THE HINDU TEMPLE OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON 10001 Riggs Road, Adelphi, MD 20783 Phones (301) 445-2165 & (301) 434-1000 website: www.hindutemplemd.org Facebook Page: The HinduTempleMD

From: September 2, 2020 Wednesday – To: September 17, 2020 Thursday SHRAADAS (Pitru Paksha) Annual Memorial Service to Honor Our Ancestors

Hindu Temple priests will be available at the temple to perform annual memorial ceremonies for our devotees during this annual festival for honoring, gratifying and paying homage to the souls and spirits of our ancestors. Shraadhas rites are performed during the month of Ashwin during the Krishna Paksha. Shraadha ceremony is considered auspicious and is performed with devout prayers for the peace of our ancestors.

Due to increasing awareness and faith in this special annual ritual to honor our ancestors, Hindu Temple will be scheduling services every half hour during the temple service hours.

(For IN-PERSON Services, MUST WEAR FACE MASKS, Wash Hands and Maintain Physical Distance per the guidelines) For Shraddhas service details, please call Pandit Pitamber Dutt Sharma and Ram Bhadra Tripathi (301)445-2165 & (301)434-1000 SHRAADAS Service Hours – Please call to schedule in-person service at the temple or remote on-line services. Weekdays 8 am to 12.30 pm & 5 pm to 7.30 pm Saturdays: 8 am to 7.30 pm Sundays: 8 am to 4.30 pm (Sunday Service from 5.30 pm to 7 pm)

All donation offerings in honor of the departed ancestral services: Make Checks Payable to Hindu Temple OR Make contactless Donations Credit Card Donations via our Website: http://hindutemplemd.org/default.asp

DIRECTIONS: From Beltway (I-495), take New Hampshire Avenue North towards White Oak. At the third traffic light, turn right on Powder Mill Road. At next traffic light turn right on Riggs Road. The Hindu Temple is the last building on the left at 10001 Riggs Road before the Beltway. For GPS assistance, use Hyattsville MD 20783 as the address.