NEWSLETTER

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Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever— Mahatma Gandhi

Temple hours: Sun, 10am-12pm, Arati 11:00 Tues, Fri, Sat 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Arati 6 PM

Temple website http://htsnm.org/

Balvihar 2 President’s Message 3 Auspicious days 4 Reminders 5 Past/upcoming events 6-9 Our sponsors 10-11

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Balvihar

Balvihar is up and running. Please come join us every Sunday from 10:00 to 11:00

am.

The children are separated into age appropriate

groups and various topics are spanning Hinduism,

Panchatantra, avatars, Ramayana and Mahabharata

epics are discussed.

Parents are encouraged to be involved in this learn-

ing process.

Please come and help grow the next generation.

The list of slokas

include Ashtalaksh-

mistotram, Ganesh

pancharatnam, Gu-

rustotram and many more slokas covering the

common Hindu deities.

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Greetings, Wishing you all a very happy Diwali—may the coming year be bring health , wealth and happiness into your lives. Much has been happening at the temple. The first ever Bhan-dara was successfully held on the 15th of September. I would like to thank the organizers Poonam Mehta, Geetha Goverdhan, Prakruthi Santosh and Hema Chimmalagi, and many more families for pulling this off. Words seem inadequate to express the sadness we feel about Mrs Usha Shukla’s pass-ing, she will be dearly missed by everyone who knew her—the family has been instru-mental in spearheading the Hindu temple project from the start. We offer our sincere sympathies. I would like to reiterate that the temple is grateful for all donations received through the Hundi and monthly payments. Without the support of the community in this manner it would be impossible to keep our temple functioning. We are encouraging donors to come forward and make monthly donation on regular basis for any amount over a period of 2 to 3 years through ACH (direct deposit). This is the preferred method because of several benefits to both the donor and the temple. A consistent income to the tem-ple enables us to borrow from financial institutions in the future for extension of ex-isting temple or building on a new site. It is also seamless and convenient for the donor as it takes effort only during setup and no other actions afterwards. There is proof of payment and receipt. The organizers hope that you would consider donating in this man-ner.

If you know of families that are not receiving the newsletter, kindly send me a message (krishna.realtyone@gmail.com) so we may include them in the mailing list.

I would like to close by saying that we strive to serve the community and bring forth useful and educational activities. Your support, encouragement and participation

makes every event a memorable one.

President’s message

Krishna Jaiswal President

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Upcoming Auspicious days—temple is open on days that are bolded

Sept

28 Saturday Ashwina Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya, Ishti, Sarva Pitru Amavasya

29 Sunday Chandra Darshana, Navratri Begins, Ghatasthapana, Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti

Oct

1 Tuesday Vinayaka Chaturthi

2 Wednesday Upang Lalita Vrat, Gandhi Jayanti

3 Thursday Skanda Sashti, Bilva Nimantran, Kalparambha, Akal Bodhon

4 Friday Saraswati Avahan, Navpatrika Puja, Ashwina Navapada Oli Begins

5 Saturday Saraswati Puja, Masik Durgashtami, Durga Ashtami, Sandhi Puja

6 Sunday Saraswati Balidan, Maha Navami, Durga Balidan, Ayudha Puja, South Saraswati Puja, Bengal Maha Navami

7 Monday Saraswati Visarjan, Durga Visarjan, Dussehra, Vijayadashami, Da-sara, Vidyarambham Day, Buddha Jayanti, Madhvacharya Jayanti

9 Wednesday Papankusha Ekadashi, Padmanabha Dwadashi

10 Thursday Pradosh Vrat

12 Saturday Kojagara Puja, Sharad Purnima

13 Sunday Ashwina Purnima, Ashwina Purnima Vrat, Anvadhan, Valmiki Jayanti, Meerabai Jayanti, Ashwina Navapada Oli Ends

14 Monday Ishti, Kartika Begins North

17 Thursday Karva Chauth

25 Friday Dhan Teras

27 Sunday Diwali

29 Tuesday Bhai Dooj

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2 Saturday Chhath Puja

12 Tuesday Kartik Poornima

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1. No footwear allowed in the mandir and on the

second floor, unless worn due to medical rea-

sons. Our Temple requirements are that all foot-

wear be stowed in the cubbies provided to pre-

vent young children from tripping over them.

2. During temple sponsored events Board mem-

bers and/or Advisory committee members will

be available to answer your questions.

3. For renting the HTSNM Community Hall,

which is available for private functions such as

birthdays, graduation, get togethers etc. the cost

is $250 which includes water and trash bags. It

is up to the organizing committee to provide all

others. There is a 20% discount for members of

Our Temple.

4. New parking signage coming up, please obey

all parking signs to avoid fines.

5. If you would like to access the temple at any

time, keys are available to checkout from Bom-

bay Spice grocery store (505 232 6661).

6. Thank you for all you do to help ensure Our

Temple’s cleanliness.

Upcoming events Reminders

• Garba class July 28 onwards Sun-

days 5-7 pm at Our Temple.

