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Mandir Vani Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of the Rockies 8375 S Mandir Vani Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of the Rockies 8375 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton, CO 80128 (Tax ID: 84-1301209) www.hindutempleofcolorado.org 303-948-9693 email:[email protected] The mission of the Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of the Rockies (HTCC) is to provide a forum for religious worship and celebrations, and for cultural, religious, and spiritual develop- ment activities based on Hindu / Vedic / Sanatan - Dharma traditions. Editorial Board K. C. Upadhyay (Priest) Prabhakara Rao (Editor) Reva Nayar (President) Maha Shiva Ratri Celebration on 19 Feb 2012 Please Donate Generously Volume 16 No. 1 1 April 2012 Mandir Vani Page 1 President’s Page Dear Devotees: Please accept Greetings from the Board of Trustees and Blessings from Acharya ji and Pandit ji for you and your families . I am pleased to report to you that, the existing Hindu Temple is progressing well and that we have made major strides towards our Goal of starting the construction of a New Hindu Temple in year 2012. The credit for this goes to you all, who have opened up your hearts and pockets in driving us closer to our dream. Events: The year started off with Ganesh Pooja on January 01, 2012. About 300 devotees attended. This was followed by Navgraha Pooja on Sunday, January 08, 2012 with about 200-250 devotees participating. Again we feel fortunate and grateful to have a very dedicated Indian community in Denver, who respond promptly and generously to our repeated requests to donate. We have dedicated volunteers and commu- nity who are willing to serve our great temple with a divine blessings. We request and seek your con- tinuous support for festivities and development at the temple. Please support by sponsoring Sunday Puja's and all major events for the year 2012. We have plans to initiate programs to bring community together, including spiritual, educational and cultural activities. New Hindu Temple: We have been working hard for groundbreaking event of New Hindu Temple this year of a two-story 15000 -16000 square feet, big enough to seat 350-400 devotees. The estimated project cost is $2.5 Million and our goal is to raise $1.25 Million by April 2012. With that in mind we are pleased to report the following: We have presently $955,000 in hand and with commitments of $250,000 by April of 2012, we will have $1.2 Million. We now need $45,000 to reach that goal. We are planning on a Fund Raising drive be- tween now and April of $1,000 per family. So if we can have 45 families come forward and donate that amount we would have made our goal. We are confident that we will achieve our goal. The reality and success of New Hindu Temple depends on you. Our spirit to make this project success is on and we will explore every viable and feasible option to make the project successful. On behalf of Board of trustees, we thank everyone for their dedication and generosity. Acharya ji and Pan- dit ji have worked very hard to support the fund raising effort. May God Bless you all. Here are some details of how we reached where we are from October, 2011 when we started fund raising drive to present : We have hundreds of dedicated devotes who have donated $1000 -$5000 in 2011. 1. Vishnu and Eileen Saran donated $100,000 for construction of the New Temple. 2. Received $25,000 from Lakshmi and Raj Mrig with commitment to receive $65,000 more, divided in next 3 Quarters of 2012. With their $10,000 donation in the past, it will make a total of $100,000. This donation will be dedicated to their father late Mr. CR Mrig, for a school in the New Hindu Temple. 3. Received $25,000 from Chaman and Aruna Malhotra with commitment of another $25,000 at ground breaking. With $50,000 already given, this will make their total donation of $100,000. 4. Received $ 25,000 Inder Mathur and commitment of another $25,000 at ground breaking. With $50,000 already given, this will make their total donation of $100,000. This donation is dedicated to his Volume 15 No.1 1 April 2012 Mandir Vani Page 2 late wife Madhu Mathur, for a library in her name. 5. Received from Inder and Reva Nayar $50,000. With their past donations , the amount exceeds well over $100,000. 6 . Received $25,000 from Deepak and Jyoti Malhotra. With commitment to donate another $35,000. With their past donations. this will make their donation of $100,000. 7. An anonymous Donor has committed $25,000 at Ground Breaking. 8. Received $10,000 from Rajesh and Chapla Agarwal. 9. Received $10,000 from Deepak and Rita Bhasin. 