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Website: www.dfwhindutemple.org 1605 N. Britain Road, Irving TX 75061 Telephone: Metro (972) 445-3111, Fax: (972) 445-3100 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 154246 Irving, TX 75015-4246 Temple Hours Mon – Fri: 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM & 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM Sat & Sun: 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM; Aarati: 12 Noon and 7:30 PM, Daily Monthly Events

Every Tuesday 7:45 PM Chalisa Pathan Hanuman Sahasra Namam @ 6:00 PM Every Saturday 8:30 AM Balaji & Sahasranama First Wednesday 10:30 AM Vitthala Abhishekam & Second Friday 10:30 AM Mahalakshmi Abhishekam First Friday 6:30 PM Abhishek by Ilangai Thamizhar Group First Saturday 3:30 PM Amrit Vaani First Sunday 4:00 PM Puja - Group -Omkar Satsang Mandal 1st & 2nd Sunday 3:30 PM Shri Sahashra Nama and Second Saturday 9:00 AM Balaji Abhishekam (Andal /Chakratalwar) 2nd & 4th Saturday 3:00 PM Veda & Prabhananda Parayanam, Ghosti Group Second Sunday 1:30 PM Havan Third Thursday 11:00 AM Abhishek Third Friday 7:45 PM Durga Jagarta Third Saturday 4:00 PM Gita Reading-Gita Sanskar Third Saturday 4;00 PM Bhajan by Matiya Samaj Group Third Saturday 6:00 PM Ayyappa Abhishekam & Puja Third Sunday 4:00 PM Puja Fourth Saturday 4:00 PM Sunder Kand Path

Notes: 1. Timing for monthly events are subject to change. Check the actual date each month for any change in timing. 2. These are all Temple activities, supported by other Organizations. Temple reserves the right to change the timing. 3. Temple special programs will take priority over regular monthly activities.

GENERAL BODY MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA ON PAGE 26

Namaste Devotees: Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous 2019! It is my honor and great pleasure to serve our Temple as a Chairperson of Board of Trustees. I hope with grace of Shri Mahalakshmi and support from all of you, I would be able to fulfill my duties and responsibilities.

Our management has planned a great year ahead with many religious pujas, satsangs and programs. We hope you all will be able to participate and enjoy the programs. Only with your kind support will we be able to bring and plan new events. We take great pride in serving Mahaprasad every Sunday to more than 1000 devotees. Your presence in all upcoming events as well as heartfelt donations would be greatly appreciated. . I am very thankful to all Executive Committee members and the Board of Trustees for their commitment to make this year a big success. Volunteers and devotees like you make this Temple a very enjoyable place to be.

Always in His Service, Swati Chairman, Board Of Trustees, 2019 2 D/FW Society Message from the President Management

Dear Devotees, Board of Trustees Chair Person and Happy New Year! I thank you all for giving me Swati Pandit 817-267-0265 this opportunity to serve as the President of our DFW Hindu Temple Society known as Ekta Mandir for 2019. By the grace Secretary of Bhagwaan and the of Goddess Mahalakshmi, Manoj Parikh 972-298-2011 I will, to the best of my ability and knowledge, serve this temple with utmost devotion and faith. Members We started the New Year with a grand celebraton and puja Dr. Jagannatha Rao 214-995-9731 with Homam in the morning, Abhisekham and puja for 5 dieties Khemchand Nangrani 972 -742-5680 which were Lord , Lord , Goddess Mahalakshmi, Manju Shrivatsava 972-307-0407 Lord Balaji and Lord Hanuman.We had countless Manmadhan Nair 214-675-1201 devotees throughout the day. Dr. N. K. Monga 214-368-8563 Since then, we have had several pujas, including , Makar Satyanarayana Bodla 817-354-6068 Sakranti, Surya puja, and 2 days of Katha. Thakorbhai Patel 972-869-3929 Vinoda Kumar 817-706-3767 In the upcoming months, we are going to celebrate many more events with Abhisekham, puja, bhajan etc., There are 2 new events in February: one is a 2-day Nav Graha puja and the other is a 3-day Utsav for Executive Committee Lord Hanuman and Lord Satyanarayan. All the events are listed in the 2019 calendar, which you can collect from the temple President lobby. Kusum Masters 817-265-0115

