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Non-profit 501(c) 3 Organization NEWSLETTER MARCH 2014 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 3

Sri Venkateswara Lotus TempleSri Venkateswara Lotus Temple

||Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha|| || Srirasthu|| ||Srimathe Varavaramunaye Namaha||

12519 & 12501 Braddock Road, Fairfax, VA, 22030. Phone (703) 815-4850

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To promote and preserve rich Indian heritage and traditions through religious, educational and

cultural activities and training of the youth - future of our Society.

Highly qualified, experienced priests available for your Puja needs in your

home & at the temple.

To request priest services please call 703-815-4850 or email

lotustemplepriest@gmail.com or submit the request form on SVLT

website at http://svlotustemple.org

PRIEST SERVICES

Sriman Srinivasan

Renganathan

Sriman Bharadwaj

Kallakuntla

Sri Mahasudarshana Homam

Sunday, March 09th at 10:00 AM

Sri Satyanarayana Vratam

Sunday, March 16th

at 07:00 PM

Sri Srinivasa Kalyanam

Saturday, March 22nd at 05:30 PM

Sri Mahalakshmi Devi Jayanthi at SVLT, Sunday March 16th, 2014

Chandramana Sri Jaya Nama Samvatsara

Ugadi Celebrations at SVLT, Monday March 31st, 2014

S V Lotus Temple is celebrating Sri

Mahalakshmi Devi Jayanthi on

March 16th Sunday with Sri Sukta

Homam and Kumkumarchana by

Ladies on a Grand scale at 10:00

AM.

...Complete details of the event on page 3

Kumkumarchana is free

for all ladies.

S V Lotus Temple wishes everyone A Happy & Prosperous New

Year. Please join us at the temple to celebrate Ugadi Special Program on March 31st , 2014 with Panchanga Sravanam at 07:00

PM. Vasanta Navaratri begins on March 31st till April 08th, 2014.

