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If you or someone you know, is not receiving ARADHANA, or if you need a change of address, please contact

Mohan Chopra at 859-331-2416 or Nandkumar Khemchandani : [email protected] / 513-779-1043

Aradhana (past and present) is also available at temple website: www.cincinnatitemple.com

Deadline for submission of articles for next Aradhana is March10th

Aradhana TM

http://www.cincinnatitemple.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (513) 528-3714

Phalgun/Chaitra

Vikram Samvat, 2071

March, 2015

HAPPY HOLI March 7th 2.30-7 pm

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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 2015

President: Deepak Dixit : 513-348-5496 [email protected]

Vice President: Sudhakar Vinod : 513-573-0305 [email protected]

Secretary: Murali Muraleetharan: 513-573-0550 [email protected]

Treasurer: Amar Sharma: 513-777-5771 [email protected]

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

Puja Committee: Sangita Patel: 513-791-0855:[email protected] Communications/Website/Editor: Usha Aggawral:513-252-1040 [email protected] Membership/Fundraising: Renu Kotwal: 513-260-7388 [email protected] PropertyManagement/Maintenance: Bhavin patel: 513-257-8657: [email protected] Cultural Activities: Kamini Jain:513-769-7964 [email protected] Religious Education & Youth: Shantala Gangatirkar:513– 443-6077 [email protected] Long Range Planning: Chair– Laxmi Srivastava: 513-474-0533 Co-Chair– Indira Murthy

PRIESTS

Chief Priest: Acharya Kailash Sharma: 513-770-0705 [email protected] Priest: Acharya Chakreshwar Sharma: 513-528-0901 [email protected] Priest: Pandit Srinath Bhattar: 513-488-2986 [email protected]

RELIGIOUS COUNSELOR Dr. Koti Sreekrishna: 513-290-3064:[email protected]

2015 Puja Committee & Religious Activities Members

Sangita Patel (Chair) 513-791-0855 Swarna Choudhury (Co-Chair) 513-232-2343 Kiran Dayal (Co-Chair) 513-474-4051 Rani Dhamija 514-984-5777 Archarya Kailash Sharma 513-770-0705 Acharya Chakreshwar Sharma 513-528-0901 Pandit Srinath Bhattar 513-528-3714 Meena Sondhi 513=831-9788 Meena Karamchandani 513-259-4015 Kalpana Srivastava 513-233-9154 Vasundhara Dasari 513-777-3353 Suchitra Mishra 513-573-9775 RaFeb Odavar 513-336-9775 Vilas Patel 513-947-0861 Triveni Dave 859-371-9645 Mangal Nemade 513-234-8373 Purabi Dey 513-688-1721 Yasotha Subarajan 513-754-0578 Treasurer Co-Chair Meena Karamchandani 513-259-4015 Raj Badolia 513-754-0400 Temple Manager’s Committees Manager: Laxmi Srivastava 513-474-0533 Chair Special Activities: Raj Badolia 513-583-0184 Office Manager: Mohan Chopra I/C Swami Lectures: Vinay Kumar, Meena Mehta, Koti Srikrishna Temple Datbase: Nandkumar Khemchandani, Raj Badolia, Meena Mehta Anniversary & Birthdays Data: Raj Agarwal, Shakuntala Agarwal E-Mail Data: Pradeep Goyal, Nandkumar Khemchandani Gift Shop: Meena Sondhi, Madhu Sharma Security:(ADT): Meena Mehta, Vinay Kumar, Ramesh Sondhi, Kailash Sharma Financial Data: Amar Sharma, Raj Badolia, Laxmi Srivastava Project Manager: Vithal Nemade /C Temple Website: Bharat Vala, Greg Smith, Sudhakar Vinod I/C Temple Calender: Meena Mehta, Ashvin Mehta, Acharya Kailash Sharma Volunteer Services: Rajan Odayar, Kedarnath Nambori, Dilip Patel, Vijay Kumar Sharma Temple Photographer: L. Ram Kumar, Naba Mishra, V G Ramaswamy , Mardav Bhakshi Mela Committee: Anil Jindal, Anisha Jindal, Jyoti Desai, Raneshwar Gupta

