Namaste Devotees,
We are open — Every Day 5 PM to 8:30 PM. From June 1 st Devotees leave sharply at 8:30 pm.
Plan for reopening the SVK Temple The State of California had identified places of worship as “essential function” and as such never required places of worship (such as our temple) to be closed. However, out of abundance of caution, the Temple has been closed for personal services for the last few weeks. As businesses are opening up, we have also carefully evaluated a plan for reopening the Temple. We plan to begin with a Two hour Darshan in the evening and depending on adherence of the newly instituted rules, we may extend the Darshan to the morning hours at a future date. We will continually to monitor the situation and adjust the opening times accordingly.
Please note that we will need to enforce the requirements set forth by the CDC and other agencies to keep all of us safe. While the Temple staff will take precautions to keep everyone safe, the Temple staff cannot provide any assurances of safety. As all of you already know that the risk of COVID-19 contraction cannot be eliminated, so please only visit the Temple if you feel comfortable.
We will institute safety and behavioral conditions for temple opening, and if these conditions are not followed, the temple will need to be closed.
General Guidelines
- Temple will be open for limited hours as shown below. No exceptions.
- Temple kitchen will remain closed for Prasada until further notice. Access to the dining room and the kitchen is also closed until further notice.
- Children will not be allowed to run around or play in temple premises( Including Parking lot). If children are restless, please take them back to the car or home.
- Other than immediate members of the family, everyone shall maintain a distance of 6 feetfrom others. Follow the same protocol while speaking with priests.
- Once your Darshan/Worship is complete, please leave the temple premises. Please do not stay in the temple.
- Please do not congregate in the parking lot, take photos, or meet friends. If you need to, please choose a different venue.
- There will beno group chanting (Rudram, Chanting during , Vishnu Sahasranamam, Rahghavendra Sthotra etc) at the temple until further notice. We may resume this at a later date.
- Abhishekam, Rudraabhishekam, Aarathi etc. will continued to be live streamed via YOU TUBE. Devotees are not allowed in the temple during those times until further notice.
- All consultations (and questions) with priests will be over the phone. Priests will not be able to consult in person to schedule Poojas. All Poojas will need to be scheduled in advance over the phone.
- Volunteers will be monitoring the temple through video cameras installed in the temple and live meetings to ensure the safety of the other devotees and temple priests.
Temple open to the Public (beginning Monday (6/01/20)
The temple open timings will be followed strictly without any exception. No special permission to stay on. If you would like, please fill out Archana form (which will be performed later after devotees leave)
Every Day 5 PM to 7 PM. Devotees leave sharply at 7 pm. (Monday The Rudrabhishekam will be performed after devotees leave and will be available online to view.)
Safety and behavioral conditions that all devotees need to comply
- If you are sick, you must stay home and please do not visit the Temple under any circumstances.
- If you are suspected to have COVID-19 or have been advised to be isolation, please do not visit the Temple until your doctor has cleared you.
- Please wear a mask or CDC approved face covering. Even children should have covering when possible..
- Doors will be closed at times identified above, there are no exceptions.
- Maintain social distancing as recommended by CDC, if it is not followed the temple staff are forced to close the temple and ask everyone to leave. Please do not put the priests in this difficult situation.
While we are making efforts to meet sanitation protocols, we will also appreciate if devotees can donate hand sanitizers, disinfecting wipes and disinfecting sprays to keep the Temple open..Sri Krishna Smaranam,
-SVK Temple
