HARI Times... SITA-RAMA * RADHE-SHYAM Vol. 11 No. 03 MAY-JULY 2011

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1 HARI Times... SITA-RAMA * RADHE-SHYAM Vol. 11 No. 03 MAY-JULY 2011 PRIESTS: Pu. Naranji Pandya (Shastri ji) Pu. Seetharamaswamy (Swamy ji) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: President: Mr. Virendra Trivedi Senior Vice President: Mr. Basava Sankar Sanke Vice President/Secretary: Mr. Srinivas Gamini Vice President/Treasurer: Mr. Devesh Shah Vice Presidents: Mrs. Anita Desai Mrs. Dipti Gami Dr. Madhu Menon Mr. Sundeep Nath Mr. Harish Patel Mr. Sanjay Patel Mrs. Ashwini Sathe School Director: Mrs. Meena Ravi Youth Forum Director: Mrs. Minoo Amin BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman: Mr. Rajeev Pangarkar Members: Mr. Ramesh Bathini Dr. Renu Joshi Dr. Ray Kathiresan Dr. Gautam Mishra Dr. Mukul Parikh Mr. Samir Parikh Mrs. Deepa Patil Mr. Ratilal Patel Mr. SVR Reddy SHRI ANNAMACHARYA ARADHANA Saturday, May 14, pm to 7:00pm A musical homage for the great Saint Shri Tallapakam Annamacharya followed by Aarti and Dinner Prasad. Dinner Prasad is sponsored by South Indian Families from York and Lancaster. HARI GALA Sunday, May 22, 2011, from 4:00pm - 9:00pm Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center, Camp Hill Please see Page 17 for complete details. HARI SCHOOL GRADUATION Sunday, June 5, :00am to 12:00pm A Variety program by HARI School Students Followed by Aarti & Lunch Prasad Lunch Prasad is sponsored by Mrs. Amita Shah, Mrs. Kalpana Sheth, Mrs. Jigna Patel, Mr. Sunil Sharma and Dr. Sandeep Kakaria SHRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA SERIES Monday to Friday, May 23 to 27, 2011 by Shri Bhupendrabhai Pandya Schedule: (for every day) 6:00pm to 7:00pm Light Dinner 7:15pm to 9:30pm Bhagvad Gita Discourse Please see Page 6 for complete details. INDIA FAIR Celebrating HARI Anniversary Saturday, July 16, :00pm to 7:00pm Location: HARI Temple Please see Page 5 for complete details. SHRI SHIVA RUDRA YAGNA Sunday, July 17, 2011 from 8:30AM Please see Page 4 for details. SHRIMAD BHAGWAT SAPTAH By Shri Mridul Krishna Maharaj Ji Sunday, July 24th to Saturday July 30th, 2011 Please see Page 7 for complete details. 301 Steigerwalt Hollow Road * New Cumberland * PA (717) * haritemple@gmail.com *

2 Requests for Priest Services (outside of HARI) and Hall Rentals: Mr. Virendra Trivedi: Phone: (Home), (Cell) CONTACT INFORMATION Lunch Coordinator for HARI School Mrs. Meena Ravi at or Mrs. Minoo Amin at ANNOUNCEMENTS HARI Times Editors: Executive Committee Members Mr. Hiten Amin Mr. Ashok Shukla Mr. Jagannath Yedatore HARI TIMES: HARI Times is mailed to all paid HARI members. New Year and Diwali editions will be mailed to all HARI Community. You can view or download HARI Times from our website at You may send your comments, suggestions, and important announcements to HARI Times Editors at the HARI website HARI s: Please update or provide your or contact information at the right-hand corner of You can also drop your contact information in the Hundi (donation box) at HARI or send an at We will notify you of scheduled HARI and many other locally organized community events through . HARI ON-LINE CALENDAR: Please visit for on-line temple calendar for the scheduled dates of the events, priests availability for services at home and for the lower level hall rentals for the year Please check the temple calendar before scheduling any priest service request at home or hall rentals. HARI WEBSITE: Visit HARI Events section to view our HARI Photo Album and pictures of past HARI events. You may also use HARI website to make a donation, pay your membership dues, or pay hall rental charges online. SCHEDULED EVENTS (Calendar at Weekly Bhajans & Bhagavad Gita Study: Each Friday from 6:30pm to 9:00pm, followed by Aarti and Dinner Prasad. Institute of Higher Understanding (IoHU) conducts the Bhajans & Bhagavad Gita study in collaboration with HARI. Please contact or HbgVedic@yahoo.com for more information. Weekly Vishnu Sahastra Namam: Each Saturday at 6:00pm, followed by Aarti at 7:00pm. Weekly Satsang and Hanuman Chalisa Recital: Each Saturday from 7:15pm to 8:15pm. Monthly Jain Swadhayay/Puja: First Sunday of each month from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, organized by the Jain Samaj of South Central PA. Any changes to this schedule will be communicated through . Monthly Havan: Second Sunday of each month from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Any changes to this schedule will be communicated through . Devotees who wish to sponsor the dinner prasad are requested to contact any of the HARI committee members. Please note that May 8th Havan is at 10:15am. Havan on June 12th and July 10th is at 6pm. Monthly Shri Satyanarayan Puja & Katha: Each full moon day (Purnima) from 7:00pm to 9:00pm, seeking Lord s blessings for good health, peace, and prosperity. A token donation of $21 per family is recommended. Any change to this schedule due to grahan (eclipse) will be communicated through . Sattabarayan Puja & Katha: Tuesday May 17th, Wednesday June 15th, Thursday July 14th of 2011 at 7pm. HARI Times is a bi-monthly publication of Hindu American Religious Institute (HARI), located at 301 Steigerwalt Hollow Road, New Cumberland, PA Page 2