Attorney: Aronoff, Rosen & Hunt 513-241-0400

TEMPLE SCHEDULE

Monday-Friday: 9.00 AM-12.00 Noon & 5.00 PM-8.00 PM

Saturday & Major Hindu Holidays (Maha Shivratri, Krishna Janamashtmi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Deepawali) 9.00 AM– 8PM

Sunday: 9.00 AM– 7.00 PM (NOV.-MAR), 9AM-8PM (APR-OCT)

SPECIAL PROGRAMS ON WEEKENDS

9.15 - 9.30 AM: Suprabhatam 9.30 - 11.00 AM Daily Puja of Temple Dieties 11.00-11.30 AM Sponsored Puja 11.30-12.15 PM Bhajans 12.15-12.45 PM Religious Discourse 12.45-1.00 PM Birthdays, Anniversary Pujas & Announcements 1.00 PM Aarti & Prasad

RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE Sundays: 12.15-12.45 PM

Fourth Sunday: Upnishads Second Sunday: 1008 Gayatri Jaap & Children Program

Third Sunday: Sunder Kand Path Fourth Sunday: Shri Ganesh Atharvshirsha Path

Fifth Sunday: Jagannath Puja

Members of Community are invited to speak on topics related to Hindu religion, philosophy, culture, reformation, Gurus, self-preservation, etc. If you would like to talk or like to suggest someone who may be interested, please contact Kiran Dayal Devotees are requested to sit-in Sunday Puja as well bring Prasad & Lunch. You may wish to use this occasion to celebrate important events such as wedding anniversaries, birthdays, ishta devta puja, graduation and other memeorable days. Events can be hosted by individuals, families, groups of families or organizations. Please reserve your Sunday of choice ASAP by put-ting your name & phone number on the calender at the temple & calling Puja Committee members Kiran Dayal/ Meena Sondhi Please donate generously. Your temple needs: SPONSORS FOR FLOWERS $ 50/WEEK, SUNDAY PUJAS, AND YOUR SUPPORT

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Puja Information

RATES FOR PUJA & PRIEST SERVICES|

SERVICES IN OUTSIDE

TEMPLE TEMPLE

Abhishekam (All Deities) $101.00 —

Aksharabhyas $101.00 $151.00

Anna-Prashanam $101.00 $151.00

Ashta Prakari Puja* $101.00 $151.00

Ashtottharam (108) Archana $21.00 —

AyushyaHomam/B’day Celebra. $101.00 $151.00

Ground Breaking Ceremony — $151.00

Griha Pravesh — $151.00

Kalayana Uthsava (Lord Ram/Sita) $121.00 ---

Kesh Khandan (Churakaran) $101.00 $151.00

Naam-Karan $101.00 $151.00

Navagraha Puja $101.00 $151.00

Nischitartham (Engagement) $151.00 $251.00

Baby Shower Puja — $151.00

Nitya (1 Day) Kainkaryam (Seva) $101.00 ---

Poolangi Seva (With Flowers)- $101.00 ---

(Only During Off Winter Season)

Regular Archana $11.00 —

Sahasranama (1008) Archana $51.00 ---

Sathyanarayana Puja $101.00 $151.00

Seemantham $101.00 $151.00

Devi Jagaran $75.00 $101.00

Akhand Ramayan Paath — $151.00

Shashti Poorthi (60th B’day Celeb.) $101.00 $151.00

Anniversary celebration $101.00 $151.00

Suprabhat Seva $21.00 ---

Unjal (Swing) Seva $31.00 ---

Upakarma (Thread changing) $51.00 ---

Upanayam/Brahmopadesham/ $151.00 $251.00

Thread Ceremony

Vahan Puja $51.00 ----

Yearly Shradham (Barkhi) $101.00 $151.00

Wedding $301.00 $501.00

SPECIAL PUJA RATE

Rates for Mata Ki Chauki performed at another temple will be 15%

of the money collected at the temple or a minimum

of $ 501.00.

