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Ashvin/Kartik
Vikram Samvat, 2070/2071
October, 2014
Shubh Deepawali Dusshera, Karva Chauth
Gandhi Food Drive
Deewali Maha-Laxmi Puja Oct.23rd Thursday 2014
6:30 pm Shri Ganesh & Maha Laxmi Puja* 7:00 pm Archana Thali * 8:00 pm Aarti , Prasad , Fire Crackers after Aarti
Sponsorship ** MAHA LAXMI PUJA $101.00. * Archana Event Sponsors needed For more details please call:-. Temple 513-528-3714, Sangita Patel 513- 791- 0855 Acharya Kailash Sharma 513-652-5382
GANDHI FOOD DRIVE FORM AND INFORMATION ON PAGE 10 Divali Function Page 13; Navratri Garbha Page 12
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TEMPLE INFORMATION
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 2013
President
Jitu Patel 513-836-0606
Vice President
Sudhakar Vinod 513-573-0305
Secretary:
Murali Muraleetharan 513-573-0550
Treasurer:
Amar Sharma 513-777-5771
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
Pooja Committee: Sangita Patel(
Chair): 513-791-0855
Communications/Editor:
Geeta Mehan 513-754-0400
Membership & Fundraising:
Manish Srivastava (513) 503-2825
Property Management & Maintenance:
Rakesh Patel (513) 892-1830
Cultural Activities: Kamini Jain
513-769-7964 [email protected]
Religious Education & Youth
Activities:
Vinit Rastogi (513) 398-3216
Long Range Planning
Laxmi Srivastava 513-474-0533
Priests: Acharya Kailash Sharma,
Chief Priest (513) 770-0705 ;
Acharya Chakreshwar Sharma
(513) 528-0901
Pandit Srinath Bhattar (513) 488-2986
Religious Counselor
Dr. Koti Sreekrishna (513)-290-3064
RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE
Sundays 12:15 - 12:45 PM
Fourth Sunday : Upanishads
Second Saturday : 1008 Gayatri Jaap
Second Sunday : Children Program
Third Sunday : Sunder Kand Path
Fourth Sunday : Shri Ganesh
Atharvshirsha Path
Fifth Sunday : Jagannath Puja
Members of the community are invited to speak on topics related to Hindu religion, philosophy, culture, reformation, Gurus, self-preservation, etc. If you would like to talk or like to suggest someone who may be interested, please contact Kiran Dayal. Devotees are requested to sit-in Sunday Pooja as well as bring Prasad and Lunch. You may wish to use this occasion to celebrate important events such as wedding anniversaries,birthdays, ishta devata pooja, graduation and other mem-orable days. Events can be hosted by individuals, families, group of families or organizations. Please reserve your Sunday of choice ASAP by putting your name and phone-no in the calendar at the temple & calling pooja committee mem-bers Kiran Dayal or Meena Sondhi.
TEMPLE SCHEDULE
Monday - Friday : 9:00AM-12:00 Noon
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday and Major Hindu 9am to 8pm
(Maha Shivratri, Krishna Janamashtmi,
Ganesh Chaturthi, Deewali)
Sunday : 9am - 7pm ( Nov to March)
9am - 8pm ( April to October)
SPECIAL PROGRAM ON WEEKENDS
9:15 - 9:30 A.M.
Suprabhatam
9:30 - 11:00 A.M.
Daily Pooja of Temple Deities
11:00 - 11:30 A.M.
Sponsored Pooja
11:30 - 12:15 A.M.
Bhajan
12:15 -12:45 P.M.
Religious discourse
12:45-1:00 P.M.
Birthday and Anniversary pooja and announcements
1:00 P.M.— Aarti
Temple Manager’s Committees
LaxmiS.Srivastava, Temple Mgr. 474-0533
Deepak Dixit ,co-Temple Mgr, 348-5496
Raj Bodalia, ,Chair Special Activities583-0184
1.Office Manager
Mohan Chopra
2. I/C Swami Lectures Vinay Kumar Meena Mehta
Koti Sreekrishna
3. Temple Data Base Nandkumar Khemchandani Raj Bodalia Meena Mehta
4. Anniversary & Birthday Data
Raj Agarwal
Shakuntala Agarwal
5. E-mail .Data Pradeep Goyal Nandkumar Khemchandani
6. Gift Shop
Meena Sondhi
Madhu Sharma
7.Security (ADT)
Meena Mehta
Vinay Kumar
Ramesh Sondhi
Kailash Sharma
8. Financial Data
Amar Sharma
Raj Bodalia
Laxmi S. Srivastava
9. I/C Temple Web site
Bharat Vala
Sudhakar Vinod
10. I/C Temple Calendar
Meena Mehta
Ashvin Mehta
Acharya Kailash Sharma
11. Volunteer Services
Rajan Odayar
Kedarnath Nambori
Dilip Patel
Vijay Kumar Sharma 12. Temple Photogra-
phers
L. Ram Kumar
Naba Mishra
VG Ramaswamy
13. Mela Committee
Anil Jindal
Anisha Jindal
Jyoti Desai
Raneshwar Gupta
Aradhana is Published Monthly . Circulation: Approx. 2000 Families. Advertising Rate per month: Full Page $300; Half Page $150; Quarter Page $100. and one eighth page $50. A 10% discount is given for 12 consecutive repetitions of the same advertisement. Hindu Society of Greater Cincinnati (HSGC) is a non-profit organization that caters to the needs of a large community. The views expressed by individual authors in Aradhana are their own and may not reflect the policies of HSGC.
