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Puja Calendar for July. See Page 12 for August Puja Calendar.
Hindu Center of Virginia Monthly Newsletter “BHARATVANI” — July 2018
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
Sun, 07/01 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam
Sun, 07/01 12:15pm Bhajans by Neelkanth Bhatt
Sun, 07/01 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 07/01 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Sun, 07/01 6:00pm Sankata Hara Chaturthi / Murugan Abishekham
Mon, 07/02 6:45pm Shiva Abishekam
Tue, 07/03 5:45pm Sundarkand
Tue, 07/03 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa
Wed, 07/04 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam
Thu, 07/05 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 07/06 7:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Sat, 07/07 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 07/07 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 07/07 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 07/07 6:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sun, 07/08 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam
Sun, 07/08 11:30am Havan
Sun, 07/08 12:15pm Bhajans by Krishna
Sun, 07/08 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 07/08 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Sun, 07/08 6:00pm Murugan Abishekham
Mon, 07/09 5:45pm Shiva Abishekam
Mon, 07/09 7:00pm Karthigai (Sri Subramanya Abishekham )
Tue, 07/10 6:00pm Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam)
Tue, 07/10 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa
Wed, 07/11 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam
Thu, 07/12 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 07/13 7:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Sat, 07/14 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 07/14 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 07/14 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 07/14 6:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sun, 07/15 9:00am Jaggannath Rath Yatra (see flyer inside)
Sun, 07/15 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 07/15 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Sun, 07/15 6:00pm Murugan Abishekham
Mon, 07/16 6:45pm Shiva Abishekam
Tue, 07/17 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa
Wed, 07/18 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam
Thu, 07/19 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 07/20 6:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Fri, 07/20 7:00pm Bhavana
Sat, 07/21 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 07/21 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 07/21 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 07/21 2:00pm Snatra pooja
Sat, 07/21 6:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sun, 07/22 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam
Sun, 07/22 12:15pm Amritvani
Sun, 07/22 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 07/22 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Sun, 07/22 6:00pm Murugan Abishekham
Mon, 07/23 6:45pm Shiva Abishekam
Tue, 07/24 6:00pm Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam)
Tue, 07/24 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa
Wed, 07/25 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam
Thu, 07/26 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 07/27 6:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Fri, 07/27 7:00pm Guru Poornima (Maha Satyanarayana pooja)
Sat, 07/28 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 07/28 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 07/28 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 07/28 5:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sat, 07/28 6:00pm Sravanam (Balaji Abisehkam)
Sun, 07/29 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam
Sun, 07/29 12:15pm Bhajans
Sun, 07/29 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 07/29 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Sun, 07/29 6:00pm Murugan Abishekham
Mon, 07/30 6:45pm Shiva Abishekam
Tue, 07/31 6:00pm Sankata Hara Chaturthi
Tue, 07/31 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa
2 July
Club 500
Greetings Devotees! Please help your temple and be a
member of the "Club 500" in 2018. This is a wonderful
way to help your temple. Please make your donation
as soon as possible. I look forward to working with you.
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.
This newsletter is produced by: Hindu Center of Virginia 6051 Springfield Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060 Publication Frequency: Monthly
Issue Number 2018.07
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 encourages oth-
ers to join this unique club: “Club 500.”
The following new members (or renewing members)
paid the Club 500 dues recently.
Srikanth Mahavadi
Sriprabha Rajan
Mahamangala Aarti every day at 7:30pm. Devo-
tees are encouraged to join for Mahamangala aarti.
Please refrain from dropping personal items at the tem-
ple including idols, articles of clothing, or food other
than fruits and prasad. The temple is unable to use
these items and this creates an undesirable situation
that often attracts rodents. Thank you.
Shop at Amazon? Want to help your temple? See the back page for info on “Amazon Smile” a free program that helps raise funds for the temple.
Volunteer Help Needed
Support your temple. Volunteer at the Hindu Center of
Virginia!! Convenient slots available!!!
Thu AM - garland making and temple inside cleaning - 3
hrs—9:30am to 12:30pm / Temple - Front desk, Sat ,
Sun at 9:30 am /
Canteen - Sat & Sunday - 9:30 am - 2 pm - 2.5 hrs slots
(start at 9:30 am or 11:30 am). Help at counter, kitchen,
or food packing.
To sign-up, stop by the HCV front desk or e-mail
3 July
Dear Community Member,
We are pleased to share that with your enthusiastic support, we crossed the
halfway mark and received $167k in pledges in support of our community
hall and kitchen project. We need a little over $33k in donations to start the
project. We are over 3000+ strong community in Greater Richmond area.
This means if every community member donates $25, we will reach our re-
maining goal by the end of this month. Donate generously and proudly be-
come part of this great opportunity.
Donation Options & Recognition:
$1000 and plus – Name will be displayed in the new facility
$600 – Name will be engraved on a brick outside the new facility
$500 – Kitchen – Name will be displayed in the kitchen
Your donations will be tax deductible. Make checks payable to Hindu Center
of Virginia or DONATE NOW
Only your generosity can make this mission a reality. Thank you for your
continued support and generosity towards the Hindu Center. For more infor-
mation, I can be reached at 804.868.0049 or Kedar at 804.543.5559.
