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Hindu Center of Virginia Monthly Newsletter “BHARATVANI” — August 2019
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Puja Calendar for August 2019
Date Time Event
Thu 08/01 7:00 PM Sree Rama Abishekam
Fri 08/02 6:00 PM Mahalakshmi Abishekam
Sat 08/03 9:00 AM Digambar Jain Parshwanath Bhagwan Ab-hishek Pooja
Sat 08/03 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam
Sat 08/03 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat 08/03 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam
Sat 08/03 6:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam
Sun 08/04 10:00 AM Snatra Puja
Sun 08/04 11:00 AM Ganesha Abishekam
Sun 08/04 12:15 PM Bhajans by Neilkanth Bhatt
Sun 08/04 1:00 PM Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun 08/04 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans
Sun 08/04 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam
Mon 08/05 6:45 PM Shiva Abishekam
Tue 08/06 5:45 PM Sundarakand
Tue 08/06 7:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa
Wed 08/07 7:00 PM Sree Krishna Abishekam & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam
Thu 08/08 7:00 PM Sree Rama Abishekam
Fri 08/09 6:30 PM Varamahalakshmi Vratam & Mahalakshmi Abishekam
Sat 08/10 9:00 AM Digambar Jain Parshwanath Bhagwan Ab-hishek Pooja
Sat 08/10 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam
Sat 08/10 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat 08/10 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam
Sat 08/10 6:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam
Sun 08/11 11:00 AM Ganesha Abhishekam
Sun 08/11 11:30 AM Havan
Sun 08/11 12:15 PM Bhajans by Krishna
Sun 08/11 1:00 PM Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun 08/11 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans
Sun 08/11 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam
Mon 08/12 6:45 PM Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam)
Tue 08/13 7:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa
Wed 08/14 7:00 AM Rig Upakarma, Yejur Upakarma
Wed 08/14 6:00 PM Sree Krishna Abishekam & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam
Wed 08/14 7:00 PM Poornima (Satyanarayana Pooja)
Thu 08/15 7:00 PM Sree Rama Abishekam
Fri 08/16 9:00 AM Mahalakshmi Abishekam
Fri 08/16 4:00 PM Chandi Havan Starts (8/16 4PM to 8/18 2PM) - See flyer
Date Time Event
Fri 08/16 7:00 PM Bhavana
Sat 08/17 9:00 AM Digambar Jain Parshwanath Bhagwan Ab-hishek Pooja
Sat 08/17 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam
Sat 08/17 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat 08/17 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam
Sat 08/17 6:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam
Sun 08/18 11:00 AM Ganesha Abishekam
Sun 08/18 12:15 PM Durga Chalisa
Sun 08/18 1:00 PM Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun 08/18 2:00 PM Chandi Havan Concludes
Sun 08/18 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam (Sankata Hara Cha-turthi)
Mon 08/19 6:45 PM Shiva Abishekam
Tue 08/20 7:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa
Wed 08/21 7:00 PM Sree Krishna Abishekam & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam
Thu 08/22 6:00 PM Sree Rama Abishekam
Thu 08/22 7:00 PM Karthigai (Sri Subramanya Abishekham)
Fri 08/23 6:00 PM Mahalakshmi Abishekam
Fri 08/23 7:00 PM Krishna Janmashtami - See flyer
Sat 08/24 9:00 AM Digambar Jain Parshwanath Bhagwan Ab-hishek Pooja
Sat 08/24 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam
Sat 08/24 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat 08/24 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam
Sat 08/24 5:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam
Sun 08/25 11:00 AM Ganesha Abishekam
Sun 08/25 12:15 PM Amritvani
Sun 08/25 1:00 PM Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun 08/25 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam
Mon 08/26 6:45 PM Shiva Abishekam
Tue 08/27 6:00 PM Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam)
Tue 08/27 7:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa
Tue 08/27 Parushan Begins
Wed 08/28 7:00 PM Sree Krishna Abishekam & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam
Thu 08/29 7:00 PM Sree Rama Abishekam
Fri 08/30 7:00 PM Mahalakshmi Abishekam
Sat 08/31 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam
Sat 08/31 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat 08/31 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam
Sat 08/31 5:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam
For September 2019 Puja calendar please refer to page 11
Our Priests: Pt. Subramanyam Kannan, Pt. Rajagopal Thuppal, Pt. Abhay Padhi
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Club 500
Greetings Devotees! Please help your temple and be a member of
"Club 500.” Please make your donation for 2019 as soon as
possible. Kindly note that my term (after 4 years of service) as a
Board Member has been ended. We have made tremendous
progress with your help. A new board member will be working with
you regarding Club 500. We thank all devotees & members for
supporting our temple. HCV requests everyone ( all club 500 &
Corporate members) to pay membership for 2019.
