Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of South Carolina 5703 Kiawah Road, Columbia, SC 29210 Phone: (803) 772-9650 web: http://www.hindutemplesc.org/

‘Om Namo Bhagawate Vasudevaya’

VOLUME: XI, Number: 2 TAX ID#: 57-074-6252 April 14, 2004

Chairman Emeritus Archakah Kaushal K. Sinha Acharya Joshyji

Temple is open seven days a week from Board of Trustees 8:30 am to 12:00 noon (M-F) Chariman Madhu Shrivastava 8:30 am to 1:00 pm (weekends) Vice Chairman Amritlal Champaneri and again from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm (M-S) Secretary Arunima Sinha

Members Dr.Himadri Dasgupta REGULAR ACTIVITIES Dr. Anil Kuchadkar Sunder Loungani Sriram Madabhushi Daily Pooja and Aarti to all deities are performed Bharat N. Patel every morning from 9:00 to 11:00 am Hasmukh Patel Managalarati is performed every evening at 7:30 pm Mrs. Kusumben Patel Thakor N. Patel Weekly Schedule of events: Natarajan Sethuraman Mrs. Rasikaben Vijaya Veeraswamy MONDAY: Sri Rudrabhishekam from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Executive Committee THURSDAY: and Satsangh from 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm President Hasmukh Patel 1st Vice Pres. Mohan Shrivastav SATURDAY: Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam from 8:30 to 9:00 am 2nd Vice Pres. Muthukrishna Raja Sri Venkateswara Abhishekam from 9:30 to 11:30 am Secretary Mrs. Uma Krishnamurt hy Joint Secretary Deepak Harpalani SUNDAY: Bala Gokulam from 10:30 am to 11:30 am Treasurer Hirabhai Patel Joint Treasurers Lalu Tahiliani Devon A. Fozdar Poornima: Sri Satyanarayana & Katha from 7:00 to 8:30 pm Ex-Officio Anil Patel

Planning, Development & Building Committee Annual membership contribution per family is only $51.00 Chairman Dr. Kaushal K. Sinha Please send your membership today!

Chairpersons of Subcommittees: Religious Arunima Sinha Transportation is to be arranged by devotees, if the religious Food Kusumben Patel services are to be performed at individual homes by the priest. Cultural Varsha Parikh Sunday School S.R. Joshi Members-at-large Kumar Chinnaswamy, Sunil Tuppale, Mrs. Sibani Sukumar

Please make all checks payable to HTCCSC and request a receipt for all check and cash donations.

For Pooja, Priest Services and use of Temple premises, please contact: Mrs. Arunima Sinha at 781-9054. If you are not receiving the Newsletter, contact: Hasmukh Patel at 782-5132or Uma Krishnamurthy at 996-5494 Grand Annual Srinivasa Kalyanam

Sridevi Bhudevi sahita Agenda: Sri Srinivasa Suprabhatam Kalyana Mahotsavam Kalyana Mahotsavamu Radhotsavam Unjala Mangalaharati Annadhanam Mahaprasadam(Lunch) will be served around 1:00P.M Volunteering Opportunities: We have plenty of volunteering opportunities in the following areas (Muggulu) Flower making Cutting vegetables on the previous day of the Kalyanam When: Prasadam making and serving st Date: July 31 2005 (Sunday) Stage Decoration Time: 8:30 A.M Cleaning etc etc etc Where: Please call the contact person if interested. & Cultural Center of Columbia Offerings: 5704 Bush River Road For those who want to offer Pattuvastramulu, Columbia,SC Mangalasutramulu or anything you have in your mind Ph:- (803)-772-9650 for the Kalyanam, please inform the contact person.

Contact: MRS.Rani Yellapragada (843)-873-9640

ALL ARE WELCOME

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Please mark your calendars for these special celebrations.

Pravachan on Puran by July 29 - 7 pm to 10 pm Sri Puriji Maharaj July 30 and 31st – 6 pm to 9 pm.

Shravan month 5 Somavaar Abhishek And Poojan sponsorship $101

Guru Poornima Satyanarayana Pooja & Katha July 21st 6.30 pm

Naga Panchami Aug 10th 7.30 pm

Independence Day Flag hoisting Aug 15th 8 am

Upa (Avani Avittam) Aug 19th 4 am

India Day Celebrations Aug 20th 2 pm??

Pitru begins Sep 19th - Oct 3rd (please book your Pooja timing for this month.)

Janmashtami/ Kalyanam Aug 26th 7 pm

Ganesh Chaturti nava din Pooja and Avahan Sep 7th

Anantha Chaturdasi & Visarjan Sep 17th

Navarathri begins Oct 4th Chandi Paat, Poojan & Havan sponsorship $101

Vijaya Dasami Oct 13th

Grand Garba Date to be announced.

Karva Chaut Oct 20th

Sharad Poornima Oct 17th

Deepavali Nov 1st

Tulsi Vivah Nov 13th

Karthigai Deepa Utsavam/ Narayana Katha & Pooja Nov 15th

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