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HINDU MANDIR SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

Shri Mandir Communicator 9474 # L, Black Mountain Rd., San Diego, CA 92126

Tel: 858.566.5644 Volume 21, Number 02, FEBRUARY 2014

Website: www.shrimandir.net

Shri Mandir

SHRI MANDIR CELEBRATES SHIV RATRI

Thursday, February 27th

Please sponsor the event

See inside for more details

SHRI MANDIR CELEBRATES

THAI POOSAM Sunday, February 9

th

Please sponsor the event


SHRI MANDIR CELEBRATES

NAVAGRAHA PUJA


& Saturday, February 8th

Details inside. Please sponsor the event

SHRI MANDIR CELEBRATES VASANT PANCHMI

Sunday, February 16th


Please visit www.shrimandir.net

For latest update on Mandir events and programs

Shri Mandir celebrates Surya Jayanthi & Navagraha Sthapana Anniversary


, & Saturday, February 8th

10.30 AM to 12.00 Noon

Thursday 6th

: Mahasank, Ganesh and Navagraha Abishekam 10.30 AM to 11.30 AM Aditya Hrudavam Chanting 11.30 AM to 12.00 noon

Arati 12.15 PM Sponsorship $51.00

Saturday 8th

: Mahasank, Ganesh and Navagraha Abishekam 10.30 AM to 11.30 AM Navagrha Homa 11.30 AM to 12.30 PM Aditya Hrudavam Chanting 12.30 PM to 1.00 PM

Arati 1.15 PM Sponsorship $101.00

For more information, contact: Sravan Thirunagiri: 858-204-8389 Shri Mandir: 858-566-5644

SHRI MANDIR COMMUNICATOR VOLUME 21 NUMBER 02 FEBRUARY 2014 PAGE 02

Shri Mandir celebrates

THAI POOSAM on Feb 9

th, 2014 from 8 AM to 1.30 PM

Sponsorship: Abishekam $ 51.00 Thirukalyanam $101.00 Sarva seva $151.00 For more information Please contact:

Panneer Selvam 858-231-3588 Ramesh Doraiswamy 619-851-4716 Shri Mandir 858-566-5644

SHRI MANDIR COMMUNICATOR VOLUME 21 NUMBER 02 FEBRUARY 2014 PAGE03

Shri Mandir celebrates Vasant Panchmi

Sunday, February 16th

, from 10.00 AM to 11.30 AM

Children will perform Saraswathi Pooja Please bring fruits and flowers for Pooja

Sponsorship $21.00

Vasant Panchmi is a festival dedicated to Goddess Saraswathi. The students, in particular, pays homage to the Goddess of Knowledge,

Intelligence, Wisdom, Arts, Science, Music and Dance.

For more information, contact: Shri Mandir: 858-566-5644


Shri Mandir celebrates

SHIVRATRI

Thursday, February 27th, 6.00 PM

Sponsorship: $151

Please bring fruits and nuts for Prasadam No cooked Prasad please

Mandir is open all day long (9.30 AM to midnight)

For more information, contact:

Usha Dilawri : 858-484-5529 Shri Mandir: 858-566-5644


DEAR SHRI MANDIR DEVOTEES

Shri Mandir perform Abishekam to Lord Murugan on every 2

nd Sunday, from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. Abishekam

is followed by Sangeetha Seva, Archana and Maha Prasadam. We need your support to continue this monthly event. Please do sponsor the Abishekam and receive Lord Murugan’s blessing for near and dear.

TO SPONSOR MURUGAN EVENTS Shri Mandir 858-566-5644

Sampath Angappan 760-438-3190

SHRI MANDIR NEWSLETTER ADVERTISEMENTS RATES

PROMOTIONAL

The current suggested rates* for advertising in the monthly Shri Mandir communicator are:

1/8 page $25.00 per ad $200.00/yearly 1/4 page $40.00 per ad $400.00/yearly 1/2 page $75.00 per ad $750.00/yearly Full page $100.00 per ad $1000.00/yearly

Advertisements are accepted upon availability of space. Rates are subject to revision. Payment has to be sent along with the advertisement. Inserts and incidental advertisements are accepted upon space availability basis. Please contact: Gopi Macha contact@shrimandir,net Remember the deadline is the 15

th day of the month. The ‘ad’ copy should be E-

mailed along with a payment (payable to Shri Mandir) to the editor. Mailing address: Shri Mandir, 9474 #L Black Mountain Road, San Diego 92126. Attn: Koshore Patro

