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VAIKASIVISAVaikasi Visakham, the
Muruga,wascelebrated
at the Murugan Temp
RATHAMWILLBLESSTHENALLURFESTIVALSELEVENTHYEARSATGURUBODHINATHAVEYLANSWAMIWILLPRESIDE
Nallur festival celebrations at the
Murugan Temple on Aug 13th and 14th.
Formoredetails, seepage2.
RAJAGOPURAMPROJECTDRAWINGSHAVEJUSTARRIVEDDONATEGENEROUSLYSO
THEVISIONCANTOUCHTHEEARTHRajagopuram and Temple expansion
drawings recently arrived from the re
nowned Padmasri Muthiah Sthapathi.
After review by the Executive and Trust
Boards, thedrawingshavepassed to the
local architect for his input and submis
sion toPrinceGeorgesCounty toobtain
thebuildingpermitasquicklyaspossible.
Presented here is the front view of
the Rajagopuram. The newsletter mast
head isthesideviewof thewhole shrine
after expansion. The estimated cost for
the Temple expansion including the Ra
jagopuram is$2.25million.TheMurugan
Templemanagement extends an earnest
request to all devotees to come forward
andmaketheRajagopuramdream,areality.Donategenerously
totransformwhat
isnowjustan illustration onpaper intoa
spiritual monument suffused with Man
tras anddevotion. If youwish todonate
towardsthisprojectoranyotherTemple
event, please use the donation form on
page5.
GanapathiThunai!MuruganThunai!
DURGAIAMMANSHRPROGRESSRE
The Durgai Amma
Project isprogressingw
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sored by many
of our MTNA
devotees with
s u b s t a n t i a l
financialcontri
butions. MTNA
management
acknowledges
and thanks
every one of
them for their ardent d
port.Ammandeity isbe
Mahabalipuram,Chenna
be shipped to us, as so
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SanctorumforDurgaiAm
In This Is
NALLURFESTIVAL
KUMBABISHEKAM CELEBRATRAJAGOPURAM PROJECT
VAIKASI VISAKHAM
DURGAI AMMAN SHRINE
SAIVA SAINTS GURUPUJA
TREASURERS REPORT
ANNOUNCEMENTS
MENNAKSHI KALYANAM
LOVEPANNUDAKANNA
CALENDAROFEVENTS: JULY
TEMPLE SERVICES, HOURS,
Murugan Temples Ratham after returning from its
maiden run in August 2009
11THKUMBABISHEKAMANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATIONS
Kumbabhishekam is a milestone
eventintheoperation ofallTemplesand,
as per Agama shastra, has to be
conducted onceevery12years. The first
Kumbabishekam of theMurugan Temple
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the earth (See page 1)(See page 1)(See page
1)TEMPLESERVICES:PleasecalltheTempleManagerat3015524889tomakepriorarrangementsfor
ceremonies attheTempleorinyourhome.Also,ask
forinformationaboutlocalhotels.
TEMPLEHOURS:MondayFriday9am12noon&5pm9pm;Saturday,Sunday,&Holidays9am9
pm
AUDITORIUM:TheTemplesauditoriumcapableofseatingabout200peopleinthebasementisavailable
forrentbyDevotees.TheTemplehasalsoample
parkingspace.CalltheTempleManagerat301552
4889forreservations.
DIRECTIONSTOMURUGANTEMPLE:FromI95(also495,CapitalBeltway),
takeexit20A,Lanham(Rte450
East),then
follow
the
signs
to
Princess
Garden
Parkway.TurnrightonPrincess GardenParkway.
Murugan Templeisonyourleftwithinhalfamile
(6300PrincessGardenParkway)
FromBaltimoreWashington ParkwaytakeExittoRt.
193EastGreenbeltRoad.TurnleftonGreenbeltRoad.
TurnrightonHanoverParkway,whichbecomes
PrincessGardenParkway.Driveabout2.5miles.The
Templewillbeonyourright.
