301 Steigerwalt Hollow Road * New Cumberland * PA 17070 (717) 774-7750 * [email protected]* www.haritemple.org HARI Times... SITA-RAMA * RADHE-SHYAM Vol. 09 No. 03 MAY-JULY 2009 PRIESTS: 774-7750 Pu. Naranji Pandya (Shastri ji) Pu. Seetharamaswamy (Swamy ji) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: President: Mr. Pallav Bhonde 266-9195 Senior Vice President: Mr. Ramesh Bathini 697-3666 Vice President/Secretary: Mrs. Gowri Desikachar 732-5917 Vice President/Treasurer: Mr. Virendra Trivedi 796-5993 Vice Presidents: Mrs. Dipti Gami 767-1361 Dr. Gautam Mishra 914-1777 Mr. Sundeep Nath 798-3641 Mrs. Jigna Patel 318-5881 Mr. Sanjay Patel 503-0769 Mrs. Shabnam Sachdeva 671-5343 Mrs. Ashwini Sathe 810-1895 School Director: Mrs. Lakshmi Shrikantia 566-8996 Assistant School Director: Mrs. Meena Ravi 651-0620 Youth Forum Director: Mr. Kapil Gami 767-1361 Assistant Youth Forum Director: Mrs. Minoo Amin 732-0513 BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Chairman: Mr. Janak Amin 540-5380 Members: Mr. Piyush Amin 652-3386 Mrs. Manisha Arya 732-8079 Dr. Ray Kathiresan 790-0786 Mr. Rajeev Pangarkar 730-6717 Mr. Samir Parikh 767-6665 Dr. Harshad Patel 397-5073 Mr. Kiran Patel 657-8607 Mr. Umesh Patel 732-9892 Mr. Ravi Venkatasubramanian 651-0620 By the grace of Lord, HARI now has two priests Shri Naranji Pandya (a.k.a. Shastri ji) and Shri Seetharamaswamy (a.k.a. Swamy ji). Please call HARI Temple, 717-774-7750 to schedule the priest services. SHRI ANNAMACHARYA ARADHANA Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 3:30pm to 7:00pm A musical homage for the great Saint Shri Tallapakam Annamacharya by artists from PA and MD, followed by Aarti and Dinner Prasad. Dinner Prasad Sponsored by HARI Devotees. Devotees who willing to help sponsor the dinner prasad, please contact Mrs. Meena Ravi at 651-0620. HARI SCHOOL GRADUATION Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 10:00am to 12:00pm Variety of programs by HARI Sunday School Students Followed by Aarti & Lunch Prasad SHRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA SERIES Monday to Friday, June 1 to 5, 2009 by Shri Bhupendrabhai Pandya Schedule: (Each Day) 6:00pm to 7:00pm – Dinner will be served. 7:00pm to 7:15pm – Temple Regular Aarti 7:15pm to 9:30pm – Bhagvad Gita Discourse Please see Page 4 for complete details. SHRIMAD BHAGWAT SAPTAH Sunday to Saturday, June 21 to 27, 2009 by Acharya Shri Akhil ji Maharaj Sun., June 21 (3:30pm: Shobha Yatra, 4:00pm: Bhagwat Katha Prarambh, 7:00pm: Aarti, followed by Dinner Prasad) Mon. June 22 through Fri. June 26 (7:00pm: Aarti, followed by Bhagwat Katha) Sat. June 27 (3:30pm: Bhagwat Katha Purnahuti, 7:00pm: Aarti, followed by Dinner Prasad) Please see Page 4 for complete details. . INDIA FAIR – Celebrating HARI Anniversary Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 3:00pm to 7:00pm Location: HARI Temple Please stay tune and lookout for Email and Website announcements for further details about the event in coming month. SENIOR CITIZEN BUS TRIP Saturday, July 18, 2009 Please stay tune and lookout for Email and Website announcements for further details about the event in coming month.
