1700 Naoma Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA Phone: iowahindutemple.org

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1 00 Naoma Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 0

2 The Hindu Temple Association of Eastern Iowa The Hindu Temple of Eastern Iowa serves Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Coralville, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, North Liberty and surrounding communities. The Temple and association is result of grassroots effort started in by Hindu community members in Eastern Iowa who met at various places such as community halls, basements and conference centers and developed a plan for weekly Bhajans, meetings, worships. The grassroots members also developed a plan to eventually build or own a place of worship and to provide a venue to showcase cultural, philosophical, religious and spiritual aspects of Hinduism to community members and general public members of Eastern Iowa. The Eastern Iowa Hindu Temple Association was established and incorporated as nonprofit corporation under the Iowa nonprofit corporation Act, Chapter 0A,. The functioning of the Temple is in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws developed and amended after incorporation of the association. The Temple executive committee represents the general body members and serves at the pleasure of general body and its by-laws governing the association. The general body members meet once a year, review financials, status of temple and make changes to by-laws and recognize volunteers. The association is served by 0 Board of Trustee members. The Board of Trustees set the vision and originally created an endowment of a substantial amount to support the mission of the temple. The Board of Trustees maintains BOT Executive Committee with BOT Chair, Vice-Chair and members. The founding executive committee members were elected to executive office on January, 000. The executive committee runs day to day operations of temple and strives to achieve the vision set by Board of Trustees for the temple. There are around members in the Executive Committee. The founding members of the association created adult, youth and child education programs. Temple is supporting Gnanodaya adult education program which is a platform/stage where adults can share, express or talk about various aspects of Hindu religion, spirituality, philosophy and Hindu way of life. Temple also supports Vidyalaya, a program for children program which caters to educating our youth about Hinduism or Sanatana Dharma. Dharma means righteousness and good moral and ethical practices in accordance with the scriptures. Dharma includes all duties, individual, social, and religious, and adherence to the laws of the land. Vidyalaya classes are weekly on Sunday s from -AM. Temple celebrates annual festival in May to commemorate the 00 Khumbabhishekam and Alter opening. This event also serves as grand annual fundraising event. Temple celebrates all Hindu religious and cultural festivals and also supports charities and charitable events. Hindu Temple Association of Eastern IOWA Address: 00 Naoma Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 0 Phone: ()- econtact@iowahindutemple.org Mailing Address P.O Box, Cedar Rapids, IA Website: Temple Hours Week Days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday) 0:0 AM :00 PM 0:0 PM 0:00 PM Weekends (Saturday and Sunday) 0:0 AM 0:00 PM 0:0 PM 0:00 PM Temple closed on Thursday. Priest, Sri, B. S Sheshashai, from Bangalore, India. Sri Sheshashai started his job in our Temple from Feb 0. Priest Sheshashai has over years of experience as priest in Bangalore, India and New York NY, Orlando FL, Cedar Rapids, IA in United States of America. Sri Sheshashai is Pancharatra Agama Pravara from Government Maharaja Sanskrit College, Mysore and graduated as SHASTRY from Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupathi. Sri Sheshashai has experience in performing various religious services such as Gruhapravesha, Satyanarayana Pooja, Sudharshana Homam, Navagraha Pooja & Homam, Namakaranam, Annaprashanam, Ayushya Homam and many more. Sri Sheshashai is married and has three children. He speaks fluently in English, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Sanskrit. Sri Sheshashai is available for in-temple and out-of-temple services on all days except Thursday. Please call Temple at -- or mobile phone at -- or send an to priest@iowahindutemple.org to discuss or schedule your services. Temple Services st Saturday Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam at :0 AM Every Monday Sri Siva Abhishekam at 0:0 PM Pournami Sri and Katha Sankatahara Charuthi Sri at 0:0 PM Skanda Shasti Sri Murgar Abhishekam at 0:0 PM Sri Siva Abhishekam at 0:0 PM Once in months ( nd Saturday) Ekadasha Rudram times Rurdram Chanting at :00 AM Once in months ( rd Sunday) Navagraha Abhishekam at :00 AM Every Tuesday Sri Hanuman Chalisa at 0:0 PM Every Wednesday Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam at 0:0 PM Every Friday Lalita Sahasranamam at 0:0 PM Every Saturday Sri Venkateshwara Suprabatham at 0:0 AM Every Sunday Rama Raksha Storam on Sunday at 0:0 PM st Saturday Shri Shiridi Sai Baba Bhajans at 0:0 PM Every Sunday Vidyalaya Class for Kids at :00 AM st Saturday Cultural events at :0 AM Once in months ( nd Saturday) Bhajans Galore at :0 AM Sarve Janah Sukhino Bhavantu

