of Dayton & PRIEST SERVICE Over 90 miles $100 Extra EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: For Priests Overnight Stay, Add $250 per Priest to the Total Cost. 2615 TEMPLE LANE President (937) 885-5685 Rajan Rajendran BEAVERCREEK, OH 45431-8773 Puja Service *In Temple *Outside Temple WITHIN 100 MILES Vice President (937) 886-7097 Dr. Gnan Thakore 937 / 429-4455 Archana $ 11.00 - Priest Ramesh Rajamani Archana Sahasranama $ 51.00 - Secretary (937) 885-3609 Dr. Sateesh Kathula Abhishekam (For One Deity) $101.00 - (off Tuesday) 937-431-9988 Aksharabya $ 51.00 $101.00 Treasurer (937) 339-8249 Suman Kejriwal Annaprasana $ 51.00 $101.00 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Sri Ashwani Kumar, Priest Anniversary Celebration $ 151.00 $201.00 (off Mon.) 937-429-5815 Ayush Homam/Birthday Cele. $ 101.00 $201.00 Membership / Auditing Basement Rental (6 hours) $ 75.00 - TEMPLE HOURS Engagement Celebrations $151.00 $201.00 Compliance/Operational Analysis/Facilities Management Ragan Rajendran Mon - Fri 9:00 am - 11:00 am Funeral/Cremation NO CHARGES Grahapraveshman - $151.00 Construction / Facilities Management Gnan Thakore 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Grahapravesam w/ Satyanarayan - $201.00 Fundraising Dr. Sateesh Kathula Sat, Sun and Holidays 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Ground Breaking Ceremony - $151.00 Havan $181.00 - Internal Auditing / Compliance Manoj Kumar (April through October open til 9:00pm) Kalyana Utsavam $ 151.00 - Kesh Kandan $ 51.00 $101.00 Inventory Control / Supplies Anandi Patel Nama Karanam $ 71.00 $101.00 Nitya $101.00 - Mandirvani / Website Dr. Ramesh Gupta DIRECTIONS TO THE TEMPLE: From I-75 Ramayan Path $151.00 $201.00 or I-70 to I-675 and take Exit 17 (North Fairfield Saraswathi Puja $151.00 $181.00 Maintenance Dr. Sanjay Sandhir and Manoj Kumar Satyanarayan Puja $151.00 $201.00 Regular Puja & Special Puja / Youth Activities Suseela Ramanathan Rd.). South on Fairfield Road, East on New Ger- Seemantham $181.00 $201.00 many Trebein Road, and South on Lillian Lane. Seemantham w/ Homam/Havan $201.00 $251.00 Shashti Poorthi $181.00 $201.00 West on Temple Lane. Temple is at the end of Shashti Poorthi w/ Homan/Havan $201.00 $251.00 BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Temple Lane (less than a mile from the exit). Shrardham $ 51.00 $101.00 Chairman Ramesh Gupta Special Services not listed here CALL HCO Sundar Kand $151.00 $201.00 Vice Chairman Suman Kejriwal *Inside and outside personal pujas Upanayanam $151.00 $181.00 Vahana Puja $ 31.00 - Advisor Gnan Thakore, Suseela Ramanathan, Dr. Sateesh Katula can only be scheduled by calling Wedding $251.00 $351.00 GNAN THAKORE (FALGUNI) (937) 429-9169 Advisor Dr. Sanjay Sandhir Jyothi Singri (937) 426-6210 * for one day

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December Calendar

February Calendar Dec 2 Tue Ekadasi Feb 3 Tue Poornima Dec 4 Thu Bharani Deepam 6:30 PM Sri Satyanarayan Puja Dec 5 Fri Annamalai Deepam/Krithikai Feb 7 Sat Sankatahara Chathurthi 6:30 PM Sri Satyanarayan Puja Feb 15 Sun Ekadasi Dec 9 Tue Sankatahara Chathurthi Feb 16 Mon Mahashivratri Dec 13 Sat Ayyappamandala Puja 5:00 PM Eve Abhishekam for Lord Dec 16 Tue Dhanur masam begin Feb 17 Tue Sravanam Thiruppavai Day 1 Feb 18 Wed Amavasya Dec 17 Wed Ekadashi Feb 24 Tue SuklaShashti Dec 21 Sun Amavasya Feb 25 Wed Krithikai Dec 24 Wed Sravanam Feb 28 Sat Ekadasi

