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HARI: 717-774-7750

Priests: Pu. Shastri ji 717-460-1522 Pu. Swamy ji 717-395-6562

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: President: Mr. Sunil Sharma 302-438-0633

Senior Vice President: Mr. Sambasiva Ellanki 717-439-8821

Secretary: Mr. Namit Govil 916-627-5076

Treasurer: Mr. Devang Patel 717-856-2156

Vice Presidents: Mrs. Nupur Bagkar 717-460-6507 Mr. Srinivas Bandi 717-805-5117 Mrs. Simmi Dua 717-612-2282 Mr. Nayan Mitra 717-448-3814 Mr. Manu Patel 717-244-1532 Mrs. Nibha Rani 717-731-2147 Mr. Raj Sathanur 518-312-3330 Mr. Dushyanth Sharma 660-238-3599 Dr. Arun Sharma 717-514-8450 Mrs. Pramita Shenoy 570-854-9289 Mr. Anshul Virmani 717-602-4193

School Director: Mrs. Minoo Amin 717-732-0513

Youth Forum School Director: Mr. Alok Srivastava 717-805-5972

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman: Mr. Basava Sankar Sanke 717-460-4635

Members:

Mr. Sadanandam Bharatha 717-712-9907 Mr. Laxman Buddineni 717-610-0840 Mr. Sandeep Gupta 717-579-1375 Mr. Kanti Jasani 717-503-1394 Dr. Yogesh Parikh 717-979-8886 Mr. Vibeeshan Gereddy 717-503-4567 Mrs. "Dolly" Shabnam Sachdeva 717-343-9412 Mrs. Ashwini Sathe 717-810-1895 Mr. Atreia Sindiri 717-395-7675

SITA-RAMA * RADHE-SHYAM Vol. 19 No. 02 APR - JUN 2019

HARI Times...

MARATHI, KANNADA NEW YEAR Saturday, April 6, 2019 (actual day)

TELUGU NEW YEAR Friday, April 5, 2019 (USA Panchanga) 7:15pm Panchanga Sravanam

GUDI PADWA CELEBRATION Saturday, April 6, 2019

5:00 pm: Cultural Program by Ashwini Sathe & Group 7:00 pm Aarti, Dinner sponsored by Maharashtri an Families

24-HR SHRI RAMCHARITMANAS RECITAL Beginning 12:00 pm, Saturday, April 13, 2019 Ending 12:00 pm, Sunday, April 14, 2019 Special Shri Ram Aarti on the actual day at noon

on Sunday, April 14, 2019; followed by lunch

BENGALI, MALYALAM, TAMIL NEW YEAR Sunday, April 14, 2019 (actual day)

7:15pm Panchangam Shravanam

SHRI MAHAVIR JAYANTI CELEBRATION Saturday, April 20, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00 pm - Stavan recitals & Bhakti 5:00pm - 5:30 pm - Cultural program & Vote of Thanks 5:30 pm - Swami Vatsalya (Dinner Prasad)

MATA KI CHOWKI Saturday, April 27, 2019 3:00 pm—Mata Ki Chowki (details on page 3) 7:00 pm - Aarti, Dinner sponsored by Mata Devotees

GURU VANDANA Sunday, April 28, 2019 10:00 am - Teachers Appreciation Program 12:00 pm - Aarti, Lunch by HARI School families

MOTHER’S DAY HAVAN Sunday May 12, 2019, 11:15 am 12:00m pm - Aarti, Lunch by Sunday School families

HARI SCHOOL GRADUATION Sunday, June 2, 2019 10:00 am - Variety program by HARI School Students 12:00 pm - Aarti, Lunch by HARI School families

SHRIMAD BHAGWAT GITA STUDY By Shri Bhupendrabhai Pandya (details on page 3) Monday—Friday June 10 - June 14, 2019 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Dinner Prasad

301 Steigerwalt Hollow Road * New Cumberland * PA 17070 (717) 774-7750 * haritemple@gmail.com * www.haritemple.org

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

HARI TIMES is mailed to paid HARI members only except for the New Year and Diwali editions which are mailed to the all HARI devotees. You may also view HARI Times at www.haritemple.org

HARI Emails: Update your email at www.haritemple.org – OR – drop it in the Hundi (donation box) at the temple – OR – send a request to haritemple@gmail.com.