3 ॐ वक रत ड मह क य क ट स यसमप रभ ट टवयघ क र म द व सवयक य ष सवयद We are pleased to release the 0 calendar based on Hindu dharma shastra and drika siddhanta. This calendar is specially prepared for the Cedar Rapids area, and it may not be applicable in other parts of the world. All time presented here is adjusted for Daylight Saving Time. People usually align the Hindu festivals with the English dates based on the Indian calendar. They think that if an Indian calendar says Janmasthami on a certain date, say September nd 0, then it will appear as September nd everywhere in the world. The USA is :0 to :0 hours behind India, so some people will think it will also come the next day in the USA, i.e. September rd 0. They also argue that their family priest in India has told them to celebrate on this particular date and according to him the Indian calendar will apply to all places in the world. This is a completely wrong assumption. If the Earth was flat then you can use Indian calendar everywhere as sunrise sunset will happen all places equally. We won t have any timezones and the world will have only one timezone. Surya Siddhanta, Maharishi Vashistha, Bhaskaracharya taught us to prepare the panchangam based on the longitude, latitude of the place you live for these reasons you cannot bring a calendar from India and use abroad. The English date and changes at midnight; whereas the Hindu date (or Tithi) and day does not change at midnight. Hindu day changes at Sunrise. All days are from one Sunrise to another Sunrise. Sunday will start at one Sunrise and end at the next Sunrise.The Hindu date the Tithi changes depending on the position of the Sun and Moon. It can change anytime between two Sunrises. That is to say that if Prathama Tithi ends today at :0 it does not mean that Dwitiya Tithi will end tomorrow at the same time. It can end at :00, :0 or later. Tithi: In the lunar calendar the Moon takes a month for each revolution around the Earth. The lunar calendar is divided into two groups called Pakshas. The first one is called Krishna Paksha (or dark fortnight) or wanning moon. The second is called Shukla Paksha (or bright fortnight) or waxing moon. Each Paksha is divided into Tithis. The first Tithis are the Sanskrit numbers from to (Prathama, Dvithiya etc). The th Tithi of Shukla Paksha is Poornima (full Moon) & the th of the Krishna Paksha is Amavasya (Moon is not visible as it is closest to the Sun). Lunar Month: A lunar month consists of 0 Tithis and each Tithi then corresponds to the time taken by the Moon to move degrees with respect to the Sun. Krishna Paksha Tithis are in the darker color and Shukla Paksha Tithis are mentioned in the red color. Names of lunar months are Chaitra, Vaishakh, Jyestha, Ashadha, Shravana, Bhadrapada, Ashwayuja, Kartika, Margasira, Pushya, Maha, and Phalguna. Solar Month: A solar month begins when the Sun leaves one rasi and moves into the next. The solar month names are based on signs, they are Mesha, Vrishbha, Mithuna, Karka, Simha, Kanya, Tula, Vrischika, Dhanush, Makara, Kumbha, and Mina. This system is widely used in Tamilnadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Orrisa, Punjab and Assam. Nakshatra: The path of the moon around earth is divided into segments or Nakshatras. A nakshatra changes when the moon leaves one of these segments and enters the next. Nakshatras are in italics. They are Ashwini, Bharani, Kritika, Rohini, Mrisgashirsh, Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya, Ashlesha, Magha, Poorva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Vishakha, Anuradha, Jyestha, Moola, Poorva Shadha, Uttara Shadha, Shravan, Dhanishtha, Shatabhisha, Poorva Bhadra, U.ttara Bhadra and Revati. Timings listed in the Calendar: The Tithi & Nakshatra times indicate a time when the Tithi or Nakshatra ends. The Panchanga uses the Vedic definition of a day, i.e., A day starts with Sunrise and ends with the subsequent Sunrise. Thus, a Tithi with a time of :00 indicates that the Tithi ends past midnight but before the next Sunrise at :00 AM (:00 :00) on the next calendar day. Hence :00 means 00:00 hours of the next day, :00 means :00 AM of the next day, and :00 means :00 AM of the next day. This is standard time notation for any Panchangam. The time for Sun s samkramana is when Sun will enter that rasi or sign on that day. e.g. Makara : means Sun is entering Makara rasi at hour minute. All other times are the ending times. How festival dates are determined? The usual rule to observe a festival is to check the Tithi prevailing at the Sunrise. Each festival has different rules. For example Ganesha Chaturthi has to be oserved when the Chaturthi Tithi is observed during the th/th part of the dinmana. The dinmana is the difference between local Sunset and Sunrise. If Chaturthi is not prevailing during that period then take the second day. For example, if one Tithi is observed at moonrise in India it may or may not exist during moonrise on the same day in a different part of the world. If you are in America then it will be observed on previous day or the next day if you are in Japan, Fiji, Australia and other countries. For example if a total lunar eclipse is visible in India at :00 AM it will happen on the previous day in the USA. For these reasons Indian Panchangam you bring from India cannot be used outside of India. Uttarayana / Dakshinayana: The season occur based on earth s position around the Sun. This is due to Earth s tilt of. degrees. The Earth circles around Sun with this tilt. When the tilt is facing the Sun we get summer and when the tilt is away from the Sun we get winter. Because of this tilt it seems like the Sun travels north and south of the equator. The Uttarayana is the Sun appearing to move north. The Dakshinayana is the Sun appearing to move towards South. This causes rise to seaons and dependent on equinoxes and solstices. There is a common misconception that Makar Sankranti is the Uttarayana. This is because at one point in time Sayana and Nirayana Zodiac were same. Every year equinoxes slides by 0 seconds due to precision of equinoxes, giving birth to Ayanamsha and causing Makar Sankranti to slide further. As a result if you think Makar Sankranti is uttarayana then as it is sliding it will come in June after 000 years. However Makar Sankranti still holds importance in our rituals as a Sankranti. All Drika Panchanga makers will use the position of the tropical Sun to determine Uttarayana and Dakshinayana. Hence January th isn t Uttarayana. Actual Uttarayana occurs on December st / nd of every year. For more details please visit or write to shastriji@mypanchang.com. About mypanchang.com: mypanchang.com is the leading panchang maker providing the most accurate panchagam in English and various Indian languages and panchangam for over more than cities all over the world based on highly accurate driga ganitha or thiruganitha. Most temples in the world rely on mypanchang.com for accurate Panchang data and festival observance times. Please visit mypanchang.com for more details. If you have any questions about confusion about any festival please contact mypanchang.com 0 Calendar Acknowledgements Panchangam Data Festivals & Muhurthas Calculated by Advisors Calender Design mypanchang.com Pandit Mahesh Shastri Panchang Ganita, Panchang Siddhanti mypanchang.com ()- Dr. Ramchandra Joisa, Sistla Somayajulu, Rallabhandi Anjaneyulu, Santhosh Kumar Sharma Gollapelli Monica Monasterio, Vikas Pulpa, Rama Srinivasan, Paddy Ramaiyanger Notes: Any data presented here is copyright of mypanchang.com and its associates, any portion reproduced without prior written permission of mypanchang.com will be treated as a violation of the United States copyright laws. mypanchang.com World s leading Panchang Maker