My theme for this year is “THE SUN”. I picked this theme Vice President I because it is worshipped every day all over India. It is alive and visual, as the sun rays are beneficial for your health. K Bandar 469-286-6721 My main goal for this year is to increase young devotees to Vice President II celebrate all events with faith and devotion in a grand way. Rajendra Vankawala 817-896-7258 Another goal is to create a mobile App and take the temple to next level. Secretary Faith plays a very important role in our lives as it guides and Manoj Chopra 972-679-7166 empowers us to face worldly challenges. By encouraging the celebration of faith and sharing the message of God, we are strengthening our spirit. Treasurer Anil Sabnis 214-676-0952 We are very blessed to have a group of priests who are very knowledgeable and scholarly from different regions of India Joint Treasurer (West, North and South) to accommodate all devotees. Our priest Gopalbhai Mehta, tended his resignation in 2018 and we Nalini Totloor 214-532-0666 greatly appreciate his services for the past 10 years at this temple. We wish him good luck in his future endeavor.Also, we are very Committee Members fortunate to have a good team of managers and cleaning crew in our temple that serve you, the devotees. Annapurna Nehru 214-274-5291 We will continue to make improvement in and around the Balamohan Manickam 469-524-9273 temple to service our community. As we grow, the task of Bharat Bobby Patel 214-893-4139 keeping the premises of this magnitude attractive is becoming Bharathi Chitta 214-226-3355 an increasing challenge. Dilip Yadev 972-697-1406 In our temple, we have Vikas school, Youth Group, Giri Padmasolala 817-8740018 library, kitchen and rental facilities. Organizing special events, Jayakumar Shenoy 940-595-1172 religious pujas and discourses are entirely dependent on Jayesh Jariwala 469-877-0396 volunteers’ contributions in terms of time, effort and money; Mukesh Wani 817-845-8100 thanks to all those involved. We are continuously striving to serve you better. I hope you continue to support us with your Mukund Patel 214-674-0093 donations, suggestions, and more importantly, by getting Niranjan Tripathy 940-368-3698 involved in the temple affairs in a positive way. Pani Tirumala 408-507-5589 Priyatosh Kanti 214-435-9652 I am honored to have a cohesive team of Executive members and Board of Trustees for the year 2019. I am looking forward Rajneesh Gupta 972-467-3792 to working with management and the devotees in making the Raksha Patel 972-821-7033 temple more vibrant. Sanjay Kumar 214-923-3448 Sincerely, Shakuntala Kalia 972-793-2421 Shri Prakash Das 214-929-8911 Kusum Masters, Vinod Kumar 817-366-0641 President - 2019 3 Message from the Ex President

Jajannathaya Te Namah Sadaraniya Namaskar. We have ended the year 2018 in a blaze loaded with well-scheduled calendar events, special events, lectures and discourses by several invited eminent scholarly personalities, cultural activities and Vidya Vikas school events, all precisely catered for the Hindu community of D/FW area and beyond, promoting Hindu tradition, culture and history. Maintenance of Temple facility became major priority with twenty five plus years of serving to the community, accommodating to the sigmoidal growth and demand of the Hindu communities around the metropolis. The DFW Hindu temple has remained as the mother temple, visited boundlessly not only by Hindu devotees but also by all area schools & campuses as a resource for learning Hindu religion & traditions. Regular Temple tours have served to these needs, facilitating the inter-faith education, gained increased focus of local area TV channels as the “the epicenter” of Hindu religion, culture and traditions. Together, these services have amplified the demand for persistent maintenance, upgrading and improvisation on both structural and infrastructural front, implementing for a model Hindu religious organization in the USA. I stay privileged, honored and blessed interacting and looking over such opportunities serving as the first volunteer under the banner of the President for DFW Hindu Temple for 2018. We have celebrated all events specific to our in the unique way with you devotees representing from different communities. Beside the calendar events, some of the special events that highlighted the year were ‘Shree Jagannatha Kathamrita’ signifying ‘Mahaprabhu Jagannatha Mahatmya’’ puja presided by, none other than, His Excellency, the King, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb of Puri, the sole primary hereditary Sevaka of Prabhu Jagannatha along with other eminent dignitary speakers, Pujya Paramahamsa Prajnanananda Maharaj of Kriya International and Pujya Sarveshananda Maharaj of Chinmaya Mission, Dallas. Then “Shree Bhagwat Katha” by Sri Mridul Krishna Goswami Ji including the release of 12th century saint poet, Sri ’s ‘Shri Gita Govindam’ bhajan CD first time ever for Prabhu jagannatha Sangeeta during Katha. The visit of ‘Brahmrishi Sri Gurudev’ twice during the year from Sri Brahmrishi , has blessed the life of several devotees including mine in most spiritual way. Then the ‘Anammacharya keerthans’ by SVASA group complementing the Srinivas Kalyanam celebration was one of the most well- crafted collaboration producing high quality event while enriching temple devotee community. Elaboration of ‘’ and ‘ Milan’ celebration in much grander way was an addition to the existing calendar event. The compelling Bhajan presentation & explanation of 15th century ‘Saint Poet Kavir’ by the Academy award and Padma Shri award achiever Sri Prahlad Singh Tipanya in folk style and the classical ‘ solo performance by Mastero Harshad Kanetkarji were significant proliferation to represent few of the best of our classic cultural heritage. Here, I must emphasize that your continued commitment and generous financial and volunteer support remain as the back bone to successful facilitation for events of such scope and scale. As said earlier, while we do take much pride on and principles, it becomes an autonomous responsibility to upraise and sustain our religious best and cultural traditions, I request each one of you to graciously continue the support for all years to come. Please encourage everyone beyond your family and friends to participate in all Temple events and cherish such auspicious moments. Our Priests have unique expertise catering to Deities from most parts of India, always eager to serve the religious needs of our devotees. My salute to them. I sincerely appreciate my great team of Office bearers, Executive committee, Board of Trustees and front desk managers for working effortlessly together to serve devotees. Let us keep up our effort to mark our temple the best representation of our religious and cultural heritage. My humble request to each one of you to stay responsible for the best interest of DFW Hindu Temple. My best regards, Dr. Swati Tripathy President 2018

