August 2012 Issue Page 1

TRIAD HINDU TEMPLE www.triadhindutemple.org [A REGISTERED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION]

HINDU SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA (North Central Region)

2424 Huffine Mill Road, McLeansville, NC – 27301, USA

Ananda Patrika - A newsletter of the Hindu Society of North Carolina

August 2012

In this Issue:

President’s Message ………….. 1

Coordinators …………………. 2

Brahmostavam Info…. ……..... 3

Priest Info and Services ….……. 7

Balvihar/Outreach/Music Events.. 8

Past 2012 Events .………….… 9

Upcoming Events ……………. 11

Sponsorships/Donations……… 12

Executive Committee

(exec@triadhindutemple.org) Swami Rajendran

- President Salil Desai

- Vice President Venkat Iyer

- Treasurer Dhananjay Kumar

- Secretary Vinaya Kelkar

- Communications Secretary

Board of Directors

(bod@triadhindutemple.org)

CM Anand

Sat Gupta

Santhosh Kalpathy

Ram Mohan

Jagan Sankar

CP Singh

Youth Leaders

Shruti Santhosh

Ruhani Agarwal

Editor

Lakshmi Iyer

Webmasters

Hemant Ramaswami

Lakshmi Iyer

Namita Shetty

President’s Message Dear Devotees,

It is an immense pleasure and honor to be writing this

message. As Sage Yagnavalkya eloquently observed, “A temple is a

state of mind. A temple is a place of tranquility and peace. A temple

is the essence that sustains our day-to-day existence.” This is our

ideal and, on behalf of the Executive Committee, I promise you that

we will endeavor to maintain and preserve the temple’s sanctity and

integrity.

At the outset, I wish to wholeheartedly thank all our past

Presidents and Board members (1979-2011) for their commitment

and leadership. I would also like to thank the current Board for their

cooperation and guidance.

Recently, HSNC/THT has achieved a major milestone by

hiring a priest to perform daily Pujas for the deities and perform

major religious events. The priest will also cater to needs of

individual community members so that traditional Hindu rites and

rituals are performed. We welcomed our priest, Mahadacharya, Sri

Muralikrishna Sarma Bhuvanagiri, who comes from a traditional

Vedic family and a native of Hyderabad, AP, India, on April 11th

,

2012.

The Board appreciates and thanks all the community priests

over the years for their devoted and dedicated puja services at the

temple. Our special thanks to Sri. Manjunath Shamanna who has been

our primary priest since Pratistha of our deities.

Your regular visit to the temple is very important to us. We

want you, your family and your friends to participate and volunteer at

temple programs and events. So far, all major religious events have

been celebrated with great community participation. In addition, the

temple also hosts Balvihar programs, music programs, outreach

activities and guest speakers.

Our Finance Committee has budgeted $ 45,000 towards the

expenses for the 2012 year. The hiring of a priest has obviously

placed an increased financial burden on the Temple. However, the

time, effort and money to run a temple come from individual

contributions by members like you. Your continued support is very

important for our community’s mission. We earnestly request you to

renew your membership if you have not done so already and at the

same time, we encourage those who are not members to join- we

have a nominal annual fee of $150 per family.

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Thanks to the invaluable support of the following people who are responsible

for key activities associated with HSNC:

Group Member/Organizers/Coordinators

Balvihar Mini Santhosh, Vijaya Ananth, Ramya Ramesh, Srikant Ghantae & Yogeeta Desai

Event Coordinators

Vijaya Ananth, Swami Rajendran, Manjunath Shamanna

Recitals Shanthi Iyer and Netra Shivakumar

Religious Committee

Santhosh Kalpathy, Manjunath Shamanna, Ramanathan

Outreach Nalini Sankar (Urban Ministry); Vinaya Kelkar

Website Hemant Ramasami, Lakshmi Iyer, and Namita Shetty

During the Brahmotsavam festivities, classical dance and music aradhanas are being arranged for community members to participate. Nritya Aradhana: Children interested in participating in a classical dance program should consult with their dance teacher and have her contact Vijaya Ananth at vijayandy@yahoo.com. Adults can directly send an email to Vijaya. Sangeetha Aradhana: Anyone that was unable to participate in March Sangeetha Aradhana will be given first preference for participation during this Aradhana. Children that participated in March Aradhana will be accommodated on a first come first serve basis until time slots are filled. Deadline for Registering for both events: August 10, 2012

President’s Message (contd...)

