November 2014

Hindu Center of Virginia

Monthly Newsletter “BHARATVANI” — November 2014

2 November 2014

Donors’ Names published monthly in Bharatvani & Temple Lobby monitor

More information contact: Brij Mago, Vijay Ramnarain, Ashok Bhatnagar,

Sanjay Thirunagari_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Name: ____________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________

Email: ________________________________Ph.# : _______________

Payment: CHECK/CASH/CC

On line payment: www.TheRichmondTemple.org

Club 500

HELP REDUCE HCVA MORTGAGE T0 10 YEARS

Join a special devotees group

CONTRIBUTE $500/-ANNUALLY

TAX DEDUCTIBLE

The following devotees have joined the Club 500 in July 2014.

In doing so, they have reconfirmed their support to the Hindu

Center of Virginia. The Board of Directors thank these devo-

tees for helping us pay off our loan in 10 years and encourage

others to join this unique club.

1. Manju and Surendra Ganeriwala

2. Aarati and Sanjeev Giribhattanava

3. Venkatachelam & Sirisha Regulagedda

Club 500 Invitation

By joining Club 500, you get an opportunity to participate in donating towards the construction expenses of our beloved Temple. An opportunity that you were not aware or did not consider earlier. It offers you an opportunity to pay towards the $3 million that we still owe to the bank. Your Club 500 donation will help us to pay-off our mort-gage sooner. This money will be used to pay-off the prin-cipal on our loan, and not for any operational expenses.

You can become a member by stopping at the Info Desk at the Temple or on our website www.Therichmondtemple.com. God bless you.

Brij M. Mago, On Behalf of the Board Of Directors.

Cultural Program Update

The temple celebrated Garba and Diwali in month of

October.

We had a record attendance for both programs and

want to thank the community, volunteers, our dance

teachers and supporting organization for their partici-

pation and support of both events. Please send your

feedback and suggestions to the Cultural Committee

for incorporating in next year's events.

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Jain Puja on Saturday, 15th November,

· 8.30 AM- 10.00AM Digambar Puja

· 10.00 AM - 11:30 AM Snatra puja

· 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Dhwaja ceremony

· 12:30 AM - 3:00 PM 18 Abhishek, Shanti

Kalash, Aartii & Mangal Divo

· 3.00 PM - 4.00 PM Swamivatsalya Lunch

Sponsorship $101 and $51.

Corporate Body Meeting-Sun Nov 23 @ 2PM

Dear Corporate Members,

The Special Corporate Body Meeting has been rescheduled to Sunday No-

vember 23rd at 2 pm. The purpose is to rectify a language error in Para. D

of the HCV Articles of incorporation to meet SCC requirements.

A ballot, as well as a stamped envelope addressed to the Mr. Philip Kirby,

our returning officer, has been mailed to you. The covering letter in the

mailing explains the correction and the reason for doing so. On behalf of

the Board I urge you to approve this correction and return your ballot im-

mediately.

If you are unable to attend the meeting, please send in your proxy Ballot

for quorum purposes in the same envelope. If you have questions, please

contact me at cocofils4@yahoo.com. Thank you.

Vijay Ramnarain

Chair, Board of Directors

Daily Puja Schedule Puja Calendar for November 2014

Sun, Nov 2 10:00 AM Snatra Puja

12:00 PM Bhajans by Neelkanth Bhatt & Chinmaya Group

12:50 PM Maha Mangala Arati

Mon, Nov 3 6:45 PM Shiva Abhishekam (Karthik Somavaram)

Tue, Nov 4 6:00 PM Shiva Abishekham (Pradosham) followed by Archana

Thu, Nov 6 9:00 AM Anna Abishekham for Lord Siva

6:00 PM Sri Ram Abishekham

7:00 PM Satyanarayana Pooja( KarthikaPoornima)

Fri, Nov 7 6:00 PM Mahalakshmi Abishekham followed by Archana

7:00 PM Murugan Abishekham (Karthikai)

Sat, Nov 8 Temple Anniversary Function (see flyer on page 1)

Sun, Nov 9 Temple Anniversary Function (see flyer on page 1)

6:00 PM Ganesh Abishekam (Sankata Hara Chathurthi)

Mon, Nov 10 6:45 PM Shiva Abhishekam (Karthik Somavaram)

Sun, Nov 16 12:00 PM Durga Chalisa / Bhajan

12:50 PM Maha Mangala Arati

6:00 PM Special Ayyappa Puja

Wed, Nov 19 6:00 PM Shiva Abishekham (Pradosham) followed by Archana

Fri, Nov 21 6:00 PM Mahalakshmi Abishekham followed by Archana

7:00 PM Bhavana

Sun, Nov 23 12:00 PM Amrithvani by Amrithvani Group led by Dinanath Kukereja

12:50 PM Maha Mangala Arati

Thu, Nov 27 6:00 PM Sri Ram Abishekham

7:00 PM Srinivasa Abishekham (Sravanam)

