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Volume 31 February 2014 Number 1 D/FW HinduD/FW Temple Hindu Society “Ekta Mandir” Website: www.dfwhindutemple.org 1605 N. Britain Road, Irving TX 75061 Telephone: Metro (972) 445-3111, Fax: (972) 445-3100

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 154246 Irving, TX 75015-4246 Temple Hours Mon – Fri: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM & 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM Sat & Sun: 9:00 AM to 8:30 PM; Aarati: 12 Noon and 7:30 PM, Daily 9 Monthly Events 9 Every 6:00 PM Satyanarayan /Katha Every Pradosh 6:30 PM Puja & Abhishekam Every Shashti 6:30 PM Murugan Abhishekam Every Chaturthi 6:30 PM Abhishekam Every Tuesday 7:45 PM Chalisa Patham Every Saturday 8:30 AM Balaji Suprabhatam & Sahasranama First Wednesday 10:30 AM Vitthala Abhishekam & Puja First Friday 10:00 AM Mahalakshmi Abhishekam First Friday 6:30 PM Abhishek BY Ilangai Thamizhar Group First Saturday 3:30 PM Amrit Vaani First Sunday 4:00 PM Puja- Group Second Saturday 10:00 AM Balaji Abhishekam (Andal /Chakratalwar ) Second Sunday 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM Arya Samaj Havan Third Thursday 10:00 AM Dattatreya Paduka Abhishek Third Friday 8:45 PM Durga Jagarta Third Saturday 4:00 PM Gita Reading-Gita Sanskar Third Saturday 6:30 PM Ayyappa Abhishekam & Puja Third Sunday 4:00 PM Gayatri Puja Fourth Friday 7:00 PM Naadha/Nrtya Upaasanaa ( with 15 Mins Break for aarati) Fourth Saturday 4:00 PM Sunder Kand Path Fourth Sunday 3:30 PM Arya Samaj Havan

GENERAL BODY MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA ON PAGE 19.