3 PRESENT NEEDS AT THE TEMPLE We thank all devotees for a great response to our past appeals for specific donations ($). Below are few items for which we are actively looking for donations. Please contact HARI Chairman and/or President for more information: PROJECT Replacement of Roof and Security Cameras REMARKS Roof has been replaced at a cost of $23,000 Please contact Mr. Rajeev Pangarkar or Mr. Virendra Trivedi DONATION RECOGNITION Name Trust Fund Donation Late Ramaben K. Pandya $1,001 Jitu & Vasanti Parekh $1,000 Samir & Bina Parikh $200 Kiran & Anandi Patel $6,500 Virendra & Roshni Trivedi $200 Name General Donation Anonymous Donor $2,001 Prabhakar & Surekha Akula $116 Janak & Alka Amin $861 Jagdishbhai & Bhanumati Athia $150 Sureshchandra & Nilamben Bhatt $101 Name General Donation Tapasdip M. & Ahutiben J. Desai $501 Vijaykumar & Ragini Gandhi $101 Andrew & Payal Loser $101 Rajeev & Manjiri Pangarkar $1,231 Anuj Parikh $101 Jayanti & Jyoti Patel $101 Sundara & Gayathri Gopala Rajesh $101 K G & Usha Rao $1,500 Aman Sapra $102 Subramanian Sathi Shkumar & $200 Navasuja Sekaran Ranjit K. Sasidharan $110 HARI MEMBERSHIP AND DONATION FORM Name: Last Name First Name MI Spouse s Name: First Name MI Maiden Name (optional) Address: Tel. No: ( ) - Regular Membership: Annual: $51.00 Lifetime: $ Senior Citizens Membership: Annual: $25.00 Lifetime: $ Donations (General/Trust Fund): $. Total Enclosed: $ Yes, please add or correct the above entry in the HARI Communication List No, please remove the above entry from the HARI Communication List You may also use HARI website at to make a donation or pay your membership dues. Page 3

4 Namaste! HARI SCHOOL HARI Sunday school is jaunting towards end of school year Sunday school graduation is on 06/05/2011. Teachers and students are preparing to present a glimpse of what they have been learning during this year. We cordially invite you to come to HARI Sunday school graduation and encourage the children. Year at a glance: We had about 95 students registered this year. We have dedicated teachers with genuine interest to make the time spent at the temple worthy. We had a bus trip to Vraj temple. Sunday school students participated in Durga puja and Vasanth Panchami puja. Ms. Shefali Amin and Mrs. Minoo Amin s Folk dance class presented dances for Holi Mrs. Usha Bhargave and Mrs. Kalpana Seth s bhajan classes presented bhajans for Holi Mr. Ajay Marwaha and Mr. Naveen Verma s Hindi I classes had a Hindi jeopardy game. Mr. Sahil Amin s SAT and Youth classes did volunteering work. They will also be going for bowling on May 15, Mrs. Meena Ravi s Religion I class will be presenting Ramayan Quiz on May 15 th and May 22 nd. Our sincere thanks to all the Sunday school teachers! Their commitment and dedication is divine. All of the teachers work together and are a great team. We convey our sincere thanks to all the parents and members who sponsored food for Sunday school this year. Your contributions ensured that there was lunch every Sunday school day this year! EC president Mr. Virendra Trivedi extended all the support we needed and was with us most of the Sundays. Our special thanks to Virendra! Kindly enroll your children next year and make them a part of this excellent team. Finally, we will be missing one of our teachers next year. Mr. Sahil Amin (our SAT teacher) will be leaving for college! Our best wishes to him for a bright future! Mrs. Meena Ravi HARI School Director SHRI SHIVA RUDRA YAGNA Mrs. Minoo Amin Youth Forum Director Sunday, July 17, 2011 from 8:30AM 8:30AM TO 12:00PM: Puja and Yagna 12:00PM: Shri Shiva Maha Aarti and Temple s Aarti 12:15PM to 1:00PM: Shoba Yatra, followed by Lunch Prasad Main Yajaman: $501 (Maximum 5, first come, first choice) Participants: A token donation of $21 per family is recommended. HARI Temple will provide the puja samagri. Devotees are requested to pre-register with the priest to participate. To sponsor a lunch prasad, please contact any Executive Committee Member. Page 4

5 MESSAGE FROM THE COMMITTEES Over the years devotees have generously dedicated their time and resources to the temple. It is only because of their efforts we are now seeing HARI as a very attractive and inviting place. We are trying to walk in their foot prints to make the institution a better place for all religious, educational and cultural needs. We are delighted with the success of the temple activities this year. During March and April,- in April alone we observed 16 events- we had many pujas and major celebrations including Shiva Abhisekam, Maha Shivaratri, Holi Dahan, Holi & Dhuleti, Balaji Abhisekam, Mata ki Chowki, Gudi Padwa, Ramanavami, Hanuman Jayanti and Mahavir Jayanti. Each event was well attended. We are planning, with support of sponsors, for four Kathas or Religious discourses in the coming months by renowned gurus and scholars. Please look out for these events in communications and at HARI website. With two scholarly priests, the temple doors have been open for more hours and priest services made available for your home, seven days a week for all your religious needs. This year, the Executive Committee has undertaken the task of publishing the HARI Directory. We request you to verify/update your addresses and contact information. We also request you to send your individual and/or business advertisement or sponsorships to Mr. Harish Patel. If you have any suggestion for improvements of our institution, please contact any of the EC or BOT members or us at haritemple@gmail.com. Yours in Service, Mr. Rajeev Pangarkar Chairman, Board of Trustees Mr. Virendra Trivedi President, Executive Committee HARI Fair 2011 Celebrating HARI Anniversary! JOIN US FOR A DAY OF FAMILY FUN! Indian Food Stalls - Delicious Home Made Food Saturday, July 16, :00pm - 8:00pm at HARI Temple (outside & downstairs hall) Rain Date: Sunday, July 17, 2011 from 2pm to 8pm There will be Games, Bingo, Mehndi, Great bargains (clothes, jewelry, music, books, etc.), Lots of prizes, Music and Mouth watering Indian food stalls including special HARI Canteen food stall awaits you. Please contact any Executive Committee (EC) member if you would like to have your own food stall on that day. Please also contact for Sponsorship & Vendors Opportunities. Page 5

