HINDU SANDESH HARI MANDIR Hindu Society of Metropolitan Chicago Non Profit Organization under IRS Sec. 501©(3) VOL. 68 No. 12, December 2015 6 NORTH 20 MEDINAH ROAD, PO BOX 433, MEDINAH IL 60157 Phone: 630 980 0900, www.hariommandir.net

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 Food & Prasad Meaning: Close: 1:00pm – 3:00pm 708 544 7241 ** Except Saturday, Sunday, You appeared before Devi Sita assuming a Holidays & Special Events

diminutive form (in Lanka) You assumed an Priests: awesome form and burnt Lanka. Pandit Dinesh Kumar

December 2015 PROGRAMS

08:00 am Everyday MANGLA AARTI 8:00 pm Everyday SHAYAN AARTI 11:00 am–11:30am Every Sunday VEDIC HAVAN 11:30am -12:45pm Every Friday CLASS Tue. Dec. 1st 7 :30 pm – 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Sat. Dec. 5th 7:30pm - 10:00pm DEVI : by Mr. Subhash Sharma & Mandali Sponsors : Rajesh and Sangeeta Gupta,Naveen and Deepti KukrejaSudhir and Pooja Bhardwaj,Anil and Manga Bhandar,Vineet and Barkha Ahuja,Sunil and Binu NairBaljeet and Anita Miyani Sun. Dec.6th 11:30 am – 1:00pm Congregation: Talk by Mr. Yash Chaudhary

Sponsors: Singla Family

Tue. Dec.8th 7:3 0pm – 8:00p m HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Wed. Dec.9 th 1:30pm – 3:30 pm LADIES SATSANG

Sun. Dec.13th 11:30am – 1:00pm Congregation: Art of Living Group Sponsors: : Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome Tue. Dec. 15th 7 :30 pm – 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome Sun. Dec.20th 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. Dec.20th 4:00pm – 6:00pm VASWANI SATSANG: All are Welcome Tue. Dec.22nd 7:3 0pm – 8:00p m HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Sun. Dec.27th 11:30am – 1:00pm Congregation: Bhajans by Shweta Kothari Sponsors: Talwar Family

Tue. Dec.29th 7:00pm – 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH & BHAJANS by Madhu Kalia & Mona Sharma Dinner Prasad: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Thurs . Dec. 31st 10:00am RAMAYAN PATH STARTS for 24 hours, volunteers needed Bhog on Jan. 1 st

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Dec. 31 st Thursday Ramayan path starts 10 A.M. Flyer attached

Jan.1 st Friday Ramayan path Bhog 10A.M. followed by New Year celebration

January 2016 PROGRAMS

08:00 am Everyday MANGLA AARTI 8:00 pm Everyday SHAYAN AARTI 11:00 am–11:30am Every Sunday VEDIC HAVAN 11:30am -12:45pm Every Friday YOGA CLASS Fri. Jan 1st 10:00 am Ramayan path bhog followed by New year celebration

Sat. Jan. 2 nd 7:30pm - 10:00pm DEVI JAGRAN: Bhajans by Mr. Subhash Sharma & Mandali Sponsors : EB and BOT Board Members

Sun. Jan. 3 rd 11:30am - 1:00pm Congregation: Bhajans by Pratibha Jairath and Raju Bankapur Sponsors: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Tue. Jan. 5th 7 :30 pm – 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome Sun. Jan . 10 th 11:30 am – 1:00pm Congregation: Bhajans by Vimal & Subhash Sharma

Sponsors: Singla Family

Tue. Jan. 12 th 7:3 0pm – 8:00p m HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome Wed. Jan. 13 th 1:30pm – 3:30 pm LADIES SATSANG

6:00pm- 8:00 pm Lohri celebration

Sun. Jan. 17th 11:30a m –1:00 pm Congregation:AMRITVANI PATH by Goldy -Happy, Rekha -Kailash Mehta and Rama Kapoor group Sponsors: Sham & Anita Rawal Sun. Jan.17th 4:00pm – 6:00pm SADHU VASWANI SATSANG: All are Welcome Tue. Jan. 19th 7:3 0pm – 8:00p m HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Sun. Jan. 24th 11:30am – 1:00pm Congregation: Pravachan by Pt. Raghubir Dave Ji Sponsors: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Tue. Jan. 26th 7:00pm – 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH & BHAJANS by Madhu Kalia & Mona Sharma Dinner Prasad: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Sun. Jan.31 st 11:30am – 1:00pm Congregation: By Senior Citizens Sponsors: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome UPCOMING EVENTS:

Lohri Jan.13 th

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Devotees,

!! Hari Om !! Thank you all for the tremendous support and participation in all events in the past month and the whole year. It is an immense pleasure and honor to be writing this message. “A temple is a state of mind. A temple is a place of tranquility and peace. A temple is the essence that sustains our day-to- day existence.” It is hard to believe that Three years have passed since I began my tenure in the Executive board and served as President. I consider myself very fortunate and proud to be working with a talented group of people who are very devoted and extremely capable. We all have one goal in mind and that is to take this Mandir to new heights.

Thank you all for your continued support. We are very fortunate to be part of a vibrant congregation that offers a myriad of opportunities for us to connect and join together with other members; whether it's praying, singing ’s along with the beautiful enchanting melodies of Amritvani or Hanuman Chalisa.