Thank you and God bless you!
Very Best,
Munmaya Mishra
Note: Donors’ Names published monthly in Bharatvani & Temple
Lobby monitor. For more information, please contact: Munmaya
Mishra, Brij Mago, Vijay Ramnarain, Sanjay Thirunagari.
Sundar Kand Path— 1st Tuesday of month at 5:45 PM
Please note that Sundar Kand Path is held on 1st Tuesday of every
month at 5:45 P.M. Please join us with family and friends to make the
path a success.
The Board of Directors thank all Club 500 sponsors
for helping us pay off our temple loan and encour-
ages others to join this unique club: “Club 500.” The
following member(s) paid the Club 500 donations
recently.
Pramod Mohanty
Sid Kere
Mahamangala Aarti every day at 7:30pm. Devotees
are encouraged to join for Mahamangala aarti.
Bharathi Yoga Seniors(65+): Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. in the new temple basement
(FREE)
Advanced students: Sundays, 7:00 a.m. in the main community
hall ($25/month)
Beginners:
Sundays, 8:30 a.m. in the main community
hall ($25/month)
Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. in the new temple
basement ($25/month)
All fees paid by students are donated to the Hindu Center of
Virginia
Contact our internationally-certified Yoga instructor, Ravi Menon by
email at ravi4net1@gmail.com for more information or just show
up before the class.
This newsletter is produced by: Hindu Center of Virginia 6051 Springfield Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060 Publication Frequency: Monthly Issue Number 2019.08
7 August
Festival of India (FOI) 2019 - Invitation www.thefestivalofindia.org
Dear Friends, Festival of India 2019 is scheduled for September 21st & 22nd at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. The ever-dedicated team has started the preparation and you may have already heard from an FOI team member. As you are aware, FOI is a key fund-raising activity for the Hindu Center. As always, FOI is looking for your sup-port with the souvenir book. If you have a business, please help us by supporting the souvenir book. If you or your employer would like more information on participating in the souvenir book, the FOI team would be de-lighted to meet with you and the decision makers at your employer. We can explain the complete package of benefits in sponsoring the festival and participating in the souvenir book and other activities. An event like FOI requires a tremendous amount of energy and support from our community. It is out flagship event and we need lot of people of step-up and help. We are blessed to have an amazing set of selfless and dedicated volunteers. At the same time, we need new volunteers to make the even bigger and better. We have lots of opportunities for people with different interests, skills and time commitment. Please get in touch with us or show up for a meet-ing. We would be delighted to match you with the right opportunity -- volunteering at a booth, help coordinate the event or serving on the committee. It’s a great way to help your community, meet new people and also de-velop new skills! FOI team meetings will be held on 3rd Sunday of each month from June till September. Please save these dates (Aug. 18 and Sept. 15) on your calendar. Meetings start @ 9:30 AM. For more information or to get involved, please send a message to info@thefestivalofindia.org We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting. On behalf of FOI 2019 TEAM, Sanjay Thirunagari Vijay Ramnarain Anil Jain Co-Chair Co-Chair Co-Chair
OUTSTANDING LIFE SERVICE TO HCV
The Program as approved by the Board of Directors of HCV in 2015 is designed to continue every year. As you are aware the awardees for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 were Dr. Manikoth Kurup, Dr. Narsimha Chari, Mr. In-der Midha and Mrs Veena Kukreja respectively. This year’s Selection Committee is soliciting nominations for the award for the year 2019. The nominations should reach the following address by October 31, 2019. Each nomination should accompany a short statement as to why the nominee deserves the award. Otherwise, just a name of the nominee should suffice. Selection Committee will gather the relevant information. By Mail: Sid Kere, 7830 Marylea Road, Richmond, Va. 23225. Email: sid.kere@gmail.com. The Committee provides the following general criteria for the recommendations: “A person who is or was a member in good standing, who made significant contributions to the pursuit of the main ideals or principles of the Hindu Center of Virginia. These ideals include community awareness of Hindu principles and culture, growth of the center as a place of worship and knowledge for the Richmond and sur-rounding communities and is a person of good character and moral principles.”
