September - Greater Baltimore Temple

2909 Bloom Road, P.O. Box 690, Finksburg, MD 21048
Tel: (410) 861-8387, Web: www. BaltimoreTemple.org, E-mail: gbt101@yahoo.com
Volume 23 Number 3
Fall
Wednesday, September 19
Winter
September - December 2012
Monday, Oct 15 to Thursday, Oct 23
PROGRAM
5 pm to 6 pm
6 pm to 7 pm
7 pm to 8 pm
Decoration & Shobha Yatra
Abhishek, Archana & Aarti
Cultural Program & Mahaprasad
This is one of the holiest of Hindu ceremonies. Hindus first seek
the blessings of Lord Ganesh. The Temple will celebrate
Ganesh Chaturthi in a grand fashion. Please
bring your family and friends to celebrate this
auspicious event. We would like to thank
Kalpana & C. K. Nigam of Akbar Palace for
sponsoring the Abhishek and Mahaprasad.
Pooja Sponsorship: $101, Abhishek: $31,
Archana: $11. For further information contact
the Temple (410-861-8387), Anasuya
Swamy (410-581-9161), Ram Mouli (410-308-8883), Mangesh
Khedikar (410-654-1060), or Sanjeev Gholap (410-988-5942).
NAVRATRI GARBA/RAAS
Daily, Oct 15-23 (except Fridays): 8 pm to 9 pm
Friday, Oct 19:
9 pm to Midnight
Friday, Oct. 26, Sharad Poornima Garba/Raas:
Donation $5/person
Bring your family & friends for an evening of worship, music &
dance. Please feel free to bring prasad. For
Sharad Poornima Garba/Raas on Friday,
Oct.26, please bring bhajia & Batata vada. For
additional information on sponsorship of Aarti or
Pooja, or for donation of prasad, please contact
Uma Rajpara (410-861-5309), Bhanuben Patel
(410-833-1330), Priti Parikh (410-876-0365), or the Temple
(410-861-8387).
CHANDI HAVAN
Wednesday, October 24, 6 pm to 7:30 pm
Goddess Chandi -Durga- is the main deity of this Havan.
Her worship highlights the importance of feminine energy.
She is the embodiment of all the divine forces, and is
considered as the Mother of the Universe. It is said that
performing this Havan brings you health, wealth and
prosperity. Sponsorship: $31.Contact the Temple (410861-8387) to sponsor the Havan.
POOJAS
CHANDI PATH: Daily in the morning
NAVRATRI POOJA:
Daily 6:30 pm
Nine days of Navratri Poojas include: Devi
Pooja & Lalita Sahasranama, Lakshmi
Sahasranama, and Saraswati Sahasranama for
three days each. Navratri depicts the long course of spiritual
evolution in the life of a worshipper. The mother aspect of God
is worshipped as Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. Sponsorship
for daily pooja and path: $51, and for all nine days: $151. To
sponsor pooja call Anasuya Swamy (410-581-9161), Ram Mouli
(410-308-8883), or the Temple (410-861-8387).
SARASWATI POOJA
Sunday, October 21
POOJA:
BHAJANS:
AATRI:
6 pm to 7 pm
7 pm to 7:30 pm
7:30 pm
The priests will organize the pooja for the children. If your child
wishes to participate, please call the Temple by October 14.
Saraswati is the Goddess of learning, speech, poetry, music,
arts, and culture, and is the embodiment of perfection and
purity. Bring your children for her blessings. For further
information, please call the Temple (410-861-8387).
DURGA POOJA
Monday, October 22
POOJA:
6:30 pm
Bhajans, Aarti, Mahaprasad: 7:30 pm
Durga Mata is the mother Goddess even
worshipped by the Gods themselves. She is
power of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh.
We
would like to thank Cynthia & Ashok Chattterjee
for sponsoring the pooja and mahaprasad.
Devotees may bring prasad and offerings. Sponsorship of the
Durga Pooja: $51, Archana: $11. For further information contact
Kali Mallik (410-252-4865), Cynthia & Ashok Chattterjee (410653-3265), or the Temple (410-861-8387)
DUSSEHRA
Wednesday, October 24
POOJA & AARTI:
7:30 pm to 8 pm
DUSSEHRA UTSAV & RAVAN DAHAN:
8 pm
As part of the Navratri we will celebrate Dussehra. We will burn
the effigy of Ravan to symbolize the destruction of evil. Please
bring your children– they will enjoy the event. For more
information please contact the Temple (410-861-8387).
