
Sponsor the Vadama:la & Aakupu:ja
Sponsor families are called for the sankalpam with their go:thram and nakshathram, and the betel leaves are offered in their name. Amounts are from the official sponsorship sheet. Pay online, or Zelle jetnj@jetusa.org with your family name in the memo.
Hanuma:n's favourite offering
Vadama:la & Aakupu:ja Se:va
The vada garland and the betel-leaf archana, offered in your family's name on the closing night.
$108
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Daily offerings for Nov 17
Flowers · Prasa:dam (Thadi:ya A:ra:dhana)
Flowers for the mu:rthi, or the Mahaprasa:dam served to the goshti that day.
$51 each
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Prefer to help with your hands? The vadas are made by volunteer families on the day — sign up for the Tuesday kitchen shift. Or see all thirteen sponsorships.
📿 Bring your count
70,000 Hanuma:n Cha:li:sa together
Families are pledging Cha:li:sa recitations for His Holiness's 70th. The vadama:la evening is where the whole goshti chants it together — pledge your family's count now, and chant with us on the 17th.
Questions
Good to know
›What is a vadama:la?
A garland of vadas — savoury lentil fritters — strung and offered to Hanuma:n. It is his most loved offering: Hanuma:n is the embodiment of strength, and the vada is the strength-giving prasa:dam. On the consecration's closing night it is offered to the newly consecrated 9-foot Sri: Sanjeevani Hanuma:n for the first time.
›What is Aakupu:ja (betel leaf archana)?
An archana in which a fresh betel leaf (aaku, tha:mbu:la) is offered with each name of Hanuma:n. Sponsor families offer the leaves in their own name, go:thram and nakshathram.
›Is there a cost to attend?
No. Attendance is free on all five days. Sponsorships are optional offerings in your family's name.
›What does the $108 sponsorship cover?
Your family's sankalpam for the vadama:la and the betel-leaf archana that evening, and a share of the blessed vadama:la prasa:dam to take home. It is one line on the official sponsorship sheet — Hanuma:n Vadama:la & Betel Leaf Archana (A:ku Pu:ja), $108.
›Can we help make the vadas?
Yes — the vadama:la is prepared by volunteer families on the day. Sign up for the Tuesday kitchen shift on the volunteer page, or write to the kitchen team at the Registration desk.
›Do we get prasa:dam to take home?
Yes. After the Maha: Ha:rathi the vadama:la is distributed as prasa:dam, boxed for each family at the thi:rtha prasa:da goshti.
›Is this the same as the Tuesday Hanuma:n Ha:rathi?
The a:sramam's weekly Tuesday Hanuma:n Ha:rathi continues after the consecration. November 17 is the special concluding evening of the five-day Pra:na Prathishtta, in the presence of His Holiness.
Tuesday, November 17 · Day 5
The last of five days
The morning brings the Sama:srayanam — Prapanna Di:ksha from His Holiness at 9 AM — and the community Mahaprasa:dam. The vadama:la evening and the Maha: Ha:rathi close the consecration. If you can come for only one evening, come for the first and the last.
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