25748 101St Ave SE, Kent, WA 98030 | Kenthindutemple.Org | (425) 413-8900 January - 2015

2015 Kent Hindu Temple

Address Mailing Address 25748 101st Ave SE, PO BOX 5031, Kent, WA 98030 Kent, WA 98064 Call us: Website: www.KentHinduTemple.org E-mail: [email protected] (425) 413-8900 About Kent Hindu Temple

Pt. Rishikesh Tiwari ABOUT TEMPLE Sanatan Dharma Temple and Cultural Center (SDTCC), is a non-profit organization formed in 2002 to meet the community’s growing need for a religious, spiritual, and cultural center in South King County. The temple relocated from Maple Valley to its current location in Kent in May 2013 and is conveniently connected with Highway 167. The temple building has a lot size of 40,075 sqft with a main floor of 10,000 sqft and upper floor of 5,000 sqft with adequate parking. The temple is also known as Kent Hindu Temple (KHT).PanditRishikesh Tiwari is the full-time priest- serv ing the spiritual needs of the temple devotees.

ORGANIZATION SDTCC is a registered 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization (UBI #: 602 147 373) in the State of Washington. All donations are tax deductible. The organization is managed by a Board of Directors duly elected by the members of the General Body of SDTCC, per its robust Constitution and By-Laws duly approved by the General Body. Our board has numerous active committees including a Ritual Committee, Cultural Committee, Kitchen Committee, Communication Committee, Construction and Maintenance Committee, Fund Raising Committee as well as an Audit Committee. For additional information on SDTCC Constitution and By-Laws, please visit our website.

VISION OF SDTCC • To preserve and protect the rich Hindu Cultural Heritage in our present and future generations • To practice, promote and teach the Hindu religion and Hindu way of life • To provide social services to the community, including counseling and non-emergency medical services The SDTCC currently conducts religious ceremonies on all major religious festivals like Lohri, MakarSankranti, SaraswatiPooja, MahaShivaratri, Holi, Navratras and DurgaMaa Puja, Hanuman Jayanti, NrisimhaJayanthi, Krishna Jan- mashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Rama Navami, Vijay Dashami, Diwali, TulsiVivah, and other Hindu festivals. It also organizes individually sponsored events like DurgaMaaJaagran, AkhandRamayanPaath, and Shri Satya Narayan Pooja etc. However, we still have a long way to go to fulfill the dream of a full scale temple and a center where we can perform religious, spiritual, social, cultural and educational activities.

DONATIONS All donations are tax-deductible on your tax-return. If you work for employers like Microsoft, Boeing, Chase Bank, Expedia, Real Networksor similar organizations, your donations to SDTCC towards cultural activities are matched by your employer. You may be able to set up for automatic donations through your payroll deductions if you work for corporations like Microsoft, AT & T, GE, and other employers with a similar program. Please donate as much as you can and as often as you can. For donation receipts and other information, please contact the temple Treasurer, Sh. Kul Bhushan Garg at [email protected] or at 253-677-2323.

MEMBERSHIP Currently, SDTCC has about 250 members, including Life ($2100) and Annual ($101) members. Our target for next twelve months is to register additional 250 members. Please become a member and support your temple.

DEITIES Full-size idols of Sri Radha-Krishna, Sri Durga Maata, and Sri Shiv Parivar were installed in April 2009 (5-days long Pran Pratishtha ceremony). Sri Satya Sai Baba was installed in June 2009. In November 2014, Sri Ram Parivar, Sri Ganesh, Sri Hanuman ji (Sindoorwale), Sri Baba Balak Nath, and Ladoo Gopal were installed after a 7-days long Pran Pratishtha ceremony.

TEMPLE PRIEST – PANDIT RISHIKESH TIWARI Pandit Tiwari ji came to Sanatan Dharma Temple and Cultural Center in November 2008 after serving for 6 years as principle priest at the Hindu temple of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. He served at the Sindhi Merchant association Hindu temple in Singapore from 2000-2002. During his tenure from 1991 through 2000, he served as one of the five priests at the Prachin Ram Mandir in Greater Delhi area.