Dear Devotees,

Namaste, I wish all of you a very happy and prosperous 2014.† I have been honored to be selected as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees for the current year.† By the grace of Mahalakshmi, blessings from all of you as well as with the help and cooperation of our Board of Trustees and Executive Committee, I hope that I will be able to fulfill this great responsibility bestowed upon me. † You probably noticed that last year, our temple management has done a spectacular job of operating our great organization smoothly and bringing a record number of devotees from various communities. This year we are looking forward to even more participation from the community.† Like previous year, I am anticipating of celebrating numerous special and big events this year. † We beseech Mahalakshmi to guide us in all our sincere endeavors and lead us in the right direction. †With Best Wishes, Indira Konda Chairperson,† Board of Trustees 2 D/FW Society Message from the President Management Darsanam no didrksunam dehi bhagavatarcitam Rupam priyatamam svanam sarvendriya-gunanjanam Board of Trustees Chairman Indira Konda 469-272-9967 Namaskar Dear Devotees, Secretary First of all let me offer my humble pranams to Goddess Mahalakshmi Tushar Basu 817-354-6068 for giving me the†health and opportunity to serve the humanity. It is an honor and blessing to be the new president of our Mandir. I am humbled Members by this responsibility and†will put†forward†my best efforts to serve the temple and our community. I will strive to follow in†the footsteps of my Damini Singh 214-755-3931 predecessors and work with† EC/BOT members as a team to make all Dilip Shah 972-307-0407 our events successful. On January 1st, we started with Ganesh Homam, Abhishekam,† Dr. N. K. Monga 214-368-8563 Alankaram and Sahasranamarchana and it was a very successful event. Hari Patro 972-333-8000 A huge crowd waited patiently†in long lines throughout the day to have Jagannath Rao 972-782-2666 Dharshan in the Temple . On Jan 11th, we conducted the very holy Vaikunta Kanti Wani 817-608-0244 following the pattern of puja conducted in the major temples Sandhya Patel 972-506-9141 of including the Balaji Temple at Tirupathi. S.P. Murthy 817-267-5505 celebration was the next major event†. Vidya Vikas children had the opportunity to worship Goddess , who is the embodiment of intellect and wisdom.† Bhishma Ekadashi has been observed to mark Executive Committee the day when Bhishma, a hero of ,†gave up his mortal body after the†war at †Kurukshetra. . President We are planning to conduct several new Spiritual, Cultural, and Omana Nair 972-444-0662 events this year in addition to the ones specified in the Temple Calendar . , the festival of colors, will be celebrated with great Pomp and Vice President (I) Show with dry colors as devotees rejoice welcoming the spring season. Swati Pandit 817-267-0264 Inside the cultural hall, we will be hosting Anand Bazaar where people may take a break and relax with a wonderful variety of†food, drinks and Vice President (II) entertainment. /Guddi Padva will be celebrated on March 31st as it Kishor Fruitwala 972-234-1211 is the New Yearís day†for†some parts of India . Chaitri † with Raas Garba† is from April 1st though April 8th and Durgashatami Havan Treasurer on April 7th. The very colorful †Kavadi festival for Lord Kumara†will be Rajyalakshmi Rao 817-488-4850 held on April 12th. We will also be conducting Sri Ramanavami and Baisakhi and Makarasankranti in April.† April 14th marks the New Yearís Joint Treasurer day for some other†regions of India . Shiva Sahasra linga shodasa Kusum Masters 817-265-0115 aavarana puja will be conducted from April 17th to 20th.† It is our great fortune that Her Holiness Sri Karunamayee Ma will participate in this Secretary function. Swati Tripathy 940-368-3698 Our General Body meeting is scheduled for 23 March at 1:00 pm and I would like to stress the importance of your participation in it to discuss various issues pertaining to our temple.† Our temple has grown tremendously due to the tireless contribution of hundreds of selfless Committee Members volunteers and with your continued financial support. We have added †new facilities for our children and continue to modernize the existing Ananda Murthy Kuchibhotla 817-656-8386 structures. Our Vidya Vikas program is well respected in the community Anil Sabnis 972-304-0715 and the Volunteer Teachers are second to none.†† You can obtain Annapurna Nehru 214-274-5291 information about all activities in the Temple by calling 972-445-3111 Ashwin Kalia 817-329-4920 and visiting our website at www.dfwhindutemole.org. Kindly get your Bharat Patel 214-893-4139 free copy of our Temple Calendar so that you can see all the planned Bhagwan Reddy 972-455-8073 events this year.Please feel free to contact me or any member of our Dilip Yadev 972-315-3339 management with any suggestions for the improvement of the temple. Indiraben Shah 972-283-7955 †On behalf of our entire management team in the Executive Committee Kundan Sharma 972-279-4134 and the Board of Trustees, I wish you all a wonderful, healthy and Mahalakshmi Sivakumar 972-814-4800 prosperous . May the blessings of Lord Ayyappa always be Mukesh Wani 817-845-8100 with all of us and our families. Prakash Ranka 972-717-3830 Pradeep Desai 972-393-9175 Prasanna Panicker 469-682-4704 Sincerely, Rajneesh Gupta 972-370-9493 Revathi Srinath 972-387-9248 Omana Nair Satyanarayana Bodla 817-571-4626 Shakuntala Kalia 214-441-3227 Omana Nair Parikh 972-298-2011 President, D/FW Hindu Temple Society 3 4 5 D/FW HINDU TEMPLE SOCIETY 8 “Ekta Mandir” 8 Cordially Invites You, Your Family & Friends to celebrate Maha-Mrityunjaya Homam

Sunday, March 2nd, 2014 8:30am-10:30am

Purandara Dasa Day

Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 9:00 am. - 5:00 pm

Durga Jagran

April 4th, 2014 at 8:30 pm

Kavadi Celebration Saturday, April 12th, 2014 10:00 AM 4 9 Kavadi Puja & Parikrama 8:30 am Subramanya/ Abhishekam 9:30 am-10:30 am Alankar,Archana, 10:30 am-noon Mahamangal Aarati Noon

