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ANJALI

Bi-Annual Newsletter of Bharatiya Hindu TempleVolume 29, Number 1 – 2014

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Vasant Panchami & Shri Saraswati PujaMonday, February 3, 2014

Bharatiya Hindu Temple3671 Hyatts Road, P. O. Box 1466

Powell, OH 43065-1466(740) 369 0717

Dear Devotees,

Wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year! The year 2013 was a very busy, exciting, happening and fruitful year and we promise that 2014 will be no less. While we continued our much appreciated religious and social programs in 2013, we introduced some new ones like the week-long Garba nights during Navaratri and the monthly recitation of Vishnu Sahasranama. We improved our existing programs based on your feedback and added some new thoughtful twists to Ganesh Chaturthi, Jagannath Yatra, Yagna, Dashera, etc.

Our attempt has always been to make every occasion as involving and festive as possible so you can connect spiri-tually (and socially). While our cultural events Diwali Dhamaka, Holi Milan and Volunteer Appreciation Day were very well received by families, our Gurukul resident camp was a big hit among the campers, who greatly missed the Temple after going home. By having different programs at the Temple, we all can pray, learn, celebrate, and enjoy together as a community, living our heritage and strengthening our common bond and solidarity.

In 2014, we will continue our effort to make every program a powerfully positive and engaging experience. We will keep adding, improving, and varying our programs so that every emotion you take home with you is a keep-sake. From enhanced curb appeal to greener landscape, from expanding infrastructure to new priests- you will notice the transformation brought about by our ongoing planning and execution. This year the Yagnashala will be the venue for the Shri Ganapati and Kartikeya Maha Yagna, one of our biggest events of the year. The new house purchased by the Temple on Steitz Road will be utilized for our Gurukul campers and counselors. Temple has also added a new parking lot to accommodate more devotees. We will keep you appraised on the latest de-velopments through Anjali’s “Temple News” column.

In this issue of Anjali, along with the usual presentation of the program dates and timings, we introduce the recita-tion of Shri Vishnu Sahasranama as a new monthly program to be held on Saturdays. We have a supporting article related to this exalting the merits of “Naam Sankeertan.” We also proudly introduce our new column “In the Spot-light” which will showcase the achievements of our volunteers, Gurukul students and teachers, and other commu-nity leaders. We also have a visual feast for you through our picture collage that presents the “Highlights of 2013.”

We continue our columns “Great Minds, Greater Legacy” where we meet the legendary human computer, Shakuntala Devi and “Festival Fun Facts!” where we learn about Makar Sankranti. In our learning tool designed for children (and child-like adults!), this time we challenge them with a Word Search on Mahashivaratri. We also have an article on the “Importance of Annadaan” and a follow-up from Volunteer Appreciation Day which conveys how much we value you and your suggestions.

Thank you for reading Anjali and boosting our morale through your positive feedback. Please contribute through your articles, suggestions, pictures and achievements. We eagerly await them. Stay connected and may the bless-ings of Lord Ganesha always be with us.

Respectfully,Communications Committee

Bharatiya Hindu Temple | Anjali Volume 29, Number 1 – 2014 1

TEMPLE PROGRAMS AT A GLANCENote: Timings of all programs are accurate at the time of printing this Anjali. For the latest changes, please refer to the Temple website at www.columbushindutemple.org

January Programs

Dhanurmas Puja 1-13 6:30 AMShri Ganesh Puja & Abhishekam 1 11:00 AMSundarkand Path 1 3:30 PMShri Vishnu Sahasranama Recitation 4 9:30 AMSwami Ayyappa Mandal Puja 4 4:00 PMVaikuntha Ekadashi 11 10:00 AM & 6:00 PMSwami Ayyappa Mandal Puja 11 4:00 PMShrinathji Satsang 12 3:30 PMShiva Abhishekam (Pradosham) 12 7:00 PMMakara Sankranti & Swami Ayyappa Abhishekam 14 7 :00 PMShri Satyanarayana Puja and Katha 15 7:00 PMThai Poosam Subramanya Puja 16 7:00 PMShri Devi Puja & Bhajan 17 6:30 PMShri Andal Kalyanam 18 10:00 AMShri Navagraha Havan and Abhishekam 18 4:00 PMShri Jagannath Alankar Dharanam and Satsang 18 6:00 PM Sankatahara Chaturthi 19 7:00 PMShri Venkateshwara Abhishekam 25 10:30 AMShiva Abhishekam (Pradosham) 28 7:00 PM

February Programs

Note: On Mahashivaratri day, February 27, 2014, Temple will remain open from 9:00 AM-2:00 PM and 4:00 PM- 12:00 AM (midnight)

Sundarkand Path 1 10:00 AMVasant Panchami & Shri Saraswati Puja 3 7:00 PMRatha Saptami/Surya Puja (Aruna Parayanam) 5 10:00 AM & 6:30 PMShri Vishnu Sahasranama Recitation 8 9:30 AMShri Navagraha Havan and Abhishekam 8 4:00 PMShrinathji Satsang 9 3:30 PMShiva Abhishekam (Pradosham) 11 7:00 PMShri Satyanarayana Puja and Katha 13 7:00 PMShri Jagannath Sandhya Puja 14 7:30 PMGurukul Cultural Program -1 15 10:00 AMSankatahara Chaturthi 18 7:00 PMShri Devi Puja & Bhajan 21 6:30 PMShri Venkateshwara Abhishekam 22 10:30 AM

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Shri Jagannath Puja 22 8:00 PMShiva Abhishekam & Mahashivaratri 26 6:00 PMMahashivaratri Celebration (Actual Day) 27 10:00 AM & 4:00 PM Maha Shivaratri Bhajan Sandhya 28 6:30 PM

March Programs

Sundarkand Path 1 10:00 AMShri Uma Maheshwara Kalyanam 1 4:00 PMShri Vishnu Sahasranama Recitation 8 9:30 AMShri Navagraha Havan and Abhishekam 8 4:00 PMShrinathji Satsang 9 3:30 PMShiva Abhishekam (Pradosham) 13 7:00 PMShri Satyanarayana Puja and Katha 15 7:00 PMUttra Phalguni Maha Lakshmi Birthday Celebration 16 10:30 AMHoli Celebration and Shri Jagannath Puja 16 5:00 PMSankatahara Chaturthi 19 7:00 PM Shri Devi Puja & Bhajan 21 6:30 PMShri Venkateshwara Abhishekam 22 10:30 AMShiva Abhishekam (Pradosham) 28 7:00 PMUgadi Celebration 31 6:00 PM

April Programs

Akhand Ramayan Path (Begins) 5 5:00 PMAkhand Ramayan Path (Concludes) 6 5:00 PMShri Ram Navami Celebration 8 10:00 AM & 6:00 PM Shri Sita Ram Kalyanam 12 10:00 AM Shiva Abhishekam (Pradosham & Mahanyasam) 12 5:00 PMShrinathji Satsang 13 3:30 PMSouramana Ugadi and Swami Ayyappa Abhishekam 14 6:30 PMShri Satyanarayana Puja and Katha 14 7:00 PMShri Hanuman Jayanti Celebration 15 6:00 PMSankatahara Chaturthi 18 7:00 PMShri Vishnu Sahasranama Recitation 19 9:30 AMShri Navagraha Havan and Abhishekam 19 4:00 PMShri Jagannath Satsang 19 6:30 PMShri Devi Puja & Bhajan 25 6:30 PMShri Venkateshwara Abhishekam 26 10:30 AMShiva Abhishekam (Pradosham & Mahanyasam) 26 5:00 PM


May Programs

Akshaya Trutiya (Rath Puja) 1 7:00 PMSundarkand Path 3 10:00 AMAcharya Jayanti 3 6:30 PMSundarkand Path (Valmiki Ramayan) 6-9 6:00 PMShri Vasavi Jayanti 10 10:00 AMShri Navagraha Havan and Abhishekam 10 4:00 PMGurukul Cultural Program-2 11 10:00 AMShrinathji Satsang 11 3:30 PMShiva Abhishekam (Pradosham) 11 7:00 PMShri Narasimha Jayanti & Shri Jagannath Puja 12 7:00 PMShri Satyanarayana Puja and Katha 13 7:00 PMVaikashi Vishakam Subramanya Abhishekam 14 7:00 PM Shri Devi Puja & Bhajan 16 6:30 PMShri Venkateshwara Abhishekam 17 10:30 AMSankatahara Chaturthi 17 7:00 PMGurukul Graduation 18 10:00 AMShri Vishnu Sahasranama Recitation (Akhand) 24 9:30 AM- 6:00 PM Shiva Abhishekam (Pradosham) 25 7:00 PMVasant Color Festival 31 3:00 PM