Dear Devotees: Namaskar, The year 2018, has flown-by and is coming to an end, we had lots of successful events and accomplishments for the temple under the leadership of Smt. Swati Tripathy. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I want to thank you for your time, dedication and generous donations. Next year we have planned several events that everyone is sure to enjoy. Let us all come and help our new incoming president Smt. Kusum Masters to have a successful 2019. Have a Happy Holidays and have a Happy New Year! Jai Shri Krishna! Khemchand J. Nangrani 4 Chairman, Board of Trustees, 2018 Navagrahas and their Santhi Puja

On sunny days we tend to be in higher spirits, and tend to be more active. On a rainy days, more people feel gloomy inside, perhaps matching the weather outside. Near full moon, even the waters in the oceans tend to rise, just the opposite being true near the new moon; and similarly with the alignment or conjunction of other planets. Certainly the scientific thinkers among us know it all as the effects of “gravity”. The effect of “planets” in our life is undeniable.

Navagrahas as planets: Our Vedic seers (“”s) were some of the first to recognize the effects of “Grahas” on our conduct, being, and life, in general. The Navagrahas are : Aditya (Sun, the presider), Chandra (Moon, the controller), Mangala (Mars, the executor), Budha (Mercury, the peace-keeper), (Jupiter, the advisor), Sukra (Venus, the grantor of prosperity), Sani (Saturn the savior, from evil of course), Rahu (NOT Neptune, but grantor of comfortable longevity), and Ketu (NOT Pluto, but grantor of all round well-being)…. Mostly matching the planets in our solar system.

5 Though the use of English language in Vedic (spiritual) transactions has brought about some ease and uniformity of understanding among all; it has also put severe restrictions in proper understanding of the Vedic scripts. The case in point: the word “Graha”; translated as “Planet”. Contradictions arise immediately. We (at least the scientists among us) know that the sun and moon are not planets at all. Thus when we switched in to the English language, we could claim our knew about “planets”; but got more into confusion thereafter. Another contradiction is that the list of planets does not include (Earth). Certainly the scientists among us believe the Rishis could not have known much.

This understanding gets corrected when we note that “Graha” (is an ancient, Vedic word in ) are more than “planets” (a word that came much later in the English language). “Graha” represents “grahan karne vale”, (in ) understanders or assessors. The “Navagraha” are living, divine entities that possess the power triumvirates of icha, kriya, and gnana (loosely powers to wish, act, and fulfil/know). So, it is important to understand that Aditya, the presider is NOT the physical sun in the sky; but the Prajapathi (Vedic Father of creation). All the other “Grahas” are the powers through which He controls our well- being, and spiritual and material progress. Planets are born of Sun, alright! … Other helpful parallels are just incidental…. Graha are certainly more than the planetary matter seen floating in the skies.

Aditya represents the life force, intelligence and prosperity; Chandra controls the mind and emotions (helps cool the waters of the mind); Mangala gives courage and confidence; Budha is held responsible for imparting learning and analytics; Guru symbolizes wisdom and right knowledge holding keys to success; Sukra grants desires, wealth and beauty; Sani represents austerity, discipline and resilience; Rahu and Ketu represent the choice of the karmic vasanas, conflicts, and effects from prior lives.