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301 Steigerwalt Hollow Road * New Cumberland * PA 17070 (717) 774-7750 * [email protected] * www.haritemple.org
HARI Times... SITA-RAMA * RADHE-SHYAM Vol. 09 No. 03 MAY-JULY 2009 PRIESTS: 774-7750 Pu. Naranji Pandya (Shastri ji) Pu. Seetharamaswamy (Swamy ji) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: President: Mr. Pallav Bhonde 266-9195 Senior Vice President: Mr. Ramesh Bathini 697-3666 Vice President/Secretary: Mrs. Gowri Desikachar 732-5917 Vice President/Treasurer: Mr. Virendra Trivedi 796-5993 Vice Presidents: Mrs. Dipti Gami 767-1361 Dr. Gautam Mishra 914-1777 Mr. Sundeep Nath 798-3641 Mrs. Jigna Patel 318-5881 Mr. Sanjay Patel 503-0769 Mrs. Shabnam Sachdeva 671-5343 Mrs. Ashwini Sathe 810-1895 School Director: Mrs. Lakshmi Shrikantia 566-8996 Assistant School Director: Mrs. Meena Ravi 651-0620 Youth Forum Director: Mr. Kapil Gami 767-1361 Assistant Youth Forum Director: Mrs. Minoo Amin 732-0513 BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Chairman: Mr. Janak Amin 540-5380 Members: Mr. Piyush Amin 652-3386 Mrs. Manisha Arya 732-8079 Dr. Ray Kathiresan 790-0786 Mr. Rajeev Pangarkar 730-6717 Mr. Samir Parikh 767-6665 Dr. Harshad Patel 397-5073 Mr. Kiran Patel 657-8607 Mr. Umesh Patel 732-9892 Mr. Ravi Venkatasubramanian 651-0620
By the grace of Lord, HARI now has two priests Shri Naranji Pandya (a.k.a. Shastri ji) and Shri Seetharamaswamy (a.k.a. Swamy ji). Please call HARI Temple, 717-774-7750 to schedule the priest services.
SHRI ANNAMACHARYA ARADHANA Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 3:30pm to 7:00pm A musical homage for the great Saint Shri Tallapakam Annamacharya by artists from PA and MD, followed by Aarti and Dinner Prasad. Dinner Prasad Sponsored by HARI Devotees. Devotees who willing to help sponsor the dinner prasad, please contact Mrs. Meena Ravi at 651-0620.
HARI SCHOOL GRADUATION Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 10:00am to 12:00pm Variety of programs by HARI Sunday School Students Followed by Aarti & Lunch Prasad
SHRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA SERIES Monday to Friday, June 1 to 5, 2009 by Shri Bhupendrabhai Pandya Schedule: (Each Day) 6:00pm to 7:00pm – Dinner will be served. 7:00pm to 7:15pm – Temple Regular Aarti 7:15pm to 9:30pm – Bhagvad Gita Discourse Please see Page 4 for complete details. SHRIMAD BHAGWAT SAPTAH Sunday to Saturday, June 21 to 27, 2009 by Acharya Shri Akhil ji Maharaj Sun., June 21 (3:30pm: Shobha Yatra, 4:00pm: Bhagwat Katha Prarambh, 7:00pm: Aarti, followed by Dinner Prasad) Mon. June 22 through Fri. June 26 (7:00pm: Aarti, followed by Bhagwat Katha) Sat. June 27 (3:30pm: Bhagwat Katha Purnahuti, 7:00pm: Aarti, followed by Dinner Prasad) Please see Page 4 for complete details.
. INDIA FAIR – Celebrating HARI Anniversary Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 3:00pm to 7:00pm Location: HARI Temple Please stay tune and lookout for Email and Website announcements for further details about the event in coming month. SENIOR CITIZEN BUS TRIP Saturday, July 18, 2009 Please stay tune and lookout for Email and Website announcements for further details about the event in coming month.
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IMPORTANT CONTACT INFORMATION
Schedule any Priest Service Requests - outside or at the Temple
Yogindra & Sonia Balhara $101.00 Donation Dhirendra Singh Chouhan $100.00 Donation Janak & Mona Doshi $101.00 Donation Padmani & Natasha Kumar Dhar $175.00 HARI Trust Fund Andrew & Payal Loser $202.00 Donation Arun & Dharmista Mehta $1,000.00 HARI Trust Fund Rasik and Pragna Parmar $5,001.00 HARI Trust Fund Pledge Samir & Bina Parikh $300.00 HARI Trust Fund Sanjay & Jayeshwee Patel $501.00 Donation Devesh Patel $501.00 HARI Trust Fund Pledge Girish & Mina Patel $101.00 Donation Bhupinder & Priti Sahi $501.00 HARI Trust Fund Aman Sapra $1,000.00 HARI Trust Fund Pledge Rakesh & Dharshini Saraiya $151.00 Donation Shantilal & Urmila Shah $101.00 Donation Rahul Smith $505.00 HARI Trust Fund Pledge Pramod & Anju Srivastava $101.00 Donation Sambasivarao & Bharathi Voora $116.00 Donation