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GANDHI JAYANTI CELEBRATION
Sunday, October 7, 3 pm to 5 pm
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Please join us to celebrate Gandhiji’s 143 birthday at the
GBT’s Community Center. This program is for
everyone who is interested in Peace and
Nonviolence in today’s turbulent world. The
theme of this year is “Tolerance- a panel of
speakers talking on practicing Gandhi's
example of tolerance in the modern world."
The program will include music, talks, Q & A,
reception and fellowship. Also on this day BalVihar children will celebrate Gandhiji’s
birthday by making lunch bags for the
homeless. For more information contact: Kali Mallik (410-2524865), Bharti Razdan (410-833-4290), Bhupendra Mehta (410771-02510, Sushma Swani (410-847-9320), Hem Shukla (410667-6796), Geetha Raja (410-825-6414), Nalini Potineni ((410420-7360), or the Temple (410-861-8387).
KARVA CHAUTH VRAT
Friday, November 2, Pooja 5:30 pm
Karva Chauth is observed by married women for ensuring
wedded bliss and wishing long life for their
husbands and children. In the evening
pooja is performed while waiting for the
moon to rise. Married women, who observe
the Karva Chauth Vrat, acquire saubhagya,
progeny and lasting prosperity. The Karva
Chauth Pooja will be completed before sunset. For further
information, please contact the Temple (410-861-8387).
TULSI VIVAH MAHOTSAV
Sunday, November 25
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
This is the celebration of the
marriage ceremony of Srimati Tulsi Devi and Lord Vishnu. For
information, contact the Temple (410-861-8387).
Sunday, Nov 11 to Thursday, Nov 14
DHAN TRAYODASHI
DHAN TERAS
DHANLAKSHMI PUJA
Sunday, Nov 11
6:30 pm
DIWALI
MAHALAKSHMI POOJA
Tuesday, Nov 13
POOJA 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
AARTI & PRASAD 7:30 pm
Dhanlakshmi is one of the manifestations of Goddess
Lakshmi. In this form she symbolizes material wealth.
Although Goddess Lakshmi has numerous forms, this is the
most popular form in today’s world. Donation to participate
in pooja: $31. Please call the Temple (410-861-8387) to
participate.
GOVARDHAN POOJA AND ANNAKUT
Please deliver Samagri on
Tuesday, Nov 13: 10 am to noon & 6 pm to 8 pm
And Wednesday, Nov 14:
9:30 am to 1:30 pm
PROGRAM
Wednesday, November 14
BHAJANS & GOVARDHAN POOJA 6:30 pm to 7:30pm
AARTI & MAHAPRASAD
7:30 pm
Will host the
ANNUAL FUNDRAISING DINNER
On Saturday, November 3
From 7:00 pm to 12:00 midnight
@
Community Center
Greater Baltimore Temple
Live entertainment, music & dance
Donation for the Dinner: $75 per person
The Fundraising Committee is planning a fun filled evening
to raise funds for the Temple. Please join us.
For reservation send your reservation card received in mail or
contact, Shailaja Didolkar (410-823-7799), Natvar Rajpara (410861-5309), Sushma Swani (410-847-9320), Kalisankar Mallik
(410-252-4865), Vimala Naganna (410-876-7071), Nandini
Mouli (443-691-7664), Usha Jain (410-964-9050), Bhupendra
Mehta (410-771-0251), Ashok Narang (410-296-6061), Jitesh
Parikh (410-876-0365), Neena Rao (410-561-3517), Padma
Vanguri (410-252-4440), or the Temple (410-861-8387).
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For Annakut prasad, feel free to bring any kind of prasad.
However, it is preferred that you sign-up for prasad from items
included in the list posted at the
Temple. Sponsorship for Annakut is
$101.
For further information and list of
prasad
items,
please
contact
Bhanuben Patel (410-833-1330), Priti
Parikh (410-876-0365), Uma Rajpara
(410-861-5309),
Anuradha
Patel
(410-833-1375), or Rajeshree Patel (410-526-4574).