Sincerely,
Sanjay Thirunagari Kedar Thoota
Chair - Fund Raising Committee Fund Raising Committee
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair Person: Meena Midha Vice-Chair Person: Sanjay Thirunagari Members: Raj Dubey Rakesh Gupta Aashish Jain Munmaya Mishra Mohini Nallapaneni Bhal Patel Lakshmi Suresh Vijay Ramnarain (Ex-Officio)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Kedar Thoota Vice- President: Rakesh Chug Secretary: Abhay Bajekal Treasurer: Sanjeev Giribhattanavar Associate Treasurer: Mohit Mago
Committees:
Religious Director: Thirumala Areti Associate Religious Directors: Murali Chemudupati Anju Jain Pranathi Nadella Upendra Pandey Vinit Patil Kartik Talati Sekar Veerappan
Membership Director: Anil Jain
Operations Director: Sreedhar Sundaram Associate Operations Directors: Padma Kancharla (Canteen Ops) Vadi Ponpandian Sree Kadam Veena Areti Sudhir Kumar Rajesh Chintakuntlawar
Front Desk Coordinator: Suchismitha Yarlagadda
Publication Director: Mallik Karamsetty Associate Publication Director: Brij Mago
Landscape Director: M.Rangappa
Volunteer Director: Sridhar Erasi Associate Volunteer Director: Subramanyam Kandalam
Cultural Director: Badri Pulavarthi Associate Cultural Director: Hemal Desai Smita J
Webmaster: Social Media: Bhargavi Adhikari
Festival of India Chairs: Sanjay Thirunagari Vijay Ramnarain Anil Jain Member at Large: Nalini Premkumar Paddy Sundaram
6051 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, GLEN ALLEN, VA 23060 Phone: (804) 346-9954; www.HinduCenterOfVirginia.Org
The Hindu Center of Virginia is a non-profit charitable organization Tax ID:52-1272245
HINDU CENTER OF VIRGINIA
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Festival of India (FOI) 2018
www.thefestivalofindia.org
Dear Friends, Festival of India team met in June. Team is looking for your support. If you or other businesses are interested in sponsoring any FOI activities, please send a message to [email protected] Festival of India 2018 is scheduled for September 29th & 30th at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Team has started the preparation and you may have already heard from the FOI team members. FOI is looking for your support with the souvenir book. Please share the souvenir flyer with your friends. Let us know if you or your employer would like to participate in supporting the souvenir book. New volunteers are always welcome. Please contact us if you would like to explore the various opportunities for volunteering at the event or serving on the committee. FOI team meets on the 3rd Sunday of each month in the HCV library. Please save these dates (July 15, Aug. 19, and Sept. 16) on your calendar. Meetings start @ 9:30 AM. For more information or to get involved, please send a message to [email protected] We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting. On behalf of FOI 2018 TEAM, Sanjay Thirunagari Vijay Ramnarain Anil Jain Co-Chair Co-Chair Co-Chair
FOI Cultural Team Update
Hello Friends,
Hope that you and your families are enjoying the summer. We are happy to know that some groups are already preparing and getting ready to give their best performances at the Cultural Program of Festival Of India on the 29th and 30th Sept, 2018.
The Cultural Team is excited to prepare for this year’s program and anticipating mind blowing entertainment. We will soon be sending you themes and competitions for this year with dates to register for the program so if you have any suggestions, please send them as soon as possible.
We would like to hear from you and as always, all suggestions are most welcome. We will try our best to accom-modate all good suggestions and implement new ideas.
Please send email at FOI Cultural Team <[email protected]> to get added in the group email announce-ments.
If anyone interested in joining the cultural team please let us know as well.
Looking forward to hearing from you. FOI Cultural Team <[email protected]>
Cultural Team Festival Of India 2018
8 July
9 July
Annual General Body Meeting Invitation—Sunday July 15th @ 3PM
Dear Devotees,
The Annual General Body Meeting of the Hindu Center of Virginia will be held on Sun-
day July 15th from 3:00pm to 5:00pm in the community hall. You are all invited to attend.
On that day, the corporate body will elect new eligible life members to the corporate
body. A call for nomination has been sent to all corporate members. As per our bylaws, a
ballot with the approved candidates will follow after vetting of the nominations by the
elections committee. The meeting is open to the public, however, only corporate mem-
bers in good standing may vote on any issues that may need to be voted upon. I invite
all corporate members to contact Rakesh Chug regarding corporate membership, or the
treasurer Sanjeev Giribhattanavar to bring their dues up to date. On behalf of the Board
and Executive Committee, I thank all devotees for their support to our religious and cul-
tural activities. Please do not hesitate to contact any Board or Executive Committee
member with any suggestions to help us improve our services to the community. Thank
you.