HARI held its 1st Annual Gala event on Sunday, April 26, 2009. The event was attended by over 250 people. It was a great evening enjoyed by all. The event was held to raise funds for the HARI Trust Fund – over $30,000 was raised! Thank you to the Gala Committee, Executive Committee, all the sponsors and all those individuals who attended the event and also helped in making the event a grand success.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMITTEE We are very pleased and grateful for the remarkable attendance and participation at the temple for all of the HARI events year to date. HARI committee members and volunteers are working together to provide the facilities and services which make HARI a welcoming place for every occasion. With the presence of two priests, the temple doors are now open more hours, with daily services seven days a week. In addition, the priests are still available to perform traditional services in your home or at the temple to fulfill all of your religious needs. We are planning regular weekend Abhishekams at the temple and will soon be available to devotees to participate. We have planned many cultural events for the summer months. Please look out for these events in future communications and on our website. Your attendance and participation at these events is appreciated. You will be supporting the artists, and encouraging similar events in the future. A HARI canteen service is currently being planned by the committee. If you need more information or like to volunteer for the canteen services, please contact Dr. Ray Kathiresan at 717-790-0786. As we continue to work diligently towards the goals established at the beginning of the year, we are pleased to inform our dedicated members that we are getting close to reaching our membership goal. Our membership roster currently stands at 425 and may well exceed our target of 500 for the year. In addition, the temple roof and the upper hallway painting project have both been completed. Our committee members, along with volunteers, are continue to work hard to maintain and enhance the facility for broader use. The Board of Trustees has approved several major capital projects and efforts to raise funds are underway. We would like to encourage our community members at large to contribute in this fundraiser with donations or a simple hand. Any help offered is greatly appreciated. HARI held its first Gala on April 26th attended by over 250 people – it was a great evening enjoyed by all. The event was held to raise funds for the Trust Fund – over $30,000 was raised! Thank you to the HARI Gala Committee, Executive Committee, all the sponsors and all those individuals who attended the event and also helped in making the event a success. We are always available for your questions, suggestions, and concerns. Thank you and may Lord Rama bless us all with peace and prosperity!
Yours in service, Chair, HARI Board of Trustees President, HARI Executive Committee Mr. Janak Amin Mr. Pallav Bhonde
TWO PRIESTS at HARI TEMPLE
We are blessed and delighted to announce HARI now have two scholarly priests, Shree Seetharamaswamy (Swamyji) and Shree Naranji Pandya (Shastriji), who are able to fulfill all your religious needs. With the presence of two priests, the temple doors will now be open more hours - 7am to 1pm and 3pm to 9pm daily. More daily services, seven days a week, will become routine. Besides, the priests will always be available to perform traditional services at your homes or at the temple to any religious needs. We fondly hope the community will fully avail of the services of these scholarly priests and in the process continue to receive the blessings of the Almighty. We ask you to continue to come to the temple to partake in all our activities. Please feel free to call at the HARI Temple, 717-774-7750 to book the priest services.
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SHRIMAD BHAGAVAT GITA SERIES - SAANKHYA YOG Monday, June 1 through Friday, June 5, 2009
Discourse by Pujyashree Bhupendrabhai Pandya HARI cordially invite all like-minded devotees for an oration of the time-tested principles of the Bhagavad Gita. It is that time of the year again when Harrisburg is drenched in the showers of spirituality. With Pandyaji’s immense affection for us, he has agreed to grace the occasion and shed light on the second chapter, the Saankhya Yog, along with a brief introduction of the first chapter Gita. This will be the first of an ongoing series of discourses on the Bhagavad Gita to be held each year, whereby each verse in each chapter will be discussed in detail. Schedule: (Each Day) 6:00pm to 7:00pm – Dinner prasad will be served. 7:00pm to 7:15pm – Aarti 7:15pm to 9:30pm – Discourse by Shri Bhupendrabhai Pandya HARI Board of Trustees and Executive Committee whole heartily thank the sponsors of the program/dinner as follows;
1. Mon., June 1 – Program & Dinner – Sponsored by Rekha & K.D. Patel
2. Tue., June 2 – Program & Dinner – Sponsored by Neelima & Mukul Parikh
3. Wed., June 3 – Program & Dinner – Sponsored by Hersha & Hasu Shah
4. Thu., June 4 – Program Sponsored by Shobhana & Devendra Parikh – Dinner Sponsor ***Open***
5. Fri., June 5 – Program Sponsored by Renuka & Yogesh Parikh – Dinner Sponsor ***Open*** If you wish you sponsor the dinner any of the last two nights, please contact any of the Executive Committee member. Sharing this enlightening and enriching experience with our loved ones would truly enhance our joy and satisfaction!