SHRI MANDIR NEWSLETTER Shri Mandir Communicator is a monthly newsletter of Hindu Mandir Society of San Diego. It’s purpose is to encourage Hinduism and to inform current and future events and programs at Shri Mandir. Articles and letters to the editor must include name and phone number and should be E-mailed to the [email protected] The views expressed are not necessarily approved or condoned by the Hindu Mandir society. All articles and advertisements may be edited. Last date for submission of articles and/or advertisements to the newsletter by email is by 20

th of every month. We

accept either a word/pdf format. Email to the editor Mr. Gopi Macha ([email protected]) or Web administrator Mr. Anil Kumar ([email protected])


LINGAASHTAKAM Brahma Muraari Suraarchita Lingam Nirmala Bhashita Shobhita Lingam Janmaja Dukha Vinaashaka Lingam

Tat Pranamaami Sadaa Shiva Lingam

Meaning: I bow before that Sada Shiva Linga, which is adored by Brahma, Vishnu and other Gods, which is praised by pure and holy speeches and which destroys the cycle of births and deaths.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

WE MAKE LIVING BY WHAT WE GET.

BUT WE CAN MAKE A LIFE BY WHAT WE GIVE

Winston Churchill

DEAR SHRI MANDIR DEVOTEES

Devotees chant Suprabhatham on every Saturday morning at 9 am. Venkateswara Abishekam will be on 1

st Saturday of every month after Suprabhatham.

We invite devotees to join this event and receive Lord Venkateswara’s blessings.

TO SPONSOR THIS EVENT Shri Mandir 858-566-5644

Hemalatha Mutyala 858-566-1510

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President Panneer Selvam 858-231-3588 Vice President Jawahar Kambhampati 858-350-9751 Secretary Sravan Thirunagiri 858-204-8389 Jt.Secretary Anantha Damoor 619-873-5206 Treasurer Kishore Patro 630-303-6329 Jt.Treasurer Mina Patel 858-566-5219 Communications Gopi Macha 678-877-6008 Web Administrator Anil Kumar Macha 415-342-3450 Scheduling Anil Patel 510-792-8154

Minal Tapar 858-362-7085 Coordinators Lead D.K.Dutta 858-391-8086 Gurukul coordinator Vishal Mehta 858-414-6931

E.C. Members: Harish S. Hosalkar 858-243-6883

Mahesh Patel 858-335-4785 Panneer Arumugam 858-228-7799 Kanti Patel Meena Sethi Usha Dilawri

Mandir Executive Committee Meeting First Wednesday of the month

Executive Committee Meetings are open to all members. The meeting starts at 7:30PM on the first Wednesday of the month. Please call the Secretary or Joint secretary and let them know that you are attending. If you have a suggestion, comment or question, please let them know in advance so that the appropriate committee member

can come prepared with the response, answer and explanation.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman Rami Reddy Mutyala 858-566-1510 Secretary Yogen Dalal 858-792-6294 BOT Members: Hema Majmudar

Alex Jain Harsh Sangani Honnappa Jayakumar Mahendra Desai Neelu Bhardwaj Vipin Chaturvedi Vasanthi Anireddy

MANDIR PRIESTS Pandit ji Rajagopalan Narasimhan 760-351-6100 Pandit Ji Ravi Trivedi 858-345-7665

Pandit Ji Sudharshan Bhattar 858-776-2582

Shri Mandir Hours

Monday - Friday

9:30 AM – 1:30 PM; 4.30 PM – 8.30 PM

Saturday - Sunday 9:00 AM – 8:30 PM

DIRECTIONS: From I-15: Take Mira Mar Rd Exit go west & through two lights to Black Mountain Rd., turn right.

From I-805: Take Mira Mar Rd Exit and go east about 5 miles to Black Mountain Rd, turn left.

Go north on Black Mountain Rd, 100 yd, first Left in to the Little India Shopping Center.

REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMS DAILY ARATI 7:00 PM DAILY PROGRAMS

Monday Shiva Mahima Stotra 06:30 PM Tuesday Hanuman Chalisa 06:30 PM Wednesday Subramanya Pooja 06:30 PM Thursday Vishnu Sahasranama 06:30 PM

Sai Baba Bhajans 07:30 PM Friday Lakshmi Pooja 06:30 PM Saturday Jain Pooja 08:00 AM

