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Austin Hindu Temple & Community Center 9801 Decker Lake Rd., Austin Texas, 78724 Web: www.austinhindutemple.org Email: [email protected] Phone: 512-927-0000 Goal Donation towards the General Fund for temple operations Directed Donation towards any specific activity or event The goal of Austin Hindu Temple is to promote and practice ideals of Hinduism and Hindu Religion through Worship, Education and Teaching. How to donate: Donations can be made by cash/check/credit cards/PayPal. For In Kind Donations/ Important News Update Company Matching donations/Stock donations please contact The Treasurer at Austin Hindu Temple has completed the Priest quarters project successfully. We have [email protected] For any questions or suggestions on Fund Six quarters. Three for the use of the Priests, one for the use of our manager and two Raising, please contact [email protected] to be used as educational classrooms and for future priest use Pooja Sponsorship Ganesh Temple Ornamentation will be completed by May 2011and the AHT has weekly & monthly Poojas, Abhishekam programs; please refer the last page Shikara Pratishta and Kumbabhishekam are planned in May 2011. for thedetailed schedule of our monthly, weekly poojas. Devotees are encouraged to Main Temple layout planning and fundraising activities are progressing well. sponsor for these events on yearly basis at the nominal cost of S 251.00. On the We have raised about $300,000 this year towards the Main Temple and need pooja/abhishekam day, priests will perform sankalpam in the name of devotee and to raise an additional $350,000 before Ground Breaking Ceremony. Ground perform the pooja/abhishekam. For example, if a devotee chooses to sponsor for Breaking Ceremony is planned for May 2011. For more information on Ganapathi Abhishekam, every Sunday morning, Abhishekam will be done to Lord sponsorships for the Main Temple please email to Ganesha in devotee’s name for the next one year. [email protected] or contact the Front Desk at 512-927- 0000. Gurukulam New AHT educational classes (Gurukulam) begin on January 14th. These Kid’s Weekend School for Knowledge and Dharma classes are for children ages 5 to 12 years. Gurukulam classes will cover (A division of Austin Hindu Temple and Community Center) different aspects of Dharma, including spiritual practices such as Yoga. If you Austin Hindu Temple will be starting Gurukulam, the educational wing of AHTCC would like to register or volunteer, Please email beginning January, 2011 in AHT Campus. Gurukulum will offer classes which cover [email protected] or call 927-0000. different aspects of Dharma, including spiritual practices such as Yoga, in an age Temple Timings appropriate manner. The school is primarily aimed children in the age group 5-12 years. The Gurukulum will follow a graded and a diverse curriculum that meets the Weekdays requirements of children (from ages 5-12 yrs) to grow up as a good citizen. The 9:00AM - 12:00 Noon; 5:30PM - 8:30PM medium of instruction will be English in the classes. The students will be encouraged Weekends and Holidays to learn spiritual vocabulary from languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil and other 9:00AM - 8:30 PM Indian languages. Classes will be held from Jan-June 2011 & from Aug-Nov 2011 with a summer break and possible special sessions during the summer. For more Donations information, please contact the Admissions Coordinator or Austin Hindu Temple Your Temple growth depends upon the generous donations that you make. We are representative @ email: [email protected] or Tel: 512.927.0000 very thankful to our generous donors who helped this temple a reality. We request the community to support the Austin Hindu Temple by continue donating generously Daily Temple Schedule for the following: 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Suprabhatham, Panchayatana sahita Arathi Ganesh Mandir Sikhara Pratistha/Alankarana & Balabhogam 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Archana to the Dieties Yearly Abhishekams for a specific deity 11:00 AM -11:45 AM Maadhyanhika Aradhana & Arathi Donation in honor/memory of 5:30 PM - 7:20 PM Archana for devotees Donation on the occasion of a special day of a family member 7:30 PM - 8:15 PM Sayamkala Aradhana, Arathi & Shayanavidhi May donate towards the Prasadam during weekend program Austin Hindu Temple & Community Center Amavasyant 9801 Decker Lake Rd., Austin Texas, 78724 Web: www.austinhindutemple.org Email: [email protected] Phone: 512-927-0000 Calendar Navagraha Mantras Priest Information Mantra for surrya (Sun) Pt. Krishna Kumar Sripada Pundit Krishna Kumar Sripada joined AHT family in Feb-2007. He hails from a OM japākusumasaṁkāśaṁ kāśyapeyaṁ mahadyutim | family of priests in Andra