SHRIMAD BHAGWAT SAPTAH
Sunday, June 21 through Saturday, June 27, 2009 Discourse by Acharya Shri Akhil ji Maharaj
Sunday, June 21 3:30pm – Shobha Yatra 4:00pm – Bhagwat Katha Prarambh 7:00pm – Aarti, followed by Dinner Prasad
Monday, June 22 through Friday, June 26 7:00pm – Aarti, followed by Bhagwat Katha
Saturday, June 27 3:30 pm – Bhagwat Katha Purnahuti 7:00 pm – Aarti, followed by Dinner Prasad
HARI Board of Trustees and Executive Committee whole heartily thank Ashok & Asha Agarwal, Balkishna & Kuntarani Agarwal, Stan & Naresh Maingi, Devendra & Shobhana Parikh, and Mohan & Sudesh Singal for sponsoring this great event.
Please Note: Katha details may be obtained from the Katha Sponsors. To sponsor a prasad item at the Katha, please contact Ashok & Asha Agarwal at 717-761-7079. For volunteer services at the Katha, please contact Prashant Patel 379-0609 or Hemant Patel 608-1844 or Hiten Amin 732-0513.
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HARI SCHOOL Namaste! It is hard to believe that we are already planning for our Sunday school graduation! This was an exciting year for us. We added couple of new classes and saw a tremendous growth in our student population. All our students and teachers have worked hard together and are proud to present their learning to you. We invite you all to come to our graduation program where our students showcase their talent and knowledge they have gained during this HARI School year i.e. 2008-09. Thank you and look forward to seeing you at the temple on May 31st at 10:00am. Mrs. Lakshmi Shrikantia, School Director Mr. Kapil Gami, Youth Forum Director Mrs. Meena Ravi, Asst. School Director Mrs. Minoo Amin, Asst. Youth Forum Director
Vedas
Researched by – Mrs. Lakshmi Shrikantia
The Vedas form the core of our religion. The word Veda is derived from the root ‘vid’ means ‘to know’. The Vedas are said to be ‘Anaadi’ that is without a beginning. By definitions, the Vedas are ‘Apourusheya’ which means of non-human origin. If the rishis were to have written the Vedas they would have called them Mantra Kartas (composers of the Mantras). But they are called Mantra Drishtras, which means having a vision of the mantras. It is believed that the Vedas were divinely revealed to the gifted ears of some of the Rishis who were specially attuned to hear the Vedas and were called ‘Shruthis’. For centuries, the Vedas have been passed on to the next generation by oral recitation (Guru – Shishya parampara). “Anantha vai Vedhaah” – Endless are the Vedas. Only a portion of the Vedas was revealed to the Rishis, enough for our happiness and salvation as well as for Universal welfare. Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa edited the Vedas into four groups. He taught them to his four chief disciples: Rigveda to Paila; Yajurveda to Vaisampayana; Saamaveda to Jaimini and Atharvaveda to Sumantu. The Vedas are also divided by Mantra and Brahmana. Brahmana is further divided into Aranyaka and Upanishad. Aranyakas teach about meditations based on rites and the Upanishads are personalized instructions to those, fit to receive them (Jnaana Maarga). Mantras include the hymns and chants. The Four Vedas: Rigveda: is considered as the oldest of all the Vedas. It is a collection of slokas/hymns revealed to various rishis at different periods of time. As a result, one can notice the difference in the styles of language, grammar and ideas. It is said to have 21 sakhas; only five are known. Each ‘Rik’ (sloka) is a mantra. Rigveda can roughly be divided into three groups. The first group deals with the gods like Agni (God of fire), Indra (God of rains), Varuna (God of water), and others. The second group deals with philosophical speculations like the origin of the universe and the true nature of human beings. The third group deals with marriage, wars, etc. Rigveda explains the ways of social living better than others. Yajurveda: The word ‘yajus’ is derived from the root word ‘yaj’ meaning ‘worship’. It is a collection of yajus- mantras in prose, which are used to perform ‘yagnas’. Yajurveda gives the mantras in Rigveda a practical shape in the form of yagna. The two main forms of Yajur veda are Shukla Yajur Veda and Krishna Yajur veda. Yajurveda gives good presentations of the Vedic Karma or rituals. Saamaveda: ‘Sa’ means rik, a mantra of the rigveda. ‘Ama’ means various musical notes. Many of the mantras in Rigveda are set to music in melodious slokas in Saamaveda. Though the mantras are the same, the chanting in Saamaveda is set to lengthened notes. Atharvaveda: ‘Atharva’ means ‘priest’ (purohit). This veda contains many types of mantras to keep off evil. A major part of this veda is concerned with diseases and their cure. It also contains slokas dealing with creation. The pride of this mantra is that Brahma supervises the conduct of the yagnas.
