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HARI Times SEPT—OCT 2016

H.A.R.I Temple: 717-774-7750

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

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: President: Mr. Anil Shenoy 717-254-3025

Senior Vice President: Mrs. Kalpana Sheth 717-437-1014

Vice President/Secretary: Mr. Ayyappan Ganesan 804-551-1680

Treasurer: Mr. Ravi 717-503-6203 Venkatasubramanian

Vice Presidents: Mr. Laxman Buddineni 717-315-8944 Mr. Sandeep K. Gupta 717-579-1375 Mr. Sashidhar Jasty 717-265-6833 Mr. Prakash Kolandra 717-802-1753 Mrs. Manjiri Pangarkar 717-730-6717 Mrs. Amita Shah 717-557-9086 Mr. Atreia Sindiri 717-395-7675 Mr. Sunil Singh 717-216-3199 Mr. Manoj Yadav 717-571-7942

School Director: Dr. Dinesh Pai 973-668-7459 Youth Forum Director: Mr. Vijay Varadarajan 717-395-2588

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman: Mr. Ramesh Bathini 717-460-6556

Members: Mr. Pallav Bhonde 717-586-6900 Dr. Jeffrey Long 717-361-8167 Mr. Srinivas Gamini 717-421-8718 Mr. Ramesh Parmar 717-655-0191 Mr. Anish Patel 717-756-7841 Mr. Kumar Piraviperumal 717-329-6202 Mr. Kirit Shah 717-728-9989 Mr. Kishor Sheth 717-774-6746 Dr. Deepanker Tewari 717-566-7999

HARI TIMES EDITORS Mr. Hiten Amin 717-732-0513 Mr. Ashok Shukla 717-737-1919 Mr.Jagannath Yedatore 717-932-4161

SITA-RAMA * RADHE-SHYAM Vol. 16 No. 04 Sep—Oct 2016

HARI Times...

PARAYUSHAN PARVA Sun, Aug 28 to Sun, Sep 4, 2016 Aug 28—Sep 2: from 7:15 pm to 9.30 pm Sep 4: from 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm

SHRI GANESH CHATURTHI/ GANESH PUJA Mon, Sept 5, 2016—Actual Day celebration 7:00 pm: Shri Ganesh Puja Sat, Sept 10, 2016—Shri Ganesh Chaturthi 4:30 pm: Puja and Cultural program NATYANJALI—Bhakti through Dance. A classical dance program by local artists. 7:00pm: Aarti followed by Dinner sponsored by Mrs. Manjiri and Mr. Rajeev Pangarkar

MAHALAYA: Saturday September 17, 2016

5:00 pm: Performance by Bengali families

7:00 pm: Aarti followed by dinner sponsored by Ben-

gali families

NAVRATRI MAHOTSAV / GARBA & RAAS: Satur-

day October 1– Monday October 10, 2016 8:00

pm to 10:00 pm daily.

KOLU PUJA: Friday October 7, 2016

after 7:00 pm Aarti

DEVI MAA AARADHANA: Sunday October 9, 2016

6:00 pm: Devi Maa puja

7:00 pm Aarti

7:15 pm: Devi Maa Yagna

DUSSEHRA (VIJAYA DASHAMI) CELEBRATION:

Saturday, October 15,2016

10:30 am to 12:00 pm: Goddess Durga Puja followed by

Aarti & Lunch, sponsored by Bengali Devotees

KARWA CHAUTH: Wednesday, October 19, 2016

at 6:00 pm (Moonrise at 9:33 pm) Please contact

Mrs. Santosh Chadha at (717) 732-2490 or Mrs. Rani

Gupta at (717) 516-0850 for further details.

SRI SUKTHA HOMAM : Saturday October 29,

2016 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm Details to follow

PANCHANG SHRAVANAM: Monday October 31,

2016 at 7:15 pm. Vikram Samvat 2073

DIWALI PUJA: Sunday Oct 30, 2016 at 7:15 pm

DIWALI/ ANNAKUT/ ANNUAL GENERAL BODY

MEETING: Saturday，November 5, 2016 at 4:30

pm: Annakut puja followed by General Body meeting

and cultural program.

