HINDU SANDESH HARI OM MANDIR Hindu Society of Metropolitan Chicago Non Profit Organization under IRS Sec. 501©(3) VOL. 68 No. 04, April 2015 6 NORTH 20 MEDINAH ROAD, PO BOX 433, MEDINAH IL 60157 Phone: 630 980 0900, www.hariommandir.com

Executive Board Board of Trustees

Indrajit Sarkar Ayodhia Salwan President Chairman 847 508 8194 847 985 7004

Anil Saxena Nirmal Bagga Vice President Vice Chairman 630 221 0054 847 998 5662

Anita Rawal Mohan Karamchandani Secretary Secretary 630 932 9327 630 229 4603

Gopal Tiwari Naveen Paul 518 312 4657 Treasurer

630 860 2774 Ram Verma 630 529 4509 Ashok Sharma Publication Mahendra Thakkar 630 550 6693 630 665 8125

Sham Taxali Subhash Sharma Inside Property Mgmt. 630 653 0553 630 543 2776 Amar Singla Ramesh Bhardwaj 630 543 5171 Outside Property Mgmt. 630 830 9918 ************************* MANDIR TIMINGS Aarty Singla ************************* Special Events Open: 8:00am – 1:00pm 630 479 3661 Open: 3:00pm – 8:00pm ______

Usha Verma Meaning: Close: 1:00pm – 3:00pm Food & Prasad Victory to you, O , Who is the ocean of ** Except Saturday, Sunday, 708 544 7241 wisdom and virtue, Victory to the lord of the Holidays & Special Events

Monkeys, Who is the enlightener of the three Priests: words. Pandit Dinesh Kumar

April 2015 PROGRAMS

08:00 am Everyday MANGLA AARTI 8:00 pm Everyday SHAYAN AARTI 11:00 am–11:30am Every Sun. VEDIC HAVAN 12:00am -1:00pm Every Other Sun. / RELIGIOUS CLASSES

Sat. April 4th 7:30pm - 10:00pm DEVI JAGRAN: Bhajans by Mr. Subhash Sharma & Mandali Sponsors: Kumar&Anita Chandra, Anupama&Sanjay Gupta, Kanchan&Sanjay Karan, Payal&Himanshu Jain, Shalini&Manish Verma

Sun. April 5 th 11:30am - 1:00pm Congregation: Pravachan on By Mr. Yash Chaudhary Sponsors: Mohini & Bhagat Rawat Tue. April 7th 6 :00 pm – 8:00pm Sunderkand and Hanuman chalisa path by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Hanuman Jayanthi Celebration Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome Wed. April 8 th 1:30pm – 3:30 pm LADIES SATSANG

Sun. April 12th 11:30 am – 1:00pm Congregation: Bhajans by Shweta Kothari HOM ANNIVERSARY & BASAKHI Sponsors: Singla and Garg Family Tue. April 14th 7:30pm – 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsors: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Sun. April 19th 11:30a m –1:00 pm Congregation:AMRIT VANI PATH by Goldy -Happy, Rekha -Kailash Mehta and Kapoor group Sponsors: Sushma & Swati Agarwal

Sun.April 19th 4:00pm – 6:00pm VASWANI SATSANG: All are Welcome Tue. April 21st 7:3 0pm – 8:00p m HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsors: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Sun. April 26th 11:30am – 1:00pm Congregation: Pravachan by Didi Rameshwari Devi Ji (Please, see attached flyer) Sponsors: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Tue. April 28th 7:00pm – 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH & BHAJANS by Madhu Kalia & Mona Sharma Dinner Prasad: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

UPCOMING EVENTS:

HANUMAN JAYANTHI CELEBRATION TUE. APRIL 07TH 06:00 pm – 8:00 pm

HARI OM MANDIR ANNIVERSARY & BASAKHI CELEBRATION SUN. APRIL 12TH 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

May 2015 PROGRAMS

08:00 am Everyday MANGLA AARTI 8:00 pm Everyday SHAYAN AARTI 11:00 am–11:30am Every Sun. VEDIC HAVAN 12:00am -1:00pm Every Other Sun. HINDI / RELIGIOUS CLASSES