Thyagaraja Aradhana

Sunday, April 13, 2014 8:30 am - 11:30 am

6 D/FW HINDU TEMPLE SOCIETY m “Ekta Mandir” m Cordially Invites You, Your Family & Friends to celebrate Tamil/ New Year Monday, April 14th, 2014 Ganesh Abhishek 10:00am Panchanga Pathanam 6:30pm Jagannath Puja 7:00pm Ayyappa Puja 7:45pm Jayanti Puja Saturday, April 26th, 2014 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Ashtottara-shata Parayan (Chanting of Hanuman Chalisa 108 times) Saturday,†April 26th, 2014 Vallabhacharya Pragatya Mahotsav Celebration

Sunday, April 27th, 2014 at 10:00 am

Akshaya Tritiya Thursday, May 1st, 2014 Dattatreya Abhishek @ 10:45 am Narsimha Jayanti Tuesday May 13th, 2014 @ 9:30 a.m. 7 8 D/FW HINDU TEMPLE SOCIETY “Ekta Mandir” Cordially Invites you, Your Friends and Family To

Ram-Navami, Sita-Ram Kalyanam, Akhand Ramayan &

Program Sponsorship Saturday, April 5th, 2014 * Maha-Yajman ___ $501 • Akhand Begins at 9:00 am * Sunday, April 6th, 2014 * Mahaprasad ____ $301 • Akhand Ramayana Ends at 10:00 am, followed by * • Bhajans, Aarati at Noon & Mahaprasad * Yajman ______$251 Tuesday, APRIL 8th, 2014 * • Ram-navami Puja: 10:30 am * Ram Parivar Puja__ $101 • Shri Ram Janma & Jhula: 12 Noon * • Sita-Ram Kalyanam: 7:00 pm * Sita-Ram Kalyanam_ $101 Sunday, April 13th, 2014 * • Ram-navami Celebration: Bhajans, Abhishekam * Abhishekam ____ $51 Tuesday, April, 15th, 2014 * • Hanuman Jayanti Puja @ 8:00pm * Archana______$31 ______

Event Chairs: Kundan Sharma, Kishor Fruitwala, Annapurna Nehru

______1605, N.Britain Rd, Irving 75061 For more information Call 972-445-3111 Website: dfwhindutemple.org 9 D/FW HINDU TEMPLE SOCIETY “Ekta Mandir” Cordially Invites you, Your Friends and Family To SHIVA SAHASRA LINGA PUJA MAHOTSAVAM ON April 17th, April 18th, April 19th & April 20th, 2014. PROGRAM

th Thursday, April 17

6.30 pm† Temple Aarati 6:45-9:00 pm Aavaahana Puja †

Friday, April 18th

6:30 pm Temple Aarati†† 6:45 pm Mahanyaasam††Japam & Puja

Saturday, April 19TH

8.30 am† Ekadashini Japam and Abhishekam 12.30pm Mahamangala Aarathi Sunday, April 20th

8.30 am† Rudra Homam and Vasordhara †††††††††††††† Kalasha-abhishekam ††††††††††††† †Alankaram and Archana 12:30pm Shiva Aarati Temple Aarati Maprasad will be served after Aarati SPONSOR Mukhya Yajman $501 Yajman $301 Mahaprasad $301 Abhishekam $101 Archana $31 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT D/FW HINDU TEMPLE @972-445-3111. FAX-972-445-3100 10 1605 N BRITAIN ROAD IRVING TX 75061.www.Dfwhindutemple.org Dear Devotees,

D/FW Hindu Temple Society ñ Ekta Mandir is pleased to announce the release of our new website, designed with a†fresh†new look and†user-friendly†navigation, updated with the latest information about our events and services.

The updated event pages contain information about new and upcoming events. You can now find elaborate information about†, our†Deities, Membership, the various volunteers serving on the Temple committees all under the same roof.

You will be able to review the†Archana magazine†online, see latest event photos, watch the related videos and read the most updated news/announcements.

One of our main goals was to build a user-friendly and simple to navigate site and make Temple information accessible to you†whenever and wherever. The new design allows the users to quickly find the contents that are most important.

We hope that you will enjoy browsing our new site, finding more options and information each time, and that it will be yet another tool for strengthening our†commitment†to serving the community.