2013 POOJA COMMITTEE &
RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES MEMBERS
Sangita Patel (Chair) 791-0855
Swarna Choudhury (Co-Chair) 232-2343
Kiran Dayal (Co-Chair) 474-4051
Amita Gupta 336-8782
Acharya Kailash Sharma 770-0705
Acharya Chakreshwar Sharma 528-0901
Pandit Srinath Bhattar 528-3714
Meena Sondhi 831-9788
Meena Karamchandani 683-9454
Kalpana Srivastava 233-9184
Vasundhra Dasari 777-3353
Suchitra Mishra 573-9775
Rajan Odayar 336-6843
Vilas Patel 947-0861
Triveni Dave 859-371-9645
Mangal Nemade 234-8373
Purabi Dey 688-1721
Yasotha Subarajan 513-754-0578
TREASURER Co- Chair
Raj Bodalia 583-0184
Please Donate
Generously
Your Temple needs
1. Sponsors for
flower $50/week
2. Sponsors for
Sunday pooja
3. Your support
Attorney: Aronoff, Rosen & Hunt (513) 241-0400
Accountant: Open
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Pooja Information
RATES FOR POOJA & PRIEST SERVICES|
SERVICES IN OUTSIDE
TEMPLE TEMPLE
Abhishekam (All Deities) $101.00 —
Aksharabhyas $101.00 $151.00
Anna-Prashanam $101.00 $151.00
Ashta Prakari Pooja* $101.00 $151.00
Ashtottharam (108) Archana $21.00 —
AyushyaHomam/B’day Celebra. $101.00 $151.00
Ground Breaking Ceremony — $151.00
Griha Pravesh — $151.00
Kalayana Uthsava (Lord Ram/Sita) $121.00 ---
Kesh Khandan (Churakaran) $101.00 $151.00
Naam-Karan $101.00 $151.00
Navagraha Pooja $101.00 $151.00
Nischitartham (Engagement) $151.00 $251.00
Baby Shower Pooja — $151.00
Nitya (1 Day) Kainkaryam (Seva) $101.00 ---
Poolangi Seva (With Flowers)- $101.00 ---
(Only During Off Winter Season)
Regular Archana $11.00 —
Sahasranama (1008) Archana $51.00 ---
Sathyanarayana Pooja $101.00 $151.00
Seemantham $101.00 $151.00
Devi Jagaran $75.00 $101.00
Akhand Ramayan Paath — $151.00
Shashti Poorthi (60th B’day Celeb.) $101.00 $151.00
Anniversary celebration $101.00 $151.00
Suprabhat Seva $21.00 ---
Unjal (Swing) Seva $31.00 ---
Upakarma (Thread changing) $51.00 ---
Upanayam/Brahmopadesham/ $151.00 $251.00
Thread Ceremony
Vahan Pooja $51.00 ----
Yearly Shradham (Barkhi) $101.00 $151.00
Wedding $301.00 $501.00
SPECIAL POOJA RATE
Rates for Mata Ki Chauki performed at another temple will be 15%
of the money collected at the temple or a minimum
of $ 501.00.
1. Poojas performed by priests outside the temple will be rated
according to the number of poojas performed.
2. 50 Cents/Miles for Travel expense to the Priest to perform
pooja at your home.
Rates are subject to change without notice. Rates of Poojas out of
Greater Cincinnati will be $100.00 more than the rates of outside
pooja within greater Cincinnati area.
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Temple Rental: Lower Floor Only
Full day Half day
Monday -Thursday $301 $151
(except holidays)
Friday, Saturday & Holidays $501 $351
Sunday after 3PM only — $351
Note: For half day select one of the two:
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM OR 4:00PM to 11:00 PM
USE OF KITCHEN $ 51
Use of Paper Supplies (PS) $ 101
Use of Kitchen and PS $125
Temple rental applies to all private reservations for those
events/poojas that are performed by private parties and not an-
nounced in the temple.
Security/ Cleaning deposit: $151 required.
This deposit will be forfeited if the basement hall bathrooms and
kitchen area are not cleaned by the party
renting the place.
NOTE: To schedule a Pooja please contact Pooja Committee :
Sangita Patel 513-791-0855 or to rent a temple hall (lower level
) Raneshwar Gupta 232-3331
Pooja Committee Announcement: To schedule a Pooja or to rent a temple hall (lower level )
please contact Sangita Patel 53-791-0855 or to rent a temple hall (lower level ) Raneshwar Gupta 232-3331
If you have any question or suggestion about temple activities contact Sangita Patel 513-791-0855, any EC Members or
Temple at 528-3714. 1. Archana performed during temple hours by sponsorship. No
Archana on Sundays between 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
2. Outside Poojas and other religious services will be conduct-ed by appointment only.
3. To schedule any poojas please contact Pooja Committee chairperson at least one week in advance.
4. If you would like to bring food and prasad in the temple, Please contact Pooja Committee chairperson .
5. Cancellations of pooja should be done 3 days in advance or else the full fee for the pooja will be charged.
POOJA SAMAGRI For convenience of Devotees, Temple can now
provide Pooja Samagri for all inside and outside Poojas.
