Regular Temple Hours*:

Tuesday: 7 - 8 pm for Arati and meditation

Thursday: 7 - 8 pm for Arati and meditation

Sunday: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm for self-study class and Arati
 

*Not applicable during Swami visits.

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November 2026 Calendar

 

 **** Sri Sri Kali Puja 2026 ****

** Sunday, 8-NOV-2026 ** 

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Worship by Swami Sarvashrayananda

6 pm - Kali Puja
8 pm -  Boxed Prasad will be distributed

Worship will be live-streamed on YouTube VSGH channel

 

 

 

Weekly Online Upanishad Class by Swami Atmarupananda

 

Swami Atmarupananda's next class on The Upanishads will be on Saturday, Nov. 28.

Link:  https://youtube.com/live/N9GlAtd1NPA 

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We are happy to announce an online class led by our former Resident Monk, Revered Swami Atmarupanandaji Maharaj, taking place on the fourth Saturday of the month. The class is hosted by VSGH and especially meant for his Houston and Bulgarian devotees. The class will be hosted via YouTube Live to allow everyone to tune in seamlessly.

Host: Vedanta Society of Greater Houston
When: 

• Every 4th Saturday (with rare exceptions)

• Time: 
  20:00 (8pm) Bulgaria and Central European time
  19:00 (7pm) Paris time
  18:00 (6pm) British Isles
  13:00 (1pm) New York
  12:00 (noon) Houston
  10:00 US West Coast

• Beginning Date: Sat. Sep. 26, 2026 (Isha Upanishad)
   

Where: The class will be livestreamed on the VSGH's YouTube channel (click here), and also archived there afterwards. Those who are present for the livestream will be allowed to ask questions (by typing them into the comments as the talk proceeds).

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Description: On the fourth Saturday of every month, with rare exceptions that will be announced ahead of
time, we will take up the study of the Upanishads, the mūla-śāstra or root texts of the Vedanta. In fact, the word “Vedanta” means the last part of the Vedas, which is made up of the Upanishads. Written thousands of years ago, these texts preserve the earliest record of the human mind rising above the mythological realm into the light of pure nondualism. The seers of the Upanishads didn’t ask for stories to explain the universe. They asked questions such as, What is existence itself? What is consciousness? For whom does the mind think, for whom do the eyes and ears perceive? Who am I? In this world of change, is there a changeless reality against which change is perceived? Is there one knowledge through which the essence of everything is known? Does anything survive death, or are we nothing but the body?

The first class will introduce the Upanishads, and then begin the study of the Isha Upanishad, which will continue for about three classes. Then we will take up the other major Upanishads. The proposed order (subject to adjustment) is:

Isha
Kena
Mandukya
Chandogya
Brihadaranyaka
Katha
Mundaka
Shvetashvatara
Taittiriya
Prasna
Aitareya

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Monastic Visits​

 

 

Saturday, November 07 to Tuesday, November 10

Swami Sarvashrayananda

(Monk, Ramakrishna Monastery, Trabuco Canyon, California)

 

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Saturday, November 07 

06:00 to 07:00 pm: Meditation

07:00 pm: Arati

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​Sunday, November 08 

06:00 to 08:00 pm: Kali Puja

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Saturday, November 21 - Sunday, November 22

Swami Ishatmananda

(President, Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago)

 

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Saturday, November 21 

11:00 am: Retreat "Four Guards of Spirituality" - Session 1

12:30 pm: Potluck Lunch

02:30 pm: Retreat "Four Guards of Spirituality" - Session 2

04:00 pm: Arati

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Sunday, November 22 

11:00 am: Talk "Be Free"

12:00 pm: Arati

12:30 pm: Potluck Lunch (Please feel free to share a vegetarian dish)

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Sunday Events

 

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Sunday, November 01 

11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Self-Study Class: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna by Swami Nikhilananda

12:00 pm: Arati

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Sunday, November 08 

Morning: Preparation for Kali Puja

06:00 pm - 08:00 pm: Kali Puja followed by boxed Prasad to be distributed. 

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Sunday, November 15 

11:00 am - 11:30 am: Self-study Class: Reading on Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi

(Book - Holy Mother by Swami Nkhilananda)

11:30 am - 12:00 pm: Memorial Service for Ruma Bhattacharya

12:00 pm: Arati

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Sunday, November 22 

11:00 am: Talk "Be Free"

12:00 pm: Arati

12:30 pm: Potluck Lunch (Please feel free to share a vegetarian dish)

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Sunday, November 29 

11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Self-study Class: Reading on Swami Vivekananda 

(Book - Vivekananda - A Biography by Swami Nikhilananda's)

12:00 pm: Arati

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Please Note​​​
 

Children’s Sunday School:

11 am - 12 pm, Every 2nd & 4th Sundays - 
(Click here for flyer)

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Important Dates
 

Sewa Project: Serving the Homeless

November date to be decided soon.

 

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Confirmed Events Later in 2026-27​​​​​​

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​December

• Thursday, Dec. 3 - Monday, Dec. 7: Swami Tyagananda (Minister-in-charge, Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston)​

• Thursday. Dec. 24: Christmas Eve Celebrations

• Wednesday, Dec. 30 - Friday, Jan. 1: Swami Sarvadevananda (President, Vedanta Society of Greater Houston)
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January 2027

• Friday Jan. 1: Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi’s Birthday & Kalpataru Day Celebrations

• Saturday, Jan. 30: Swami Vivekananda’s Birthday Celebrations

• Friday. Jan. 29 - Sunday, Jan 31: Swami Nirakarananda (Monk, Vedanta Society of St. Louis)​

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