HARI Times... SITA-RAMA * RADHE-SHYAM Vol. 11 No. 04 AUG-SEPT 2011 PRIESTS: 774-7750 Pu. Naranji Pandya (Shastri ji) Pu. Seetharamaswamy (Swamy ji) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: President: Mr. Virendra Trivedi 796-5993 Senior Vice President: Mr. Basava Sankar Sanke 460-4635 Vice President/Secretary: Mr. Srinivas Gamini 421-8718 Vice President/Treasurer: Mr. Devesh Shah 315-8512 Vice Presidents: Mrs. Anita Desai 792-4661 Mrs. Dipti Gami 767-1361 Dr. Madhu Menon 329-7125 Mr. Sundeep Nath 798-3641 Mr. Harish Patel 697-0567 Mr. Sanjay Patel 503-0769 Mrs. Ashwini Sathe 810-1895 School Director: Mrs. Meena Ravi 651-0620 Youth Forum Director: Mrs. Minoo Amin 732-0513 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman: Mr. Rajeev Pangarkar 730-6717 Members: Mr. Ramesh Bathini 460-6556 Dr. Renu Joshi 756-6687 Dr. Ray Kathiresan 790-0786 Dr. Gautam Mishra 914-1777 Dr. Mukul Parikh 728-9801 Mr. Samir Parikh 767-6665 Mrs. Deepa Patil 731-9398 Mr. Ratilal Patel 503-4061 Mr. SVR Reddy 319-8689 SHIVA PUJA, every Monday, during the holy month of Shravan, on August 1st, August 8th, August 15th, August 22nd from 7:05pm to 8:00pm GODDESS LAKSHMI PUJA, every Friday, during the holy month of Shravan, on August 5 th, 12 th, 19 th and 26 th Vara Lakshmi Puja is on August 12th at 7:05pm Please see Page No. 3 for further details SHIVA PUJA, RUDRABHISHEK & SHIVA MAHA AARTI on Saturday, August 6 th from 7:30pm to 9pm. Please see Page No. 3 for Puja information. UPAKARMA/YAGNOPAVIT & RAKSHA BANDHAN Saturday, August 13, 2011 from 7:30am to 8:30am Informative talks by ANANDMURTI GURUMAA Friday, August 19th to Sunday, August 21st, 2011 Please see Page No. 6 for further details SHRI KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI Saturday, August 27, 2011 From 4:45pm - Devotional music by Dr. Usha Bhargave & Group. 7:00pm: Aarti followed by Dinner Prasad Dinner Prasad Sponsor by Chandramohini & Shaktisinh Rathod, Sangeeta & Nikhil Merchant, Rajul & Tarak Mehta, Shilpa & George Monteiro, Meeta & Ashok Patel Note: Special Puja, Satsang and Aarti will be performed on the actual Janmashtami Day, Monday, August 22nd from 10pm - Midnight PARYUSAN - A Festival of Forgiveness Thursday, August 25, 2011 to Friday, September 2, 2011 Puja and Satsang at 7:05 pm except August 27 th and September 1 st. SHRI GANESH CHATURTHI Saturday, September 10, 2011 5:00pm to 6:45pm Natyanjali - Bhakti through Dance Program coordinated by Meena Ravi. 7:15pm: Dinner Prasad Please see Page No. 2 for further details RAMAYAN KATHA by Pujya Shri Chandra Prakash Kaushikji Sunday to Friday, September 11th to 16th, 2011 Please see Page No. 7 for further details KOLU PUJA: Friday, September 30, 2011 at 7:15pm. NAVRATRI MAHOTSAV: Wednesday, Sept 28 to Thursday, October 6, 2011 from 8pm 301 Steigerwalt Hollow Road * New Cumberland * PA 17070 (717) 774-7750 * haritemple@gmail.com * www.haritemple.org
CONTACT INFORMATION Requests for Priest Services and Hall HARI Times Editors: Rentals: Executive Committee Members Mr. Virendra Trivedi: Mr. Hiten Amin 732-0513 Phone: 796-5993 (Home), 756-1034 (Cell) Mr. Ashok Shukla 737-1919 Email: VirenTrivedi@verizon.net Mr. Jagannath Yedatore 932-4161 Lunch Coordinator for HARI School: Mrs. Meena Ravi at 651-0620 or Mrs. Minoo Amin at 732-0513. 2011 HARI PROGRAM CALENDAR EVENT HARI CELEBRATION DATE EVENT SPONSOR Discourse: Anandmurti Gurumaa Sri Krishna Janamashtami Celebration Special Puja and Aarti will be performed on the actual Janmashtami Day, Monday, August 22nd from 10 pm - Midnight Paryushan Parva- A Festival of Forgiveness Shri Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration Special Ganesh Puja will be performed on the actual day of Ganesh Chaturthi, Thursday September 1 st at 7:05 PM. Friday August 19th to Sunday August 21st, 2011 Saturday, August 27, 2011 Thursday, August 25, 2011 to Friday, September 2, 2011 Saturday, September 10, 2011 HARI Sunday School Open Sunday, September 11, 2011 ***Open*** Please see Page No. 6 Dinner Prasad Sponsors: Chandramohini & Shaktisinh