Donation for Puja Samagri is as follows
$ 21 for any Pooja
$ 31 for any Pooja including Havan/Homam
For more details please contact
Sangita Patel 513-791-0855
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT SUNDERKAND CD (sung by Acharya Kailash
Sharma)
AVAILABLE in Temple Gift Shop for $ 10.
The money raised will go to temple.
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Shri Ganesh Puja & Shri Ganesh Atharvshirsha Path Every 4th Sunday of the month 10:30AM
This pooja is dedicated to each month’s
Sankashti Chaturthi to Lord Ganesh.
For more information & To Sponsor the pooja please call
Jyoti Divekar 204-8037,Mangal Nemade 234-8373
Sangita Patel 791-0855; Temple Priests:528-3714
Regular Weekly & Monthly Events at the Temple
Monthly Navgrah Pooja Every first Saturday of the Month
Sponsors needed for Pooja $51.00 For Details call
Sangita Patel 791-0855 ;Temple priests:528-3714
Monthly Satya Narayan Pooja
On Every Purnima of the Month 6:30 pm
Sponsorship $ 51.00 To sponsor pooja call
Sangita Patel 791-0855
Monthly Murugan Abhishekham /Pooja Every second Sat of the Month
Sat 4pm Sponsor Murugan Group. Pandit Bhattar 488-2986, Murali Annamali 827-5450,
Yasotha Subarajan 754-0578 Priests : 529-3714; Sangita Patel 791-0855
Monthly ABHISHEKAM/KALYANOTSAVAM FOR LORD
SRI VENKATESWARA
4th Saturday of each month ,
from 10:30 AM-12:30PM.
To sponsor and details please call any of the following: Anand Konda:481-4119; Vasundhara Dasari:777-3353
Suseela Paturi:481-8591; Surendra Hanumanthanna:661-8733
Pandit Sri Srinadh Bhattar:488-2986
Weekly Shiv Mahiman Stotram Every Monday at 6:30 pm
Weekly Vishnu Sahasranaam Parayana Vishnu Sahasranaama Parayana (chanting) will now take place
Every Thursday at 7:00 pm . Please join us for the chanting. Please contact Ganesh Sundaresan 513-752-4025
Weekly Venkateswar Pooja
Every Friday at 6:30pm
To sponsor pooja please call Sangita Patel 791-0855
Temple priests: 528-3714
1008 Gayatri Jap
Second Saturday of each month at 9.30AM For details please contact temple priest 528-3714 or
Sangita Patel 791-0855
SAI BHAJAN
Every First Sat. of month 6pm to 7:30pm For more details please call Dr. Ganesh 857-719-1500 ,
Rajan 331-2058. PURUSHOTTAM NAAM STOTRA PARAYAN
Every 2nd
Wed. of each month 6pm to 7:30pm
For details please call Mina Mehta 574-6763
Weekly Hanuman Chalisa Path Every Tuesday at 6:30 p m To sponsor call Sangita Patel 791-0855 or Temple Priests 528-3714
Live Life with Love by Dr. Parshottam Poddar What we wanted and never got; what we got, we had never thought What we thought, we never got; what we got we never liked it We keep remembering, what we have lost ; And can’t take care of, what we have got……….why Life is a strange puzzle, which no one can solve If we have to compromise in life, it is not a big deal, because People who do so are those who are alive – “No action” is a sign of dead people There are two ways of living life : A: What you like, go get it B. What you have got, start liking it Living life, isn’t easy – One cannot be great if you never struggled Life teaches us many lessons; makes us smile sometimes and makes us also cry But people, who smile in all situations life kneels down before them Let your smiling face hide all your tears – say it all, nothing withholding and without any fear Never get upset with anyone, always make others smile – this is the secret of life, continue living life A poor man walks miles, to find some food while a rich man walks miles, to digest his food Some people don’t have a one time meal – Some don’t have time to eat their meal Some are handicapped, and hence are ill – Some are ill and hence are handicapped Some give up their bread for their near ones – and some give up their near ones for their bread This world is wonder, just think for a moment There was a time, we used to cry on being bruised & now we manage ourselves, even when we are heart-broken Before we used to live with our friends and now we live in memories of our friends Before , getting angry & making up, used to be every now & then, and now once we get angry, relationships end Life has really taught us so much and god knows unknowingly so big : “Life is short, live it with love” Dr. Poddar is a member f the Apna Sapna Club . He lives in Mumbai and visits USA yearly.