4 January 0 Pushya Magha Uttarayana Shishir Ritu 00 Naoma Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 0 Dhanus - Makara Margazhi - Thai Pausha S Dvadashi :0 Krittika : New Year Trayodashi : Rohini : Chaturdashi : Mrigashirsha 0: Purnima : Aardra :0 Pausha K Prathama : Punarvasu : Dvitiiya : Pushya : Tritiiya : Aslesha : Chaturthi :0 Magha full night Panchami full night Magha 0: Panchami 0: P.Phalguni :0 Thyagaraja Aradhana Shashthi : U.Phalguni : Saptami : Hasta : Ashtami : Chitra :0 Bhogi Pongal Lohri Navami : Svaati 0: Makara Sankramana 0: Makara Sankranthi Thai Pongal Dashami : Vishaakha : Kanu Ekadashi : Anuraadha :0 Sattila Ekadashi Dvadashi : Jyeshtha 0:0 Trayodashi : Mula : Chaturdashi : Amavasya : P.shadha :0 Magha S Prathama : U.shada : 0 Dvitiiya : Shravana : Tritiiya 0: Dhanishta 0: Shatabhisha : Chaturthi : P.Bhadrapada : Varada Ganesha Chaturthi Panchami :0 U.Bhadrapada : Vasant Panchami Shashthi : Revati : Saptami : Ashvini :0 Ratha Saptami Bhishma Asthami India Republic Day Ashtami : Bharani : Navami 0: Krittika :0 Madhava Navami Dashami :0 Rohini :0 Ekadashi : Mrigashirsha : 0 Bhishma Ekadashi Dvadashi : Aardra :

