Hari Om! Jai Mata Di! The Hindu Temple of Metropolitan Washington 10001 Riggs Road, Adelphi, MD 20783 Phone #s: (301)-445-2165 (301)-434-1000 Check out our new website: http://www.hindutemplemd.org We welcome you, with your families & friends! Please Contact The Following To Celebrate Your Events In The Temple Prayer Hall and/or Auditorium: Vice President & In-charge Auditorium Services Joint Secretary & Co- Auditorium Services Chair: Events, Food, Jagrans & Volunteer Services Mr. Vippan Chopra 202-369-2946 vippanchopra@yahoo.com Mr. Vikram Kansal 301-792-6662 onevik@yahoo.com Mr. Sudhir Khetarpal 240-505-4204 skhetarpal@gmail.com Chair: Cultural & Educational Events Mrs. Shukla Khanna 301-879-9708 khanna.shukla@yahoo.com or Call Hindu Temple Priests: Pandits Pittamber Dutt Sharma & Shastri Ram Phone #s: (301)-445-2165 (301)-434-1000 हर क ण हर क ण क ण क ण हर हर हर र म हर र म र म र म हर हर Following spiritual and cultural programs have been scheduled on behalf of The Hindu Temple of Metropolitan Washington, a nonprofit organization. Please visit our website for details. Volunteer and sponsorship opportunities available for these programs. Volunteers help will be needed in prayer service area set up, clean up, decorating, singing, dancing, priti bhoj preparation, serving, cleaning etc We Thank You for Your Support and Participation. To Sponsor Pooja and/or Priti Bhoj or Volunteer: Contact: Mr. Sudhir Khetarpal 240-505-4204 or e-mail: skhetarpal@gmail.com or call the temple phone numbers to help with regularly scheduled and special events.
October 17 & 18 - Diwali Weekend Programs at The Hindu Temple & Special Monthly Scheduled Programs SPECIAL MONTHLY SERVICE - October 17 ---- 6PM TO 9 PM Every Third Saturday of the Month Jagannath Organization for Global Awareness (JOGA) ( 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm) click on the link to see flyer for details http://www.hindutemplemd.org/docs/bhajan-flier-409.pdf Sunday, October 18, 2009, 9:00-11:00 AM Diwali & Bhagwan Mahavira Nirvana Divas The Jain group of Hindu Temple invites you to participate in the traditional program for Diwali/ Mahavira Nirvan, and offer tributes to the most elegant Digamber Jain pratima of Lord Mahavira in the Hindu Temple, the only one in the metropolitan Washington area. The program starts with regular pooja (including Nirvan Kand recital and Ladoo offer to the God), followed by Bhajans and Kirtans. Ladoos will be available for offering. See flyer for details http://www.hindutemplemd.org/docs/nirvanutsav.pdf SPECIAL MONTHLY SERVICE October 18 4pm to 5 pm Every 3rd Sunday of the Month - Ram Ji's Amrit Vaani Sponsor Lata Vasudeva (4:00 pm to 5:00 pm) Bhajans, & Arti Click to see the flyer for details: http://www.hindutemplemd.org/docs/every%203rdsunday_amr itvaani.pdf
SUNDAY, October 18, HINDU TEMPLE CELEBRATES DIWALI Join us for Ganesh Pooja, Laxmi Pooja, and Govardhan/Annakut Pooja 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM Pandits Pitamber Dutt Sharma and Ram Shastri with all Hindu Temple Trustees extend a invitation and welcome to all our HINDU groups at the Temple: Pandit Bhisham Persad's group from Trindad and Tobago, Naresh Das and Debaki Choudhury's group of Jagannath Organization for Global Awareness (JOGA) socienty, Satish Aytha, Jagmohan and Vijay Seoni's group of Sai Baba devotees, Ravi and Deepak Bhuati's Sindhi Jhulel Sai Group, and Gopaj Jain's Jain groups for these events. Please join us to celebrate Diwali at our temple. "Diwali", the festival of lights, illuminates the darkness of the New Year's moon, and strengthens our close friendships and knowledge, with a self-realization! It symbolizes that age-old culture of India which teaches to vanquish ignorance that subdues humanity and to drive away darkness that engulfs the light of knowledge.