6 SHRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA SERIES Monday, May 23rd through Friday, May 27th, 2011 Discourse by Pujyashree Bhupendrabhai Pandya More than anything else today, our society desperately needs leaders to guide us along the path towards success and glory. Pujyashree Bhupendrabhai Pandya, who has often been described as a cyber saint, an adult who understands the youth, a preacher who does not preach but shares, a confidant, a leader who holds many hands to lead them towards the brilliance of knowledge, a Guru who truly brings out the best in all lives that he touches.. fits the bill perfectly. He enlightens people all over the world with his easily comprehensible presentation of ancient scriptures. With his pious inspiration and guidance, many souls have experienced the effulgence of true knowledge. He possesses the rare ability to rationally interpret eternal principles, while focusing on the applied aspect of religion. He does not stop at mere explanation, but suggests as to how these time-tested principles can be incorporated in our daily routine in order to experience a richer and wholesome life. Bhaishri s mastery of languages such as Gujarati, English, Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrut, his scientific educational background, and his ability to explain the reasoning behind traditions make him exceptionally popular with the youth. He is able to bridge the distance between heritage and the contemporary. He is a master orator but more than anything else, he is a true leader and in bringing out the relevance of age-honored wisdom, the true need of the hour. He has the ability to recognize problems, the intellect to solve them, and the courage to put those solutions in practice. He has contributed effectively to the qualitative transformation of mankind. HARI cordially invite all like-minded devotees for an oration of the time-tested principles of the Bhagavad Gita. It is that time of the year again when Harrisburg is drenched in the showers of spirituality. With Bhaishri s immense affection for us, he has agreed to grace the occasion and shed light on the third and fourth chapters. This is an ongoing series of discourses on the Bhagavad Gita, which have been held each year, whereby each verse in each chapter will be discussed in detail. HARI Executive Committee whole-heartedly thanks the sponsors of the program. Schedule: (Monday, May 23rd to Friday, May 27th) 6:00pm to 7:00pm Light Dinner will be served. 7:00pm to 7:15pm Aarti 7:15pm to 9:30pm Discourse by Shri Bhupendrabhai Pandya (Bhaishri) All the devotees are encouraged to sponsor a light dinner or daily program by contacting: Mrs. Rupal Satish Shah ( ), Mrs. Shobhana Devendra Parikh ( ), Mrs. Hersha Hasu Shah ( ) or Mrs. Renuka Yogesh Parikh ( ) Page 6

7 Sunday July 24th to Saturday July 30th, 2011 KATHA NARRATOR Gurudev Shri Acharya Mridul Krishan Goswamiji KATHA SPONSORS Ashok & Asha Agarwal, Kuntarani Agarwal, B. R. Patel, Ramesh & Rekha Arora, Hiten & Minoo Amin, Stan & Naresh Maingi, Devendra & Shobhana Parikh, Yogesh & Renuka Parikh, Nitin & Binta Patel, Anil & Neema Thakrar, Mani & Anu Sharma HARI Executive Committee whole-heartedly thanks the sponsors of the program. Sunday 7/24/2011 3:30 pm Shobha Yatra 4:00 pm Bhagwat Katha Prarambh 7:00 pm Aarti, followed by Dinner Prasad Dinner Prasad Sponsored by Taj Mahal Restaurant, Lancaster Monday 7/25/2011 through Friday 7/30/2011 5:30 pm Dinner Prasad 7:00 pm Aarti, followed by Bhagwat Saptah Monday, 7/25, Dinner Prasad by Pravin & Mangla Patel Tuesday, 7/26 Dinner Prasad by OPEN Wednesday, 7/27, Dinner Prasad by: OPEN Thursday, 7/28, Dinner Prasad by: OPEN Friday, 7/29, Dinner Prasad by: OPEN Saturday 7/30/2011 3:30 pm Bhagwat Katha Purnahuti 7:00 pm Aarti, followed by Dinner Prasad Dinner Prasad Sponsored by Binta & Nitin Patel, Jyotsna & Harish Patel Note: To provide volunteer services and/or to sponsor Katha or Dinner Prasad at the Katha, pl contact Ashok & Asha Agarwal at (717) or Hiten & Minoo Amin at (717) or Anil & Neema Thakrar at or any Katha Sponsors Page 7

8 Anandmurti Gurumaa Friday, August 19 to Sunday August 21, 2011 Anandmurti Gurumaa also known as Gurumaa, is a New Age spiritual guide ( Anandmurti Gurumaa resides in a beautiful ashram in Gannaur, Haryana. Her message transcends gender, religious, political, geographic and material boundaries. Gurumaa teaches the disciplines of meditation, yoga, present moment awareness and self realisation, using meditation techniques from yoga, zen, tantra, sufism, sikhism, buddhism and devised methods. Gurumaa's core teachings include meditation, self realisation, evolving consciousness and nonduality. HARI Executive Committee whole-heartedly thanks Dr. Ramesh and Mrs. Rekha Arora for arranging this discourse. We will provide more information in the next HARI Times and also through . Page 8

