THE OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON 10001 RIGGS ROAD, ADELPHI, MD 20783 PHONE #s 301-445-2165, 301-434-1000; http://www.hindutemplemd.org; E-mail: [email protected] January 2016 Scheduled Events Month Date Day Time Event Description Please Join Us for Hindu Temple's Annual New Year's Eve and New Year's Day Celebrations with AKHAND PAATH Members of the Board & Hindu Temple cordially invite everyone January 31, 2015, 9 am to January 1, 2016, 1 pm 24 Hours Non-Stop Reading of the Ramayana ((Bala Kaand, Ayodhya Kaand , Aaranya Kaand, Kishkinda Kaand, Sundar Kaand, Lanka Kaand, and Uttar Kaand) Poojas & Recitaton by: Pitamber Dutt Sharma, Nalinanand Giri, Ram Kumar Shastri, Starting at January 31, 2015 at 9 am: Akhand Jyoti, Swasti Vachaan, Kalash Pooja, Serva Pooja, Ram Darbaar Pooja, Ramayan Pooja & Ramayan Reading January 1, 2016 - Complete Ramayana Reading with Swami Nalinanand Giri, Melodious , , Priti Bhoj served after the service on January 1, 2016 To Sponsor Kalash Pooja, Ramayana Paath, Priti Bhoj & Volunteer; Please Contact: Pandits Pitamber Dutt Sharma & Ram Shastri Ji: (301)-445-2165; (301)-434-1000

January 1 FRIDAY 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM AMRITWANIT SATSANG & PAATH By Swami Nalinanand Giri - Chaleese Diwas Yagya continues January 1 FRIDAY 8:00 PM Santoshi Mata Arti Service January 2 SATURDAY 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM Serv Deva Pooja Halloween January 2 SATURDAY 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM Classes January 2 SATURDAY 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Jain Pooja January 2 SATURDAY 10:00 AM to 11.30 AM Shri Amritwani Paath & Satsan January 2 SATURDAY 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Community Service January 3 SUNDAY 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM Yoga Classes January 3 SUNDAY 9.00 AM to 10:00 AM Jain Pooja SUNDAY January 3, 2016 - 5 pm to 7 pm - With Pitamber Dutt Sharma & Ram Kumar Shastri - Bhajans, Kirtan, Katha - Priti Bhoj Served January 4 MONDAY Shiv Pooja January 5 TUESDAY 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Chalisa & Sunderkaand Paath

1 of 4 January 2016 Scheduled Events Month Date Day Time Event Description January 6 WEDNESDAY Laxmi Narayana Pooja January 7 THURSDAY Pradosha January 7 THURSDAY 7:00 PM TO 9:00 PM Sai Baba Group - Bhajans & Arti; Prasad January 8 FRIDAY 8:00 PM Santoshi Mata Arti January 9 SATURDAY Amavasya January 9 SATURDAY 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM Yoga Classes January 9 SATURDAY 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Jain Pooja January 9 SATURDAY 10:00 AM to 11.30 AM Shri Amritwani Paath & Satsan January 9 SATURDAY 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Community Service January 10 SUNDAY 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM Yoga Classes January 10 SUNDAY 9.00 AM to 10:00 AM Jain Pooja SUNDAY January 10, 2016 - 5 pm to 7 pm - With Pandit Pitamber Dutt Sharma & Ram Kumar Shastri - Bhajans, Kirtan, Katha - Priti Bhoj Served January 11 MONDAY Shiv Pooja January 12 TUESDAY 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa & Sunderkaand Paath January 13 WEDNESDAY Laxmi Narayana Pooja January 13 WEDNESDAY 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM LOHRI/LODI marks the culmination of Lodi- The Bonfire Ritual & Song & Dance: This is prayer to , winter, and is celebrated on the 13th the fire god, to bless the land with abundance and prosperity. You are welcome to day of January in the month of Paush People circle around () the bonfire and throw puffed rice, bring your offering and or Magh, a day before Makar popcorn and other munchies into the fire. shouting "Aadar aye . For Punjabis, more than dilather jaye" (May honor come and poverty vanish!), and sing prasad for this event. just a festival, Lohri is also an popular folk songs and dance around the bonfire. The prasad example of a way of life. Lohri comprises five main items: til, gajak, jaggery, peanuts, and popcorn. celebrates fertility and the spark of LODI - A Festival of spreading love and happiness & Harvest of life. People gather around the happiness and dancing Bhangra around bonfire. The tribals start bonfires, throw sweets, puffed rice their New Year from the day of Sankranti by dancing and feasting and popcorn into the flames, sing around bonfires. Rice and til remain the two important ingredients popular songs and exchange of this festival. Sesame has a hot potency and its use in sweets is greetings. An extremely auspicious supposed to be good for health in winter. Further, til being soft, its day, Lohri marks the sun's entry in to exchange means exchange of love and tender feelings the 'Makar Rashi' (northern hemisphere) January 14 THURSDAY 7:00 PM TO 9:00 PM Sai Baba Group - Bhajans & Arti; Prasad