• Balvihar 10:00—11:00 Sundays

• Ekadasi 7:30-8:30pm

• Navarathri Sept 30th—Oct 4th

• Durgastami Oct 6th

• Karvachauth Oct 17th

• Diwali Oct 27th

• Tulsi Vivah/Ekadashi Nov 8th

• Walkathon—Nov 9th

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Ganesh Chaturti

We celebrated Ganesh Chaturti on September 8th at the

temple. The event was well attended and

delicious food served afterwards. Thank you

organizers

for bring

the event

together.

September 15th brought many of our community members to the kitchens at the temple. A vegetarian meal was prepared and served. We would like to thank the organizers for coming together to make the event a grand success. People/ family involved in cooking. 1. Poonam Vinod Mehta 2.Dr Anju Jaiswal 3.Vasundara Kandachar 4.Anu Kiran 5.Smitha Prashanth 6. Pritha Gosh. People who did only bhajan 1. Dr Sameer Roy 2. Anu Athreya 3. Krishnan Wahi 5. Suresh Patel. 6. Deepa Kathuria. We are grateful to Anju Patel, Rathna Raju and many other folks for lending a hand in the cooking. We also are thankful to Neela Seth for organizing the groups of folks to sing the Bhajans.

Bhandara

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Durga Puja/Navaratri Oct 6th at the temple

Hinduism is the only religion in the world which has emphasised to such an extent the motherhood

of God.

In Bengal the festival is known as Durga Puja - Worship is offered for nine days. The tenth day, Vija-

ya Dasami, marks the triumph of the soul at attaining

liberation through descent of knowledge by the

Grace of the Divine Mother.

In South India, the festival is celebrated as a colorful

exhibition of dolls arranged on ascending steps; fam-

ilies and friends are invited to come and join in the

celebration, sing and worship. The ninth day is Saras-

wathi Puja day when the Goddess of learning is worshipped. On the tenth day, Vijaya Dasami is cele-

brated when new students get enrolled and new projects are commenced, after offering worship to

the Goddess; old students continue their studies, invoking the Goddess' Blessings and and renewing

their contact with their revered Gurus..

In Gujarat, the most common form of public celebration is the performance of the popular folk-

dance – Garba. Ladies wear ethnic Chania Choli and Males wear Dhoti-Kurta and dance through the

Night. The participants move round in a circle around a mandvi (garbo), a structure to hold earthen

lamps and to house the image or idol of mother goddess. Pandals are erected over these madvis

and decorated with date palm leaves, flowers and electric light. As the dancers whirl around the pot,

a singer and a drummer provide the musical accompaniment. Another popular Gujarati dance dur-

ing Navaratri is the dandia-ras or ‘stick’ dance, in which men and women join the dance circle, hold-

ing small colorful, polished sticks or dandias. As they whirl to the intoxicating rhythm of the dance,

they strike the dandias together creating rhythmic beats, adding to the joyous atmosphere. The cos-

tumes worn for the dances are traditional and alive with color.

In the northern states of India, the festival is called Dussera; it celebrates the home-coming of Rama

the hero of the epic Ramayana, after his victory over the ten-headed Ravana, the king of Lanka. In

vast open spaces, Ram-leela folk-plays with music and impromptu dialogues re-telling the story of

the life of Rama are enacted late into the night. Songs are sung in praise of Rama and people throng

in thousands to witness this traditional theatre. Larger-than- life figures of Ravana and other de-

mons are burnt on cold dark nights with fire-works lighting up the sky.

Dussera is also reminiscent of the end of the exile and banishment of the Pandava princes in the

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Diwali/Deepavali

The name is derived from the Sanskrit

term dipavali, meaning “row of lights,”

The festival is celebrated by Hindus,

Sikhs and Jains for a variety of rea-

sons, although the main theme which

runs throughout is the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil.

In Bengal, the goddess Kali is worshipped, and in north India the festival al-

so celebrates the return of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, and Hanuman to the city

of Ayodhya, where Rama’s rule of righteousness would commence.

Gandhi Jayanti is a national festival celebrated in India to mark the birth anniversary

of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born 2 October 1869. It is celebrated annually and

it is one of the three national holidays of India - all schools, colleges and offices all

over the country remain closed.

Gandhiji’s had a natural love for 'truth' and 'duty'. With his com-

plete dedication and confidence, he freed India from the British

Rule and proved to the world that freedom can be achieved

with non-violence. Even today his teachings are encouraged—

to find peaceful solutions to conflicts. As a person with simple

taste and humble in nature, his philosophy of life of Truth and

Non-violence was upheld in his lifetime.

His favorite song 'Raghupati Raghava' is customarily sung at all meetings associated

with him in both government and non-government organizations.

HTSNM is organizing a walkathon to commemorate the 150th Birth anniversary—the

event is scheduled for November 9th. More information will be forth coming soon.

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Community news

Long time community volunteer and member Mrs.

Usha Shukla passed away on Sep-

tember 6th 2019 after a long illness.

She was 69 years old. Bhajans were

held at the temple on Sept 8th hon-

oring her life here in Albuquerque.

We would like to convey our heart

felt condolences to her family.

USA to Make Visa Application and Renewal Pro-

cess Shorter and Easier for Indians, Starting This

September. The United States announced to make

its visa application procedure shorter and easier

for Indians the news article at

https://www.indianeagle.com/

travelbeats/usa-waives-visa-

interview/.

Travel news

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