9 HARI Temple Scholarship It is with pleasure to announce that the HARI Board has decided to offer scholarships to high school graduates for their first year in college. Thanks to the generosity of some HARI Devotees to enable us to do so. The HARI Temple Scholarship has been established to provide scholarships to deserving high school seniors throughout central Pennsylvania for the purpose of advancing their education. Scholarship opportunity available to High School Seniors graduated in 2011 (i.e. class of 2011) for the purpose of advancing his/her education. Only those applications received on or before May 15, 2011 will be considered. In determining the recipient or recipients, the committee will evaluate applicants by the following initial criteria: Scholastic Ability - must meet minimum academic standard of 2.0 during high school based on a 4 point scale. (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0) Financial Need - applicants must demonstrate a financial need for the scholarship. Permanent Resident or Citizen of United States or Any Eligible Resident. HARI Temple member (either the applicant or parents/guardians). Other special circumstances as may be applicable. It will be necessary for applicants to submit proof satisfactory to the committee of their admission to a duly accredited institution of post-secondary education, including, but not limited to, 4 year colleges, 2 year colleges, vocational-technical schools, trade schools, nursing schools and other colleges. All information supplied by applicants will be considered strictly confidential, and under no circumstances shall the committee take into consideration the sex, race or religious background of the applicants. The amount of the scholarship will be Five Hundred One Dollars ($501.00). Payment will be made directly to the applicant's parents or guardians towards the cost of tuition, room & board, study materials of the student. The Scholarship will be awarded at HARI Sunday School Graduation Day on June 5, Please go to to download the further details and application package. SENIOR CLUB (Get together at Temple) We are planning to start a monthly get together for seniors on a weekday (preferably mid-week) for 4-5 hrs at the temple so all the seniors can come together and enjoy each other's company. This does not need to be religious but can involve anything from lectures to yoga to bingo or anything Seniors want to do together. They can also bring Potluck Lunches!!. Please let us know if you want to be a part of this Club. The more people we have the better it will be. We are also looking for Volunteer drivers who can carpool and drive people from different areas. Please call Renu joshi and Mrs Santosh Chadha ( )for more information. Page 9

10 2011 HARI PROGRAM CALENDAR EVENT NAME HARI CELEBRATION DATE EVENT SPONSOR Annamacharya Aaradhana Saturday, May 14, 2011 South Indian Families from York and Lancaster HARI Gala Sunday, May 22, 2011 N/A Katha: Shri Bhupendrabhai Pandya May 23rd to May 27th, 2011 Please see Page No. 6 HARI School Graduation from 10:30am Sunday, June 5, 2011 Mrs. Amita Shah, Mrs. Kalpana Sheth, Mrs. Jigna Patel, Mr. Sunil Sharma and Dr. Sandeep Kakaria HARI India Fair from 2pm to 7pm Saturday, July 16, 2011 Please see Page No. 5 Shri Shiva Rudra Yagna Sunday, July 17, 2011 ***Open*** See Page No. 4 Katha: Acharya Mridul Krishan July 24th to July 30th, 2011 Please see Page No. 7 Goswamiji Upakarma/Yagnopavit/Raksha Bandhan Saturday, August 13, 2011 N/A Discourse: Anandmurti Gurumaa Friday, August 19 th to Sunday Please see Page No st, 2011 Shri Krishna Janamotsav, 8pm Monday, August N/A Sri Krishna Janamashtami Celebration Saturday, August 27, 2011 Chandramohini & Shaktisinh Rathod Sangeeta & Nikhil Merchant Rajul & Tarak Mehta Shilpa & George Monteiro Meeta & Ashok Patel Paryushan Parva Thursday, August 25, 2011 to N/A Friday, September 2, 2011 Shri Ganesh Puja (special Puja at 7pm) Thursday, September 1, 2011 N/A Katha: Pujya Shri Vrajraj Kumar September 2 rd to 7 th, 2011 Please see Page No. 8 Shri Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration Saturday, September 10, 2011 Pramod & Soumya Arikeri; Murali Narayanan & Vidhya Murali; Prakash & Shanthala Patil, Dilip & Srilakshmi Kulkarni; Om Phanidhar & Priyanka Nadimpalli; Pavan & Aparna Rambhatla; Siddharth & Geetha Gopinath; Girish D. Joshi & Nidhi Girish; Raghavendra & Aruna Srinivasa; Shankar & Kiran Patil; Naveen Kumar & Divya Naveen and Ajay & Rekha Kotha HARI Sunday School Open Sunday, September 11, 2011 Navaratri Mahotsav from 8pm to 10pm Wednesday, Sept 28 to N/A Thursday, October 6, 2011 Kolu Puja Friday, September 30, 2011 N/A Chandi/Durga Aaradhana and Havan Tuesday, October 4, 2011 N/A Dashera (Vijaya Dasami) Celebration, Sunday, October 9, 2011 Bengali Families Durga Puja (Havan) from 10:30am Karwa Chauth Saturday, October 15, 2011 N/A Laxmi/Sharda Pujan/Chopda Pujan Wednesday, October 26, 2011 N/A New Year of Vikram Samvat - Panchang Thursday, October 27, 2011 N/A Sravanam Diwali/Annakut Celebration Saturday October 29, 2011 HARI Devotees Tulsi Vivah Sunday, November 6, 2011 ***Open*** Geeta Jayanti Tuesday, December 6, 2011 N/A Krithika Deepotsavam Saturday, December 10, 2011 N/A Page 10