Rathod, Sangeeta & Nikhil Merchant, Rajul & Tarak Mehta, Shilpa & George Monteiro, Meeta & Ashok Patel N/A Dinner Prasad Sponsors: 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; Ajay & Rekha Kotha RAMAYAN KATHA by Pujya Shri Sunday, September 11 to Please see Page No. 7 Chandra Prakash Kaushikji Friday, September 16, 2011 Navaratri Mahotsav from 8pm to Wednesday, Sept 28 to N/A 10pm Thursday, October 6, 2011 Kolu Puja Friday, September 30, 2011 N/A Devi Maa Aaradhana and Havan Tuesday, October 4, 2011 N/A Dashera (Vijaya Dasami) Sunday, October 9, 2011 Bengali Families from the area Celebration, Durga Puja @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 Sravanam Thursday, October 27, 2011 N/A Diwali/Annakut Celebration Saturday October 29, 2011 ***Open*** Tulsi Vivah Sunday, November 6, 2011 Binta & Nitin Patel Geeta Jayanti Tuesday, December 6, 2011 N/A Krithika Deepotsavam Saturday, December 10, 2011 N/A HARI Times is a publication of Hindu American Religious Institute (HARI), located at 301 Steigerwalt Hollow Road, New Cumberland, PA 17070. Page 2
Shravan Month Pujas: The Shravan month in the Hindu lunar calendar is one of the most pious months. The following pujas are organized in this month at HARI Temple: LORD SHIVA PUJA and ARADHANA, every Monday August 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd at 7:05pm to 8pm LORD SHIVA PUJA, RUDRABHISHEK, and LORD SHIVA AARTI on Saturday, August 6 th, 2011 from 7:30pm to 9:00pm Devotee families are encouraged to pre-register with the priest to participate. A token donation of $21 per family is recommended. Puja samagri will be provided by HARI. GODDESS LAKSHMI PUJA on every Friday, August 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th One important puja in Shravan month is the Varamahalakshmi Puja which will be held on the last Friday of the Shukla Paksha of Shravan month (August 12, 2011). A token donation of $21 per family is recommended. Puja samagri will be provided by HARI. August 5th and August 12 th at 7:05pm; August 19th and August 26 th from 5:45pm to 6:45pm DONATION RECOGNITION (April 15, 2011 to July 20, 2011) General Donation Gala Sponsors Dharmendra K. Joshi $100 Schein Ernst Eye Associates $500 Naren & Hema Bhatt $101 Mindteck $500 Mahesh & Madhu Desai $101 Hersha $1,000 Padma Goyal $101 Graystone $1,000 Anand & Suzanne Mahajan $101 Taj Restaurant $250 Bharat & Varsha Patel $101 Dr Ravi and Falguni Acharya $500 Vrajlal & Anjana Popat $101 Hampdon Grocers $500 Kamal K. Sachdeva $101 Dr. Namrata Haldipur $500 Mukund & Prabha Kulkarni $111 Dr. Kavita and Baadal Sanghvi $500 Syamal & Sulekha Bhattacharya $150 Premier Eye Care $250 Pramod & Anju Srivastava $151 Dr. Raj Dave $500 Bhupendra & Geeta Patel $201 NRA Group LLC $500 Milind & Smeeta Kothari $225 WellsFargo $250 Gettysburg Hotel $301 TSC $1,000 Atul & Smita Patel $1,000 Seven Hills Inc $500 Sundhar & Liane Sekhar $1,001 The Unica Group, Inc $1,000 Abhijeet Shyam $1,001 GS Architects $500 Janak & Alka Amin $1,292 Dawood Engineering, Inc $500 Dr. Mamta Verma $500 Trust Fund Pyramid Construction Services $250 Nirmal & Renu Joshi $5,000 Dr. Satish Shah $1,000 Samir & Bina Parikh $200 Harold Yang $500 Rasik & Pragna Parmar $1,000 Centric Bank $250 Aman Sapra $240 Hampden Surgeons $500 Rahul & Lauren Smith $500 Global Empire LLC $500 Virendra & Roshni Trivedi $200 India Association of Greater York $101 BAPS Temple $501 Page 3
HARI SCHOOL Namaste! Hope all of you are enjoying the summer! Even though we have a few weeks before HARI Sunday school reopens for the year 2011-2012, we have been receiving inquiries from parents about enrollments and registrations. It is encouraging to see interest in HARI School from the community. HARI Sunday school will reopen on Sunday September 11, 2011 at 10.25 AM. First day of school is for registering the children and meeting the teachers. Children of age 5 and up are eligible to register for the HARI Sunday school. Students (or their parents) must be members of HARI temple. There is a registration fee of $ 40.00 