HARI CALENDAR: Dates of actual and scheduled events, priests’ availability, and hall rentals are available online at www.haritemple.org.

CLOSING / CANCELLATION ALERTS: Temple closings are announced on HARI’s website and, when feasible, over local TV channels.

REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS

Shri Vishnu Sahasra Namam and Govinda Naamaalu Recital: Every Saturday at 6:00pm (except for other schedule events)

Hanuman Chalisa Recital and Satsang: Every Saturday between 7:15pm and 8:15pm (except for other schedule events)

Lord Shri Satyanarayana Puja: Every Purnamasi (full moon) from 7:15pm to 9:00pm. A token dona-tion of $21 is recommended for each participating family.

Jain Swadhayay/Puja: First Sunday of the month from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Organized by the Jain Sa-maj of South Central PA.

Lord Venkateswara Swamy (Balaji) Abhishekam: First Saturday of the month from 09:30 am. A to-ken donation of $21 is recommended for each participating family.

Havan: Second Sunday of the month from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Organized and conducted by HARI Devotees. (Contact any of the HARI committee members for further details)

Shri Ramcharitmanas Sundarkand Recital Second Tuesday of the month from 7:15 pm to 9:00 pm. Organized and conducted by HARI Devotees.

Note: “Regularly Scheduled Events” may change due to priority of other events

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HARI Temple Hours

Monday – Friday: 8am-1pm, 3pm-9pm

Saturday & Sunday: 8am to 9pm

Daily Aarti: 8am, 12pm, 7pm

Contact HARI President for Priest Services and Hall Rentals: 573-639-0103 or office-manager@haritemple.org

Priest Service request form is available at

http://haritemple.org/hari/pdf/PriestServiceRequestForm.pdf Hall rental agreement is available at

http://haritemple.org/hari/pdf/temple_hall_use_agreement.pdf

HARI Times is a publication of Hindu American Religious Institute, located at 301 Steigerwalt Hollow Rd., New Cumberland, PA 17070. You may send your comments, suggestions, and announcements to Haritemple@gmail.com.

HARI Times Editors: Executive Committee members, Mr. Sunil Desai, Mr. Adinarayana Rao Rayavarapu, and Mr. Viren Trivedi.

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OUR HEARTFELT THANKS TO HARI 2019 Calendar Sponsors Atreia Sindiri, Saritha Ravella, Crone TaekWondo, Meena Charan, Nita Rastogi, Dolly Shabnam, Joshi, Divyang Patel, Gautam Mishra, Devang Patel, Anish Patel, D.C. Patel, Janardhana, Sam Ellanki, Motilal Rasraj, Manu bhai, Shelley Beyer, Harendra Joshi, and Family Dentistry Makar Sankranti Event Nadhpriya cultural association - Rachita Nambiar, Meena Ravi and Ravi Venkat and team for

coordinating the entire event. Mr Basava Shankar, Mrs Suryakala Venkatadri and other community members for making and

providing the food for the entire day. Saraswati Pooja Bengali families of our community for sponsoring delicious lunch for all devotees. Meena Venkatsubrmaniyam for fresh flower garland for Saraswati Maa & Gajaras for the HARI

ladies. Hanuman Mandali for the melodious Bhajans. Youth kids for preparing pooja plates Maha Shivratri Anjali & Mahesh Agrawal and few other anonymous for Prasad snacks on the actual day. Kumar & Raji Piraviperumal for Pooja samagri. Mrs. Jigna Patel for coordinating dinner York Indian Community for delicious food Mrs. Rasmita Amin for coordinating entertainment program

