OF WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN SCHEDULED EVENTS MONTH DATE DAY TIME SERVICE PROGRAM February 1 TUESDAY 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM Chalisa Paath Paath, Sundarkaand Katha, & ; Prasad February 2 WEDNESDAY AMAVASYA Laxmi Narayana Pooja February 3 THURSDAY 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Sai Baba Group Bhajans, Reading & Arti; Followed by Prasad February 4 FRIDAY 8:00 PM Santoshi Mata Arti Service February 5 SATURDAY Serva Pooja SPECIAL Hindu Temple Program on TV - 1:00 PM Every first Saturday of the month. ANNOUNCEMENT: Please watch Hindu Temple on TV special on Pillars of Hindu (Hindu Dharma Ke Stambh) Hindu Temple Program within the series Tenets of Hinduism hosted by Dr. Rajesh Mehra and Dr. Satish Misra. This year, the theme is “Our Temples, Priests and Saints”, as they are indeed the guiding lights of on TV: February 5, 2011 our Dharma. The broadcast schedule is as follows: Saturday 1pm For more information, participation or contribution, please call Vippan Chopra at 202-369-2946. The show airs on the MHz Network COMCAST Channels 271 or 272; RCN Channels 30 or 35; COX Channels 470 or 475 VERIZON FIOS Channels 451 or 456; DIRECTV SATELLITE Channels 2183/972 DISH NETWORK SATELLITE Channels 8077/8084; DIGITAL BROADCAST (OVER THE AIR/OTA) Channels 30.1 30.2. Please support your temple. Thank you.

February 5 SATURDAY 9:00 am to 10:30 am Jain Pooja February 6 SUNDAY 8 AM to 10 AM Classes February 6 SUNDAY 9.00 AM to 10:30 AM Jain Pooja SPECIAL Hindu Temple on JOGADARSHAN - Internet TV - Every first Sunday of tthe month ANNOUNCEMENT: JOGADARSHAN is an educational and philosophical internet TV program of Jagannath Hindu Temple Program Organization for Global Awareness (JOGA). The weekly internet TV program is broadcast as follows: Please see the live TV program by following the JOGADARSHAN link. on Internet TV For program information and for joining Q&A session please send your questions to: Broadcast on February [email protected] 6, Sunday 10am to 11 10:00-10:10 AM - Bhajans by Hindu temple devotees am 10:10 - Discourse by Dr. Ramanand Dwivedi followed by Q&A Sunday February 6 - Jhulelal Hindu Temple - Sindhi Community of WMA Monthly - Jhulelal Sai Prayer Offering Sai Monthly Service 4 pm to Everyone is welcome to attend and participate in bhajans, reading and arti service, followed by Prasad. 5 pm Contact Ravi [email protected]. February 6 SUNDAY 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Hari & Ramayan Katha Katha, bhajans, Evening; Prasad & Priti Bhoj February 6 SUNDAY 5:30 PM to 6.30 PM Bal Gokulam http://www.hindutemplemd.org/docs/Final_MD_Balagokulam_Flyer.jpg February 7 MONDAY Shiv Pooja

1 of 3 HINDU TEMPLE OF WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN SCHEDULED EVENTS MONTH DATE DAY TIME SERVICE PROGRAM SPECIAL SERVICE VASANT PANCHANMI - & HANUMAN CHALISA -- Come and join Pandit Pitamber Dutt Sharma and Tuesday February 8 Shastri Ram Kumar - Participate in religious discourse & Arti Followed by Prasad & Priti Bhoj; festival (also called spring festival) is dedicated to Saraswati the Goddess of learning as it is also her birthday. It is 7.30 PM to 9: 30 PM believed that goddess Saraswati endows human beings with the powers of speech, wisdom and learning. Special VASANT PANCHANMI -poojas are performed this day, floral offerings are made and books and study materials are placed before Goddess. SARASWATI follows Yellow colour is given special importance on this day. It is believed that those who wear yellow clothes on that day will be blessed by Goddess as, Saraswati was dressed in yellow garments and worshipped (with , Havan etc.) on that HANUMAN Chalisa day. The most significant aspect of this day is that children are taught their first words on this day, for it is considered an auspicious day to begin how to read and write