Abhay Bajekal, Secretary, Executive Committee
10 July
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 and 2017 were Dr. Manikoth Kurup, Dr. Narsimha Chari and Mr. Inder Midha, respectively. This year’s Selection Committee is soliciting nominations for the award for the year 2018. The nominations should reach the following address by September 30, 2018. Each nomination should accompany a short state-ment as to why the nominee deserves the award. Otherwise, just a name of the nominee should suffice. Selec-tion Committee will gather the relevant information. By Mail: Sid Kere, 7830 Marylea Road, Richmond, Va. 23225. Email: [email protected]. 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 surround-ing communities and is a person of good character and moral principles.”
Brij Mago Sid Kere Committee Chairman. Committee Secretary.
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Class Contact Phone Email
Dance (Bharathanatyam) Uma Chetty 804 364 1686 [email protected]
Bala Vikas (Religious Class) Radhika Thirunagari 804 270 2326 [email protected]
Dance (Kuchipudi) Sudha Vadlamani 804 651 9248 [email protected]
Marathi Class Murty Nadgouda Sameer Athale
804 305 1520 804 512 8948
Hindi Class Dileep Dwivedi 804 346 3463 [email protected]
Technology Classes Vadi Ponpandian 804 484 9178 [email protected]
Yoga Ravi Menon 804 346 9954 [email protected]
HCV Jain Pathshala for kids Pathshala teachers 804-965-6208 [email protected]
Adult Jain Study Classes Smita Jain / Pritesh Mutha
VYO Religious classes (Hindu and Pustimarg)
Kartik Talati/Kayur Sheth
804-683-1918 [email protected]
Richmond Tamil School Richmond Tamil Sangam [email protected]
Religious / Spiritiual values Hindu Center 804 346 9954 [email protected]
Visual Arts Neelima Ganta 804 716 2820 [email protected]
DadaBhagwan Satsang Richmond Team 877-505-DADA Ext 1031
HCV request 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 [email protected]
Classes offered at Hindu Center For more details,contact [email protected] or use contact info below
12 July
Puja Calendar for August
Wed, 08/01 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam
Thu, 08/02 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 08/03 7.00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Sat, 08/04 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 08/04 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 08/04 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 08/04 6:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sun, 08/05 10:00am Snatra pooja
Sun, 08/05 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam
Sun, 08/05 12:15pm Bhajans by Neelkanth Bhatt
Sun, 08/05 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 08/05 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Sun, 08/05 6:00pm Karthigai (Sri Subramanya Abishekham )
Mon, 08/06 6:45pm Shiva Abishekam
Tue, 08/07 5:45pm Sundarkand
Tue, 08/07 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa
Wed, 08/08 6:00pm Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam)
Wed, 08/08 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam
Thu, 08/09 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 08/10 7:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Sat, 08/11 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 08/11 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 08/11 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 08/11 6:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sun, 08/12 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam
Sun, 08/12 11:30am Havan
Sun, 08/12 12:15pm Bhajans by Krishna
Sun, 08/12 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 08/12 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Sun, 08/12 6:00pm Murugan Abishekham
Mon, 08/13 6:00pm Aadi Pooram (Mahalakshmi Abishekam)
Mon, 08/13 6:45pm Shiva Abishekam
Tue, 08/14 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa
Wed, 08/15 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam
Thu, 08/16 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 08/17 6:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Fri, 08/17 7:00pm Bhavana
Sat, 08/18 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 08/18 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 08/18 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 08/18 6:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sun, 08/19 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam
Sun, 08/19 12:15pm Durga Chalisa
Sun, 08/19 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 08/19 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Sun, 08/19 6:00pm Murugan Abishekham
Mon, 08/20 6:45pm Shiva Abishekam
Tue, 08/21 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa
Wed, 08/22 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam
Thu, 08/23 6:00pm Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam)
Thu, 08/23 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 08/24 Varamahalakshmi Vratam (info only)
Fri, 08/24 Onam (info only)
Fri, 08/24 Rig Upakarma (info Only)
Fri, 08/24 6:00pm Sravanam (Balaji Abisehkam)
Fri, 08/24 7:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Sat, 08/25 Yejur Upakarma (Info Only)
Sat, 08/25 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 08/25 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 08/25 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 08/25 6:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sat, 08/25 7:00pm Poornima (Satyanarayana pooja)
Sun, 08/26 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam
Sun, 08/26 12:15pm Amritvani
Sun, 08/26 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 08/26 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Sun, 08/26 6:00pm Murugan Abishekham
Mon, 08/27 6:45pm Shiva Abishekam
Tue, 08/28 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa
Wed, 08/29 6:00pm Sankata Hara Chaturthi
Thu, 08/30 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 08/31 7:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Our Priests: Pt. Subramanyam Kannan, Pt. Rajagopal Thuppal,
Pt. Abhay Padhi. For more information about our priests, please visit: http://
www.therichmondtemple.org/staticContentMenu.aspx?PN=Priests.htm
Richmond Temple Membership 2018
We thank all members for supporting your temple. We
request all members including Corporate members to
pay membership fee for 2018.
If you haven’t already registered in HOMA, please do at www.therichmondtemple.org to receive emails. Like us on Facebook at Friends of The
Richmond Temple and Hindu Center of Virginia.
Temple website : www.therichmondtemple.org Cultural website : www.hinducenterofvirginia.org
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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
www.therichmondtemple.org
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