June Programs

Sundarkand Path 7 10:00 AMShrinathji Satsang 8 3:30 PMShiva Abhishekam (Pradosham) 10 7:00 PMShri Satyanarayana Puja and Katha 12 7:00 PMShri Vishnu Sahasranama Recitation 14 9:30 AM Shri Navagraha Havan and Abhishekam 14 4:00 PMSankatahara Chaturthi 15 7:00 PMGuru Raashi Sankraman (Peyarchi/Transit) 19 6:30 PMShri Devi Puja & Bhajan 20 6:30 PMShri Venkateshwara Poolangi Seva & Kalyana Utsavam 21 10:00 AMShiva Abhishekam (Pradosham) 24 7:00 PMShri Venkateshwara Abhishekam 28 10:30 AMShri Jagannath Snana Yatra 29 10:30 AM

You are invited.....Shri Ganapati and Kartikeya Maha Yagna

July 17-20, 2014


Weekly:

Veda Recitation: Every Monday at 7:30 PM Coordinator(s): Muruganandam Subramaniyan 614-214-3780

Hanuman Chalisa: Every Tuesday at 7:30 PM Coordinator(s): Premananda and Madhava Naidu, Anshu Garg and Kaviraj Punetha

Divya Prabandham Recitation: Every Wednesday at 7:30 PM Coordinator(s): Vijaya Kumar Kannan 614-843-5128

Suprabhatam: Every Saturday at 9:00 AM

Biweekly:

Shiva Abhishekam (Pradosham): January 12, 28; February 11, 26; March 13, 28; April 12, 26; May 11, 25; June 10, 24

7:00 PM Rudrabhishekam with Vedic chanting7:45 PM Alankar and Bhajans8:30 PM Ashtotharam, Aarati, followed by Prasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Vishu Chandramouleeswaran 614-352-5726 and Jonnada Balendra Chary 614-929-9707Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors.

PROGRAM DETAILS JANUARY - JUNE 2014The following weekly programs take place unless other special events are scheduled for the same time.

Please check the Temple’s weekly email for revisions.

Monthly:

Sundarkand Ramayan Path: First Saturday of every month January 1, February 1, March 1, May 3 and June 7

Note: In January, Sundarkand Path will begin at 3:30 pm as a part of New Year celebrations. In April, Sundarkand Path will be a part of the Akhand Ramayan Path (see April 5 schedule).

10:00 AM Shri Hanuman and Shri Ramayan Puja10:30 PM Recitation of Sundarkand1:00 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Amarendra Mishra 614-764-4019 and Sachit Rustagi 614-408-3687Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors.

Shri Navagraha Havan and Abhishekam Saturday, January 18, February 8, March 8, April 19, May 10 and June 14

4:00 PM Sankalpam, Shri Ganesh Puja and Devata Aavahanam4:15 PM Navagraha Homam4.45 PM Navagraha Abhishekam5:30 PM Alankar and Bhajans6:00 PM Archana, Mantrapushpam, Aarati, followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Shanthi Swaminathan 614-833-9231, Raj Birru 740-200-4080 and Sadyasnata Pattanaik 614-602-7018


Shri Venkateshwara Abhishekam Saturday, January 25, February 22, March 22, April 26, May 17 and June 28

10:30 AM Shri Venkateshwara Abhishekam and Vedic Chanting11:45 AM Shri Vishnu Sahasranama and Bhajans12:30 PM Archana and Mantrapushpam1:00 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Radhika and Vinod Dega 614-873-7475 and Aruna and Srikanth Tarimala 614-313-3831Mahaprasadam Sponsors: January 25: Nitya and Mani Iyer family February 22: Deepthi and Srinivas Dhati family March: Temple is looking for sponsorsApril 26:Vijaya Lakshmi and Jagan Chittiprolu familyMay 17: Geeta and Radhakrishna Iyengar family June 28: Mrudula and Srikanth Marpadaga family

Shri Satyanarayana Puja and Katha January 15, February 13, March 15, April 14, May 13 and June 12

7:00 PM Puja for Shri Satyanarayana Katha 7:45 PM Shri Satyanarayana Katha8:30 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and up Coordinator(s): Vijay Bhatt 614-766-9128, Manoj Sinha 614-389-2900 and Sarath Kumar Chatla 614-787-6731 Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors

Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors.

Shrinathji Satsang Sunday, January 12, February 9, March 9, April 13, May 11 and June 8 3:30 PM Shrinathji Puja followed by Satsang6:00 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Satsang Sponsor $51, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Pradeep Parikh 614-777-6141 and Hasmukh Shah 740-587-3025

Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors

Shri Devi Puja and Bhajan Friday, January 17, February 21, March 21, April 25, May 16 and June 20

6:30 PM Puja performed by Sponsors7:00 PM Lalitha Sahasranama Parayanam7:30 PM Bhajans and Kirtan 8:30 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Shivani Kumar 614-441-8855, Anup Kapoor 614-266-2160 and Hema Shukla 614-787-1016Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors


Shri Vishnu Sahasranama Recitation Saturday, January 4, February 8, March 8, April 19, May 24 and June 14

Note: On May 24, the recitation will be done multiple times. Details we be sent in Temple email.

9:30 AM Shri Lakshmi Ashtothara Nama Parayanam, Vishnu Sahasranama recitation 10:00 AM Aarati followed by Prasadam

Coordinator(s): Venkata Chari 614-885-2545 and Srinivas Pulluru 614-771-6373

Sankatahara Chaturthi January 19, February 18, March 19, April 18, May 17 and June 15

7:00 PM Sankalpam and Shri Ganesha Puja7:15 PM Abhishekam7:45 PM Bhajans7:45 PM Aarati followed by Prasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Prasanth Reddy 614-793-0230 and Sreeram Srinivasan 614-781-1237Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors

“Dhyayan Krithe Yagnaihi Therthayaam Dwapare Archayan.. Yathapnothi Thatapnothi Kalov Sangeerthya Kesavam”

This verse from the Bhagvad Gita states that to attain punya and reach God we should follow the path of Bhakti and Yagna in the Krita/Satya yuga, Dhyana and Gyan in the Treta yuga, Karma and Archana in the Dwapara yuga and Nama Sankeertan in the Kali yuga.

It is a fact that of all the yugas, evil reigns supreme in the Kali yuga. So even a small good deed in the Kali Yuga gives a lot of punya (merit). Puranas proclaim that the punya that takes ten years to be acquired in Satya Yuga can be acquired in one year in Treta Yuga, one month in Dwapara Yuga and one day in Kali Yuga. In the Kali yuga, Nama Sankeertan or chanting the name of God is enough to attain Moksha or salvation.

While unfortunate that we are born in Kali Yuga when Dharma is least thought about, we are very fortunate that the path to salvation is as simple as taking the Lord’s name. The Lord’s name can be chanted anytime, anywhere, but chanting it at Holy places and Temples increases its effects manifold.

In recent years the Temple has added Hanuman Chalisa, Divya Prabandham and Veda rectitation programs to lead the devotees on this path. In November 2013, the Temple added monthly recitation of Vishnu Sahasranama on a Saturday. Vishnu Sahasranama is thousand names of Lord Vishnu. It was recited by Bhishma Pitamaha on his deathbed when Yudhisthira asked Bhishma to tell him how one can free their bonds from Samsara or attain salvation.

The Temple invites devotees to participate in this Nama Sankeertan and enrich yourselves in your journey towards the Lord. Please do check the Temple Calendar/Anjali/Website for scheduled dates.

NOTE: At the Temple, Vishnu Sahasranama is also recited during Shri Venkateswara Abhishekam every month and daily in Dhanurmas (Dec-Jan).

