2015 Kent Hindu Temple Address Mailing Address 25748 101st Ave SE, PO BOX 5031, Kent, WA 98030 Kent, WA 98064 Call us: Website: www.KentHinduTemple.org E-mail: [email protected] (425) 413-8900 About Kent Hindu Temple Pt. Rishikesh Tiwari ABOUT TEMPLE Sanatan Dharma Temple and Cultural Center (SDTCC), is a non-profit organization formed in 2002 to meet the community’s growing need for a religious, spiritual, and cultural center in South King County. The temple relocated from Maple Valley to its current location in Kent in May 2013 and is conveniently connected with Highway 167. The temple building has a lot size of 40,075 sqft with a main floor of 10,000 sqft and upper floor of 5,000 sqft with adequate parking. The temple is also known as Kent Hindu Temple (KHT).PanditRishikesh Tiwari is the full-time priest- serv ing the spiritual needs of the temple devotees. ORGANIZATION SDTCC is a registered 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization (UBI #: 602 147 373) in the State of Washington. All donations are tax deductible. The organization is managed by a Board of Directors duly elected by the members of the General Body of SDTCC, per its robust Constitution and By-Laws duly approved by the General Body. Our board has numerous active committees including a Ritual Committee, Cultural Committee, Kitchen Committee, Communication Committee, Construction and Maintenance Committee, Fund Raising Committee as well as an Audit Committee. For additional information on SDTCC Constitution and By-Laws, please visit our website. VISION OF SDTCC • To preserve and protect the rich Hindu Cultural Heritage in our present and future generations • To practice, promote and teach the Hindu religion and Hindu way of life • To provide social services to the community, including counseling and non-emergency medical services The SDTCC currently conducts religious ceremonies on all major religious festivals like Lohri, MakarSankranti, SaraswatiPooja, MahaShivaratri, Holi, Navratras and DurgaMaa Puja, Hanuman Jayanti, NrisimhaJayanthi, Krishna Jan- mashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Rama Navami, Vijay Dashami, Diwali, TulsiVivah, and other Hindu festivals. It also organizes individually sponsored events like DurgaMaaJaagran, AkhandRamayanPaath, and Shri Satya Narayan Pooja etc. However, we still have a long way to go to fulfill the dream of a full scale temple and a center where we can perform religious, spiritual, social, cultural and educational activities. DONATIONS All donations are tax-deductible on your tax-return. If you work for employers like Microsoft, Boeing, Chase Bank, Expedia, Real Networksor similar organizations, your donations to SDTCC towards cultural activities are matched by your employer. You may be able to set up for automatic donations through your payroll deductions if you work for corporations like Microsoft, AT & T, GE, and other employers with a similar program. Please donate as much as you can and as often as you can. For donation receipts and other information, please contact the temple Treasurer, Sh. Kul Bhushan Garg at [email protected] or at 253-677-2323. MEMBERSHIP Currently, SDTCC has about 250 members, including Life ($2100) and Annual ($101) members. Our target for next twelve months is to register additional 250 members. Please become a member and support your temple. DEITIES Full-size idols of Sri Radha-Krishna, Sri Durga Maata, and Sri Shiv Parivar were installed in April 2009 (5-days long Pran Pratishtha ceremony). Sri Satya Sai Baba was installed in June 2009. In November 2014, Sri Ram Parivar, Sri Ganesh, Sri Hanuman ji (Sindoorwale), Sri Baba Balak Nath, and Ladoo Gopal were installed after a 7-days long Pran Pratishtha ceremony. TEMPLE PRIEST – PANDIT RISHIKESH TIWARI Pandit Tiwari ji came to Sanatan Dharma Temple and Cultural Center in November 2008 after serving for 6 years as principle priest at the Hindu temple of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. He served at the Sindhi Merchant association Hindu temple in Singapore from 2000-2002. During his tenure from 1991 through 2000, he served as one of the five