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October 2014
Oct 1st Wed Ashtami Chandi Havan Havan 6pm
Oct 2nd Thurs Saraswati Vidyarambha (Aksharabhyas ) 6:30pm
Oct 3rd Fri Vijaya Dashmi Havan 6pm
Oct 4th Sat. Navgrah Puja 3pm
Oct. 4th Sat. Sai Bhajans 6pm
Oct. 4th Sat. Mata Ki Chauki 4-8pm
Sponsored by- Ramesh & Meena Sondhi and family
Oct. 5th Sun Ganesh Puja & Atharvashirsh Path 11am
Oct. 8th Wed. Purnima Satya Narayan Puja 6:30pm Sponsorship $51. puja samgri will be provided, please come with one coconut, flowers , fruits and prasad
Oct. 8th Wed Purushottam Naam Parayan 6pm
Oct 11th Sat. Karva Chauth Vrat Puja 4pm, 5pm & 6pm
Oct. 11th Sat. Chaturthi Puja 6pm
Oct. 12th Sun Sunderkand Path 10:30am
Oct. 15th Wed Ahoi Ashtami
Oct. 18th Sat. Mata Ki Chauki 4-8pm
Sponsored by -Sharma Family
Oct. 19th Sun Bijoya Dashami Celebration 11am Sponsored by- Agrani Bengoli Association
Oct. 21st Tues Dhan Teras ( Trayodashi)
Oct 22nd Wed Dhanvantari Puja & Havan 5:30pm
Oct. 23rd Thur Kantha Shasthi begins oct. 23 to 28th
Oct. 23rd Thurs Deepavali Maha Laxmi Puja 6:30pm
Oct. 24th Fri New Year Gujrat
Oct. 25th Sat. Venkateshwar Kalyanam Poolangi seva 10am
Sponsorship $51
Oct. 25th Sat. Murgan Abhishekam 4pm Sponsorship$101
Oct. 26th Sun Chitragupta Puja 11am. Sponsored by Chitrgupta Parivaar.
Oct. 28th Tue Soora Samharam Skand Shashthi Cele. ends
VIJAYA DASHMI PUJA /HAVAN Oct 3rd Friday 6:00pm
Sponsorship $51
ASHTAMI CHANDI HAVAN
Oct. 1st wed. 6pm
Sponsorship $51.00
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Karva Chauth Puja : Oct 11th Sat; 4pm,5pm,6pm
For details please call Temple 513-528-3714, Acharya Kailash Sharma 513-652-5382
November 2014
Nov 1st Sat. Murgan Thiru Kalyanam 4pm
Nov. 1st Sat. Sai Bhajans 6pm
Nov. 1st Sat. Navgrah Puja 3pm Sponsorship $51
Nov. 2nd Sun Annakoot/ Gavardhan/ Tulsi Vivah puja 10am to
1:30pm
Nov 6th Thurs Purnima Satya Narayan Puja 6:30pm Sponsorship $51. puja
samgri will be provided, please come with one coconut, flowers, fruits &praasad
Nov 10th Mon Chaturthi Puja 6pm
Nov 8th Sat 1008 Gayatri jaap 9:30am
Nov 12th Wed Purushottam Naam Parayan 6pm
Nov 16th Sun Sunderkand Path 10:30am
Nov 22nd Sat. Venkateshwar Abhishekam 10am
Nov 23rd Sun Ganesh Puja & Atharvashirsh Path 11am
Nov 30th Sun Jagannath Puja 11am
MATA KI CHOUKI Oct. 4th Saturday ; 4pm to 8pm
4pm Devi Durga Puja 5pm First aarti 5:15 Mata Bhajans /Bheten 8PM BHOG , AARTI , Prasad & Dinner
Ramesh & Meena Sondhi & family.
Gayatri Mata Pran Prathistha : Please note correction
September 26th, 27th and 28th, 2014
Pran Pratishtha of Gayatri Mata is Chal Pratishtha of Utsav Murti which will be brought out and
worshipped during monthly Gayatri Japa and Special Occasion time.
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MATA KI CHOUKI Oct 18th Saturday
4pm to 8pm
4pm Devi Durga Puja 5pm First aarti
5:15 Mata Bhajans /Bheten 8PM BHOG , AARTI , Prasad & dinner
Sponsored by- Sharma family
Kantha Shasti Poosai Celebration
Thurs . Oct.23rd First day Kalasha Sthapanam 10.30am -11:30am
Friday. Oct.24th Second day Utsava Moorthy Poosai 6.00pm-7.00pm
Sat. . Oct.25th Third day Murgan Abhishekam 4.00pm-7.00pm
Sun. Oct.26th Fourth day Utsava Moorthy Poosai 6.00pm-7.30pm
Mon. Oct.27th Fifth day Utsava Moorthy Poosai 6.00pm-7.00pm
Tues. Oct.28th Sixth day Utsava Moorthy Poosai 6.00pm-7.00pm
Sat.. Nov.1st Murugan Thiru Kalyana Utsavam 4.30pm-6.30pm Abhishekam / Kalyanam Sponsorship $101, Archana $ 21. All event Sponsorship $351.00
For more details or to sponsor puja please call Sangita Patel 791-0855, Murali 5827-5450,Yashotha 754-0578 Temple/Srinath Bhattar 528-3714.