We will continue to enhance, improve and update the website on regular basis. Please take a moment to fill out the Website Feedback form at the bottom of any page to let us know how we can make the website even better for you. Regards, Temple Web Committee

Dear devotees,

Many† people from different faiths have shown interest in getting to know more about our religion and our Temple. So we at the temple, have a program that gives them a tour of the temple, meditation hall and the temple campus. The visit includes a short presentation on Hinduism. We introduce them to basic tenets and principles, how our religion differs from others, misconceptions about our religion etc. and answer their questions to the best of our knowledge.†

We have had visits from many different schools, churches, universities from as far as Arkansas, synagogues, chaplains from hospitals and a lot of individual college students and teachers. We have had visitors as many as 100 or more in a group.†

We welcome all who would like to know more about our Temple, religion or culture.

Non Hindu view of life I am the body. When I was born, I was given this soul. Hindu view of life I am the Atma (soul), when I was born, I was given this body

11 This mantra is taken from Rudram, which is a hymn to Lord Shiva. It is also called ëmrtyunjaya mantraí. 10:00 AM 4 9 ‘ Èy?Mbk< yjamhe sug/iNx< pu?iò/vxR?nm!, %/vaR/é/kim?vb/NxnaNm&Tyae?muR]Iy ma=m& tašt!.

trya×mbakaà yajämahe sugaÞndhià pu×ñöi-Þvardha×nam| uÞrväÞruÞkami×va-baÞndhanän-må tyo×rmukñéya mä’må tä÷t||

Translation: We offer our worship to the fragrant, three eyed Lord Shiva who confers ever- increasing prosperity. Please liberate us from the bondage of death like the watermelon (effortlessly separates from the vine); do not (let us turn away) from immortality (liberation).

ÖadzJyaeitilR¼Smr[m! dvädaça-jyotirliìga-smaraëam

saEraò+e saemnaw< c ïIzEle mi‘kajuRnm!, %¾iyNya< mhakalm! Aae»armmleñrm!.1. sauräñöre somanäthaà ca çréçaile mallikärjunam | ujjayinyäà mahä-kälam oìkäram-amaleçvaram ||1||

prLya< vE*naw< c faikNya< ÉImz»rm!, setubNxe tu ramez< nagez< daékavne.2. paralyäà vaidya-näthaà ca òäkinyäà bhéma-çaìkaram | setu-bandhe tu rämeçaà nägeçaà därukä-vane ||2||

vara[Sya< tu ivñez< ÈyMbk< gaEtmItqe, ihmalye tu kedar< “&:[eñrm! izvalye.3. väräëasyäà tu viçveçaà tryambakaà gautamé-taöe | himälaye tu kedäraà ghõghåñëeçvaram çivälaye ||3||

@tain JyaeitilR¼ain say<àat> pQeÚr>, sÝjNmk«t< pap< Smr[en ivnZyit.4. etäni jyotirliìgäni säyamprätaù paöhennaraù |

12 13 14 D/FW HINDU TEMPLE SOCIETY 8 “Ekta Mandir” 8 Goddess Mahalakashmi in Bana Shankari Alankaram

Goddess Bana Shankari also known as Shakambari is known to be present in all vegetation.† We pray to her by showing our gratitude to provide balance , prosperity and abundance on earth by maintaining ecological balance.According to scriptures when rains failed for 100 years resulting in severe drought, pleased by the prayers of sages ,Shakambari created all the grains, fruits and vegetables and greens from her own body with her own energy.† This pooja was celebrated at DFW Hindu Temple on January 19th 2014 by decorating the Goddess with vegetables, fruits, greens and grains.††

D/FW HINDU TEMPLE SOCIETY “Ekta Mandir” Cordially Invites You, Your Family & Friends to celebrate Shrinivasa Kalyanam Saturday, May 10th,2014 7:30 AM SUPRABHATAM MELUKOLUPU 8:30 AM VISHNU SAHASRANAMA PARAYANAM, ABHISHEKAM AND ALANKARAM

9:30 AM PROCESSION OF THE DEITIES 10:00 AM KALYANAM

12:45 PM MAHAMANGAL AARATI

1:00PM MAHAPRASADAM

2:00 PM-6:00 PM UNJAL AND & MUSIC. SPONSORSHIP

YAJMAN $1001. PARENTS OF BRIDE/GROOM $501. MAHAPRASAD $301. KALYANAM $101. ABHISHEKAM $51. ARCHANA $21. 15 D/FW Hindu Temple Vidya Vikas Corner