NAVSMARAN
DIWALI & JAIN NEW YEAR’S DAY CELEBRATION
Tuesday, Nov 13, 8 pm to 9 pm
The Greater Baltimore Temple will celebrate the Jain New Year.
The Jain New Year begins on the day after Shri Mahavirswami’s
Nirvana in the lunar month of Kartik on Amavasya Day (New
Moon Day). Thank you for your suggestions. For further
information please contact, Bhupendra Mehta (410-771-0251),
or Kalpana Hegde (410-744-6009).
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dear Friends:
It's a privilege and honor for me to serve as the President of
our Temple. Thanks to the Board of Governors, the Board
of Trustees, many volunteers & community members, our
priests and the manager for their dedicated support in the
operation and maintenance of the Temple.
We completed several projects during this past year. Here
are the highlights of the major accomplishments:
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After receiving zoning variance for the new house and
obtaining the DEED consolidation, we received the full
permit for the entire project of house renovation and
new addition of the Bal-Vihar school building. The
construction work is well in progress. I am pleased to
inform you that we are now closer than ever before in
meeting this dire need for more space for our Bal-Vihar.
We had a grand celebration of Mahakumbhabhishekam
with enthusiastic devotee participation and priests
chanting mahamantras. The inspiring poojas, spiritual
atmosphere, beautiful weather and smiling crowd gave
all a heavenly experience.
We celebrated many other Poojas like Shrinathaji
Patotsav, Ganesh Chaturthi, Janmashtami, and
Govardhan pooja with ever increasing devotee
presence.
We installed state of the art security system with
multiple cameras and monitors with recording capability
and many other features.
We added several donation plaques on Kalpataru
donation tree in the Community Hall lobby.
We had speaker programs on Graduation Pooja and on
Gandhi Jayanti.
On the outside, we improved aesthetics of the Temple
with the landscaping, tree trimming, and mulching, with
the help of many devoted young volunteers from the
Community Connection Committee.
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It’s a long list of accomplishments. Thanks for your support.
We have five long-term goals:
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Build a sound financial foundation for the Temple
Maintain harmony within the community
Prepare for transition to the next generation
Support the needy in the community around us
Continue with Inter-faith dialog
Please join us to meet these goals.
I know you all spread your generosity in many different
charities, but at this time I urge you to keep our Temple on
the top of your list. Our goal of providing the community
with their spiritual, social and cultural needs appears to be
fulfilling, but our next goal of providing educational
environment for our next generation can only be achieved
with the broad base support from everyone in our
community.
The Board of Governors, Board of Trustees and many
volunteers are dedicated to serving the Temple. Your
generous support will make our work easier in achieving the
goals. May God bless you.
Thank you,
Nagji Sureja
ANNUAL MEETING & 2012 ELECTIONS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
On June 16, 2012, the Annual Meeting of the Temple members
was held at the Community Center of the Greater Baltimore
Temple. Nagji Sureja, the President of the Temple, informed the
members of the progress Temple has made to date, and the
challenges facing the Temple. He also presented the financial
report for 2011 and the 1st quarter of 2012.
The voting members of the Temple then elected seven
members to the Board of Trustees. Of the seven, four (Tapendu
Basu, Ram Javia, Neena Rao, and Nagji Sureja) are current
members of the Board, who were reelected for an additional
four-year term. The remaining three (Nalini Potineni, Rajesh
Raikar, and Anasuya Swamy) are new members of the Board.
Congratulations to the Board members on their election.
Prabir Bose, Usha Jain, and Padmavathy Vanguri retired from
the Board after the election. Prabir and Usha each have served
eight years and Padma 10 years. The Board thanks them for
their service to the Temple.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
At its meetings on June 16, 2012 the new Board of Trustees
elected the following Board members as Temple Officers for a
two-year term (2012-2014):
President:
Vice-President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Nagji Sureja
Tapendu Basu
Nalini Potineni
Natvar Rajpara
Congratulations to the Temple Officers on their election.
