Chinmaya Mission Sacramento

ABOUT
TEMPLE

ABOUT

Sacramento Bala Vihar® was founded in the summer of 1992 with a starting class size of 4 students by Nalini Prasad. With dedicated support from additional visionary parents of the Greater Sacramento area including Vanaja Tivakaran, Nalini Mehtani, Haripriya Raghavan, and Gautam Gandhi, the organization had grown to ~100 students by 2008-09, when the Sacramento Bala Vihar was formally affiliated to Chinmaya Mission West, and as a registered satellite center of Chinmaya Mission San Jose.
The Bala Vihar and Yuva Kendra programs are structured according to the students’ grades in the general public school system from Kindergarten through High School (K-12). We have combined some grades, either for lack of teaching volunteers or lack of sufficient students to warrant a class. A few Indian vernacular languages classes are also offered.

TEMPLE

Deity: Lord Ananda Krishna

Consecration Date: June 7, 2015.
Our Murti of Lord Ananda Krishna was consecrated on June 7, 2015. The center was inaugurated by Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda on June 23, 2015. The murti and the center were both named by Pujya Guruji.
Location Address:
Chinmaya Triveni, Chinmaya Mission Sacramento
3231 Ramos Circle, Sacramento, CA 95827.
Web link:
www.chinmaya-sacramento.org
Temple Timing:
Open during the school year on Sundays from 8 am to 1 pm. In the evenings for special events, details on web site calendar.
Temple Description:
Chinmaya Triveni is a 12, 000 square foot building located in a business park. It houses a shrine for Lord Ananda Krishna. It has a hall, a small stage, thirteen classrooms, a small library, an office and bookstore, a kitchen, and a dining area. The walls in the hall have a beautiful and unique border design
depicting scenes from the Ramayana and Bhagavatam, and Pujya Gurudev’s OM signature. Chinmaya Mission Sacramento serves the greater Sacramento region, and is conveniently located off highway 50.
Temple Activities:
Bala Vihar
Shishu Vihar
Adult study groups
Swaranjali
Bhajan Sandhya
Chanting
Bhagavad Gita Chanting
Language classes – Hindi, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Kamba Ramayanam classes
Jnana Yajnas
Summer Bala Vihar Day Camps
Workshops
Community Service
Festivals Celebrated:
Shri Krishna Janmashtami
Navaratri Golu
Diwali
New Year
Gita Jayanti
Holi
Pujas for Guru Purnima, Chinmaya Aradhana, Saraswati Puja,
New Year’s Day, Shankara Jayanti, Chinmaya Jayanti