Pandit Tiwari ji’s educational background includes Acharya in 2000and Shastri in 1991, both from Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi (UP). In addition, he attended 9-month long in-residence special training at Hindu Heritage Pratistan, a Modi Foundation Institution in Meerut, India, This training covered the fields of Samaskaras, Pooja, ShreemadBhagwadgeeta, Upanishads, Astrology, Palmistry, Yoga, Aasanaas, Praanaayaama, and Meditation. Panditji also teaches karmakand and rituals. Panditji has intensive knowledge and ample experience in Yagnyacharya, Archaka, Karamkanda, Akhanda Ramayana path, Durgapooja, Traditional Vedic wedding, Arya Vedic homam, BhagwatGeeta, ChandiYaag, house warming pooja, SatyanarayanPooja, Upanayanam, and more. He is also an expert in South Indian rituals including Archana, Abhishekam, and Vishnu Sahasranamam. He is fluent is Hindi, Sanskrit, Punjabi, Sindhi, English, and Nepali.

BOARD SEVAKS (2014-15) :-

Jugal Thakor Poonam Kalra Kiran Chawla Yogesh Yadav Kul Bhushan Garg Gagan Sund Ramakrishna Survajhela Kent Hindu Temple Temple Hours: Temple should remain open during the following hours Religious Services Temple Charges

8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Archana/Darshan Temple Charges 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Bhajans/Pravachan/Sunday Program Sunday Pooja Vidhi 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Bhog/Aarti/Mahaprasadam At Temple Outside Temple 7:30 PM Sandhya Aarti Abhishekam for Utsav Murti $51 N/A 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Archana/Darshan 11:30 AM Prabhat / Morning Aarti Annaparasan $51 $101 Monday 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Archana/Darshan Bhoomi Pooja NA $101 6:00 PM Shiva Abhishek/ Shingaar/ Chalisa/ Astuti/Bhog 7:30 PM Sandhya Aarti Engagement Ceremony $101 $151 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Archana/Darshan Mundan Sanskar $101 $151 11:30 AM Prabhat / Morning Aarti Nakshatra Shanti $101 $151 Tuesday 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Archana / Darshan 6:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa path / Puja / Bhajans Navagrah Shanti $101 $151 7:30 PM Sandhya Aarti / Hanuman ji Aarti / Mahaprasadam Namkaran Sanskar $101 $151 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Archana/Darshan 11:30 AM Prabhat / Morning Aarti Ramayan/Sunder Kand Arambh Pooja $101 $151 Wednesday 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Sandhya Puja / Aarti Sahasranamam Pooja for any Deity $51 N/A 7:30 PM Sandhya Aarti 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Archana/Darshan Shradhdha and Tarpan $50 $100 11:30 AM Prabhat / Morning Aarti Satya Narayana Pooja $101 $151 Thursday 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Archana/Darshan/Aarti 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Shri Saibaba Bhajans and Aarti Upanayan / Yagnyopaveet Sanskar $151 $201 7:30 PM Sandhya Aarti / Sai Baba Aarti / Mahaprasadam Vahan Pooja $21 NA 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Archana/Darshan 11:30 AM Prabhat / Morning Aarti Vidya Arambh Saraswati Pooja $51 $101 Friday 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Archana/Darshan/Aarti Wedding (Wedding Day only) $251 $351 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Laxmi Kumkum/Archana 7:30 PM Sandhya Aarti Wedding Mandap (max. 3 days) $301 $301 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Archana/Darshan Services involving 2 hrs 1-way travel or N/A $501 11:30 AM Prabhat / Morning Aarti overnight stay Saturday 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Vishnu Sahasranaam Funeral N/A No Charge 7:30 PM Sandhya Aarti Kent Hindu Temple 25748 101st Ave SE, Kent, WA 98030 | KentHinduTemple.org | (425) 413-8900 January - 2015

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Chaturdashi Amavasya Tharpanam Akam Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NIRJALA EKADASHI MEMORIAL DAY Dashami Dvadashi Saptami Ashtami Navami Hasta Pradosham Kent Hindu Temple 25748 101st Ave SE, Kent, WA 98030 | KentHinduTemple.org | (425) 413-8900 June - 2015