11 HARI MEMBERS LIST (as of 4/24/2011) M=Annual Member and L=Life Member Memberships are getting enthusiastic with a positive community response. We want to thank you, if you have already paid your 2011 membership. For all others, we request you to become HARI members at the earliest and participate in the HARI activities. Your membership and generous donations are directly tied to the temple s maintenance, day- to- day expenses, and programs. Adpeiker Rupesh & Kelly M Agarwal Ashish & Mudita M Agarwal Ashok & Asha L Agarwal Avdhesh & Kumud M Agarwal Chandresh & Suman M Agarwal Manish & Neena L Agarwal Pankaj & Malini L Agarwal Ujjwal & Renu M Agarwala Vijay K. & Neena L Aggarwal Shiv (Dr.) & Alka M Agrawal Anurag & Shweta M Akkapeddi Murali K. & Nirmala M Alur Pradeep & Radha I. M Amin Daxeshkumar & Anjanaben M Amin Hemant & Sima L Amin Hiten & Minoo M Amin Madhusudan & Kalpana M Amin Piyush & Nalini L Amin Rasmita H. M Amin Rohit & Susmita L Anand Ravi & Alka M Andhare Kamlesh D & Manjiri K M Andharia Atul & Nira M Animireddy Sreenivas M Ansure Sreedhar M Antani Ramesh & Jyotsna M Arikeri Pramod & Soumya M Arora Pawan (Dr) & Suneela L Arora Ramesh (Dr.) & Rekha L Asher Ajit J & Shakuntala A L Athia Bhupen & Champa L Athia Jagdishbhai G. & Bhanumati J. L Bagkar Rahul R. & Nupur R. M Bajaj Rajesh & Monica L Bal Ganesh P & Alka G M Balasundaram Somasundar & Malathi L Balhara Yogindra S(Dr) & Sonia S L Bandyopadhyay Kausik & Sombrata M Barad Hina A & Arun N L Baral Tulsi R. M Barapatre Ajay Kumar & Monali M Barot Chirag H & Nita C L Barot Harish & Pratima L Basava Sankaraiah M Bathini Ramesh & Madhavi L Bendu Karunakar & Swapna M Bhadsavle Ashok & Beena M Bhandari Jagdish(Dr) C. & Prabha L Bharatha Sadanandam & Vanamala M Bhardway Atul & Neeti M Bhargave Ashutosh & Usha (Dr) M Bharucha Haresh B & Abha H M Bhat Anand & Shaila A L Bhatia Pushap M Bhatt Naishadh S & Dipika M Bhatt Naren & Hema L Bhattacharya Syamal & Sulekha L Bhavsar Pathikkuma H. M Bhonde Pallav & Megha L Bollampalli Vidyasagar(Dr) & Anita M Bose Partha M Brahmbhatt Mahendra K & Jaya M (Late) L Brahmbhatt Parul M. L Brahmbhatt Pravina M. & Mahendra K. L Brahmbhatt Punam M. L Brewster Roy E. & Sherry A. M Bullard Beth(Dr) Alice M Chadha Raj & Santosh L Chagantipati Rama Prasad & Sandhya M Chandel Yogendra & Kanak L Chandra Sanjay & Renu L Chanti Arunkumar M Page 11

12 Charan Mohan & Meena L Chatterjee Kaushik & Sumita M Chaudhari Ketan & Binta M Cheleenaballi Vijay M Chhibber Nitin & Aruna M Chundru Satya & Satish M Dabas Bhupender M Dadhania Suresh & Vijya L Dalal Kirit & Pragna L Das Rajkumar & Kakali L Dasgupta Swapna M Dash Umakant & Mira L Dass Kartic & Roopa M Dave Rajendra P. & Vaishali R. M Dave Rajesh L L Deorah Neeraj & Menka Kayan M Desai Dhimant (Dr) H & Jagruti(Dr) D L Desai Jayantilal & Nalini L Desai Mahesh A & Madhu M L Desai Narendra C & Nita L Desai Ramesh G & Shobha L Desai Sunil M & Anita S M Desai Sunil V & Seema S M Deshpande Mandar M & Manasi M M Deshpande Vijay & Priya L Dilawri Harish C. M Doraiswamy Priya & Nellapalli B. Venkatesh M Doshi Bipin & Pushpa L Doshi Harish N & Yamini H M Dukkipati Ravi & Rao L Durai Srinivasan & Latha Durai M Duraiswamy Ramkumar M Gajjar Tapasdip M. & Ahutiben J. Desai L Gami Kapil B & Dipti K M Gamini Srinivas L Gandhi Piyush K & Pragnya P L Ganesan Kumar M Gangadhar Dasa V & Sujatha D L Gereddy Vibheeshan R. & Ajitha Japa M Giri Amar & Meena M Girisatish Kumar & Krishna M Gnanavel Dhandapani M Godhania Anil V & Jana A L Goel Anil & Neena M Goel Rajat & Neeti M Govil Namit & Shuchi Gupta M Goyal Padma G. M Grover Sanjeev M Guduru Sai & Phani M Gupta Ajay & Namita M Gupta Alok & Seema M Gupta Anshul & Mamta M Gupta Arun & Sharad M Gupta Deep & Rani L Haldipur Namrata L Himatlal Amichande & Rajni M Inaganti Prasad & Aswini Devi M Inturi Chandra Sekhar M Jadcherla Chaitanya K. M Jakka Tirupala L Janardhana Kasaragod & Usha L Jasani Kanti & Hansa L Jayakumar Nandakesan & Sneha N. Vijayaraghavan M Jethwa Vasant H & Vinoda L Jindal Ramesh(Dr) & Prabha(Dr) M Joshi Chetan & Chaitali M Joshi Gautam & Kirti L Joshi Harendra G & Neela H M Joshi Nirmal(Dr) & Renu(Dr) L Kakaria Drs. Sandeep & Parul M Kakuturu Sai M Kambham Sunanda & Radhika Vaka M Kanabar Anil & Indira M Kanabar Chandrakant G & Shalini L Kanabar Vinod G & Anjana V L Kanekar Sangam G. & Revati S M Kapil Michael & Meena M Kapur Mohan & Roopali M Karippot Anoop & Kusum Sharma M Karnik Anuja M Katakan Prasanthi M Kathiresan Muthiah (Ray) & Meenakshi L Katoch Avnish & Pamila M Katoch Naveen & Bindu M Kayastha Amit & Chaitali M Kendre Dnyanoba & Aruna L Kesavan Vinod K. & Hemamalini S. M Page 12

