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Surati Farsan Mart SURATI FARSAN MART WE SHIP NATIONWIDE 11814 186TH ST, ARTESIA, CA 90701 (562) 860 2310 9494 BLACKMOUTAIN RD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92126 FRESH SWEETS (858) 549 7280 FRESH SNACKS SINCE 1986 ORDER ONLINE SURATIFARSAN.COM Leuva Patidar Samaj of USA 716 Sweet Water Circle, Old Hickory, TN 37138 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Phone# 615-739-5088, Fax# 615-739-5266 Email: [email protected] Board of Directors President My dear fellow LPS member, Mukesh Mowji (408) 268-4747 1st Vice President This issue and this letter will reach you well after Navratri, Diwali, and New Suresh N Patel (972) 256-3756 Years. So, with hands together, with a head bowed low, and with a smile on my 2nd Vice President Bharat(Bobby) R Patel (510) 478-0475 face, I bid you a Namaste and Saal-mubarak. This is very joyous time for our Secretary Jayesh D Patel (615) 370-8255 community as each region celebrates with dinners and parties. 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So please take high resolution pictures, write and share some articles, and take the time to submit to our team for inclusion in a timely manner. May the supreme light Please submit all photos & articles to [email protected]. With that simple message we orient ourselves to ‘Wishing you the most success in life and of lights enlighten your through strife in these tough times.’ understanding! May Phool ki shuruvat kali se hoti hai, Zindagi ki shuruvat pyar se hoti hai, Pyar ki shuruvat apno se hoti hai aur apno ki shuruvat aapse hoti hai. you all attain the inexhaustible spiritual SSaalaal MMubarakubarak wealth of the Self! May you all prosper Jaya aadya shakti... Jaya aadya shakti, ma jaya aadya shakti Ashthmi ashtha bhujao ayi ananda, gloriously on the Akhand brhamand dipavya, ma ayi ananda, Sunivar munivar janamya, material as well as panave pragatya ma sunivar munivar janamya, Dev daityoma, Om jayo jayo ma jagdambe... Om jayo jayo ma jagdambe... spiritual planes! Dwitiya mehsarup shivshakti janu, Navmi navkul nag seve navadurga, ma shivshakti janu, Brahma ganapti gaye, ma seve navadurga, Navratri na pujan, brahma ganapti aye, Hardayi har ma, shivratri na archan, Kidha har brahma, Om jayo jayo ma jagdambe... Om jayo jayo ma jagdambe... Trutiya tran sarup tribhuvan ma betha, Dashmi dash avtaar jay vijyalaxmi, ma tribhuvan ma betha, ma jay vijyalaxmi, Rame ravan marya, Daya thaki karveli, daya thaki karvel rame ravan marya, Ravan maryo ma, Utarvenima, Om jayo jayo ma jagdambe... Om jayo jayo ma jagdambe... Chouthe chatura malaxmi ma, Ekadashi agiyar tatyanikama, ma tatyanikama sachrachal vyapya, Char bhuja cho disha, Kaldurga kalika, kaldurga kalika char bhuja cho disha, Pragtya dakshin ma, Shama ne vama, Om jayo jayo ma jagdambe... Om jayo jayo ma jagdambe... Panchame panchrushi panchami gunpadma, Barase kala rup bahuchar amba ma, ma panchami gunpadma ma bahuchar amba ma, Asur bhairav souie, kal Panchtatv tya soshiye, panchtatv tya soshiye bhairav soiye, Tara chhe tuj ma, Panchetatvo ma, Om jayo jayo ma jagdambe... Om jayo jayo ma jagdambe... Terase tulja rup tu tarunimata, Shashthi tu narayani mahishasur maryo, ma tu tarunimata, Brahma vishnu sadashiv, ma mahishasur maryo, Narnari na rupe, brahma vishnu sadashiv, Gun tara gata, narnari na rupe, Vyapaya saghale ma, Om jayo jayo ma jagdambe... Om jayo jayo ma jagdambe... Shivbhakti ni aarati je koi gaye, ma je koi gaye , Saptami sapt patal sandhya savitri, Bhane shivannad swami, ma sandhya savitri, Gau ganga gayatri, bhane shivannad swami, Sukh sampati pashe, gau ganga gayatri, Gauri geeta ma, Har kaileshe jashe, Ma amba dukh harashe, Om jayo jayo ma jagdambe... Om jayo jayo ma jagdambe... 04 October 2009 LEUVA Board of Directors CONNECTION LEUVA Leuva Patidar Samaj of USA Executive Committee Board of Directors President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Secretary Mukesh Mowji (Umrakh) Suresh Patel (Dhaman) Bharat (Bobby) Patel (Pathron) Jayesh D Patel (Chikhli) Joint Secretary Treasurer Joint Treasurer Editor Kirit K Patidar (Afva) Sanjay D Patel (Kharvasa) Dharmesh (Dan) Patel (Pinsad) Harshad D Patel (Saroli) Joint Editor Publication Youth Chairman Joint Youth Chairman Shailesh Patel (Isroli) Nayana (Nancy) Patel (Soyani) Minesh Patel (Kothamadi) Sanjay Patel (Chanvai) Ex.
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