5 February 0 Magha Phalguna Uttarayana Shishir-Vasant Ritu 00 Naoma Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 0 Makara - Kumbha Thai Maasi Magha S Trayodashi : Punarvasu 0: Chaturdashi :0 Pushya full night Purnima :0 Pushya 0:0 Thai Poosam Magha K Prathama : Aslesha : Dvitiiya :0 Magha : Tritiiya : P.Phalguni : Chaturthi : U.Phalguni 0: Panchami : Hasta : Shashthi full night Chitra : Shashthi 0: Svaati : Saptami 0: Vishaakha : Ashtami :0 Anuraadha 0: Kumbha Sankramana 0: Navami 0:0 Jyeshtha 0:0 Dashami 0: Ekadashi 0: Mula :00 Vijaya Ekadashi Dvadashi : P.shadha : Trayodashi :0 U.shada : Chaturdashi : Shravana : Maha Shivaratri Amavasya : Dhanishta : Vasant Rutu Phalguna S Prathama : Shatabhisha : Dvitiiya : P.Bhadrapada :0 0 Tritiiya 0:0 Chaturthi : U.Bhadrapada : Panchami : Revati 0:0 Shashthi : Ashvini 0:0 Bharani 0: Saptami : Krittika 0: Ashtami : Rohini full night Navami : Rohini 0: Dashami : Mrigashirsha 0: Ekadashi : Aardra :0 Amalaki Ekadashi

6 March 0 Phalguna Chaitra Uttarayana Vasant Ritu 00 Naoma Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 0 Kumbha - Mina Maasi - Phanguni Phalguna S Dvadashi : Punarvasu : Trayodashi full night Pushya :0 Trayodashi 0: Aslesha : Chaturdashi 0: Magha 0: Holi Purnima :0 P.Phalguni :0 Dhuleti Phalguna K Prathama : U.Phalguni :0 Lakshmi Jayanthi Dvitiiya : Hasta :00 Tritiiya 0: Chitra full night Chaturthi : Chitra 0: Panchami : Svaati : Shashthi : Vishaakha : Saptami : Anuraadha : Ashtami : Jyeshtha :0 Navami :0 Mula : Mina Sankramana : Karadaiyan Nombu Dashami :0 P.shadha : Ekadashi : U.shada : Papamochini Ekadashi Dvadashi : Shravana 0: Dhanishta :0 Trayodashi : Shatabhisha : Chaturdashi 0: Amavasya : P.Bhadrapada : Chaitra S Prathama :0 U.Bhadrapada : 0 Manmatha Ugadi Vasant Navaratri Begins Dvitiiya : Revati : Tritiiya : Ashvini : Chaturthi : Bharani : Panchami :0 Krittika : Shashthi : Rohini : Saptami : Mrigashirsha :0 Ashtami : Aardra : Navami : Punarvasu : Gowri Tritiya Matsya Jayanthi Durga Asthami Sri Rama Navami Dashami :0 Pushya : Ekadashi :0 0 Aslesha :0 Dvadashi : Magha : Kamada Ekadashi