___________________________________________ FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT— by Dr. Pai

Rama Navami is the celebration of the birthday of Sri Rama who was born on this day in the holy land of Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Rama is the seventh incarnation of Sri Vishnu. Rama Navami falls on the ninth day of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) in the month of Chaitra (March/April). This year it falls on Sunday, April 14. The word “Rama” literally means one who is divinely blissful and who gives joy to others, and one in whom the sages rejoice. Sri Rama taught us how to live our lives in accordance with dharma and divine principles. He was the embodiment of compassion, gentleness, kindness, righteousness and integrity. Ramayana, or life journey of Sri Rama, teaches us how to be the perfect son, the perfect brother, the perfect hus-band and the perfect king. Sri Rama’s reign in Ayodhya (Ramarajya) is considered the epitome of perfect governance. In nutshell, Sri Rama exemplified the perfect person. Hindus all over the world fast or eat only fruit or special food offerings prepared for the day. Many Hindus participate in non-stop recitation of the 24,000-verse epic Ramcharitmanas, at home or in a temple. In many places in India and around the world, dance-drama troupes depict the Ramayana (Ramlila) on stage and theaters. In many parts of India, temples make and serve Panaka, or Sweet Indian Limeade, to devotees. Jaggery or brown sugar, juice of one lime, grated fresh ginger, little ghee, and a pinch of cardamom powder are mixed in water to make Panaka. It is served cold.

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OUR HEARTFELT SYMPATHY

..on the passing away of Mrs. Pragnya Piyush Gandhi of Mechanicsburg, PA on Sunday, February 17, 2019, in India, due to complications following a heart-attack. She is survived by husband Piyush Gandhi, Daughter Isheeta Shah and son-in-law Sameet Shah

..on the passing away of Sonal Hall on February 26th, 2019. Daughter of Late Mr. Arun and Mrs. Hina Barad. Survived by her daughters Meadow and Autumn

...passing away of Mr. Chimanbhai B. Patel at the age of 80 in India. He is survived by wife Kusum-ben Patel sons Dusyant Patel and Hardik Patel daughter-in-law Jagruti Patel and Pragna Patel along with four grand children and one great grand child.

*** MAY THE DEPARTED SOULS ATTAIN PARAM SADGATI ***

It is sad and heartbreaking when the world was celebrating love, and then someone’s dastardly acts snatched away love of many.

We mourn with a heavy heart and express our condolences to the families of the brave, coura-geous and fearless soldiers who lost their lives in the attack at Pulwama, India on February 14th 2019.

We are in deep sorrow and salute with gratitude to the martyrs for their unconditional love and ultimate sacrifice to the country. “We promise your lives will not go in vain and you will be always remembered as the proud sons of Mother India.”

Jai Hind!! Vande Mataram!!

..on the passing away of Dr. Navnitkumar Bodiwala at the age of 70 on December 24th, 2018. He is survived by Wife: Gitaben Navnitkumar Bodiwala, Son: Dr. Kunal Navnitkumar Bodiwala, Daughter in law: Ripal Kunal Bodiwala, Daughters: Bhumi & Son in law Hemal Jadawala, Dipali & Son in law Devang Patel, Grand Children: Vivek, Rushi, Priya, Krish, Suhani & Sihaan.

..on the passing away of Manibhai Umedbhai Patel at the age of 97. From Pravinbhai Patel (Manheim PA), Shobhnaben Girishbhai Patel (Harrisburg PA), Bhupendrabhai Patel (Lancaster PA) and Bharatbhai Patel (Gettysburg PA)

..on the passing away of Mr. Santhebachalli Srikantia of Hummelstown, PA at the age of 93 on January 2, 2019. He is survived by his wife Ratna, son Uday, daughter-in-law Lakshmi, daughter Rekha, son-in-law Malay, Granchildren Avinash, Abisheik and Meghna

..on the passing away of Kamlaben Jashbhai Patel at the age of 96. From Harshadbhai Patel (Lebanon PA), Rajesh Patel (Palmyra PA), Ranjan Patel (Hershey PA), Surekha Shah (Chicago IL) and Varsha Patel (Florida)