301 Steigerwalt Hollow Road * New Cumberland * PA 17070

(717) 774-7750 * haritemple@gmail.com * www.haritemple.org

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

HARI TIMES: HARI Times is mailed to paid HARI members only except for the New Year and Diwali

editions which are mailed to all HARI Community. You can view or download HARI Times at our

website www.haritemple.org

HARI Emails: Please update or provide your email or contact information at the upper right -hand

corner of www.haritemple.org. You may also drop your contact information in the Hundi (donation box) at the temple or send an email to haritemple@gmail.com. We will notify you of all HARI events

as well as other major community events via email.

HARI ON-LINE CALENDAR: Visit www.haritemple.org to access HARI 2016 Calendar for the sched-uled events, actual dates of events, priests’ availability for services at home and for the temple hall

rentals. We urge you to verify this calendar before scheduling priest services and/or hall rentals.

CLOSING/CANCELLATION ALERTS: Unplanned temple closings are announced on HARI website

and over local TV channels. When applicable, closings include HARI School and HARI sponsored

event cancellations due to adverse weather conditions. The TV Channels are ABC27, CBS21,

FOX43 and WGAL8 (look for HARI Temple under “York County Closings” and/or “Churches”).

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 Saturday of the month from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Organized and conducted by HARI

Devotees. (Contact any of the HARI committee members for further details)

Sunderkand: Second Tuesday of the month after 7.00 pm Aarti. Organized and conducted by

HARI devotees.

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

Requests for Priest Services (outside of HARI)

and Hall Rentals:

Mr. Anil Shenoy

Phone: 717-254-3025

Email: president@haritemple.org

HARI Times Editors:

Executive Committee Members

Mr. Hiten Amin 732-0513

Mr. Ashok Shukla 737-1919

Mr. Jagannath Yedatore 932-4161

CONTACT INFORMATION

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Dear HARI Devotees,

We hope all of you are having a wonderful 2016. This year has been a whirlwind of events so far!!! All the events at

HARI have been well attended with the wonderful cultural programs organized by our talented members and food

sponsored by our generous devotees.

We concluded our 40th Anniversary celebrations in July 2016 with the Maha Yagna, Dhwajarohan and HARI Fair. Alt-

hough July was sweltering with heat, you, all our devotees still attended these events in hordes and made it a success.

The presence of Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati for the Maha Yagna and Dhwajarohan along with the pravachan de-

livered by him and Pujya Sadhviji was exhilarating.

As we continue through the rest of 2016, we wanted to provide all of you with an update on the improvements taking

place on the HARI premises. Many of you may have seen clearing activities in the parking lot to start the parking lot

improvement. This will continue over the next few months. Along with this, several other projects will also start which

include replacing the guard rails along the approach to the front entrance of the temple building, mens/ womens toilet

upgrades, exterior lighting, etc. We want to assure you that your precious donations and sponsorship will very careful-

ly be put to use for necessary projects only.

We are fast approaching Diwali and Annakut celebrations in November, when the 2016 Annual General Body meeting

will be held. This is scheduled for Saturday, November 5,2016. Please mark this date on your calendars and make sure

that you attend this year’s Diwali/ Annakut celebrations. We promise you that this year’s celebrations will be very en-

gaging and at the same time provide you with the summary of 2016 operations and committee updates.

We thank all of you for your continued contributions to HARI request that you continue to shower your generosity for

the growth and operation of the temple. Please continue to provide your feedback and suggestions to us for improve-

ments which are greatly welcome. Please feel free to contact either of us at President@haritemple.org or chair-

man@haritemple.org .

Jai Shri Krishna and Jai Shriman Narayana.

