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HINDU TEMPLE SOCIETY
of Lehigh Valley
4200 Airport Road, Allentown, PA 18109 Ph: (610) 264-2810
NEWSLETTER
February 2014
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Volume 26, Issue 2
Om asato maa sadgamaya, tamaso maa jyotirgamaya, mrtyormaa amrtam gamaya.....Om Saantih,Saantih,Saantih *
ALMANAC (Panchang)
TEMPLE PROGRAMS
Every Tuesday
11:00 AM
Every Tuesday
7:15 PM
Every first
Tuesday
7:15 PM
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3
Hanuman Chalisa &
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Sri Ram Amritvani Recitation
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9,25
Swami Gauravananda of Divya Jyoti
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Jagrati Sansthan will give a talk on
11,27
"Ram Katha" followed by Hanuman
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Chalisa. For more info please
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contact Hammi Kapoor at
kapoor5@yahoo.com, phone: 610 504 29
Jain Samuhik Samayik
1774.
Every Wednesday
10:00 AM
Gita study. See p.7 for details
Every Friday
7:00 PM
Vishnu Sahasranamam chanting
Every Saturday
9:30 AM
Gita Study Group. See p. 7 for
details
Every First Sunday
10:00AM-12:00PM
Senior Citizens Meeting
Every Sunday
9:00-10:30 AM
Yoga Class
Feb 2, Sunday
Feb 16, Sunday
2:45 PM– 5:30 PM
Balvihar
Feb 8, Saturday
11:00 AM–1:00 PM
Saraswati Puja followed by lunch See
page 3
Feb 8, Saturday
5:30PM–7:30 PM
Saraswati Puja cultural program followed by dinner
Feb 11, Tuesday
Feb 27, Thursday
7:00 PM
Pradosha Puja
Feb 13, Thursday
6:30 PM
Pournami Satyanarayan Puja See p 4
Feb 15, Saturday
10:00 AM
Jain Puja
Feb 22, Saturday
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Kirtan Langar
Feb 22, Saturday
6:30 PM
HYA Parent Appreciation Day (PAD)
See p. 9 for details
Feb 23, Sunday
3:00 PM
Sundar Kanda Path Recitation
Feb 27, Thursday
6:30 PM
Mahasivaratri Puja See p 4
Chaturthi
Vasanta Panchami
Radha Saptami
Madhwa Navami
Ekadasi
Bheeshma Ekadasi
Pradosham
Poornima
Sankatahara Chaturthi
Masa Sivarathri
FORTHCOMING PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
March 16th Holi Puja
March 29th Thyagaraja Aradhana
May 3rd Holi Show at Saucon Valley
High School.
Children who turn 6 in 2014 are eligible to participate. Contact the program director at htsprogramdirector@gmail.com.
Participants in past Holi shows will be
contacted by their choreographers.
August 17th Janmashtami Celebrations
TEMPLE TIMINGS
Priests: Acharya Anil Kumar Shukla and Sri. Shyam Prasad Kannadaguli—Cell: (610) 709 7787
Monday - Friday :
10:00 AM
6:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 PM
Daily Aarti Timings: 10.00 AM
- 12:05 PM
- 9:00 PM
- 9:00 PM
& 7:30 PM
Please contact the editor at (610) 614 0929 or send e-mail to htseditor@gmail.com by the 15th of each month to publish in the following newsletter.
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Any emails received after the 15th cannot be published in the following month
For further details, please see next page.
TEMPLE ADMINISTRATION
Executive Council
An Important Announcement
In order to reduce expenses, The Hindu Temple Society has decided
NOT to mail Annual Reports. If you are a paid member of HTS, and
would like to receive an electronic copy of the annual reports (2010
and 2011), please email Mr. Raman Malhotra at ritumoni@ptd.net.
!!NO PARKING ON THE CURB!!
Note the yellow “no parking” lines next to the
curbside of the temple. Violations will be strictly
enforced by the local police.
**No Eating in the Temple Sanctorum**
Only small quantity of dry Prasad is allowed in the
temple sanctorum. No plates and cutlery
allowed. Please exit out of the temple sanctorum
into the main lobby area to eat more Prasad.
Please refrain from bringing unused items from
your home and leaving it at the temple in boxes
labeled “FREE”.