1. Pujas performed by priests outside the temple will be rated

according to the number of Pujas performed.

2. 50 Cents/Miles for Travel expense to the Priest to perform Puja

at your home.

Rates are subject to change without notice. Rates of Pujas out of

Greater Cincinnati will be $100.00 more than the rates of outside

Puja within greater Cincinnati area.

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Temple Rental: Lower Floor Only

Full day Half day

Monday -Thursday $301 $151

(except holidays)

Friday, Saturday & Holidays $501 $351

Sunday after 3PM only — $351

Note: For half day select one of the two:

8:00 AM to 2:00 PM OR 4:00PM to 11:00 PM

USE OF KITCHEN $ 51

Use of Paper Supplies (PS) $ 101

Use of Kitchen and PS $125

Temple rental applies to all private reservations for those

events/Pujas that are performed by private parties and not an-

nounced in the temple.

Security/ Cleaning deposit: $151 required.

This deposit will be forfeited if the basement hall bathrooms and

kitchen area are not cleaned by the party

renting the place.

NOTE: To schedule a Puja please contact

Puja Committee : Sangita Patel 513-791-0855 or

to rent a temple hall (lower level ) Raneshwar Gupta 232-3331

Puja Committee Announcement:

If you have any question or suggestion about temple activi-ties contact Sangita Patel 513-791-0855, any EC Members

or Temple at 528-3714. 1.

1 Archana performed during temple hours by sponsorship. No Archana on Sundays between 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

1. Outside Pujas and other religious services will be con-ducted by appointment only.

2. To schedule any Pujas please contact Puja Committee chairperson at least one week in advance.

3. If you would like to bring food and prasad in the temple, Please contact Puja Committee chairperson .

4. Cancellations of Puja should be done 3 days in advance or else the full fee for the Puja will be charged.

PUJA SAMAGRI

For convenience of Devotees, Temple can now

provide Puja Samagri for all inside and outside Pujas.

Donation for Puja Samagri is as follows

$ 21 for any Puja

$ 31 for any Puja including Havan/Homam

For more details please contact

Sangita Patel 513-791-0855

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT SUNDERKAND CD (sung by Acharya Kailash Sharma)

AVAILABLE in Temple Gift Shop for $ 10.

The money raised will go to temple.

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Shri Ganesh Puja & Shri Ganesh Atharvshirsha Path Every 4th Sunday of the month 10:30AM

This Puja is dedicated to each month’s

Sankashti Chaturthi to Lord Ganesh.

For more information & To Sponsor the Puja please call

Jyoti Divekar 204-8037,Mangal Nemade 234-8373

Sangita Patel 791-0855; Temple Priests:528-3714

Regular Weekly & Monthly Events at the Temple

Monthly Navgrah Puja Every first Saturday of the Month Sponsors needed for Puja $51.00

For Details call Sangita Patel 791-0855 ;Temple priests:528-3714

Monthly Satya Narayan Puja

On Every Purnima of the Month 6:30 pm

Sponsorship $ 51.00 To sponsor Puja call

Sangita Patel 791-0855 Temple priests: 528-3714

Monthly Murugan Abhishekham /Puja Every second Sat of the Month

Sat 4pm Sponsor Murugan Group. Pandit Bhattar 488-2986, Murali Annamali 827-5450,

Yasotha Subarajan 754-0578 Priests : 529-3714; Sangita Patel 791-0855

Monthly ABHISHEKAM/KALYANOTSAVAM FOR LORD

SRI VENKATESWARA

4th Saturday of each month ,

from 10:30 AM-12:30PM. To sponsor and details please call any of the following:

Anand Konda:481-4119; Vasundhara Dasari:777-3353

Suseela Paturi:481-8591; Surendra Hanumanthanna:661-8733

Pandit Sri Srinadh Bhattar:488-2986

Weekly Shiv Mahiman Stotram Every Monday at 6:30 pm

Weekly Vishnu Sahasranaam Parayana Vishnu Sahasranaama Parayana (chanting) will now take place