13 Ketty Snober V. Ajay V. and Anita M Kohli Baldev & Poonam M Kolandra Prakash & Shaheera Prakash L Kotaru Aravind & Haritha M Kothari Milind & Smeeta L Krishnamurthi Soumya & Vijay Ravichandra M Kommireddy Purushothama Reddy M Krishnamurthy Parul(Dr) & Krishna Subramanian L Krishnamurti Ramesh & Hemamalini Sitaraman L Krishnan Harinidevi & Rajeev M Kulkarni Mukund(Dr) S & Prabha M L Kumar Narendra D & Geeta D M Kumar Padmani & Natasha M Kumar Sudhir & Soni Dutta M Kumar Vaneet M Kumari Vimla & Kamalesh Kumar M Kundu Sambhu (Dr.) & Bonnie L Lad Rajnikant & Pravina L Lal Sudarshan & Aruna M Lathia Shoba D. & Duria L Lokhande Akshay M Long Jeffery & Mahua Bhattacharya L Lotlikar Sarojini L Luthra Raman & Charu M Maddukuri Suja Rani & Sivaramaiah M Madhankumar A. B. (Achuthamangalam) & Sasidevi Arunachalam M Mahajan Anand (Dr.) & Suzanne L Maheshwari Vivek & Ragini M Maingi Sawatanter & Naresh (Dr.) M Mandalia Anil A & Bharti A M Mandalia Shashin A & Malti L Marwaha Ajay & Brenda L Mehrotra Gopi N & Renu M Mehta Arun(Dr) & Dharmista L Mehta Bharat C & Devi B L Mehta Chitaranjan B & Sarmistaben C L Mehta Kalpesh C. and Bhavini L Mehta Satish S & Rajul S L Mehta Virendra & Hina L Mehta Yogin & Shobna L Menon Madhu(Dr) & Sharma Kiran (Dr) L Mishra Bibekananda & Priyambada M Mishra Gautam(Dr) & Mridula L Mistry Atul Vinod & Hemaxiben M Mital Mohan & Nirmal L Mithepati Kamesh & Gayatri M Mitra Nayan M Modali Anand & Kala P M Modi Girish N & Jainika G M Modi Mihir(Dr) G & Geena M L Mongia Rajkumar Dr.& Bindu L Mookerjee Gautam & Dipa L Mukherjee Sandip & Sukanya L Mukherjee Satyajit & Asha Makam L Mulgund Maltesh & Ranjana M M Munshi Ajit C. M Murti Vedula (Dr.) & Santha M Muthukumarsamy Sivakumar & Usha Sivakumar M Nagarajan Padmanabhan & Jayanthy M Nagaraju Ravikiran M Naik Doltraj & Ranjana L Naik Gaurav D. M Nair Kumari & Rajasekharan R. M Nakka Prabhakar & Susheela M Nalluswami Kumar(Dr) & Ammu L Narasimhan Saiganesh & Padmini Saiganesh L Narayanan Murali & Saraswathy Nagarajan M Narielwala Thakorbhai C & Nira T M Natarajan Gopalakrishnan & Radha Ramamoorthy M Nath Sundeep & Rani Nibha M Neralla Nirmala & Laxminarayana M Pai Jaydeb & Swarupa M Panday Madhukar & Mona L Pandya Naranji D. (Priest) M Pandya Unmesh K & Shobhana U M Pandya Upen A & Madhuri U M Pangarkar Rajeev & Manjiri L Panthika Sucharitha & Ramprasad Kalavapalli M Parekh Bhupendra & Shakuntala L Parekh Jitu & Vasanti L Parikh Anil R & Nayana A L Parikh Devendra (Dr.) & Shobhana L Parikh Hemanshu & Asha M Page 13