Sources: •http://www.krishna.com/info/kali-yuga •http://bhagavadgunadarpana.blogspot.com/2013/06/kali-yuga-nama-sankeertanam-and-vishnu.html •“NaradaPurana”-B.K.Chaturvedi”,p.72

New Monthly Program- Vishnu Sahasranama Recitation


Religious Service Charges Charges for Private religious services within 60 miles radius from the Temple are: Services Temple Home Archana $11 N/A Ayusha Homam $151 $151 Abhishekam for Utsav Murti $101 N/A Abhishekam for Main Murti $151 N/A Annaprasan $51 $151 Bhoomi Puja N/A $151 Engagement Ceremony $101 $151 Gruha Pravesh (Vastu Shanti) N/A $201 Kalyanotsava $151 $151 Lakshmi Puja / Puja for Business (Office) N/A $151 Mundan Sanskar $51 $151 Nakshtra/Navagraha Shanti $101 $151 Navagraha Abhishekam $151 N/A Namkaran Sanskar $51 $151 Ramayan / Sundarkand Path $151 $201 Seemantham (Baby Shower) $151 $151 Sahasranam Puja for any Deity $51 $151 Shastipurty Shanti $151 $201 Shraddham / Tarpan $51 $151 Satyanarayan Puja /Katha $151 $151 Trishati Puja $51 N/A Upanayanam / Yagyopaveet Sanskar $151 $201 Vahan Puja $31 $151 Vahan Puja and Archana $51 $151 Vedic Homam / Puja $151 $151 Vidyarambh /Saraswati Puja $51 $151 Wedding (Pre-Wedding Puja, Per Puja, Per day) $101 $151 Wedding (Only Wedding) $351 $451 Wedding Bundle (Wedding, Mandap, Microphone) $501 N/A Wedding Mandap (Max. 3 days) $151 $251 Funeral (in afternoons only) No charge for members N/A. $251

Executive Committee approval is required for the following Services:

(1) Between 60 to 99 miles: $150 + Puja Charge(s) (2) Between 100 to 180 miles: $250 + Puja Charge(s) (3) Beyond 180 miles and/or Out of State: $250 per day + Puja Charge(s) + Priest’s transportation. Temple

will pay $250/day priests’ transportation charges. NOTE: Temple humbly requests devotees to begin the Puja on scheduled time and not hold the priests beyond the completion of their religious services. Any such delay is subject to $51/hr in addition to the service charges above as its disrupts the schedule and appointment times of the other devotees.

Religious Service ChargesCharges for Private religious services within 60 miles radius from the Temple are:

Executive Committee approval is required for the following Services:(1) Between 60 to 99 miles: $150 + Puja Charge(s)(2) Between 100 to 180 miles: $250 + Puja Charge(s) (3) Beyond 180 miles and/or Out of State: $250 per day + Puja Charge(s) + Priest’s transportation.

NOTE: Temple humbly requests devotees to begin the Puja on scheduled time and not hold the priests beyond the comple-tion of their religious services. Any such delay is subject to $51/hr in addition to the service charges above as its disrupts the schedule and appointment times of the other devotees.


Coordinator(s): Sailaja and Kesava Reddy 614-592-9133 & Lalasa and Prasanth Reddy 614-793-0230Mahaprasadam Sponsors: January 4: Vandana and family & Indira and Rajesh Raghavan familyJanuary 11: Samatha and Prem Jonnala family

Vaikuntha Ekadashi Saturday, January 11

7:30 AM Swarg Dwar (Heavenly Door) Darshan8:00 AM Gadyatrayam Recitation, Shri Vishnu

Sahasranama Parayanam, Archana, and Aarati, followed by Mahaprasadam

9:00 AM Akhanda Vishnu Sahasranama Recitation begins3:30 PM Akhanda Vishnu Sahasranama Recitation

concludes6:00PM Viswaksena Puja, Punyaha Vachanam,

Srinivasa Gadyam, Divya Prabandham, Vishnu Sahasranamam8:00PM Archana and Mantrapushapam8:30PM Aarati, followed by Mahaprasadam Coordinator(s): Sukanya and Aravind Narasimharaghavan 614-873-6585Puja and Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Padma and Venkata Chari Karaipati family

Makara Sankranti and Swami Ayyappa Abhishekam

Tuesday, January 14

7:00 PM Shri Ganesh Puja, Sankalpam, Devata Aavahanam7:15 PM Abhishekam7:45 PM Alankaram and Bhajans8:15 PM Lighting of lamps, Archana, Mantrapushpam, Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Sailaja and Kesava 614-592-9133 & Lalasa and Prasanth Reddy 614-793-0230Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Kalyani and Sai Rachuri family

January

Dhanurmas Puja January 1-13

6:30 AM Suprabhatam, Abhishekam to Bhoga Murti, Tiruppavai and Sahasranama Parayanam, Archana8:00 AM Mantrapushpam, Aarati, followed by Prasadam

Sponsorship: $501 for entire month (Dec 13-Jan 13), or $25 per session/day

Shri Ganesh Puja and Abhishekam Wednesday, January 1

11:00 AM Shri Ganesh Puja, Sankalpam 11:30 AM Abhishekam12:15 PM Alankaram and Bhajan12:45 PM Archana and Mantrapushpam1:00 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Pramukh Yajaman $251, Yajaman $151, Archana and Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Prasanth Reddy 614-793-0230Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Sunita and Bholaram family

Sundarkand Ramayan Path (New Year Special) Wednesday, January 1

3:30 PM Shri Ganesh Puja and Shri Hanuman Puja4:00 PM Sundarkand Path6:30 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Amarendra Mishra 614-764-4019 and Sachit Rustagi 614-408-3687Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Vandana and Satish Barapatre family & Usha and Deepak Raval family

Swami Ayyappa Mandal Puja Saturday, January 4 and 11 4:00 PM Shri Ganesh Puja, Sankalpam, Devata

Aavahanam4:30 PM Abhishekam, Alankaram and Bhajans5:30 PM Lighting of lamps, Archana, Mantrapushpam,

Aarati, followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and up


Thai Poosam Subramanya Puja Thursday, January 16 7:00 PM Sankalpam and Shri Ganesh Puja7:15 PM Kalasha Sthapanam and Devata Aavahanam7:25 PM Shodashopachara Puja7:30 PM Abhishekam with Rudram, Chamakam, Subramanya , Sooktam, Purusha Sooktam, Shanti Panchakam, and Ghosha, Shanti Vachanam8:00 PM Bhajan by devotees (during alankar), Mantrapushpam, Chatur Veda Seva and Stotra Seva8:30 PM Maha Deeparadhana, Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Coordinator(s): Murugan Subramanian 614-214-3780 and Vidhya and Krishnan Lakshminarayanan 313-562-0026Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors.

Shri Andal Kalyanam Saturday, January 18

10:00 AM Andal Kalyanam10:15 AM Puja by young Andal (Girls dress like Andal) 10:30 AM Procession 11:30 AM Vishwaksena Puja, Punyaha,Vachanam, Rakshabandhanam, Sankalpam for Yajamans12:00 PM Kanyadaanam12:15 PM Mangalya Dhaaranam, and Talambrulu12:45 PM Archana, and Mantrapushpam1:00 PM Aarati,Teertham, followed by Mahaprasadam

Coordinator(s): Gopi and Malini Santanam 614-855-9008, Padma and Venkata Chari 614-885-2545 & Vijaya and Ram Chandrasekar 614-436-4185Puja and Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Vijayalakshmi and Jaganmohan Chittiprolu family, Sudha and Ramachandran Pudupakkam family, Vasundhara and Hanumantarao Unnava family & Sreeramulu and Pushpa Vaka family

Shri Jagannath Alankar Dharanam and Satsang

Saturday, January 18

6:00 PM Sankalpam, Ganesh Puja, Punyaha Vachanam, and Rakshabandhan

6:30 PM Pradhana Devata Sthapana, Alankara shudhi and Havan

7:30PM Poornahuti, and Neel Madhav Abhishekam for Shri Jagannath

8:00 PM Alankara Dharanam and Satsang8:45 PM Archana, and Mantrapushpam9:00 PM Aarati and Mahaprasadam Coordinator(s): Prasant Sahoo 203-512-6198 and Pooja Vyas 804-868-5833Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Rekha and Umesh Tripathy family

February

Vasant Panchami and Shri Saraswati Puja Monday, February 03

7:00 PM Vasant Panchami and Saraswati Puja (book puja)7:45 PM Alankar and Cultural Programs8:30 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Alagappan Kanakasabhapathy 614-408-8396 and Milind Mahale 614-791-9913Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors

On this day, students perform Book Puja. Keeping with the tradition, we shall have students perform book puja with the guidance from our priests. The Book Puja be-gins at 7 pm sharp. Please arrive with your child at least by 6:45pm. We may have a guest speaker explaining the significanceofthispujatothestudents.Theremaybecultural programs followed by Mahaprasadam.