priests at the Prachin Ram Mandir in Greater Delhi area. Pandit Tiwari ji’s educational background includes Acharya in 2000and Shastri in 1991, both from Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi (UP). In addition, he attended 9-month long in-residence special training at Hindu Heritage Pratistan, a Modi Foundation Institution in Meerut, India, This training covered the fields of Samaskaras, Pooja, ShreemadBhagwadgeeta, Upanishads, Astrology, Palmistry, Yoga, Aasanaas, Praanaayaama, and Meditation. Panditji also teaches karmakand and rituals. Panditji has intensive knowledge and ample experience in Yagnyacharya, Archaka, Karamkanda, Akhanda Ramayana path, Durgapooja, Traditional Vedic wedding, Arya Vedic homam, BhagwatGeeta, ChandiYaag, house warming pooja, SatyanarayanPooja, Upanayanam, and more. He is also an expert in South Indian rituals including Archana, Abhishekam, and Vishnu Sahasranamam. He is fluent is Hindi, Sanskrit, Punjabi, Sindhi, English, and Nepali. BOARD SEVAKS (2014-15) :- Jugal Thakor Poonam Kalra Kiran Chawla Yogesh Yadav Kul Bhushan Garg Gagan Sund Ramakrishna Survajhela Kent Hindu Temple Temple Hours: Temple should remain open during the following hours Religious Services Temple Charges 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Archana/Darshan Temple Charges 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Bhajans/Pravachan/Sunday Program Sunday Pooja Vidhi 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Bhog/Aarti/Mahaprasadam At Temple Outside Temple 7:30 PM Sandhya Aarti Abhishekam for Utsav Murti $51 N/A 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Archana/Darshan 11:30 AM Prabhat / Morning Aarti Annaparasan $51 $101 Monday 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Archana/Darshan Bhoomi Pooja NA $101 6:00 PM Shiva Abhishek/ Shingaar/ Chalisa/ Astuti/Bhog 7:30 PM Sandhya Aarti Engagement Ceremony $101 $151 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Archana/Darshan Mundan Sanskar $101 $151 11:30 AM Prabhat / Morning Aarti Nakshatra Shanti $101 $151 Tuesday 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Archana / Darshan 6:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa path / Puja / Bhajans Navagrah Shanti $101 $151 7:30 PM Sandhya Aarti / Hanuman ji Aarti / Mahaprasadam Namkaran Sanskar $101 $151 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Archana/Darshan 11:30 AM Prabhat / Morning Aarti Ramayan/Sunder Kand Arambh Pooja $101 $151 Wednesday 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Sandhya Puja / Aarti Sahasranamam Pooja for any Deity $51 N/A 7:30 PM Sandhya Aarti 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Archana/Darshan Shradhdha and Tarpan $50 $100 11:30 AM Prabhat / Morning Aarti Satya Narayana Pooja $101 $151 Thursday 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Archana/Darshan/Aarti 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Shri Saibaba Bhajans and Aarti Upanayan / Yagnyopaveet Sanskar $151 $201 7:30 PM Sandhya Aarti / Sai Baba Aarti / Mahaprasadam Vahan Pooja $21 NA 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Archana/Darshan 11:30 AM Prabhat / Morning Aarti Vidya Arambh Saraswati Pooja $51 $101 Friday 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Archana/Darshan/Aarti Wedding (Wedding Day only) $251 $351 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Laxmi Kumkum/Archana 7:30 PM Sandhya Aarti Wedding Mandap (max. 3 days) $301 $301 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Archana/Darshan Services involving 2 hrs 1-way travel or N/A $501 11:30 AM Prabhat / Morning Aarti overnight stay Saturday 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Vishnu Sahasranaam Funeral N/A No Charge 7:30 PM Sandhya Aarti Kent Hindu Temple 25748 101st Ave SE, Kent, WA 98030 | KentHinduTemple.org | (425) 413-8900 January - 2015 Exclusive Agent:- Sunil Jain Allstate Insurance Compay 15650 Redmond Way Redmond, WA 98052 Phone: 425-885-2929 MV Selections Fax: 425-881-0312 24 Hour Customer Service www.allstateagencies.com/A3600 3 Locations to serve you in K. 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