STANDING COMMITTEES
At the meeting on June 16, 2012 the new Board reviewed the
standing committees and their functions. The Board then
appointed following Committee Chair / Co-chairpersons:
Audit:
Kali Mallik/ Ramaswamy Balakrishnan
Bal Vihar:
Jitesh Parikh/Hari Razdan/Nalini Potineni
Building & Maintenance:
Praful Vani/ Tapendu Basu
Community Connection:
Gaurang Mehta
Cultural:
Vishnu Desai/Meeta Raikar
Editorial:
Annasaheb Anuje/ Padmavathy Vanguri
Fundraising:
Shailaja Didolkar
Membership:
Bhupendra Mehta
Pooja:
Anasuya Swamy/ Ram Mouli
Public Relations:
Kali Mallik
Volunteers:
Nandini Mouli
If you are interested in serving on any of these committees,
please contact the respective Chair/Co-chairperson listed
above, or send an e-mail to the Temple at gbt101@yahoo.com
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Chitrachedu Naganna (Chairman), Annasaheb Anuje,
Pratima Bose, Mukund Didolkar, Dinesh Kalaria, & Sushma
Swani.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Nagji Sureja (President), Tapendu Basu (Vice-President),
Nalini Potineni (Secretary), Natvar Rajpara (Treasurer),
Ramaswamy Balakrishnan, Shailaja Didolkar, Ram Javia,
Bhupendra Mehta, Nandini Mouli, Ashok Narang, Jitesh Parikh,
Rajesh Raikar, Neena Rao, Bharti Razdan, & Anasuya Swamy.
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GREATER BALTIMORE TEMPLE, INC
BAL VIHAR NEWS
2011 Financial Statements
SCHOOL-YEAR: 2012-2013
(Unaudited & Preliminary, As of December 31, 2011)
OPEN HOUSE & FIRST DAY OF CLASS
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Balance Sheet
Assets
Current Assets
Checking Account
Certificates of Deposit
Business Investment Account
TMMS CD
Petty Cash
Total Checking/Savings
Pledges Receivable
Prepaid Expenses
Total Current Assets
Fixed Assets
Furniture & Fixture
Machinery & Equipment
Office Equipment
Leasehold Improvement
Building: Balvihar New School
Building: Temple
Land
Total Accumulated Depreciation
Work-in-Progress
Total Fixed Assets
$ 198,776
41,309
232,740
31,435
250
504,510
9,328
6788
520,626
78,197
14,682
2,579
101,127
45,000
2,236,135
201,598
(1,045,096)
3,500
1,637,722
Total Assets
2,158,348
Liabilities & Equity
Current Liabilities
Equity
Net Worth
Retained Earnings
Net Income
Total Equity
975,870
1,119,999
50,947
2,146,816
Total Liabilities & Equity
2,158,348
11,532
Profit and Loss
(January 1 to December 31, 2011)
Revenues
Donations
Fundraising: Dinner Tickets
Hall Rental
Bal Vihar
Education
Recognition Tree Program
Tamasa Mallik Memorial Scholarship
Total Revenues
Expenses
Bank Charges
Fundraising Event
Food Catering-Festivals
Heat, Light & Power
Employee Salaries & Benefits
Insurance, Liability
Janitorial & Kitchen Expense
Office Expense & Supplies
Bal Vihar Expenses
Postage
Printing & Stationery
Professional Fees, Other
Repairs & Maintenance
Temple & Pooja Supplies
Telephone
Trash Pick Up
TMSS
All Other Expenses
Total Expenses
Net Ordinary Income
Interest Income
Depreciations
Net Other Income & Expense
Net Income
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$ 189,762
12,425
15,281
33,840
117,511
10,011
500
379,330
591
13,483
6,316
21,977
90,300
6,298
7,886
650
14,024
408
4,445
37,106
20,683
8,031
821
1,812
1,118
3,258
239,207
140,123
1,142
(90,317)
$ (89,175)
$ 50,948
The 14th year of the Bal-Vihar program will start on Sunday,
September 9, 2012. Limited space is still available on a first
come, first serve basis. If you are interested, please download
the application at www.blatimoretemple.org and mail it to the
Temple address.
We will host an Open House and Orientation in the Community
Hall on the first day of the school year, Sunday, September 9,
from 9 am to 10 am. All new Bal-Vihar parents are requested to
attend along with their children. For further information contact:
Jitesh Parikh (410-876-0365), Nalini Potineni (410-420-7360),
or Hari Razdan (410-833-4290).