10. Bookanakere and Padma Niranjan has donated shares of Stock valued at over $20,000. More accomplishments: 1. We have implemented Quick Book System for our Income and Disbursements (Credits and Debits) and streamlining our Book Keeping. This will greatly help in tracking Finances as we deal with larger numbers. 2. We our updating our Address lists so that we are current in our communication to you all. Please do send us your address, e-mail and phone numbers if we do not have the latest one. Please experience the joy of giving and it will give you lots of happiness in return. With grateful appreciation, Sincerely, Reva Nayar ************************************ Treasurer’s Report (Jan to Dec 2011) - Satish Kumar, Treasurer Month Income Expense Major Celebrations Jan 13,586.55 14,782.12 New Year Ganesha Puja Feb 13,278.27 11,255.16 Mar 13,746.09 14,314.29 Maha Shivaratri Apr 7,933.82 14,095.27 Sri Rama Navami May 14,489.77 9,687.66 Jun 15,264.03 15,062.71 Graduation Puja Jul 15,477.67 15,842.68 Aug 17,387.05 13,295.07 Krishna Janmastami Sep 15,186.05 15,215.90 Ganesh Chauturthi Oct 18,293.55 13,262.14 Maha Chandi Havan & Diwali Nov 13,931.88 15,368.83 Diwali Celebration Dec 14,802.23 15,720.70 Total $173,376.96 $167,902.53 Current Temple Fund $ 40,848.24 New Temple Fund $862,864.73 Total $903,712.97 ********************************************** Volume 16 No. 1 1 April 2012 Mandir Vani Page 3 Recent Celebrations at HTCC - Madhu Mahajan We are excited to inform you that several major holidays were celebrated in the month of January. The New Year celebration started with Ganapati Pooja , once again Ram Vaithianathan and his family sponsored the pooja. On first Sunday of the year Nava Graha pooja was performed, sponsored by Reva and Inder Nayar. Both events have become a great tradition at the Hindu Temple; a significant number of people attended the events. Sev- eral community members opened their wallets and donated generously. Maha Shiv Ratri was celebrated on February 19th; several poojas of Rudrabhishekam were performed during the day and in the evening. Sudhir Verma and family sponsored Lord Shiv Pooja. Special tribute to Lord Shiva was given by a continuous recital of Rudra Ashtaadhyaay from 10 PM till midnight. Thanks to all the sponsors, participants and volunteers who support the Hindu Temple and make each event successful and memorable. Heartfelt gratitude to HTCC priests who work very hard and serve the com- munity with a blissful smile. Upcoming Events: Sri Rama Navami Celebration (March 31st and April 1st) Preparations for a big celebration of Shri Ram Navami are on its way. Once again, we are working hard to make this event a grand success. We invite you to join in the 16 th annual celebration of Shri Ram Navami on March 31st and April1st. The program will begin on Saturday at 10 AM with the Akhand Paath (continuous recital) of Sri Ram Charit Maanas and conclude on the next day at 11 AM, followed by Bhajans and Sri Ram birth- day celebrations. For more details, please see the attached flyer. Please See Attached Ram Navami Flyer for Details **************************************************************** New Temple Fund Raising Goal and Status - Rajesh Agarwal We are overwhelmed to share with you that, with God and Goddess grace, the much needed first phase of fund-raising is almost achieved. To refresh you, our two-phase fund-raising plan was to raise $2.5 Million, total anticipated funds needed for the construction of new facility for our Hindu Temple. The first phase was to raise $1.25 Million by December 31 st , 2011 to start the construction project. It is THIS VERY MILESTONE that is almost achieved. Specifically, we currently have $955,000 cash in new temple construction account and $250,000 in couple of pledges to be donated by sometime in April this year. This leaves us with a short-fall of $45,000 and we are very positive that by the time we see you all at the Hindu Temple to celebrate Ram Navami on March 31 st and April 1 st , 2012, with the grace of the Lord Ram, we would have collected this balance from you the devotees and supporters in the com- munity. Having achieved that first phase, our next and immediate goal is to raise the remainder $1.25 Million as the second phase of the fund-raising which would achieve our goal of completion of the project possibly by end of 2013. At this point, we will be looking for the devotees and supports who want to sponsor several aspects of the second-phase of the construction. Some examples are: different items to finish prayer hall, deities sponsorship, landscaping, mechanical work, other essential facilities, etc.; to name few.
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