HARI Times... SITA-RAMA * RADHE-SHYAM Vol. 12 No. 04 AUGUST-OCTOBER 2012 PRIESTS: 774-7750 Pu. Naranji Pandya (Shastri ji) Pu. Seetharamaswamy (Swamy ji) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: President: Mr. Basava Sankar Sanke 460-4635 (Home) 541-8885 Senior Vice President: Mr. Harish Patel 697-0567 Vice President/Secretary: Mr. Tirupala Jakka 599-2346 Vice President/Treasurer: Mr. Srinivas Gamini 421-8718 Vice Presidents: Mr. Ravi Anand 579-9586 Mr. Sadanandam Bharatha 649-6265 Mrs. Anita Desai 792-4661 Mrs. Gowri Desikachar 579-1765 Mr.Sathya Krishnamoorthy 395-8521 Dr. Madhu Menon 329-7125 Mrs. Hemal Naik 314-5556 Mr. Devesh Shah 315-8512 Mr. Raj Wale 649-3139 School Director: Mrs. Kalpana Sheth 242-3881 Youth Forum Director: Dr. Sandeep Kakaria 695-7226 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman: Dr. Renu Joshi 756-6687 Members: Mr. Hiten Amin 732-0513 Dr. Gautam Mishra 914-1777 Dr. Mukul Parikh 728-9801 Mrs. Deepa Patil 731-9398 Mr. Pravin Patel 329-7457 Mr. Ratilal Patel 503-4061 Mr. SVR Reddy 732-6392 Mr. Krishna Repaka 829-3551 Mr. Virendra Trivedi 796-5993 GODDESS SRI LAKSHMI PUJA Goddess Sri Lakshmi Puja will be performed on every Friday during the month of Shravan: August 03 and August 10 from 7:15pm to 8:15pm. Please call HARI Temple for more details or Puja registration. SRI KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI Saturday, August 11, 2012 From 4:45pm - Devotional music by Dr. Usha Bhargave & Group. 7:00pm: Aarti followed by Dinner Prasad Sponsored by IOHU Members Note: Special Puja, Satsang and Aarti will be performed on the actual Janmashtami Day, Friday, August 10 from 10pm Midnight BHAJAN SANDHYA A Devotional Music Program Saturday, August 18, 2012 (First Day of Purshottam Maas) Bhajans by Vinaykumar Parikh & Group (NY/NJ) Please see page No. 4 for more details. Adhikmaas(Purshottam Maas) Special Program Saturday, September 8, 2012, 108 Shyam Tulsi Maha Puja, Purushottam Mahatmeeyah and Sri Krishna Leelamruth katha from 4:30PM till 7.00PM Followed by Dinner Prasad. Please see page No. 4 for more details. PARYUSAN - A Festival of Forgiveness Wednesday, September 12 to Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Puja and Satsang at 7:15 pm except Sunday September 16 start from 2.00 PM and Wednesday September 19 starts from 3.00 PM. SRI GANESH CHATURTHI Saturday, September 22, 2012 5:00pm to 6:45pm Natyanjali - Bhakti through Dance Program coordinated by Meena Ravi. 7:15pm: Dinner Prasad. Please see Page No. 7 for more details DISCOURSE on "THE PATH TO HAPPINESS" By Swami Mukundanada Sunday September 23 to Saturday September 29 Please see Page No. 3 for more details. SRI VENKATESWARA SWAMY (BALAJI) KALYANAM Saturday, October 6, 2012 4:45pm to 6:45pm: Puja and Sri Balaji (Venkateswar) Kalyanam Mahotsavam, 7:00pm: Aarti followed by Sobha Yatra and Dinner Prasad Please see Page No. 4 for more details NAVRATRI MAHOTSAV Tuesday, October 16 to Tuesday, October 23, 2011 from 8pm KOLU PUJA: Friday, October 19, 2011 at 7:15pm. Astami Devi Maa Aradhana & Yagna Monday, October 22, 6pm to 8pm. Please see Page No. 4 for more details SHAMI Puja Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 from 7PM till 9PM. Please see Page No. 4 for more details. 301 Steigerwalt Hollow Road * New Cumberland * PA 17070 (717) 774-7750 * haritemple@gmail.com * www.haritemple.org
Requests for Priest Services (outside of HARI) and Hall Rentals: Mr. Basava Sankar Sanke. Phone: 717-460-4635 (cell), 541-8885 (Home) Email: sankarsb@gmail.com Dinner Coordinator for HARI Programs Mr. Harish Patel 697-0567 CONTACT INFORMATION HARI Times Editors: Executive Committee Members Mr. Hiten Amin 732-0513 Mr. Ashok Shukla 737-1919 Mr. Jagannath Yedatore 932-4161 Lunch Coordinator for HARI School Mr. Dharmesh Makwana at (417) 894-4959 ANNOUNCEMENTS HARI TIMES: HARI Times is mailed to paid HARI members only except for the New Year and Diwali editions which are mailed to all HARI Community members. You can view or download HARI Times at www.haritemple.org HARI Emails: Please update or provide your email or contact information using the link provided at the upper right-hand corner of www.haritemple.org. You can also drop your contact information in the Hundi at HARI or send email at