NRI PULSE 5April 2010 ..... City Pulse .....

TAMA Honors Atlanta Women

Atlanta: In commemoration of 2010 Inter-national Women’s Day, TAMA organized aMahila Sadassu at Global Mall, Atlanta, GA onMarch 6th to honor a few womenof Atlanta that have not only excelled in theirfields but have also come forward to do theirpart in serving the community.

The event was anchored by TAMA’sLiterary Coordinator Sandhya Yellapragada andEducation Coordinator Sunil Katepalli and bothof them kept the audience engaged with their witand impressive introductions of each of the guests

that were honored. Ms Sudha Krishna Vogeti, honored for her

contribution in the field of music, started off theevent with a prayer of Goddess Saraswati.

Sandhya’s motivating welcome note; TAMAPresident Madhu Tata’s inspirational words abouthighlighting the importance of teaching Telugu tothe kids and youth by their parents; speechesabout financial freedom for women in times ofeconomic crisis and preventive health care byguests of Honor Dr Paddy Sharma and Dr Syamala

Hanuman Temple Opens In AlpharettaBY JYOTHSNA HEGDE

Atlanta: This March 29th was a special day forHanuman devotees of Atlanta, Alpharetta in particularas a new Hanuman Temple came into existence amidstcustomary deity installation rituals of SriBhaktanjaneyaswami Pratishta Mahotsavam. TheHanuman Prana Pratistha was performed by SriSatyanarayanacharyulu Dittakavi and SrimannarayanaPuranam. Several hundred people attended the event.

The opening ceremony of Hanuman Temple onCumming Street in Alpharetta (next to Amma Kitchen)began at 10 AM with Sri Vishvaksena aaradhanam,

followed by Punya vachanam and Vaastu Shanti. Theprayers and rituals continued in the evening with SriVishvaksena aaradhanam, Punyavachanam,Rakshabandanam, Ankurarpana, Panchagavyadhivasam and Sayyadi vasam. The elaborate services ex-tended into Tuesday March 30th with Agni Pratishta,Kalasa Sthapana, Mulamantra vahanam, Snapanam,Pradhamaradhana, Samoohika Archana,Mantrapushpam, and distribution of Teertha andPrasadam. The evening had a special Archana,Tamalapakula Archana or Archana with Beetle leavesand also Sindoora Archana. The Prana Pratishta waswell attended by over 100 devotees.

Priest Seshu Puranam tells us that the HanumanTemple will be open from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM withAarathi at 11:30AM and 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM with

Aarathi at 7:30PM. He addsthat the templealso providesL a l i t h aSahasranamaPaarayana onFridays at 7:00PM, VishnuSahasranamaPaarayana onSaturdays at7:00 PM,

Hanuman Chalisa Paarayanaon Sundays 6:30 PM all bydevotees. You may contactPriest Seshu Puranam at404.468.8711 for more details.

The Hanuman Templealso offers Yoga and Medi-tation classes. MeditationClasses will be conducted

by Stephanie and timings will be scheduled soon.The Board of directors include Dr SubramanyaBhatt and Annapurna, Dr Krishna and Anupamaand Mr Satish and Manjula. Trusties include MrRamki, Mr Rakesh, Mr Prasad nakarikanti, andMr Rajat Puri. Priest Seshu Puranam tells us thatmore are willing to join in.

Alpharetta, while brimming with Indian res-taurants and grocery stores was clearly open fora Temple and the Hanuman temple comes as apleasant, welcome surprise to all the devoteesacross Atlanta. Combined with Yoga and Medita-tion classes, the Hanuman Temple has a lot tooffer and hope it continues to serve the commu-nity for a long time to come.

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