Activities
Regular Activities
Tan Phu Quan Am Temple 125 hosts a variety of spiritual activities and traditional festivals throughout the year. Below are the temple's main activities.
Monthly Incense Offering Ceremony
Held on the 1st and 15th of each lunar month. Prayers for wealth, prosperity, love, children, and peace.
Quan Am (Guanyin) Celebration
On the feast days of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (19th of the 2nd, 6th, and 9th lunar months), the temple holds a solemn prayer ceremony.
Annual Festival Calendar
Major festivals are held according to the lunar calendar. Devotees are welcome to contact the temple for specific dates and times.
- First Sunday of the 3rd Lunar Month: Temple Founding Anniversary
- 19th of the 2nd Lunar Month: Birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva
- 19th of the 6th Lunar Month: Enlightenment Day of Guanyin Bodhisattva
- 15th of the 7th Lunar Month: Ullambana Festival (Grand Ceremony)
- 19th of the 9th Lunar Month: Renunciation Day of Guanyin Bodhisattva
Temple Founding Anniversary
The Temple Founding Anniversary is celebrated on the first Sunday of the 3rd lunar month each year. This year it falls on April 19, 2026 (3rd day of the 3rd lunar month, Year of the Horse). All devotees are warmly invited to attend.
Bustling festival night at the temple
In addition to devotees, representatives from Guanyin temples and Chinese community associations from various regions are also invited. The event features a bidding ceremony for the sacred robes of Guanyin, Guan Di, and the Guardian Deity, as well as a bidding ceremony for sacred lanterns, which devotees bring home as a blessing for prosperity, peace, and good fortune throughout the year.
All proceeds are used to support community cultural development, public welfare, and charitable causes.
Incense pagoda at night
Main Guanyin altar
Charity Work
Beyond spiritual ceremonies, the temple regularly organizes charitable activities, including distributing essential goods to the underprivileged, supporting community members in need, and holding Dharma talks to share Buddhist wisdom.
Community devotees participating in temple activities