Every Thursday at 7:00 pm . Please join us for the chanting. Please contact Ganesh Sundaresan 513-752-4025

Weekly Venkateswar Puja

Every Friday at 6:30pm

To sponsor Puja please call Sangita Patel 791-0855

Temple priests: 528-3714

1008 Gayatri Jap

Second Saturday of each month at 9.30AM For details please contact temple priest 528-3714 or

Sangita Patel 791-0855

SAI BHAJAN Every First Sat. of month 6pm to 7:30pm

For more details please call Dr. Ganesh 857-719-1500 , Rajan 331-2058. PURUSHOTTAM NAAM STOTRA PARAYAN

Every 2nd

Wed. of each month 6pm to 7:30pm

For details please call Mina Mehta 574-6763

Weekly Hanuman Chalisa Path Every Tuesday at 6:30 p m To sponsor call Sangita Patel 791-0855 or Temple Priests 528-3714

VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

If you wish to continue to receive a hard copy of Aradhana in 2015, please email at

[email protected] by the end of March. EC has decided to go to the electronic version of

Aradhana which will be available for all to see at the Temple Website :

http://www.cincinnatitemple.com.

Aradhana is Published Monthly and Circulated to aprroximately 2000 Families Advertising Rates/month: Full Page-$300: Half Page-$150, Quarter Page- $100, & 1/8th page- $50 A 10% discount is given for 12 consecutive repetetions of the same ad. Hindu Society of Greater Cincinnati (HSGC) is a non-profit organization that caters to the needs of a large community. The views expressed by individual authors in Aradhana are their own and may not reflect the policies of HSGC. Ad prices for the website are being revised. We will soon publish in the newsletter.

Your comments or suggestions to improve Aradhana are welcome

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MARCH 2015

APRIL 2015

March 1st Sun Laxmi Narayan Puja 11:30am

by - young couples (Millennium Generation) details inside

March 5th Thurs Purnima Satya Narayan Puja 6:30pm Sponsorship $51. Puja Samgri will be provided, please call to inform and come with one coco-nut, flowers , fruits and Prasad

March 5th Thurs Holika Dahan 7:30pm

March 7th Sat. Holi Celebration see details inside

March 7th Sat. Navgrah Puja 3pm Sponsorship $51.00

March 7th Sat. Sai Bhajans 6pm

March 8th Sun 1008 Gayatri Jaap 9:30am

March 9th Mon Chaturthi Puja 6pm

March 11th Wed Purshottam Naam Stotram 6pm

March 14th Sat. Venkateshwar Abhishekam 10am Sposnsorship$51.00

March 14th Sat. Murugan Abhishekam 4:30pm

Sponsorship $101, Archana $21

March 15th Sun Ganesh Puja/ Atharvashirsha Path 11am

March 20th Fri Chaitra Navratri Kalash Sthapana 6pm Ram Pariwaar Abhishekam 7pm

March 21st Sat Akhand Ramayan Path 11am Starts

March 22nd Sun Akhand Ramayan Path ends 12:30pm

sponsored by- Rameshwar & Kiran Dayal

March 27th Fri Ashtami Puja and Havan 6pm

March 28th Sat. Ram Navami celebration Sita Rama Kalyanam 10am

March 29th Sun Jagannath Puja 11am

April 2nd Thurs Mahavir Jayanti ( actual day)

April 4th Sat. Hanuman Jayanti 10am Sunderkand Path Sponsored by oxford Ohio group

April 4th Sat. Navgrah Puja 3pm Sponsorship $51

April 4th Sat. Purnima Satya Narayan Puja 5:30pm Sponsorship $51. Puja Samgri will be provided, please call to inform and come with one coco-nut, flowers , fruits and Prasad

April 4th Sat. Sai Bhajans 6pm

April 5th Sun Ganesh Puja & Atharvshirsh Path 11am

April 8th Wed Chaturthi Puja 6pm

April 8th Wed Purshottam Naam stotram Path 6pm

April 12th Sun 1008 Gayatri Jaap 9:30am

April 14th Tues Mesh Sankranti Tamil new year/ Vaishakhi (actual day)

