Rig Upakarma              Thursday, 11 August 2022 

6:00 AM at PGP HALL, 397 Serangoon Road, Singapore 218123

Yajur Upakarma           Thursday, 11 August 2022 

IN-PERSON UPAKARMA STRICTLY FOR FIRST TIME UPAKARMA

8:30AM at PGP HALL, 397 Serangoon Road, Singapore 218123

Gayatri Japam             Friday, 12 August 2022 

IN-PERSON UPAKARMA STRICTLY FOR FIRST TIME UPAKARMA

6 AM at SRI SIVAN TEMPLE, Geylang East Avenue 1

Sama Upakarma          Tuesday, 30 August 2022

6:30 AM at PGP HALL, 397 Serangoon Road, Singapore 218123

ONLINE REGISTRATION PROCESS

You do not need to be a member of SDBBS to register for Upakarma. However, SDBBS members pay a significantly lower dakshina rate. If you wish to sign up for SDBBS membership, please visit www.sdbbs.org/membership. Register for Upakarma only after your membership is approved in order to obtain membership rates.

Step 1: If you are a SDBBS MEMBER, first login to your SDBBS account at www.sdbbs.org/member/login and access the registration link from the "Member Services Home" Page.If you do not login, you will not receive the member-only rates.

Step 2: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR UPAKARMA SETS AND VIRTUAL GUIDES 

Step 3: Provide accurate contact details, so that Upakarma Sets and Online Access Details reach you.

Step 4: Make payment and check your email for acknowledgement email. 

ABOUT UPAKARMA SETS

Every Upakarma Set is meant for 1 person for Upakarma and Gayatri Japam and will consist of

2 Pavithram (1 for Upakarma, 1 for Gayatri Japam) and dharbai

Poonal / Yagjopavitham (1/2/3 based on your selection during registration)

Small packet of Rice and Sesame

Upon registration, Upakarma sets can be collected on 9 August 2022, 4 pm - 8 pm at Veda Nivas, 108A Owen Road, S 218915

VIRTUAL GUIDES

1. Sabha Purohits will guide the registered Upakarma participants through an online video guide that will be sent by email to registered participants 2 days before the Upakarma.

2. Please add the following email addresses to your “Safe Senders List” to ensure that the email is not sent to spam folders - sdbbs.sg@gmail.com and webmaster@sdbbs.org

1. The dakshina is an expression of gratitude for our purohits who guide us in the performance of our dharma. For virtual Upakarma, the dakshina is payable during the registration process itself. For in-person Upakarma, the dakshina can be paid in-person.

2. The minimum prescribed dakshina rates per individual for Upakarma are $15 (for SDBBS members only), and $30 (for non-SDBBS members). Participants who wish to contribute a higher dakshina to the purohits can do so during the registration process itself.

3. A logistics fee of $2 per upakarma set is additionally charged to address extra costs incurred in obtaining and preparing the upakarma sets to members.

Upakarma and Gayatri Homam will be conducted in person for boys who are doing Upakarma for the first time.

Please contact our purohits for further information.