..on the passing away of Mr. Krishnakantbhai U. Vyas at the age of 88 on February 7th, 2019. He is survived by Wife: Jyoti (Mina) Vyas, Sons: Rajiv, Ujjval, and Pranav, Daughters in Law: Jagruti, Amy, and Gabrielle, Grand Children: Carter, Anand and Amar

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SHRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA

Chapter 11

Vibhuti Yog Monday June 10

through Friday June 14, 2019

Amrut Vani: Pujya Shri Bhupendra-bhai Pandya Ji

HARI cordially invites all devotees for an oration of the time-tested principles of the Bhagavad Gita. From the past ten years, each verse of each chapter of Bhagavad Gita was discussed in detail at HARI. This is the eleventh year and each verse of Chapter 11 of Bhagavad Gita will be discussed in detail. Please do not miss it.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Monday June 10 through Friday June 14, 2019

5:30 PM to 6:45 PM - DINNER

7:00 PM - AARTI

7:15 PM to 9:30 PM - Discourse of GITA

Grand Sponsors: Mrs. Shobhana Devendra Parikh, Mrs. Parul Jagdish Shah, Mrs. Kalpana Ket-an Sheth, Mrs. Hersha Hasu Shah, Mrs. Leena Rajubhai Parekh and Mr. Piyush and late Mrs.

Pragnya Gandhi

Sponsors: Mrs. Rupal Satish Shah, Mr. Vinod Arkula & Mrs. Umangi Shah, Mrs. Neema Anil Thakrar, Mrs. Asha Ashok Agarwal, Dr. Naresh Stan Maingi.

BRIEF LESSON ON THEORY OF KARMA:

The impact of Karma and pudgalas on the soul is deep. The relationship between the soul and Karma is without beginning. Though Karma becomes inert, it envelops the soul in the form of an energy. It is not correct to think that the soul was pure once, and that later it became enveloped in Karmas. The soul and Karma have been bound together always and that has no beginning. Of course, it is possible to prevent new Karmas from entering the soul. Jain darshan believes that Karmic particles is a physical substance that is everywhere in the universe. The Karmic bondage occurs as a result of the two processes, Ashrava and Bandh. Ashrava is the inflow of karma. The karmic influx occurs when the particles are attracted to the soul on account of Yoga. Yoga is the vibration of the soul due to activities of mind, speech and body. However, yoga alone does not

produce bondage. The karmas have effect only when they are bound to the consciousness. This binding of the karma to the consciousness is called Bandh.

But it is also possible to discard and destroy the karmas that have collected to the soul and are clinging to it. Gold is found mixed with rocks. In the mines, they cut the rock, take out the pieces and by various physical and chemical processes, pure gold is separated from these pieces of rocks. In the same manner, even the soul can be made bright and pure by discarding and destroy-ing all karmas. It is possible to discard and destroy the karmas that are seated in it exercising an unnatural sway over it and it is possible to deliver the soul from their power. When terror and impact of all the karmas are discarded, the original radiant form of the soul shows itself.

Jai Jinendra!

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SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2019 Spiritual Bhajans: 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm

AARTI at 7:00 pm followed by DINNER PRASAD

This is a Temple facilitated event, open to all HARI devotees Seek Mata’s blessings and listen to spiritual bhajans by accomplished artists.

ANIL DUA and MANDALI

A renowned group from New York/New Jersey area. Their orchestra music and divine bhajans will enlighten your soul. They have done a number of Jagrans, Mata ki Chowkis and religious events in

many cities.

DURGA POOJA, KANJAK POOJAN, MATACHUNNI CEREMONIES

Note: Due to the nature of the Chowki bhajans, music will be loud.