ANNUAL DAY CELEBRATION
We started the Bal-Vihar program in 1999 and held our first
Annual Day ceremony in 2000. The program started with a few
dedicated parents getting together to plant the seeds of
knowledge for our children. The program has been very
successful and registration for the 2011-12 Balvihar-year
reached a maximum of 200 students.
The success of the program has created the challenge of a lack
of space. The board has already generously approved a
$500,000 budget for this project, but as we all know, we cannot
make this program work without extra financial support. On
behalf of the Bal-Vihar program, we ask everyone to donate to
this cause to further the education of the next generation of
Indian-Americans.
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On June 10, 2012 we celebrated the 13 Bal-Vihar Annual Day,
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and this fall we will start our 14 year of the Bal-Vihar Program.
Here are some of the noteworthy accomplishments of the 20112012 Bal Vihar School-year:
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We had 200 students enrolled - our highest ever.
Our central snack distribution program has been working
exceedingly well - thanks to our dedicated volunteers!
We had 12 students teaching/volunteering in the program.
We supplemented our curriculum by a web-based Hindi
learning program with Gujarati forthcoming this year.
More parents than ever became involved in the program.
The Bal-Vihar parents raised over $13,000 for the BalVihar Class room project.
The students tie-dyed T-shirts and then wore them for a
successful Holi celebration.
To date 1,595 students have enrolled in the program. We
always look for new ideas to improve the program. If you have
any suggestions for making the program better, please send us
an email at gbt101@yahoo.com.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Greater
Baltimore Temple’s Board of Governors, and Board of Trustees
for their support. They have not only supported the program but
have donated generously to make the program successful.
We appreciate the hard work of our coordinators, teachers,
parents, volunteers, subcommittee chairs and especially of the
students. As a Community Service we continued our celebration
of Gandhi Jayanti by packing lunch bags for the area soup
kitchens, and by supporting the Temple’s Annadata program.
Most importantly, we celebrated our culture and had fun along
the way with the Ganesh Pooja, the Diwali celebration, the
Saraswati Pooja, the Holi celebration, and the Annual Picnic.
-- Jitesh Parikh, Nalini Potineni, Hari Razdan
The 11th Annual Graduation Pooja and Celebration was conducted in a grand manner on Sunday, June 24, 2012 at the
Greater Baltimore Temple. Many high school and college graduates from the congregation, along with their families and
friends, participated in the Saraswati Pooja conducted by Pandits Joshiji and Muraliji for continued success for the
graduates. This was followed by felicitations of the graduates by Sushma Swani, a member of the Board of Governors, and
by the GBT President, Nagji Sureja. They congratulated the graduates and their parents and urged them to stay involved in
the Temple. The keynote speaker Hon. Kumar Barve, Majority Leader of the Maryland House of delegates, gave an
inspiring speech. He urged the graduates to be proud of their religion and heritage, and to get involved in and be part of the
community at large. The GBT- Tamasa Mallik Memorial Scholarship for this year was awarded to Brenda Shah during the
Graduation ceremony. Kushal Byatnal, and Juhi Hegde were the MCs and did an outstanding job. Srinivasa Raja provided
crisp and clear photos as he does every year. The program ended with lunch provided by Akbar Palace Restaurant.
Deepti & Raj Razdan, Kali Mallik, Pandit Joshiji, Pandit Muraliji, Bhupendra Mehta, Hem Shukla, Meeta Raikar, Bharti
Razdan, Sushma Swani, and Geetha Raja worked hard on the Graduation Pooja Committee to put the program together.