Sat. May 2nd 7:30pm - 10:00pm DEVI JAGRAN: Bhajans by Mr. Subhash Sharma & Mandali

Sponsors : Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Sun. May 3rd 11:30am - 1:00pm Congregation: Pravachan by Swami Shashwatanand Ji Sponsors: Seetha Gunda

Tue. May 5th 6 :00 pm – 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome Sun. May 10th 11:30 am – 1:00pm Congregation: Bhajans by Devotees and cultural prog. By Children Mothers Day celebration Sponsors: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Tue. May 12th 7:3 0pm – 8:00p m HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by P t. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome Wed. May 13th 12:00pm – 3:00 pm Mother’s Day Lunch and cultural prog. By Mothers

Sun. May 17th 11:30a m –1:00 pm Congregation:AMRITVANI PATH by Goldy -Happy, Rekha -Kailash Mehta and Rama Kapoor group Sponsors: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Sun. May 19th 4:00pm – 6:00pm SADHU VASWANI SATSANG: All are Welcome Tue. May 19th 7:3 0pm – 8: 00p m HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Sun. May 24th 11:30am – 1:00pm Congregation: Pravachan on Bhagavad Gita By Mr. Yash Chaudhary Sponsors: : Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome Tue.May 26th 7:00pm – 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH & BHAJANS by Madhu Kalia & Mona Sharma Dinner Prasad: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Sun. May 31 st 11:30 -1:00pm Congregation: By Senior citizens Sponsors: Senior citizen Group

UPCOMING EVENTS:

MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATION BY THE YOUTH SUN. MAY 10TH 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATION BY THE MOTHERS WED. MAY 13TH 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm

ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY OF HARI OM MANDIR

You are cordially invited to celebrate the Hari Om Mandir's 28th Anniversary celebration on Sunday April 12, 2015. Mandir's management has started a tradition to acknowledge the services of past Presidents, Chairmen and Devoted members on the annual anniversary. The Havan has been scheduled to start at 11.30 am fo r their health and well being.

We also pray to Lord Krishna to give peace to the soul of our beloved brothers & sisters who were the Founder members and true devotees of Hari Om Mandir. We want to remember their hard work and contribution with a positive note, so family members may bring flowers, ghee and fruits/halwa for the havan.

We would request to all of you please bring your family and Friends to make this beautiful event more success.

BOT Chairman President Ayodhia N. Salwan Indrajit Sarkar

AKHAND RAMAYAN PATH PLEASE ATTEND WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

PROGRAM 28th March,2015 Saturday: Pooja Begins : 10.00 AM Akhand Ramayan Path Start : 11.00 AM

29th March, 2015 Sunday: Akhand Ramayan Bhog : 11 AM Bhajan & Kirtan : 11 AM – 1 PM Aarti & Prasad : 1 PM

Please contact Ms. Usha Verma @ (708) 544 7241 to sponsor food. Lunch Prasad : After Aarti (Every Sunday) Dinner Prasad: 8.00pm – 8.30pm (Every Tuesday) * Thanks to all the food sponsors of March 2015: Sada and Sudesh Rajput, Nirmal Bagga, Usha Verma, Tina and Sanjeev Thawaney, Brij & Vijay Sharma & family

FOOD SPONSORS OPEN/ SPONSORS WELCOME, PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME ON THE FOOD SPONSOR’S CALANDER for Sundays and Tuesdays in 2015

MEMBERSHIP FORM

Name: ______Spouse’s Name: ______Children’s Names ______Address: ______City: ______State: ______Zip Code: ______Phone: ______

Email Address: ______

Sandesh by Email: yes __ no __ Membership: ( ) Annual Membership $35;

( ) Life Member Membership $750.

Paid by ( ) Check ( ) Cash, Information requested is for the use of Mandir mailings only.