President: Vandana Negandhi 610-530-7918
Vice-President: Subash Asnani 610-530-0389
Secretary: Rakesh Shroff 610-504-9412
Treasurer: Chinna Chinnakaruppan 908-723-7885
Program Director: Shaila Shah 610-706-3233
Editor: Vindya Chari 610-614-0929
Balvihar Director: Ashok Khandelwal 610-351-0071
Community Relations: Surender Dayal 610-706-4584
Webmaster: Anand Chavan 610-530-2339
Members-at-large
Rimi Dawar 610-554-5491
Sougata Roy 610-866-2151
Jaya Saxena 610-974-8244
Rajendra Shah 610-865-9229
Program Committee
Neela Bera 610-861-0560
Malay Shah 610-366-7931
Anand Chavan 610-530-2339
Pratix Parikh 610-360-3217
Editorial Committee
Akila Shankar 610-398-3209
Amita Pallod 610-336-0633
Sowmiya Sriram 610-530-3192
Treasurer Committee
Narayanan Soundrarajan 610-393-2515
Maintenance Committee
Manish Desai 610-530-4463
Susheer Gandothra 5706206219
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RENTAL AND OTHER CHARGES FOR THE TEMPLE
MEMBERS
NON-MEMBERS
NON-MEMBERS
Main Level, Lower Level & Kitchen (6hrs): MEMBERS
$600
$700
Main
Level(6hrs)
& Kitchen (6hrs):
$550
$700
LowerLevel,
LevelLower
& Kitchen
$450
$550
Lower
Level
&
Kitchen
(6hrs):
$400
$550
Lower Level without kitchen (6hrs): (Fri,Sat,Sun) $300
$400
Lower
Level
without
kitchen
(6hrs):
(Fri,Sat,Sun)
$300
$400
Lower Level without kitchen (6hrs): (Mon - Thu)
Lower
Level
without kitchen (6hrs): (Mon - Thu) $150
(Except
Holidays)
$250
(Except
Holidays)
$150
$250
Kitchen only ( 6hrs):
$200
$250
Kitchen
only (Krishna
6hrs): Room (2 hrs or less)
$150
$250
Upper Level,
$10
$15
Upper
$5
$15
Upper Level,
Level, Krishna
Yamuna Room
Room(2
(2 hrs
hrs or
or less)
less)
$15
$20
Upper
Room
(2 hrs
less)
$10
$20
Upper Level,
Level, Yamuna
Ganga Room
(2hrs
or or
less)
$20
$25
Upper
Level,
Ganga
Room
(2hrs
or
less)
$15
$25
Lower Level, Stage Only (2 hrs or less)
$25
$30
Lower
Level, deposit
Stage Only
(2 hrsis or
less)
$20
$30
A refundable
of $100
required.
Use
of
the
audio
system
in
the
temple:
$45
$75
Use of the audio system in the temple:
$50
$75
A
refundable
deposit
of
$100
is
required.
Each
additional
hour
is
$50/hour.
*** Audio system must be operated by a qualified person only.
***
*** Audio system must be operated by a qualified person only. ***
Board of Trustees
Chairman:
Raman Malhotra 610-433-8221
Vice Chairman:
Neela Bera 610-861-0560
Secretary:
Rajesh Jain: 610-398-1095
Finance Committee & Projects & Planning Committee:
Vikas Joshi 610-398-8840
Chandra Swaminathan 610-481-9528
Audit Committee:
Parveen Gupta 610-366-1618
Education Committee:
Kamlesh Ashar 610-366-7257
Membership and Community Relations:
Irawathy Chalikonda 610-867-8236
Members:
Kris Kapoor 610-868-9305
Manoj Mittal 610-762-6360
Ex-Officio Member:
Vandana Negandhi 610-530-7918
Publication Identification
Title: HTS News Letter
Issue Date: Monthly / February 2014
Issue No: Volume:26 ; Issue # 2
Published by: Hindu Temple Society,
4200 Airport Road, Allentown, PA 18109
visit our website “www.hindutempleallentown.org”
You will find links to the current newsletter, donation and other useful
information.
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The 25th Year Saraswati Puja
Will be held on 8th February at Hindu Temple, 4200 Airport Road, Allentown, PA. All community members are
cordially invited.