haritemple@gmail.com. We will notify you of HARI and local community events through regular emails. HARI ON-LINE CALENDAR: Please visit www.haritemple.org for on-line temple calendar for scheduled events, actual dates of major religious events, priests availability for services at home and for the lower level hall rentals for the year 2012. Please check the calendar before scheduling any priest service request at home or hall rentals. CLOSING/CANCELLATION ALERTS ON TV: Please visit Haritemple.org for the closing and cancellation. HARI Temple has also signed up with Local TV Stations to include HARI School closing and HARI sponsored program cancellations due to severe weather conditions. The TV Channels are ABC27, CBS21, FOX43 and WGAL8 and look under York County Closings. REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS: Shri Vishnu Sahastra Namam and Govinda Naamaalu Recital: Please join us with your family and friends on every Saturday at 6:00pm, followed by Aarti at 7pm. Hanuman Chalisa Recital: Please join us with your family and friends for Hanuman Chalisa Recital, Satsang, Bhajans and Kirtan on every Saturday at 7:15pm to 8.15pm. Weekly Bhajans & Bhagavad Gita Study: Each Friday from 6:30pm to 9:00pm, followed by Prasad. Institute of Higher Understanding (IoHU) conducts the Bhajans & Bhagavad Gita study. Please contact 717-791-9138 or HbgVedic@yahoo.com for more information. Satyanarayan Puja: HARI observes the Satyanarayan Puja on each full moon day (Purnima) from 7:15pm to 9:00pm, seeking Lord s blessings for good health, peace, and prosperity. Devotees can participate in the Puja (a token donation of $21 is recommended) Lord Venkateswara Swamy (Lord Balaji) Abhishekam: Observed on the first Saturday of every month from 10.00 AM till 12.00 noon. (a token donation of $21 is recommended) Monthly Havan: HARI devotees conduct Monthly Havan on second Sunday of each month from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Any change to this schedule will be communicated through email. Devotees are encouraged to participate and sponsor the Monthly Havan. Devotees who wish to sponsor the Monthly Havan and/or dinner prasad are requested to contact any of the HARI committee members Jain Swadhayay/Puja: Observed on the first Sunday of every month from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, organized by the Jain Samaj of South Central PA. Devotees are encouraged to participate with friends and family. HARI Times is a publication of Hindu American Religious Institute (HARI), located at 301 Steigerwalt Hollow Road, New Cumberland, PA 17070. You may send your comments, suggestions, and important announcements to HARI Times Editors using the address provided on the HARI website www.haritemple.org. Page 2
Discourse on THE PATH TO HAPPINESS By Swami Mukundananda Sunday, September 23 to Saturday, September 29, 2012 This discourse will be in Hindi and English. Sponsored by Dr. Gopal & Veena Trivedi Discourse Schedule Sunday, September 23 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm- Discourse followed by Dinner Prasad Monday, September 24 Friday, September 28 5:45 pm to 7:00 pm - Dinner Prasad 7:15 pm to 9:00 pm - Discourse Saturday, September 29 11:00 am to 1:00 pm - Discourse followed by Lunch Prasad ( Aarti break at 12.00 Noon) Watch Shree Kripaluji Maharaj and Swamiji s Lectures on other channels, click here Swami Mukundananda is a renowned spiritual teacher from India, and is the senior disciple of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj. He is the founder of the Yogic system called Jagadguru Kripaluji Yog. Swamiji is a unique Sanyasi (in the renounced order of life), who has a distinguished technical and management educational background as well. Academic and Professional Accomplishments Swami Mukundananda completed B.Tech, from the world-renowned Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. He then did MBA from the equally distinguished Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kolkata. After that, he worked for some time with one of India s topmost industrial houses. However, distinguished material education and a promising corporate career did not quench his thirst for knowing the Absolute Truth. The longing for God was so strong that he renounced his