Ratha Saptami /Surya Puja (Aruna Parayanam) Wednesday, February 5

10:00 AM Surya Puja 12:00 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam 6:30 PM Shri Ganesh Puja, Punyaha Vachanam,

Suryanarayana Aavahanam, Aruna Parayanam 8:00 PM Archana, Mantrapushpam, Aarati, followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and up Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Aruna & Lakshmi Narasimham Peri family

Shri Jagannath Sandhya Puja Friday, February 14

7:30 PM Shri Jagannath Puja8:30 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Satya Pattanaik 614-408-8596Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors

Gurukul Cultural Program-1 Saturday, February 15

Program will begin at 10:00 AM in the Sanskritic Bhavan. Education Committee will send emails to parents and teachers.

Coordinator(s): Education Committee

Shri Jagannath Puja Saturday, February 22

8:00 PM Shri Jagannath Puja8:30 PM Aarati and Prasadam

Mahashivaratri Celebration: Wednesday, February 26 - Friday, February 28Mahashivaratri celebration is a 3-day event this year and Yajamans and Sponsors are invited for all three days. Devotees can become Yajaman for any one of the follow-ing programs by donating $151, or they can donate $351 to become Pramukh Yajaman for all three days. Devotees can become a Sponsor for any one of the programs by donating $25, or they can become Pramukh Sponsor for all pro-grams by donating $101. If you wish to become Yajaman/Sponsor and cannot attend the program(s) due to unavoid-able circumstances, please let our priests know. They will perform Puja on your behalf and mail you the Prasadam.

Day 1 (Evening): Shiva Abhishekam (Pradosham) and Mahashivaratri Puja

Wednesday, February 26

6:00 PM Yajamans and Sponsors are invited to perform Bhagavad-Anugna, Sankalpam, Shri Ganapati Puja, Punyaha Vachanam, Raksha Bandha-nam, 108 Kalasha Sthapanam, Devata Aava-hanam, and Puja

7:00 PM Rudra Abhishekam for Shri Soma Nathesh-wara, Bhajan and Kirtan (during Alankar), Archana, and Mantrapushpam

8:30 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Pramukh Yajaman $351, Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Vishu Chandramouleeswaran 614-352-5726 and Jonnada Balendra Chary 614-929-9707Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors


March

Shri Uma Maheshwara Kalyanam Saturday, March 01

4:00 PM Ganapati Puja, Punyah Vachanam, Raksha Bandanam,Sankalpam for Yajamans and sponsors

4:30 PM Vivaha Prakaranam, Kanyadaanam5:15 PM Mangalya dharanam, Akshataropanam5:30 PM Archana, Mantrapushpam, Aarati followed by

Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Abilash Mungamuru 614-664-1534 and Bangalore Shankar 614-792-2921Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors

Uttra Phalguni Maha Lakshmi Birthday Celebration

Sunday, March 16

10:30 AM Maha Lakshmi Puja 12:00 PM Archana, Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upMahaprasadam Sponsors: Padma and Venkata Chari Karaipati family

Day 2: Mahashivaratri Celebration (Actual Day)

Thursday, February 27

Morning10:00 AM Sankalpam, Shri Ganesh Puja, Punyaha Vachanam, and Kalasha Puja 11:00 AM Rudra Homam, followed by Poornahuti 12:00 PM Aarati followed by Prasadam

Evening 4:00 PM Abhishekam by devotees (until 9 PM) 5:30 PM Cultural Programs 8:00 PM Sankalpam, Shri Ganesh Puja, Punyaha

Vachanam, Kalash Puja9:00 PM Rudrabhishekam by Priests 9:45 PM Bhajan and Kirtan during Alankar 11:30 PM Lingod-bhava Darshanam, Archana, and Mantrapushpam 12:00 AM Aarati followed by Prasadam

Sponsorship: Pramukh Yajaman $351, Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and up Coordinator(s): Ashok Saraswat 614-799-1532, Shive Chaturvedi 614-793-0566 and Youth Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors

Day 3 (Evening): Mahashivaratri Bhajan Sandhya

Friday, February 28

6:30 PM-8:30PM Abhishekam and Bhajans by devotees

Sponsorship: Pramukh Yajaman $351, Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and up


Use of Temple Facilities for Private Events The Temple facilities are available for devotees to host private events like Wedding, Engagement, Birthday Party, Seemantham (Baby Shower) or to perform private Pujas. Reservation time slots are 9:00AM – 2:00PM or 4:00PM – 9:00PM. Devotees have the following options: Sanskritic Bhavan (Maximum 275 guests) Devotees may reserve this hall for $850 per time slot. For small gatherings of less than 80 guests, a portion of the hall is available for $400 (Security Deposit - $250). Charges for tables, chairs, dinnerware, silverware, warmer, and cleaning are included. Devotees have the option to use the following for additional charges:

a) Projector and Screen $100 b) Makeshift Stage of 8’ x12’ size $100 c) PA System (4 microphones) $100 d) Centerpiece (per table) $2.00 e) Resetting of Seating $150 f) Table Cover (per table) $5.00 g) Chair Cover (per cover) $3.50 h) Mandap $151 i) Schaefer (per item) $15.00 j) Waiter Service (20 guests/per

waiter, 4 hours minimum) $28/hr/per waiter

k) Additional rental hours $100

Note: Temple does not provide decoration For gatherings of 150 guests or more, devotees have the option to pay $8.50 per person including hall and all items from (a) thru (i). Discount: Temple Members will receive 10% discount for hall’s rental and items (a) to (k) above. Temple does not discount food, priest services and adjustable security deposit. Non-profit Hindu organizations and individuals facing financial hardship may request in writing to the Executive Committee for discounts. Shakti Dham (Maximum 120 guests) This hall is available for $250 per time-slot (Security deposit - $100). Additional hours are not allowed. Table/chair rearrangement is not allowed. Devotees may request items from (a) to (h) above for additional charges. Shanti Dham (Maximum 30 guests) This hall is available for $100 per time-slot (Security deposit - $100). Additional hours are not allowed. Table/chair rearrangement is not allowed. Devotees may request items from (a) to (h) above for additional charge.

Devotees wishing to use the Temple facilities must complete “Puja Services and Temple Facilities Reservation Form” and pay the adjustable security deposit. Devotees may download the form from our website www.columbushindutemple.org by clicking on Temple Services Guide >Temple Facilities > Forms and Guidelines. Please write to us at [email protected] or call us at 740-369-0717 for further details.

Special Celebration Bundle $501 The following are included with this bundle: (i) Shakti Dham (ii) 4-item meal for up to 80 people including children

Note: Temple does not provide decoration

For gatherings of 150 guests or more, devotees have the option to pay $8.50 per person including hall and all items from (a) thru (i).

Discount: Temple Members will receive 10% discount for hall’s rental and items (a) to (k) above. Temple does not discount food, priestservicesandadjustablesecuritydeposit.Non-profitHinduorganizationsandindividualsfacingfinancialhardshipmayrequestin writing to the Executive Committee for discounts.

Shakti Dham (Maximum 120 guests)

This hall is available for $250 per time-slot (Security deposit - $100). Additional hours are not allowed. Table/chair rearrangement is not allowed. Devotees may request items from (a) to (h) above for additional charges.

Shanti Dham (Maximum 30 guests)

This hall is available for $100 per time-slot (Security deposit - $100). Additional hours are not allowed. Table/chair rearrangement is not allowed. Devotees may request items from (a) to (h) above for additional charge.