April 15th Wed Vallabhacharya Jayanti (actual day)

April 18th Sat. 30th Thyagaraja festival 9am

April 19th Sun Tamil New Year Murugan Abhishekam 10am Sponsored by -Murugan Devotees

April 19th Sun Shiva Kalyanam Marriage of Shiva -Parvati 4:00pm

April 25th Sat. Venkateshwar Puja 10am

April 26th Sun Vallabhacharya Jayanti celebration 10:30am Sponsored by- Srinathji Devotees

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Dear HSGC members, devotees, and temple supporters,

It gives a great pleasure to come back to the executive committee again, after a gap of two years. For those of you who may not know, I had the privilege to serve as the secretary of the execu-tive committee for two years in 2010 and 2011 and as the president for a year in 2012. I am grateful to be given a chance to serve again and I promise you all to serve the temple and the community with utmost dedication and humility. I want to congratulate the outgoing executive committee for doing a very fine job. Although I will continue to benefit from the presence of several committee members who are continuing on this year, we are going to miss several dedicated members from the outgoing committee and I want to acknowledge their contributions and thank them all. I am extremely grateful to our outgoing president Jitubhai Patel. During his 2 year term, the temple saw many successes. The most noteworthy of these successes is the completion of the Marg project. Now we have a very high quality road that provides access to the temple from a proper, two lane road and which in turn, opens up the path for future growth of the temple. In addition, his committee also oversaw expansion of the parking lot, in-stallation of elevator, and significant upkeep of the temple building. We also saw growing attendance at the temple, enthusiastic participation of new members, and many new programs. We have a very attractive and informative website now. I also want to thank other outgoing EC members including Rakesh Patel (Maintenance Committee), Vinit Rastogi (Education Committee), Manish Srivastava (Membership and Fundraising Committee), and Geeta Mehan (Communications and Editor of Ara-dhana). All of them have served the temple with sincerity and dedication. I am sure that they will all continue to provide their unstinted support and wise counsel to the new executive committee. The New Year is already off to a very good start and we have a fairly long list of outstanding tasks. Our first task is to consolidate on the successes realized so far. We are very fortunate to have a most unique temple. This is an institution that emphasizes unity. The core belief of the Hindu Dhar-ma is that the God is one but there are multiple ways of reaching the God. We can see in our temple that we worship different deities, in different ways and in different languages, all under one roof. Our priests reflect this diversity and the unity as does the executive committee. Our temple belongs equal-ly to all who believe the Hindu Dharma and its philosophy. We need to work in that spirit to take the temple forward and to make it very strong, not just for the years to come but for the generations to come. We have many challenges ahead of us and we are well aware of many of these challenges. Some of these challenges are strengthening our children’s education programs, increasing communi-ty participation, simplifying internal administration, increasing paid membership, future expansion of the temple including retirement homes as well as a multi-purpose community center. I would urge the entire community to strongly support the temple by coming to temple regularly, by participating in the cultural and community programs, by availing of the wonderful opportunities for self-development by the temple and last but not least, by providing financial support to the temple. I am requesting all of you who are not members of the Hindu Society of Greater Cincinnati, to become members as soon as possible. The temple belongs to all of you and it is your responsibility to contribute towards sus-taining this institution that provides us place to bond with our religious, cultural, and social values. On behalf of the new executive committee and our priests, I am looking forward to cooperation and sup-port from all of you. Best regards, Deepak Dixit President, HSGC

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"30th Annual Thyagaraja Purandaradasa Festival" APRIL 18, 2015 For Details Contact ; Usha Raghavan 513-489-9655

Koti Sreekrishna 513-290-3064

Please use this Temple Phone number to reach the information/ person that you need: 513-245-4994 : The following departments will be announced in initial mes-sage 1. Directions and Temple Hours 2. Puja Committee (Sangita Patel) 3. Cultural Events (Kamini Jain) 4. Membership and Fundraising (Renu Kotwal) 5. Advertising / Communications/ Editor (Usha Aggarwal) 6. Youth Education/ Activities/ Members (Shantala Gangatirkar) 7. Projects / Long Term Planning (Jitubhai Patel and Laxmi Srivastava) 8. Priests (Shri Kailash Sharma, Shri Chakreshwar Sharma,