Vidya Vikas 2013-2014 school year got off to an eventful start on Sept 8th, 2013. We have very good registration this school year. 2013 has been a year of activity ñ Vedic Heritage, Saraswathi Murthi Sthapana, Rangoli Competition. Vedic Heritage day - The children of Levels 0, 1 and 2 dressed up in colorful costumes in celebration of on Oct 27, 2012 and paraded in the Assembly Hall. Rangoli competition was held in November. We had overwhelming participation. The children filled the entire Assembly Hall with their colorful art work. Saraswathi Murthi Sthapana - The Vidya Vikas children participated in this event in Nov and sought the blessings of Goddess Saraswathi.

Classes resumed on Jan 5, 2014 after the winter break. We are looking forward to a busy 2014. Vidya Vikas Annual day - Vidya Vikas is working excitedly towards the Vidya Vikas Annual day to be held on Feb 23rd when Vidya Vikas children will take us on a journey through India and Hinduism. We request all to come and enjoy their performance of the Vidya Vikas children and encourage them.

Registration for the 2014-2015 school year will begin 1st week of April. Check out our website www.vidyavikas.dfwhindutemple.org for online Registration starting Apr 2014.

Vidya Vikas offers the following classes for Children and Adults every SUNDAY Religion Classes - for children ages 4 to 18 For ages 5 and above we offer the below mentioned classes Language ClasSES ñ Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu. Other Classes óóóóóóó Tabla, Harmonium, Keyboard, Geeta Chanting, , Dance, ART and SAT Adults Classes ——-—-Yoga, Bhajan, Geeta and Upanishad classes óóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóó——————— ———————————————————————————— D/FW Hindu Temple Youth Group - The Youth Group started the year by decorating their Youth Group Bulletin Board, making it look very Colorful and Attractive. Their first event of the year was the food drive. On day, the Youth shared their joy by doing a good deed at the North Texas Food Bank. This time, it was Bagging APPLES !! Volunteering in NTFB is always a fun experience and we get to do something different each time !!! If you have not had a chance to volunteer at NTFB, look out for the email on this FUN Service opportunity !!! It is time now to start working on our favorite events ñ Car Wash, Anand Bazaar and Mothers Day Picnic and Walkathon. If you are 10 years or older, come check us out at our monthly meeting which is usually the 1st Sunday of the month at the Youth Center. Or send us an email at [email protected]. We would love to have your participation !! 9 16 - V V First day of school Assembly -

Saraswathi Murthi Sthapana Rangoli Competition

Rangoli Competition Youth Group ñ NTFB Volunteering

Youth Group ñ NTFB Volunteering 17 D/FW Hindu Temple Vidya Vikas School Corner In fall 2013, Vidya Vikas added Hindu Leadership Development class for the senior students.† The primary objective of the class is to develop leadership skills through open discussion and debate in the class on a variety of religious topics with conflicting and confusing views by the students.† Each student is encouraged to actively participate and express opinions in a non-competitive environment.† A student moderates each class which will also help him/her develop communication skills.† North Texas Indian Physicians’ Charitable Foundation MEDICAL CLINIC

With the Support of the D/FW Hindu Temple Society CLINIC DATES: 1st AND 3rd SUNDAY ( CLOSED ON LONG WEEKENDS) TIME: 10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM (Registration & Checking) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CALL CLINIC @ 972-870-9500 ON SPECIFIED DAYS. PLACE: 1706 NORTH BRITAIN RD., IRVING, TX. 75061 ( ACROSS FROM D/FW HINDU TEMPLE )

PLEASE TUNE IN

D/FW Hindu Temple Radio Program (Radio Archana) on AM 1110

D/FW Hindu Temple hosts a radio program at 1110 AM every Saturday from 4pm-5pm. In addition to Bhajans, we also give information about the Temple, the Temple activities and upcoming programs celebrated at the temple. Please join us every Saturday from 4-5pm. If any of you would like to sponsor the Radio Program for 30 min or 1 hour to celebrate the birthdays, anniversaries or other special occasions of your dear ones please email: [email protected]. D/FW Temple thanks all those who have sponsored the Radio-Archana program for the past several months. Every Sunday at 12 noon, Temple Aarati LIVE on FM 104.9

