8 ARCHANA 8 Ganesh Mahotsava From September 2nd thru September 12th, 2019 Navaratri From September 29th thru October 8th, 2019 Volume 36 JUNE 2019 Number 2 Website: www.dfwhindutemple.org 1605 N. Britain Road, Irving TX 75061 Telephone: Metro (972) 445-3111, Fax: (972) 445-3100 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 154246 Irving, TX 75015-4246 Temple Hours Mon – Fri: 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM & 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM Sat & Sun: 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM; Aarati: 12 Noon and 7:30 PM, Daily 9 Monthly Events 9 Every Tuesday 7:45 PM Hanuman Chalisa Pathan Hanuman Sahasra Namam @ 6:00 PM Every Saturday 8:30 AM Balaji Suprabhatam & Vishnu Sahasranama First Wednesday 10:30 AM Vitthala Abhishekam & Puja Second Friday 10:30 AM Mahalakshmi Abhishekam First Friday 6:30 PM Abhishek by Ilangai Thamizhar Group First Saturday 3:30 PM Amrit Vaani First Sunday 4:00 PM Durga Puja - Shakti Group -Omkar Satsang Mandal 1st & 2nd Sunday 3:30 PM Shri Jagannath Sahashra Nama and Bhajan Second Saturday 9:00 AM Balaji Abhishekam (Andal /Chakratalwar) 2nd & 4th Saturday 3:00 PM Veda & Prabhananda Parayanam, Ghosti Group Second Sunday 1:30 PM Arya Samaj Havan Third Thursday 11:00 AM Dattatreya Paduka Abhishek Third Friday 7:45 PM Durga Jagarta Third Saturday 4:00 PM Gita Reading-Gita Sanskar Third Saturday 4;00 PM Bhajan by Matiya Samaj Group Third Saturday 6:00 PM Ayyappa Abhishekam & Puja Third Sunday 4:00 PM Gayatri Puja Fourth Saturday 4:00 PM Sunder Kand Path Notes: 1. Timing for monthly events are subject to change. Check the actual date each month for any change in timing. 2. These are all Temple activities, supported by other Organizations. Temple reserves the right to change the timing. 3. Temple special programs will take priority over regular monthly activities. GENERAL BODY MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA ON PAGE 22 Namaste Devotees: Our sincere thanks to all of you for attending and participating in all celebrations like Mahashivaratri along with Shiva Sahasra Linga Puja, Ramanavami Utsavam which included Sita-Ram Kalyanam, Akhand Ramayan Path and also chanting of Hanuman Chalisa 108 times. We cannot thank you enough for supporting us on New Year days of every community during the month of Chaitra. In the month of March, we did Pratishtha and Puja of Shri Satya-narayana and Hanuman ji Utsav Murtis. Of course, cultural program like Holi/ Anand Bazaar is always universally very well enjoyed by our young generation as well as the experienced seniors! We would be very proud and happy to invite you to have a look at our renovated Cultural Hall. Temple is lucky to have a dedicated,. experienced President. Our events would not be successful without your presence and support. We truly appreciate the hard work and dedication of all volunteers including EC members and Board of Trustees who spend hours in finding joy of doing ëSevaí. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Always in His Service, Swati Pandit 2 Chairperson, Board Of Trustees, 2019 D/FW Hindu Temple Society Message from the President Management Namaste Devotees, Board of Trustees Chair Person Thank you for all the overwhelming support in the first six months of 2019. We had record breaking devotees and participation in Swati Pandit 817-267-0265 all the events so far this year. It is reassuring to watch long lines Secretary of devotees patiently waiting to have darshan in all the events Manoj Parikh 972-298-2011 such as the New Year celebration, Pongal celebration, Mahashivratri and Spatik Linga Puja, Holi/Holi ka DahanChaitri Navratri, Durgastmi Homam, Garba Raas, Sita Ram Kalyanam, Members Jagran, Walkathon by Vidya Vikas, Ram Navami, Srinivas Dr. Jagannatha Rao 214-995-9731 Kalyanam Kavadi and many more. We had three new pujas, Khemchand Nangrani 972 -742-5680 the first of which is the Nava Graha Shanti Puja for three days. The second puja is the Utsav Murti Prana Pratishta of Lord Hanuman and Lord Satyanarayana for three days, Manju Shrivatsava 972-307-0407 where Pundit Laxminarayan came from Triputi, India to perform this auspicious puja. Manmadhan Nair 214-675-1201 The third one is a three-day Surya Yagna Puja and Homam. All of them were very well Dr. N. K. Monga 214-368-8563 done by our own temple priests with mantras and recital of Vedas. Satyanarayana Bodla 817-354-6068 To meet the need of our patrons, we have a versatile team of qualified pundits Thakorbhai Patel 972-869-3929 representing different Hindu religions. Our priests are second to none in Vedic knowledge Vinoda Kumar 817-706-3767 and are fluent in Sastra recital. Our temple priest Shree Gopalbhai Mehta resigned as of December 31st 2018 and a new priest Shree Lokeshbhai Pandey has joined the temple as of April 11th 2019. Best of luck to Pundit Gopalbhai and please welcome Pundit Lokeshji with open arms. Executive Committee We have installed new tiles and