career and travelled throughout India as a sanyasi. During these travels, he closely associate with many elevated Saints of India, read the writings of the great Acharyas of the past, and lived in many famous holy places. Ultimately his search took him to the lotus feet of his Spiritual Master, Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj (who is lovingly called Maharajji by his devotees). He was overawed by the unfathomable scriptural knowledge and ocean of Divine love that he saw manifest in his Spiritual Master. Under the guidance of Shree Maharajji, he practiced intense sadhana while residing at the ashram. He also extensively studied the Vedic scriptures, and the Indian and Western systems of philosophy. Upon completion of his studies, his Guru entrusted him with the key task of propagating the ancient knowledge of the Eternal Truth the world over. Page 3
Bhajan Sandhya A Devotional Music Program Saturday, August 18, 2012 (First Day of Purshottam Maas) 3:30PM 4:30PM: Ganesh Puja, Vishnu Puja, Shri Vishnu Ashtothram Shatanamavali (108 Names of Lord Vishnu) 4:30PM 7:00PM: Bhajans by Vinaykumar Parikh & Group (NY/NJ) 7:00PM: Aarti Followed By Dinner Prasad Please bring your family and friends for an evening of devotional music on the first day of the auspicious Purshottam (Adhik) Maas Sponsored by: Rupen & Meera Modi, Modi Family and Popat Family. Adhikmaas (Purshottam Maas) Special Program Saturday, September 8, 2012 from 4.30 PM till 7.00 PM HARI performs 108 Shyam Tulsi Maha Puja, Purushottam Mahatmeeyah and Sri Krishna Leelamruth katha in this Adhikmaas (Purshottam Maas). Temple Aarti at 7.00 PM followed by Dinner Prasad. A token donation of $21 is recommended. Devotees are encouraged to preregister with the priest (774-7750) or email at haritemple@gmail.com to participate. HARI Temple will provide the puja samagri. SRI VENKATESWARA SWAMY (BALAJI) KALYANAM Saturday, October 6, 2012 4.45pm to 6:45pm: Puja and Sri Venkateswara Swamy (Balaji) Kalyana Mahotsavam 7:00pm: Aarti followed by Sobha Yatra and Dinner Prasad. A token donation of $21 is recommended. Devotees are encouraged to preregister with the priest (774-7750) or email at haritemple@gmail.com to participate. HARI Temple will provide the puja samagri. Devi Maa Aradhana & Yagna October 22nd, Monday from 6pm to 8pm HARI performs Devi Maa Aradhana & Yagna on October 22 nd, Monday from 6pm to 8pm on the actual Eighth day of Navratri (Durga Ashtami). Program Schedule: 6:00PM TO 7:00PM: Puja, Rajopchar * 7:00PM: Temple's Aarti 7:05PM to 8:00PM: Devi Maa Yagna A token donation of $21 is recommended. Devotees are encouraged to preregister with the priest (774-7750) or email at haritemple@gmail.com to participate. HARI Temple will provide the puja samagri. SHAMI Puja Wednesday October 24th, 2012 from 7PM till 9PM HARI temple will be performing the Shami puja worshipped with a stotram on Dashera day to get "Vijay" (success) in all fields of life. A token donation of $21 is recommended. Devotees are encouraged to pre-register with the priest (774-7750) or email at haritemple@gmail.com to participate. HARI Temple will provide the puja samagri. Page 4
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMITTEES We are half-way through the year and we ve enjoyed so many events. Our religious services in the past three months have increased several folds. Our devotee base has expanded. Last quarter was started with Annamacharya Aradhana and followed by HARI School Graduation, and HARI Anniversary-India Fair, Maha Kumbh Yagna, "Special Sravanmas" Shiva Puja, Rudrabhishek & Shiva Aarti and Goddess Lakshmi Puja. Several Hundreds of devotees attended every function. HARI committee members and volunteers are working in concert to provide facilities and services to make HARI an ideal place for all occasions. We had many successfully programs during this year. Besides celebrating major festivals this year, we have also conducted discourses and received blessings from renowned spiritual Gurus, Pujya Bhupendrabhai Pandya, Pujya Shri Vrajrajkumarji Mahodayashri and Param Pujya Shri Dayagiri Bapu. We held social gathering event HARI Fair and on the next day, religious program Shri 108 Mahakumbh Yagna and puja. Delicious homemade foods, games, kid s activities and great