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Lord Jagannatha Q Q Q Q Q ARCHANA p p Lord Jagannatha q q q q q Volume 28 May 2011 Number 2 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. 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Shakuntla Kalia 214-441-3227 Sharad Sevak 972-255-7270 Sincerely Sudesh Sharma 972-279-4134 Swati Pandit 817-267-0264 Bhasy Nair Vinod Kumar 817-366-0641 Bhasy Nair (President) Vinubhai Soni 817-453-1376 3 4 D/FW HINDU TEMPLE SOCIETY “EKTA MANDIR” CORDIALLY INVITES YOU, YOUR FAMILY, AND FRIENDS TO JOIN Lecture on "Sunderkand ki sundarta- beauty and mysticism of Sunderkand " & YOGA/MEDITATION WORKSHOP for Arthritis, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Weight Management BY ACHARYA VIJAYJI Tuesday May 31st to Sunday June 5th PROGRAM TUESDAY: 7:45 PM TO 9:30 PM - SECRET OF SUCCESS THRU HANUMAN CHALLISA WEDNESDAY : 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - YOGA WORKSHOP THURSDAY/FRIDAY: 7:45 PM - 9:30 PM - LECTURE ON SUNDERKAND SATURDAY: 10:30 AM -12:00 PM - LECTURE ON SUNDERKAND SUNDAY: 10:30 TO 11:45 AM - CONCLUDING LECTURE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXAS INDO-AMERICAN PHYSICIANS SOCIETY (T.I.P.S.) And THE DFW HINDU TEMPLE SOCIETY Invite you to the 16th ANNUAL HEALTH AWARENESS & SCREENING FAIR Celebration of Cancer Survivor’s day Sunday, June 5th, 2011 (7: 45 am – 12 noon) DFW Hindu Temple Cultural Hall 1605 N Britain Road, Irving TX 75061. Tel # 972-445-3111 REGISTRATION 7:45 am HEALTH SCREENING 8:30 am - 12:00 noon • Blood Test* • Pap Smear (Cervical Cancer)* $25.00 o Metabolic Profile/ CBC/ • Peripheral Artery Disease $5.00 Cholesterol $15.00 • EKG* $25.00 Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) $10.00 o • Nutritional Counseling Free o Thyroid function (TSH) $10.00 o Hemoglobin A1C $10.00 • Eye Exam/Hear Test Free • Dental Screening- Free (Adult & Children) • Urine Test (Kidneys)* $5.00 • Asthma Screening Free Obesity (BMI) screening and counseling, Blood Pressure Check, Bone Marrow Donor Registry Enrolment for Free Mammogram for low income, uninsured or underinsured patients by the Asian Breast Health Outreach Project Satsang Sabha in the presence of H.H.108 Bhavi Acharya Shree Shree Nrigendraprasadji Maharaj (Vadtal) & Holy Saints On Friday, June 10th, 2011, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Cultural Hall, D/FW Hindu Temple, 1605 Britain Road, Irving, TX 75061 5 6 D/FW HINDU TEMPLE SOCIETY “Ekta Mandir” Cordially invites you, your family, and friends to Dallas, Texas Satsang 7 D/FW HINDU TEMPLE SOCIETY , “ Ekta Mandir ” , Cordially invites you, your family, and friends to join us for THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL EVENTS Vat Savitri Vrat Monday, June 13th, 2011 Puja @ 7:45 PM Ends on Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 Puja @ 7:45 PM Devshayani (Ashadhi) Jaya Parvati Vrat Begins Ekadashi Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 Vitthala Abhishek Puja @ 6:30 PM Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 10:30 AM Ends on Sunday, July 17th, 2011 Puja @ 6:30 PM Guru Purnima Dattatreya Abhishek On Thursday, July 14th, 2011 @ 11:00 am Satyanarayan Puja @ 6:00 pm Gita Homam On Saturday, July 16th, 2011 @ 8:45 am Varalakshmi Vratam On Friday, August 5th, 2011 @ 7:15 pm On Friday, August 12th, 2011 @ 6:00 pm Aadi pooram(Andal Thayar) Saturday, August 6th, 2011 Balaji & Andal Abhishek @ 10:00 am Friday, August 12th, 2011 Satyanarayan Puja @ 6:00 pm Raksha Bandhan @ 7:45 pm Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 KEVDA TEEJ (Haritalika Vratam) @ 5:00 pm Swarna Gowri Vratam @ 6:30 pm Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 8 Gowri Puja Celebration @ 9:00 am 9 INAUGURAL CEREMONY PICTURES OF MULTI PURPOSE FACILITY BY MAYOR HERBERT A.
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