Navagraha Santhi puja: For the puja, offerings are made to the nine grahas. It is important to understand that we are born under some constellational position (with a Kundali to support it). It is also true that the presider constantly acts through us, expending His energies in accordance with the progress we make (in life). Peace is the essential pre- requisite for all progress and happiness. The performance of Navagraha Santhi puja is generally done under the guidance of a trained Purohita. The Purohita must essentially know which of the powers be invoked and propitiated in performance of the Puja. Alleviation of the effect of misbalanced energies, as seen through astrological conditions of sadhakas (faithful ones) or simply their well-being could be the objective for the Puja.

The Puja itself is generally performed through the ritualistic offering of grains, flowers, havyams (honey, , rice etc in the Homam or fire), fruits, , betel leaves, vastrams (garments), etc. Sometimes Pujas invoking particular grahas are undertaken with particular outcomes in mind (sankalpa’a). Performance of the Navagraha Santhi Puja alleviates the ill-effects of Dasha-doshas (confluence of negative energy flows, resulting from planetary tracks/ conjunctions /positions), bestows health, wealth, prosperity, good luck, repute through able progeny etc. Jay Jayakumar E C Member

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Sri Satyanarayana Swami & Sri Abhaya Anjaneya Swami (Hanuman) UTSAVA VIGRAHA PRATISTHA MAHOTSAVA POOJA DETAILS

FRIDAY 22ND FEBRUARY, 2019 MORNING (9:30 AM) Vishwaksena Pooja, Punyaha Vachana, Vastu Pooja, Vastu homam, and Akalmasha homam EVENING (6PM – 8:30 PM): Vishwaksena Pooja, Punyaha vachanam, Aradhana, Rutvigvarana, Deeksha kamkana dharana, Ajasra Deeparadhana Ankurarpana 5 times SATURDAY 23RD FEBRUARY, 2019 MORNING (8:30 AM) – SUPRABHATAM Vishwaksena Pooja & Punyaha vachana, Samantraka Aksimochana, dadhi, madhu,gruta, navadhanya Cow, darsanam, Navagraha Pooja, Pratistha, God's Panchagavya Adhivasam, Panchamruta Abhishekam, Chaturdasa Kalasa Abhishekam,Ksheeradhibasam, Jaladhivasam, Agnipratisthapana, Panchasukta Homam, Adhivasa Homam, Angahomam, Moulimaladihomam, Manyu Sukta Homam Poornahuti EVENING (4:00 PM) Gramotsavam, Prabhoota Bali, Pancha Talpadhivasam, Sarvadevata Archana, Panchasukta Manyu Sukta Hanuman Gayatri Navagraua Homam, Houtra Prasamsanam, Nityaradhana Mahasanti Homam SUNDAY 24TH FEBRUARY, 2019 MORNING (9:00 AM) – SUPRABHATAM Vishwaksena Pooja, Punyaha Vachanam, God's Panchamruta Abhishekam, Panchasukta Manyu Sukta Hanuman Gayatri Homam, Kala Aavahanam Prana Pratistha, Poornahuti, Mahadaseervachanam Maha Mangala Aarti

Life Time Hanuman Pooja: $5001.00 [Every Tuesday – Abhishekam & Sahastranam] Life Time Satyanarayan Pooja: $5001.00 [ Monthly Once] Moothy Sponsor: $ 2501.00 for Each [ Hanuman and Satyanarayan] Hanuman and Satyanarayan Pooja $1001.00 [ One Year]

Yajman: $ 501:00 Mahaprasad : $ 401.00 Homam: $ 301.00 Alankaram: $ 201.00 Pooja $101.00 Archana / Aarati : $ 51.00

Note : If you are present or Absent the Pooja will continue on your behalf

Chair: Rajendra Vankavala, Khemchand Nangarani, Vinoda Kumar, Tushar Basu, Kusum Masters, Thakobhai Patel, Pradeep Desai Co-Chair: Shakuntala Kalia, Sanjay Kumar, Dr. Moonga, Dilip , Rajalakshmi Rao, Satyam Bodla, Nalini Tatloor, Swati Pandit, Chandra K Bandar

8 9 Dear Devotees of Lord Shiva,

It gives me great pleasure to be able to send this inlakitation to you all. Invitation to attend the Sri Shiva Sahasra Spatika Linga shodasa Aavarana Pooja!! And Shivaratri Pooja.