Temple greatly appreciates Radio FUNASIA Community involvement and the sponsorship for relay of Temple AARATI LIVE every Sunday at 12:00 Noon. For more information, please call Temple or Radio FUNASIA at 972-235-5555. 18 GENERAL BODY MEETING

As per constitutional requirement, the General Body Meeting of the D/FW Hindu Temple Society is scheduled for Sunday, March 23 , 2014, at 1:00 P.M. in the Youth Center. All Founder, Life, and Regular Members of the Society are requested to attend this meeting. Please consider this a personal invitation. AGENDA

1. Prayer and approval of the minutes of the Annual GB Meeting held on 12-15-2013 2. Welcome by President Omana Nair 3. 2013 Financial and /Audit Report 4. Appointment of external auditor for 2014 5. Discussion on any new Items / Proposals 6. Vote of thanks by Chairman /BOT Indira Konda 7. Adjourn

Sincerely, Omana Nair President, D/FW Hindu Temple Society

Suggested Donations For Priest Services Priestly services are available at the Temple, in your home or your place of business, Please contact the Temple Office at Metro (972) 445-3111 Archana $11.00 Satyanarayana Puja (Private in Temple) $101.00 Archana (Sahasranama) $51.00 Satyanarayana Puja $51.00 Abhishekam (Individual Sponsored) $101.00 Shraaddha-Havan $151.00 Abhishekam (Group Sponsored) $51.00 Shraaddha Tarapan/Hiranya $51.00 Abhishekam (Temple Scheduled) $ 31.00 Thread Ceremony $151.00 Havan (Private Sponsored) $151.00 Upanayana at Home $200.00 Havan (Temple Scheduled $101.00 Vahana Puja $35.00 Hair Offering (Mundan) $51.00 Wedding (In Temple) $401.00* Kalyana Utsavam in Temple $151.00 Wedding (Outside) $501.00** Namkaran (Naming Ceremony) $51.00 Sunday Mahaprasad sponsor $301.00 Outside Metroplex Puja Minimum $301.00 * Includes use of Yajnashala for the duration of wedding. ** One Pre-wedding Puja included. Advance payment required for all pujas outside Temple. Maximum 4 hours for outside pujas, other than weddings. Suggested donations for all puja services performed at home is $151.00 Rates for priest services are subject to change.

FACILITY RENTAL CHARGES CulturalCultural SanskarMultipurpose Bhavan YouthYouth Time YagnashalaYagnasala ClassClass Rooms CenterHall Facility (new) CenterCenter 8:00 am to 4:00 pm $700.00 $500.00 $400.00 $400.00 $40.00 8:00 am to midnight $1,200.00 $900.00 $651 for both per hour 6:00 pm to midnight $900.00 $650.00 These available during Temple Hours only Cleaning Charges $200.00 $100.00 $50.00 $50.00 KitchenKitchen UseUse Charges Cooking $300.00 Kitchen available only with Hall Rental. Warming $150.00 ServiceService chargecharge of of $250.00 $200.00 for forcleaning cleaning mandatory mandatory. CancellationCancellation fees applicable, fees applicable, check with see Manager below for details. 25%25% deposit deposit at atthe the time time of of booking, booking, balance balance One2 weeks Week before before the theuse use of facility of facility, otherwise subject to cancellation updated Sept 2011 CANCELLATION FEES Prior To: 60 days - 10%, 30 days - 15%, 15 days - 20% , 1 - 15 days - No refund, reschedule

updated December 2013 19 Irving, Texas Irving, 75015-4246 8 D/FW Hindu Temple Society 8 P.O.154246 Box “Ekta Mandir” We cordially invite you to the following temple programs (monthly events are on page 2) Day Date Time Events