EVENT and DINNER PRASAD SPONSORED BY Rohit & Shabnam Sachdeva, Ujjwal & Renu Mittal, Vipin & Suman Goel, Hitesh & Param Suri, Ramesh & Alka Parmar, Ravi & Alka Anand, Raman & Charu Luthra, Ranjit & Sangeeta Malik

Jai Shri Ram All Dear Members from our HARI Family, This is the 2nd Edition of HARI Times in this year and we are taking this opportunity to provide de-tails related to some work HARI BOT & EC Team has engaged itself into (see Table, next page). As we mentioned in the opening address that some of these projects have long term gains for our capabilities to serve better in all aspects of services provided at HARI. Please let us know if you'd be interested in getting more details and possibly sponsoring any of the projects listed above. Also as part of Shramdaan, we already have had multiple projects worked where volunteers helped by donating combined 145 Hrs. We are looking at more of this to continue. This expands from Yo-ga, Paint work and kids activities which we have kick started and are focused on to increase at the time goes by. HARI BOT & EC are also very excited to host a HARI Fundraiser on May 19th and details of which are to be communicated as an when the details are finalized. Our very talented local artists will work on a theme which is very near and dear to our hearts. Please mark your calendars as this will be presenting something exciting and heartwarming. As always we are looking for all your blessings to move forward in each and every aspect of the work we are doing. With Best Regards President Chairman Sunil K Sharma Basava Shankar Sanke

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HARI UPDATE ON RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DEVOTEES AND PLEA TO CONTRIBUTE TO NEW PROJECTS

HARI is a charitable organization that runs on generous contributions from its devotees and community members. Over the last many decades, it has served to meet the spiritual needs as well as many social and cultural needs of those that it serves. Thanks to its presence, so many children of first generation Hindu im-migrants have benefitted from learning and perpetuating the rich culture and tradition of Hinduism and in-deed India. Offering not only rich religious and cultural values, it has also been home to education in Indian languages and art forms such as dance and music.

HARI has always had two main goals:

Continuing to offer the rich cultural and religious services that it offers on a daily basis (Operational and Capital improvement projects), and

Plan strategically for the future, to make sure the organization remains viable and healthy for future gen-erations (The HARI Trust Fund)

Every few years, programs and drives raise funds to accomplish one of the above goals. Most recent efforts including the very ambitious Sanskriti program resulted in your hard earned and generously contributed dol-lars to go into distinct HARI temple upgrades, such as those listed below:

Your Recent Contributions At Work

The Railing Project

The Retaining Wall, Outside Beautification Projects, Chandeliers, Restrooms Upgrade

The Board of Trustees & the Executive Committee that you have chosen to represent you, continue to strive to improve the temple facilities as they think both for immediate needs and also for the future.

“Once Upon a Time in India” on May 19th, under the direction of Drs. Nirmal and Renu Joshi, with support from our entire talented community, will bring to you another stage program that is a historical musical and dance treat. It will also raise funds for new and very specific projects for upcoming months. You will see the results of such funding almost immediately. Please see Table on the previous page for the he de-scription of the projects for which your contributions for “ONCE UPON A TIME IN INDIA” be used.

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Crossword – Theme Diwali and Holi

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1. A Holi delicacy especially well known in Western India (9). 2. Holi is celebrated in this Hindu month (7). 3. Children make this craft to decorate their homes (7). 4. Hindus decorate their homes with this (4). 5. Diwali also marks Krishna’s victory over this asura or demon (10). 6. Hindus light a symbolic bonfire during Holi, which represents the burning of a demoness (6). 7. Rama and Krishna are the incarnations or avatars of this Hindu icon (6). 8. Diwali marks the return of a Hindu icon to his kingdom Ayodhya (3). Down

1. On the third day of Diwali, Hindus worship this Devi for prosperity (7). 2. Diwali also is celebrated to commemorate the triumph of this over ignorance (9). 3. Holi also marks the end of this season (6). 4. The festival of Diwali falls in this Hindu month (6). 5. Women and girls make this art of color powder in their homes or porches (7). 6. Wide array of vegetarian food is arranged in tiers or steps in front of the deities (7). 7. With reference to the size of the moon, Holi begins on this day (7). 8. Number of days Hindus celebrate Diwali (4).

HARI Trust Fund 2019 Charles Schwab investments Dec 31 - $1,324,485

Current balance - $1,437,876

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Namaste,

This year has been very exciting for HARI School. For the academic year 2018-19, we have nearly 160 students registered for various classes that the school offers. Few highlights from the school activities are as below:

On Sunday, February 10, HARI School celebrated the “Vasant Panchami” event. Students par-ticipated in the Goddess Saraswati Puja to receive Her blessings.