2012 GRADS & GUESTS
GRADS LIST
GRADS LIST
PRESENT
Amol Bhatia
Roma Desai
Vibav Mouli
Suchitra Narayen
Priya Parikh
Meghal Patel
Sounak Patel
Heer Rami
Govind Seth
Aditi Shah
Brenda Shah
REPRESENTED
Neerja Razdan
Sheila Razdan
Vishnu Razdan
Meyappan Tenapan
Viral Vakil
Tamasa Mallik Memorial Scholarship
Kali Mallik and his children Krishna, Chitta, and Jharna have created
Tamasa Mallik Memorial Scholarship (TMMS) trust fund at GBT in
memory of Tamasa Mallik. It is in recognition of her outstanding
leadership in academic and extracurricular pursuit and her selfless
contribution to others. This year the 2012-TMMS scholarship was
awarded to Brenda Shah, an outstanding high school graduate
planning to attend University of Maryland Honors Program starting this
fall. Each year the scholarship is awarded at the GBT Annual
Graduation ceremony to one outstanding high school graduate selected
by the Tamasa Mallik Memorial Scholarship Award Committee. For
further information please contact: Kali Mallik (410-252-4865), Padma
Vanguri (410-252-4440), or Srinivasa Raja (410-825-6414).
QUIZ: What is next number in this sequence: 10, 9, 60, 90, 70, 66...?
For a clue, spell the numbers out: Ten, Nine, Sixty, Ninety, Seventy, Sixty-six … Recognize the pattern?
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AYYAPPA POOJA
SHRAMDAN DAY
Saturday, December 15
10:30 am to 1 pm
Lord Ayyappa is the son of Lord Siva and Lord Vishnu (in the
form of Mohini). The first day of the Hindu
Solar month of Vruchika marks the beginning
of Ayyappa Mandala celebration.
Mandala
Pooja (December 26) and Makara Jyothi day
(January 14) are the two most auspicious
days for Lord Ayyappa.
We would like to thank a group of volunteers, who donated
their time and energy- SHRAMDAN- to the Greater
Baltimore Temple on Sunday, July 22, 2012. They worked
on interior areas of the Temple and its surroundings to
clean and beautify the Temple inside and out.
Our thanks to following volunteers: Bharati Morjaria,
Chimanbhai Patel, Uma & Natvar Rajpara, Sarala & Magan
Sureja, and Shanta & Nagji Sureja.
APPEAL FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICES
POOJA
Ganesh Pooja (recitation of Ganapathy adharvaseersham)
Ayyappa Abhishekam
(Recitation of Rudram, Chamakam, Purusha Sooktham)
Alankaram/ Bhajan
Ashtothara Archana
Seeveli with thaalappoli
Namaskara stotram, Padi pattu, Mangalam
Mangala Aarti, Prasadam
Devotees are encouraged to bring flowers, fruits, neivedyam
Pooja Sponsorship:
$31
Annadanam (prasad) Sponsorship:
$31
Sponsorship for all events for the day:
$101
Please participate in the pooja and get Blessings of Lord
Ayyappa. For additional information, contact Anasuya Swamy
(410-581-9161), Ram Mouli (410-308-8883), Padma Vanguri
(410-252-4440), or the Temple (410-861-8387).
2013 TEMPLE MEMBERSHIP APPEAL
Dear Devotees
We would like to request your much needed membership
support for your Temple in the form of annual dues of $ 121
per family, per year. This is your commitment for Temple
maintenance expenses.
We would like to see the
membership grow in 2013. Please encourage your friends
and families to become GBT members.
Please complete the cutout below and renew your
membership. Your support is vital for the Temple to continue
to offer its services to you and the community. As always we
thank you for your commitment to GBT.
From Membership Committee
Bhupendra Mehta
Our Temple runs on selfless service of many volunteers. We
are looking for more of them. You can serve the Temple in
many ways. You can help to keep the Temple and its
surroundings neat and clean. If you are interested, please
send your name, telephone number, area of your interest
and your background in an e-mail to gbt101@yahoo.com or
call Nandini Mouli at (410-691-7664).
Thank you, Nandini Mouli, Volunteers Committee
DEDICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
GBT appreciates the dedication and contribution of many
volunteers who help keep our Temple a vibrant institution
serving our greater community with their spiritual needs. The
contribution of Baltimore Marathi Mandal (BMM) is
recognized in this issue. Each individual gives our Temple the
strength that emanates from unity and common purpose.
Thank you,
Nagji Sureja, President
Tapendu Basu, Vice-President
2013 NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Temple will remain open from 9 am to 8:30 pm to celebrate the
New Year’s Day.