Suprabhatam 09:00 AM

WEEKLY PROGRAMS

1st Saturday Venkateswara Abhishekam 09:30 AM Sundar Kand Recital 05:30 PM

1st Sunday Shiva Pooja/Abhishekam 11:00 AM 2nd Saturday Krishna-Katha Satsang 05:30 PM 2nd Sunday Murugan Abhishekam 11:00 AM 3rd Saturday Ambaji Pooja 11:00 AM 3rd Sunday Ganapathi Abhishekam 11:00 AM 4th Saturday Music Program 05:30 PM

4th Sunday Sai Baba Abhishekam 10:30 AM

Poornima day Sathya Narayana Katha 06:00 PM

HINDU MANDIR SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

Shri Mandir Communicator 9474 # L Black Mountain Rd., San Diego, CA 92126 Tel: 858.566.5644

Volume 21, Number 02, February 2014 WEBSITE: WWW.SHRIMANDIR.NET

Shri Mandir

DATE DAY TIME EVENT ORGANIZED BY PHONE NO

1-Feb-14 Saturday (1) 8.30-9.00 AM Jain Pooja Jiten Shah 858 334 3526

9.00-10.00 AM Venkateshwara Suprabhatam Hemalatha 858-566-1510

10.00-11.00 AM Venkateshwara Abhishekam Hemalatha 858-566-1510

5.30 -7.00 PM Sundar kand recital Shri Mandir 858-566-5644

2-Feb-14 Sunday (1) 9.00 - 11.00 AM Gurukul Vishal Mehta 858-414-6931

11.00-12.00 Noon Hindi Class Sandeep Saxena 408-506-4949

11.00-12.00 Noon Shiva Abishekam Shri Mandir 858-566-5644

3-Feb-14 Monday 6.30-7.00 PM Shiva Chalisa & meditation Shri Mandir 858-566-5644

4-Feb-14 Tuesday 6.30-7.30 PM Hanuman Chalisa Shri Mandir 858-566-5644

5-Feb-14 Wednesday 6.30-7.00 PM Subramanya Pooja Shri Mandir 858-566-5644

6-Feb-14 Thursday 6.00 - 6.30 PM Surya Jayanti Sravan Thirunagiri 858-204-8389

6.30-7.00 PM Vishnu Sahasranama Shri Mandir 858-566-5644

7.15-8.00 PM Shiridi Sai Puja & Bhajans Shri Mandir 858-566-5644

7-Feb-14 Friday 6.30-7.00 PM Lakshmi Stotra Shri Mandir 858-566-5644



10.30 - 1.00 PM Navagrah Pooja Sravan Thirunagiri 858-204-8389

2.00 - 5.00 PM Marathi Class Aparna Mujumdar 858-564-9926

5.30 -7.00 PM Krishna katha Satsang Shri Mandir 858-566-5644



11.00-1.00 PM Murugan Abhishekam Sampath Angappan 760-505-9912

10-Feb-14 Monday 6:30-7.00 PM Shiva Chalisa & meditation Shri Mandir 858-566-5644


12-Feb-14 Wednesday 6:30-7.00 PM Subramanya Pooja Shri Mandir 858-566-5644

13-Feb-14 Thursday 6:30-7.00 PM Vishnu Sahasranama Shri Mandir 858-566-5644


14-Feb-14 Friday 6.30 - 7.45 PM Sathyanarayana Katha Shri mandir 858-566-5644

7.45-8.15 PM Lakshmi Stotra Shri Mandir 858-566-5644



11.00-12.00 Noon Ambaji pooja Shri Mandir 858-566-5644

16-Feb-14 Sunday (3) 9.00 - 11.00 AM Vasant Panchami - Gurukul Vishal Mehta 858-414-6931


11.00-12.00 Noon Ganapathy Abhishekam Shri Mandir 858 566 5644


18-Feb-14 Tuesday 6.30 - 7.30 PM Hanuman Chalisa Shri Mandir 858-566-5644


20-Feb-14 Thursday 6:30-7.00 PM Vishnu Sahasranama Shri Mandir 858-566-5644


21-Feb-14 Friday 6.30-7.00 PM Laksmi Stotra Shri Mandir 858-566-5644



2.00 - 5.00 PM Marathi Class Aparna Mujumdar 858-564-9926

5.30-7.00 PM Music Event Shri Mandir 858-566-5644



11.00-12.00 Noon Shiridi Saibaba Abhishekam Sai Baba Group 858-566-5644




27-Feb-14 Thursday 6.00 - Midnight Maha Shivaratri Usha Dilawari 858-484-5529

28-Feb-14 Friday 6.30-7.00 PM Laksmi Stotra Shri Mandir 858-566-5644

SHRI MANDIR Monthly Calendar - February 2014

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