Kartik Somvaar Shivbhishek
every Monday during Kartik month
6:30pm:Oct 27, Nov 3, Nov 10, Nov 17th
Sponsorship $101
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Hindu Temple of Greater Cincinnati cordially invites you with family & friends
Lord Dhanwantari Puja : God of Medicine
October 22nd, Wednesday, 2014
Program-22nd October: Wednesday 5:30pm ;Puja , Havan ,Arti, Dinner Prasad
Sponsorship- Pramukh Yajaman $251, Abhishek $51, Havan $51 For Details Call Temple: 513-528-3714; Sangita Patel 513-791-0855;Acharya Kailash Sharma 513-652-5382, Acharya
Srinath Bhattar 513-488-2986; Dr.Ganesh Yadlapalli 857-719-1500. Dhanwantari is a form of Vishnu. He is depicted with four hands, holding medical herbs in one hand and a pot containing rejuvenating nectar called
Amrit in another hand. His birthday is celebrated two days prior to Diwali. In Hindu mythology according to Vishnu Purana, the Sage Durvasa had a
special garland. Durvasa wore it on his forehead and wandered around. He came across Lord Indra and offered him the special garland. Indra hung
the garland over his elephant Airavata’s brow. Airavata took the garland and dropped it down on land. Watching this gesture of Indra, Durvasa got
angry and cursed Indra that he would lose all his powers and position. Indra begged for forgiveness but Duravasa refused and went way. Indra and
Devas lost their strength. Seizing the opportunity, the Danavas (enemies of Devas) led by king Bali engaged in war with Devas. Devas were defeated
and lost control of the universe. Lord Indra and other gods fled and took refuge with Brahma. Brahma advised them to seek refuge with Vishnu. Lord Vishnu advised Devas to make
peace with Danavas and jointly churn the sea of milk for the nectar of immortality (Amrit). Danvas agreed to churn the ocean for Amrit, so that they
could also become immortal.
The churning of the ocean of milk was initiated with mount Meru as the churning rod and the king of serpents (Vasuki) as the churning rope. As
advised by Lord Krishna, Devas were at the tail and Danavas were at the head end of Vasuki. The process of churning was started. Once the moun-
tain was placed on the ocean, it began to sink. Lord Vishnu took his second incarnation, the Kurma avatar to support the mountain on His back. The
churning process continued. Halahal (poison) was released and it was consumed by Lord Shiva to protect the universe. And Goddess Parvati pressed
her hand on Shiva's throat to keep the halahal in the neck.
As the process of churning continued, several things came out of the ocean of milk. Lord Dhanwantari appeared with pot containing the Amrit. Then
Goddess Laxmi was born. The Danavas snatched the pot of Amrith and ran away. Then Lord Vishnu took the form of Mohini to distract the Da-
navas. Mohini got hold of the pot of Amrith and distributed it to the Devas. The rejuvenated Devas defeated asuras and regained the control on the
universe. The lord of medicine, Dhanwanthari protected Devas and universes.
Source: https://krishnavashistha.wordpress.com/tag/danavas/ and Wikipedia
SHRI CHITRAGUPT PUJA Oct. 26th Sunday
11am to 1pm
Sponsored by – Chitragupt Pariwaa For details call Temple 513-528-3714.Kalpana
Srivastava 233 9184.Kiran Dayal 474-4051,Sangita Patel 791-0855
MATA KI CHOUKI Nov 8th. Saturday
4pm to 8pm
4pm Devi Durga 5pm First Aarti
5:15 Mata Bhajans /Bheten 8PM BHOG , AARTI , Prasad & Dinner
Sponsored by- Gaurav & Puja Mantro, Rajvir Minhas & Renu Kotwal,
Haneesh & Kanan Sethi with family
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HSGC proudly presents
NEW BHAJAN CD/DVD ALBUM Released on Sep 27th
Bhajanajali is Acharya Kailash Ji's second Bhajan album, after a grand success
of first album Bhajanmrit. It contains new Bhajans,Stotra and chants . These
enchanting bhajans will be well received and much appreciated by the bhajan
lovers (devotees). May all devotees achieve their religious fulfillment by listening to Bhajanajali Bhajans. This al-
bum is dedicated to all the devotees for their continued support and inspiration. Bhajanamrit is DVD version (HD quality) of previous album. please get
your album from Temple or from local Indian grocery stores. for details please call Temple 513-528-3714, Jeetubhai Patel 513-836-0606, Sangita Pa-
tel 513-791-0855. Acharya KailashJi Email:- [email protected]
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Karwa Chauth - Indian Valentine's Day For Married Couples Indian festivals are meant for bonding relationships. Lets explore Indian Valentine's day for married couples. Karwa Chauth is
the festival for maintaining the love and affection between Husband and Wife.
Karwa Chauth = Karwa (Earthen pot, a symbol of peace and prosperity) + Chauth (Fourth) = The festival of Karwa, which falls on the fourth day after the full moon of Kartik month (Oct - Nov). Karwa Chauth appears about 9 days after Dussehra and 11
days before Diwali. Karwa Chauth is a unique one day fasting festival of India. This day Indian married women observe a strict fast before sunrise
and end in the evening sighting moon after performing all rituals. They don't even consume a single drop of water in this dura-tion. Karwa Chauth fast is observed for the long life of the husband.