applicable for new enrollments. Please visit www.haritemple.org and check out the link for school to learn about the classes offered and the timings. We are trying to make the school year 2011-2012 interesting. Here is a glimpse of what we are planning to bring you in the near future. We are planning for a bus trip tentatively in the last week of September We will be bringing a new Sanskrit class for you We also have plans for a 5 day dance camp from 08/15/2011 to 08/19/2011 for anyone who wants to learn to move with the beat. This camp "dance pe chance" is designed to get the sense of rhythm and beat into your kids. We will bring you more exciting events in future. Please keep checking your emails for further details. In the meanwhile continue enjoying the beautiful summer! Mrs. Meena Ravi HARI School Director Mrs. Minoo Amin Youth Forum Director OUR HEARTFELT THANKS Our heartfelt thanks to Mr. Stan & Mrs. Naresh Maingi and friends for sponsoring bhajans program on June 19th by Shri Brajraj Sharan Ji and also sponsoring dinner prasad. Our special thanks to volunteers who contributed their time and effort on June 28th event where renowned Gurus H. H. Pujya Bhaishri Rameshbhai Oza (Bhaishri) and H. H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji (Swamiji) and Sadhvi Bhagawatiji visited HARI Temple. Our heartfelt thanks to Mr. Hasubhai and Hershaben Shah for coordinating and sponsoring entire program and dinner prasad. Our special thanks to all volunteers who contributed their time on HARI Fair on July 16 th. Our heartfelt thanks to Meena Ravi & Ravi Venkatasubramanian, Ray & Meena Kathiresan, Laxmi & Srini Gamini & Friends, Hemant Amin, Bhavin Pathak, Sahil Amin, Suril Amin, Ami Trivedi, Neel Trivedi, Raj & Santosh Chadha, Bindu Mongia, Anita & Sunil Desai, Harish Patel, Jayshri & Sanjay Patel, Nibha & Sundeep Nath, Yesha Shah, Amita Shah, Geeta & Narendra Kumar, Sheetal Rana, Anisha Shah for donating money generated from their stalls during the HARI Fair. Our special thanks to all coordinators, volunteers, participants who contributed their time and effort for Shiva Rudra Yagan on July 17th. Our heartfelt thanks to Mrs. Lina & Mr. Raju Parekh and Mrs. Kalpana & Jagdish Shah for providing groceries towards lunch prasad. Our special thanks to Mrs. Aruna & Mr. Ashok Patel, Mrs. Geeta & Mr. Narendra Kumar, Mrs. Dipika & Mr. Naishadh Bhatt, Mrs. Aruna & Mr. Ken Kendre for providing monetary contributions towards lunch prasad. Page 4
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMITTEES HARI was the first temple in the United States owned by a community. Since it's foundation, HARI has always been a community owned temple and this is possible because of your dedicated support to HARI, and to our community. Every year, programs and events at HARI are increasing in numbers & attendance due to your support. This year, marks the 25th Anniversary of our new temple facility. HARI was shifted to the present location in 1986. We have planned many programs throughout the year to commemorate the milestone. We had many successfully programs during this year. Besides celebrating major festivals this year, we have also conducted discourses and received blessings from six renowned spiritual Gurus, Shri Shrutpragna Swami, Pujya Bhupendrabhai Pandya, Pujya Bhaishri Rameshbhai Oza, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, Param Sadhvi Bhagawatiji, and Shri Mridul Krishna Maharaji ji. We held social gathering event HARI Fair and on the next day, religious program Shri Rudra Yagna and puja. We are thankful to sponsors for providing funds for the event. The success of these was evident by the large attendance to these events. HARI Gala was attended by about 250 patrons. It was a great evening enjoyed by all. The event raised over $27,000! We are also planning for pujas during Shravan month on every Monday and Friday for Shiva and Goddess Lakshmi, Shiva Abhisekam, Rakshabandhan & Yagnopavit. We are pleased to inform our dedicated members that our membership roster currently stands at 