Saturday Feb 15th 6:00 pm Ayyappa Abhishek Tuesday Feb 18th 6:00 pm Sankathara Chaturthi-Ganesh Abhisek Saturday Feb 22nd 1:00 pm Naadhopaasanaa Wednesday Feb 26th 6:00 pm Pradosham- Shiv Puja Thursday Feb 27th 10 am & 6pm Mahashivratri-Shiv Abhishek & Puja 9:00- Midnight Bhajans Sunday March 2nd 10:00 am Mahashivratri Celebration Thursday March 6th 6:30 pm Shashti Murugan Abhishek Saturday March 6th 9:30 am Balaji Abhishek Saturday March 8th 1:00 pm Naadhopaasanaa Tuesday March 11th 7:45 pm Jagannath Puja Thursday March 13th 6:00 pm Pradosham- Shiv Puja Friday March 14th 10:00 am Karadayar Nombu Saturday March 15th 6:00 pm Ayyappa Abhishek Sunday March 16th 1:00 pm Anand Bazaar Sunday March 16th 6:00 pm Satyanarayana Puja Sunday March 16th 7:00 pm Wednesday March 19th 6:00 pm Sankathara Chaturthi-Ganesh Abhisek Saturday March 22nd 9:00 am Naadhopaasanaa- Day Sunday March 23rd 10:00 am Mahalakshmi Jayanti Friday March 28th 6:00 pm Pradosham- Shiv Puja Sunday March 30th 3:00 pm Shrinathji Aradhana Monday March 31st 10:00 am Ugadi/ Balaji/Vitthala Abhishek 6:30 pm Ugadi Puja- Panchanga Shravanam Friday April 4th 6:30 pm Shashti Murugan Abhishek Friday April 4th 8:30 pm Durga Jagran Saturday April 5th 3:00 pm 108 Kundi Durga Havan Saturday April 5th 8:30 pm Garba/Raas Saturday April 5th 9:00 am Akhand Ramayan begins Sunday April 6th 10:00 am Akhand Ramayan ends Monday April 7th 3:00 pm Durgashtami Havan Tuesday April 8th 10:00 am Ramnavami- Ram Janma & Jhula 7:00 pm Ram- Sita Kalyanam Saturday April 12th 8:30am Kavadi 9:30 am Balaji Abhishek 6:00 pm Pradosham- Shiv Puja Sunday April 13th 10:00 am Ramnavami Celebration- Aradhana Monday April 14th 10:00 am Ganesh Abhishek Tamil/Kerala/Oriya New Year 6:30 pm Panchanga Pathanam 7:00 pm Jagannath Puja 7:45 pm Vishu Ayyappa Puja Tuesday April 15th 6:00 pm Satyanarayan Puja 8:00 pm Hanuman Jayanti Puja Thurs-Sun April 17-20 Sri Shiva Shodasa Sahasralinga Puja Friday April 18th 6:00 pm Ganesh Abhishek Saturday April 19th 6:00 pm Ayyappa Abhishek Sunday April 20th 9:30 am Gayatri Havan Saturday April 26th 6:00 pm Pradosham- Shiv Puja Sunday April 27th 10:00 am Vallabhacharya Pragatya Mahotsav Thursday May 1st 6:30 pm Jagannath Puja Friday May 2nd 10:45 am Dattatreya Abhishek Sunday May 3rd 6:30 pm Shashti Murugan Abhishek Saturday May 10th 7:30 am Shrinivasa Kalyanam 2:00 pm Naadhopaasanaa Sunday May 11th 6:00 pm Pradosham- Shiv Puja Tuesday May 13th 9:30 am Narsimha Jayanti Wednesday May 14th 6:00 pm Satyanarayana Puja 7:00 pm Jagannath Puja

Saturday May 17th 6:00 pm Sankathara Chaturthi-Ganesh Abhisek

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Permit No. 217 No. Permit Non-Profit Org Non-Profit 6:00 pm Ayyappa Abhishek ,Teaxas Irving Saturday May 24th 9:00 am Naadhopaasanaa 9:00 am Naadhopaasanaa Sunday May 25th 6:00 pm Pradosham Shiv Puja For Information Please call Temple at 972-445-3111 For event details, fliers and temple calendar please visit our web-site at dfwhindutemple.org