2 of 4 January 2016 Scheduled Events Month Date Day Time Event Description January 14 THURSDAY 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM is celebrated Makar Sankranti also marks the northward throughout India as a harvest festival. You are welcome to apparent migration of the sun or , literally It is a way of giving thanks to the meaning northward journey of Sun. To , the bring Khichiri prasasd elements of nature that help man. This is the period when the winter Sun stands for knowledge, spiritual light and / or distribute rice and recedes, paving the way for the wisdom. Makar Sankranti signifies that we should lentils for Uttarayana summer. turn away from the darkness of delusion in which we live, and begin to enjoy a new life with bright Sankranti light within us to shine brighter and brighter. We should gradually begin to grow in purity, wisdom, and knowledge, even as the Sun does from the Day of Makar Sankranti. January 15 FRIDAY 8:00 PM Santoshi Mata Arti January 16 SATURDAY 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM Yoga Classes January 16 SATURDAY 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Jain Pooja January 16 SATURDAY 10:00 AM to 11.30 AM Shri Amritwani Paath & Satsan January 16 SATURDAY 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Community Service January 17 SUNDAY 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM Yoga Classes January 17 SUNDAY 9.00 AM to 10:00 AM Jain Pooja SPECIAL SERVICE - Every Other Sunday of the Month - Trinidad Hindu Group (10 AM to noon ) Sing bhajans , Sunday, January 17 Participate in religious discourse & Arti Followed by Prasad & Priti Bhoj SUNDAY January 17, 2016 - 5 pm to 7 pm - With Pandit Pitamber Dutt Sharma & Ram Kumar Shastri - Bhajans, Kirtan, Katha - Priti Bhoj Served

January 18 MONDAY Shiv Pooja January 19 TUESDAY 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa & Sunderkaand Paath January 20 WEDNESDAY Laxmi Narayana Pooja January 21 THURSDAY Pradosha January 21 THURSDAY 7:00 PM TO 9:00 PM Sai Baba Group - Bhajans & Arti; Prasad January 22 FRIDAY 8:00 PM Santoshi Mata Arti January 23 SATURDAY 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM Yoga Classes January 23 SATURDAY Purnima January 23 SATURDAY 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Jain Pooja January 23 SATURDAY 10:00 AM to 11.30 AM Shri Amritwani Paath & Satsan January 23 SATURDAY 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Community Service January 24 SUNDAY 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM Yoga Classes January 24 SUNDAY 9.00 AM to 10:00 AM Jain Pooja SUNDAY January 24, 2016 - 5 pm to 7 pm - With Pandit Pitamber Dutt Sharma & Ram Kumar Shastri - Bhajans, Kirtan, Katha - Priti Bhoj Served

3 of 4 January 2016 Scheduled Events Month Date Day Time Event Description January 25 MONDAY Shiv Pooja January 26 TUESDAY REPUBLIC DAY - INDIA January 26 TUESDAY 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa & Sunderkaand Paath

January 27 WEDNESDAY Laxmi Narayana Pooja January 28 THURSDAY 7:00 PM TO 9:00 PM Sai Baba Group - Bhajans & Arti; Prasad January 29 FRIDAY 8:00 PM Santoshi Mata Arti January 30 SATURDAY SWAMI VIVEKANANAD JAYANTI January 30 SATURDAY 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM Yoga Classes January 30 SATURDAY 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Jain Pooja January 30 SATURDAY 10:00 AM to 11.30 AM Shri Amritwani Paath & Satsan January 30 SATURDAY 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Community Service SPECIAL MONTHLY SERVICE - Saturday, Sundarkaand Paath Service - Reading , January 31, 2016 Katha, Kirtan & Arti, with Pandit Pitamber Dutt Sharma, Shastri Ram Kumar, 4:00 PM TO 6:00 PM Ramanand Ji, and Hindu Temple Devotees- Followed by Prasad and Priti Bhoj - Everyone is welcome! January 31 SUNDAY 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM Yoga Classes January 31 SUNDAY 9.00 AM to 10:00 AM Jain Pooja SPECIAL SERVICE - Every Other Sunday of the Month - Trinidad Hindu Group (10 AM to noon ) Sing bhajans , Sunday, January 31 Participate in religious discourse & Arti Followed by Prasad & Priti Bhoj SUNDAY SERVICE, January 31, 2016 - 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Bhajan Sandhya - Celebrate Lord's Glory - open singing time for devotees Followed by Bhajans, Katha, Arti with Pandit Pitamber Dutt Sharma & Ram Kumar Shastri- Priti Bhoj Served

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