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HARI MEMBERS LIST (as of 4/24/2009)
M=Annual Member ~ S=Annual Senior Member
L=Life Member ~ LS=Life Senior Member Acharya Ravi D. & Falguni M Agarwal Ashish & Mudita M Agarwal Ashok & Asha L Agarwal Avdhesh & Kumud M Agarwal Chandresh & Suman M Agarwal Manish & Neena L Agarwal Pankaj & Malini L Agarwala Vijay K. & Neena L Aggarwal Shiv (Dr.) & Alka M Agrawal Mahesh & Anjali M Amin Hemant & Sima M Amin Hiten & Minoo M Amin Janak M & Alka J M Amin Madhusudan & Kalpana M Amin Piyush & Nalini LS Amin Rohit & Susmita L Anand Ravi & Alka M Andhare Kamlesh D & Manjiri K M Andharia Atul & Nira M Antani Ramesh & Jyotsna S Arora Pawan (Dr) & Suneela L Arora Ramesh (Dr.) & Rekha L Arya Satya & Manisha M Asher Ajit J & Shakuntala A L Athia Bhupen & Champa L
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Cook Richard & Ami Zumkhawala
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Dadhania Suresh & Vijya LS Dalal Kirit & Pragna L Das Rajkumar & Kakali L Dasgupta Swapna M Dash Umakant & Mira LS Dass Kartic & Roopa M Davalbhakta Niranjan S. & Leena N. M Dave Rajesh L L Delvadia Arvind & Rita M Deorah Neeraj & Menka Kayan M Desai Haresh & Pushpa M Desai Jayantilal & Nalini L Desai Kishor C & Nayana K M Desai Narendra C & Nita L Desai Ramesh G & Shobha LS Desai Sunil M & Anita S M Desai Sunil V & Seema S M Deshpande Vijay & Priya L Desikachar N & Gowri G M Dharap Sangeeta S. & Shrikant M
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Doshi Bipin & Pushpa LS Doshi Harish N & Yamini H M Durai Srinivasan & Latha Durai M Duraiswamy Ramkumar M Gami Kapil B & Dipti K M Gamini Srinivas L Gandhi Piyush K & Pragnya P LS Gangadhar Dasa V & Sujatha D L Godhania Anil V & Jana A L Gopalakrishnan Rajeev & Simi M
Gowdahalli Krishnegowda & Asha N. Srirangapatna
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Goyal Padma G. S Gupta Ajay & Namita M Gupta Anshul & Mamta M Gupta Arun & Sharad M Gupta Deep & Rani L Gupta Manoj & Tripti M. M Honavalli Kiran & Shwetha M Jain Nitin & Nidhi M Janardhana Kasaragod & Usha LS Jasani Kanti & Hansa LS Jethwa Vasant H & Vinoda LS Jindal Ramesh(Dr) & Prabha(Dr) M Joshi Gautam & Kirti L Joshi Nirmal(Dr) & Renu(Dr.) L Kakaria Sandeep(Dr.) & Parul(Dr.) M Kanabar Anil & Indira M Kanabar Vinod G & Anjana V L Kannekanti Ramesh M Kant Naval & Nila N S Kapil Gautam & Meena M Kapoor Arun & Anita M Kapur Mohan & Roopali M Karippot Anoop & Kusum Sharma M Karkhanis Rajiv K. & Aruna R. M Katari Girijapathi M
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Maingi Sawatanter & Naresh (Dr.)
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Mishra Gautam(Dr) & Mridula M Mittal Ujjwal & Renu M Modi Girish N & Jainika G M Modi Gitaben J. M Modi Mihir(Dr) G & Geena M L Mongia Gagan & Amita M Mongia Rajkumar Dr.& Bindu L Mukherjee Sandip & Sukanya L Mukherjee Satyajit & Asha Makam L Murti Vedula (Dr.) & Santha S Muthukumarsamy
Sivakumar & Usha Sivakumar
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Nadar Kadiresan S & Mallikai Pushpam
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Nadar Venkatesh(Dr) & Suganthi M Nagar Prabhavati M
Nagarajan Padmanabhan & Jayanthy
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Naik Nitin & Raksha M Nair Gopal (Dr.) & Shantha S Nakka Prabhakar & Susheela M
Narasimhan Saiganesh & Padmini Saiganesh
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Narielwala Thakorbhai C & Nira T M Natarajan Cuddalore P. & Anasuya M
Natarajan Gopalakrishnan & Radha Ramamoorthy
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Nath Sundeep & Rani Nibha M Neema Shashank & Swarnalatha M
Negandhi Hiten N. & Jignasha Manek
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Nimmalrama Krishna Reddy & Aruna Patlolla
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Pai Swarupa & Jaydeb M Paidi Rakesh Reddy M Panday Madhukar & Mona M Pandya Anjali P. M Pandya Unmesh K & Shobhana U M Pandya Upen A & Madhuri U M Pangarkar Rajeev & Manjiri L Parekh Bhupendra & Shakuntala LS Parekh Jitu & Vasanti L Parida Archana C. & Saroj K. M Parikh Anil R & Nayana A L
Parikh Devendra (Dr.) & Shobhana
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Parikh Harivadan & Nutan M Parikh Hemanshu & Asha M Parikh Mahendra & Hemlata LS
Parikh Mohit(Dr) & Madhu(Dr) M
Parikh Mukul (Dr.) & Neelima (Dr.)