14 Parikh Mahendra & Hemlata L Parikh Mohit(Dr) & Madhu(Dr) M Parikh Mukul (Dr.) & Neelima (Dr.) L Parikh Nayan & Daksha M Parikh Parimal & Geeta M Parikh Samir & Bina L Parikh Yogesh(Dr) B & Renuka Y M Parikishanker Praveenkumar & Gouthami Boga M Parmar Ramesh & Alka L Parmar Rasik & Pragna L Passage to India --- M Patel Ajaykumar V & Nisha A M Patel Amar B. & Taru D. Garala L Patel Anilkumar H & Jashodaben M Patel Babu R. & Sangita B L Patel Bhikhu C. & Vajyaben B. M Patel Bhupendra & Surekha L Patel Bhupendra J Kaushika B M Patel Bhupendra M & Purnima B L Patel Bhupendra P & Madhu B L Patel Bhupendrakumar & Dipikaben M Patel Chandrakant & Ushma L Patel Devang & Alpa L Patel Dipak P & Neela D L Patel Gautam B & Anila G M Patel Girish & Mina L Patel Girish & Surbhi L Patel Girishbhai & Shobhna L Patel Hardik & Pragna L Patel Harish & Jyotsna L Patel Harshadkumar(Dr) B & Sudha H L Patel Hemant & Varsha L Patel Hemant G L Patel Hemant J & Daksha H L Patel Jagadish B & Ranjan J M Patel Jayanti & Jyoti L Patel Jayantilal & Saroj J. L Patel Jigna C. & Chirag M Patel Kamlesh L Patel Kaushik & Vicas M Patel Kaushik P & Dhruvlata M Patel KD & Rekha L Patel Kiran & Anandi L Patel Madhu & Ratilal M Patel Madhukar(Dr) & Minaxi M L Patel Mafat C & Sudha M M Patel Mahendra & Bhanu L Patel Manibhai D & Manjula M L Patel Naran & Damu L Patel Naresh & Kamini L Patel Nitin Harish & Binta Nitin M Patel P.G. & S.P. M Patel Pankaj & Jigna M Patel Parag & Niha M Patel Piyushkumar & Damini M Patel Prakash & Smita L Patel Prakash & Varsha M Patel Pravin & Mangla L Patel Premjibhai & Mina L Patel Ranjan Mahesh M Patel Sanjay P. & Jayeshwee S. L Patel Shantilal & Madhu L Patel Shashikant(Dr) & Vimala L Patel Trusha & Vipul M Patel Umesh & Dharmista L Patel Umesh & Priti L Patel V.M. & U.V. M Patel Vasudev (Dr.) & Kokila L Patel Vijay & Lalita M Patel Vijay K. & Udita M Patel Vinod M Patel Yogendra & Kalpana L Pathak Babul & Usha M Pathak Bhavin R & Sonal L Pathak Divyang M Pathak Virendra N. & Pratima V. M Patil Prakash & Shantala M Patil Subodh & Deepa L Pattarkine Vikram(Dr) M & Mrunalini (Dr) V L Patwardhan Vijay & Shobhna L Piraviperumal Kumar & Bagavathy (Raji) M Podder Shatarupa M Popat Vrajlal(Dr) & Anjana(Dr) M Prabhu Pradeep T. & Latha P. M Pradhan Paras & Sarita M Prasad S.R. Subrahmanya & Champa M Puja Trucking Inc. M Raichura Kirti & Manish M Page 14

15 Rajagopalan Ramesh & Kripa M Rajesh Sundara & Gayathri Gopala M Ramachandran Venkat & Meenakshi M Ramani Raja V & Geetha V L Ramaswamy Krishnan & Chellammal Ramaswamy L Rambhatla Pavan & Aparna M Rao B. P. & Anu M Rao Kasaragod & Nirmala M Rao Sanjay & Vidya M Rastogi Anil(Dr) K & Nita(Dr) A L Rathod C.S. & S.J. M Rathod Chandrakant & Manju L Rathod Dilip & Heena M Ray Gautam & Nabaneeta L Reddy Ravinder R. & Padmalatha R. M Repaka Krishnaprasad & Swarna M Roy Neetu & Izaac M Roy Ranjan & Rupali M Sachdeva Kamal K. M Sachdeva Rohit & Shabnam (Dolly) L Saha Satyajit & Sima L Saha Tarun & Banani L Sahai Sanjay Kumar & Sudha M Sahasrabuddhe Vidy & Mangala L Sahi Bhupinder & Priti M Sakaria Shashikant & Gita L Salunkhe Chandrashekhar R. M Sanghano Nayna P. L Sanghvi Badal J. & Kavita B. L Sanghvi Jayantilal D & Leela J M Sanivarapu Venkata Ramireddy & Visala Gundam M Sankaran Senthil Kumar M Sapra Aman M Saraiya Rakesh(Dr) B & Dharshini M Sarma Srinivasan V & Vimala C L Sarode Mallikarjuna Rao M Sathe Rajendra & Ashwini M Sawant Surendra & Shilpa M Saxena Narendra (Dr.) & Indra M Segar Lakshman & Sujatha M Sekaran Chandra M Sekhar Sundhar & Liane L Seth Ashima M Sethi Harkirat M Sethi Pawan & Shivani M Shah Amish K & Kavita A M Shah Amit(Dr) & Shefali(Dr) M Shah Amitaben S. & Yeshaben S. M Shah Amratlal M & Chandrakanta A L Shah Anisha M Shah Bipin S & Renuka B M Shah Harshad A & Nayana H M Shah Hasu & Hersha L Shah Jagdish R. & Parul J. L Shah Kirit & Nayana L Shah Mehul & Rakhee L Shah Pinakin(Dr) M & Shobhna P L Shah Pragna & Kirti L Shah Sanjay & Amita M Shah Satish(Dr) A & Rupal S M Shah Shantilal & Urmila L Shah Sharad B & Pushpa S M Shah Sunil & Kekina M Shah Vipin(Dr) C & Niranjana V M Shahane Ratnaprabha M Sham Krishna M & Hema Bivek M Sharma Anupama & Mani R L Sharma Gyanendra K & Saroj L Sharma Subodh & Ranjana(Dr) L Shashikumar Bellave & Usha Rao L Shenai Dr. Pundalik & Sheila M Shenoy Vishnu & Leena L Sheth Jay l & Chanda J L Sheth Ketan(Dr) R & Kalpana K L Sheth Kishor C & Aarti L Shrikantia Uday & Lakshmi M Shroff Vivekkumar & Anjali M Shrotriya Ashok & Dipali M Shukla Ashok & Maya L Shukla Rohitkumar & Sharmistha L Sindiri Atreia & Sangeeta L Singal Mohan & Sudesh M Singh Harminder & Sukhbir M Singh Manpal & Archana L Singh Sunil Kumar & Sudha M Sivaramakrishnan Meera & Anand Iyer M Page 15