*** MAIL YOUR MEMBERSHIP FORM TO HARI OM MANDIR or Put in MANDIR DONATION BOX or Give it to Mandir OFFICE

DONATION RATES – FAMILY TREE Tile at Hanuman Statue • 2 ¼ INCH LEAF : $ 1, 100.00 • Donation For a 12" x 12" tile is $1100.00 • 3 ¼ INCH LEAF : $ 3, 100.00 • Donation For a 24" x 36" decorated marble • 4 ¼ INCH LEAF : $ 5, 100.00 tile is $11000.00 • 6 INCH LEAF : $ 7, 500.00 ______• 7 ½ INCH LEAF : $11,000.00 LIFE MEMBERSHIP : $750.00 MARBLE TILE : $500.00

CONDOLENCES

Heartfelt condolences to Johari Family on the death of Mr. Om Johari; Rawat family of Taj Mahal Restaurant on the death of Mr. Partap Singh Rawat and Vipan & Sangeeta Wadhera Family on the death of Sh. Vishwamitra Bahuja (Father of Sangeeta Wadhera). Let us all pray for the departed soul to rest in peace and may lord Krishna give the family the strength to control them at this moment of grief.

HARI OM MANDIR CELEBRATES HANUMAN JAYANTHI ON - 07th April Tuesday

PROGRAM 07th April, Tuesday: Sunderkand Paath : 6.00 PM – 8.00 PM Aarti & Prasad : 8.00 PM

!!! MEANING !!! I surrender to Hanuman, the messenger of Lord Rama, whose speed is as swift as the mind and as swift as the wind. Who has controlled his sense organs and is the most

intelligent among the intelligent ones; who is the son of

and the chief of the monkey tribe.

General Instructions for Host Family

Please help your Mandir to be environmentally responsible and take care of the earth and everyone’s health by following these guidelines:

1. The Mandir provides compostable/biodegradable 5 compartment trays, spoons, small bowls, water and tea cups, napkins, and tablecloths. 9” plates available if needed. Please do NOT bring any products of your own. $50 donation requested for first 150 people, $20 for every 50 people more. 2. The Mandir provides drinking water. If you would like to provide water, please bring water in gallon size jugs. Please do NOT bring water bottles. 3. Please contact the President, Secretary or Manager to arrange for 1 volunteer person to be present at all times at garbage disposal area to guide devotees in proper disposal of garbage as in the chart:

Bin Label Bin Color What Goes In the Bin Composting Green Compostable plates, spoons, bowls, cups, napkins, all food, flowers and dirty newspaper. Nothing else – NO plastic, aluminum, water bottles etc. Recycling Blue Water bottles/jugs, clean paper, empty cardboard boxes Please RINSE first with water: Aluminum trays/lids, milk jugs, tin cans and glass bottles. NO food or liquids. Trash Grey Everything else. Bucket For all liquids – water, tea etc. (Cups in Composting bin.)

4. Please use green color compostable garbage bags for composting bin, clear color bags for recycling bin and black color bags for trash bin. 5. When full, please dispose the green composing garbage bags in the dumpster outside labeled Composting/Organics, the clear recycling bags in dumpster labeled Recycling and the black trash bags in dumpster labeled Trash. Please dispose empty cardboard boxes in the Recycling dumpster.

THANKS TO ALL THE DEVI JAGRAN SPONSORS! Please Register for Year 2015 Devi Jagran’s.

3rd Jan. EB & BOT member and families 1st Aug.

7th Feb : Grover Family 5th Sept.

7th March: Sada & Sudesh Rajput family 3rd Oct.

21 st March: Brij Sharma & Family (Navratre)

th 4th Apr. : Kumar&Anita Chandra, Anupama&Sanjay Gupta, 17 Oct.: Navratre Jagran Kanchan&Sanjay Karan, Payal&Himanshu Jain, Shalini&Manish Verma

2nd May 7th Nov.

6th June 5th Dec.:

4th July