...Ugadi and Vasantha Navaratri celebrations details on page 5

Religious Calender p2

Sri Mahalakshmi Jayanthi p3

Kulashekar Alvar Thiru Nakshatram p4

Ugadi Celebrations p5

Vasanta Navaratri celebrations p5

Sri Ranganatha Nakshatram p6

Mukunda mala series p7

Sri Hayagrieva stotram series p7

Significant past events p8

Samskruthi Vidyalaya Updates p8

BAPS Womens Conference p9

Curie Math Bowl p10

Priest services p10

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March 2014

RELIGIOUS CALENDAR

07 Fri 10:00 AM Sri Thirumangai Azhwar Abhishekam

07 Fri 10:00 AM Sri Sukta Homam

08 Sat 10:00 AM Sri Krishna Abhishekam

09 Sun 10:00 AM Sri Mahasudarsana Homam

10 Mon 10:00 AM Sri Ramanuja Abhishekam

11 Tues 10:00 AM Sri Rama Parivaram Abhishekam

11 Tues 10:00 AM Sri Sudarsanar Abhishekam,

Sri Narasimha Perumal Abhishekam

11 Tues Kulasekara Azhwars Tirunakshatram ...Complete details of the event on page 4

14 Fri 10:00 AM Sri Sukta Homam

15 Sat 10:00 AM Sri Goda Ammavaru Abhishekam

16 Sun 10:00 AM Sri Mahalakshmi ammavaru Abhishekam

07:00 PM Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam

16 Sun Sri Mahalakshmi Jayanthi

...Complete details of the event on page 3

21 Fri 10:00 AM Sri Nammazvar Abhishekam

21 Fri 10:00 AM Sri Sukta Homam

22 Sat 05:30 PM Sri Srinivasa Kalyanam

23 Sun 10:00 AM Sri Manvalamamunigal Abhishekam

26 Wed 10:00 AM Sri Sudarsanar Abhishekam,

Sri Narasimha Perumal Abhishekam

26 Wed 10:00 AM Sri Lakshmi Hayagrieva Abhishekam

28 Fri 10:00 AM Sri Sukta Homam

31 Mon Ugadi Celebrations

...Complete details of the event on page 5

31 Mon Sri Ranganatha Swamy Nakshatram Celebrations

...more on page 6

March

31—

April 08

Sri Vasantha Navaratri Celebrations

...Complete details of the event on page 5

Temple - Weekly Schedule Tues 07:30 PM Sri Anjaneya Vadamala Seva, Hanuman

Chalisa Parayanam and Sri Rama Bhajans

Thurs 07:00 PM Sri Hayagrieva Aradhana/ Elachi Mala Samarpanam and Bhajans

Fri 10:00 AM Sri Mahalakshmi Abhishekam

10:00 AM Sri Sukta Homam

10:00 AM Sri Srinivasa Parivaram - Abhishekam

11:30 AM Abhishekanantara Archana

12:00 PM Tomala Seva

07:30 PM Prabandha parayanam

08:15 PM Sri Mahalakshmi suvarna pushpa Aradhana/Archana

Temple - Daily Schedule 08:00 AM Suprabhata Seva/

Darsanam 05:00 PM Evening Dharma

darsanam

08:40 AM Praatah Kaala

Aaradhana 05:30 PM Sayankala

Aaradhana 09:40 AM Dharma darsanam 06:30 PM Sri Vishnu

Sahasranama Paaraayanam

Visesha sevalu, Harati, Archana, Vahana puja, Visesha parayanalu

07:00 PM Dharma darsanam

11:40 AM Madhyanhika

Aaradhana and Raja

bhogam

08:45 PM Srivari Pavalimpu/ Sayanotsavam

7 Fri Krithika Sri Thirumangai Azhwar 8 Sat Rohini Sri Krishna

10 Mon Arudra Sri Ramanuja

11 Tue S. Ekadasi Sri Sudarsanar,

Sri Narasimha Perumal

11 Tue Punarvasu Sri Rama Parivaaram 15 Sat P. Phalguni Sri Goda Ammavaru

16 Sun U. Phalguni Sri Mahalakshmi ammavaru 21 Fri Vishaka Sri Nammazvar

23 Sun Moola Sri Manvalamamunigal

26 Wed K. Ekadasi Sri Sudarsanar,

Sri Narasimha Perumal

26 Wed Sravana Sri Lakshmi Hayagrieva

Nakshatra Abhishekam Schedule (Based on the Nakshatra/Tidhi of the Dieties for March 2014)

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ARTICLE OF THE MONTH

Mukunda Mala

...will continue in next newsletter

SRI LAKSHMI HAYAGRIVA STOTRAM SERIES Hayagrieva Stotram - Slokas 15 & 16

...will continue in next newsletter

Sriman Nigamantha Desika composed 33 slokas describing the greatness of Hayagriva. The Lord Himself made him compose the hymn

where each sloka incorporates some Bi:ja aksharas.

Cosmic administration is said to be in 33 divisions. Likewise the great ashtakshari dwayi mantras have a total of 33 syllables. Sri Desika

has composed and favoured us with this hymn in such a manner that each sloka has within it the divine power of the aksharas. Great souls

have been witness to this. For this reason, great acharyas of the past as well as learned scholars of the present times hold this hymn in high

esteem as the bestower of great power of speech and knowledge with understanding.

We have covered Slokas 1 – 14 in previous newsletters. Now we are covering slokas 15 and 16 in this month newsletter.

kRiShNa tvadIya padapaNkaja paJNjarAntam.h adyaiva me vishatu mAnasa rAjahaMsaH . prANa prayANa samaye kaphavAta pittaiH kaNThAvarodhana vidhau smaraNaM kutaste .7.

Mukunda Mala by Kulasekara Alwar Continues with the 7th Sloka where Kulasekara address the

Lord as Krishna for the first time and begs once more to let him as a devotees mind to focus on

the Lotus feet of the Lord right now and right away so that he does not have to be worried about

what happens in his old age when he may be afflicted with things like phlegm, bile disease etc.

(kaphavAta and pitta). Instead he surrenders and prays for acceptance right away.

SLOKAM FIFTEEN

api kshana:rdham kalayamthi ye: thwa:m a:pla:vayamtham visadaihi mayu:khaihi va:cha:m prava:haihi aniva:rithai sthe: manda:kini:m mandayithum kshamanthe:

Lord Hayagriva! You have great compassion for those who seek refuge in You.

You shower on them, Your pure rays of kindness and grant them a unique and

wonderful happiness. You grant Your Grace to those who meditate upon You with

devotion even for a brief moment. It is due to Your Grace that they acquire remarkable power of speech. It is of such speed that even the speed of the river

Ganga, appears to be insignificant.

SLOKAM SIXTEEN

swa:min bhavaddhya:na sudha:bhishe:ka:th vahanthi dhanya:ha pulaka:nubandham alakshithe: kwa:pi niru:dhamu:lam ange:shwi va:nandadhum ankurantham

O Hayagriva! To meditate upon You ceaselessly with great love is to bathe in a lake of nectar itself. Your very thought causes

the hairs to stand end like what happens which bathing in cold water. But this thrill is not superficial. Would you like to know

what it is? Your divine memory gives bliss which strikes root and stays firmly not visible to anybody in the cave of the heart. It

is from that bliss that the thrill in the other limbs arises. Lord! How sweet is Your memory! The roots are not visible but the out-

er manifestation is! Likewise meditation goes on inside but the thrill thereof is seen outside.