Karwa Chauth Festival nurtures a strong bond between Husband and Wife. Wife shows her love and care for her hus-band by observing nirjalahaar vrat (No Food and No water). Husband gifts her new clothes, jewelry etc. As per rituals, mother-in-laws gift sargi to their daughter-in-laws (food before observing fast). Married ladies also give Baayna / Baaya (gifts) to their in-laws. Hence, Karwa Chauth festival strengthens the relationship between a mar-ried lady and her in-laws. Women get together and do puja and eat sargi early in the morning and then do puja in late afternoon. They open
the fast after seeing the moon through a sieve.
Wedding Vows : Hindu Weddings A Hindu Marriage is all about rituals and customs. Each ritual has a deep meaning. Any Indian marriage is incomplete without these vows and is deemed complete once they are conducted. The seven vows or the seven steps are of great mythological importance where the couple takes round the holy fire and every single round has its own significance. Let us all know about these seven vows. These seven vows make bride and groom learn to live together with love, duty, honor and devotion forever. These have special significance for the bride and groom for the peace and welfare of the world. Indian marriage is the icon of purity and the interaction of two isolated community and culture. Except some minor differ-ences, Hindu marriage ceremony consists of the same customs.
Indian Hindu wedding vows: 1. Wellness: The couple requests to the almighty to shower blessings in the form of pure and nourishing food with a re-spectful and noble life. Man pledges to provide food and welfare for the family. He takes responsibility of raising liveli-hood. Woman takes charge of maintaining household. 2. Strength: With the second step, Bride and Groom pledge that they will co-operate in every situation and grow mental, physical and spiritual strengths so that they can share their happiness and enjoy life together. Couple promises to stand by each other's side with courage and strength. 3. Prosperity and Intimacy: Couple pledges to stay together and pray to the almighty to bring prosperity in their lives. The couple pleads for wisdom, wellness and wealth in order to live a content and satisfied life. They pledge to remain spiritu-ally committed and the bride assures the groom that by the virtue of true love and devotion she will remain a noble wife. 4. The love: With the fourth step, couple promise to take care of their elders in the family and not to disregard and forget them. The groom thanks his would-be wife for bringing auspiciousness, happiness and sacredness in his life. In return, the bride takes an oath to serve and please her husband in every way possible. Together, they also pledge to take care and respect their elders in the family. Together they pledge to strengthen and maintain the family relationship. 5. Descendants: With the fifth step, bride and groom request to the almighty that they get the best gift of nature in the form of children. They make a promise to be responsible parents and provide the children with fine education and funda-mental values of life. 6. Health and Longevity: With their sixth step together, the bride and the groom pray to divinity for disease free and healthy life for their families and themselves so that they can lead a harmonious and balanced life together. The groom promises that he would fill joy and peace to his wife's life; while the bride provides assurance that she would participate with her husband in all his noble and divine acts. 7. Quality: With the seventh step, couple prays to God that their relationship will be filled with respect, confidence, ma-turity, honesty and understanding. Wife and husband are the two wheels of the life chariot. No one is superior to each other. Have a blessed married life !!!!!!
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2014 GANDHI FOOD DRIVE; 27th year
Appeal for your Support
Dear Members of the Indian Community:
It is time once again to launch our annual Gandhi Food Drive and collect funds for the poor and needy people in the tri-state area. You are requested to contribute generously toward this noble cause. Last year with your generous financial support, we had collected $9500. This year we would like to reach another high ($11,000, hopefully) and hand over the collection to Freestore Foodbank, tri-state’s largest provider of emergency food to poor people in the tri-state area. You can send your contribution to me (see address below) or give your check to any of the volunteers listed below during September-October, 2014. Sincerely, Vinay Kumar (coordinator) 513-528-6189
Team of volunteers: Saroj Ahuja 513-941-7383; Prem Garg 513-232-5333; Geeta Mehan 513-754-0400; Asit Saha 513-489-5720; Dr. Amit Shukla 513-255-4268; Rohini Venkatesh 513-984-2613
You can make your contribution two ways: CHECK (or Cash) Make your check payable to Freestore Foodbank and mail it to
Vinay Kumar, 466 Windfern Forest LnVinay Kumar, 466 Windfern Forest Ln, Cincinnati, OH 45244, Cincinnati, OH 45244
UNITED WAY Program (employer sponsored)
Get the United Way “2014 Pledge Form” from your employer and designate your
donation to FreeStore Foodbank.
Need for more volunteers: If you, your son or daughter or someone else you know
would like to help by joining our team of volunteers, please contact me by phone (513-528-
6189) or email: [email protected].
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DONATION/PLEDGE FOR THE 2014 GANDHI FOOD DRIVE Please return this cut-off stub and your check to Vinay Kumar; (see address above)
Check one: $30 $50 $100 $150 $200 Other$ ……..