Dec 26 Fri Sukla Shashti

Dec 31 Wed Vaikunta Ekadashi (Srinivasan Kalyanam)

Regular Weekly Events

Sun 10 AM...... Abhishekam for Lord

Venkataswarara 3 – 4 PM……. “” class January Calendar 4 – 5 PM……. “” class

Jan 1 Thu New Year Lord Venkateswara by Prof. Ramesh Patel. Abhishekam 10:30 AM Mon 6 PM……….. Abhishekam for Lord Shiva 5:00 PM Amritwani Somavara Jan 4 Sun Poornima Tue 7 PM……….. Chanting of Chalisa 6:30 PM Sri Satyanarayan Puja Fri 7:30 PM…… Chanting of Jan 5 Mon Arudra Darsanam Sahasranaman

Jan 8 Thu Sankatahara Chathurthi Jan 11 Sun Koodaraivalli Jan 14 Wed Bhogi Festival, Sravanam th Jan 15 Thu Thiruppavai 30 Day Makara Sakrantri Festival Regular Monthly Events Jan 16 Fri Ekadshi/Kanu Pongal Jan 19 Mon Bodayana Amavasya 1st Sat 5:30 – 6:30 PM Community Jan 20 Tue Amavasya Poornima Fullmoon Days 6:30 PM Jan 21 Wed Sravanam Bheeshma Ekadasi Lord Satyanarayan Puja Jan 24 Sat Basant Panchmi Amritvani First Tuesday of the month after Jan 25 Sun Sukla Shashti Hanuman Chalisa Jan 26 Mon Rathasapthami Jan 27 Tue Bheeshmashatmi Jan 38 Wed Krithikai Jan 30 Fri Bheema Ekadasi A

Basant Panchmi celebrates Goddess January 24, 2015

Basant means Spring, where as Panchmi means 5th day. Basant Panchmi is the celebration of the arrival of Spring. World over spring signifies renewal of life in plants and animals; and a time for to joyously usher in a new period of color and warmth. There are several versions all throughout the Indian subcontinent. Color yellow plays an important role in this festival. On this day we celebrate birth of Goddess Saraswati and Her consort (Lord of Creation) for originating the universe. Goddess Saraswati is considered personification of all knowledge wisdom and learning like arts, sciences, crafts and various other skills. She has four hands representing four aspects of human personality in learning: mind, intellect, alertness and ego. She has a book in her left lower hand, her right lower hand showing chin mudra (attitude of Consciouness) the posture of hands where the thumb and index finger are together and other three fingers are separated, aksharamala in her right upper hand and amrithakalasam in left upper hand. Both eyes are full of . The most famous Sarawati Temple (Shrinegri Shardamab temple) in India is situated in Shrinegri, Karnatka and Sri Sharda temple in Kashmir. Shrinegri Shardamab temple was established by Shankaracharya in 8th century. There are numerous other Saraswati temples in other states like Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.

Bengali Community sponsors Goddess Saraswati Puja 10:30 AM Saturday January 24, 2015 .

Please use Kroger Plus card. HCO gets back money if we as a group spent over $ 5000 in a month. We received multiple checks from Kroger this year. NPO number for HCO 82208 Register on line at krogercommunityrewards.com

Be sure to have your Kroger plus card and register card with organization. Click on sign in/register. Most participants are new online customers, so they must click on SIGN UP

TODAY in the NEW CUSTOMER box. Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, entering password, agreeing to terms and conditions. Click on my account and use E mail address and password to the next step. Click on Edit Kroger Community awards information and input your Kroger Plus card number. Update or confirm your information. They will send you E mail and click on the link. Enter NPO number 82208 or name of organization from the list and click on confirm. To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see HCO on the right side of your information page.