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Significant past events

Bheeshma Ekadasi February 08th - 10th , 2014

Bheeshma Ekadasi the day Vishnu Sahasranama was revealed to us by Bheeshma Pitamaha in the presence of Lord Sri Krishna

Paramatma for the benefit of his subjects.

SV Lotus Temple celebrated Bheesma Ekadasi with Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Homam and Akanda Sri Vishnu Sahasranama

Parayanam and Bhajans by devotees. The event was complemented very well by cultural, educational and the youth programs

highlighted by Sri Bheeshma Ambusayanam dance drama by Children, Lectures on Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Mahima.

Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam Chanting Competition by Children was conducted and the winners of the competition are: Ananya

Sri, Amrutha Sri, Lasya, Pratham, Mayan, Harshya, Sriya and Grama. These kids received the divine blessings of Lord Sri Ven-

kateswara and Ammavaru.

Samskruthi Vidhyalaya is been conducted successfully by SV Lotus Temple for the past several years and the program is been

strengthened by the passion and commitment of several parent volunteers with special qualifications. This year 2014 September

– 2015 June, we are expanding the program to include Sanskrit Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. These teachers are educators in the

local public schools and universities. We are proud of our teachers who are parents and professionals themselves to take time out

of their daily lives to contribute back to the community.

Samskruthi Vidhyalaya meets every Sunday between 10:00 AM – 12:00 noon currently meeting at Willow Springs Elementary

School. We have three sections to educate children at different levels as section 1 by Dr. Deepa Aier for 5 - 7 yrs, Section 2 by

Sriman: Ravi Sampath for 7 – 9 yrs and Section 3 by Srimathi Katyayani Somanchi and Chi. Harini Somanchi for 9 and above.

Children learn Slokas , Stories, Art and Craft in addition to mix and mingle with other kids to learn and grow along developing

social and interactive skills with younger, older children and adults.

Samskruthi Vidyalaya Updates

Registrations for enrollment will take place on first come first serve basis to

limit the class sizes for quality instruction on one on one basis.

We encourage young people to take part in helping the instructors also and a great

opportunity to gain leadership and team work among the younger generation.

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TEMPLE TIMINGS Week Days 08:30 am - 11:30 am 05:30 pm - 09:00 pm

Weekends 08:00 am - 02:30 pm 03:30 pm - 09:00 pm

The temple is open all day on all Auspicious days

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up - to - date info on SV Lotus Temple events:

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PRIEST SERVICES

Priests of the Sri Venkateswara Lotus Temple (SVLT) are committed to providing you with the best possible service with utmost sincerity, devotion and zeal (Shradda, Bhakthi and Bhavam). Their sublime devotion, rich with religious fervor, Vedic knowledge and their deep relish for our traditions, adds to the holy ambience of the temple and any place of worship, engrossing devotees in spirituality and delight. Our priests take honor and pride in providing quality services with your budget without cutting corners in their service to you.

What is unique about SVLT’s priest-services is that we have made all deliberate attempts to minimize costs while maximizing services rendered to the community. The priests share with us, a core value in focusing on your religious activity than the monetary

aspect of the services. Our priests are multilingual and can help with your preference for language such as Hindi, Telugu, Tamil,

Kannada, and English. They are also aware of the diverse traditions of each region and follow deliberate steps to ensure authenticity.

You could use the temple facility or your home for the Poojas. Authentic services include bringing our Utsava Srinivasa Moorthy,

Satyanarayana Pooja, Vastu, Shanthi, Punyahavachana (cleansing) Pooja and specific procedures for Gruhapravesham, Weddings,

Anniversaries, and all occasions including sweet sixteen parties! Other services include Abhishekam, Archana and Arathi/

community poojas. Homams range from Sudarshana, Lakshmi, Ganapathi, Vishwaksena, Chandi, Navagraha, Vaastu, Rudra,

Mrutyunjaya to Ayushya Homams.

Curie Math Bowl

WHO? Teams of 3-5 students between

the grades 4-8 from the same school!

WHAT? Curie Math Bowl

WHEN? March 23, 2014 (all day )

WHERE? NySmith School 13625 EDS Dr., Herndon, VA, 20171

Contest Fee $150 per team (All proceeds go to Relay for Life, a fundraising

organization for the American Cancer Society.)

Registration is open for all students from Jan 6, 2014 – March 10, 2014

Please register at Herndon Curie Learning Center (459 Herndon Parkway, Suite 9, Hern-

don, VA, 20170) Monday – Friday, 6:30 – 8:00

PM, Saturday – Sunday 11 AM – 6 PM

QUESTIONS? Contact us at mathbowl2014@yahoo.com or

Gowri_mathclub@yahoo.com or 571-594-3440

Hurry up before the spots fill up!

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