February 9 WEDNESDAY Laxmi Narayana Pooja February 10 THURSDAY 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Sai Baba Group Bhajans, Reading & Arti; Followed by Prasad February 11 FRIDAY 8:00 PM Santoshi Mata Arti Service February 12 SATURDAY SANKRANTI (Kumbha) Serva Deva Pooja February 12 SATURDAY 9:00 am to 10:30 am Jain Pooja February 12 SATURDAY 9:00 am to 10:30 am Jain Pooja February 12 SUNDAY February 13 SUNDAY 8 AM to 10 AM Yoga Classes February 13 SUNDAY 9.00 AM to 10:30 AM Jain Pooja Sunday February 13 Trinidad Every Other Sunday of the Month - Trinidad Hindu Group (10 am to noon ) -- In English & Hindi - Sing Hindu Group Service bhajans , Participate in religious discourse & Arti with Pandit Bhisham Followed by Prasad & Priti Bhoj

February 13 SUNDAY 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Hari & Ramayan Katha Katha, bhajans, Kirtan Evening; Prasad & Priti Bhoj February 14 MONDAY EKADASHI (Jayaa) Shiv Pooja February 15 TUESDAY 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM Hanuman Chalisa Paath Paath, Sundarkaand Katha, Bhajans & Arti; Prasad February 16 WEDNESDAY Laxmi Narayana Pooja February 17 THURSDAY 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Sai Baba Group Bhajans, Reading & Arti; Followed by Prasad February 18 FRIDAY PURNIMA February 18 FRIDAY 8:00 PM Santoshi Mata Arti Service Arti February 19 SATURDAY Serva Deva Pooja February 19 SATURDAY 9.00 AM to 10:30 AM Jain Pooja RESCHEDULED FROM Saturday, February 19, 2011 JOGA Monthly , Kirtan TO FEBRUARY 26, 2011 evening following Sundarkaand-- February 20 SUNDAY 8 AM to 10 AM Yoga Classes February 20 SUNDAY 9.00 AM to 10:30 AM Jain Pooja February 20 SUNDAY 5:30 PM to 6.30 PM Bal Gokulam http://www.hindutemplemd.org/docs/Final_MD_Balagokulam_Flyer.jpg

2 of 3 HINDU TEMPLE OF WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN SCHEDULED EVENTS MONTH DATE DAY TIME SERVICE PROGRAM Sunday February POOJA & KATHA by Pandit Pitamber Dutt & Shastri Ram Kumar, Satyanarayana Pooja: Individuals and families who would like to do Satyanarayna pooja, please contact Pandit Pitamber Dutt Ji and Ramkumar 20 Satyanarya Shastri Ji at the Hindu Temple 301-445-2165, 301-434-1000. The Satyanarayana Pooja is usually done on Pooja & Katha 5pm the Purnima day of every month (the day of the full moon) or a Sankranti. It can also be performed on any day for any reason. It is also done on special occasions and during times of achievements as an offering of to 7 pm gratitude to the Lord. These occasions include marriage, graduation, new job, and the purchase of a new home to name a few. In addition, it is said that a devotional performance of this Pooja will bear children to couples trying to start a family. prashad & priti Bhoj

February 21 MONDAY Shiv Pooja February 22 TUESDAY 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM Hanuman Chalisa Paath Paath, Sundarkaand Katha, Bhajans & Arti; Prasad February 23 WEDNESDAY Laxmi Narayana Pooja February 24 THURSDAY 8:00 PM TO 9:00 PM Sai Baba Group Bhajans, Reading & Arti; Followed by Prasad February 25 FRIDAY 8:00 PM Santoshi Mata Arti Service February 26 SATURDAY 9.00 AM to 10:30 AM Jain Pooja Saturday February 26 Monthly Sundarkaand Paath Service - (Last Saturday of each Month) 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM - By Ramanand Ji -- MONTHLY SERVICE - Sundarkaand Reading , Katha, Bhajan Kirtan & Arti, Followed by Prasad and Priti Bhoj Saturday, February 26 JOGA Jagannath Organization for Global Awareness (JOGA) 7 PM TO 9 PM -- Bhajan, Kirtan, Monthly Bhajan, Kirtan Religious Discourse, Arti - Followed by priti bhoj ( Please note change in date from February 19 )

February 27 SUNDAY 8 AM to 10 AM Yoga Classes February 27 SUNDAY 9.00 AM to 10:30 AM Jain Pooja Sunday February 27 Trinidad Every Other Sunday of the Month - Trinidad Hindu Group (10 am to noon ) -- In English & Hindi - Sing Hindu Group Service bhajans , Participate in religious discourse & Arti with Pandit Bhisham Followed by Prasad & Priti Bhoj February 27 SUNDAY 5:30 PM to 6.30 PM Bal Gokulam http://www.hindutemplemd.org/docs/Final_MD_Balagokulam_Flyer.jpg February 27 SUNDAY 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Hari & Katha Katha, bhajans, Kirtan Evening; Prasad & Priti Bhoj February 28 MONDAY EKADASHI (Vijayaa) Shiv Pooja

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