Bhal Patel Sid Kere Committee Chairman. Committee Secretary.
8 August
FOI Cultural Team Update
Hello Friends, We are preparing for another spectacular Cultural Program for Festival of India on September 21st & 22nd, 2019 at Greater Richmond Convention Center. We invite all dance teachers, choreographers, dance directors, teams, all participants along with their families to come and show their amazing creativity on the stage. We appreciate your time and support for the excellent cultural program. Website has been updated with all the detailed rules and regulations. Please pay close attention to these rules and fees. Please make sure to visit the Cultural tab in the FOI website often for updates. http://thefestivalofindia.org/welcomeculturalprogram.asp Important Dates to Remember: * All general and competition entries via online entry form by Saturday, 09/07/2019, 11:59 PM * Last date to submit (general entry only) with late fees is Friday, 09/13/2019, 11:59PM. We reserve the right to stop taking entries before the last date. Fees: All General Entries fees = $25.00; All Competition Entries fees = $50.00 (No Special Day Request because competition can be scheduled either day) All Regular Entries requesting Special day’s fees = $50.00 before Sept 7th. Late fees will be applied in addition to $25.00 for all items after September 7th. (That means $50.00 for general entries only) Changes after trial schedule and final schedule (if possible) is sent $50.00 per item. Please confirm availability of participants for both days before submitting the entries. Also, fill out their correct information especially if they are in multiple items to minimize the conflicting schedule. This year, in an effort to provide ample opportunity for creativity, we are offering following competitions in addition to the regu-lar performances. Please make sure to read Rules page for both general and competition entries carefully. Following are the competitions for this year including the descriptions and limits. All Competition entries must have min-imum of 4 participants and all participants must be available both days to perform. Detailed rules are listed on the webpage.
"Paani Re Paani": We are looking to see sweet performances that por trays “Water”. Instrumental and/or dance chore-ography based on the theme of water is required. Choose age appropriate songs that has words related to water for the performance. Examples: sea, dariya, samunder, nadiya, river, ocean, raindrops, barsaat, barish, bunde etc. Show us the best moves those tiny feet can do on the stage using the creative costumes and mind blowing props on the melodious songs.
Ages: 5-8; Time: 6 min max "Can't stop that Beat": Show us your best dance moves on the songs or instrumental melodies from films that are all
time popular, peppy and that radiates high energy. The performance should have super entertaining value, best looking unique costumes and artistic props. Performances may include famous musical composition. Songs should not have any cursing or inappropriate words and meanings. Any songs or music that shows festivities in Indian culture are highly en-couraged but not required. Ages: 9-13; Time: 8 min max
"Old is the New Gold": Show us the best Dance Moves. Choose songs from old and new films. Per form on old songs with new dance style and newer songs (anything after year 2000) with older dance style. Both styles must be shown as the part of the performance. Wow us with the out of the box creativity, choice of songs, music , filmy style costumes, props and superior entertaining dance moves. Ages: 14 Years & above; Time: 8 min maximum
"Folk competition": Choose folk songs from regional languages or from movies and show the Indian folk dances with vibrant colors. Mixing of more than one folk style is allowed. Emphasize on costumes, typical folk dances and props.
Ages: a. 8-13 and b. 14 and up; Time: 8 min max "Our Shiny Star" : Pick any character from Indian culture and show it in the form of dance drama. The character
can be religious, mythical, historical, patriotic or any famous folk entity. Examples: Story of Krishna, Meera, Pandurang, Akbar, Gandhi ji etc. or any regional character. Show the story with creative props, costumes and artistic performance. Movie songs or scenes are allowed. Any episode of the life of the character or the whole life span can be shown. The audience should be captivated by the story line of the character. Ages: All ages from 6 and above; Time: 15 min max;
Please send your questions, concerns and ideas to 2019foicultural@gmail.com. We will reply within 48 hours.
