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Vastram or Clothes: Prathishta: Sponsorship GRAND SPONSOR (all 3 days $10,001.00 Lord Balaji $516.00 homams and adhivasams, Mahalakshmi $251.00 abhishekam, Prathama Archana, kalsam, kalyanam ) Andal $251.00 3 maximum Garuda $101.00 PREMIUM SPONSOR (all 3 days $7,501.00 Ram, Lakshman, Sita, Hanuman $375.00 homams and adhivasams, abhishekam, Prathama Archana, Hanuman standing $251.00 Kalsam, kalyanam ) Radha Krishna $251.00 11 maximum Shiva lingam $251.00 Silver Satagopam for $3,501.00 Ramalayam – 1 Sponsor Ganesha $251.00 Silver Satagopam for $3,501.00 Subramanyeswara Swamy, Valli, $301.00 Devasena Shivalayam – 1 Sponsor Parvati $251.00 Panchapatram for naivedyam – $2,501.00 Ayyappan Lord Balaji (1 sponsor ) $251.00 Durga Devi $251.00 Sponsorship Form Dwara Ganesha $101.00 Silver Items for Garbalayam: Nandhi $101.00 Silver Theertha Patram Navagraha $125.00 and Uddharini (Vessel Pranaprathishta / Inauguration for theertham) on (1 Sponsor) th st November 18 – 21 , 2020 Lord Balaji $1,001.00 Sponsor Details Ram Parivar $1,001.00 Name: Silver Address: Yagnopaveetham Lord Balaji $516.00 Ram Parivar $401.00 Email: Phone: 14101 Dineen Dr., Little Rock, AR 72206 Silver Lamp Silver Kalasam Donation Amount: Email: [email protected] Ram Parivar $3,001.00 Website: www.htcar.org PRANA PRATHISHTA SPONSORSHIPS Prathishta: Poojas and Homams: Jewellery - Kavacham: Jewellery - Kavacham: Day 1: November 19 th (includes $1,001.00 Item Per Item Per homams and adhivasams) Sponsor Sponsor Day 2: November 20 th (includes $1,001.00 Sri Venkateswara Swamy (Balaji) $3,001.00 Sri Subramanya Swamy - $1,116.00 homams and adhivasams) 1 Kireetam, 2 ears, 4 hands, 2 paadam, 1 Kireetam, 2 Karnapathram (ears), Day 3: November 21 st (includes $1,001.00 2 Upper hands with shankam & vel, Seval kodi homams and adhivasams) chakram, 2 lower hands, Sri vatsam, 2 paadam Devasena Devi - 1 Kireetam, 2 ears, $516.00 Event sponsorship for 3 days (Day1, $2,501.00 2 hands, 2 paadam Day2 and Day3) Mahalakshmi Devi (seated) – $1,116.00 1 Kireetam, 2 ears, 2 Upper hands with Each Adhivasam $116.00 Valli Devi - 1 Kireetam, 2 ears, 2 lotus, 2 lower hands, paadam -1 set $516.00 hands,2 paadam All adhivasams $251.00 Bhu Devi (standing) - 1 Kireetam, $1,116.00 2 ears, 2 hands, 2 paadam Navaratnams $201.00 Navagraha - 9 vigrahas set $516.00 Sri Garuda - 1 Kireetam, 2 ears, $516.00 Yanthram Nandhi - 1 set $751.00 $101.00 2 hands, 2 paadam standing- Gold coin $201.00 Sri Krishna - 1 Kireetam, 2 ears, $516.00 Sri Kalabhairava $516.00 2 hands, 2 paadam 1 Kireetam, 2 ears, 4 hands, 2 paadam Silver coin $101.00 Ashtabhuja Durga Devi standing- $1,116.00 Ghee $501.00 Radha Devi - 1 Kireetam, 2 ears, 1 Kireetam, 2 ears, 18 hands, 2 2 hands, 2 paadam $251.00 paadam, Trishul Sesame oil $101.00 Sri Rama - 1 Kireetam, 2 ears, hands seated- 1 Kireetam, with bow and arrow set, 2 paadam Sri Ayyappan $516.00 Flowers/Garlands $251.00 $2,001.00 2 ears, 2 hands, 1 paadam Sri Lakshmana - 1 Kireetam, 2 ears, Annadanam 1 meal $251.00 hands with bow and arrow set, 2 paadam Annadanam 1 day $501.00 Mangalsootrams: Sita Devi standing- 1 Kireetam, Annadanam 3 days $1,116.00 2 ears, 2 hands, 2 paadam Moola Utsav Sri Hanuman knee bent- 1 Kireetam, vigraham vigraham Venkateswara swamy abhishekam $125.00 2 ears, 2 hands, 2 paadam (Friday November 20, 2020) Mahalakshmi $516.00 $516.00 Sri Hanuman standing- 1 Kireetam, $516.00 Sri Shiva Parvathi Kalyanam $301.00 2 ears, 2 hands, 2 paadam Andal $516.00 $516.00 (Saturday November 21, 2020) Sita $516.00 $516.00 Sahasra Lingam with Avudayar set - $2,001.00 Sri Valli Devasena Subramanya $301.00 Nagabharanam, Tara pathram Radha $516.00 $516.00 swamy Kalyanam (Saturday November Parvathi Devi standing- 1 Kireetam, $516.00 Valli $516.00 $516.00 21, 2020) 2 ears, 2 hands, 2 paadam Devasena $516.00 $516.00 Acharya Brahman Bhojan 1 day $501.00 Sri Ganesha seated- 1 Kireetam, $1,116.00 2 ears, 2 hands, 1 trunk, 1 stomach, Parvati $516.00 $516.00 Acharya Brahman Bhojan All 3 $1,116.00 2 paadam days Durga Devi $516.00 Sri Ganesha (small)- 1 Kireetam, $251.00 Saraswati Devi $516.00 2 ears, 4 hands, 2 paadam .
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