HINDU SANDESH HARI OM MANDIR Hindu Society of Metropolitan Chicago Non Profit Organization under IRS Sec. 501©(3)

VOL. 69 No. 0 2, February 2016 6 NORTH 20 MEDINAH ROAD, PO BOX 433, MEDINAH IL 60157

Phone: 630 980 0900, www.hariommandir.net

Executive Board

Vipan Wadhera President 630 550 8839 Anil Saxena Vice President 630 221 0054 Anita Rawal Secretary 630 229 4603

Gopal Tiwari Treasurer 630 860 2774

Ashok Sharma Publication

630 550 6693

Aarty Singla Inside Property Mgmt. 630 479 3661

Ramesh Bhardwaj Outside Property Mgmt. 630 830 9918 Jeetu Patel Special Events 630 347 9302 Shubh Sharma Food & Prasad 847 946 1863

लाय सजीवन लखन जजयाये। श्रीरघुवीर हरषि उर लाये॥

रघुपति कीन्ही बहुि बडाई। िुम मम षिय भरिहह सम भाई॥

Laye sanjeevan lakhan jiyaye |Shriraghuvir harsha ure laye || Raghupati kinhe bahut badai |Tum mam preye bharat sam

bhai ||

Board of Trustees

Sat Pal Salwan

Chairman 847 477 2769 Krishan Tejpal Vice Chairman 630 629 0770 Naveen Paul Secretary 518 312 4657 Chandru Bhojwani 847 895 7126

Ram Verma 630 529 4509

Mahendra Thakkar 630 665 8125

Subhash Sharma 630 653 0553

Upma Hardy 630 307 9028

************************* MANDIR TIMINGS

************************* Open: 8:00am – 1:00pm Open: 3:00pm – 8:00pm __________________________

Meaning: You brought Sanjivan (A herb that revives life) and restored Lakshman back to life, Shri Raghuvir (Shri Ram) cheerfullyembraced you with his heart full of joy Shri Raghupati (Shri Ram) lustily extolled your

excellence and said: "You are as dear to me as my own brother Bharat.".

Close: 1:00pm – 3:00pm **Except Saturday, Sunday, Holidays & Special Events

Priests:

Pandit Dinesh Kumar

February 2016 PROGRAMS

8:00 am Everyday MANGLA AARTI 11:00 am–11:30am Every Sunday 11:00am -12:15pm Every Friday 10:30 am – 11:30 am 3rd Sunday of Months

8:00 pm Everyday SHAYAN AARTI VEDIC HAVAN YOGA CLASS Senior Citizens Committee Meeting

Tue. Feb. 2nd 7 :30pm – 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Sat. Feb. 6th 7:30pm - 10:00pm

DEVI JAGRAN: Bhajans by Mr. Subhash Sharma & Mandali Sponsors : Amitabh Agrawal & Sheetal Sood & family

Sun. Feb. 7th 11:30 am – 1:00pm Congregation: Talk and chanting by Brahmachari Kriyananda from

Science of Kriya Yoga

Sponsors: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Tue. Feb. 9th 7:30pm – 8:00pm

HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Wed. Feb. 10th 1:30pm – 3:30 pm

LADIES SATSANG

Sun. Feb. 14th 11:30am – 1:00pm

Congregation: Bhajans by Mr. Sukaran Atwal and celebration of Basant Panchami (Please, wear yellow clothes if possible) Sponsors : Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Tue. Feb. 16th 7 :30pm – 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Sun. Feb. 21st 11:30am –1:00pm Sun. Feb. 21st 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Congregation: AMRITVANI PATH by Goldy-Happy, Rekha-Kailash Mehta, Kavita Kumar and Rama Kapoor group Sponsors: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome SADHU VASWANI SATSANG: All are Welcome

Tue. Feb. 23rd 7:00pm – 8:00pm

HANUMAN CHALISA PATH & BHAJANS by Madhu Kalia & Mona Sharma Dinner Prasad: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Sat. Feb. 27th 11:30am-12:30pm Talk by Gopeshwari Devi Ji from Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat

Sun. Feb. 28th 11:30am – 1:00pm

Congregation: Talk by Gopeshwari Devi Ji from Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat Sponsors: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

UPCOMING FESTIVALS:

Basant Panchami Friday February 12th

March 2016 PROGRAMS

Sat. March 5th 7:30pm - 10:00pm

DEVI JAGRAN: Bhajans by Mr. Subhash Sharma & Mandali Sponsors : Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Sun. March 6th 11:30 am – 1:00pm Congregation: Talk by Mr. Yash Chaudhary on Bhagvat Gita chapter 6

Sponsors: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Mon. March 7th All Day Maha Shivratri ( Please, see attached Flyer)

Sun. March 13th 11:30am – 1:00pm

Congregation: Bhajans by Rashmi Gandhi Sponsors : Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome

Sun. March 20th 11:30am –1:00pm Sun. March 20th 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Congregation:AMRITVANI PATH by Goldy-Happy, Rekha-Kailash Mehta, Kavita Kumar and Rama Kapoor group AND celebration of Holi Sponsors: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome SADHU VASWANI SATSANG: All are Welcome

Sun. March 27th 11:30am – 1:00pm

Congregation: Bhajans by Girish Bhatt Sponsors: Tina and Sanjeev Thawney & Family

UPCOMING FESTIVALS:

Mahashivratri Monday March 7th - See Flyer inside

HARI OM MANDIR

Invites you all to

Celebrate Basant Panchami Festival & To Seek blessings of Ma Sarasvati

When: Sunday, February 14, 2016

Bhajans & Basant Panchami Sangeet by Sukaran Atwal

Time: 11:30am-1:00 pm

Aarti and Prasad: 1:15 pm

Note: Please bring your children with you along with their books and note books to seek blessings

For further information, Please Call: Subhash Sharma: 815 751 6624, Jeetu Patel: 630 347 9302, Anita Rawal”

30 229 4603, Mandir Office: 630 980 0900

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Brothers, Sisters and loving young Friends,

Jai Shree Ram,

With the blessings of God Almighty, 2016 started off with great enthusiasm & joy amongst the Devotees –

Ramayan Path & Mata Ki Chowki set the ball rolling for a prosperous New Year, followed by the vibrant

Lohri celebrations on Jan, 13th. People in large numbers attended and enjoyed the Winter Foods on this

occasion. My THANKS to all the Volunteers who worked hard to make this program a grand success.

Special thanks to the Food Incharge Mrs. Shubh Sharma, Mrs. Usha Verma & Team; Decorations

Incharge Jeetu Patel, Aarti Singla & Team; Parking Incharge Mr. Anil Saxena & Team; Cultural Evening

Organizers Deepak, Mona, Tushar Sharma, Ajay Ghai & Team. Thanks to our Manager Mr. Hardev Raj

and our Priest Pandit Dinesh Kumar Ji for their support

As we move on to the next exciting month of February, I would like to invite all my devotee brothers &

sisters of our Community, to attend and participate in all the Sunday programs, as well as the Special

Events/Festivals celebrated in the Mandir. Over the past years, attendance in our weekly congregations

has decreased, which is a matter of great concern. It has also been observed that, very few people come

in at 11.30am when the program starts on Sundays. It is my earnest appeal to ALL: Please come on time,

so you can spend the entire time from 11.30am to Aarti at 1.00pm, in the closeness of all the Gods

present in the Temple. Our Secretary, Mrs. Anita Rawal works hard to put together nice programs, and we

should all take benefit of these, by being punctual.

Any suggestions for improving the programs, development of the Temple, providing facilities to the public

in general, are most welcome. Please share your views and provide feedback to any of our Board

Members, so that we can serve you better. I personally look forward to your help and support in every

step to make the HO a landmark in the Chicagoland area and serve you in the best possible way.

With Sincere Regards,

Vipan Wadhera.