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September 28 to October 8, 2011
Cincinnati Gardens
Cincinnati, Ohio
August 7, 2014
Presenter Name and Title
Gratefully Acknowledges RAAS RAMZAT GROUP
Participation in NAVRATRI 2011
Hindu Society of Greater
Cincinnati
HINDU SOCIETY OF GREATER
CINCINNATI
NAVRATRI
CELEBRATION
2014
Cincinnati Gardens
2250 Seymour Avenue; Cincinnati, Ohio 45212
Presented By Bharat Goradia
GARBA RASS RAMZAT GROUP
FROM RAJKOT, GUJART, INDIA
September 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 and October 1 & 2 At
Hindu Temple – No Fees
Weekend of September 26, 27 and October 3, 4 At
Cincinnati Garden
$20.00 Weekend Pass/ Daily Pass $15.00
For Donation and Sponsorship Contact
Sangita Patel 513-791-0855 Kamini Jain 513-769-7964 Joyti
Desai 513-885-1318
____________________________________
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Tulsi Vivah Legend Contributed by Meena Mehta
Tulsi Vivah is an age –old ritual tradition of Tulsi Devi’s marriage to Lord Vishnu in the form of Shaligram
and specially, to Lord Shri Krishna the eighth Avatar of Lord Vishnu. This holy marriage is the merging and
oneness of the soul and God.
This ceremonial marriage of the holy Tulsi plant is performed on Kartik Shukla Ekadashi- the eleventh lunar
day of the bright fortnight of Kartik month, known as Prabodhini Ekadashi as well as DevPrabodhini Ekadashi.
The wedding day varies from region to region but it is performed until the Kartik Purnima. The Tulsi wedding
day signifies the end of monsoon season which marks the completion of ‘Chaturmaas’ (the four months) and
then it’s the beginning of the Hindu wedding season.
Tulsi means incomparable. She is venerated as a goddess and has received an epithet Vishnupriya, the beloved
of Lord Vishnu. The legend behind Tulsi Vivah and its rites are told in the scriptures such as Padma Puran,
Skanda Puran and more.
According to the scriptures, the holy Tulsi plant was a woman named Vrinda (Brinda) – a synonym of Tulsi.
Vrinda was a beautiful daughter of powerful Asura named Kalnemi. She was married to the demon-king Jalan-
dhar, who due to her piety and staunch devotion to Lord Vishnu, became mighty powerful and invincible. Also
he had Lord Vishnu’s protection as a blessing for Vrinda’s devotion.
Jalandhar was born out of the anger of Lord Shiva and therefore can only be defeated by Lord Shiva. Because
of Lord Vishnu’s protection, Lord Shiva - the destroyer in the Trinity -could not defeat him. So Lord Shiva re-
quested Lord Vishnu - the preserver in the Trinity - to find a solution. Lord Vishnu disguised himself as Jalan-
dhar and tricked Vrinda when Jalandhar was at war with Shiva. Under the circumstances, even though she rec-
ognized Lord Vishnu, she missed her prayers to the Lord and Vrinda lost her chastity.
Jalandhar was no longer protected, he lost his power and was killed by Shiva. Vrinda cursed Vishnu to become
black in color and to be separated from his wife, Lakshmi. The Lord accepted the curse.
The curse was later fulfilled when He was transformed into the black Shaligram stone by the river Gandaki (in
present Nepal) and in His Rama Avatar, was separated from Sitaji, who was kidnapped by the demon-king
Ravana. Vrinda then drowned herself in the ocean, and Lord Vishnu Himself transferred her soul to a plant,
which was henceforth called Tulsi. According to another legend holy Tulsi plant grew from her ashes.
Lord Vishnu blessed her that His worship will be incomplete without Tulsi leaves. Therefore in all Pooja Sama-
gri and in all Bhog Samagri of Lord Vishnu and Shri Krishna Seva a Tulsi leaf is offered into each Samagri.
Otherwise, it is considered that Shri Krishna does not accept the Seva. Shri Krishna spent His childhood and
performed all Bala Leelas in Vrindavan amongst the gardens and gardens of His favorite Tulsi plants.
As per a blessing by Vishnu to marry Vrinda in her next birth, Lord Vishnu, in form of Shaligram and /or
Shri Krishna, married Tulsi Devi on Prabodhini Ekadashi. To commemorate this event, the ceremony of Tulsi
Vivah is performed. Holy Tulsi is the symbol of spiritual purity (sātviktā). Another legend narrates that Laksh-
mi slew the king Jalandhar on this day and remained on earth as the Holy Tulsi Plant.
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Hindu Women’s Network
VHPA of Cincinnati Chapter initiated Hindu Women Network. Which was held in West Chester Library On June 20th this year. More then 40 women were present. Focus is on Personal,Spiritual and Social growth of Indian Women. 1) To Interact, Share and Learn from each other for Empowerment of Hindu Women in USA by fostering Sewa (service), Soham( Personal and spiritual development) and Values in the family and society following the great traditions of Hindu Dharma as well as modern achievements of the world. 2) Todays Hindu Women’s role in the Home, Society and to her own self. 3) "Crucial Conversation” an interactive session on handling difficult situation in daily life. 4) Practicing Spirituality in the Daily Living.
