Triad Hindu Temple)  Decision Was Taken to Perform Themed Pujas for Each Month

Monies designated as a Temple Fund was initiated Physical Address: A temple task committee was appointed to execute plans toward a permanent facility. Hindu Society of North Carolina (Triad Hindu Temple) Decision was taken to perform themed pujas for each month. 2424 Huffine Mill Rd, McLeansville, NC 27301 1986 The first of many programs were organized towards raising funds for a permanent facility. Mailing Address: 1989 PO Box 4643 Greensboro, NC 27404 On August 29th five acres of land was purchased as the permanent location for the cultural Phone: (336) 621-5848 center at 2424 Huffine Mill Road. Website www.triadhindutemple.org Email: [email protected] 1993 HSNC constitution was revised and incorporated in the State of NC and Guilford County. Temple Schedule Bhoomi puja was performed at the new site. Sundays 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and open on special events until full time priest arrives. Temple will be open daily when full time priest arrives (details will be updated on temple website) 1994 Ground Breaking ceremony and Havan was performed. About HSNC (Triad Hindu Temple) 1995 For many years, prayer meetings were held at people’s homes, community halls and even motel rooms! The 2400 sq. ft. building at a cost of $112,500 was completed with a loan. It took the drive, dedication and commitment of many people to buy this land and build this Center. A Stage was constructed to facilitate pujas. Thanks to their generosity, we now have a place to call our own. This is our society and our community. On September 9th the Cultural Center was officially opened. An overnight Akhand Ramayan It is now up to each and every one of us to build upon this to preserve and perpetuate our heritage. Paat was organized. “When we channel individual strength together, we will have a strong The BOD and general body increased membership dues from $25 to $150. society, a society our next generation will be proud of and ready to take over” HSNC served its first dinner to the homeless at the Urban Ministry (More below) The HSNC has been the stage for several Music programs and spiritual discourses over the past years. 1997 More importantly it has been a stage for the children of the Hindu community to showcase and hone Construction of a gravel parking lot was completed. their many talents. Since 2009, HSNC is also known as Triad Hindu Temple. Public address system was installed. HSNC mission is to serve the Hindu Community and promote Hindu Culture through religious, social and 1998 educational activities. Regularly scheduled events include puja, bhajans, balvihar, children’s programs, The initial loan was paid off. Veda class, celebration of festivals, community services, Urban Ministry services and teen outreach A Taste of India, a cook book by community members was printed for fund raising. programs, For further details, please visit Temple website www.triadhindutemple.org 2001 The present parking lot was completed. HSNC list of Major Milestones Achieved 2003 02/11/1979 Outstanding Volunteer Service Award was awarded by the State of North Carolina to HSNC for Under the leadership of a few Visionaries, the Hindu Society of NC, North Central region was founded. its involvement with the Urban Ministry of Greensboro. The Merrick Hall of North Carolina A&T State University was the stage for this momentous decision. 2004 This non-profit society had as its objectives, the holding of Hindu and allied religious activities and the HSNC celebrated its Silver Jubilee. 2006 teaching of Hindu philosophy. Kitchen was renovated and a new children's playground was installed. 1980 2008 Constitution of Hindu Society of North Carolina, North Carolina Central Region was adopted. HSNC’s main hall receives a facelift with marble altar and new carpets. A resolution to build a temple by the Board of Directors (BOD) adopted 2009 1981 Acquisition of seven marble Vigrahas The General Body passes the resolution to build a temple August 29-30 – Triad Hindu Temple - Pratishtha Mahotsav The very first newsletter was introduced 2010 BOD unanimously decided to raise funds for permanent facility and a pledge form was Inaugural Nadopasana Event created for this purpose. Renovation of Office and addition of storage area 1983 Decision to hire fulltime priest A proposal to acquire a place of worship was passed. 2011 A Religious Library was established. Priest search, selection of full-time priest and visa sponsorship underway 1984 Inaugural Fundraising Banquet The first production of the Sunday school, Shiva Sati Play, was presented to the community. Temple Site purification ceremony during Diwali 1985 Calendar Explanation ॐ वक्रतुं ड महाकाय कोटिसूययसमप्रभ टिटवयघ्िुं क रु मे देव सवयकायेष सवयदा॥ local Sunset and Sunrise. If Chaturthi is not prevailing during that period then take the second day. वटिष्ठ॥ यटममि ् पक्षे यत्र काले येि दृग्गटितै啍यम।् दृ�यते तेि पक्षेि क यायटिथ्याटदटििय म॥् For example, if one Tithi is observed at moonrise in India it may or may not exist during moonrise on the भामकराचायय॥ यात्राटववाहोत्सवजातकादौ खेिैैः मफ िैरेवफलमफ ित्वम।् मयात्प्रो楍यते तेि िभश्चरािा ुं मफ िटक्रया दृग्गटितै啍यकृ द्या॥ same day in a different part of the world. If you are in America then it will be observed on previous day or the We are pleased to release the 2012 calendar based on Hindu dharma shastra and drika siddhanta. This next day if you are in Japan, Fiji, Australia and other countries. For example if a total lunar eclipse is visible calendar is specially prepared for the Greensboro, NC, and it may not be applicable in other parts of the in India at 5:00 AM it will happen on the previous day in the USA. For these reasons Indian Panchangam you world. All time presented here is adjusted for Daylight Saving Time. bring from India cannot be used outside of India. People usually align the Hindu festivals with the English dates based on the Indian calendar. They think that nd Uttarayana / Dakshinayana: The season occur based on earth’s position around the Sun. This is due to if an Indian calendar says “Janmasthami” on a certain date, say September 2 2010, then it will appear as Earth’s tilt of 23.45 degrees. The Earth circles around Sun with this tilt. When the tilt is facing the Sun we get September 2nd everywhere in the world. The USA is 10:30 to 15:30 hours behind India, so some people will rd summer and when the tilt is away from the Sun we get winter. Because of this tilt it seems like the Sun travels think it will also come the next day in the USA, i.e. September 3 2010. They also argue that their family north and south of the equator. The Uttarayana is the Sun appearing to move north. The Dakshinayana is the priest in India has told them to celebrate on this particular date and according to him the Indian calendar will Sun appearing to move towards South. This causes rise to seaons and dependent on equinoxes and solstices. apply to all places in the world. This is a completely wrong assumption. If the Earth was flat then you can use Indian calendar everywhere as sunrise sunset will happen all places equally. We won’t have any timezones There is a common misconception that Makar Samkranti is the Uttarayana. This is because at one point in and the world will have only one timezone. Surya Siddhanta, Maharishi Vashistha, Bhaskaracharya taught time Sayana and Nirayana Zodiac were same. Every year equinoxes slides by 50 seconds due to precision of us to prepare the panchangam based on the longitude, latitude of the place you live for these reasons you equinoxes, giving birth to Ayanamsha and causing Makar Samkranti to slide further. As a result if you think cannot bring a calendar from India and use abroad. Makar Samkranti is uttarayana then as it is sliding it will come in June after 9000 years. However Makar Samkranti still holds importance in our rituals as a Samkranti. All Drika Panchanga makers will use the The English date and changes at midnight; whereas the Hindu date (or Tithi) and day does not change at position of the tropical Sun to determine Uttarayana and Dakshinayana. Hence January 14th isn’t Uttarayana. midnight. Hindu day changes at Sunrise. All days are from one Sunrise to another Sunrise. Sunday will start Actual Uttarayana occurs on December 21st/22nd of every year. For more details please visit at one Sunrise and end at the next Sunrise.The Hindu date – the Tithi changes depending on the position of http://www.mypanchang.com or write to [email protected]. the Sun and Moon. It can change anytime between two Sunrises. That is to say that if Prathama Tithi ends today at 23:02 it does not mean that Dwitiya Tithi will end tomorrow at the same time. It can end at 18:00, About myPanchang.com: myPanchang.com is the leading panchang maker providing the most accurate 18:09 or later. panchagam in English and various Indian languages and panchangam for over more than 394 cities all over the world based on highly accurate driga ganitha or thiruganitha. Most temples in the world rely on Tithi: In the lunar calendar the Moon takes a month for each revolution around the Earth. The lunar myPanchang.com for accurate Panchang data and festival observance times. 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