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Parikh Parimal & Geeta M Parikh Samir & Bina L Parikh Yogesh(Dr) B & Renuka Y M
Parikishanker Praveenkumar & Gouthami Boga
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Parmar Ramesh & Alka L Parmar Rasik & Pragna L Patel Amar B. & Taru D. Garala L Patel Ashish A & Gayatri M Patel Babu R. & Sangita B L Patel Bhikhu C. & Vajyaben B. M Patel Bhupendra & Surekha L Patel Bhupendra J Kaushika B M
Patel Bhupendra M & Purnima B
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Patel Bhupendra P & Madhu B L
Patel Bhupendrakumar & Dipikaben
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Patel Chandrakant & Ushma L Patel Chandu & Vijaya M Patel Devang & Alpa M Patel Dharmesh K. & Neha D. M Patel Dipak & Bhavna M Patel Dipak P & Neela D L Patel Girish & Mina L Patel Girish & Surbhi L Patel Girishbhai & Shobhna L Patel Hardik & Pragna L Patel Harish & Jyotsna L
Patel Harshadkumar(Dr) B & Sudha H
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Patel Hemant & Varsha L Patel Hemant G L Patel Hemant J & Daksha H L Patel Jagadish B & Ranjan J M Patel Jayanti & Jyoti L Patel Jayantilal & Saroj J. L Patel Jigna C. & Chirag M Patel Kamlesh L Patel Kanuldrai & Jigisha K. M Patel Kaushik P & Dhruvlata M Patel KD & Rekha L Patel Kiran & Anandi L Patel Kunal M Patel Madhukar(Dr) & Minaxi M L Patel Mahendra & Bhanu L
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Patel Mahendra & Jyotsha M. M Patel Manibhai D & Manjula M LS Patel Naran & Damu L Patel Naresh & Kamini L Patel Nareshkumar & Jagruti M Patel Natwarlal & Champa M Patel Nilesh & Hemangani M Patel P.G. & S.P. M Patel Paresh & Jigna M Patel Prakash & Smita L Patel Pravin & Mangla L Patel Premjibhai & Mina L Patel Sanjay P. & Jayeshwee L Patel Shantilal & Madhu L Patel Shashikant(Dr) & Vimala L Patel Suresh & Nayana M Patel Trushar K & Manisha T M Patel Umesh & Dharmista L Patel Umesh & Priti L Patel Vallabh & Usha M Patel Vasudev (Dr.) & Kokila L Patel Vijay & Lalita M Patel Vinaj D. & Bhavna V M Patel Yogendra & Kalpana L Pathak Babul & Usha M Pathak Bhavin R & Sonal M Pathak Divyang M Pathak Virendra N. & Pratima V. S Patil Subodh & Deepa L
Pattarkine Vikram(Dr) M & Mrunalini (Dr) V
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Patwardhan Vijay & Shobhna L Piraviperumal Kumar & Bagavathy (Raji) M Podder-Bose Shatarupa M Popat Vrajlal(Dr) & Anjana(Dr) M Prabhu Pradeep T. & Latha P. M Prasad Pankaj K & Poonam M
Prasad S.R. Subrahmanya & Champa
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Rajagopalan Ramesh & Kripa M
Rajesh Sundara & Gayathri Gopala
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Ramachandran Venkat & Meenakshi M
Ramanathan Saravanan& Sreelekha K Nagarajanam
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Ramani Raja V & Geetha V L Ramaswamy Krishnan & Chellammal L Ramekar Nilesh & Shilpa M Rao B. P. & Anu M
Rao Sanjay C. M Rao Srikantha & Niraja Rajan M Rastogi Anil(Dr) K & Nita(Dr) A L Rathod C.S. & S.J. M Rathod Chandrakant & Manju L Ray Gautam & Nabaneeta M
Rayavarapu Adinarayana Rao & Lakshmi
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Reddethu Babu Rajendra P. M
Reddy Ravinder R. & Padmalatha R.