7 April 0 Chaitra Vaishakha Uttarayana Vasant-Grishma Ritu 00 Naoma Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 0 Mina - Mesha Phanguni Chittirai Chaitra S Trayodashi : P.Phalguni full night Mahavir Jayanthi Chaturdashi : P.Phalguni 0: Purnima full night U.Phalguni :0 Panguni Uttiraam Hanuman Jayanthi Purnima 0:0 Hasta :0 Chaitra K Prathama 0:0 Chitra : Dvitiiya :0 Svaati : Tritiiya :0 Vishaakha : Chaturthi : Anuraadha 0: Panchami : Jyeshtha 0: Shashthi : Mula :0 Saptami : P.shadha 0:0 Ashtami 0: U.shada : Navami 0: Dashami : Shravana : Ekadashi : Dhanishta : Mesha Sankramana 0: Tamil New Year Vishu Varuthini Ekadashi Dvadashi : Shatabhisha : Trayodashi 0: P.Bhadrapada : Chaturdashi :0 U.Bhadrapada 0: Amavasya : Revati 0: Ashvini : Vaishakha S Prathama :0 Bharani : Dvitiiya 0: Krittika : 0 Akshay Tritiya Grishma Rutu Tritiiya 0: Chaturthi : Rohini : Panchami : Mrigashirsha : Sri Shankara Jayanthi Shashthi :0 Aardra : Sri Ramanuja Jayanthi Saptami 0:0 Punarvasu :0 Ashtami full night Pushya : Ashtami 0: Aslesha full night Navami :0 Aslesha 0:0 Dashami : Magha :0 Ekadashi : P.Phalguni : Dvadashi : U.Phalguni : 0 Vasavi Jayanthi Mohini Ekadashi Thrissur Pooram

8 May 0 Vaishakha Jyestha Uttarayana Grishma Ritu 00 Naoma Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 0 Mesha Vrishabha Chittirai Vaikaasi Trayodashi : Svaati 0: Vaishakha S Trayodashi : Hasta : Chaturdashi : Chitra : Narasimha Jayanthi Purnima : Svaati :0 Kurma Jayanthi Annamacharya Jayanthi Vaishakha K Prathama : Vishaakha :0 Dvitiiya : Anuraadha : Tritiiya : Jyeshtha : Chaturthi : Mula : Temple th Anniversary Brahmotsavam Even Panchami : P.shadha :0 Temple th Anniversary Brahmotsavam Event Shashthi 0: U.shada : Temple th Anniversary Brahmotsavam Event Saptami : Shravana : Temple th Anniversary Brahmotsavam Event Mother s Day Ashtami : Dhanishta :0 Navami : Shatabhisha : Dashami : P.Bhadrapada : Hanumat Jayanthi (Andhra) Ekadashi 0:0 U.Bhadrapada :0 Apara Ekadashi Dvadashi 0:0 Trayodashi :0 Revati : Vrishabha Sankramana 00:0 Chaturdashi : Ashvini : Amavasya : Bharani : Shani Jayanthi Jyeshtha S Prathama : Krittika : Dvitiiya : Rohini : Tritiiya : Mrigashirsha : 0 Chaturthi :0 Aardra : Panchami : Punarvasu : Shashthi : Pushya : Saptami :0 Aslesha : Ashtami : Magha : Navami :0 P.Phalguni : Dashami full night U.Phalguni : Dashami 0: Hasta : Ekadashi 0: Chitra full night Dvadashi : Chitra 0:00 0 Memorial Day Nirjala Ekadashi

9 June 0 Jyestha - Adhika Ashaadha Uttarayana-Dakshinayana Grishma-Varsha Ritu 00 Naoma Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 0 Vrishabha Mithuna Vaikaasi Aani Jyeshtha S Chaturdashi : Vishaakha 0:0 Vaikasi Visakam Vata Savitri Vratam Purnima : Anuraadha 0: Deba Snana Purnima Jyeshtha K Prathama : Jyeshtha 0: Jyestha Abhishekam Dvitiiya 0: Mula 0: Tritiiya 0: P.shadha 0:0 Chaturthi 0: Panchami : U.shada 0:0 Shashthi : Shravana 0: Dhanishta : Saptami : Shatabhisha : Ashtami : P.Bhadrapada : Navami : U.Bhadrapada : Dashami : Revati :0 Ekadashi : Ashvini : Yogini Ekadashi Dvadashi : Bharani 0: Trayodashi : Krittika : Chaturdashi : Rohini : Mithuna Sankramana 0: Amavasya 0:0 Mrigashirsha : Adhika Ashaadha S Prathama 0: Aardra : Adhika Masa Prarambha Dvitiiya 0: Punarvasu 0: Tritiiya 0: Pushya :00 Chaturthi : Aslesha : 0 Panchami :00 Magha : Father s Day Dakshinayana Varsha Rutu Shashthi : P.Phalguni full night Saptami : P.Phalguni 0: Ashtami : U.Phalguni 0: Navami : Hasta : Dashami : Chitra : Ekadashi : Svaati : Ekadashi Dvadashi : Vishaakha : Trayodashi :0 Anuraadha :00 Chaturdashi :00 Jyeshtha : 0