Our temple plans to organize the second-ever of this Pooja during Mar 1,2 and 3 weekend. This Puja is a such a rare one but our Sri Mahalakshmi Temple in Irving, aka ekta mandir, is giving us the second opportunity to participate in such a rare occasion this year. If you want to EXPERIENCE the SUPREME SPLENDOUR of one thousand one hundred and sixteen SPATIKA LINGAS (which we have obtained from the Himalayas) , you need to see them all BEFORE the start of the puja on Friday when there is not a single flower petal on any of the Lingas. For you to have that opportunity, you should be in the temple by 6 pm Friday.The sight is so unique I cannot find a meaningful comparison. After 6.15 pm, the Pooja starts and that means flowers will be offered to these Lingas progressively till about 9 p.m. During this time, we will be installing (Aavaahanam)all these 1116 Spatika Lingas. With flowers, the Spatika Lingas provide a different view. Surely, not to be missed. On sat Mar 2, we will start Sri Mahanyasam at 8.30 am. Following that, we will chant Sri Rudram eleven times (Ekadashini Rudra japam) and complete it by about noon time. After a short mid-day lunch break, we will have Naadhopaasanaa/Nrtyopaasanaa. Shiva as Nataraja is the king of Dances. Shiva is Ardhanaareeshwara. Kumari Vaishnavi Rajagopalan will bring out the magnificent details of Ardhanaaree and also dance to some other Shiva songs. She will be followed by sishyas of Smt Bhuvana Venkataraman and Sri Chintan Patel. Then there will be dances by the two themselves. They will dance to several famous Shiva songs and offer respects to Sri Nandi . A group of eminent singers led by Smt Savitha Namuduri will sing the five songs composed by the erudite scholar, supreme devotee and one of the great Trinity of Composers, Sri Muthuswami Dikshithar’s Pancha Bhootha Kshetra Linga Krithis. The group will then sing Sri Oothukadu Venkata Kavi’s (OVK) “Aalaavadhu ennaalo” which song includes the names of all the 63 Naayanmaars (Shiva Bhaktas of high order). The great composer asks “ when will I be able to become the servant of the servants of the devotees of Lord Shiva?”

The Saturday program will conclude by about 5/5.30 pm. For those interested, the Pancha Bhootha Kshetras are as follows: Kancheepuram (Prithvi=Land), Thiru Aanaikka Jambukeshwara sthalam (Ap=water). Sri Kalahasti (=wind), Thiru Annamalai (Thejas=Fire), Chidambaram (Aakaasham=space).

On Sunday Mar 3, we will have Rudra Homam, Vasordhaara, maha abhishekam, Puja and Shivji Aarathi before the Mahamangala Aarathi of the temple. From 8.30 am till 12.30 pm.

The MahaSivaratri Puja on Mar 4 Monday. Rudra Ekadashini Japam (chanting of Rudram eleven times) from 6 pm to 9 pm. Aarathi at 9.00 pm and then at 12 midnight

All the best. May God be with us all, Krishna Murthy

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Cordially Invites you & your Family to CHAITRI NAVARATRI CELEBRATION CHAITRI GARBA & RAAS DURGASHTAMI HAVAN Saturday, April 13th 2019 Durgastmi Havan: 3:00 PM - Garba Raas: 8:30 PM Mahaprasad will be served after Havan @ 7:30 PM DURGA JAGRATA Saturday April 6th, Jagrata: 7:45PM Mahaprasad will be served by Jagrata group on 4/6/19 @ 8:00 PM

Yajman: $501 Mahaprasad: $401 Sponsor:$201 Donor: $101 Aarati: $51

Chairs: Garba Raas Pradeep Desai, Dilip Yadev, Mukesh Wani, Nalini T. Co-Chairs: Sanjay Kumar, Jayesh Jariwala, Raksha Patel Chairs: Jagrata Shakuntala Kalia, Dr. NK Monga, Manoj Chopra Co-chairs: Manju Shrivastava, Anita Singal, Dharmendra Kumar Chairs: Havan Rajendra Vankawala, Mukund Patel, Thakorbhai Patel Co-Chairs Bharat Patel, Khemchand Nangrani, Kusum Masters

1605 N. Britain Rd, Irving, TX 75061 D/FW HINDU TEMPLE @ 972-445-3111 www.dfwhindutemple.org

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Email:______Phone: ______D/FW Hindu Temple Society 1605 N. Britain Rd., Irving, TX 75061 Ph: 972-445-3111. Visit www.dfwhindutemple.org 21 22 Upcoming Event Lord Jagannatha Pancharatra Celebration May 9th through May 13th, 2019 Please plan to attend this five days of Grand Celebration of Lord Jagannatha

23 SOME DOs AND DONTs WHILE VISITING THE TEMPLE

We believe that a temple is an abode of God and a visit to the temple is a visit to the God. As such, we should be very careful about our behavior in the presence of the . The following are some guidelines.