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Repaka Krishnaprasad & Swarna M Sachdeva Kamal K. (Dr.) M Sachdeva Rohit & Shabnam (Dolly) L Saha Satyajit & Sima L Saha Tarun & Banani M Sahasrabuddhe Vidy & Mangala L Saini Jasbir & Sandeep Kaur M Sakaria Shashikant & Gita L Sandirasegarane
Lakshman & Sujatha M
Sanghani Praful & Nayna M Sanghvi Badal J. & Kavita B. L Sanghvi Jayantilal D & Leela J S Sanyal Arun & Aneeta S Sapra Aman M
Saraiya Rakesh(Dr) B & Dharshini
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Sarma Srinivasan V & Vimala C L Sathe Rajendra & Ashwini M Saxena Narendra (Dr.) & Indra S Saxena Samir & Nibha M Seshan Probakaran & Nirmala M
Sethuraman Ramanathan & Latha Venkatraman
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Shah Amit(Dr) & Shefali(Dr) M Shah Amitaben S. M
Shah Amratlal M & Chandrakanta A
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Shah Bharat N & Trupti B M Shah Bipin S & Renuka B M
Shah Chandrakant C & Rashmika C
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Shah Harshad A & Nayana H M Shah Hasu & Hersha L Shah Jagdish R.(Dr.) & Parul J. L Shah Kirit & Nayana LS Shah Mehul & Rakhee L Shah Navin & Nalini S
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Shah Pinakin(Dr) M & Shobhna L Shah Pragna & Kirti L Shah Ramesh J & Bhanu R S Shah Ritul K. & Vaishali R. M Shah Sandip C & Vandana S M Shah Satish(Dr) A & Rupal S M Shah Vipin(Dr) C & Niranjana V S Shahane Ratnaprabha S Sham Krishna M & Hema Bivek M Sharma Anupama & Mani R L Sharma Babita & Arati K. M Sharma Gyanendra K & Saroj L Sharma Subodh & Ranjana(Dr) L Sharma Vinay & Mukta M Shenoy Anil & Pramita M Shenoy Vishnu & Leena L Sheth Jay l & Chanda J L Sheth Ketan(Dr) R & Kalpana K L Shrikantia Uday & Lakshmi M Shukla Ashok & Maya LS Shukla Rohitkumar & Sharmistha L Sindiri Atreia & Sangeeta L Singal Mohan & Sudesh M Singal Rajesh(Dr) & Brenda(Dr) M Singh Manpal & Archana L Singh Shailja M Singh Sunil Kumar & Sudha M
Singh Surender(Dr) & Kaur Manjeet(Dr)
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Sonawane Hemant & Varsha M Srivastava Naren & Poonam M Srivastava Pramod & Anju L Subramaniam Arthi M Subramanian Girish & Vidya L Subramanian Muniasamy & Anusuya M Subramanian Ramesh & Subha M Subramanian Srinivasan & Meena L Suri Hitesh & Param M Tadavarthy Raghu & Jyothi(Dr) L Tadavarthy Ranga & Ratnakumari M Talluri Partha & Rajitha Mettu M Tewari Deepanker M Thakrar Anil C & Neema L Thakrar Rajesh V L Thattey Shrikant & Lalita L
Tipirneni Subhash & Sasikala Bimini Krishnamurthy
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Trivedi Gopal M & Veena G L
Trivedi Harit & Dipti L Trivedi Virendra & Roshni L Upadhaya Sudhir & Sita M Upadhyay Satish & Taru M Upadhyaya Hari G & Bharati H S
Uvaraj Karthikeyan & Anithakumari Palaniandaver
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Vaidya Surendra & Jayshree M Vaidya Umesh & Bella M Vanguri Sucharith & Srikari M Varanasi Prasad S. & SriRaksha M Ved Kiran L. & Nalini M
Venkatadri Jayanth & Suryakala(Chimili)
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Venkatakrishnan
Srinivas & Radhika Dorairaj
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Venkataraghavan
Naveen & Ranjani Sirunavalpattu
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Venkataraman Sudhakaran & Priya Sankaran
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Venkatasubramanian
Ravi & Meena Ravi M
Verma Navin & Mamta M Viramgama Kiran (Dr.) L Viswanathan Byravan(Dr.) & Lakshmi M Vyas Krishnakant & Jyoti S Vyas Navin N & Indu N M Vyas Prakash C & Damyanti P M Vyas Vijay R & Malti V L Vyas Vishnu K & Kamini V M Wale Rajkumar & Swati M Williams David (Dr.) & Mala L Yedatore Jagannath & Saraswathi M Zaver Mohan & Rekha L Zaver Navanit B & Kailash N L
Please Note: If you have not paid the 2009 membership, we kindly request you to bring the membership check at the next HARI program. Annual Membership: $51.00 (Sr. Citizens: $25.00) Lifetime Membership: $600.00 (Sr. Citizen: $300.00) For your convenience, you may also pay your membership online at www.haritemple.org.
