Wednesday 6:30 PM
Vinayakar Ashtottaram
108-name archana of Lord Ganesha — the signature devotional offering of the temple.
AUD 51Book →
Sevas & Offerings
5 sevas performed daily at Sri Karpaga Vinayakar Temple Westmead — sponsor one in the name of a loved one or as a gesture of gratitude.
Anytime
Mula-mantra Japa (Ganapati)
Dedicated japa session by the priest for specific sankalpa — births, exams, new ventures, marriage.
AUD 21Book →
First & Third Saturday
Abhishekam to Karpaga Vinayakar
Panchamrit abhishek of the main Ganesha murti — deeply moving when devotees participate with the priest.
AUD 151Book →
Friday 6 PM
Milk Abhishek to Muruga
Milk abhishek on the six-faced Muruga — a signature Tamil Saiva seva.
AUD 101Book →
October / November
Kavadi vow (during Skanda Sashti)
Devotees take a kavadi vow and walk in procession to fulfil personal vows to Lord Muruga.
AUD 51 registrationBook →
Festivals at Sri Karpaga Vinayakar Temple Westmead
Sacred celebrations drawing devotees from across the world.
Oct / Nov Skanda Sashti
Australia’s largest Murugan festival — six days of worship culminating in Soorasamharam and Kavadi procession through Westmead streets.
Aug / Sep Vinayakar Chaturthi
Ten-day festival of Lord Ganesha with daily abhishek and elaborate visarjan on the tenth day.
Mar / Apr Panguni Uthiram
Nine-day festival celebrating the divine marriages of Shiva-Parvati, Muruga-Devasena, and Rama-Sita — with nightly wedding re-enactments.
January Thai Pongal
Traditional Tamil harvest festival with community clay-pot pongal cooking — Sydney’s largest Tamil gathering of the year.
Feb / Mar Mahashivaratri
Four-yama rudra abhishek and all-night chanting of Om Namah Shivaya at the Shiva sanctum.