More details will follow in the next
Newsletter. Devotees may sponsor the pooja individually for a
donation of $35, or as a group for $101. Archana will be
performed throughout the day for a donation of $11.
Please cut and mail with your donation
GBT DONATION FORM
YOUR NAME: _________________________________________ YOUR SPOUSE’S NAME: _________________
STREET ADDRESS: _______________________________________________ CITY: _____________________
STATE: ________
ZIP: _______
PHONE: ______________________________
e-mail: _______________________________________
Please accept our contribution and/or pledge for the amount shown below in support of the Greater Baltimore Temple:
( ) $21
( ) $51 ( ) $ 121 Annual Membership ( ) $ 501 ( ) $1,001 ( ) Other _________
Kalpataru Tree Donation: ( ) $ 351 - Silver Leaf, ( ) $501 - Gold Leaf, ( ) $2,001 - Stone
Temple Niches Quotes & Prayers: ( ) $2,501. For a Deity ( ) $ 5,001 _____________________ (Name of Deity)
Amount Enclosed $ _________
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Amount Pledged $__________ by __________ (Date) Signature: ___________________
Date __________________
Please make check payable to GBT. Mail the form & the check to the Greater Baltimore Temple, P.O. Box 690, Finksburg, MD 21048
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16Sun
17Mon
18Tue
19Wed
21Fri
22Sat
23Sun
24Mon
25Tue
27Thu
28Fri
29Sat
30Sun
OCT
1Mon
2Tue
3Wed
4Thu
5Fri
6Sat
7Sun
8Mon
9Tue
11Thu
12Fri
13Sat
14Sun
15Mon
16Tue
19Fri
20Sat
21Sun
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam
Rudrabhishekam
Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi Abhishek
Krittika- Sri Murugan Abhishekam
Devi Pooja
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam
Bal Vihar Open House & first day of Class,
Bhagwan Mahavir Pooja & Bhavana
Rudrabhishekam
Hanuman Archana, Ekadashi Vrata
Pradosham
Devi Pooja
Amavasya, Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam
Sankranti
Rudrabhishekam
Sri Varaha Jayanti, Haritalika/Kevada Teej
Ganesh Chaturthi Festival
Devi Pooja
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam, Radhashtami
Bal Vihar Classes
Rudrabhishekam
Hanuman Archana, Ekadashi Vrata
Pradosh Vrata
Devi Pooja
Poornima, Sri Satyanarayan Pooja,
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam
Mahalaya Pitripaksha begins
Rudrabhishekam
Hanuman Archana
Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi Abhishek
Krittika- Sri Murugan Abhishekam
Devi Pooja
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam
Bal Vihar Classes, Gandhi Jayanti Celebration
Rudrabhishekam
Hanuman Archana/Chalisa Path
Ekadashi Vrata
Devi pooja, Pradosha Vrata
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam
Amavasya, Shraddha ends
26Fri
27Sat
28Sun
29Mon
Sharad Navaratri begins
Hanuman Archana, Kartik Sankranti
Devi Pooja, Sri Lalita Panchami
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam
Bhagwan Mahavir Pooja & Bhavana, Saraswati
Pooja, Bal Vihar Classes
Sri Durga Maha Ashtami, Durga Pooja
Mahanavami
Dussehra/Vijaya Dashami, Chandi Havan,
Ravan Dahan
Pradosh Vrata, Sharad Poornima Garba/Raas
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam
Sharad Poornima
Poornima, Sri Satyanarayan Pooja
30Tue
31Wed
Hanuman Archana/Chalisa Path
Krittika- Sri Murugan Abhishekam
22Mon
23Tue
24Wed
NOV
2Fri
30Fri
Devi Pooja, Karva Chauth Vrat, Sankashti Ganesh
Chaturthi Abhishek
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam, GBT Fundraising
Dinner
Bal Vihar Classes
Rudrabhishekam
Hanuman Archana, Ahoi Ashtami
Ekadashi Vrata
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam, Govatsa Dwadashi
Dhan Teras, Dhan Trayodashi, Pradosh Vrata
Narak Chaturdashi, Rudrabhishekam
Amavasya, Diwali Mahotsav,
Sri Mahalakshmi Pooja, Navsmaran
Sri Govardhan Pooja, Annakut
Devi Pooja