Pradesh, India. Punditji speaks fluent Hindi, Telugu, Sanskrit and English. He was teaching Vedas and Sanskrit in the tamo'riṁ sarvapāpaghnaṁ praṇato'smi divākaram || Maharishi Mahesh Yogi University for few years. He has over 12 years of experience in performing of various vidhis and prathisthanas at various temples in many countries. Prior to joining us he was the Head Priest at the Mantra for Chandra (Moon) Hindu Mandir in Montreal Canada. His religious training includes Krishna OM dadhiśaṅkhatuṣārābhaṁ kśīrodārṇavasaṁbhavamh | Yajur Vedam (Krama Pathi), Jyothisham (Astrology) Panchadasha Karmas namāmi śaśinaṁ somaṁ śambhormukuṭabhūṣaṇam || etc. His expertise are Prathistana, Veda Parayana, Sanskrit teaching, discourses in Hindi (Explaining scriptures and teaching) and performing the Mantra for Mangal (Mars) regular and special events at the temple and at devotees. Sripadaji’s wife Smt. Jyoti likes to volunteer at the temple, helping the priests. They are OM dharaṇīgarbhasaṁbhūtaṁ vidyutkāntisamaprabham | blessed with a 2 year old son. He can be reached at kumāraṁ śaktihastaṁ ca maṅgalaṁ praṇamāmyaham || 3|| Email : [email protected] Phone: (512) 939-0086 Mantra for Budh (Mercury) OM priyaṅgukalikāśyāmaṁ rūpeṇāpratimaṁ budham | Pt. K.R.P. Varadharajan Pundit Ranganathan Varadharajanji joined AHT in Oct-2008. He comes from an Orthodox Vaisnava Brahmin family. Before coming to west, saumyaṁ saumyaguṇopetaṁ taṁ budhaṁ praṇamāmyaham || Varadharajanji served as Rigveda Adhyapakar for four years in Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Veda Vidya Peetha at Nerul, Mubai. Mantra for Guru, Brihaspati (Jupiter) Varadharajanji has extensive education and training lasting over 12 years in Raja Veda Kavya Patasala at Kumbakonam and Tirupathi Veda Patasala. OM devānāṁ ca ṛṣīṇāṁ ca guruṁ kāñcanasaṁnibham | Even he is specialized in Vaisnava traditions, he is quite knowledgeable with buddhibhūtaṁ trilokeśaṁ taṁ namāmi bṛhaspatim || Shaiva and other traditions. With his very pleasing personality, Mantra for Sukra, Shukra (Venus) Varadharajanji has earned many admirers during his stay in Austin. He speaks fluent Telugu, Hindi and some English. Varadharajan is married to OM himakundamṛṇālābhaṁ daityānāṁ paramaṁ gurum | Smt. Vaisnavi, he can be reached at: Email : [email protected] sarvaśāstrapravaktāraṁ bhārgavaṁ praṇamāmyaham || Phone : (512) 705-4440 Mantra for Sani, Shani (Saturn) OM nīlāṁjanasamābhāsaṁ raviputraṁ yamāgrajam | Pt. Kameswara Sharma Sriman Kameswara Sharmaji joined AHT family in Nov-2010. Prior he served in similar capacity in the Hindu Temple of Arizona and Iowa for over 3 years. chāyāmārtaṇḍasaṁbhūtaṁ taṁ namāmi śanaiścaram || Kameswaraji hails from a family of Vedic pundits in Rajmahendry, Andra Pradesh, India. At a young age of nine he joined the local veda pathasala. Mantra for Rahu After five years, he moved to Srisailam Sankar Veda Pathasala, Vedapalli, OM ardhakāyaṁ mahāvīryaṁ candrādityavimardanam | where he studied Krishna Yajurveda, Smartha (karmakandas) traditions for four more years. After completing his education he moved to Nagpur, siṁhikāgarbhasaṁbhūtaṁ taṁ rāhuṁ praṇamāmyaham || Maharastra where he practiced all karmakandas under the guidance of his Guru Srinivas Gopal Murthy. He also worked in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Mantra for Ketu Before coming to USA in 2007. Kameswaraji is proficient in English, Hindi OM palāśapuṣpasaṁkāśaṁ tārakāgrahamastakam | and Telegu (mother tongue). With his gentle demeanor and friendly smile, Kameswaraji has already won many hearts. He can be reached at Email : raudraṁ raudrātmakaṁ ghoraṁ taṁ ketuṁ praṇamāmyaham || [email protected] Phone: (512) 466-1789 Calendar Austin Hindu Temple & Community Center Amavasyant 9801 Decker Lake Rd., Austin Texas, 78724 Explanation Web: www.austinhindutemple.org Email: [email protected] Phone: 512-927-0000 Calendar ॥ - ॥ Uttarayana / Dakshinayana: The season occurs based on tropical Sun (without ayanamsha). ॥ ॥ This is due to Earth’s tilt of 23.45 degrees. The Earth circles around Sun with this tilt. When the tilt is facing the Sun we get summer and when the tilt is away from the Sun we get winter. Because of this tilt ॥ ॥ it seems like the Sun travels north and south of the equator. This motion of the Sun is called Uttarayana We are pleased to release the 2011 calendar based on Hindu dharma shastra and drika siddhanta. This – The Sun is moving towards North and Dakshinayana the Sun is moving towards South. This motion calendar is specially prepared for the Greater Austin area (using longitudes and latitudes, timezone, of the Sun moving towards the north is called Uttarayana. When it is moving towards the south it is daylight saving time related to Austin, TX), and it may not be applicable in other parts of the world. All called