RAMESH BATHINI ANIL SHENOY

Chairman President

MESSAGE FROM THE COMMITTEES

UPDATED 2016 HARI DIRECTORY

We will keep our promise to deliver to you an updated HARI directory this year, but it will be delayed to the end

of the year so that we can properly document member information in the directory. We have started working on

the directory diligently to update information for all HARI members and provide you with a ready reference on

many aspects of the social and religious resources available in the Greater Harrisburg area community. As this is

a significant undertaking, we would appreciate if all of you could help in the effort by providing us with up to date

information on your membership when we ask for it. If you would like to sponsor an advertisement, whether it is a

half page or full page, please contact the President, Mr. Anil Shenoy @ 717-254-3025/ email presi-

dent@haritemple.org.

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NOMINATION COMMITTEE 2016

Dear Devotees,

In accordance with HARI Bye-Laws, the Board has appointed the Nomination Committee that will come

up with a slate of officers for the 2017-Executive Committee and three Trustees to serve on the

Board (from 2017 through 2019). As per the tradition, the Board has appointed the immediate past

year President, Mr. Ramesh Parmar, as the chair the Nomination Committee. The entire committee

comprises of following members:

Mr. Ramesh Parmar, Nomination Committee Chair

Immediate Past President, (717) 443-9548

Mr. Anil Shenoy

HARI President-2016, (717) 254-3025

Looking for interested member

General Body Member

Looking for interested member

General Body Member

Looking for interested member

General Body Member

HARI members interested in being part of the nomination committee, please send email to the nomina-

tion chairperson at nomination@haritemple.org

OFFICE BEARERS:

In order to be considered / selected to serve HARI as an office bearer, Nominees must be paid-

members of HARI as of September 15, 2016 and must also commit to continue with their paid-

membership throughout their term in office. Interested candidates must send nominations

to nomination@haritemple.org on or before October 5, 2016 for the following positions:

- President (please see note below)

- Senior Vice-President (one year term, one position)

- Secretary (one year term, one position)

- Treasurer (one year term, one position)

- Vice-President (one year term, nine positions)

- Board of Trustee (three-year term, three positions)

Note: In accordance with HARI tradition, the current Sr. Vice-President is likely to be nominated as

the President for the following year. All nominations are subject to the General Body approval.

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Message from the Public Relations Committee

Namaste! It is great to see the involvement of our members in many of the community events both in and

outside the temple. Kudos to the current temple team and volunteers, who work tirelessly to make devotee

experience better at the HARI temple! A big thank you to all who attend and/or participate in the temple

events. Thanks also to all those who donate with open hands and hearts, which allows the temple commit-

tee to implement many of the needed changes.

We are always looking for suggestions from members for improvements and also for volunteers, who want

to make things better. Please send your suggestions to the HARI President

at president@hartitemple.org and consider volunteering for various activities by emailing us.

Our engagement w ith interfaith groups continues with the leadership from

PR committee members. Recently, members of different faiths including Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Bud-

dhist, Baha’I, and Sikh visited us for an inter-religion faith (IRF) forum meeting at the HARI tem-

ple. The group met to plan for the 2nd annual Harmony Walk to be held on Sept 18th 2016 from 3-5pm in

the downtown Harrisburg area. More details about this event will follow soon. Mr Ashok Shukla, a member

of the PR committee, remains very active in the IRF activities in the Capital area.  

The end of the summer months brought our annual Rakhi Run, which was held on August 14,

2016. Ms. Samyukhta Ravi once again lead the HARI youth group in organizing this spectacular event which

promotes unity and kinship, along with good health. Please continue to show your support for the temple and

community activities.

