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 · Mon 17 Aug 2026

Nag Panchami

Observed at the mandir on Mon 17 Aug. Everyone is welcome — come for darshan, or stay for aarti at 11am or 7pm.

A brass bowl of milk with white flowers and durva grass on red silk
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.

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A row of small clay diya lamps burning along a ledge beside marigolds and rangoli

Festival calendar — still to come in 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.

  • 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
Earlier in 2026 — 1 festival already observed

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.