The schedule will be as follows:
Puja:
11:00 PM
Prasad:
1:00 PM
Lunch:
2:00 PM
Cultural Program:
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Dinner:
7:30 PM
Contacts: Animesh Kundu (610) 865 1128
Anuradha Samanta (610) 867 8601
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Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Executive Council
MAHASHIVRATHRI PUJA
SATYANARAYANA PUJA
Thursday, February 13th
Thursday, February 27th
6:30 to 8:00 PM
At 6:30 PM
Priest Shri Shyam Prasad Kannadaguli will be
performing the puja.
Puja will include Rudra Abhishekam to Shiva
Lingam with chanting of Rudram.
Devotees will have the opportunity to participate in the Abhishekam and Ashtothra Puja.
Devotees can also sponsor Archana to Lord
Shiva.
Puja will be followed by simple Prasad.
Puja Materials will be provided by Temple.
Devotees can bring Prasad,Fruits,Flowers etc.,
Simple Potluck dinner will be provided.
Puja Sponsorship:$25
For more Information / Sponsorship
Please Contact
Shyamprasadji
at
610 709 7787
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Guidelines for participating in Holi Dance sponsored by HTS
Below are broad guidelines for participating in the Holi program which is held in the April/
May timeframe by HTS. These guidelines may be altered under very special circumstances
but apply to majority of the participants and dances. These guidelines are put together by
the program committee in consultation with various other individuals who participate actively in community events.
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Minimum age for participation is six. Participants need to have celebrated their sixth
birthday before January 15th.
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New participants should send an email to htsprogramdirector@gmail.com to participate
in Holi with the name, age and phone number of the participant. Requests to be enrolled in a particular group may be made at the time. Every effort will be made to fulfill
the request unless the group is filled but there are no guarantees.
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Participants will stay with the same group each year from the time they start participating in Holi. They will not be allowed to switch groups from year to year, this helps
build a bond between the participants as well as makes it easier for the organizers to
handle groups each year. Program committee may combine groups at their discretion
if a lot of kids drop out and the groups become very small.
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Participants and parents need to make a firm commitment to the Holi dance and make
sure practices are attended very sincerely. The choreographers are volunteers who put
in a lot of effort in teaching the dances and want to make sure their dance is flawless
and crisp on stage. It isn’t fair to the other participants who attend practices regularly
as well as to the choreographer since the kids missing practice are not as well prepared
as others.
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To choreograph a Holi dance, the choreographer needs to be a senior in High School.
Every senior will not be allowed to choreographer. Choreographers are picked based
on talent, attitude, respect toward others, respect for Temple rules and respect towards
other kids, adults and the committee members.
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All songs have to be approved by the program committee. This serves a two-fold purpose; it prevents repetition as well as makes sure songs are censored to meet Temple
standards.
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All participants need to be absolutely respectful of the choreographer in terms of following instructions as well as maintaining respect and concentration when practices are
on. The purpose of Holi is developing social skills, making friends and enjoying the experience as well and should be done during breaks and before and after practices.
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February 2013
Phone Meetings
HYA Monthly meetings will now be held
over the phone using a group call in. All
members who want to be part of the
meeting should call in at 8 o’clock in the
evening of the second Sunday in the
month. If you want to join the contact list
by email and/or want more information on
the phone meetings, just contact one of
the officers! The access code is 755596#
and it is always free! The call number is
always the same: 605 475 4000 .
PAD
Next Meeting
Parents Appreciation Day
will be held on Saturday
February 22 at 6:30 in the
evening. The cost will be $7
for adults and $5 for children
under the age of 12. Dinner
and entertainment will be provided. Come out and join us!
If anyone would like to participate in PAD please contact
anyone of the officers. Thank
you!
Meetings for HYA will now be held
over phone. They will take place on
the second Sunday of every month
around 8 o’clock.
We’re on Facebook! Just
search for us by typing
HYA of the Lehigh Valley in the search box.
Officers
CO PRESIDENTS:
-SHYAM MEHTA
610-417-9221
-RUSHABH KAMDAR
484-274-8705
EDITOR:
-RIYA ASHAR
610-392-9392
SAT Classes
Hindu Temple Society/HYA is
looking for additional discount for
SAT classes for members of the
temple. The discount for SAT
classes being looked at is with
Kaplan and Prepare for the SAT.