Presently, teachers and students are preparing for the “Holi” program. Please mark your calen-dars for Sunday, March 24, so you can attend the Holi event.

On Sunday, April 28, we will be celebrating Guru Vandana.

We are also planning various Youth Forum activities, such as an Open House with under graduates, volunteering at the PA Food Bank, and a nature hike.

With Lord Rama’s grace and your support, we have been able to provide lunch-prasad during all Sundays that school is in session. We encourage members of the community to sponsor lunch-prasad for Sunday school to celebrate special occasions. We are looking forward to updating you with more exciting news in the near future!

School Director Youth Forum Director Minoo Hiten Amin Alok Srivastava

HARI Security

Safety of our devotees, priests, employees and visitors at HARI is our highest priority. Even though our Harrisburg area and HARI is safe, keeping all our safety in mind, HARI management is employing few security officers at HARI events of large gatherings and Sunday school. These security officer's duty is only to protect our members and for no other reason. The security was implemented on February 10, 2019 and since then there is a security officer present on HARI premises on every Sunday school day and on two major events: Maha Shivratri and Holi.

HARI Announces 2019 Scholarship for College bound Seniors: "Dear High School Senior, HARI is pleased to offer 2019 scholarship to deserving college bound seniors. Please use the application which is posted at HARI website (please see link below), as you cannot use old forms. http://haritemple.org/hari/pdf/HARIScholarshipApplRev-2019.pdf Please complete all sections of the form clearly and submit it prior to April 28, 2019 with all re-quired documents. The committee will only consider timely completed applications. We look forward to award as many scholarships as possible to deserving college bound seniors from HARI community. Best wishes to all. Jai Shree Ram. HARI Scholarship Committee”

HARI SCHOOL

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ANANDAM: HARI Seniors Forum

HARI Seniors Forum Anandam consists of paid HARI members, age 60 and up. The group organiz-

es various activities few times a year, including trips to places that are of religious or historic im-

portance.

For more information, please contact Anandam Chair Dr. Yogesh Parikh at

haritempleanandam@gmail.com or at (717) 979-8886.

Answers to Crossword Across: 1: Puran Poli 2: Phalgun 3: Lantern 4: Diya 5: Narakasura 6: Holika 7: Vishnu 8: Ram; Down: 1: Lakshmi 2: Knowledge 3: Winter 4: Kartik 5: Rangoli 6: Annakut 7: Purnima 8: Five

Receipt for your 2018 Donations

Donations to HARI are tax deductible under the IRS code 501 (c) (3). HARI sends a donation

receipt to all who have donated $250 or more in a calendar year.

If you do not receive a receipt of your 2018 donations by February 15, 2019 then please con-

tact HARI Treasurer or HARI President. Their contact information is as provided on the first

page of this HARI Times. You may also send an email using the contact information provided

at www.haritemple.org

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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

Shri Venkateswara Swamy (Balaji) Abhishekam (First Saturday of every month) Saturday, April 06, 2019 at 09:30 am Saturday, May 04, 2019 at 09:30 am Saturday, June 01, 2019 at 09:30 am

Lord Satyanarayana Bhagwan Puja (Full Moon Day)

Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 7:15 pm Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 7:15 pm Sunday, June 16, 2019 at 7:15 pm

Jain Swadhayay / Puja (First Sunday of every month)

Sunday, April 07, 2019 at 2:00 pm Sunday, May 05, 2019 at 2:00 pm Sunday, June 02, 2019 at 2:00 pm

Monthly Havan (Second Sunday of every month)

Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 5:30 am Sunday, May 12, 2019 at 11:00 am Sunday, June 09, 2019 at 5.30 pm

Shri Ramcharitmanas Sundarkand Recital Second Tuesday of every month)

Tuesday, April 09, 2019 at 7:15 pm Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 7:15 pm Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 7:15 pm