10 July 0 Adika Ashaadha Nija Ashaadha Dakshinayana Grishma Ritu 00 Naoma Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 0 Mithuna Karka Aani Aadi Adhika Ashaadha S Purnima : Mula :00 Adhika Ashaadha K Prathama : P.shadha : Dvitiiya : U.shada : Tritiiya : Shravana : Independence Day Chaturthi : Dhanishta : Panchami 0:0 Shatabhisha 0: Shashthi 0: Saptami : P.Bhadrapada 0: Ashtami : U.Bhadrapada 0: Revati : Navami : Ashvini : Dashami :0 Bharani : Ekadashi : Krittika :0 Dvadashi 0: Rohini : Trayodashi 0:0 Mrigashirsha : Chaturdashi 0:0 Aardra : Amavasya 0: Punarvasu : Adhika Masa Ends Nija Ashaadha S Prathama : Pushya full night Karka Sankramana : Dvitiiya : Pushya 0: Rathayatra Tritiiya : Aslesha 0:0 Chaturthi :0 Magha : Panchami :0 P.Phalguni : 0 Andal Jayanthi Shashthi full night U.Phalguni :0 Shashthi 0: Hasta : Saptami :00 Chitra : Ashtami : Svaati : Navami :0 Vishaakha : Dashami : Anuraadha :0 Ekadashi :0 Jyeshtha : Shayana Ekadashi Dvadashi : Mula : Trayodashi : P.shadha : 0 Chaturdashi 0: Purnima : U.shada : Guru Purnima Nija Ashaadha K Prathama : Shravana :

11 August 0 Nija Ashadha Shravana Dakshinayana Grishma-Sharad Ritu 00 Naoma Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 0 Karka Simha Aadi Avani Shravana K Prathama 0: Dvitiiya 0:0 P.Bhadrapada : Gayatri Japam 0 Tritiiya : U.Bhadrapada 0: Kajali Tritiya Nija Ashaadha K Dvitiiya : Dhanishta : Tritiiya 0: Shatabhisha : Chaturthi : P.Bhadrapada :0 Panchami : U.Bhadrapada :0 Shashthi : Revati : Saptami 0: Ashvini 0:0 Ashtami 0: Bharani 0: Navami 0:0 Krittika 0: Aadi Kartikai Dashami 0: Rohini 0: Ekadashi 0: Mrigashirsha 0: Kamika Ekadashi Dvadashi 0: Aardra 0: Trayodashi 0: Punarvasu : Chaturdashi 0: Pushya : Amavasya 0: Aslesha : Hariyali Amavasya Shravana S Prathama : Magha : India Independence Day Dvitiiya : P.Phalguni 0: Tritiiya : U.Phalguni : Simha Sankramana 0: Chaturthi : Hasta : Panchami : Chitra : Nag Panchami Garuda Panchami Rk Upakarma Shashthi : 0 Svaati full night Saptami : Svaati 0: Ashtami : Vishaakha : Navami : Anuraadha :0 Sharad Rutu Dashami : Jyeshtha : Ekadashi : Mula : Pavitra Ekadashi Dvadashi :0 P.shadha : Trayodashi 0: U.shada 0: Onam Chaturdashi :0 Shravana 0: Dhanishta :0 Varalakshmi Vratam Purnima : Shatabhisha : Raksha Bandhan Yajur Upakarma Vaikhanasa Jayanthi