Sun, Nov 30 12:15 PM Bhajans by Nirmal Bajekar and group

12:50 PM Maha Mangala Arati

Mon 6:45pm Siva Abhishekham

Tue 7:00pm Hanuman Abhishekham and

Chalisa

Wed 7:00pm Sri Krishna Abhishekham and

Vishnu Sahasranamam

Thu 7:00pm Sri Ram Parivar Abhishekham and

Bhajans

Fri 7:00pm Maha Lakshmi Abhishekham

and Durga Devi Stuthi

Sat 11:00am Sri Venkateswara Abhishekham

12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting

1:00pm Navagraha Abhishekham

7:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abhishekham

Sun 11:00am Ganapathi Abhishekham

5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abhishekham

and Bhajans

6:00pm Sri Subramanya Abhishekham

Due to conflicts, these daily puja timings are subject to

change. Please see detailed calendar on this page for

updates.

Brick Installation Update

Thanks to all the devotees who spon-

sored bricks recently. We are plan-

ning to install the next phase of bricks

in spring 2015. At this time, we are in the process of finalizing the names.

HCV will be contacting you to confirm the names and other details in No-

vember 2014. There are still bricks

remaining that can be sponsored. If you have not participated in this pro-

gram, HCV invites you to sponsor one or more bricks (Aangan) in the names

of your loved ones. If you need any other information, please send an e-

mail to

info@hinducenterofvirginia.org.

This newsletter is produced by:

Hindu Center of Virginia

6051 Springfield Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060

Publication Frequency: Monthly

Issue Number 2014.11

For booking puja in the tem-ple or at your home, please contact Puja Committee at puja@hinducenterofvirginia.org. Please pay for all religious services at front desk so that we can provide you with proper and timely receipts.

Dhwajasthamba Sponsorship

The temple would like to thank the following devotees for sponsoring Dhwajasthamba during the month of October.

Krishna Rao Kudravalli Laxmi Suresh and Suresh Subramaniam

Please see details on page 6 and take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity.

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Bhārathi Yoga News

New Bharathi Yoga classes for beginners are being of-

fered at the Hindu Center. Please contact our instructor

Ravi Menon at ravi4net1@gmail.com for more informa-

tion. You can also show up any Sunday at 8:30 a.m. at

the Old Temple building.

"Yogic practices enhance muscular strength and body

flexibility, promote and improve respiratory and cardio-

vascular function, promote recovery from and treatment

of addiction, reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and

chronic pain, improve sleep patterns, and enhance overall

well-being and quality of life." -- Exploring the therapeutic

effects of yoga and its ability to increase quality of life by

Catherine Woodyard, International Journal of Yoga, 2011

Jul-Dec; 4(2): 49–54.

Puja Calendar for December 2014

Wed, Dec 3 6:00 PM Shiva Abishekham (Pradosham) followed by Archana

Thu, Dec 4 6:00 PM Sri Rama Abishekam

7:00 PM Murugan Abishekham (Karthikai Deepam)

Sat, Dec 6 6:00 PM Ayyappa Puja

7:00 PM Satyanarayana Pooja

Sun, Dec 7 9:30 AM Ayyappa Pooja

10:00 AM Snatra Puja

Tue, Dec 9 6:00 PM Ganesh Abishekam (Sankata Hara Chathurthi)

Sun, Dec 14 11:30 AM Havan

12:15 PM Bhajan

12:50 PM Mahamangala Aarathi

Fri, Dec 19 9:00 AM Mahalakshmi Abishekham followed by Archana

6:00 PM Shiva Abishekham (Pradosham) followed by Archana

7:00 PM Bhavana

Sun, Dec 21 9:30 AM Hanuman Jayanthi

Wed, Dec 24 9:00 AM Hanuman Abishekam

7:00 PM Srinivasa Abishekham (Sravanam)

Sun, Dec 28 12:00 PM Amrithvani by Amrithvani Group led by Dinanath

Kukereja

12:50 PM Maha Mangala Arati

Wed, Dec 31 7:00 AM Vaikuntha Ekadasi

Our temple currently uses HOMA soft-ware to commu-

nicate with our devotees. We usually send out e-mails

twice a month on upcoming pujas/events. If you are not

receiving these e-mails, please send an e-mail to infor-

mation@hinducenterofvirginia.org.

If you haven’t already done so, please register at

www.therichmondtemple.org. You can also access an

electronic copy of the newsletter on the web-site.

Did you know that the temple offers the facility to direct

debit from credit card or bank account at a recurring

basis. For more information, please contact Anil Jain at

treasurer@hinducenterofvirginia.org.

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Chinmaya Mission Richmond

Classes for the whole family

Every Sunday 10 AM to 11:30 AM

BALVIHAR & YOUTH CLASSES - Coordinator - Mina Bhatt

Satyam - Ages 4 – 6. Teacher Babita Sharma

Shivam – Ages 6 – 8. Teacher Sonal Iyer

Sundaram – Ages 8 - 13. Teacher Mina Bhatt

Chinmayam (Youth) – Ages 14 through 18 years - Teacher Bi-

nola and Ruchik Mehtaji

GITA STUDY GROUP - Conducted by: Nilkanth Bhatt.