 Wear clean and proper attire that is appropriate for the temple visit.  Leave shoes outside so as not to drag dust and dirt in to the temple.  Do not go to the temple empty handed. Take some fruit or flowers to offer to the Deity.  Approach the Deity with respect.  Do not engage in loud conversation in the presence of the Deity.  At all times show respect to the Deity.  Be courteous to other devotees.  Maintain silence as much as possible while inside the temple.  Do not let your children run around inside the temple.  Help the management in keeping the temple premises clean.  Follow the parking rules.  Keep even temperament and cheerful countenance.  Do not smoke or consume alcohol or eat non-vegetarian food on the premises.

These are only few of the suggestions that we can make. Please follow your common sense and help us serve you better. Thanks.

North Texas Indian Physicians’ Charitable Foundation MEDICAL CLINIC

With the Support of the D/FW Hindu Temple Society CLINIC DATES: 1st AND 3rd SUNDAY ( CLOSED ON LONG WEEKENDS) TIME: 10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM (Registration & Checking) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CALL CLINIC @ 972-870-9500 ON SPECIFIED DAYS. PLACE: 1706 NORTH BRITAIN RD., IRVING, TX. 75061 ( ACROSS FROM D/FW HINDU TEMPLE ) D/FW Hindu Temple Radio Program (Radio Archana) on AM 1110

D/FW Hindu Temple hosts a radio program at 1110 AM every Saturday from 4pm-5pm. In addition to , we also give information about the Temple, the Temple activities and upcoming programs celebrated at the temple. Please join us every Saturday from 4-5pm. If any of you would like to sponsor the Radio Program for 30 min or 1 hour to celebrate the birthdays, anniversaries or other special occasions of your dear ones please email: [email protected]. D/FW Temple thanks all those who have sponsored the Radio-Archana program for the past several months. Every Sunday at 12 noon, Temple Aarati LIVE on FM 104.9

Temple greatly appreciates Radio FUNASIA Community involvement and the sponsorship for relay of Temple AARATI LIVE every Sunday at 12:00 Noon. For more information, please call Temple or 24 Radio FUNASIA at 972-235-5555.

D/FW Hindu Temple Vidya Vikas Corner

Vidya Vikas Classes have been progressing in full swing. Children start the religion classes with , Geeta Shloka chanting and Bhajan, followed by their regular curriculum. Children celebrated Diwali with a splash of color on their competition entries. The entries were displayed in the main temple during Diwali for the devotees to also enjoy the artwork of the Vidya Vikas children. Children were treated to Diwali party with sweets, face painting, mehendi and games . Vidya Vikas shared their joy with the community by donating toys for a Diwali TOY drive and Winter Clothes drive. Tamil class students welcomed the New Year with a scintillating display of their talent in a Talent Show Competition that brought out the best in each and every participant. Hindi class children showed their prowess in the Hindi Speech competition. Religion class Lev 5 children displayed their research on Saints during their class presentation, amazing all by their knowledge and presentation skills. Practices are in full swing for India Day where VV Bhajan and Dance class students will be performing Bhajans and Dances. Classes will focus on completing the lessons and preparing for the Grand Annual Day program in May.

Vidya Vikas focuses on nurturing Hindu Religion and Culture and values and community service spirit that will help children develop into righteous citizens with good manners, morals and values. Our curriculum is well rounded, giving children an awareness of various aspects of our Religion and Culture, important concepts of , , Mahabharat, , festivals, Gods, Saints, Shlokas, Bhajans, Yoga, etc.. Classes will focus on completing the lessons and preparing for the Grand Annual Day program in May. Religion Classes - for children ages 4 to 18 For ages 5 and above we offer the below mentioned classes Language ClasSES – Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, , Marathi, Tamil and Telugu. Other Classes ------Geeta Chanting, Bhajan, Dance and SAT Adults Classes ------Yoga, Bhajan, DANCE, Geeta and Upanishad Visit our website  dfwhindutemple.org->Vidya Vikas School for detail information on Vidya Vikas classes, pictures.  vidyavikas.dfwhindutemple.org for information on registering students for VV Classes Have questions on classes, registration ? Send us email at [email protected]

VV Rangoli Display VV Diwali Party VV Children during Temple Aarthi Parent feedback: Our son Ednit attends Vidya Vikas Level 2 religion class. We want to take the time to really appreciate the work you are doing with kids. Ednit have learned a lot in last 2 years, especially shlokas and bhajans. We have encountered many situations where he listens to a shloka and bhajans 25 GENERAL BODY MEETING As per constitutional requirement the General Body Meeting of the DFW Hindu Temple Society is scheduled for Sunday, March 17th 2019 at 1.0pm in the youth Center. All Founder, Life, and Regular Members of the society are invited to attend this meeting.

