SRI VISHNU SAHASRANAAMA LAKSHARCHANA
The Sri Vishnu Sahasranaama Laksharchana or simply the "LAKSHARCHANA" is the largest and grandest program of the Sabha and is held on a Saturday of October / November every year. The Laksharchana was first started at Mumbai at "Kalpak Mitra Mandal Temple Premises", Kalpak Estate, 'B' Wing, Kalpak, Antop Hill, Mumbai 400 037. The following are the details of the Laksharchanas conducted so far in Mumbai.
Meaning of "Laksharchana" (Source : Wikipedia)
A Lakshārchanā involves the repetition of names one hundred thousand times. Laksha, in Sanskrit, means one hundred thousand. This is an intensive version of the Sahasra-nāma-archanā. It involves the repeated chanting of sahasranamas, multiplying the number of the performances by the number of the people who joined in the chorus.
To achieve this goal several people sit together and perform repetition of the names in chorus. This continues for a prefixed time duration, usually for several days, chanting for a certain number of hours each day. The recital of the different participants for the several days adds up to at least 100,000 repetitions of divine names.
There are occasions when a Koti archanā is also performed to the deity by counting up to 100 Lakshārchanās. Koti (crore, in English) is one hundred lakshas; that is, ten million.
- First Laksharchana - Kalpak - 15th November 2009 : 250+ Devotees
- Second Laksharchana - Kalpak - 13th November 2010 : 450+ Devotees
- Third Laksharchana - Kalpak - 12th November 2011 : 550+ Devotees
- Fourth Lakshachana - Kalpak - 27th October 2012 : 450+ Devotees
- Fifth Laksharchana (Dasalaksharchana) - Kalpak - 19th October 2013 : 1036 Devotees
Meaning of "Laksharchana" (Source : Wikipedia)
A Lakshārchanā involves the repetition of names one hundred thousand times. Laksha, in Sanskrit, means one hundred thousand. This is an intensive version of the Sahasra-nāma-archanā. It involves the repeated chanting of sahasranamas, multiplying the number of the performances by the number of the people who joined in the chorus.
To achieve this goal several people sit together and perform repetition of the names in chorus. This continues for a prefixed time duration, usually for several days, chanting for a certain number of hours each day. The recital of the different participants for the several days adds up to at least 100,000 repetitions of divine names.
There are occasions when a Koti archanā is also performed to the deity by counting up to 100 Lakshārchanās. Koti (crore, in English) is one hundred lakshas; that is, ten million.