USE OF TEMPLE FACILITIES FOR PRIVATE EVENTSThe Temple facilities are available for devotees to host private events like Wedding, Engagement, Birthday Party, Seemantham (Baby Shower) or to perform private Pujas. Reservation time slots are 9:00AM – 2:00PM or 4:00PM – 9:00PM. Devotees have the following options:

Sanskritic Bhavan (Maximum 275 guests)Devotees may reserve this hall for $850 per time slot. For small gatherings of less than 80 guests, a portion of the hall is available for $400 (Security Deposit - $250). Charges for tables, chairs, dinnerware, silverware, warmer, and cleaning are included. Devotees have the option to use the following for additional charges:

Devotees wishing to use the Temple facilities must complete “Puja Services and Temple Facilities Reservation Form” and pay the adjustable security deposit. Devotees may download the form from our website www.columbushindutemple.org by clicking on Temple Services Guide >Temple Facilities > Forms and Guidelines. Please write to us at [email protected] or call us at 740-369-0717 for further details.

Special Celebration Bundle $501The following are included with this bundle:(i) Shakti Dham(ii) 4-item meal for up to 80 people including children

Whatever beings exist on earth, they are all born

out of food. By food alone they remain alive and to that they return to in the end. Food is

called ‹annam’ because the created beings both consume it, andtheyareconsumedinittoo.Itisthefirstamongallthemedicaments in life. While many criticize feeding the guests as the prime agenda of a social or religious gathering, in the Manu Smriti, it is stated that it is the duty of a Gruhastha to offer food to his guests.

Parentsaresatisfiedbythesevaorserviceoftheirsonsanddaughters, Acharya by the sushrusha of his disciple and atithi by the food served by the gruhastha. By satisfying the atithi, gruhastha is blessed with Saaswatha Brahmalokam. By offer-

Importance of Annadaaning Pancha Bhakshya, the grushastha provides utmost satisfaction to the guest. The Pancha Bhakshyas are i) Bhakshya: sweets like laddoo, boli, etc. ii) Bhojya: rice, sambar, etc. iii) Lehyam: pachadi, kojju, etc iv) Chohyam: side items like Chitrannam, fruit salad, etc. v) Paneeyam: rasam, paayasam, etc.

“Annadaanam Param Daanam” –there is no greater daan than an-nadaan because of the contentment of the gruhastha in serving the food and the atithi in consuming what has been served. In all other types of material daans such complete contentment is not there. While the duty of the Gruhastha is to satisfy the atithi, the atithi also has the duty of blessing the gruhastha- “Annadaata Sukhi Bhava”. Even if this is not said by the atithi in words, it is implied. The sukham prayed for is not the loukeeka sukham but paramaarthika sukham- - eternal bliss.


Follow-up from Volunteer Appreciation Day

You Asked We Implemented Provide variety in Sunday lunch for adults Sunday lunches now include North-Indian and

South-Indian items with the option of rice and roti. The menu is cooked on a rotation basis so that items are not repeated on consecutive Sundays.

Additional parking spots A 60-car parking lot is under construction.Expand Temple space Yagnashala, the new house and the storage

shed on Steitz Road will create more space.Publish achievements of students/faculty/volunteers

We proudly present them in this issue of Anjali

Photographs of Temple Events Provided in this issue of AnjaliArticles on religious festival, crosswords, etc. We have been doing this for the past three

issues of Anjali and will continue to do so.Plant more trees We are on a roll!Organize religious discourses/workshops Pt. Roopnauth Sharma workshop highly

appreciated by all who attended. Guest speakers are available on few Sundays.

Clear the congestion in the dining area during Gurukul hours

We hope you can see the difference.

Let the Temple youths mentor the teams at the Temple

Introducing the Temple’s first LEGO Robotics team! The Temple youth plan and manage the week-long Gurukul summer camp.

Benches around the pond Under constructionWalkway to the new house Done!

Follow-up from Volunteer Appreciation Day

Importance of AnnadaanWe have been advised by our ancestors that whenever we donate, we should donate to the deserving. In olden times, people had enough subhiksha. Those who weren’t so prosperous were well looked after by the King. Brahmins were living and praying for the kshema or welfare of the society. And serving them with food was the duty of the gruhastha. At a later stage, the gruhasthas realized that some of the people they are serving food to were swaarthi,selfishpeopleandsotheyswitchedovertofeedingthepoor. After this, feeding the poor became predominant. Being blessed for feeding the poor by those being fed is a prayer for the eternal bliss of the gruhastha. This is aptly termed as “Narayana Seva”. If a person cannot undertake the task individually, he can join a group where such activity is conducted.

Before eating food one should pray to God “Namaste Annam As-makam Nityam Asthu ethath” thanking him for the food he pro-

vided before us. Parishechana mantras ordained for us is for this purpose. Similarly after eating food but before getting up we should do Uttara- Aposanam. In that we have to leave half ofthewatertakeninthehandforthebenefitofthedeservingjeevas in other worlds who are earnestly awaiting water from this world. “Rourave Apunya Nilaye Padmarbudha Nivasin-aam / Arthinaam Udakam Dattam Akshyyam Upathishtatu”

Source:http://brahmanasamskara.blogspot.com/2006/01/all-about-food-annam-and-importance-of.htmlShri Balaji Temple, Michigan.


Shri Rama Navami Celebration Tuesday, April 8

Morning10:00 AM Shri Rama Abhishekam Puja 12:00 PM Ram Janmotsava 12:30 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Evening6:00 PM Shri Rama Bal Charitra Ramayan Path 7:30 PM Hanuman Chalisa Recitation 8:30 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and up Coordinator(s): Amarendra Mishra and Youth Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors

Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam Saturday, April 12

10:00 AM Dhanurbhangam by Shri Rama (Boys dressed up as Shri Rama)

10:30 AM Vishwaksena Puja and Punyahavachanam12:00 PM Vivaha Prakaranam and Cultural Programs1:30 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Padma and Venkata Chari 614-885-2545 & Preetha and Manmohan Katapadi 614-459-4988 Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Ratna and Rammohan Rachuri family

April

Akhand Ramayan Path Saturday, April 5- April 6

5:00 PM Recitation BeginsRecitation concludes next day at 5:00 PM

Temple invites everyone to join the recitation. Prasadam will be available throughout the recitation. Ramayan is available in many languages. Sponsorship: Yajaman $251, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Amarendra Mishra 614-764-4019, Vijay Bhatt 614-766-9128, Prashant Desai 740-881-4183 and Satya Goyal 614-761-9749 Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors

Holi Celebration and Shri Jagannath Puja Sunday, March 16

5:00 PM Shri Jagannath Puja and Holika Puja 5:45 PM Story of Holika and Prahalad, Aarati6:00 PM Holika Dahan and Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Shive Chaturvedi 614-793-0566 and Ashok Saraswat 614-799-1532Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors

Chandramana Ugadi Celebration (Vasant Navaratri Begins)

Monday, March 31 6:00 PM Vishwaksena Puja and Upachara Puja (All the

Utsava Murties will be placed in the Arddha Mandapam)

6:45 PM Sahasranama Archana7:00 PM Panchanga Sravanam8:30 PM Mantrapushpam, Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship:Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and up Coordinator(s): Manjusha and Jagadish Prabhala 614-873-6250Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Padmavati and Shiva Pattisapu family


Souramana Ugadi and Ayyappa Abhishekam

Monday, April 14

6:30 PM Sankalpam, Aavahanam and Puja7:00 PM Swami Abhishekam and Vedic Chanting8:00 PM Alankar and Padi Bhajans8:15 PM Lighting of lamps on 18 steps and Archana8:30 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Sailaja and Kesava Reddy 614-592-9133 & Lalasa and Prasanth Reddy 614-793-0230Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Kalyani and Sai Rachuri family

Shri Hanuman Jayanti Celebration Tuesday, April 15

This year, Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated by reciting Shri Hanuman Chalisa 51 times. The program will begin at 4:00 PM. Hanuman Chalisa will be available in several languages, therefore you are invited with your family, especially children, to participate in the recitation.

4:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa 51 times6:00 PM Hanuman Jayanti Celebration8:30 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Srinivas Pulluru 614-771-6373 and Prashant Desai 740-881-4183Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors

Shri Jagannath Satsang Saturday, April 19

6:30 PM Shri Ganesh Puja, Shri Jagannath Puja7:00 PM Bhajans and Sankirtan 8:30 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Coordinator(s): Ajit Swain 309-750-9568Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors

May

Akshaya Trutiya (Ratha Puja) Thursday, May 1

7:00 PM Ratha Puja8:30 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Surit Maharana 740-548-5648Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors

Acharya Jayanti (Madhwacharya) Saturday, May 3

6:30 PM Vishwaksena Puja, and Acharya Puja7:00 PM Acharya Sthuthi8:00 PM Play about Swami Madhwacharya, Speech

Competition for children below 15 years8:30 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman 151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Meghana and Murali Hatwar 740-417-0892Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors


Sundarkand Path -Valmiki Ramayan(4-day recitation)

Tuesday-Friday, May 6- 9

6:00-8:30 PM Recitation

Sponsorship: Pramukh Yajaman $251, Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Raghavendra Pandari 614-408-3222 and Venkatesh C. Prasanna 703-901-8458Mahaprasadam Sponsors: May 6: Malini and Gopi Santhanam family May 7: Vijaya and Ram Chandrasekhar Murty family May 8: Aruna and Srikanth Tarimala family May 9: Padma and Venkata Chari Karaipati family

Shri Vasavi Jayanti Celebration Saturday, May 10

10:00 AM Ganpati Puja, Kalash Puja, Navagraha Puja, Vasavi Abhishekam –Puja-Katha

11:45 PM Archana, Mantrapushpam12:30 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Srinivas Akula 614-717-9897Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Columbus Aryavaisya Group

Gurukul Cultural Program-2 Sunday, May 11

Program will begin at 10:00 AM in the Sanskritic Bhavan. Education Committee will send emails to parents and teachers.Coordinator(s): Education Committee

Shri Narasimha Jayanti and Shri Jagannath Puja

Monday, May 12

7:00 PM Vishwaksena Puja, Punyaha Vachanam, Narasimha Puja, Stotra Parayana

7:45 PM Shri Jagannath Puja

8:00 PM Archana, Mantrapushpam8:30 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Vatsala and Lakshminarayan Raju 614-766-9047Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Sangeetha and Vijaykumar Kannan family

Vaikashi Vishakam Subramanya Abhishekam

Wednesday, May 14

7:00 PM Sankalpam and Shri Ganesh Puja7:15 PM Kalasha Sthapanam and Devata Aavahanam7:25 PM Shodashopachara Puja7:30 PM Abhishekam with Rudram, Chamakam, Subramanya Sooktam, Purusha Sooktam, Shanti Panchakam, and Ghosha Shanti Vachanam8:00 PM Bhajan by devotees (during alankar), Mantrapushpam, Chatur Veda Seva, and Stotra Seva8:30 PM Maha Deeparadhana, Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam Coordinator(s): Vidhya and Krishnan Lakshminarayanan 313-562-0026Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Radhika and Vinod Dega family

Gurukul Graduation Sunday, May 18 10:00 AM Invocation and Shri Ganesh Puja and Devi

Saraswati Puja10:15AM DistributionofCertificates12:00 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Coordinator(s): Curriculum CommitteeMahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors

Vasant Color Festival Saturday, May 31

Temple invites devotees to the Vasant Color Festival culturalprogram.Itwillbeafun-filledeventwithfood,nrutya and other entertainment. The program will be held in the Sanskritic Bhavan of the Temple. Advance Online Registration is required to attend the program. Registration detailswillbesentbyemailinthefirstweekofMay.Ifyou have any questions, please write to [email protected].

Coordinator(s): Sanskritic Committee


June Guru Raashi Sankraman (Peyarchi/Transit) Thursday, June 19

6:30 PM Shri Ganesh Puja, Punyaha Vachanam6:45 PM Navagraha Homam and Guru Shanti7:30 PM Navagraha Abhishekam8:00 PM Alankar and Bhajans8:30 PM Guru Archana, Mantrapushpam, Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Vijaya and Ram Chandrasekar 614-436-4185Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsor

Shri Venkateshwara Poolangi Seva and Kalyana Utsavam

Saturday, June 21

10:00 AM Pushpa Padhati, Pushpa-Alankar Darshan 11:00 AM Tiruppavada Seva 12:00 PM Shri Shrinivas Gadyam 12:30 PM Cultural Program 1:00 PM Aarati followed by Mahaprasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Malini and Gopi Santanam 614-855-9008 and Padma and Venkata Chari 614-885-2545Mahaprasadam Sponsors: Radhika and Vinod Dega family

Shri Jagannathji Snana Yatra Celebration Sunday, June 29 10:30 AM Shri Ganesh Puja and Panchamruta Abhishekam12:30 PM Aarati followed by Prasadam

Sponsorship: Yajaman $151, Puja Sponsor $25 and upCoordinator(s): Shri Jagannath CommunityMahaprasadam Sponsors: Temple is looking for sponsors.

Why should I become a member? Membership is an investment into our culture and traditions that we are very proud of. When you become a member you make a commitment to the community whose mission and values supports that of yours. Your commitment to the Temple and to the community with Hindu values unites us as Hindus. Institutions like ours preserve the values and transmit them to the next generation. The Temple stands by its members in times of crisis and adds to the celebration during joyful occasions.

How do I become a Temple member?AlldevoteeswhowishtobecomeTemplemembersmustfillaMember-ship Form and pay the required fees. You can obtain this form from our front desk or from our website: www.columbushindutemple.org>Temple Services Guide> Temple Membership Guide>Membership Form. Existing members, please renew your membership by December 31.

What are the different types of memberships? There are two types of membership:Annual (valid from January 1st to December 31st): The annual mem-bership has three levels – Student ($25), Individual ($75) and Family membership ($120). Life Membership (does not expire): The Life Membership (known as permanent membership) has four levels- Life ($2,500), Donors ($5,000), Patrons ($7,500) and Benefactors (10,000). Life membership is payable in fiveyearsorless.Youmayeasilyconvertfromanannualmembershiptopermanent membership by contacting a Temple volunteer or priest during your next visit to the Temple.

How is the membership donation amount used?Membership dues defray Temple’s operating cost and help pay for programs and upkeep of the facilities. To pay for the Temple employees, whichincludethefivelearnedpriestsandonereligiouscook.Wehaveadded a new priest in 2013 and plan on hiring an additional religious cook in 2014. The membership amount enables the Temple to function debt-free while expanding its infrastructure through the construction of Yagnashala, additional parking lot and walkways, installation of addi-tional light poles, fence and signage and purchase of new house. Also the activities of Gurukul, maintenance of an industrial size kitchen, scheduled repairs and replacements are supported through donations and dues. It also helps in expanding our services for our growing Hindu population in Central Ohio.

What are the benefits of membership?• Temple membership is tax free• MembersreceivediscountontheuseofTemplefacilities,onGurukulcamps,fieldtripsandotherTempleprograms.

• TheyalsogetpriorityinschedulingTempleservices.• TemplemembersareregularlyupdatedabouttheTempleanditsongoing

and future events via email and through the Temple’s biannual publica-tion, Anjali.

• OnlyTempleMembersareeligibletoserveontheTempleManagementand are eligible to participate in the Board of Trustees’ election.

• TheTempleofferseducationalservicesexclusivelytoitsmembersthrough, Gurukul. The classes are free of cost to the Temple members, subject to availability. One of the primary reasons for our existence is to inculcate good values in children, teach them about our culture heritage and groom them into compassionate and successful individuals. The Gurukul program offers classes in Hindu dharma, languages, academics, fineartsandyoga.Wealsotrainstudentstosucceedinvariousscholasticcompetitions. Our classes are one of the best offered in the Mid-West.