We would also like to propose a new initiative called “a dollar a day”. The priest will include your

name, gothra and nakshatra during daily sankalp at the temple for the welfare and prosperity of your

family. A daily prayer will be done at the temple on behalf of your family. Your payment of $365 can be

made in advance or in installments. For details please email to president@triadhindutemple.org.

We not only want to raise funds for the creation of a new temple with priest housing on premises

but also look at modifying the existing building into a cultural hall to satisfy community needs. In addition,

our Balvihar children require class rooms as more and more children are visiting the temple on a weekly

basis. We request you to sponsor various Pujas, donate money generously for the temple expansion. You

have various options to donate. Please send inquiries to president@triadhindutemple.org

Without dedicated volunteers, non-profit organizations cannot run smoothly or organize events and

we are very grateful to our regular volunteers at the temple. But that being said, we need more members to

sign up for Prasad/food coordination, setup and clean up on festival days and during special events.

I would be delighted to receive your feedback on temple activities and fundraising suggestions for the

proposed expansion. The temple is dependent on your support and commitment to fostering the Hindu

community in the Triad. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to serve the temple and the Hindu

Society. I look forward to working with each and every one of you.

Sincerely,

Swami Rajendran

2012 HSNC President (president@triadhindutemple.org)

Proudly presents …

First Brahmotsavam Festival

August 23 – 26, 2012

(2424, Huffine Mill Rd, McLeansville, NC 27301)

Priest

Mahadacharya Sri Murali Krishna Sarma

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Dear Devotees,

The Board of Directors of The Triad Hindu

Temple invites you to join us for the First Annual

Brahmotsavam festival. (Third Anniversary of the

Temple) This four day festival will be conducted

by Mahadacharya Sri Murali Krishna Sarma. It

will take place from August 23-26, 2012 at The

Triad Hindu Temple at 2424, Huffine Mill Rd,

McLeansville, NC 27301.

The Brahmotsavam festival is one of the

most important and auspicious Hindu

celebration. Popular stories trace the origin

of this celebration to Brahma, the creator

God, who first conducted this festival to

Lord Balaji. Brahma worshiped Lord Balaji

as a way to give thanks for the Lord’s

protection of mankind. Hence, this utsava

bears his name as “Brahmotsavam,” which

means “Brahma’s Utsavam.”

We have created this brochure to

showcase the various religious and

cultural events scheduled for the First

Annual Brahmotsavam from

August 23-26, 2012.

The Brahmotsavam festival provides a

unique opportunity for all devotees to

participate in pujas and events, thereby

experiencing the heavenly feeling of

receiving Lord Brahma, Vishnu and

Shiva’s blessings. To invoke the blessings

of the Almighty God for you and your

family, the temple encourages you to

perform different forms of “Seva” on all

four days.

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Detailed programme and opportunities for sponsorship/donations

during Brahmotsavam. All donations are tax deductible and will aid in Temple expansion. Your

participation and contributions are key to the growth of the Temple.

