NEWSLETTER Temple hours: Sun, 10am-12pm, Arati 11:00 Tues, Fri, Sat 5:00 - 7:00 pm Arati 6 PM Table of Contents Shravan Hindu month 2 President’s Message 3 Auspicious days 4 Reminders 5 Past/upcoming events 6-7 Our sponsors 8-10 “Why not go out on a limb? That’s where the fruit is.” –Mark Twain Ganesh Chaturthi Sept 8th Ganesh Chaturthi is a 10-day Hindu festival taking place in India and ob- served around the world this week. The occasion, also known as Vina- yaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi, honors the arrival on earth of Lord Temple website Ganesha, to bring wisdom and remove obstacles from the paths of the http://htsnm.org/ lives of true believers. 1 Festivals in Shrawan Hindu month July 23 to Aug 22 (varies) Shravan is considered to be a holy month in the Hindu calendar due to the many festivals that are celebrated during this time. Krishna Janmashtami -marks the birth of Lord Sri Krishna, on the 8th day after the full moon Raksha Bandhan - signifies and celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters. It is celebrated on Shraavana Poornima (Full Moon). Bond of Protection Avani Avittam -In southern and central parts of India in- cluding Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Odisha, Shraavana Poornima day is when the Brahmin community performs the rituals of Avani Avittam or Upakarma. @ our temple Shrawan Somvaar celebrated Mondays from 7- 8:30 pm at the temple. Devotees are requested to bring Puja thali to do Shiva Namavali, Shiva Mahiman Stotram followed by bhajan and aarati. Shrawan is observed for worshiping Lord Shiva. During this month, devotees observe fast and give up non- vegetarian food. All the Mondays falling in the Shrawan month are considered to be highly auspicious for ob- serving fast and are known as Shrawan Somvaar. 2 President’s message Greetings, Hope this August finds you in the best of health and spirits. With the advent of our children going back to school, we have some projects restarting for the fall. We have new members that have joined our working groups. I would like to welcome Yagnesh Pathak to our Board, also, Dr. Bala Kulkarni as patron member. Two new advisors joined to help the board implement its various activities, they are Ashok and Pritha Ghosh— welcome. Committees that are currently active include the temple planning committee, Ahimsa walkathon committee, Parent/Adult program, there are also plans under- way to provide food every Sunday at our temple (Bhandara), please keep a look out for the dates and volunteer to cook/help prepare food on Sundays. The visa papers have been submitted for the priest and now it is a waiting period about 2 months for approval from the visa authorities. The cost of maintaining a poojari will increase our monthly operating costs. If our members could contrib- ute at least $50 per month we will be in very good shape. Do consider donating through ACH if you are not doing so, yet. You may contact me directly if you have any questions at [email protected] or ph# 505-980-6649 for further information on this. We have many upcoming celebrations scheduled in our temple, please come and join in the ceremonies and fellowship. I encourage everyone to participate in the various activities and progress of our temple. Ultimately, we are a volunteer member-run program and our success depends on the individuals willing to stand up and be leaders. Krishna Jaiswal President 3 Upcoming Auspicious days—temple is open on days that are bolded Aug-19 24 Saturday Dahi Handi, Rohini Vrat 26 Monday Aja Ekadashi 27 Tuesday Pradosh Vrat 28 Wednesday Masik Shivaratri 29 Thursday Darsha Amavasya, Anvadhan, Pithori Amavasya Sep-19 1 Sunday Samaveda Upakarma, Varaha Jayanti, Hartalika Teej, Gowri Habba 2 Monday Vinayaka Chaturthi 3 Tuesday Rishi Panchami, Samvatsari Parva, Skanda Sashti 5 Thursday Lalita Saptami, Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana, Mahalakshmi Vrat Begins, Durva Ashtami 6 Friday Masik Durgashtami, Radha Ashtami, Jyeshtha Gauri Puja 7 Saturday Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana 9 Monday Parsva Ekadashi, Kalki Dwadashi 10 Tuesday Vamana Jayanti, Bhuvaneshvari Jayanti, Pradosh Vrat, Onam 12 Thursday Anant Chaturdashi, Ganesh Visarjan 13 Friday Bhadrapada Purnima, Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat, Anvadhan, Purnima Shraddha 14 Saturday Ishti, Ashwina Begins North, Pitrupaksha Begins, Pratipada Shraddha 15 Sunday Dwitiya Shraddha 16 Monday Tritiya Shraddha 17 Tuesday Vighnaraja Sankashti Chaturthi, Chaturthi Shraddha, Kanya Sankranti, Vishwakarma Puja 18 Wednesday Maha Bharani, Panchami Shraddha 19 Thursday Shashthi Shraddha, Masik Karthigai 20 Friday Saptami Shraddha, Rohini Vrat 21 Saturday Kalashtami, Ashtami Shraddha, Mahalakshmi Vrat Ends 22 Sunday Jivitputrika Vrat, Navami Shraddha 23 Monday Dashami Shraddha, Autumnal Equinox 24 Tuesday Indira Ekadashi, Ekadashi Shraddha 25 Wednesday Gauna Indira Ekadashi, Vaishnava Indira Ekadashi, Dwadashi Shraddha 26 Thursday Magha Shraddha, Pradosh Vrat, Trayodashi Shraddha, Masik Shivaratri 27 Friday Chaturdashi Shraddha, Anvadhan 28 Saturday Ashwina Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya, Ishti, Sarva Pitru Amavasya 29 Sunday Chandra Darshana, Navratri Begins, Ghatasthapana, Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti Oct-19 1 Tuesday Vinayaka Chaturthi 2 Wednesday Upang Lalita Vrat, Gandhi Jayanti 3 Thursday Skanda Sashti, Bilva Nimantran, Kalparambha, Akal Bodhon 4 Friday Saraswati Avahan, Navpatrika Puja, Ashwina Navapada Oli Begins 5 Saturday Saraswati Puja, Masik Durgashtami, Durga Ashtami, Sandhi Puja Saraswati Balidan, Maha Navami, Durga Balidan, Ayudha Puja, South Saraswati Puja, Ben- 6 Sunday gal Maha Navami Saraswati Visarjan, Durga Visarjan, Dussehra, Vijayadashami, Dasara, Vidyarambham Day, Buddha Jayanti, Madhvacharya 7 Monday Jayanti 9 Wednesday Papankusha Ekadashi, Padmanabha Dwadashi 10 Thursday Pradosh Vrat 12 Saturday Kojagara Puja, Sharad Purnima Ashwina Purnima, Ashwina Purnima Vrat, Anvadhan, Valmiki Jayanti, Meerabai Jayanti, 13 Sunday Ashwina Navapada Oli Ends 4 14 Monday Ishti, Kartika Begins North Upcoming events Reminders • Garba class July 28 onwards Sun- days 5-7 pm at Our Temple. 1. No footwear allowed in the mandir and on the • Balvihar Aug 25th second floor, unless worn due to medical rea- • Ekadasi 27th Aug , 9th and 25th sons. Our Temple requirements are that all foot- Sept, 7:30-8:30pm wear be stowed in the cubbies provided to pre- • Ganesh Chaturthi Sept 8th vent young children from tripping over them. • Bhandara Sept 15th 2. During temple sponsored events Board mem- • Durgastami Oct 6th bers and/or Advisory committee members will • Karvachauth Oct 17th be available to answer your questions. • Gandhi Walkathon Oct 19 3. For renting the HTSNM Community Hall, which is available for private functions such as birthdays, graduation, get togethers etc. the cost is $250 which includes water and trash bags. It is up to the organizing committee to provide all others. There is a 20% discount for members of Our Temple. 4. New parking signage coming up, please obey all parking signs to avoid fines. 5. If you would like to access the temple at any time, keys are available to checkout from Bom- bay Spice grocery store (505 232 6661). 6. Thank you for all you do to help ensure Our Temple’s cleanliness. 5 Past event Sri Krishna Janmashtami was grandly cele- brated at the temple as the day Lord Vishnu took the Sri Krishna avatar. The all night long celebration was from Saturday night to Sun- day morning. We would like to thank the or- ganizers for organizing the event. Current events We are in the process of revamping our web- site and email groups, if you have expertise in these fields please come forward to help. Contact information may be found at http:// htsnm.org/contactus/. The AC units have been serviced and are now in working condition. Parking violations have been observed during busy Thank you for all your patience times at the temple—new signs are going up to and understanding as we go help guide drivers. 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