Shri Srinath Bhattar)

Significance of Holi Festival

Holi is one of the most vibrant festivals that are celebrated with immense fervour in the whole of India. It is a major festi-val that is celebrated with unbridled joy. The fun and frolic that is associated with Holi is unmatched with any other festi-val across the world. Holi is celebrated as a mark of the arrival of spring season and therefore is a festival of gaiety that

is celebrated with colours. It is thus a celebration of relentless enthusiasm, joy and hope amongst people who cut across all sections of the society.

The Legend of Holi

There are innumerable stories that are associated with Holi. The stories vary along with the states of India spanning from the west, to the north, south and east. The roots of the festival that are believed by people belonging to various states and regions of India are depicted in numerous scriptures. It is essentially the mythology that is associated with this festival that makes it so special to everyone. If you look at the various legends, the most popular amongst them are the stories asso-ciated with Lord Krishna and his consort Radhika and the legend of Holika, the demon.

The name of the festival is believed by most to have come from Holika. There is this tradition of lighting bonfires with dry twigs and leaves gathered from the fields and forests to commemorate Holika Dahan. This is the ritualistic manner of warding off all evil and welcoming the good.

The story so goes that Prahlad was the son of Hiranyakashipu, the fierce demon king. He had great aspirations to rule the earth, heaven and beyond. So he challenged the Gods and vanquished the divine army with his immense power. But his son was a noble soul who prayed and chanted the name of Lord Vishnu much to his father’s ire as Hirnyakashipu consid-ered Lord Vishnu to be his enemy. So he pronounced the death of his son by throwing him on fire as Prahlad refused to stop his chanting.

Holika was the demon king’s sister and she had this boon of remaining untouched by fire. So she sat on a fire with Prahlad on her lap, but the little boy remained unaffected by the grace of the Lord and Holika was burnt to death alive. Since then this day has been marked as a victory of the good over evil.

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Acharya Kailash Ji's NEW BHAJAN CD/DVD ALBUM

get your copy from Temple

CHAITRA NAVRATRI PUCHAITRA

NAVRATRI PUJA March 20th to March27th

2015

March 20th Friday 6:00 pm KALASH STHAPANA March 21st to 27 th CHANDI PATH & DEVI PUJA everyday 9:30 am to 11:00pm and 5.00pm to 6:00pm March 27th Friday 6:00 pm Durga Ashtami Puja & Havan Sponsorships Chandi path $51.00, Havan $51.00. Chandi Path all days of Navratri $251.00

Hindu Religious Education Classes for Children at HSGC

By Shantala Gangatirkar and Koti Sreekrishna

Every 1st and 3rd Sunday from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM For age group 5 to 12 years

Class will include:

Yoga for Children

Sanskrit Shloak Chanting Fun Stories related to religion

Questions and Answers Understanding and Bringing religion in daily life.

For registration please contact Shantala Gangatirkar at [email protected]

OR 513-443-6077.

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Hindu society cordially invites second generation couples with family and friends to participate in

Laxmi-Narayan Puja (worship for Goddess Laxmi and Lord Vishnu)

on

March 1st - Sunday 11:30am puja followed by Aarti and Prasad

This puja is organized for younger generation to be part of the Temple activities.

Please register at: Email: [email protected]

for more details call Temple 513-528-3714, Kiran Dayal 474-4051.

Lunch and Prasad sponsors are needed.