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2009 HARI EVENTS CALENDAR
Immediate needs at the temple: We thank all devotees for a great response to our appeal for specific donation ($). Below are few items for which we are actively looking for donations. Part of donation or any help offered is greatly appreciated. Please contact HARI Chairman and/or President for more information:
Donations Sought:
PROJECT/PROGRAM APPROX. COST REMARKS
HARI School Lunch Sponsorship $300.00/Lunch Cost of providing pizza to the students during HARI school.
HARI Times Sponsorship $500.00 One time printing and mailing cost of HARI Times newsletter.
Pest Control Expenses $1,150.00 Annual recurring expenses for inside and outside pest control service.
Electronic Communication Expenses
$1,250.00 Annual recurring expenses for internet, website hosting, & e-mail communication service.
Sr. Citizen Bus Trip $1,500.00/Bus Sponsor the bus renting cost towards Bus Trip for senior citizens.
Upper Hallway Painting and Temple Roof Work Project
$6,100.00 Fixing the roof leakage and repainting of upper hallway & office.
Parking Lot Project (adding more parking spaces and repaving already completed)
$40,000.00 Mr. Kiran Patel at 717-657-8607 or email at [email protected].
HARI Times is a bi-monthly publication of Hindu American Religious Institute (HARI), located at 301 Steigerwalt Hollow Road, New Cumberland, PA 17070. You may send your comments, suggestions, and important announcements to HARI Times Editors using the address provided on the HARI website www.haritemple.org.
HARI CELEBRATION DATE EVENT NAME EVENT SPONSOR Wednesday, August 05 Raksha Bandhan ***Open***
Saturday, August 08 Krishna Janmashtami Rajeev & Manjiri Pangarkar &
Family Monday, August 17 to
Sunday, August 23 Paryushan Jain Samaj of South-Central PA
Saturday, August 22 Ganesh Chaturthi Vishnu & Leena Shenoy Saturday, September 19 to
Sunday, September 27 Navratri HARI Devotees
Friday, September 25 Kolu Pooja N/A Sunday, September 27 Dasherra ***Open*** Wednesday, October 07 Karva Chauth HARI Devotees
Saturday, October 17
Diwali / Annakut HARI Devotees &
Local Indian Restaurants Saturday, October 31 Tulsi Vivah ***Open***
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Hindu American Religious Institute Nonprofit Org. 301 Steigerwalt Hollow Road US Postage Paid New Cumberland PA 17070 Harrisburg, PA www.haritemple.org Permit No. 304 Directions: Take Exit 39A, Lewisberry Road, off I-83 Make left at the STOP for Route 114 West Go 1/3 mile; make Left on Steigerwalt Hollow Rd Go 1/2 mile to HARI Temple on right Phone: (717) 774-7750
Weekly Programs
Bhajans & Bhagavat Gita Study: Each Friday from 6:30pm to 9:00pm, followed by prasad. Organized by IoHU.
Shri Hanuman Chalisa Recital: Every Saturday between 7:15pm and 8:15pm by Pu. Shastriji and Pu. Swamyji.
Shri Satyanarayan Katha Friday, May 08 at 7:15pm
Sunday, June 07 at 7:15pm
Monday, July 06 at 7:15pm
Satyanarayan Puja is performed on a full moon (Purnima) day to seek Lord’s blessings for good health, peace, and wealth. If Grahan (eclipse) falls on the day than puja will be held day after. The puja is performed with total devotion, offering fruits, flower, ghee, milk, yogurt, butter, wheat flour, sugar, and honey to Lord Satyanarayan. After the puja, the story of Lord Satyanarayan is read and the Prasad is distributed to all attendees. The
puja thus performed brings in fulfillment of one’s wishes and prosperity. Jain Swadhayay / Puja
Sunday, May 3 at 2:00pm
Sunday, June 7 at 2:00pm
Sunday, July 5 at 2:00pm
Monthly Havan
Sunday, May 10 at 10:30am (Mother’s Day Special Havan) Saturday, June 6 at 10:30am Saturday, July 11 at 10:30am
To sponsor Monthly Havan/Lunch Prasad, please contact any HARI Executive Committee Member.