-HARI PR Committee

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HARI has been very fortunate over the past few years in having the monthly Havans at the temple

under the guidance of Pu. Shastriji and Pu. Swamiji. In continuation of this tradition, the Havan

schedule for 2016 is listed in the table below. This is a devotee led event, so thank you to all the

devotees that have generously agreed to sponsor these Havans. Continuing the tradition of having

the monthly Havans at HARI provides another avenue for the community to come together, besides

getting blessings from the Lord. Sponsoring the Prasad after the Havan is a great sign of kind-

ness on behalf of the sponsors, but please do not feel obligated to have an elaborate spread of

food for the dinner Prasad. A simple dinner Prasad can suffice for the occasion. It is entirely up to

the sponsor on how you manage this. Thanks once again for being such good patrons of HARI and

helping move this tradition along.

THE MEASURE OF A LIFE, AFTER ALL,

IS NOT ITS DURATION,BUT ITS DONATION

BECOME A HARI MEMBER TODAY

http://www.haritemple.org/membership.html If you wish to sponsor an issue of HARI Times completely or in part, please contact any HARI Committee members.

If you wish to “go green” and read HARI times online only, please email to president@haritemple.org.

MONTHLY HAVANS

Month Sponsor

Jan1, 2016 BOT and EC

Feb 14, 2016 Seema and Alok Gupta

Mar 13, 2016 Manjiri and Rajeev Pangarkar

Apr 10, 2016 Kavita and Sandeep Chaudhary

May 8, 2016 Mothers Day Havan (Sunday School)

Jun 12, 2016 Deepa and Subodh Paatil

Jul 10, 2016 Meera and Rupen Modi (Havan at 5 pm on this day)

Aug 14, 2016 Dr Maingi (Havan at 5 pm on this day)

Sep 11, 2016 Manisha and Satya Arya

Oct 9, 2016 Aruna and Sudarshan Lal (Havan starts at 4.45 pm on this day)

Nov 13, 2016 Rani and Sundeep Nath

Dec 11, 2016 Pramita and Anil Shenoy/ Alka and Ramesh Parmar

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Area Project Timeline STATUS

Dinner Hall Additional 10 tables

and 50 chairs

Accommodate more devotees for dinner in

one sitting.

Jan-Feb 2016 COMPLETE

Table/ Chair dollies Set up and tear down of tables and chairs

in dining hall

Jan-Feb 2016 COMPLETE

New cooking range The current cooking range is inefficient and

leaks gas consistently.

Mar-May 2016 COMPLETE

Modifications to

Priest Quarters

Additional seating for dinner Jun-Sep 2016 COMPLETE

M/W Toilet

modifications

Improve sanitary conditions in the Men’s/

Women’s toilet

Jun–Sep 2016 IN PROGRESS

Storage shed Improve storage capabilities at the temple May-Jul 2016 IN PROGRESS

IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES AT HARI FOR 2016 — Update Thanks to the generosity of our devotees, the projects we have undertaken to improve HARI’s facilities and services

is off to a great start with the support we have received so far. Many of the upgrades have been completed and oth-

ers are on track to be completed as planned. We are still looking for sponsors for some of the projects and request

all the devotees to consider sponsoring all of part of any of these projects. This is an opportunity to help improve our

temple facilities and make it a better place to visit. Please contact the president at president@haritemple.org or

Chairman at chairman@haritemple.org or any of the Executive Committee members/ Board of Trustees listed on the

front page if you are interested in sponsoring any of this work.

Upper/ Prayer

Hall

250 Floor chairs Replace existing old chairs Mar–Apr 2016 IN PROGRESS

150 Banquet Hall

chairs(light & sturdy)

Replace existing heavy difficult to handle

chairs

Mar–Apr 2016

COMPLETE

Havan exhaust up-

grade

Design/ install proper sized exhaust to pre-

vent smoke hazard

May 2016 IN PROGRESS

15 folding tables Enable senior members to participate in

pujas, sitting on chairs.