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WEBSITE Please logon to www.daytontemple.com for the latest updated information on timings and events. In an effort to bring all the latest updates and events to our community in the year 2012 all updated information will be on the website only. Volunteers Volunteers are needed in all areas of the temple. Please give your time generously, it will be greatly appreciated. Please contact Suseela Ramanathan if interested in volunteering your time on Saturday or Sunday at (937) 426-6236.

Om Shanti Hindu Cultural Center Endowment Fund Objectives: a-- Promote school for Hindu Culture and knowledge. b-- Structural maintenance and improvement of Om Shanti Hindu Cultural Center c-- Promote well being of Seniors and Community member in need

We need to raise $ 250,000 by the end of December 2016 for Om Shanti HCC Endowment Fund to receive matching from Mr. Raj and Mrs. Indu Soin.

Any amount is appreciated.

We will have tree leaves for $ 2,000 and bricks for $ 10,000. It can be donated in memory or your name. Let us give in 1 or 2 years.

By contributing $ 1 you make it worth $ 2 instantly. We have commitment of $ 25,000

Need to reach Goal $ 225,000

OM SHANTI HINDU CULTURAL CENTER for renting hall or various rooms Please Contact Veera Gogineni Telephone number 937-429-5954 Work Hours: Monday 7-8 PM Thursday 5-7 PM Friday 5- 7 PM Saturday 9 AM – 12 noon Sunday 9 AM – 12 noon Let all of us individually or as a family donate $ 3 a day at a minimum or any amount as a proud Hindu from our heart as Karam this year and every year; we can accomplish a lot. Our and sages were minimalist lived simple life but gave us knowledge.

Temple Endowment Fund

Please Donate generously

Directors elected for board of HCO Inc. Dayton starting year 2015

. North Zone: Mr. Sunder Bhatla Trustee Middle Zone: Mrs. Sharmila Mukhopadhyay Trustee South Zone: Mrs. Loganathan Non Trustee

Pandit Ramesh ji and Pandit Ashwani ji gave sermon on and Govardhan Puja start of New Year for Gujratis and explained the true meaning that we need to get darkness out of our life and bring knowledge of light in our life.

Founding Trustees of HCO Inc. Dayton had same principal in mind when they established the Foundation. Promote Hindu Culture, knowledge, teachings of religion, welfare of Humanity including youth, adults, Seniors and needy.

Founding Trustees respected all Avatars incarnated or yet to be incarnated of Lord Vishnu as equal and to interpret in any other way is being disrespectful to Lord Vishnu and Hinduism. Our temple is called Hindu Temple of Dayton and all Hindus are equal. Om Shanti Hindu Cultural Center is for all members of community irrespective whether you are a member or not.

Worship Devotion Faith to almighty God or individual avatar are great accomplishment but to do blindly without respect to other shows ignorance and disrespect. To respect avtar you believe is your own personal belief and not the vision of Hinduism and founders of HCO Dayton. Many are more learned amongst us about Hindu religion and culture; but more important is do they really practice great teachings in their life.

Teachings of Hindu Religion Promote Truth, Knowledge, Education, Love, Just, and Individual and Social welfare of Society

While dispelling Untruth, Ignorance, injustice and Hatred

Teachings From GEETA

From Miseries to Happiness From Death to Immortality through Life From Cowardice to Bravery From Escapism to Efforts From Passion to Vision From Arrogance to Abnegation From Worrying to Thinking Solutions From Conflict to Clarity From Ignorance to Knowledge From Attachment to Nonattachment From Pessimism to Optimism From Injustice to Justice From Rights to Duties From Materialism to Spiritualism From Selfishness to Selflessness From Emotion to Maturity From I, My, Me to We, Our, Us From Manliness to Godliness