12 September 0 Shravana Bhadrapada Dakshinayana Sharad Ritu 00 Naoma Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 0 Simha Kanya Avani Purataasi Shravana K Chaturthi : Revati : Panchami :0 Ashvini : Shashthi : Bharani : Randhan Chhath Saptami : Krittika : Sitala Satam Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Janmasthami) Ashtami : Rohini : Navami : Mrigashirsha :0 Dashami :0 Aardra :0 Ekadashi : Punarvasu : Dvadashi :0 Pushya : Trayodashi 0: Aslesha :0 Chaturdashi : Magha :0 Amavasya : P.Phalguni :0 Labor Day Aja Ekadashi Bhadrapada S Prathama : U.Phalguni : Solar Eclipse Not Visible Dvitiiya full night Hasta full night Samaveda Upakarma Dvitiiya 0: Hasta 0:0 Varaha Jayanthi Tritiiya 0: Chitra : Haritalika Teej Ganesh Chaturthi Chaturthi :0 Svaati :0 Kanya Sankramana 0: Panchami : Vishaakha : Rishi Panchami Shashthi :0 Anuraadha :0 Saptami : Jyeshtha 0: 0 Jyestha Lakshmi Vratam Ashtami : Mula :0 Radha Asthami Navami :0 P.shadha 0: Dashami : U.shada : Ekadashi :0 Shravana :0 Parivartini Ekadashi Kanya Sravanam Vamana Jayanthi Dvadashi 0:0 Trayodashi : Dhanishta : Chaturdashi : Shatabhisha : Anant Chaturdashi Purnima :0 P.Bhadra : Lunar Eclipse 0:0-: Bhadrapada K Prathama :0 U.Bhadrapada 0: Revati :0 Mahalaya Parva Begins Dvitiiya : Ashvini : Tritiiya : Bharani : 0

13 October 0 Bhadrapada Aashvayuja Dakshinayana Sharad-Hemant Ritu 00 Naoma Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 0 Kanya Tula Purataasi - Aipaasi Bhadrapada K Chaturthi 0: Panchami 0: Krittika : Shashthi : Rohini 0: Saptami :0 Mrigashirsha 0: Ashtami : Aardra : Navami :0 Punarvasu : Dashami 0:0 Pushya : Ekadashi full night Aslesha : Ekadashi 0: Magha : Dvadashi :0 P.Phalguni full night Trayodashi : P.Phalguni 0: Indira Ekadashi Chaturdashi : U.Phalguni :0 Amavasya :0 Hasta : Mahalaya Amavaya Aashvayuja S Prathama : Chitra :0 Sharad Navaratri Prarambha Dvitiiya : Svaati 0:0 Tritiiya : Vishaakha : Chaturthi : Anuraadha : Panchami : Jyeshtha : Tula Sankramana : Shashthi :0 Mula :0 Saptami : P.shadha :0 Ashtami : U.shada : 0 Durga Asthami Bathukamma Panduga Navami : Shravana : Maha Navami Dashami : Dhanishta : Vijaya Dashami Ekadashi 0: Shatabhisha : Pasankusa Ekadashi Hemant Rutu Dvadashi : P.Bhadrapada : Trayodashi : U.Bhadrapada : Chaturdashi :0 Purnima :0 Revati : Sharad Purnima Aashvayuja K Prathama : Ashvini : Dvitiiya : Bharani :0 Tritiiya : Krittika 0:0 Rohini 0: Chaturthi : 0 Mrigashirsha : Karwa Chauth Panchami : Aardra :