BRAHMOTSAVAM PROGRAMME 23-Aug-12 Thursday 5:30 PM Sri Vigneshwara Puja

Evening Punyahavaachanam

6:30 PM Deeksha Dharana Maha Sankalpam

Panchakavya Praasanam

Mandapathi Kalasha Sthapanam

Archana and Aarti

8:30 PM Ekanta Seva

Prasad

24-Aug-12 Friday

AM Havan 7:30 AM Suprabhatam

Vigneshwara Puja

Punyahavaachanam

8:30 AM Agni Pratishta

Sri Maha Ganapathi homam

Navagraha Shanti Homam

11:00 AM Archana and Aarti; followed by Prasad

PM Havan 6:00 PM Sri Mahalakshmi Homam

6:00 PM Samuhika Kunguma Archanam (public)

7:00 PM Dance Recital

8:00 PM Archana and Aarti

8:30 PM Ekanta Seva

Dinner Prasad

25-Aug-12 Saturday

AM Havan 7:30 AM Suprabhatam

8:30 AM Sri Sudarshana Mahavishnu Homam

10:30 AM Archana

11:00 AM Bhajans by Greensboro Sai Center

12:00 PM distribution of Service Award

12:30 PM Aarti

1:00 PM LUNCH (Prasad)

2:00 PM Nadopasana (Aradhana)

5:30 PM

Sarava Devata

Moola Mantra Homam

6:30 PM Sri Dhanvantari Homam

7:00 PM Music Concert

8:00 PM Archana/aarti/Ekanta Seva

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Dinner Prasad

26-Aug-12 Sunday

7:30 AM Suprabhatam

8:30 AM Sri Uma Maheshwara, Sri Rudra Homam

10:00 AM Sri Subrahmanya Homam

10:30 AM Maha Poornaahuti

11:00 AM Kalashabhishekam

11:30 AM

Sampradaya Bhajans by

Uma Manjunath and Group

12:30 PM Aarti

1:00 PM LUNCH (Prasad)

Brahmotsavam Ends

Sri Maha Ganapathi Homam For removal of obstacles and to bring

Good luck

Navagraha Shanti Homam

Removal of Doshas (evil aspects). Invoke the

energy of the planetary deities for blessings

Sri Mahalakshmi Homam

Goddess of wealth and prosperity, both

material and spiritual

Sri Sudarshana Mahavishnu Homam

To alleviate sufferings of any kind and to overcome hurdles in Life

Sarava Devata Moola Mantra Homam

For removal of Global Warming and prevention of Natural calamities

Sri Dhanvantari Homam

It invokes the energy of Dhanvantri,

the Divine Physician for good health

Sri Uma Maheshwara, Sri Rudra Homam For Peace and Happiness

Sri Subrahmanya Homam

The energy of Lord Muruga destroys the negative elements, litigations,

conditions like ‘trapped’ in debt.

Brahmotsavam Sponsors (all 4 days) $1,001

Brahmotsavam Sponsors $ 501

All havan and pujas participation $ 251

Kalasham and Homam specific deity $ 151

Homam (Havan) specific deity $ 101

Fresh flower Garland to each deity $ 51

Brahmotsava Archana (all 4 days) $ 51

Brahmotsava Archana one time $ 21

Please sponsor for food during Brahmotsavam (Narayana Seva) Lunch or Dinner $ 501/ 251/ 151/ 101/ 51

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Welcomes New Priest

Mahadacharya, Sri Muralikrishna Sarma Bhuvanagiri

www.triadhindutemple.org

HSNC/THT has achieved a major milestone in hiring an in-house priest

to not only perform daily Pujas for the deities and major religious

events, but also to cater to individual community members’ needs so that

all traditional Hindu rites and rituals are performed.

Our Priest, Mahadacharya, Sri Muralikrishna Sarma Bhuvanagiri,

comes from a traditional Vedic family and is a native of Hyderabad, AP,

India. He is fluent in his native language, Telugu, Sanskrit, Hindi and

English and can understand a few other Indian languages. Sri. Sarmaaji

is married and has less than a year old baby girl. His wife Smt. Lakshmi

Prasanna and child have recently joined him.