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Non Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
PAID
So. MD
Permit No. 3958
TheMuruganTempleofNorthAmericaisatraditionalSaiviteTem
ple.Ithasafloorareaof7000sq.ftwithmainsannidhiforMurugan
(Karthikeya)and4smallsannidhisforVinayaka(Ganesha), Siva,
MeenakshiandPalaniAndavar. Wealsohaveanauditoriumthatis
availableforcommunityuse.
Murugan Temple of North America
6300 Princess Garden Parkway
Lanham, MD 20706, USA
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If you are unable to attend, but wish to sponsor an eventor
perform Archanas, please fill out the following formand send it to
the address indicated.
Check payable to MTNAWrite on Check For Nallur Festival 2010
Nallur Festival 2010
Murugan Temple of North America
6300 Princess Garden ParkwayLanham, MD 20706
USA
For Priests to Read Clearly, Please Print
Name_________________________________________
Address_______________________________________
City_________________State________Zip __________
Country______________Phone____________________
email________________________________________
Archana ($6) to_______________________________
CoconutArchana ($11) to_______________________
Other Sponsorship for__________________________(Refer to Agenda
for Other Sponsorships)
Love Offering (Donation) for Garlands
Love Offering forNathaswaram and Thavil
TwoDay Sponsorship (with other expenses) $250
Check Enclosed for $_____________________________
Name Star
___________________________ _________________
___________________________ _________________
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August13th
Friday
9:15 AM Ganapati Homam ($25)
Ganapati Abishekam ($25)
10:00 AM Subramaniya Homam ($25)
Murugan Abishekam ($51)
7:00 pm Ganapati Abishekam
Ganapati Procession
August14th
Saturday
8:00 AM Ganapati Puja
8:45 AM Kavadi ($21) Pal Kudam ($11; each other family member
$1)
Murugan Abishekam ($51)
Talk by Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
(During Murugan Alankaram)
Simultaneous Pujas to Moolavarand Utsavar
11:00 AM UtsavarAscending toRatham
12:30 pm Lunch
2:15 pm UtsavarDescending fromRatham
3:00 pm Thiru Kalyanam ($25)
Murugan Procession Inside Temple
The Tamil language was created by Murugan; therefore, He is
special to
Tamil people. The Nallur and Kathirkamam Murugan Temples in Sri
Lanka
are unique to Tamils living there. Those who have left Sri Lanka
miss these
Temples, and it is a constant reminder that they are not doing
enough to
recreate that age old Tamil Saivite tradition for their children
living here. The
celebration of the Nallur and Kathirkamam Festival at the
Murugan Temple
of North America is an event that can culturally enlighten the
youth to help
them understand their roots. In Sri Lanka, the Annual Festival
ofNallurbegins
on the sixth day after the Julys new moon. The hoisting of the
Holy Flag of
the Temple (Kodiyetram) indicates the first day, and continues
for 25 days.Poonkavanam (Thiru Kalyanam) is on the 26th day, which
concludes this
annual festival. Everyday, Lord Murugans Holy Vel is beautifully
decorated
with an abundance of flowers, and taken around the temple in
procession.
The Yalpanam Nallur Kanthaswami Kovil and the Kathirkamam
Kanthan
KovilAnnual Festival will be celebrated for two days at the
Murugan Temple
on August 13th (Friday) and 14th (Saturday) , 2010. Satguru
Bodhinatha
Veylanswami of the Kauais Hindu Monastery will preside over the
Nallur
Festival( see www.himalayanacademy.com).
CONTACTS
Murugan Temple 3015524889
Pathmini Saravanapavan 3013067110
Inpah Siva 3018059844
Nagulam Loganathan 3013657844
Muthukannu Guruswamy 4104610524
Ananthan 5168471941
Kasi 5165479703
Nimal 5168731168
Sathan Kumaranayagam 7183708907
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