Shobha Patel : Dialogue from an egoistic stance is tainted from the start So make sure whatever you say comes from your heart Our ego has selfish motive and puts its own interest first EGO tends to twist argument, puts dispute in every word Do self check of your intention, is it positive and pure? To make the crucial conversation meaningful for sure
Do have that dialogue, even it is the hardest thing to do It would improve relationship and in long run benefit you
APNA SAPNA CLUB : Next Meeting :October 24 A Club for our Seniors to mingle, connect and get to know other seniors in the community: For all your parents, living with you or visiting from India or elsewhere—who would like to connect with
other peers. Network and support system for our seniors.
Next Meeting : October 24 / 11am to 2pm Location: Elements ; 11974 Lebanon Rd, Sharonville, OH 45241
Membership—- $5/month/person. You can pay when you come Transportation: Will be provided by volunteers for whoever needs it. Format—- Bingo, Passing the Parcel an others, songs, Health Talks etc Please email any questions to: Payal Kohli at [email protected]; Jyoti Sachdeva at [email protected] Geeta Mehan at [email protected] or Anisha Singh at [email protected]
UNITED WAY AND HINDU SOCIETY OF GREATER CINCINNATI In Greater Cincinnati area most of the companies are in the midst of raising funds for United Way from their employees. Beginning last year, I have been allocating 70% of the money I donate via United Way to organization “Hindu Society of Greater Cincinnati”. (I
am glad this one was added to United Way list of Non-Profit Organizations) . But I have found that awareness about this in our community is not there.. None of my friends or colleagues in office knew that they could do this.
It will be great if you can send this to Temple’s distribution list and encourage them to contribute to “Hindu Society of Greater Cincin-nati” via United Way donations. On an average, folks in my office ( I work for Citigroup, around 100 full time Indian employees. ). Donate $150—$200 to United Way and even if 50-70% of that is allocated to “Hindu Society of Greater Cincinnati” that will help raise substantial amount for the organization. This can be used for Marg Project Donations too. Regards Sushil V. Tundalwar Ph No 513-612-0934
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'Bollywood Music & Masala' & 'Swaranjali
LISTEN to INDIAN MUSIC PROGRAM on WAIF 88.3 FM Plus LIVE Internet Streaming
on www.WAIF883.Org:
Every Saturday from 12 Noon to 2 PM 'Bollywood Music and Masala' &
Every Sunday from 11 AM to 2 PM
Let’s Celebrate The Grand Inauguration of the New Road
ON November 1, 2014 The program will start at 11AM which will include the following :
1. Havan - attended by the donor of this project and other devotees. 2. Ratha Yatra on our new road. 3. Bhajan 4. Aarti and Prasad COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IS VERY IMPORTANT. It is a very important event in the history of our temple. Without this we could have never got the construc-tion permit from the Zoning Department for our future expansion of the temple property. We have been wait-ing for such a long time for our retirement homes, Community Center etc. Please contact one of the following for any detail: President - Jitendra Patel (513) 836 - 0606; Chair, Long Range Planning: Laxmi Shanker Srivastava- (513) 474-0533 ; Acharya Kailash Sharma- (513) 528-3714
Diwali This is perhaps the most well known of the Indian festivals. It usually
takes place eighteen days after Dussehra. It is colloquially known as the "festival of
lights", for the common practice is to light small oil lamps (called diyas) and place them around
the home, in courtyards, verandahs, and gardens, as well as on roof-tops and outer walls. In ur-
ban areas, especially, candles are substituted for diyas. The celebration of the festival is invaria-
bly accompanied by the exchange of sweets and the explosion of fireworks. As with other Indi-
an festivals, Diwali signifies many different things to people across the country. In north India,
Diwali celebrates Rama's homecoming, that is his return to Ayodhya after the defeat of Ravana
and his coronation as king. In Gujarat and North India, the festival honors Lakshmi, the goddess
of wealth. In Bengal, it is associated with the goddess Kali.
Navratri and Dussehra festival days are meant for making our life
useful, fruitful, purposeful and meaningful. These are celebrated throughout India and where ev-
er Indians reside. in India the spirituality is used as applied spirituality for making the life in
this world heavenly instead of thinking and praying for going to an imaginary heaven outside
this world after death in the name of god. These festivals play a crucial role in our social, spir-
itual, psychological, economical, industrial, commercial life. We could use spirituality as ap-
plied spirituality for achieving the above goals through bringing people from all walks of life
together for economic prosperity, social bondage, development of arts, culture, music, dance,
literary works and rituals, commencement of new industrial ventures, investment, develop-
ments, and so on.
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Hindu Society of Greater Cincinnati 4920 Klatte Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45244 Return Service Requested
Postman Please Deliver Between Sept 25 and Sept 28
Directions to Hindu Temple From I-275 take Exit 63A (32West) - drive approximately 1/4 mile - turn right onto OLD 74 -
turn left at the first Traffic light onto Summerside Road. After approximately one mile turn right onto Klatte Road. Temple is at the end of Klatte Road. From UC: Take E McMillan to Columbia Pkwy to Beechmont Ave to Route 32 East (to Batavia). Turn left on Old SR -74. Follow instructions above from Summerside to Klatte Rd. (Phone No. for the Temple – 528-3714)
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