Sri. Sarmaaji can perform all Pujas, Havans, Shanti Pariharas and Srardhadhi Karmas at your

house. A detailed list of Shodasha samskaras for Community from pre-birth to funeral rites

services he can perform are listed in the temple website.

His Temple related work experiences to include: Devalaya Samprokshanam; Nitya

Shodasopachara Puja; Abhishekams, Alankarams, Archanas; Aalya utsava; Temple Festivals like

Brahmotsavam, Kalyanotsavam. Devalaya Prathistapanas; Devalaya Kumbhabishekams; all

homams to Devatas: Chandi homam, Sri Sudarshana Homam and various other Yagnams

normally done only in Temples.

He can teach Vedas, Slokas, Sahasranama, Bhagavatgita, and has done upanyasams.

He was conducting a Programme in BHAKTI television by name NOMULUVRATALU for the

last 2 years. This was nominated for the television Nandi awards. His hobbies are Devotional

Discourses, Upanyasam, Singing Bhajans, Satsang & Puranapatanam (reading and storytelling

from Purnas and Bhagavatam. He is also well versed in Vastu Sastras and Astrology.

It is estimated that our annual expenses for the priest will be approximately $25,000 (salary,

housing & Medical/Dental/Vision insurance, auto insurance, life insurance, and other allowances).

The budget has increased significantly, and we are depending on your generosity to cover these

expenses. We encourage every family in our community to avail priest services for a special day

of your life (wedding anniversary, birthday, Sarawathi puja, Satyanarayana katha, Aayushya

Homam, etc.) and receive blessings from him.

To request priest services, please send an email to : priest@triadhindutemple.org

A list of services that can be performed by our priest is available in the temple website,

http://www.triadhindutemple.org

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HSNC Bal Vihar/Youth Outreach Programs “A child is not a vessel to be filled, but a lamp to be lit.”-Swami Chinmayananda

The purpose of Balvihar is to develop an awareness of our Hindu cultural and spiritual heritage,

traditions, and values. Through the medium of stories, bhajans, shlokas, Vedas, crafts and games, children

learn the tenets of Sanatana Dharma. Additional purpose is to instill pride and confidence in children

about their identity.

Balvihar meets twice a month at the temple on Sundays and has successfully completed 7 years.

This year, we have ~40 children (aged 5-15) attending Balvihar. The class is structured as Bala (ages 5-

10) and Yuva (age >10). Balvihar students participate in Temple Pujas by chanting Vedas and Shlokas,

bhajans and leading Maha Aarti. Balvihar students also engage in activities of social commitment, such as

a Winter Coat Drive and donated 35 winter coats to the Salvation Army.

Listed below are select learning outcomes and activities:

Balvihar Bala (Shlokas, Gayatri, Stories from Ramayana and Mahabharata, arts and crafts, bhajans, map of

India)

Balvihar Yuva (Vedas, specifically, Ganesh Atharvaseersh, Purusha Suktam, Sri Suktam; 16 Step Puja Vidhi,

9 Core beliefs of Hinduism, Dhyanam, Hindu Festivals and Bhajans).

Our teachers are Ramya Santanam, Vijaya Sankaran, Srikanth Ghantae and Mini Santhosh. Our

parent-teacher liaison is Yogita Desai. Additional information about Balvihar is available in the Temple

website.

Urban Ministry It is going on 17 years since the Hindu Temple of the Triad has been affiliated with the Urban Ministry as

part of its outreach program. Sincere thanks to the many volunteers who have given their time and energy

to this cause.

The camaraderie, the feeling of giving and the gratification that is felt when the well fed diners come to

share with us their gratitude, are only a few reasons to get involved in this effort. It is also a wonderful

platform for high school kids to get in their volunteer hours.

March 28th

dinner was sponsored by Seema & CM Ananad and Lakshmi & Venkat Iyer.

June 27th

dinner was sponsored by Kiran Purswani and Rajee & Mohan Harwani. Thanks to all the

volunteers who came in that made it possible.