Jan 2016 COMPLETE

4 Vacuum Cleaners Enable better and faster clean up after ma-

jor temple events

Jan 2016 COMPLETE

Sound System Improve sound quality and management Mar-May 2016 COMPLETE

Front ap-

proach to

building

Redo Guard Railing

and lighting

Replace unstable guard railings/ build safe

walkway

Jun-Aug 2016 IN PROGRESS

Permanent decora-

tive lights for building

Provide festive look to building for temple

events

May–Jun 2016 NOT STARTED

Replace front doors Safer and better accessible door Apr-Jun 2016 IN PROGRESS

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HARI Long Term Committees for the Year- 2016

COMMITTEE COMMITTEE CHAIR PHONE

Finance Mr. Pallav Bhonde (586-6900)

Legal Mr. Kishor Sheth (774-6746)

Nominations Mr. Ramesh Parmar (655-0191)

Public Relations Dr. Deep Tewari (566-7999)

Religious Mr. Kumar Piraviperumal (329-6202)

School Dr. Jeff Long (361-8167)

Security and Technology Mr. Srinivas Gamini (421-8718)

Senior Forum and HARI Expansion Mr. Kirit Shah (728-9989)

Youth Forum and HARI Maintenance Mr. Anish Patel (756-7841)

OUR HEARTFELT SYMPATHY

…To Mr. Kirit Pandya of Mechanicsburg, PA and Mr. Upen Pandya of York, PA (sons), and Sheela Trivedi of Houston, TX (daughter) on passing of Mr. Aniruddha R Pandya of Carlisle, PA on Monday, July 4, 2016 . He was also the brother of long time HARI devotees Mr. Jagdish Pandya of York, PA; Mrs. Bharati Hari Upadhyaya of Mechanicsburg, PA; and Mrs. Rama Joshi, Mumbai, India. ...To Dr. Suman Mishra (wife) , son Dr. Gautam Mishra, daughter-in-law Mrs. Mridula Mishra and granddaughter Ms. Anjali, on the passing of Dr. Brij Mohan Mishra (75) beloved father of Dr. Gautam Mishra (past HARI BOT) on Thursday, August 4, 2016 in Syracuse, NY.

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

Summer (and the heat) is almost over. Hope Hari School students had a wonderful and a blissful summer. Another exciting school year awaits! We are getting ready behind the scene for the next school year. A draft school cal-endar has been posted to the Hari Temple website (www.haritemple.org -> School -> Hari School Calendar). The Sunday Hari school registration is scheduled for Sunday, September 11th. Please plan on attending to register the students. Also, encourage your friends and family to join the Hari School. The school teachers will be available on the registration day to introduce themselves and answer any questions you may have about the school. If you wish to regis-ter prior to the registration day, please visit the Hari temple website for registration form and fee information. The regis-tration form will also be available at the temple on the registration day. Meanwhile, encourage the students to write about their cultural, spiritual, and religious activities over the summer and share them with others. Bring the write-up, we can even post it in the school bulletin board. Looking forward to another great school year fill with fun and learning activities. School Director, Youth Forum Director, Dr. Dinesh Pai Vijay Varadarajan

HARI SCHOOL

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2016 HARI PROGRAM CALENDAR

Event and Dinner sponsors are welcome any time of the year.

**Dinner Sponsors are welcome for events that show ’OPEN’. Please contact HARI President at president@haritemple.org

** Any change in the event schedule will be notified via HARI Times and/ or e-mail communications.

EVENT CELEBRATION DATE EVENT SPONSOR

New Year Havan at 10:00am Fri, Jan 01,2016 Executive Committee & Board of

Trustees

Makarsankranti / Pongal/ Shri Surya Narayan Aaradhana

at 7:00pm

Thu , Jan 14, 2016 N/A

Makarsankranti / Pongal at 12:30pm Sat, Jan 16, 2016 South Indian Devotees

Vasant Panchami Goddess Saraswati Puja at 11:15am Sun, Feb 14, 2016 Bengali Devotees