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Simha Sankranti NAGA PANCHAMI Tulasidas Jayanti Dwitiya Chaturthi Shashthi Saptami Purnima Dvadashi Yajur Upakarma 23 24 25 26 Trayodashi 27 Chaturdashi 28 Vaikhansa Jayanti 29 Pradosham Satyanarayana Puja Pavitra Ekadashi SATYANARAYAN PUJA/KATHA Navami Navami Dashami ONAM VARALAKSHMI VRATAM RAKSHA BANDHAN Kent Hindu Temple 25748 101st Ave SE, Kent, WA 98030 | KentHinduTemple.org | (425) 413-8900 September - 2015

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DURGA ASTHAMI MAHA NAVAMI Dvadashi Shashthi Saptami DUSSEHRA Pasankusa Ekadashi Pradosham

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Chaturthi Panchami Shashthi Saptami Ashtami Navami Dashmi

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Amrut, Shubh and Labh are favorable Choghadiyas. Chal is an intermediate Choghadiya. Udveg, Rog and Kal are unfa- vorable Choghadiyas.

There are seven types of Choghadiyas. Each day is divided into two time periods :- Day time - The period from sunrise to sunset *Guru PushyaAmrit Yoga **Ravi PushyaAmrit Yoga Night time - The period from sunset to sunrise. Each period contains eight Chaughadiyas. To calculate the duration of each Chaugh- Date Day From Till adiyas, divide the respective time periods by eight. Thus, in each period any one of the seven different types of Chaughadiyas will 6 January Tuesday 11.16 Sunrise occur twice. The sequence of daytime and night-timeChaughadiyas varies for each day. However, for each day, the sequence is 7 January Wednesday Sunrise 13.46 the same. That is, the sequence for Monday is different to that for Tuesday, which in turn is different to that for Wednesday, etc. 2 February Monday 18.02 Sunrise But, the sequence for each Monday is the same, as it is for each Tuesday, etc. Thus, to determine a good time to commence im- 3 February Tuesday Sunrise 20.31 portant works, check the time period between which such work can be initiated and select a favorable Choghadiya within that 1 March Sunday** 23.54 Sunrise specified time period. All Choghadiya starts with Sunrise timings. We have provided Sunrise times for Kent, WA on another page. 2 March Monday Sunrise 26.33 (02.33 - 3 March) Choghadiya For Day And Night 29 March Sunday** 06.09 Sunrise 30 March Monday Sunrise 08.44 Day Choghadiyas 25 April Saturday 13.39 Sunrise Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 26 April Sunday** Sunrise 15.53 22 May Friday 22.14 Sunrise Udveg Amrut Rog Labh Shubh Chal Kal 23 May Saturday Sunrise 24.02 Chal Kal Udveg Amrut Rog Labh Shubh 19 June Friday 06.57 Sunrise Labh Shubh Chal Kal Udveg Amrut Rog 20 June Saturday Sunrise 08.30 Amrut Rog Labh Shubh Chal Kal Udveg 16 July Thursday* 14.48 Sunrise 17 July Friday Sunrise 19.24 Kal Udveg Amrut Rog Labh Shubh Chal 12 August Wednesday 21.22 Sunrise Shubh Chal Kal Udveg Amrut Rog Labh 13 August Thursday* Sunrise 23.13 Rog Labh Shubh Chal Kal Udveg Amrut 8 September Tuesday 27.04 Sunrise Udveg Amrut Rog Labh Shubh Chal Kal 9 September Wednesday Sunrise 29.06 (5.06 - 10 Sept) 6 October Tuesday 09.01 Sunrise 7 October Wednesday Sunrise 10.57 Night Choghadiyas 2 November Monday 16.24 Sunrise Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 3 November Tuesday Sunrise 10.52 29 November Sunday** 25.31 Sunrise Shubh Chal Kal Udveg Amrut Rog Labh 30 November Monday Sunrise 26.22 (02.22 - 1 Dec) Amrut Rog Labh Shubh Chal Kal Udveg 27 December Sunday** 11.19 Sunrise Chal Kal Udveg Amrut Rog Labh Shubh 28 December Monday Sunrise 19.48 Rog Labh Shubh Chal Kal Udveg Amrut Guru Pushya Amrit Yoga is an excellent day to worship the Goddess of wealth, Lakshmi. Reason behind Kal Udveg Amrut Rog Labh Shubh Chal is the belief that she was born on PushyaAmrit Yoga. For all those who are waiting for that auspicious time when they can initiate a new venture or invest their money in gold, PushyaAmrit Yoga in 2015 is the Labh Shubh Chal Kal Udveg Amrut Rog ideal day. Pushya Amrit Yoga is extremely fruitful to undertake new endeavors, take the right decisions, Udveg Amrut Rog Labh Shubh Chal Kal execute financial plans and indulge in buying and selling of new things. Once you have started anything under PushyaAmrit Yoga. To gain maximum benefits from religious and spiritual activities including any Shubh Chal Kal Udveg Amrut Rog Labh Puja, Havan, or religious ceremony, organizing it in Pushya Amrit Yoga will help you for all the right reasons. Kent Hindu Temple Saptarishi Secret Rivers Char Dham Atri Ganga Badrinath Temple Bharadvaja Yamuna Ramanathaswamy Temple Gautama Sarasvati Dwarakadheesh Temple Jagannath Temple Jamadagni Godavari Kashyapa Kaveri Vashista Narmada list of chiranjeevi’s Vishwamitra Kshipra Ashwasthama King Bali 4 shankaracharya peethas Sage Vyasa Vedanta Gyana Peetha, Sringeri Veer Hanuman ji (South India) Govardhana Peetha in Jagannath Vibhishan Puri (Orissa) Kripacharya Kalika Peetha, Dwaraka (Gujarat) Shri Parshuram Jyotih Peetha, Badarikashrama (Uttarakhand/Uttaranchal) Moortisthapana Dear Devotee,