502 and may well exceed our target of 515 for the year. If you have any suggestion for improvements of your institution, please contact any of the EC or BOT members or email us at haritemple@gmail.com. Yours in Service, Mr. Rajeev Pangarkar Chairman, Board of Trustees Mr. Virendra Trivedi President, Executive Committee Our heartfelt sympathy to the family of Charu & Raman Luthra on passing away of Raman s mother Mrs. Raj Luthra on June 6, 2011. to the families of Sonal & Bhavin Pathak and Parul & Dharmin Pathak on passing away of Bhavin s and Dharmin s father Mr. Ramesh Pathak on June 20, 2011. to the family of Sharad and Arun Gupta on passing away of Sharad s father Mr. Prem Prakash Rastogi on June 25, 2011 in India. to the family of Kundan and Rashmi Vasant, on passing away of Kundan s mother Kashiben Hindocha in London, UK on July 15, 2011. Page 5
For the first time in the Greater Harrisburg Area Friday, August 19th thru Sunday, August, 21st, 2011 Anandmurti Gurumaa also known as Gurumaa, is a New Age spiritual guide (www.gurumaa.com). Gurumaa resides in an ashram in Gannaur, Haryana, India. 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 realization, evolving consciousness and non-duality. Program Details: Friday, August 19th: Dinner: 6:00 PM to 6:50 PM Discourse: 7:15 PM to 9:15 PM Saturday, August 20 th : Lunch: 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM Discourse: 12:15 PM to 2:15 PM Sunday, August 21st: Lunch: 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM Discourse: 12:15 PM to 2:15 PM HARI appreciates and thanks Dr. Ramesh and Mrs. Rekha Arora for sponsoring this program. For more information contact: Dr. Ramesh Arora : 717-512-6457 Deep Gupta : 717-903-0375 Stan Maingi : 717-480-9093 Mohan Kapur : 717-503-9093 Shabnam Sachdeva: 717-343-9412 HARI Executive Committee For hotel/motel, please contact Holiday Inn (717-774-2485), Comfort Inn (717-774-7717) and Days Inn (717-774-0206) for discounted rates. Please come and enjoy informative and spiritual discourse Page 6
Sunday September 11th to Friday, September 16th, 2011 Param Pujya Shri Chandra Prakash Kaushikji Param Pujya Shri Chandra Prakash Kaushikji is a Ramayan-scholar who preaches story of Ramayan in simple Hindi language. His Ramayan Katha is unique because it draws directly from the Ramayan and applies the learning into daily living today. His strength lies in his simplicity. He lives in Ghaziabad and has been the Chairperson of the Nitya Ramayan Satsang Sabha for last 30 years. Most of his proceedings go toward charity work including making of Gaushalas and homes for widows etc. He has previously visited the United States twice. He is a very simple, humble and learned man. Humility a trait so talked in Ramayan is his biggest strength. Despite his vast knowledge base and wisdom his entire body language is quiet and humble. He is a TRUE saint living with his family. Sunday September 11 th, 2011 3:00 pm Shobha Yatra 3:30 pm Ramayan Katha 6:00 pm Monthly Havan 7:00pm Aarti and Dinner Prasad Dinner Prasad Sponsored by Manisha & Satya Arya Schedule Everyday from Monday through Friday (Sept 11th to 16th) 7:00 pm to 9:30pm: Ramayan Katha Dinner Prasad on Friday is from 5:45pm to 7:00pm. Dinner Prasad is sponsored by Mr. Nirmal & Mrs. Renu Joshi and Mr. Stan & Mrs. Naresh Maingi. Please come and enjoy his meaningful preaching of Ramayan. HARI Executive Committee whole-heartedly thanks the sponsors of the program: Drs. Nirmal & Renu Joshi (717-756-6687) and Mr. Stan and Dr. Naresh Maingi. Page 7
