Hindu Center of Virginia Monthly Newsletter BHARATVANI 2019 Like us: https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=201639063192035 Date Time Event Fri 03/01 7:00 PM Mahalakshmi Abishekam Sat 03/02 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam Sat 03/02 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting Sat 03/02 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam Sat 03/02 6:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam Sun 03/03 10:00 AM Snatra Puja Sun 03/03 11:00 AM Ganesha Abishekam Sun 03/03 12:15 PM Bhajans by Neilkanth Bhatt Sun 03/03 1:00 PM Maha Mangala Aarathi Sun 03/03 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans Sun 03/03 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam Sun 03/03 6:00 PM Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam) Mon 03/04 5:30 PM Maha Sivaratri Tue 03/05 5:45 PM Sundarakand Tue 03/05 7:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa Wed 03/06 7:00 PM Thu 03/07 7:00 PM Sree Rama Abishekam Fri 03/08 7:00 PM Mahalakshmi Abishekam Sat 03/09 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam Sat 03/09 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting Sat 03/09 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam Sat 03/09 6:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam Sun 03/10 11:00 AM Ganesha Abishekam Sun 03/10 11:30 AM Havan Sun 03/10 12:15 PM Bhajans by Krishna Sun 03/10 1:00 PM Maha Mangala Aarathi Sun 03/10 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans Sun 03/10 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam Mon 03/11 5:30 PM Shiva Abishekam Mon 03/11 7:00 PM Karthigai (Sri Subramanya Abishekham) Date Time Event Sun 03/17 11:00 AM Ganesha Abishekam Sun 03/17 12:15 PM Durga Chalisa Sun 03/17 1:00 PM Maha Mangala Aarathi Sun 03/17 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans Sun 03/17 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam Mon 03/18 6:45 PM Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam) Tue 03/19 6:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa Wed 03/20 6:00 PM Wed 03/20 7:00 PM Holika Dahan Wed 03/20 Panguni Uthiram (info only) Wed 03/20 7:00 PM Poornima (Satyanarayana Pooja) Thu 03/21 Holi Poornima Thu 03/21 7:00 PM Sree Rama Abishekam Fri 03/22 7:00 PM Mahalakshmi Abishekam Sat 03/23 12:00 PM Holi Celebration (See Flyer) Sat 03/23 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam Sat 03/23 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting Sat 03/23 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam Sat 03/23 5:30 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam Sat 03/23 6:00 PM Sankata Hara Chaturthi Sun 03/24 11:00 AM Ganesha Abishekam Sun 03/24 12:15 PM Amritvani Sun 03/24 1:00 PM Maha Mangala Aarathi Sun 03/24 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans Sun 03/24 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam Mon 03/25 6:45 PM Shiva Abishekam Tue 03/26 7:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa Wed 03/27 7:00 PM Thu 03/28 7:00 PM Sree Rama Abishekam Fri 03/29 7:00 PM Mahalakshmi Abishekam Tue 03/12 6:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa Wed 03/13 7:00 PM Thu 03/14 7:00 PM Sree Rama Abishekam Fri 03/15 6:00 PM Mahalakshmi Abishekam Fri 03/15 7:00 PM Bhavana Sat 03/16 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam Sat 03/16 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting Sat 03/16 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam Sat 03/16 6:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam Sat 03/30 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam Sat 03/30 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting Sat 03/30 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam Sat 03/30 6:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam Sun 03/31 11:00 AM Ganesha Abishekam Sun 03/31 12:15 PM Bhajans Sun 03/31 1:00 PM Maha Mangala Aarathi Sun 03/31 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans Sun 03/31 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam For April 2019 Puja calendar please refer to page 10
