TRIDEV Meditation & Spiritual Awareness Society 25A Beechwood Road Uplands, Swansea SA2 0HL

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May 2008 Issue 10 (covering events from October 2007 till 30 April 2008) Dear Friend Jai Shri Krishna Mrs Neelima Thackare (Dr Nenad Thackare’s mother) recited the Saraswati prayer in Sanskrit Tridev extends a very warm welcome to its and was congratulated by all present on her 75th supporters and well wishers through this birthday which was celebrated a few days ago. tenth issue of the Tridev electronic She made a personal donation of ￡ 151 to the Newsletter. This issue has been delayed and TRIDEV. Congratulations Neelima ji from the should have come out a couple of months TRIDEV family in Wales. May you live long and before. I beg your and Lord Krishna’s have healthy and happy life. forgiveness for this delay. A number of Holi Celebrations activities have taken place at the TRIDEV Centre during this period and these are Holi was celebrated at the Temple in an ecstatic summarised below. mood by over sixty devotees. Plenty of herbal nectar (Thandai) was served, courtesy of Rajesh Regular Tuesday Poojas and Thursday & Rupam and Vijay & Babita. All danced to the Meditation & Yoga Sessions tune of Rang barse, chunarwali rang barse. Delicious Prasadam cooked by the Vegetarian Members and their families continued to perform Food Studio of Cardiff was served whilst Balbir’s Tuesday Poojas regularly. We missed only two hidden talent was revealed in the divine kheer Tuesdays which happened to fall on the (rice pudding) created by him with love and Christmas Day and the New Year’s Day. affection. Mediation and yoga sessions organised on Thursdays at Tridev Centre have been less regular due to cold weather during the winter months as well as due to our guide Dr Hari Pada Das, being away in India. However, regular practice sessions have started from April, though the attendance is still patchy.

Saraswati Pooja

Devotees celebrated Saraswati Pooja with great enthusiasm on . Mercy of Goddess Saraswati is essential for all those who are engaged in studies, education, music and art. A number of children were present and Ujjwal Kumar read out Ramnavami a short note on Saraswati Pooja. It was difficult script for a person as young as him, with lots of Ramnavami was celebrated at the temple on 14 difficult words and words in Sanskrit but he did an April. Prayers were offered to Lord Rama, excellent job. Well done Ujjawal. TRIDEV – Promoting Health & Happiness through Meditation & Yoga bhajans were sung and prasadam prepared by leaflets of our spectacles project. A number of the devotees and delicious fruits were served. ‘give away’ items of daily use were also placed on this table, together with a donation box. Also, newly printed TRIDEV cloth bags were on sale at this counter. The visitors including the Lord Mayor and Judge Ray Singh showed keen interest in the activities of TRIDEV. A number of people left their email addresses seeking further information regarding activities of TRIDEV. A sum of £120 was raised through the sale of TRIDEV bags and donations.

It is heartening to note that the annual Mela has helped us to raise the profile of TRIDEV in Swansea. We are grateful to the Indian Society of West Wales for giving us this opportunity and providing the two stalls free of charge.

TRIDEV Spectacles Project

TRIDEV at the Mela As most regular attendees of TRIDEV will know, a project of collecting old and used spectacles was launched in November last year. The TRIDEV volunteers set up two stalls at the spectacles will be sent to India for recycling and Annual Mela organized by the Indian Society of re-use. Our current target is 1000 spectacles and West Wales at the Brangwyn Hall on 20 April we have reached about 200. The members of 2008. the TRIDEV Junior Corps have been dropping leaflets door to door. Remarkable collections One stall was set up by Mrs Daksha Patel which have been made by Balram Birla and Ishan Sood. sold food (purees and potato subzi) to the May Lord Krishna shower all health, happiness visitors. The ingredients of food and soft drinks and success on them. were provided free of cost by Mrs Hansa Patel and a number of ladies, including Naren Bhai ji, helped Daksha ji in preparation of the food. TRIDEV Website Purees though cold, sold like hot cakes and a sum of ￡ 300 was raised for TRIDEV. We are We are pleased to announce that TRIDEV now grateful to Daksha ji & Hansa ji and thank them has a fully functional website at as well as many others behind the scene for organizing this. http://www.tridev.org

On the same table Vijay & Babita Sawlani offered The site has been created by Ishaan Sood with the visitors free of charge the TRIDEV Herbal the help of his dad Minkesh. We sincerely thank Nectar (THN - Thandai) which they had prepared. Ishaan for the great site he has created. May A box was placed to collect voluntary donations. Krishna give him success in all aspects of his life including his studies (he is taking his GCSEs this The second stall organized by Dada ( Dr Das) year)! More information will be added soon. and assisted by Prashant, ……… and Gyan had Please visit the site and give your suggestions. our scriptures – Vedas, Bhagvad Gita, issues of Back to Godhead, Better Life, posters of Gods Reminder - Pooja and Yoga Sessions and Goddesses, philosophical and religious history books such as ‘Jesus lived in India’ and  Yoga Practice sessions take place 6.30 - ‘Missing Years of Jesus’. Notices of our 7.30 pm on Thursdays. YOPRAM (Yoga Pranayam & Meditation)  The temple opens for usual Pooja on sessions on Thursdays were displayed including Tuesdays 7.00 - 9.00 pm. TRIDEV – Promoting Health & Happiness through Meditation & Yoga Donations:

The following donations have been gratefully received in the service of Lord Krishna:

Mrs V L Taneja £251 Geeta & Gyan Pande £101 Mrs Hansa Patel £141 Mrs Dave (Ba) £ 20 Dr M & S Sood £ 21 Dr & Mrs Bohra £ 51 Mrs Neelima Thackare £151 Mrs V L Taneja £ 51 Dr V. Bohra £ 51 Geeta & Gyan Pande £365

Forthcoming events:

Following festivals are scheduled at Tridev. Please feel free to make suggestions to include any other or on how we should celebrate these special days.

Janamashtami 26/08/2008 Navratrii Pooja 30/09 to 08/10/08 Dussehra 09/10/2008 Lakshmi Puja 26/10/08 Karvachauth 18/10/08 Diwali Celebrations 28/10/08

Issue Editor: Gyan Pande 07812 765 387 You are welcome to contribute to TRIDEV News. Do you want to volunteer to be the Editor of a future issue of TRIDEV News? Please contact Gyan, Email: [email protected] Current Trustees Balbir Birla, Tel: 01792 480 888; Hari Pada Das, 01792 360 484; Prakash Nagrani, 01792 536 459; Gyan Pande, Tel: 01792 208373; Naren Patel 01792 234 365; Founder Members Balbir Birla, Tel: 01792 480 888; Ramesh Bohra, 01792 405 851; Ramesh Chandrani, 01554 752473; Roop Chaudhry, 01554 749129;Hari Pada Das, 01792 360 484; Prakash Nagrani 01792 536 45; Gyan Pande, Tel: 01792 208373. TRIDEV – Promoting Health & Happiness through Meditation & Yoga