Agenda for GB 1. Prayer 2. Approval of the minutes of the Annual GB meeting held on December 9th 2018. 3. Welcome by President Kusum Masters. 4. 2018 Financial and Audit Report. 5. Appointment of external auditor for 2019 6. Vote of thanks by Chairman BOT Swati Pandit 7. Adjourn. Sincerely, Kusum Masters President

Suggested Donations For Priest Services Priestly services are available at the Temple, in your home or your place of business, Please contact the Temple Office at Metro (972) 445-3111 Archana $21.00 Satyanarayana Puja (Private in Temple) $101.00 Archana (Sahasranama) $101.00 Satyanarayana Puja (Purnima Day) $51.00 Abhishekam (Individual Sponsored) $101.00 Shraaddha-Havan $151.00 Abhishekam (Group Sponsored) $51.00 Shraaddha Tarapan/Hiranya $101.00 Abhishekam (Temple Scheduled) $ 41.00 Thread Ceremony $151.00 Havan (Private Sponsored) $151.00 Upanayana at Home $200.00 Havan (Temple Scheduled) $101.00 Puja $41.00 Hair Offering (Mundan) $51.00 (On Premises) $401.00 Kalyana Utsavam in Temple $151.00 Wedding (Off Premises) $501.00 Namkaran (Naming Ceremony) $101.00 Sunday Mahaprasad sponsor $401.00 Outside Metroplex Puja Minimum $301.00 Funeral $101.00 Advance payment required for all pujas Maximum 4 hours for outside pujas, other than wedding. Suggested donations for all puja services performed at home is $151.00 Rates for priest services are subject to change.