You can help out by the following ways.

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1. Sponsor the dinner. This entails preparing a menu, buying the groceries and cooking the dinner with the

help of volunteers. This process will be done with the assistance of the Temple’s liaison with the Urban

Ministry, Nalini Sankar

2. Volunteering your time and energy. Volunteers are needed from 4.30 until 8.30. You are not expected to

stay the entire time. Your help would be most effective if you can come in at 4.30 for the initial prep and

cooking and at 7.00 for the serving of the meal and the clean up after that.

3. Children above the age of five enjoy helping especially in the beginning with setting up the table,

buttering the bread and so on. Young children are discouraged to be around at the meal time.

If you have never participated, I request you to take this opportunity to be a part of the community at large

and enjoy the gratification of feeding the homeless. You can get an idea of how the volunteers help out by

going to the Temple’s website and browsing through the pictures. Hats off to the many families that have

volunteered at the Urban Ministry over the years! If you have any pictures from your collection, please

send them on to gsotriadhimdutemple@gmail.com.

The next Urban Ministry day is September 26th

. Volunteers to assist with the cooking and serving are

needed any time between 5pm and 8:30pm. If you would like to sponsor or co-sponsor the September or

December dinners or help volunteer to cook/serve, please contact Nalini Sankar (phone 207-0999) or

email gsotriadhindutemple@gmail.com.

Jan-July 2012 Special Temple Events January: Our Triad Hindu Temple heralded the New Year with the customary Ganesh Puja. Vedic chants of Sri

Ganesh Atharvaseersh filled the temple with religious aura. The 2012 religious calendar/panchang was distributed

to all devotees. The new temple calendar contains all the Thithi, Vara, Nakshathra, Rahu Kala, Mahurtha Kala and

festival details and beautiful pictures of our deities. Secure your copy today if you have not already done so!

A special Rudrabhisekha puja was conducted in January. Vaikunta Ekadesi was observed with the grand

Uttara dwara Darshan and procession at 5:00 am, followed by Sri Vishnu Sahasranama chanting and bhajans in

the evening. We welcomed the spring festival, Makara Sankranthi with a puja to Sri Suryanarayana Swami. A

traditional Navagraha puja was also conducted on this day.

The 2012 temple BoD was elected with Sri Swami Rajendran as President of the Triad Hindu Temple.

Balvihar classes commenced in January and the temple saw a good turnout of enthusiastic children and parents

.

February: Pujas for Sri Ganesh, Ram Pariva, Subramanya and Sathya Narayana were performed in February.

Pradosham and Maha Shivarathri were celebrated in all grandeur this month. A 2 jama puja with sacred chants of

Sri Rudram/Chamakam accompanied the Rudrabhisekam that was performed by all devotees. The Greensboro Sai

Center and the Triad Hindu community sang bhajans and stayed through the snowy night to make the Shivaratri

celebrations truly memorable. Balvihar kids dressed as Hindu deities added charm to the event and sang several

bhajans. A special mention to Adith, who dressed up as Sri Narayana and performed abhisheka to Sri Shiva,

reminding devotees of Rameshwara where Sri Shiva’s puja was performed by Sri Rama himself. The Shivaratri

celebrations concluded at 1:00 am with chanting of Shiva Purana.

March: Pujas to Sri Venkateshwara, Maha Lakshmi, Ganesh and Sathya Narayana Swami were performed in

March. Chandramana Ugadi was celebrated on March 25th with Panchanga Puja and Durga Mata Puja. Durga

puja was specially performed with the chanting of Sri Lalitha Sahasranama, Durga suktha, Purusha Suktha, Sri

Suktha and Lalitha Threeshathi.