With much gratitude, Chetan Mehta (Cultural Director] 804 536 5093 Murali Chemudupati, Smita Jain, Bina Mehta, Sangeeta Patel, Ravi Tamma, Probodh Chiplunkar
9 August
Classes offered at Hindu Center
For more details,contact classes@hinducenterofvirginia.org or use contact info below
Class Contact Phone Email
Dance (Bharathanatyam) Uma Chetty 804.364.1686 umachetty@gmail.com
Dance (Kuchipudi) Sudha Vadlamani 804.651.9248 vadlamanisudha@hotmail.com
Dance(Bharatanatyam) Ashwini Manjunath 804. 564.5005 nrityaloka@gmail.com
Marathi Class Murty Nadgouda Sameer Athale
804.305.1520 804.512.8948
murtynadgouda@yahoo.com
Hindi Class Dileep Dwivedi 804.346.3463 richmondhindischool@gmail.com
Technology Classes Vadi Ponpandian 804.484.9178 vadipon@yahoo.com
Yoga Ravi Menon 804.346.9954 ravi4net1@gmail.com
HCV Jain Pathshala for kids Pathshala teachers 804.965.6208 classes@hinducenterofvirginia.org
Adult Jain Study Classes Smita Jain / Pritesh Mutha classes@hinducenterofvirginia.org
VYO Religious classes (Hindu and Pusti-marg)
Kartik Talati / Kayur Sheth 804.683.1918 k.talati@comcast.net
Richmond Tamil School Richmond Tamil Sangam richmondtamilsangam@outlook.com
Religious / Spiritiual values Hindu Center 804.346.9954 religiousclass@hinducenterofvirginia.org
Visual Arts Neelima Ganta 804.716.2820 neelimaganta@gmail.com
Telugu class Subbaraju S Ramprasad S
517. 803.6675 734. 883.3900 Svsraju45@gmail.com
Malayalam class Sankar Ganesan
804-269-6646 sankarganesan03@gmail.com
HCV requests all families to join as an Annual Member of Hindu Center of Virginia and support these activities. If you would like to enhance the classroom setup - please send a message to classes@hinducenterofvirginia.org
10 August
The Hindu Center of Virginia encourages all community members to avail the well equipped classrooms in the temple as well as the community hall with kitchen
(NO COOKING) for your needs. You can rent the hall for your family activities that do not conflict with the temple religious activities. Facilities are available for
rent to conduct language, art, dance classes, meetings, private functions such as birthdays and marriages as well as religious ceremonies with HCV priest service.
For information, please visit: www.therichmondtemple.org/publicationandnewsletters.aspx
Hindu Center of Virginia Annual General Body Meeting Updates
The Annual General Body Meeting of HCV was held on July 14, 2019 at Hindu center Community Hall. The following Corporate Members were elected to the Board of Directors: Mr. Ashok Aggarwal, Mr. Abhay Bajekal, Dr. Shaival Kapadia and Mr. Jyoti Mohapatra. The following Corporate Members were elected to the Executive Committee:
Mr. Kedar Thoota – President Mr. Rakesh Chug – Vice-President Mr. Sridhar Sundaram – Secretary Mr. Gunvant Patel - Treasurer
The following life members were elected as Corporate Members: Mrs. Sonal & Mr. Venkat Iyer, Mr. Ram & Mrs. Namita Mishra, Mr. Santosh & Mrs. Lakshmi Ramachandran Nair, Mr. Mahavadi & Mrs. Sunila Srikanth, Mr and Mr. Bijendar Singh. Subsequently, the Board of Directors met and elected
Mr. Sanjay Thirunagari as Chairman
Mr. Abhay Bajekal as Vice-Chairman.
We want to thank retiring members of the Board of Directors for their service and outstanding contributions to the HCV community:
Dr Meena Midha (retiring Chair, Board of Directors) Dr. Raj Dubey, Dr. Munmaya Mishra and Mr. Bhal Patel.
