Sree Venkateswara Temple of Cleveland 4406 Brecksville Rd Richfield OH 44286 SREE VENKATESWARA TEMPLE OF CLEVELAND Sree Padmavathi Sametha Sree Venkateswara Parabrahmane Namaha 4406 Brecksville Road Richfield OH 44286 Tel: (330) 576-5626 Temple Hours (winter): 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekends & holidays Issue 36 Jan 2016 Board of Trustees Dr. R. Bandi Mr. L. Venkataraman Dr. P. Achanti Mr. J. Medarametla Dr. S. Ramanavarapu Dr. R. Taliwal Dr. M. Lakireddy Dr. K. Devulapalli Mrs. N. Kulasekaran Treasurer Mrs. S. Venna Jt. Treasurer Mr. R. Atluri Secretary Mr. R. Rambhatla Jt. Secretary Mr. Suman Pillarisetti Pledge or donate here Visit: www.balajiusa.org Call: 330 576 5626 / [email protected]Religious Calendar: (Detailed Calendar on Pg 5) Jan 1—14 Dhanurmasa Puja 9:30 AM Tue, Jan 5 - Ekadasi Sat, Jan 9 - Amavasya Sun, Jan 10 Pushya masam begins Mon, Jan 11 - Sravanam Thu, Jan 14 Bhogi Andal Abhishekam 11 AM Godha Kalyanam 6:30 PM Fri, Jan 15 -Sankranti/Pongal Thai/Makara masam begins Sat, Jan 16 , 4:30 PM Sankranti puja/Bhogi Pandlu Sat, Jan 23 Poornima Satyanarayana Vratam 6:30 PM Wed, Jan 27 Sankatahara Chaturthi Page 2: Chairman’s New Year message Page 3: Tiruppavai & The Origin of Bhogi Page 4: January Highlights contd. From Page 1 Page 5: Jan 2016 Calendar Makara Sankranthi / Pongal Celebrations Saturday, Jan 16 Sankranthi Puja & Bhogi pallu for kids 4:30 pm Cultural Program—6 pm Followed by dinner BHOGI January 14, 2016 Andal Abhishekam 11 am Godha (Andal) Thirukalyanam 6:30 pm
4406 Brecksville Road Richfield OH 44286 Tel: (330) 576-5626 Temple Hours: 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekends & holidays
Issue 36 Jan 2016
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Sree Venkateswara Temple of Richfield.
“Annadanam Samam Danam Trilokeshu Na Vidyathe"
Annadanam is supreme among all danas and incomparable to any other. Devotees can donate for Annadanam in the Temple for important festivals
in 2016. Interested devotees, please contact the Temple Management to learn more and reserve a day.
Chairman’s message Jai Sriman Narayana! Dear Devotees, 2015 was an exciting year! We celebrated two major utsavams, Brahmotsavam and Pavitrotsavam, with great religious fer-vor, as we did our scheduled calendar events like Sankranti, Ugadi, Sri Rama Navami, Vijaya Dasami and Deepavali. We added two qualified priests and a Talihaswamy to our operational support, and are encouraged by the reception that they have received. The Chandalika dance drama that we conducted earlier this summer and the educational services that we provide at the temple showcase our commitment to promoting our heritage. I am also happy to share that, with your help, we have reduced the temple’s debt from 1.3 million to 850,000 since its inception in 2012. There has been a significant growth in the devotee population that visits our temple to seek Lord Sree Venkateswara’s blessings. During major events during the year, we noted that there is the pleasant inconvenience with parking and other logistics on temple grounds, and have a plan in place to address it. In view of these new developments, the temple Board has come up with two immediate goals. One, to acquire land for parking, priest quarters, and other facilities; and the other, make a concerted effort to pay down the debt that it has acquired for temple construction and maintenance. Efforts to ac-complish these goals will fall under two projects: SREENIVASA SAMARPANAM – Started several months ago with the goal of paying off the debt within next three years. PARKING – Started recently with the goal of raising $150,000.00 to complete construction of the parking lot and other facili-ties. To make the above projects successful, we need your support. We project that if every devotee donates a sum of
$1000 over the next year or two, we would be able to completely pay off the debt and also make the necessary enhance-ments to the temple premises without compromising speed or quality. It is my assurance that every penny of your tax-deductible donation to these two projects will be used exclusively towards them. Please donate generously.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the members of the various Committees, I thank each and every one of you that has given freely of your time, energy and earnings to make this temple a place of your own. Your commitment is what has made all of the progress possible, and in such a short period of time. I look forward to see you at the temple soon. May Lord Venkateswara bless you and your families with health, happiness, and wealth in 2016. Sincerely, Ramakrishna Bandi, M.D. Chairman, Board of Trustees Sree Venkateswara Temple
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