TEMPLE MEMBERSHIP


Temple’s New PriestTemple welcomes Shri Kalyana Krishna Shastrigal as its new priest. Shri Shastrigal joined the Temple a few months ago. He was born in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. He lives in Powell with his wife Jothi and his son Shreeram. Shri Shastrigal communicates effectively in English, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada & Malayalam. He is a disciple of Brahmashree Bala Subramanya Ganapathigal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He has studied the Vedas and Vedangaas, and has been performing Sanskar puja for the past 16 years. Before coming to the United States in 2012, he was a Kul Purohit for many families in Mumbai and also served as a priest for the Bhajan Samaj Mandir. He served at the Shiva Vishnu Temple in Lanham, MD, USA before joining our Temple. He performs all kinds of Puja for the Temple. He loves to perform Veda Path and Bhagavati Seva in Kerala traditions. Devotees interested in scheduling Puja may call him at 740-369-0717 or 740-201- 6211, or email at [email protected]

Online Puja Booking for PriestsPriests will now be able to access their schedule and puja booking calendar from anywhere in the world. With the new online tool designed for priests, they will be able to take puja bookings even if they are not physically present at the Temple.

Yagnashala CompleteThe Yagnashala will be functional next spring. Devotees will be able to use the facility for religious and recreation-al purposes while enjoying a beautiful pond-side view and breeze. The Yagnashala will be the venue for Shri Ganapa-ti and Kartikeya Maha Yagna in July 2014.

Walking Track around PondThe construction of fence and walkway around the pond is now complete. Devotees can get a refreshing workout when they visit the Temple.

New Signage on Hyatts RoadA new sign in granite with gold lettering will be installed at the entrance of the Temple. This new sign will provide better visibility for the Temple and will be easier to main-

tain. A fence along Hyatts Road will also be installed in the spring of next year.

New Parking Lot and Light PolesA new parking lot with 60 parking spaces will be built in the course of the next few months. Lighting poles will be installed in this new lot and the existing lot for better vis-ibility and safety at night. Temple is waiting for approval from the Zoning Board and Building Dept. of Powell.

Pathway to New House A pathway connecting the Temple and the newly pur-chased house on Steitz Road has been constructed. The large shed in the backyard of the house is now fully func-tional and can be used for storage.

Tree PlantingMore than 100 six-foot tall trees will be planted along the south boundary of the Temple. Devotees are encouraged to sponsor a tree by donating $501 to the Temple.

Vahan/Car PujaA friendly reminder to all devotees that all cars brought in for Vahan Puja should be parked behind the kitchen, facing east towards the Yagnashala/pond. All items for the puja will be provided by the Temple, including limes. Devotees are requested to collect all puja materials after the puja and place them in the garbage can.

Donation Requests Templehighlyappreciatesdonationstowardsflowers,pujasamagris and mahaprasadam. Thank you devotees for your continued devotion and support!

Gurukul AdmissionGurukul Admission for the academic year 2014-2015 will take place in March and April of next year. Please check the Temple’s website and email for the latest update on the admission process.

Temple News


In the Spotlight.....FOGANA Winners

Minor Raas: Gaurav Agochiya, Shreya Ghanekar, Esha Jain, Satvik Kannekanti, Sharnaya Kannekanti, Naina Karnti, Avinash Karne, Tejas Karne, Durge Kumar, Shiv Kumar, Kritika Mahajan, Anushka Maharana, Krutika Mishra, Diya Patel. Choreographer: Vattsa Mehta

Minor Folk Participants: Gagan Karnati, Ishika Agarwal,Rishik Duliptya, Esha Ghadi, Keerti Gudla, Sanju Gudla, Sreeja Kommera,Prisha Kotwani, Krupa Patel, Megha Patel, Anushka Sharma, Sandali Shrivastava, Niharika Talele, Isha Tota. Choreographer: Sona Mehta

On July 20, 2013, Bharatiya Hindu Temple’s Minor Raas and Minor Folk teams won third and fourth prizes respec-tively in the 2013 National FOGANA Dance Competition. The Minor Raas team was choreographed by Vattsa Mehta,

Robots Rock!On December 7, 2013 the Temple’s Robotics team won the best “Pre-sentation Award” for their project on Nature’s Fury at the Regional Lego League competition. All the ten participants met 7-8 hours a week and diligently pursued their ambition for several weeks. Hav-ing won this prestigious award, this rookie team has certainly proved their mettle to all. Kudos to the winners and their mentors, Archana Gosain, Sandhya Agochiya, Sunita Jadhav and Abhimanyu Singhal.

Participants: Praharshini Manne, Swaraj Patnaik, Avinash Kosaraju, Sahuj Mehta, Durshil Doshi, Sharanya Kannekanti, Nit-ish Dashora, Rohan Rao, Rithvik Potluri, Gaurav Agochiya

Bharatiya Hindu Temple congratulates Mr. Srikanta Mishra for being named a Senior Research Leader at Battelle. This is the highest honor afforded to a scientist or engineer at Battelle and Mr. Mishra has become one of the 12 to win this very prestigious rec-ognition. Mr. Mishra has coordinated several programs at the Temple and is a member of our Cultural Committee. Our best wishes to him.

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Highest Recognition at Battelle for our Volunteer

a Gurukul youth volunteer and the Minor Folk team was choreographed by Sona Mehta, Vattsa’s mother. Congratu-lations to all the children and their choreographers who practiced so hard for over four months.


In the Spotlight.....

On September 19, 2013, Abhi-manyu Singhal, a Gurukul student, was presented the “Student In-novator Award” of the year at TiE Ohio’s 4th Annual International Entrepreneur Awards Ceremony held in Dublin, Ohio. Abhimanyu received this award for starting Community Robotics Efforts, a

Innovating the 21st Century

Spinning the Globe on his Fingertips!On August 18, 2013, Pranav Krishnamurthyfinished10thin the NSF Science Bee competition held at Duke University, North Carolina. Pranav has been a Gurukul studentforthepastfiveyearsand we wish him many more successes in the future. Bravo Pranav!

Award for Gurukul TeacherBharatiya Hindu Temple con-gratulates Mr. C K Satyapriya for winning the 2013 “Immi-grant Entrepreneur Award” at the Fourth Annual International Entrepreneur Awards Ceremony in Dublin, Ohio. Mr.Satyapriya is the CEO of CTL Engineering Inc., a full service consulting, engineering, testing, inspection and analytical services company.

Founded in 1927, the company today has grown to per-form services not only in Ohio but throughout the U.S and has acquired two other companies. In 1995, Mr. Satyapriya tooktheinitiativeofteachingoneoftheTemple’sfirstreli-gious classes. We are proud of his association with us.

Our Valuable Volunteers

Accolades for our Leaders

On August 25 2013, the Temple celebrated Volunteer Appreciation Day and felicitated some of its very commit-ted and hard-working volunteers in an awards ceremony and social evening. The recipients of the three individual awards were Dilip Patel, Arindam Guha and Sudha Gane-san and the two family awards were presented to Laxmi Narasimham, Aruna and Pranita Peri and Dilip, Poornima, Sahil and Nikhil Bhatt. Thank you all!

On August 25, 2013, Dr. Bishun Pandey and Dr. Raju Gaglani were awarded the FIA Chair-man’s Award and Presi-dent’s Award respectively in recognition of their stellar community service

and outreach. Dr. Pandey received this honor for actively serving the Hindu community for several years and Dr. Gaglani was lauded for her philanthropic effort in running her charitable clinic.

non-profitcompanythatmentorsstudentstocompetein the FIRST LEGO League, a robotics competition for students aged 9-14. This year, Abhimanyu, who is also the recipient of the 2012 LEGO Global Innovation Award, mentoredfourRoboticsteamincludingtheTemple’sfirstRobotics team. Three of his teams won awards in various categories and Abhimanyu was presented with the best Coach/MentorAward.Keepthevictoryflagflyinghigh!


Gurukul Diwali Competition WinnersDRAWING CONTEST:

First Prize (Age 5-10): Manushree Kulkarni

First Prize (Age 11 & up): Keerthi Pelluru

ESSAY CONTEST: DIWALI-THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS!First Prize (Age 5-10): Manushree Kulkarni

In India many festivals are celebrated. The festival of lights called “Deepavali” is one among them. “Deepa” means light and “Vali means line or row, so Deepavali means rows of lights. Deepavali is celebrated in Aashwina masa (month) from the thirteenth day of Krishna paksha to the third day of Shukla paksha in Kartik masa. When Lord Rama came back from vanvas, people decorated houses, wore new clothes and lit diyas to welcome Lord Rama, Devi Sita and Lakshman. By doing this they showed their love and how happy they were to see Rama back in Ayodhya. These festivals are celebrated because good won over bad.