bargains truly made it an unforgettable day. We are thankful to sponsors for providing funds for the event. The success of these was evident by the large attendance to these events. About 50 of Deloitte s local office professionals spent the Friday, June 8th at HARI temple performing SEVA as part of their Impact Day community service activities. Many thanks to the great work of Deloitte professionals the difference that it made at HARI is for everyone to see! We had performed many maintenance activities at the temple as part of this Impact day. If you have any suggestion for improvements of our institution, please contact any of the EC or BOT members or email us at haritemple@gmail.com. Yours in Service, Dr. Renu Joshi Chairman, Board of Trustees Mr. Basava Sankar Sanke President, Executive Committee Namaste, HARI SCHOOL We hope you are enjoying the summer! Thank you all for another great year of HARI Sunday school. HARI Sunday school graduation for year 2011-2012 went very well. The graduation day presentations by each class were intriguing and engaging. The presentations showed us the creativity and dedication of the teachers. We are looking forward for the new school year 2012-2013. We are looking for a main teacher for Gujarati I class. Please stay tuned for e-mails / announcements from the new school director regarding school registrations, school calendar, reopen date, new classes, bus trip etc., Thank you all for registering your children in Sunday school and your continued support. See you all in September. Until then continue enjoying wonderful summer! Mrs. Kalpana Sheth HARI School Director Dr. Sandeep Kakaria Youth Forum Director Page 5
DONATION RECOGNITION (from 04/16/2012 to 07/15/2012) Name General Donation Name Trust Fund Janardan (Dr) & Chhabi Sinha $100.00 Narendra & Geeta Kumar $200.00 Rakesh (Dr) & Dharshini Saraiya $101.00 Rajendra & Ashwini Sathe $250.00 Srinivasan & Vimala Sarma $101.00 Mohit (Dr) & Madhu (Dr) Parikh $251.00 Champak & Virbala Shah $101.00 Ravi (Dr) & Falguni (Dr) Acharya $1,000.00 Ramesh & Alka Parmar $101.00 Himanshu (Dr) & Asha Parikh $1,000.00 Hasu & Hersha Shah $101.00 Piyush & Pragna Gandhi $1,000.00 Nayan & Ranjita Mitra $101.00 Pravin & Mangla Patel $1,001.00 Pramod & Anju Srivastava $101.00 Aman Sapra $102.00 Vinod & Ami Patel $102.00 Cillium Corporation $108.00 Devesh & Anisha Shah $126.00 Yogendra & Kanak Chandel $201.00 Devotees, NOMINATING COMMITTEE 2012 We are in the second part of this calendar year and it is time to start the process for selecting the HARI office bearers to serve HARI Community for the year 2013. In accordance with the requirements of HARI Bye-laws and the amended (09-08-2002) addendum to Policies and Practices, the BOT will be appointing the Nominating Committee that will come up with a slate of officers of the 2013-Executive Committee and three (3) Trustees to serve in the HARI Board from 2013 through 2015. The BOT is in the process of finalizing the nomination committee as per HARI policies and practices, the past year President, Mr. Virendra Trivedi will chair the nomination committee. Once formed, the nomination committee will convene on a regular basis to recommend the 2013 HARI committee to the BOT. The Nominating Committee being formed will consist of the following: Mr. Virendra Trivedi (717) 796-5993, Nominating Committee Chair Mr. Basava Sankar Sanke (717) 460-4635, HARI President to-be named General Body representative to-be named General Body representative to-be named General Body representative Serving HARI is an honorable cause and we encourage everyone to participate in the process. In order to be considered to be selected to serve as an office bearer of HARI, nominees must be paid-members of HARI as of September 15, 2012 and must commit to continue their paid-membership throughout their term in office. Please send in your nominations to HARI Temple at haritemple@gmail.com or Mr. Virendra Trivedi at Virentrivedi@verizon.net on or before September 17, 2012 for the following positions: 1. Senior Vice-President (one year term, one position) 2. Secretary (one year term, one position) 3. Treasurer (one year term, one position) 4. Vice-President (one year term, nine positions) 5. Board of Trustee (three-year term, three positions) In accordance with HARI tradition, the Sr. Vice-President of the current year will assume the duties of the President next year subject to general body approval. Page 6