ANNOUNCEMENTS HARI TIMES: HARI Times is mailed to all paid HARI members. New Year and Diwali editions are mailed to the entire HARI Community. You can view or download HARI Times from our website at www.haritemple.org. You may send your comments, suggestions, and important announcements to HARI Times Editors at the HARI website www.haritemple.org. HARI Emails: Please update or provide your email or contact information at the right-hand corner of www.haritemple.org. You can also drop your contact information in the Hundi (donation box) at HARI or send an email at haritemple@gmail.com. We will notify you of scheduled HARI and many other locally organized community events through email. HARI ON-LINE CALENDAR: Please visit www.haritemple.org 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 2011. 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 http://www.haritemple.org/haricalendar.htm) 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 717-791-9138 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 email. Monthly Havan: Second Sunday of each month from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Any changes to this schedule will be communicated through email. Devotees who wish to sponsor the dinner prasad are requested to contact any of the HARI committee members. Sunday, August 7th and September 11 th 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 email. Satyanarayan Puja & Katha: Saturday August 13 th and Sunday, September 11 th at 7pm. Shrinathji Charitramrit Katha by Pujya Shri Vrajraj Kumarji is postponed from September and will be rescheduled later on. CONGRATULATIONS... to Hersh & Andrea Shukla, proud parents of Rheo Shukla, born on May 20, 2011. Congratulations to Maya and Ashok Shukla, proud grandparents. Page 8
NOMINATING COMMITTEE 2011 'Helping hands are better than praying lips..'. Great thing is, HARI temple volunteers always have both. Devotees, 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 2012. 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 2012-Executive Committee and three (3) Trustees to serve in the HARI Board from 2012 through 2014. The BOT is in the process of finalizing the nomination committee as per HARI policies and practices, the past year President, Mr. Ramesh Bathini will chair the nomination committee. Once formed, the nomination committee will convene on a regular basis to recommend the 2012 HARI committee to the BOT. The Nominating Committee being formed will consist of the following: Mr. Ramesh Bathini (717) 460-6556, Nominating Committee Chair Mr. Virendra Trivedi (717) 796-5993 2011, 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 paidmembers of HARI as of September 15, 2011 and must commit to continue their paid-membership throughout their term in office. A list of all HARI members as of September 15, 2011 will be posted on the premises for devotees' reference. Please send in your nominations to HARI Temple at haritemple@gmail.com or Mr. Ramesh Bathini at bathini@gmail.com on or before September 15, 2011 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. MESSAGE FROM THE HARI GALA COMMITTEE Thank You for supporting the HARI Gala. HARI Gala with the Hollywood/Bollywood theme, was a fun-filled evening and we would not have been able to do this without you. The support we received through the generous sponsorship allowed us to cover the entire expenses of the event. As a result, all ticket sale proceeds went directly to HARI Temple. We raised 27,000 dollars from sponsorship, silent auction and ticket sales. This will help us to continue to provide a legacy of our heritage to our children. We sincerely thank you again for all your support, attending the Gala, sponsorship and donations. Renu Joshi Chair HARI Gala Committee Page 9
Hindu American Religious Institute 301 Steigerwalt Hollow Rd New Cumberland PA 17070 www.haritemple.org 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 Devi Maa Aaradhana and Havan Tuesday (Ashtami), October 4, 2011 6pm to 7pm: Puja and Aaradhana 7:00pm to 8pm: Devi Maa Havan Dashera (Vijaya Dasami) Celebration Sunday, October 9, 2011 10:30am to 12pm: Godess Durga Puja 12:15pm: Dinner Prasad, sponsored by Bengali Families Karwa Chauth: Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 6:30pm. Please contact Mrs.Rani Gupta/Mrs.Manisha Arya/Mrs. Santosh Chadha for program support. Last Chance to update your address & phone number for 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 email your information to haritemple@gmail.com or contact any executive committee members. Page 10