Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari MandirHindu Temple & Community Centre · Willenhall

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Events & Festivals

From the nightly glow of aarti to the great nights of Navratri and Kali Puja — the mandir's year, with dates given for the UK.

Next at the mandir · Saturday 1st August 2026

Mata Ka Jagran माता का जागरण

An all-night jagran of jyoti and kirtan, from evening aarti at 7pm through langar, jyoti prachand and Tararani katha to maha aarti at 4am. Kirtan by Bhameshwari Mandali and others. Everyone is welcome — stay for an hour or stay all night.

Full programme
The jyoti burning in a brass vessel wrapped in red and gold chunri, marigold garlands at its base
A dholak, a harmonium and brass manjira cymbals resting on a red cloth in warm lamplight

Every week

Kirtan & Langar — Tuesdays, 6–8pm

Devotional singing before Maa, aarti at 7pm, and a free vegetarian meal for everyone who comes. No booking, no charge — the best evening to visit if it is your first time.

More about Kirtan & Langar
A row of small clay diya lamps burning along a ledge beside marigolds and rangoli

Festival calendar — rest of 2026

Dates below follow the UK (London) reckoning of the Hindu calendar — several festivals fall a day earlier here than in India, because the sacred timings depend on local sunrise and moonrise. Final observances are confirmed by the mandir's pandit nearer each festival.

  • The jyoti burning in a brass vessel dressed in red and gold clothSat 1 AugMata Ka JagranAll-night jagran at the mandir — all welcome
  • A brass bowl of milk with white flowers and durva grass on red silkMon 17 AugNag Panchami
  • Rakhi threads laid on a brass thali with roli, rice and sweetsThu 27 AugRaksha BandhanUK date — a day earlier than India
  • A bansuri flute, a peacock feather and a clay pot of butter on blue silkThu 3 – Fri 4 SepShri Krishna JanmashtamiSmarta 3rd · Vaishnava 4th (UK reckoning)
  • Modak sweets on a brass thali with red hibiscus and durva grassMon 14 SepGanesh ChaturthiVisarjan Fri 25 Sep
  • A row of nine diya lamps burning beside a brass kalash before a red chunriSun 11 – Mon 19 OctSharad NavratriNine nights of Maa — Ghatasthapana Sun 11 Oct
  • A steel thali of halwa, puri and chana with bangles beside itSun 18 OctMaha Ashtami · Kanjak Pujan
  • The akhand jyot burning in a brass lamp with a glass chimney, on marigoldsMon 19 OctMaha Navami
  • A ceremonial bow and arrow garlanded with marigolds on red silkTue 20 OctDussehra · Vijayadashami
  • A decorated clay karva pot and a woven sieve beneath a full moonThu 29 OctKarva ChauthLondon moonrise approx. 6:31pm
  • A row of clay diya lamps burning beside marigolds and rangoliSun 8 NovDiwali · Lakshmi Puja · Kali PujaKali Puja falls on Diwali night — the great night of our mandir
  • Many small bowls of vegetarian dishes arranged in tiers for annakutMon 9 NovGovardhan Puja · Annakut
  • A brass tilak thali with roli, rice, a lit diya, a coconut and sweetsTue 10 NovBhai Dooj

Jagrans & Mata Ki Chowki — through the year

Unlike fixed festivals such as Diwali or Navratri, a Mata Ki Chowki(an evening of Maa's bhents) or a Jagran (an all-night vigil) has no set calendar date — it is arranged by the mandir or sponsored by a family, most often during Navratri but on any auspicious night of the year. To sponsor a chowki or jagran for your family, see pooja services or contact the mandir.