2012 HARI PROGRAM CALENDAR EVENT NAME HARI CELEBRATION DATE EVENT SPONSOR Shri Krishna Janamotsav, Puja and Bhajans from 10pm to 12 midnight. Friday, August 10, 2012 N/A Shri Krishna Janamashtami Celebration Saturday, August 11, 2012 IOHU members Adhikamasa Special Program Saturday, September 08, 2012 *** Open **** HARI Sunday School Open Sunday, September 09, 2012 *** Open **** Paryushan Parva Thursday, September 13, to Shri Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration Saturday, September 22, 2012 Note: Shri Ganesh Chaturthi Puja (special Puja at 7pm) on the actual day of Ganesh Chaturthi, September 19 th, 2012. Thursday, September 20, 2012 N/A Pramod & Soumya Arikeri, Murali Narayanan & Vidhya Murali, Girish D Joshi & Nidhi Girish Joshi, Dhilip & Srilakshmi Kulkarni, Ananth & Sucheta Kulkarni, Raghavendra Srinivasa & Aruna Srinivasa, Divya Naveen & Naveen Kumar, Prakash & Shantala Patil, Anjali & Mahesh Agarwal, Prasad & Sriraksha Varanasi, Ajay & Namita Gupta, Dr. Jagadeesh Moola & Shalini Lenka, Pavan & Aparna Rambhatla, Om Phanidhar and Priyanka Nadimpalli, Mallikarjuna Rao & Sujatha Sarode, Maltesh & Ranjana Mulgund, Partha & Rajitha Talluri, Siddharth & Geetha Gopinath, Krishne Gowda & Asha Gowda, Satish Kumar Giri & Krishna Chaitanya Challa, Anandaprabhu Piedy & Vijayashree Baburajan, Vijay & Rekha Teru, Murali & Padma Basu, Kiran & Shweta Honavalli, Anil & Dakshayani Kulkarni Sri Venkateswara Swamy Kalyanam Saturday, October 6, 2012 *** Open **** Tuesday, October 16, 2012 to Navaratri Mahotsav from 8pm to 10pm Tuesday, October 23, 2012 N/A Kolu Puja Friday, October 19, 2012 N/A Astami - Devimaa Yagna 6pm to 8pm Monday, October 22, 2012 N/A Dashera (Vijaya Dasami) Celebration, Durga Puja (Havan) from 10:30am Saturday, October 27, 2012 Bengali Families Karwa Chauth Friday, November 02, 2012 N/A Srisukta( Maha Lakshmi ) Homam, Yagna Saturday, November 10, 2012 N/A Diwali Puja Tuesday, November 13, 2012 N/A Vikram Samvat Panchangam Shravanam Wednesday, November 14 N/A Diwali/Annakut Celebration Saturday, November 17, 2012 Please contact EC members Tulsi Vivah Wednesday, November 28 *** Open **** Gita Jayanti Sunday, December 23, 2012 N/A 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 APPROX. COST REMARKS HARI School Lunch Sponsorship $300.00/Lunch HARI Times Sponsorship $350 to $500 Emergency Generator $10,000.00 Electronic Communication Expenses $1,250.00 Pest Control Expenses $1,150.00 Cost of providing lunch to the students during HARI Sunday School. One time printing and mailing cost of HARI Times newsletter. For installing the emergency generator at the temple to run the temple during power outages. Annual recurring expenses for internet, website hosting, & e-mail communication service. Annual recurring expenses for inside and outside pest control service. Page 7
Hindu American Religious Institute Nonprofit Org. 301 Steigerwalt Hollow Road US Postage Paid New Cumberland PA 17070 Harrisburg, PA www.haritemple.org Permit No. 304 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) 774-7750 Temple Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00am-1:00pm & 3:00pm-9:00pm Saturday - Sunday: 8:00am-9:00pm Phone: 717-774-7750 Email: haritemple@gmail.com May God bless us all. Sri Lord Venkateswara (Balaji) Abhishekam: (First Saturday of every month) Saturday, August 04, 2012 at 10.00 AM Saturday, September 01, 2012 at 10.00 AM Saturday, October 06, 2012 at 10.00 AM Satyanarayana Puja: (Full Moon Day) Wednesday, August 01, 2012 at 7:05 PM Friday, August 31, 2012 at 7:05 PM Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 7:05 PM Monday, October 29, 2012 at 7:05 PM * - * - * - * If you wish to sponsor HARI Times, please contact Executive Committee. Jain Swadhayay / Puja (First Sunday of every month) Sunday, August 05, 2012 at 8:00 AM Sunday, September 02, 2012 at 2:00 PM Sunday, October 07, 2012 at 2:00 PM Monthly Havan (Second Sunday of every month) Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 6.00 PM Sunday, September 09, 2012 at 6.00 PM Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 6.00 PM Page 8