painted the cultural hall, lobby and stage. This has President provided a newer, fresher look, which has increased our rental sales.We have bought Kusum Masters 817-265-0115 600 new chairs for the cultural hall and for main temple. We had a volunteer dinner in May. In June we had free dinner and free admission for a Vice President I play on ìLife of Swami Vivekanandaî (the artists came from India) for devotees. The Chandra K Bandar 469-286-6721 cultural hall was overflowing with volunteers and devotees for both events. Thank you to Nilaben and Hirabhai Jariwala and their team for cooking Mahaprasad on such short notice. Vice President II Rajendra Vankawala 817-896-7258 We are striving to meet the need of our devotees and are planning to bring a number of new events such as Shiv Maha Puran katha, Hindola, Bhagwat Katha, 108 havan Kund Gayatri Homam, Shree Yantra Chakra Puja and many more to the temple. When you visit Secretary the temple, kindly pick up the flyers and calendars, which has all the events, from the Manoj Chopra 972-679-7166 lobby. We also have a mobile app, which you can download, showcasing all the temple Treasurer events. This makes it easier to keep up with all the temple programs from the palm of Anil Sabnis 214-676-0952 your hand. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the Vidya Vikas volunteers, teachers and Joint Treasurer parents who make this program very successful. The Vidya Vikas school is run by Nalini Totloor 214-532-0666 more than 100 volunteer teachers who are passionate about teaching our younger generation. The youth has been very active with various temple projects. The Boys Scout has repaired all of the benches and has also build two new benches for the Committee Members temple. Thank you to the Boys Scout and their parents for their generous effort. Annapurna Nehru 214-274-5291 The temple has an excellent team of Executive Committee and Board of Trustees, who Balamohan Manickam 469-524-9273 take pride in working together and doing what is best for the temple and our devotees. Our managers and the cleaning crew do an excellent job as well. Bharat Bobby Patel 214-893-4139 Bharathi Chitta 214-226-3355 Faith plays a very important role in our lives, as it guides and empowers us to face the Dilip Yadev 972-697-1406 worldly challenges. By encouraging the celebration of faith and sharing the message of God, we are strengthening our spirit. Giri Padmasolala 817-8740018 Jayakumar Shenoy 940-595-1172 As an extended family of the temple, I am humbly requesting your continued generous Jayesh Jariwala 469-877-0396 financial and volunteer support to maintain this as a vibrant place of worship. I would like to encourage all of you to volunteer your services to the temple and be part of our Mukesh Wani 817-845-8100 future management team. I am very passionate and blessed to be part of this temple and Mukund Patel 214-674-0093 the team. Niranjan Tripathy 940-368-3698 I express my gratitude with sincere thanks for all your help, encouragement and support. Pani Tirumala 408-507-5589 Priyatosh Kanti Nath 214-435-9652 Rajneesh Gupta 972-467-3792 Raksha Patel 972-821-7033 Sanjay Kumar 214-923-3448 Thank you Shakuntala Kalia 972-793-2421 Sincerely, Shri Prakash Das 214-929-8911 Kusum Masters, Vinod Kumar 817-366-0641 President, 2019, DFW Hindu Temple Society-Ekta mandir. 3 D/FW HINDU TEMPLE SOCIETY "Ekta Mandir" Cordially invites you, your family, and friends to join in celebrating Debasnana Purnima for Prabhu Jagannatha June 17th, 2019 Pahandi Yatra, Deva Snana, Gajanana Vesa, Bhajan offering Starting @ 6:30 PM Devasnana will be performed with 108 Kalasha Jalam specially Prepared on previous day for Prabhu Balavadra, Prabhu Jagannatha, Devi Subhadra & Prabhu Sudarsana Snanabhisekham Sponship for Devasnana Maha Kalasha sponsor for Deva Snana- Darpani Abhisekham of the Deities Mukhya Yajman: $151, Yajman: $101 Kalasha sponsor for Snanaabhisekam: $41.00, Arati: $31.00 Anasara puja for the Deities at 8:00 PM The Deities will be resting behind the curtains until Netroutsava and Navajoubana Darsana on July 2nd prior to Rathayata Puja on July 4th Further information please contact DFW Hindu Temple @ 972-445-3111 4 5 6 7 “GAYATRI HOMAM” CELEBRATION IN JUNE 2019 8 For More Information Please Call Temple @ 972-445-3111 | www.dfwhindutemple.org | DFW Gayatri Pariwar @ 817-437-3569 9 PLAY IN TEMPLE “LIFE OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA”JUNE 2019 10 PLAY IN TEMPLE “LIFE OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA”JUNE 2019 11 12 13 14 GANESHGANESH UTSAV 2019 Sept 2nd Thru Sept 12th 15 16 17 18 19 North Texas Indian Physicians’ Charitable Foundation MEDICAL CLINIC With the Support of the D/FW Hindu Temple Society CLINIC DATES: 1st AND 3rd SUNDAY ( CLOSED ON LONG WEEKENDS) TIME: 10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM (Registration & Checking) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CALL CLINIC @ 972-870-9500 ON SPECIFIED DAYS.