Maha-Shivaratri Puja & Rudrabhishek Mon, Mar 7, 2016 N/A

Maha-Shivaratri Celebration Sat Mar 12, 2016 HARI Devotees, York, PA

Holi Puja from 6.00 PM Wed, Mar 23, 2016 N/A

Holi Celebration from 10:30am Sun, Mar 27, 2016 North Indian Families

Telugu, Marathi, Kannada New Year Panchangam

Shravanam at 7:15pm

Fri, Apr 8, 2016 N/A

Gudi Padva Celebration Sat, Apr 9, 2016 Maharashtrian Devotees

Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali New Year Wed, Apr 13, 2016 N/A

24 hour Rama Charit Manas Recital Fri-Sat, Apr 15-16, 2016 Rasraj Caterers

Shri Hanuman Jayanti, 108 repetitions of Shri Hanuman

Chalisa,12pm to 7pm

Fri, Apr 22, 2016 OPEN

Shri Mahavir Jayanti Celebration Sun, Apr 24, 2016 Jain Samaj of Central PA

HARI School Graduation from 10:30am Sun, Jun 5, 2016 HARI School Parents

HARI Fair from 2pm to 8pm Sat, Jul 16, 2016 HARI Devotees

Upakarma / Yagnopavit / Raksha Bandhan (schedule Ya-

gnopavit / Janoi / Sacred -thread changing time with the

priests)

Wed, Aug 17, 2016 N/A

Shri Krishna Janamotsav; Bhajans and Krishna Janma

Celebration 10pm-midnight

Thu, Aug 25, 2016 N/A

Shri Krishna Janamashtami Celebration Sat, Aug 27, 2016 Mrs Hersha & Mr. Hasu Shah

Paryushan Parva Sun Aug 28– Sun, Sep 4, 2016 N/A

Shri Ganesh Puja; Ganesh Puja at 7.00 pm Mon, Sep 5, 2016 N/A

Shri Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration Sat, Sep 10, 2016 Manjiri and Rajeev Pangarkar

Kolu Puja Fri, Oct 7, 2016 N/A

Navaratri Mahotsav: Garba – every day from 8pm to 10pm Sat - Mon, Oct 1 - 10, 2016 N/A

Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami), Durga Puja, from 10:30am Sat, Oct 15, 2016 Bengali Devotees

Karwa Chauth Wed, Oct 19, 2016 N/A

Diwali Puja at 7.15 pm Sun, Oct 30, 2016 N/A

Vikram Samvat 2073 Panchangam Shravanam at 7pm Mon, Oct 31, 2016 N/A

Diwali Celebration/ Annakut and General Body Meeting Sat, Nov 5, 2016 OPEN

Vaikuntha (Mukkoti) Ekadashi Fri, Dec 9, 2016 N/A

Gita Jayanti at 6 am Fri Dec 9, 2016 N/A

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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

Shri Venkateswara Swamy (Balaji) Abhishekam:

(First Saturday of every month) Saturday, Sept 03, 2016 at 09:30 am

Saturday, Oct 01, 2016 at 09:30 am

Lord Satyanarayana Bhagwan Puja:

(Full Moon Day) Friday, Sept 16, 2016 at 7:15 pm

Sunday, Oct 16, 2016 at 7:15 pm

Jain Swadhayay / Puja

(First Sunday of every month) Sunday, Sept 04, 2016 at 2:00 pm

Sunday, Oct 02, 2016 at 2:00 pm

Monthly Havan (Second Sunday of every month) Sunday, Sept 11, 2016 at 6.00 pm

Sunday, Oct 9, 2016 at 6.00 pm

Sunderkand (Second Tuesday of every month) Tuesday, Sept 13, 2016 at 7:15 pm

Tuesday, Oct 11, 2016 at 7:15 pm

Wishes for

A Happy Fathers Day to All

Fathers

Raksha Bandhan

Happy

May Lord Rama bless us all!!!

Wishes for

Shree Ganesh Chaturthi

A Happy Dussera

Navratri Mahotsav

Karwa Chauth

May Lord Rama bless us all!!!