16 Srivastava Pramod & Anju L Subramaniam Arthi M Subramanian Girish & Vidya L Subramanian Muniasamy & Anusuya M Subramanian Srinivasan & Meena L Sundarapandian Arivazhagan & Biruntha M Suri Hitesh & Param M Tadavarthy Raghu & Jyothi(Dr) L Tadavarthy Ranga & Ratnakumari M Teru Vijay & Rekha L Tewari Deepanker M Thakrar Anil C & Neema L Thakrar Rajesh V L Thattey Shrikant & Lalita L Tilak Abhijat S. & Kshama P. Harpankar M Trivedi Gopal M & Veena G L Trivedi Harit & Dipti L Trivedi Virendra & Roshni L Upadhyay Satish & Taru M Upadhyaya Hari G & Bharati H M Vaidya Surendra & Jayshree M Vaidya Umesh & Bella M Varanasi Prasad S. & SriRaksha M Vasant Rashmikant & Kundanaben M Vaylay Raveendranath & Kanthysree M Ved Kiran L. & Nalini M Ved Narendra V. & Neela M Veera Venkata S. M Veluri Naveen & Swathi M Venkatachalam Mahesh & Deepa Mahesh M Venkatadri Jayanth & Suryakala(Chimili) M Venkatakrishnan Srinivas & Radhika Dorairaj M Venkataraman Sudhakaran & Priya Sankaran M Venkatasubramanian Ravi & Meena Ravi M Vijay Kanupriya & Amit Agarwal M Viramgama Kiran (Dr.) L Viswanathan Byravan(Dr.) & Lakshmi M Vyas Krishnakant & Jyoti M Vyas Prakash C & Damyanti P M Vyas Vijay R & Malti V L Vyas Vishnu K & Kamini V M Wale Rajkumar & Swati M Williams David & Mala L Yedatore Jagannath & Saraswathi M Zaver Mohan & Rekha L Zaver Navanit B & Kailash N L Please Note: If you have not paid the 2011 membership, we kindly request you to bring the membership check at the next HARI program. Annual Membership (Jan to Dec): $51.00 (Sr. Citizens: $25.00) Lifetime Membership: $ (Sr. Citizen: $300.00) For your convenience, you may also pay your membership online at OUR HEARTFELT THANKS Our Heartfelt Thanks for the following donations for TVs installations at upper and lower halls in the temple: Mrs. Anandi & Mr. Kiran Patel for donating two large TVs ($2,000) Mrs. Manjiri & Rajeev Pangarkar for donating one large TV ($1,000) Dr. Renu and Dr. Nirmal Joshi for donating labor cost for TVs installation ($500) Our Heartfelt Thanks to anonymous devotee for donating $2,000 for the improvement in lighting around the Stage Area. We are in process of getting quotes for the stage lighting. Page 16

17 HARI GALA Sunday, May 22, 2011, from 4:00pm - 9:00pm Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center, Camp Hill, PA Ticket Price: $100 per person *** Formal Attire *** The theme of the event this year Bollywood and Hollywood. Ticket sales for this fun filled evening along with silent auction are under way. We are collecting new items for the silent auction/raffle for this evening. We are also looking for sponsorships. You may buy tickets HARI website Remember, 100% of ticket sales will go to HARI to help our temple continue the great spiritual, educational and cultural programs long-term. We will provide free Babysitting for kids age 3-12 yrs at the Radisson. Hope to see you all at this memorable event. Have Fun & Support HARI Temple! Details: A red carpet welcome...a warm evening with friends... Unforgettable Hollywood - Bollywood theme including special Audio visual effects- Dress up as your favorite character, Pictures in director suite, live interview and much more Gourmet Vegetarian Indian food. Live silent auction with a web auction piece as well. Dancing with DJ Above all: a noble cause (all funds benefit HARI). Silent Auction Donation Details we are looking for auction items now. ALL ITEMS HAVE TO BE NEW Any item of clothing can be donated including, Saris, Kurtis and Kurta pajama for males. We encourage gift certificate from SPAs, Massage places, Nail places, Restaurants etc. Gift certificates from Motels and Hotels are very popular. Pictures frames, God statues, Indian pottery, Art work, Electronics CD sets, DVD sets, laptop covers, Printer, Lap top, DVD Player, Jewelry specially costume jewelry Please note any item can be donated. Sponsorships Requested $500 (2 tickets OR advertising display table); $1000 (4 tickets); $2000 (8 tickets) All sponsors recognized at event More information about HARI Gala, Please visit Please visit to see GALA Committee Members Page 17

18 THIS ISSUE OF HARI TIMES IS PARTIALLY SPONSORED BY With best compliments from Hitesh Suri Mortgage Loan Officer, Bank of America 4 Sentry Parkway, Suite 200 Blue Bell, PA / If you wish to sponsor HARI Times, please contact executive committee. HARI Times printing cost is around $300 to $400. HARI DIRECTORY We request you to verify/update your addresses and contact information. Please let us know if you do not want to publish your name and address in the upcoming HARI Directory. You may your information to haritemple@gmail.com or contact any executive committee members. At this time, we are offering the following sponsorships for HARI Directory: Full page for $ Half page for $ Hindu American Religious Institute 301 Steigerwalt Hollow Rd New Cumberland PA Directions: Take Exit 39A, Lewisberry Road, off I-83 Make left at the STOP for Route 114 West Go 1/3 mile; make Left on Steigerwalt Hollow Rd Go 1/2 mile to HARI Temple on right Phone: (717) Page 18