This year I along with my family celebrated Deepavali by worshipping Lord Dhanvantari, Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Krishna. I got to wear new dresses, eat my favorite sweetsBalushahandKajuBarfiandlitdiyaseverywhere.We also made an Aakash Kandil (lantern) at home. My favorite part was to put mehndi on my hands and go to my friend’s house for Deepavali get-together. The one thing which I learnt from my parents is that the way a diya pushes away the darkness, in the same way, we should do good things and push all the bad things away from our mind and glow like the diya.

First Prize (Age 11 & up): Saisparsh Kustagishettar

India is a land of festivals and traditions. We celebrate many festivals and traditions. But there is one very impor-tant festival, Diwali. Diwali or Deepavali is the festival oflights.ItsignifiestheimportanceofLordRamareturn-ing to his kingdom of Ayodhya after his 14 years in exile and vanquishing the demon, Ravana for kidnapping Sita. DiwalialsosignifiesthevictoryofLordKrishnaoverthedemon, Narakasura.

OnDiwali,allofuscelebratebylightingfirecrackers,diyas or deepas and rejoicing. We also go to the Temple and celebrate there. There are many different types of fireworkslitonDiwaliliketherocket,chakra,fountainand the sparklers. We also do many pujas. The main puja we perform is the Laxmi puja. We also pray to God Vishnu and Goddess Laxmi on Diwali. We eat many different types of food on Diwali.

This festival’s name comes from “deepa” which means light and “awali” which means row. So the full word means row of lights.


HistoryMakar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious days for Hindus and is celebrated in different cultural forms with great devotion & gaiety. Transition of Sun from Sagittarius to Capricorn during the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere is known as “Makar Sankranti”. Makar means Capricorn and Sankranti is transition. There is a sankranti every month when the sun passes from one sign of the zo-diac to the next. There are twelve signs of the zodiac, and thus there are twelve sankrantis. Each of these sankrantis have their own relative importance but two of these are most important - the Mesh (Aries) Sankranti and the Ma-kar (Capricorn) Sankranti. Makar Sankranti is celebrated in the Hindu calendar month of Magha. After this day the days start becoming longer & warmer.

Religious Significance

According to the Puranas, Sun God visits his son Shani, Swami of Makar Rashi and this day symbolizes the im-portance of a special relationship between father & son. It is the son who has the responsibility to carry forward his father’s dream and the continuity of the family. It was also on this day when Lord Vishnu ended the increasing terror-ism by the Asuras and this occasion represents the end of negativities and beginning of an era of righteous living.

Culture and FestivitiesThis festival is celebrated all over India with some region-al variations. In Uttar Pradesh, Sankrant is called “Khi-

chiri”. Taking a dip in the holy rivers is regarded as most auspicious. In Bengal, large number of pilgrims attend Ganga Sagar Mela on the banks of river Ganga. In Tamil Nadu it is called “Pongal”, and takes its name from the surging of rice boiled in a pot of milk especially amongst the farmers. Rice and pulses are cooked together in ghee and milk and offered to the family deity after a ritual wor-ship. In Andhra Pradesh, it is celebrated as a three-day harvest festival “Pedda Panduga” meaning big festival. In Maharashtra people exchange “tilgul” made from til (sesame seeds) and sugar and til-laddus made from til and jaggery. The under-lying thought in the exchange of tilguls is to forget past ill-feelings. In Gujarat elders in the family give gifts and help maintain social relationships withinthefamily.Kiteflyinghasbeenassociatedwiththisfestivalinabigway.InPunjabhugebonfiresarelitontheeve of Sankrant and is celebrated as “Lohari”. Friends and family get together and celebrate by dancing and throw-ingsweets,sugarcaneandriceinthebonfireInKerala,40days of Anushthana by the devotees of Ayyappa ends on this day in Sabarimala and is celebrated in a big way. In Bundelkhand and Madhya Pradesh this festival is called ‘Sakarat’ and is celebrated with special zeal and fervor. Tribals in Orissa celebrate their New Year with family and friendsbylightingbonfiresanddancing.InAssam,thisfestival is celebrated as “Bhogali Bihu” and in the coastal regions this is a harvest festival dedicated to Lord Indra.

Source: http://www.vmission.org.in/hinduism/festivals/sankranti/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankranti

MAKAR SANKRANTI – Harvest FestivalFestival Fun Facts!


Very few people around the world achieved what this wonder-woman did. A mathematical prodigy, also known as the ‘human computer’, Shakuntala Devi was known for her complex problem-solving skills without the aid of any mechanical device. Her talents earned her a place in

the 1982 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records

Shakuntala Devi was born on November 4, 1929 in Banga-lore to an orthodox, Brahmin Kannadiga family. Her father refused to become a priest and instead joined a circus where he worked as a trapeze artist, lion tamer, tightrope walker and magician. It is said that the 3-year-old Shakun-tala used to accompany him to the circus and often come back mesmerized with her father’s performances.

Her father introduced her to the world of mathematics and taught her interesting card tricks that initiated her love for numbers. It was while she was playing cards with her fa-ther at the tender age of three that he found his daughter’s calculation abilities. It turned out that she beat him not by sleight of hand, but by memorizing the cards.

Newsofherabilitytosolvedifficultmathematicalproblemssoonspreadlikewildfireandsheenthralledaudiences with her wit and card-tricks, while her father entertained them with his circus tricks.

Bytheageofsix,shehadherfirstmajorshowattheUni-versity of Mysore where she displayed her mathematical prowess by solving arithmeti-calproblems,mentalmathquestionsandfindingoutcom-plex square roots and cube roots within a few seconds. She soon rose to prominence for her adept calculations andherconfidentdemeanor.

After a few more similar performances in a number of other institutes, she found success at Annamalai Univer-sityattheageofeight,whenshewasfinallyacknowl-edged as a ‘child prodigy’. According to many sources, this famous prodigy met Albert Einstein and even he was taken aback by this acclaimed genius’ skills. She was able to answer all of his challenging mathematical problems, prompting him to call her a “Mathematical Wizard”.

On April 3, 2013, she was admitted to Bangalore Hospital after she complained of respiratory problems. Her health soon began to deteriorate after her kidneys failed and she breathed her last on April 21, 2013. She is survived by her daughter, son-in-law and two grand-children.

Great Minds, Greater Legacy: Shakuntala Devi

Significant Achievements:• In1977,sheextractedthe23rdrootofa201-digitnumbermentallywhilecompetingwithacomputerwhereshe

won.• n1980,shedemonstratedthemultiplicationoftwo13-digitnumbers7,686,369,774,870x2,465,099,745,779

picked at random by the Computer Department of Imperial College, London. She answered the question in 28 seconds.

• In1988,shecalculatedthecuberootof61,629,875,andtheseventhrootof170,859,375.ItissaidthatShakun-tala Devi was able to provide the solution to the problems (the answers being 395 and 15 respectively) before the person asking the question was able to copy them down in his notebook.

Interesting Facts• ShakuntalaDevineverattendedschoolinheryoungerdays,andyetgrewuptobecomeoneofthegreatestmath-

ematicians. • InRome,acalculatingmachinefoundoneofheranswerstobewrong.However,afterre-checkingtheanswer,the

• solutiongivenbythecomputerwasprovenwrongandherswasestablishedasright!• OnNovember4,2013,her84thbirthanniversary,Googlepaidtributetoherwithadoodlethathadacalculator

font and her picture.

Sources:www.indiatimes.comen.wikipedia.orgwww.iloveindia.com


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A popular form of Lord Shiva: Shankara Symbol of Lord Shiva: Shivalinga Lord Shiva’s dance of destruction: Tandava Lord Shiva is popularly known as the __ God: Destroyer Holy river flowing from the matted hair of Lord Shiva: Ganga The name given to Lord Shiva for his freeing the world from poison: Neelkantha Famous dance pose of Lord Shiva: Nataraja Sacred number of Lord Shiva: Five Celebrated on the14th day of the lunar month of Phalguna: Mahashivratri

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