11 August
Puja Calendar for September 2019
Date Time Event
Sun 09/01 10:00 AM Snatra Puja
Sun 09/01 11:00 AM Ganesha Abhishekam
Sun 09/01 12:00 PM Saraswati Puja (Beginning of School) - See flyer
Sun 09/01 10:00 AM Hartalika Teej
Sun 09/01 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans
Sun 09/01 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam
Mon 09/02 9:30 AM Shiva Abishekam
Mon 09/02 7:00 PM Ganesh Chaturthi
Tue 09/03 Parushan ends; Daslakshana begins - see flyer
Tue 09/03 5:15 PM Hanuman Chalisa
Wed 09/04 9:30 AM Sree Krishna Abishekam & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam
Thu 09/05 9:30 AM Sree Rama Abishekam
Fri 09/06 9:30 AM Mahalakshmi Abishekam
Sat 09/07 9:00 AM Digambar Jain Parshwanath Bhagwan Ab-hishek Pooja
Sat 09/07 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam
Sat 09/07 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat 09/07 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam
Sat 09/07 5:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam
Sun 09/08 9:30 AM Dhoop Dashmi (Das Lakshan)
Sun 09/08 11:00 AM Ganesha Abhishekam
Sun 09/08 11:30 AM Ganapathi Homam
Sun 09/08 12:30 PM Bhajans by Krishna
Sun 09/08 1:00 PM Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun 09/08 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans
Sun 09/08 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam
Mon 09/09 9:30 AM Shiva Abishekam
Tue 09/10 9:30 AM Hanuman Chalisa
Wed 09/11 6:00 PM Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam)
Wed 09/11 9:30 AM Sree Krishna Abishekam & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam
Thu 09/12 9:30 AM Sree Rama Abishekam
Thu 09/12 5:30 PM Ganesh Visarjan
Fri 09/13 Daslakshana Ends
Fri 09/13 9:30 AM Mahalakshmi Abishekam
Fri 09/13 7:00 PM Poornima (Satyanarayana Pooja)
Sat 09/14 Pitru Paksha Begins
Sat 09/14 9:00 AM Digambar Jain Parshwanath Bhagwan Ab-hishek Pooja
Sat 09/14 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam
Sat 09/14 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat 09/14 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam
Sat 09/14 5:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam
Sun 09/15 11:00 AM Ganesha Abishekam
Date Time Event
Sun 09/15 12:15 PM Durga Chalisa
Sun 09/15 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans
Sun 09/15 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam
Mon 09/16 5:45 PM Shiva Abishekam
Tue 09/17 6:00 PM Sankata Hara Chaturthi
Tue 09/17 7:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa
Wed 09/18 7:00 PM Sree Krishna Abishekam & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam
Thu 09/19 6:00 AM Sree Rama Abishekam
Thu 09/19 7:00 PM Karthigai (Sri Subramanya Abishekham)
Fri 09/20 6:00 PM Mahalakshmi Abishekam
Fri 09/20 7:00 PM Bhavana
Sat 09/21 Festival of India
Sat 09/21 9:00 AM Digambar Jain Parshwanath Bhagwan Ab-hishek Pooja
Sat 09/21 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam
Sat 09/21 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat 09/21 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam
Sat 09/21 5:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam
Sun 09/22 Festival of India
Sun 09/22 11:00 AM Ganesha Abishekam
Sun 09/22 12:15 PM Amritvani
Sun 09/22 1:00 PM Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun 09/22 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans
Sun 09/22 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam
Mon 09/23 6:45 PM Shiva Abishekam
Tue 09/24 7:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa
Wed 09/25 7:00 PM Sree Krishna Abishekam & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam
Thu 09/26 6:00 PM Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam)
Thu 09/26 7:00 PM Sree Rama Abishekam
Fri 09/27 6:00 PM Mahalakshmi Abishekam
Sat 09/28 Pitru Paksha Ends
Sat 09/28 9:00 AM Digambar Jain Parshwanath Bhagwan Ab-hishek Pooja
Sat 09/28 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam
Sat 09/28 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat 09/28 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam
Sat 09/28 6:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam
Sun 09/29 Navaratri Begins
Sun 09/29 11:00 AM Ganesha Abishekam
Sun 09/29 12:15 PM Bhajans Community
Sun 09/29 1:00 PM Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun 09/29 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans
Sun 09/29 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam
Mon 09/30 6:45 PM Shiva Abishekam
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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: 9:00 A.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
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