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam
Bhagwan Mahavir Pooja & Bhavana, Bal Vihar
Classes
Rudrabhishekam
Hanuman Archana/Chalisa Path
Sri Hari Prabodhini Ekadashi
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam
Sri Tulsi Vivah Mahotsav
Rudrabhishekam
Poornima, Sri Satyanarayan Pooja,
Guru Nanak Jayanti
Devi Pooja
DEC
1Sat
2Sun
3Mon
4Tue
7Fri
8Sat
9Sun
10Mon
11Tue
13Thu
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam
Sri Ganesh Chaturthi Abhishek, Bal Vihar Classes
Rudrabhishekam
Hanuman Archana/Chalisa Path
Devi Pooja
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam
Ekadashi Vrata, Bal Vihar Classes
Rudrabhishekam
Hanuman Archana/Chalisa Path
Amavasya
3Sat
4Sun
5Mon
6Tue
9Fri
10Sat
11Sun
12Mon
13Tue
14Wed
16Fri
17Sat
18Sun
19Mon
20Tue
23Fri
24Sat
25Sun
26Mon
27Tue
14Fri
15Sat
16Sun
17Mon
18Tue
21Fri
22Sat
23Sun
24Mon
25Tue
27Thu
28Fri
29Sat
31Mon
JAN13
1Tue
Devi Pooja
Lord Ayyappa Pooja, Sri Venkateshwara
Abhishekam
Bhagwan Mahavir Pooja & Bhavana, Bal Vihar
Classes
Rudrabhishekam
Hanuman Archana/Chalisa Path
Devi Pooja
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam
Mokshada/Vaikuntha Ekadashi, Geeta Jayanti
Rudrabhishekam
Krittika- Sri Murugan Abhishekam, Hanuman
Archana, Pradosh Vrata, Christmas Day
Poornima, Sri Satyanarayan Pooja
Devi Pooja
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam
Rudrabhishekam
New Year Celebration
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MAHAVIRSWAMI BHAGWAN'S POOJA &
BHAVNA
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Sunday, September 09 (2 Sunday), October 21,
November 18, & December 16
On the third Sunday of each month we have been performing
Mahavirswami Bhagwan's Pooja and Bhavna (Prayer).
Participation in this program has been great. We are looking
for sponsors for the future months.
If you have any suggestions or questions, please contact
Bhupendra Mehta (410-771-0251).
BHAJAN & KIRTAN EVERY SUNDAY
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
A vegetarian dinner will be served following Aarti if the bhajan
and food is sponsored by individual devotees. For further
information please contact Sushma Sidh (410-861-6533).
SRI VENKATESHWARA ABHISHEKAM
Every Saturday from 9 am to 12 noon
9 am to 9:30 am
Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam
10:30 am to 12 noon
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam
If you wish to sponsor lunch following Abhishek for Balaji,
please contact Vimala Naganna (410-876-7071), or Geetha
Raja (410-825-6414) to schedule the date. The donation for
sponsorship is $31.
TEMPLE HOURS
Weekdays: 9 am to 12 noon, and 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, & Holidays: 9 am to 8:30 pm
The above timings are subject to change without notice and
on special occasions.
TEMPLE POOJAS
Weekday Poojas
9 am to 11:30 am
Monday to Friday
Nitya Aradhana
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Monday
Tuesday
Thursday
st
1 Friday of Month
nd
2 Friday of Month
rd
3 Friday of Month
th
4 Friday of Month
Rudrabhishekam
Hanuman Chalisa
Gopala Sahasranam Parayan
Sri Durga Pooja
Sri Lakshmi Pooja
Sri Padmavathi Aradhana
Sri Saraswati Pooja
Saturday Poojas
9 am to 9:30 am
10:30 am to 12 noon
Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam
Sunday Poojas
9 am to 11:30 am
Every Sunday
rd
3 Sunday of Month
Nitya Aradhana
Sri Mahavirswami Pooja
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Every Sunday Bhajan & Kirtan followed by Aarti &Prasad
On special occasions and festivals, the above poojas
will be superseded by special poojas.
PRIEST SERVICES
Priest services are available for poojas and ceremonies at
the Temple and at outside locations. Please call 410-8618387 for availability and charges.
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