Together we can make a Difference. We are a volunteer-driven organization and we encourage member participation on every level, including leadership, planning, demonstrating and execution. In the process the Temple becomes what has been described a “spiritual playground.” Without dedicated volunteers, a non-profit organization cannot run smoothly or organize events and we are very grateful to our regular volunteers. As that being said, we need more members to sign up for Prasad/food coordination, setup and clean up on Sunday’s, Tuesday’s, festival days and during special events. The Temple is a vital part of our community - it enriches our lives culturally, religiously and imparts religious values to our children. We urge every community member to take responsibility and take ownership in the growth and beautification of our Temple. We respectfully urge every devotee to donate generously to Hari Om Mandir. Donations to the Temple are fully tax deductible.

Your regular visit to the temple is very important to us. We want you, your family and friends to participate and volunteer in temple programs and events. . I am glad to say that, all major religious events have been celebrated with great community participation. Naming a few events; Akhand Ramayan Path, Lohri, Maha Shivratri, Hanuman Jayanthi, Mandir Anniversary & Baisakhi, Navratre Jagran, , Annual Picnic, Youth Night, Krishna Janamatami and spiritual discourses by Dr. Ram Kamla Vedanti ji, Dr. Arjun Puri ji Maharaj, Dr. Swami Shashwatanand ji Maharaj by Didi Rameshwari Devi ji and Vashisth Bandhu brothers.

Hari Om Mandir is continuously growing and the management team is dedicatedly working to facilitate the need of our devotees to make the mandir a peaceful and unique place of devotion. To accomplish projects, temple needs continuous support from everybody.

The Fundraising account is open until 31 st December, 2015. You can contribute by various ways like donating for a leaf in the Family tree, Marble Tile, Annual Membership, Life Membership, Tile at Hanuman etc. No donation is small; every bit of donation counts a lot for the growth of our Mandir. I must thank everybody with gratitude.

Thank you all for your support and trust shown in me during my tenure. I pray to Mata Rani to keep all devotees of our Hari Om Parivar healthy & happy.

With warm regards and Service to God and Community. !! Jai Mata Di !!

Indrajit Sarkar, President

Message from Chairman. NEC - Mr. Manmohan Khanna and his team Congratulations to following members have been elected to 2016 Boards.

Executive Board: Jeetu Patel, Shubh Sharma, Vipan Wadhera and Ramesh Bhardwaj

Board of Trustee: Chandru Bhojwani, Upma Hardy, Sat Pal Salwan and Krishan Tejpal

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016 HARI OM MANDIR Celebrates with the AKHAND RAMAYAN PATH PLEASE ATTEND WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

PROGRAM 31st December,2015 Thursday: Pooja Begins : 10.30 AM Akhand Ramayan Path Start : 11.00 AM

1st January, 2016 Friday: Akhand Ramayan Bhog : 10.30 AM Bhajan & Kirtan : 10.30 AM – 12.00 PM

New Board Introduction : 12.00 Noon – 12.30 PM Award & Honors : 12.30 PM – 1.00 PM Aarti & Prasad : 1.00 PM

Sponsors: Subhash & Kiran Sharma and Salwan family

SPECIAL THANKS For Volunteer Services

Food Services on several occasions by : Jagmohan Jyara and Ravi Rawat of India House, Pankaj Sharma & Indu Bhardwaj of Star Food, Singla & Garg Family for being food sponsors on one Sunday every month and all other volunteers who stepped up and provided help in kitchen. DJ Services provided from time to time by: Chirag Patel & Nilesh Pardiwal All around Voluntary Services by: Deepti Gupta Sushila Sharma Mohan Bhai Patel Surinder & Harpreet Kalsi Bharat Bhai Patel Akshaj Devanathan(Youth Volunteer) Printing Services by: Chirag Patel of Fastway Printing & Suresh Dave of Quick Color Media Services by: Suresh Modi of Asian Media Services Vastra & Shingar Services by: Bhartiben Patel Shardaben Patel Bina Patel Aarti Singla

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

3rd Jan. EB & BOT member and families 1st Aug. : Vikas Singla & Family

7th Feb : Grover Family 12th Sept. : Mrs. Leekha

7th March: Sada & Sudesh Rajput family 17 th Oct.: Navratre Jagran

21 st March: Brij Sharma & Family (Navratre) Purnima & Krishnan family, Navin& Latasha Bindra, Jagtar & Sonica Riat

4th Apr. : Kumar&Anita Chandra, Anupama&Sanjay Gupta, 5th Dec.: Rajesh and Sangeeta Gupta,Naveen and Kanchan&Sanjay Karan, Payal&Himanshu Jain, Deepti Kukreja Sudhir & Pooja Bhardwaj, Anil & Shalini&Manish Verma Manga Bhandar, Vineet & Barkha Ahuja, Sunil & Binu Nair, Baljeet & Anita Miyani

2nd May : Lalit and Suparna Aggarwal

6th June : Naveen & Anshu, Sanjeev & Pooja, Rajan & Aarty, Shammi & Gauri

4th July : Sachin and Samita Gupta

Thanks to all food sponsors of November.

FOOD SPONSORS OPEN/ SPONSORS WELCOME , PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME ON THE FOOD SPONSOR’S CALANDER Please contact Ms. Usha Verma @ (708) 544 7241 to sponsor food.

Come and join Yoga class every Friday from 11:30 AM TO 12:45 PM