Gita Group recently started Round IV of Gita Discussion

Join us to learn Bhagavad Gita systematically.

MONTHLY MEETINGS Devi Group – Discussion Group for women conducted by Mina Bhatt

Chinmaya Bhajan Sandhya –Bhajans hosted by Sponsors

YOGA CLASSES conducted by Janakraj Pandhi

Place: Vision Learning Center, 11537 Nuckols Rd. Glen Allen, VA 23059

For information call: Mina Bhatt at 364–1396 or send E Mail to minaneil@comcast.net

Class Contact Phone Email

Visual Arts Neelima Ganta 804 716 2820 neelimaganta@gmail.com

Dance (Bharathanatyam) Uma Chetty 804 364 1686 umachetty@gmail.com

Bala Vikas (Religious Class) Radhika Thirunagari 804 270 2326 hlpevrhrtnvrsai@yahoo.com

HCV Religious Class Veena Lothe 804 218 4331 vglattn@aol.com

Dance (Kuchipudi) Sudha Vadlamani 804 651 9248 vadlamanisudha@hotmail.com

Marathi Class Bharathi Khopkar 804 217 9746 ghungaroo@yahoo.com

Hindi Class Dileep Dwivedi 804 346 3463 richmondhindischool@gmail.com

Music Class Nirmal Bajekal 804 360 7692 musik_india@yahoo.com

Yoga Ravi Menon 804 346 9954 ravi4net1@gmail.com

HCV Jain Pathshala for kids Dhruti Rathi 804 360 8418 dhruti_rathi@yahoo.com

Adult Jain Study Classes Smita Jain / Pritesh Mutha jainsocietyofvirginia@yahoogroups.com

Carnatic Vocal Music Class Udaya Sreekar 804 346 9954 classes@hinducenterofvirginia.org

Classes offered at Hindu Center For more details,contact classes@hinducenterofvirginia.org or use contact info below

Message From Your Religious Committee

Dear Devotees,

The Religious Committee meets the first Tuesday of each

month (at 7:30 pm) at the temple to plan upcoming reli-

gious events and coordinate with community members on

program details. We would love to have your input, so we

can better our offerings and meet the community’s needs.

We want to hear from you, so please join us on the first

Tuesday of each month to be a part of the planning proc-

ess.

Please contact one of us or stop by the front desk for more

details. As always, you can email

puja@hinducenterofvirginia.org.

Thank you for your support.

Corporate Membership Dues

Please be aware that Corporate Membership is due by April of each year. We thank all

Corporate Members who have paid their dues through 2014. We request anyone who

has not paid to remit payment at the earliest to become current through 2014. For more

information, please contact Bhal Patel (360-7790) or Rakesh Chugh (402-9098) or send

email to membership@hinducenterofvirginia.org.

Please visit

www.hinducenterofvirginia.org/

Classes.html for classes offered at

Hindu Center of Virginia. For more

information, you can also email

classes@hinducenterofvirginia.org.

For booking pujas in the temple or at your home, please send an e-mail in ad-vance to puja@hinducenterofvirginia.org

For information or Ad inquiries, contact us

at bharatvani@hinducenterofvirginia.org or

804.934.9894 Thank you for your support.

From the Membership Desk

PLEASE BECOME A MEMBER/ RENEW MEMBERSHIP

AND SUPPORT YOUR OWN TEMPLE

New/ Renew your Annual membership now and it

will be valid till December 31st 2015!

Annual membership $101.00:

Open to all devotees.

New/ Renewal members will get Archana tickets (2).

Life membership $2000.00 for single & $2001.00 for a

couple :

Open to all devotees. New members will get Archana tick-ets (3).

Members who have held Life membership for at least three years and have provided substantial services to the temple are nominated for Corporate body and elected by the cur-rent Corporate members.

Corporate Annual membership $201.00 :

Annual membership amounts are due January 1st. Mem-bers get voting rights to participate and formulate By Laws of temple

All Members are eligible for a) Discounted rates for Com-munity Hall rental for personal use and Priest services at their home b) Nomination in the Executive Committee.

Questions? Please contact us: membership@hinducenterofvirginia.org

Membership Director Rakesh Chug (804)402-9098

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Hindu Center of Virginia 6051 Springfield Road Glen Allen, VA 23060

NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. Postage Paid

Richmond, VA Permit No. 3022

Temple Hours: Weekday: 7.00 A.M. to 11.00 A.M. 5.00 P.M. to 8.30 P.M. Weekend: 9:30 A.M to 2:00 P.M 5:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M

For special occasions, please contact the Priest or any of the Religious Directors.

Directions: Take Exit 49-B on I-295 West. Turn right on Springfield Road. Temple is on your left.

Phone: (804) 346-9954

www.therichmondtemple.org

November 2014 Return Service Requested

Please visit the temple web-site for more aerial shots of our new temple.