VISION OF SDTCC • To preserve and protect the rich Hindu Cultural & Heritage in our present and future generations. • To practice, promote, and teach the Sanatan Dharma and Hindu way of life. • To provide social services to the community including counseling and non-emergency medical services The SDTCC currently conducts religious celebrations on all major religious festivals like Diwali, Durga Puja, Nrisimha Jayanthi, Krishna Jan- mashtami, Ganapati Mahotsav, Maha Shivaratri, Ram Navami and Navartri. It also organizes individually sponsored events like Durga Maa Jaagran, Akhand Ramayan Paath, and Shri Satyanarayan Pooja/Katha etc.

Donation Appeal In order to successfully sustain our mission of preserving, protecting and promoting Hindu culture & the Sanatan Dharma, the temple moved from a location with several limitations in Maple Valley to a location more centrally located in Kent in 2013. The new location has a building with more 15000 sq. feet of space, which includes a bigger prayer hall which can accommodate lot more number of devotees; a fully equipped indoor kitchen and mahaprasadam serving/eating areas; larger parking lot; and better access to various bus routes and major highways. There is a lot of space, which is currently being used as such but needs to be renovated in the future, for various social and cultural activities like Clas- sical Dancing, music lessons, language education, yoga, and spiritual learning development activities. This kind of a center is required to firmly ground ourselves and our future generations in Hindu values which are very easy to loose track of in this fast paced materialistic world. Our temple is a place, which stands as a lighthouse showing us the path to the Hindu way of life.

Having said that, it is our moral and social responsibility to extend our full support to those who have already taken the “sankalp” to uphold these values. We request everyone to donate generously to the Temple Building Fund, which will help us to pay off our current mortgage loan of $450,000. Paying off the mortgage will help take the temple to the next level, which will lead to improvements, which can be enjoyed by all devotees in the coming years. This is your temple so please contribute with “Tan, Man and Dhan” to fulfill your “samaj rin”. Lets make a resolu- tion to achieve the goal of paying off the mortgage in the year 2015. No amount is too small. Please lets come together as a community and pay off the mortgage. When we are financially stable, growth in all other aspects is possible and can herald exciting changes. To DONATE and for additional information, please contact the temple treasurer, Sh. Kul Bhushan Garg at 253.677.2323 or at [email protected]

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