Ugadi and Sri Ram Navami were celebrated with Sri Sundara Kanda parayana in Mrs. Priya Bagga’s

leadership. Special abhishekas were performed to Sri Ram Parivar amidst the chanting of Sri Vishnu Sahasranama

on the auspices of Ram Navami. Sri Hanuman puja was conducted the following weekend with special prayers to

River Pampa (Lord Hanuman’s birth place).

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April: April witnessed a land mark in the history of our temple. Our first full time priest Shri Murali Krishna

Sharma (respectfully called as Sharmaji) was welcomed to the Hindu community on Hindu New Year’s day, April

14. A special devotional music treat was rendered by the talented singers of the Charlotte Sai Center.

Sharmaji is a learned scholar, well-versed in a variety of puja vidhis and we are positive that our temple will grow

exponentially under his guidance. At this juncture, we gratefully acknowledge the tireless services of our

community priests, Sri Manjunath, Sri Ramanathan and Sri Swami Rajendran who have devotedly offered their

time and service since the Pratishtapana in 2009.

May: With a full-time priest, the Temple has been operational every-day of the week. There have been variety of

pujas for all our deities as updated in the temple calendar.

June to July: We celebrated the annual Saraswathi Puja for all graduates and Balvihar day on June 3

rd.

July 15th - Quarterly Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam by Netra Shivakumar and group.

July 27th Samuhika Varalakshmi Puja by ladies.

If anyone in the community would like to sponsor a learned, Hindu religious or spiritual scholar to

give a discourse at the Hindu Temple, please contact any member of the Board.

Music Programs Triad temple was enriched with a lot of music during the first half year. We had a Jugalbandi vocal

concert featuring Anita Kulkarni (Hindustani) and Smitha Prasad (Carnatic) with accompanists from

Raleigh area on Feb. 4, 2012. This program was attended by more than 100 community members.

Our music program for March was the

annual Sangeetha Aradhana on March

24th. This year, the event ran for about 8 hours

and saw participation from more than 60

community members of all ages from

Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High-Point,

Raleigh and Charlotte. The day started with an

essay competition for children and musical

offerings were made by individuals and small

groups. A quiz competition was also

conducted for children and the picture shows all

the children that participated and completed the

quiz.

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There were two additional music programs for April. The Charlotte Sai center performed at the

temple on April 14th and treated us to devine music. Another program of educational value was a day-

long workshop on appreciating Indian classical music, conducted by Dr. Narayanan Anantha.

- Vijaya Ananth and Manjunath Shamanna, Music Program Coordinators

A unique Musician of the Globe, Whistle Wizard Sri, Sivaprasad’s concert was organized jointly by Triad

Hindu temple and Greensboro Sai Center at the Greensboro Cultural Center on June 2, 2012.

- Sri. Sivaprasad was supported by Ranjani Ramakrishnan on the Violin, Arjun Raghavan on the

Mridangam, Aardra Rajendran on the Harmonium, Yadavan Varatharajah on the Tabla, Kalyan

Somayajula on the Kanjeera.

- This Program was organized and financially supported by Revathi and Swami Rajendran, Mini

and Santhosh, Sakthy and Varatharajah, Shailaja and Murali Bondlela, Sita and Dr. Avva, Ram

Sethu.

Upcoming Events With a full-time priest now, the temple will be open all days. Timings are posted on the website

www.triadhinidutemple.org. Please mark your calendar for major events.

August to December 2012 Events

Event Date Special Pujas

Raksha Bandhan, Rakhi Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Shravani Purnima Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Yajur Upakarma Wednesday, August 01, 2012 Priest Services

Rigveda Upakarma Thursday, August 02, 2012 Priest Services

Saturn in Tula Friday, August 03, 2012

Krishna Janmasthami

(Smartha) Thursday, August 09, 2012 Priest Services Krishna Janmasthami

(Vaishnava) Thursday, August 09, 2012 Priest Services

Gokulashtami Thursday, August 09, 2012

1st Brahmotsavan and THT

ANNUAL DAY celebrations

23rd to 26th Aug

Thursday, August 23rd to

Sunday August 26th 2012

Onam Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Samaveda Upakarma Monday, September 17, 2012 Priest Services