FACILITY RENTAL CHARGES Sanskar Yagna Youth Class TIME Cultural Center Mon. - Fri. Bhavan sala Center Rooms 9:30 AM- $500.00 $400.00 $400.00 8:00 am to 4:00 pm $1000.00 12:30 PM $40.00 5:30 PM- per hour 8:00 am to midnight $1800.00 8:30 PM $650.00 $400.00 $400.00 Sat. - Sun. 9:00 AM- 6:00 pm to midnight $1200.00 $900.00 $800.00 $800.00 8:30 PM Cleaning Charges Hall $ 400.00 $650.00 For Both Cleaning Charges Kitchen $350.00 Cleaning $200.00 $100.00 $100.00 $50.00 Kitchen Use Charges Extra Charges for trash collection for all rental facilities Cooking $400.00 weekend: 8:30 am to 8:30 pm (Sanskar Bhavan Only) Warming $200.00 Kitchen available only with Hall Rental Cancellation fees applicable, see below 100% deposit at the time of booking for facility rental and puja services. otherwise subject to cancellation Additional charges apply for sound system and use of premises for extra hours. CANCELLATION FEES Prior To: 60 days - 20%, 30-60 days - 35%, 15-30 days - 50% , 1 - 15 days - No refund 26 Updated December 2018 Irving, Texas 75015-4246 Texas Irving, 8 D/FW Hindu Temple Society 8 Box154246 P.O. “Ekta Mandir” We cordially invite you to the following temple programs (monthly events are on page 2) Day Date Time Events Friday Feb 2nd 6:30 pm Pradosham- Shiva Abhishek Wednesday Feb 6th 7:00 pm Jagannatha Padmamukha besa puja Saturday Feb 9th 6:00 pm Vasant Panchmi- Saraswati Puja Sunday Feb 10th 10:00 am Vasant Panchmi Celebration Sunday Feb 10th 6:00 pm - Murugan Abhishek Monday Feb 11th 10:00 am -saptami- Surya puja Saturday Feb 16th 9:00 am Navgraha Shanti Puja- Abhishek Sunday Feb 17th 9:00 am Navgraha Homam & puja Sunday Feb 17th 6:00 pm Pradosham- Shiva Abhishek Tuesday Feb 19th 6:00 pm Tuesday Feb 19th 7:00 pm Jagannath Gajauddharana besa puja Friday Feb 22nd 6:30 pm Sankathara Chaturthi- Ganesh Abhishek Fri-Sun March 1-3 Shiva Sahasra-Linga Puja Saturday March 2nd 1:00 pm Naadopaasanaa Sunday March 3rd 6:00 pm Pradosham- Shiva Abhishek Monday March 4th 10:00&6:00 Mahashivratri- Shiva Abhishek Saturday March 9th 10:00 am Shiva- Kalyanam Sunday March 10th 10:00 am Mahashivratri Celebration Tuesday March 12th 6:30 pm Shashthi- Murugan Abhishek Saturday March 16th 8:30 am Aradhana Saturday March 16th 12:30 pm Jagannath Chacheri besa puja Sunday March 17th 1:00 pm General Body Meeting Monday March 18th 6:30 pm Pradosham- Shiva Abhishek Wednesday March 20th 6:00 pm Satyanarayan Puja Wednesday March 20th 6:30 pm Panguni Uthiram- Murugan Abhishek Wednesday March 20th 7:00 pm Dahan Wednesday March 20th 7:45 pm Jagannatha Puja Thursday March 21st 10:00 am Mahalakshmi Jayanti-Abhishek Thursday March 21st 7:00 pm Jagannatha Sunabesa Puja Saturday March 23rd 8:30 am Kavadi Celebration Saturday March 23rd 6:00 pm Sankathara Chaturthi- Ganesh Abhishek Sunday March 24th 12:30 pm Celebration- Anand Bazaar Saturday March 30th 1:00 pm Naadopaasanaa Tuesday April 2nd 6:30 pm Pradosham- Shiva Abhishek Friday April 5th 9:30 am - Balaji & Vitthala Abhishek Friday April 5th 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Panchanga Shravanam Saturday April 6th 7:45 pm Durga Wednesday April 10th 6:30 pm Shashthi- Murugan Abhishek Saturday April 13th 8:00 am Balaji Abhishek Saturday April 13th 10:00 am -Ram Kalyanam Saturday April 13th 1:00 pm Naadopaasanaa Saturday April 13th 3:00 pm Durgashtami Havan Saturday April 13th 8:30 pm Garba-Raas Sunday April 14th 8:30 am Ganesh Abhishek Sunday April 14th 9:30 am Ramnavami Puja Sunday April 14th 12:30 pm Jagannatha Puja Sunday April 14th 6:00 pm Panchanga Shravanam Sunday April 14th 6:30 pm Ayyappa Abhishek Tuesday April 16th 6:30 pm Pradosham-Shiva Abhishek Friday April 19th 6:00 pm Satyanarayana Puja Friday April 19th 7:45 pm Puja Saturday April 20th 9:00 am Akhand Ramayan begins Sunday April 20th 10:00 am Akhand Ramayan ends Monday April 21st 6:30 pm Sankathara Chaturthi- Ganesh Abhishek Saturday April 27th 9:00 am Ashtottara-shata Hanuman Chalisa Parayan Wednesday May 1st 6:30 pm Pradosham- Shiva Abhishek Saturday May 4th 9:00 am Aradhana Sunday May 5th 10:00 am Vallabhacharya Jayanti Tuesday May 7th 10:30 am Dattatreya Abhishek Tuesday May 7th 6:30 pm Jagannatha Ratha kriya Puja Wednesday May 8th 6:00 pm Jayanti puja Wednesday May 8th 6:30 pm Jayanti Thurs-Tues Jagannath Pancha Ratra Puja Thursday May 9th 6:30 pm Shashthi- Murugan Abhishek Saturday May 11th 9:00 am Ramanuja Jayanti Celebration Saturday May 11th 1:00 pm Naadopaasanaa Thursday May 16th 6:30 pm Pradosham- Shiv Abhishek Thursday May 16th 7:00 pm Nrusimha Jayanti -Jagannath Chandan Puja Saturday May 18th 9:00 am Nrusimha Jayanti Celebration Saturday May 18th 6:00 pm Satyanarayan Puja Saturday May 18th 6:00 pm Vaikasi Vishakam- Murugan Puja US Postage Paid Permit No. 217 st Non-Profit Org Tuesday May 21 6:30 pm Sankathara Chaturthi- Ganesh Abhishek Irving ,Teaxas Saturday May 25th 6:00 am Shrinivas Kalyanam Tuesday May 28th 6:00 pm Hanuman Abhishek & Sahasranama Thursday May 30th 7:00 pm Jalakrida Ekadashi- Jagannatha Puja Friday May 31st 76:30 pm Pradosham- Shiva Abhishek

For Information Please call Temple at 972-445-3111 For event details, fliers and temple calendar please visit our web-site at dfwhindutemple.org