Sub Committees- 2016 and Appointed Chairperson

1-Audit - Sham Rawal, 2- Religious- Subhash Sharma, 3- Library- Manisha Garg

4- Priest- Ayodhia Salwan, 5- Building- Madhu Gupta, 6- Election- Deepak Sharma

7- Constitution- Brij Sharma, 8- Technical- Rajeev Bharel, 9- Education- Satish Chander

10- Mehila Mandal- Nirmal Bagga, 11- Senior Citizen- Krishan Tejpal

SPECIAL THANKS For Volunteer Services

Food Services on several occasions by:

Jagmohan Jyara and Ravi Rawat of India House, Pankaj Sharma & Indu Bhardwaj of Star Food, Singla & Garg Family for being food sponsors on one Sunday every month and all other volunteers who stepped up and provided help in kitchen.

DJ Services provided from time to time by:

Chirag Patel & Nilesh Pardiwal

All around Voluntary Services by:

Deepti Gupta Sushila Sharma Mohan Bhai Patel Surinder & Harpreet Kalsi Bharat Bhai Patel Akshaj Devanathan(Youth Volunteer)

Hardev Raj Pushpa Raj Pt. Dinesh Kumar

Printing Services by:

Chirag Patel of Fastway Printing & Suresh Dave of Quick Color

Media Services by:

Suresh Modi of Asian Media Services Murtis Vastra & Shingar Services by:

Bhartiben Patel Shardaben Patel Bina Patel Aarti Singla

Hari Om Mandir Celebrates Mahashivratri -:PROGRAM:- MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2016 POOJASTARTS at 6: 30 PM

BHAJANSANDHYA: 7:00 - 8:00 PM

AARTI&PRASAD at 8: 00 PM

RudraAbhishek Pooja: Start Time: 08:30 am (All Day long)

Donation: $21 (Tax Deductible}

Donations are welcome for: Thandai: Three Cases (36) bottles @ $5 each bottle, Fresh Fruits: 7 boxes @ $25 per box, Rice: 4 bags 10lbs each @ $5 per bag, Milk for Kheer Parsad & Thandai:

25Gallons@ $3 each, Sugar: 20lbs, Flowers: $31, Paper cups & bowls: $51

THANKS TO ALL THE DEVI JAGRAN SPONSORS! Please Register for Year 2016 Devi Jagran’s.

Thanks to all food sponsors of January, 2016 EB & BOT Board members, Shivani & Sumit Sharma, Deepak & Nishu Sharma, Ashok & Shama Sharma, Dr Aruna & Anand Lal, Amol Jadhav,Salwan Family,Sham & Anita Rawal and Ramesh Talwar & family

Food Sponsors- Sponsors Welcome, Please write your name on the Food Sponsor Calendar. Please contact Ms. Shubh Sharma to sponsor food: 847-946-1863

Come and join Yoga class every Friday from 11:00 AM TO 12:15 PM

Hindu Festivals -2016

Name of Festival Day Date

NEW YEAR DAY Friday January 1

LOHRI Wednesday January 13

MAKAR SANKRANTI Thursday January 14

BASANT PANCHAMI Friday February12

MAHA SHIVRATRI Monday March 7

HOLI Wednesday March 23

NAVRATREY STARTS Friday April 8

ASHTAMI Thursday April 14

RAM NAUMI Friday April 15

HANUMAN JAYANTI Friday April 22

BAISAKHI Wednesday April 13

RAKSHA BANDHAN Thursday August 18

KRISHAN JANAMASHTAMI Thursday August 25

GANESH CHATURTHI Monday September 5

SHRADH BEGIN Friday September 16

SHRADH END Friday September 30

NAVRATREY BEGIN Saturday October 1

NAVRATREY END/ ASHTAMI Sunday October 9

VIJAY DASHAMI/DUSSEHRA Tuesday October 11

KARVA CHAUTH Wednesday October 19

DHAN TERAS Friday October 28

KALI CHAUDAS Saturday October 29

DEEPAVALI Sunday October 30

GOVERDHAN PUJA Monday October 31

BHAI DOOJ Tuesday November 1