Please visit the website below for
additional information for these
classes at http://www.kaplan.com/
and http://prepareforthesat.com/. If
you are interested in taking the
SAT classes, please email Kamlesh Ashar at kaashar@yahoo.com
Join HYA! If any
of your children
are turning 13
soon, they are
eligible to join
HYA! Membership guarantees a lower price for
many events, and you get to make
a lot of new friends! Contact any
officer to join!
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SECRETARY:
-RADHIKA SINGH
484-838-0499
TREASURER
-KRUPA UNJIA
484-602-0046
ADVISORS:
-ATUL DALAL
610-392-9241
-ANIZE APPEL
610-360-3361
TEMPLE BULLETIN BOARD
GITA WORKSHOP
TEMPLE
GITA HOME
STUDY CLASSES
BULLETIN
BOARD
Classes on Gita and Vedanta are
held every Saturday, 9:30am to
11:00 in Krishna Room.
Text: BHAGAVAD GITA
Home Study Program
(Chapter-6 on MEDITATION)
are organized by Prakash Kutagolla every Thursday
from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.
For more info please contact:
Prakash Kutagolla at Kutagolla@hotmail.com or
Phone: 610-691-5759
Designed by Swami Dayanandji of
Arsha Vidya Gurukulum
Everybody is welcome
to join any time.
More info please contact:
Purshottam Ghai
If anyone interested in sponsoring
any of the Puja’s, Please contact
Vandana, Shaila or Neela
at plghai@yahoo.com or
Phone: 610-398-1510
GITA STUDY GROUP
YOGA CLASSES
"Yoga, Pranayama, Chakra balancing
and Meditation Class".
Gita study group is being formed mainly
for ladies who are free during the day time
Place : Hindu temple Allentown
Yoga class is held every Sunday from
9am to 10:30am in the Ganga Room
The class focuses on simple postures,
pranayama, chakra balancing and meditation.
Every one is welcome to join.
Day : Wednesdays
Time : 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Text : Bagavad Gita Homestudy Course by
Swami Dayananda in English
Contact #1 Visweswari Rao
There is a small charge for the class payable
to the Hindu Temple.
For more information contact either
Phone 610-253-7961E-mail Vishur@aol.com
Contact # 2 Radha Ramakrishnan
Phone 610-867-3355E-Mail tramkrish@aol.com
The text material for use in the class is available
at the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam bookstore.
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Hammi Kapoor at kapoor5@yahoo.com
Phone:610-504-1774 or
Atul Thakur at atulthakur7@gmail.com
Phone: 610-360-2024
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The Hindu Temple is starting a ‘Gift for a Day’ program. The Donors can pick a day of their choice such as
anniversary, birthdays, etc., and make a ‘Gift for that Day’ to the temple. On that day they can attend the
‘Rudra Abhishekam’ to Shiva in the morning. Whether they are present or not, the ‘Abhisheka Puja’ will be
done in their names and Kumkum Prasad will be mailed. They can visit the temple on that day and have an
Archana service performed. One can memorialize loved ones with a gift for a day. Based on the temple’s
annual budget, the expense per day is around $401. So, a gift donation of $401 will pay for the temple’s one
day’s expenses - the lights, the utilities, the priests, the flowers, puja materials, etc. And that amount is set as
the ‘Gift for a Day’ donation. Donors making a donation of $1001 and above can select three Gift for a Day
dates.
For more details please call Chandra @ 610-481-9528/ Vikas @ 610-398-8840 / Vandana @ 610-530-7918
or fill out the form and send it to the Hindu Temple Society (address and form shown on page 4)
HTS would like to encourage more people in our community
to avail the best opportunity
to place their business advertisement
in our temple newsletter for a reasonable cost!
This will not only support our Newsletter
but also benefit our Temple.
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The Hindu Temple Society
4200 Airport Road,
Allentown, PA 18109
(610) 264-2810
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RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED......
Celebrating HYA Parent Appreciation Day(PAD)
At Hindu Temple Allentown
On Saturday, February 22nd
At 6:30 PM
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