THE HINDU TEMPLE OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON 10001 Riggs Road, Adelphi, MD 20783 Phones (301) 445-2165 & (301) 434-1000 www.hindutemplemd.org; E-mail: hindutemplemd.org Sunday November 22, 2015 5 pm to 7 pm: Amritwanti Paath & Satsang & Tulsi Vivah Ceremony & Celebration With Preacher Swami Nalinanand Giri Pandit Pitamber Dutt Sharma & Ram Kumar Shastri You are welcome to bring your offerings – Priti Bhoj served Holy basil (tulsi) is the symbol of spiritual purity (sāttviktā). The marriage of tulsi with Shrikrishna means that 'God likes purity as a quality.' The symbol of this is Shrikrishna wearing the necklace of Vaijayanti beads. The meaning of the word marriage is the merging and oneness of the embodied soul (jīva) and God (Shiva). The marriage of Tulsi and Salagram is performed every year on the 11th day of the bright half of Kartik.

Tulsi is dressed in a red shirt and the pot of the plant in a red skirt. Also her branches are adorned with red bangles, red kum-kum, and red bindis. The mangalsutra is made of dried turmeric root. Then literally is a mock marriage is performed between the Tulsi and the Salagram.

To Sponsor Poojas and/or Preeti Bhoj, please contact Pandit Pitamber Dutt Sharma & Pandit Shri Ram Shastri: (301)445-2165 & (301)434-1000 Shukla Khanna (301) 879-9708 ; Vippan Chopra (202) 369-2946; Ram Agarwal (301) 404-5258; Sudhir Khetarpal (240) 505-4204; Vikram Kushawaha (301) 593-1753 DIRECTIONS: From Beltway (I-495), Take New Hampshire Avenue North towards White Oak. At the third traffic light, turn right on Powder Mill Road. At next traffic light turn right on Riggs Road. The Hindu Temple is the last building on the left at 10001 Riggs Road before the Beltway.