Diwali is the day when King Rama's coronation was celebrated in Ayodhya after his epic war with Ravana, the demon king of Lanka. By order of the royal families of Ayodhya and Mithila, the kingdom of which Sita was princess, the cities and far-flung boundaries of these kingdoms were lit up with rows of lamps, glittering on dark nights to welcome home the divine king Rama and his queen Sita after 14 years of exile, ending with an across-the-seas war in which the whole of the kingdom of Lanka was destroyed. The festival of Diwali is truly a Festival of Lights, as it not only involves lighting of Lamps but, it brings the light of happiness, togetherness, spiritual enlightment and prosperity for everyone. Hindus worship Lord Ganesh as he is the remover of obstacles and giver of wisdom and knowledge. Hindus, also make preparations to welcome goddess Lakshmi by drawing rangoli, and footsteps (Paduka) On the entrance that would allure goddess Laksmi to visit one s home and bring prosperity along with her. Govardhan Puja, also called Annakut, is celebrated as the day Krishna defeated Indra. Lord Krishna taught people to worship nature, as mountains bring rains to earth. That was the reason to stop worshiping Indra. His was the message that we should take care of our nature. For Annakut a mountain of food is decorated symbolizing Govardhan mountain lifted by Lord Krishna. It is also celebrated as New Year, as Vikram Samvat starts on this day. We welcome all attendees to bring offerings of your choice for Annakut. If you need any assistance regarding this matter, please contact our Pandits at the temple (301)-445-2165; (301)-434-1000 or Sudhir Khetarpal at 240-505-4204 or skhetarpal@gmail.com or Bharti Khetarpal 301-89-4597 or sudha.bharti@gmail.com.
SPECIAL MONTHLY SERVICE - October 19-7pm to 8 pm--- Every New Moon Date of the Month - Jhulela Sai Sindhi Association Prayer Offering (7 pm to 8 pm) Bhajans, & Arti Click to see the flyer for details: http://www.hindutemplemd.org/docs/jhulelalji_prayerserviceschedule.pdf SPECIAL MONTHLY SERVICE - October 25 Every Other Sunday of the Month Trinidad Hindu Group (10 am to noon ) Sing bhajans, Participate in religious discourse & Arti Followed by Prasad & Priti Bhoj SPECIAL MONTHLY PROGRAMS SATURDAY OCTOBER 31, 2009 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM Monthly Sundarkaand Paath Service (Every Last Saturday of the Month) Reading, Katha, Bhajan Kirtan & Arti, Followed by Prasad and Priti Bhoj : Click to see the flyer for details http://www.hindutemplemd.org/docs/031809/vc_sundarkaand_2009.pdf
The Hindu Temple of Metropolitan Washington Trustees Position Name Phone # E-mail Address Chairman Dr. Bikram Paul 301-365-0503 bikram.paul@bkrp.com President Dr. Suresh K. Gupta 301-332-9596 skguptamd@gmail.com Vice President & In-charge Auditorium Services Mr. Vippan Chopra 202-369-2946 vippanchopra@yahoo.com Secretary Mr. Ram Agarwal 301-404-5258 Ram@ramfts.com Treasurer Mr. Gopal Jain 301-921-0295 grvsjain@yahoo.com Joint Secretary & Co- Auditorium Services Mr. Vikram Kansal 301-792-6662 onevik@yahoo.com Chair: Temple Events, Food, Jagrans, Volunteers Mr. Sudhir Khetarpal 240-505-4204 skhetarpal@gmail.com Chair: Maintenance Dr. Vikram Kushawaha 301-593-1753 v_classical@yahoo.com Executive Member Mrs. Shukla Khanna 301-879-9708 khanna.shukla@yahoo.com Executive Member Mr. Anil Miglani 301-706-2358 miganil@gmail.com Executive Member Mr. Anil Mittal 240-418-8599 tazmittal@gmail.com