The Board of Directors thank all Club 500 sponsors for helping us pay off our temple loan and encourages others to join this unique club: Club 500. The following members paid the Club 500 donations recently. Padmasree Kancharla Yogesh Jain Brij Mago Ruchi & Vivek Sharma Shreyank Tripathi Club 500 Greetings Devotees! Please help your temple and be a member of the "Club 500. This is a wonderful way to help your temple. Please make your donation for 2019 as soon as possible. I look forward to working with you. Thank you and God bless you! Very Best, Munmaya Mishra Note: Donors Names published monthly in Bharatvani & Temple Lobby monitor. For more information, please contact: Munmaya Mishra, Brij Mago, Vijay Ramnarain, Sanjay Thirunagari. Bharathi Yoga Seniors(65+): Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. in the new temple basement (FREE) Advanced students: Sundays, 7:00 a.m. in the main community hall ($25/month) Beginners: Sundays, 8:30 a.m. in the main community hall ($25/month) Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. in the new temple basement ($25/month) All fees paid by students are donated to the Hindu Center of Virginia Contact our internationally-certified Yoga instructor, Ravi Menon by email at ravi4net1@gmail.com for more information or just show up before the class. Mahamangala Aarti every day at 7:30pm. Devotees are encouraged to join for Mahamangala aarti. Sundar Kand Path 1st Tuesday of month at 5:45 PM Please note that Sundar Kand Path is held on 1st Tuesday of every month at 5:45 P.M. Please join us with family and friends to make the path a success. This newsletter is produced by: Hindu Center of Virginia 6051 Springfield Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060 Publication Frequency: Monthly Issue Number 201903 2
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Temple 346-9954 The Richmond Temple Sri RAMA NAVAMI &Sita Rama Kalyanam on SATURDAY, April 13, 2019 Program Schedule 9:00 AM Suprabatham 9:30 AM Sankalpam 9:45 AM Pancha Kalasa Abishekam 10:00 AM Sri Rama Abishekam 10:15 AM Alamkaram and Bhajans 10:30 AM Procession 11:00 AM Exchange of Garlands and Swing 11:30 AM Sankalpam and Vishwaksena Aaradhana 11:45 AM Punyahavachanam 12:00 PM Muhurtham 12:45 PM Archana/Ash0tthram 1:00 PM Bhog & Mantrapushpam 1:15 PM Maha Mangala Aarathi Sponsorship Details Bride s/groom s Family: $501 Kalyanam: $251; Annadhanam: $251 Sankalpa Seva: $101 Abishekam: $51; Archana $11 FOR DETAILS CONTACT: Pt Kannan 672-2254, Pt.Rajgopal 549-1492, Pt Abhay 315-560-0853, Temple 346-9954, Jeevan Ramagiri 364-3728, Sarojini Deevi 794-8062, Ram Gupta 781-1696, Kedar Thoota 543-5559, Vinit Patil 219-6759 Thirumal Areti 364-6525, Shiv Khanna 739-4342 5
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Thanks for all the supporters, volunteers and performers for a huge success of Masti Bhari Shaam held on 2/23, with this encouragement and love we will try to bring more exciting entertaining programs in future. Bhumi Puja Photos 7
Hindu Center is hosting Holi Cultural Celebrations on Saturday, 23rd from 12-3 PM. Please do not bring colors from outside, colors will be available for a nominal price at HCV. Please car pool for this event as there will be a parking fee for this event. Snacks and Lunch will be available at HCV canteen. Please pass this information to those who may be interested. Thanks for all sponsors, performers and volunteers for a memorable musical event Masti Bhari Shaam held on 2/23. 8