14 November 0 Aashvayuja Kartika Dakshinayana Hemant Ritu 00 Naoma Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 0 Tula Vrischika Aipaasi Kartikai Aashvayuja K Shashthi :0 Punarvasu : Daylight Saving Ends Saptami :0 Pushya 0: Ahoi Asthami Ashtami :0 Aslesha full night Navami :0 Aslesha 0: Dashami : Magha : Ekadashi : P.Phalguni : Rama Ekadashi Dvadashi :0 U.Phalguni : Vasu Baras Annual Music Festival Trayodashi full night Hasta 0: Dhana Teras Trayodashi 0: Chitra : Kali Chaudash Chaturdashi 0: Svaati :0 Narak Chaturdashi Diwali Amavasya : Vishaakha : Kartika S Prathama : Anuraadha : Gujarati New Year Gowardhan Puja Dvitiiya : Jyeshtha full night Yama Dwitiya Bhaiya Duj Tritiiya : Jyeshtha 0: Chaturthi :0 Mula 0:0 Nagul Chavithi Panchami : P.shadha 0: Vrishchika Sankramana : Labha Panchami Ayyappa Mandala Puja Prarambha Shashthi : U.shada 0: Skanda Shasthi Subramanyam Shasthi Saptami :0 Shravana 0: Ashtami : Dhanishta 0: Shatabhisha 0: Navami 0: P.Bhadrapada : 0 Dashami 0: Ekadashi : U.Bhadrapada : Uthana Ekadashi Dvadashi : Revati : Ksheerbadi Dvadashi Tulasi Kalyanam Trayodashi : Ashvini : Chaturdashi : Bharani 0:0 Vaikuntha Chaturdashi Annamalai Deepam Purnima : Krittika : Kartikai Deepam Sarvalaya Deepam Jwala Thoranam Kartika K Prathama :0 Rohini :0 Thanksgiving Dvitiiya :00 Mrigashirsha : Tritiiya : Aardra : Chaturthi 0: Punarvasu :0 Panchami 0: 0 Pushya :

15 December 0 Kartika Margashira Dakshinayana-Uttarayana Hemant-Shishir Ritu 00 Naoma Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 0 Vrischika Dhanush Kartikai - Margazhi Kartika K Shashthi : Aslesha : Saptami : Magha : Kalabhairav Jayanthi Ashtami : P.Phalguni : Navami : U.Phalguni : Dashami 0: Hasta :00 Ekadashi : Chitra 0: Utpanna Ekadashi Dvadashi :0 Svaati full night Trayodashi : Svaati 0: Chaturdashi : Vishaakha : Amavasya : Margasira S Anuraadha : Prathama : Jyeshtha : Dvitiiya : Mula :0 Grand Ayyappa Puja Tritiiya : P.shadha : Chaturthi : U.shada : Panchami : Shravana : Shashthi : Dhanishta :0 Dhanus Sankramana 0: Dhanurmasa Prarambha Saptami :0 Shatabhisha :0 Ashtami 0: P.Bhadrapada :0 Navami : U.Bhadrapada 0: Dashami :0 Revati 0: Ashvini 0: 0 Ekadashi : Bharani : Vaikuntha Ekadashi Geeta Jayanthi Uttarayana Shishir Rutu Dvadashi :0 Krittika : Trayodashi 0:0 Chaturdashi 0: Rohini : Purnima : Mrigashirsha : Dattatreya Jayanthi Margasira K Prathama : Aardra : Dvitiiya : Punarvasu : Tritiiya : Pushya : Chaturthi : Aslesha : Panchami : Magha : Shashthi : 0 P.Phalguni 0:00 Saptami full night U.Phalguni full night

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19 Temple Relocation Project Bhoomi Daan (Land Donation) Form We are bestowed with noble opportunities to participate in good deeds or good service in this birth due to our Purva Janma Punyam or Purva Janma Sukrutham. It is believed that among the many forms of Daan (donation), Bhomi Daan is one of the dearest acts that pleases the Lord and blesses your progeny for many generations. PuraaNas speak highly of this deed and mention that the Lord would protect such donors and their family for generations! Here is a great opportunity to get involved in this noble deed. Bhoomi Daan is a great way by which everyone can play a part in the future Temple's development. The Temple Association of Eastern Iowa has opened up Bhoomi Daan, an opportunity for seva (service) for you and your family, in many affordable ways. Building a temple is a once-in-a lifetime opportunity for many people and this mighty and noble endeavor needs your financial support. Your generosity will help bring this noble cause to fruition. Come and join us with your abiding support of heart, hands, mind and soul to help build this place of worship and promote our culture and heritage for generations! YES! I/ We would like to sponsor one or more of the following circled item. ($,000 and above will be recognized on the donors board). Your donations are tax deductible. Bhoomi Daan: options: Check one or more One acre ($,000) (Can be paid in installments) Half acre ($,000) Quarter acre ($,00) Block ($,000) Other Amount: (Per Month or Lump sum) Name: Address: Phone numbers: Please make the check payable to The Hindu temple association of eastern Iowa" Mail it to: The Hindu temple association of eastern Iowa, PO Box: P.O.BOX CEDAR RAPIDS, IA

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