Ganesh Chaturthi Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Pitrupaksha Starts Sunday, September 30, 2012 Priest Services

Mahalaya Maha Amavasya Sunday, October 14, 2012 Priest Services

Sharad Navaratra begins Monday, October 15, 2012

Durga Asthami Monday, October 22, 2012

Maha Navami Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Dussera Tuesday, October 23, 2012 Priest Services

Karwa Chauth Friday, November 02, 2012

Dhanteras Sunday, November 11, 2012

Naraka Chathurdashi Monday, November 12, 2012

Diwali Social event and

Fireworks Saturday, November 03, 2012

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Diwali Lakshmi Puja Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Priest Services

Gujarati New Year Wednesday, November 14,

2012

Skanda Shasthi Sunday, November 18, 2012

Tulasi Vivah Saturday, November 24, 2012

Kartigai Deepam Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Kartik Poornima Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Dhanurmasa begins Saturday, December 15, 2012

Vaikuntha Ekadashi Sunday, December 23, 2012

Geeta Jayanthi Sunday, December 23, 2012

Benefits of Membership

As of August 1st, 2012 we have 66 HSNC members. The total memberships and donations for

2012 has so far been only about $29,000. With the temple open every day, and additional religious

activities, current projects and planned expansion, we request and appreciate your continued support for

the temple and its functionality. We thank you and appreciate your support and contributions to the Triad

Hindu Temple and HSNC Greensboro and receiving the God’s blessings.

Some community members question the idea of membership. Membership ($150 for families; $25 for

student) to the HSNC/Triad Temple allows one to play a more active role in the planning and operation of

the temple. Only members can be nominated to serve on BOD. Members can also rent Prayer Hall for

personal religious occasions at a reduced cost when Temple is not in operation. How Can You Help?: Become a Sponsor

Gold Sponsor*: $10,000 and above Bronze Sponsor: $1,000 and above Silver Sponsor*: $5,000 and above General Donations: Any amount

Contributions can be made in a single payment or monthly installments towards your sponsorship level.

HSNC-Triad is a non-profit organization and all contributions are generally tax deductible in US. Silver level and above sponsors will be recognized with a life time membership with HSNC Triad. A tentative list will be posted at the temple during anniversary celebrations – please check and let

us know of discrepancies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Contribution and Pledge We sponsor, contribute and pledge for the selected level towards the Triad Hindu Temple fund raising campaign.

□ Gold Sponsor ($10,000 and above)

□ Silver Sponsor ($5,000 and above)

□ Bronze Sponsor ($3,000 and above)

□ General Donation

We have enclosed a check (Payable to Hindu Society of North Carolina – Triad) for $ ____________ towards “Triad Hindu Temple” funds.

□ We are interested in setting up a monthly automatic electronic fund transfer from our bank account. (Please

contact the executive committee regarding this)

Name: ___________________________________________ Mailing Address: ___________________________________________ Phone: ___________________________________________ Email: ___________________________________________ Please complete and mail your contribution and sponsorship pledge to: Hindu Society of North Carolina – Triad Attn: Triad Hindu Temple Fund Raising Campaign 2012

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Triad Hindu Temple Major Events

1st Brahmotsavam and Temple Anneversary Celebrations - August 23rd to Aug 26th 2012

Janmashtami Thursday Aug 9th

Ganesh Chaturthi Tuesday Sep 18th

Navaratri Monday Oct 15th - Tuesday Oct 23rd

Diwali celebrations: Saturday Nov 3, 2012 - Social event and Fireworks

Lakshmi Puja on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 See Temple website for daily events and details for special events – www.triadhindutemple.org

Affix Postage Hindu Society of North Carolina

PO BOX: 4643

Greensboro, NC 27404

[Mailing Label.]