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Puja Calendar for April 2019 Date Time Event 4/1/2019 6:45 PM Shiva Abishekam 4/2/2019 6:00 PM Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam) 4/2/2019 7:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa 4/3/2019 7:00 PM 4/4/2019 7:00 PM Sree Rama Abishekam 4/5/2019 9:00 AM Mahalakshmi Abishekam 4/5/2019 6:00 PM Ugadi/Gudi Padwa (See Flyer Inside) 4/6/2019 9:30 AM Akhand Ramayan Path Starts (See Flyer In- 4/6/2019 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam 4/6/2019 6:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam 4/7/2019 1:30 PM Akhand Ramayan Path Concludes (See Flyer 4/7/2019 11:00 AM Ganesha Abishekam 4/7/2019 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans 4/7/2019 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam 4/8/2019 5:30 PM Shiva Abishekam 4/8/2019 7:00 PM Karthigai (Sri Subramanya Abishekham) 4/9/2019 5:45 PM Sundarakand 4/9/2019 7:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa 4/10/2019 7:00 PM 4/11/2019 7:00 PM Sree Rama Abishekam 4/12/2019 7:00 PM Mahalakshmi Abishekam 4/13/2019 9:30 AM Sri Rama Navami & Sita Rama Kalyanam (See Flyer) 4/13/2019 6:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam 4/14/2019 9:00 AM Vishu (See Flyer) 4/14/2019 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans 4/14/2019 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam 4/15/2019 6:45 PM Shiva Abishekam 4/16/2019 6:00 PM Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam) 4/16/2019 7:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa 4/17/2019 7:00 PM Date Time Event 4/18/2019 6:00 PM Sree Rama Abishekam 4/18/2019 7:00 PM Poornima (Satyanarayana Pooja) 4/19/2019 6:00 PM Mahalakshmi Abishekam 4/19/2019 7:00 PM Bhavana 4/20/2019 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam 4/20/2019 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting 4/20/2019 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam 4/20/2019 5:30 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam 4/20/2019 10:00 AM Snatra Puja 4/21/2019 9:30 11:00AM Mahavir Jayanti Digambar Puja 4/21/2019 2:30 6:00 PM Mahavir Jayanti Swamivatsalya / Dinner 4/21/2019 11:00 AM Ganesha Abishekam 4/21/2019 12:15 PM Durga Chalisa 4/21/2019 1:00 PM Maha Mangala Aarathi 4/21/2019 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans 4/21/2019 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam 4/22/2019 6:00 PM Sankata Hara Chaturthi 4/22/2019 6:45 PM Shiva Abishekam 4/23/2019 7:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa 4/24/2019 7:00 PM 4/25/2019 7:00 PM Sree Rama Abishekam 4/26/2019 7:00 PM Mahalakshmi Abishekam 4/27/2019 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam 4/27/2019 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting 4/27/2019 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam 4/27/2019 6:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam 4/28/2019 11:00 AM Ganesha Abishekam 4/28/2019 12:15 PM Amritvani 4/28/2019 1:00 PM Maha Mangala Aarathi 4/28/2019 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans 4/28/2019 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam 4/29/2019 6:45 PM Shiva Abishekam 4/30/2019 7:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa Our Priests: Pt. Subramanyam Kannan, Pt. Rajagopal Thuppal, Pt. Abhay Padhi We thank all devotees & members for supporting our temple. HCV requests everyone ( all club 500 & Corporate members) to pay membership for 2019. 10
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Hindu Center of Virginia 6051 Springfield Road Glen Allen, VA 23060 www.therichmondtemple.org 2019 Return Service Requested NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. Postage Paid Richmond, VA Permit No. 3022 Temple Hours: Weekday: 7.00 A.M. to 11.00 A.M. 5.00 P.M. to 8.30 P.M. Weekend: 9:00 A.M to 8:30 P.M. For special occasions, please contact the Priest or any of the Religious Directors. Directions: Take Exit 49-B on I-295 West. Turn right on Springfield Road. Temple is on your left. Phone: (804) 346-9954 Do you shop at Amazon.com? Would you like to help the Hindu Center of Virginia? If you answered Yes to both questions. 1. Visit smile.amazon.com and sign-in with your Amazon credentials 2. Search for Hindu Center of Virginia from the list of charities and select it as your designated charity 3. In future shop at smile.amazon.com and Amazon will donate 0.5% of eligible purchases to the Hindu Center 4. Smile.amazon.com has the same products at the same prices. You help the Hindu Center as a bonus. Smile often and pass this info to your friends!!! 12