NEWSLETTER

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“Why not go out on a limb? That’s where the fruit is.”

–Mark Twain

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

Arati 6 PM

Temple website http://htsnm.org/

Shravan Hindu month 2 President’s Message 3 Auspicious days 4 Reminders 5 Past/upcoming events 6-7 Our sponsors 8-10

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Ganesh Chaturthi Sept 8th

Ganesh Chaturthi is a 10-day Hindu festival taking place in India and ob-

served around the world this week. The occasion, also known as Vina-

yaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi, honors the arrival on earth of Lord

Ganesha, to bring wisdom and remove obstacles from the paths of the

lives of true believers.

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Festivals in Shrawan Hindu month July 23 to Aug 22 (varies)

Shravan is considered to be a holy month in the Hindu calendar due to the many

festivals that are celebrated during this time.

Krishna Janmashtami -marks the birth of Lord Sri Krishna, on

the 8th day after the full moon

Raksha Bandhan - signifies and celebrates the

bond between brothers and sisters. It is celebrated on Shraavana

Poornima (Full Moon). Bond of Protection

Avani Avittam -In southern and central parts of India in-

cluding Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and

Odisha, Shraavana Poornima day is when the Brahmin

community performs the rituals of Avani Avittam or

Upakarma.

Shrawan Somvaar celebrated Mondays from 7-

8:30 pm at the temple.

Devotees are requested to bring Puja thali to do Shiva

Namavali, Shiva Mahiman Stotram followed by bhajan

and aarati.

Shrawan is observed for worshiping Lord Shiva. During

this month, devotees observe fast and give up non-

vegetarian food. All the Mondays falling in the Shrawan

month are considered to be highly auspicious for ob-

serving fast and are known as Shrawan Somvaar.

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Greetings, Hope this August finds you in the best of health and spirits. With the advent of our children going back to school, we have some projects restarting for the fall. We have new members that have joined our working groups. I would like to welcome Yagnesh Pathak to our Board, also, Dr. Bala Kulkarni as patron member. Two new advisors joined to help the board implement its various activities, they are Ashok and Pritha Ghosh—welcome. Committees that are currently active include the temple planning committee, Ahimsa walkathon committee, Parent/Adult program, there are also plans under-way to provide food every Sunday at our temple (Bhandara), please keep a look out for the dates and volunteer to cook/help prepare food on Sundays. The visa papers have been submitted for the priest and now it is a waiting period about 2 months for approval from the visa authorities. The cost of maintaining a poojari will increase our monthly operating costs. If our members could contrib-ute at least $50 per month we will be in very good shape. Do consider donating through ACH if you are not doing so, yet. You may contact me directly if you have any questions at krishna.realtyone@gmail.com or ph# 505-980-6649 for further information on this. We have many upcoming celebrations scheduled in our temple, please come and join in the ceremonies and fellowship. I encourage everyone to participate in the various activities and progress of our temple. Ultimately, we are a volunteer member-run program and our success depends on the individuals willing to stand up and be leaders.

President’s message

Krishna Jaiswal President

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Upcoming Auspicious days—temple is open on days that are bolded Aug-19

24 Saturday Dahi Handi, Rohini Vrat 26 Monday Aja Ekadashi

27 Tuesday Pradosh Vrat 28 Wednesday Masik Shivaratri

29 Thursday Darsha Amavasya, Anvadhan, Pithori Amavasya

Sep-19

1 Sunday Samaveda Upakarma, Varaha Jayanti, Hartalika Teej, Gowri Habba 2 Monday Vinayaka Chaturthi

3 Tuesday Rishi Panchami, Samvatsari Parva, Skanda Sashti 5 Thursday Lalita Saptami, Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana, Mahalakshmi Vrat Begins, Durva Ashtami

6 Friday Masik Durgashtami, Radha Ashtami, Jyeshtha Gauri Puja

7 Saturday Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana 9 Monday Parsva Ekadashi, Kalki Dwadashi

10 Tuesday Vamana Jayanti, Bhuvaneshvari Jayanti, Pradosh Vrat, Onam 12 Thursday Anant Chaturdashi, Ganesh Visarjan

13 Friday Bhadrapada Purnima, Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat, Anvadhan, Purnima Shraddha

14 Saturday Ishti, Ashwina Begins North, Pitrupaksha Begins, Pratipada Shraddha

15 Sunday Dwitiya Shraddha 16 Monday Tritiya Shraddha

17 Tuesday Vighnaraja Sankashti Chaturthi, Chaturthi Shraddha, Kanya Sankranti, Vishwakarma Puja 18 Wednesday Maha Bharani, Panchami Shraddha

19 Thursday Shashthi Shraddha, Masik Karthigai

20 Friday Saptami Shraddha, Rohini Vrat

21 Saturday Kalashtami, Ashtami Shraddha, Mahalakshmi Vrat Ends

22 Sunday Jivitputrika Vrat, Navami Shraddha 23 Monday Dashami Shraddha, Autumnal Equinox

24 Tuesday Indira Ekadashi, Ekadashi Shraddha

25 Wednesday Gauna Indira Ekadashi, Vaishnava Indira Ekadashi, Dwadashi Shraddha

26 Thursday Magha Shraddha, Pradosh Vrat, Trayodashi Shraddha, Masik Shivaratri

27 Friday Chaturdashi Shraddha, Anvadhan

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

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

Oct-19

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, Ben-gal Maha Navami

7 Monday Saraswati Visarjan, Durga Visarjan, Dussehra, Vijayadashami, Dasara, 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

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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 Aug 25th

• Ekadasi 27th Aug , 9th and 25th

Sept, 7:30-8:30pm

• Ganesh Chaturthi Sept 8th

• Bhandara Sept 15th

• Durgastami Oct 6th

• Karvachauth Oct 17th

• Gandhi Walkathon Oct 19

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Past event

Sri Krishna Janmashtami was grandly cele-

brated at the temple as the day Lord Vishnu

took the Sri Krishna avatar. The all night long

celebration was from Saturday night to Sun-

day morning. We would like to thank the or-

ganizers for organizing the event.

Current events

We are in the process of revamping our web-

site and email groups, if you have expertise

in these fields please come forward to help.

Contact information may be found at http://

htsnm.org/contactus/.

Parking violations have been observed during busy

times at the temple—new signs are going up to

help guide drivers. Please follow all signs for the

safety and security of everyone.

Fines as high as $100 may be im-

posed for non compliance.

The AC units have been serviced

and are now in working condition.

Thank you for all your patience

and understanding as we go

through these “growing pains”.

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Upcoming events

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