Required puja items will be provided by temple

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'Bollywood Music & Masala' & 'Swaranjali

LISTEN to INDIAN MUSIC PROGRAM on WAIF 88.3 FM Plus LIVE Internet Streaming on www.WAIF883.Org:

Every Saturday from 12 Noon to 3 PM 'Bollywood Music and Masala' & Every Sunday from 11 AM to 2 PM Swa- ranjali

AKHAND RAMAYAN PATH (Shri Ramcharit Manas)

March 21st and March 22nd : Saturday & Sunday From 11:00am to 12:30 pm next day

Sponsorship: $251.00: Akhand Ramayan Path $101.00: Sunderkand Path, Shri Ram Janma, Shri Ram Vivah, $21.00: Archana We need volunteers to read Ramayana. Temple will be open whole night. Please call Temple (513)528-3714 or Kiran Dayal 474 - 4051, Please give your name & time to read the Ramayan.

Event is sponsored by: Rameshwar, Kiran Dayal & their family.

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SHRI RAM NAVAMI

SITA RAMA KALYANAM (Wedding of Shri Ram Sita)

March 28th Sat. 2015

10am to 1pm Place:- Hindu Temple of Greater Cincinnati 4920 Klatte Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45244

Sponsorships: $1016.00 Grand Sponsors, $116.00 Sponsors, $21.00 Archana

Event Sponsored by- TARANGINI For more details please contact Temple 528-3714, Sangita Patel 791-0855, Kiran Dayal 474-4051.

Acharya Srinath Bhattar 513-488-2986

Shri Vallabhacharya Jayanti Celebration On April 26th Sunday

10:30 am to 1pm 10:30am Shri Nathaji Pooja

11:30am Krishna Bhajan & Stotra 12:30pm Discourse

1:00pm Aarati Followed by Mahaprasad / lunch Event is sponsored by – Shrinathji Devotees.

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SHRI HANUMAN JAYANTI CELEBRATION April 4th Saturday 2015

10:00pm Shri Hanuman Puja & Hanuman Chalisa Path 10:30pm Sunderkand Path 1:00pm Aarti & followed by Maha Prasad (lunch ) Event Sponsored by :- Oxford Ohio Group . Sponsorship: $101.00 Puja & Path, $11.00 Archan

TAMIL NEW YEAR CELEBRATION April 19th Sunday 10 am to 1pm

10am Murgan Abhishekam 12pm Archana

1pm Mangala aarti followed by Prasad & lunch Sponsored By- Murgan Devotees

Sponsorship $101.00 Abhishekam, Archana $21.00. No Murgan Abhishekam on 2nd Sat. April 11th.

Fir more Details Call Temple 513-528-3714, Sangita Patel 791-0855, Yashotha Subarajan 754-0578, Murli 827-5450

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For the First Time in Our Temple

Shiva Kalyanam Wedding of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati

Date: April 19th 2015 Time: 4-7 PM Aarti and Mahaprasad (Dinner) to follow. To Sponsor please call: (Area code if needed 513 for All) Temple 528-3714,Kiran Dayal 474-4051 Swarna Choudhury232-2343, Sangita Patel 791-0855, Darshan Kumar 519-0430, Acharya Kailash ji 652-5382, Pandit Srinath ji 488-2986, Acharya Chakreshwar ji 528-0901

Hindu Temple of Greater Cincinnati cordially invites you

with family and friends to celebrate

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Programs 9am Suprabhatam 10am Moolavar Puja 10:30 Thiruppavadai Seva (7 type of prasadam offered in shape of saptagiri mountain)

1pm Maha -Mangal Aarti Followed by (Lunch) Prasad

For Details please call : Temple 513-528-3714, Pandit Srinath Bhattar -513-488-2986, Vasundhara Dasari 777-3353, Anand Konda 481-4119. Sangita Patel 513-791-0855

Sri Bhu Neela Sametha

Sri Venkateshwara Swamy Utsava Moorthy 13th Anniversary

on

April 25th Saturday 2015

Sponsorships:-Event Sponsors $501, each mountain $101,

Archana $21

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Hindu Society of Greater Cincinnati2015 Charity Golf Scramble & Dinner (all proceeds benefit Hindu Temple)

At Shaker Run Golf Club, June 6, 2015

Event Schedule

1:00 pm Registration/Practice Open

2:15 pm Announcements at Golf Carts(All golfers must be at their carts at this time)

2:30 pm Shotgun start

7:00 pm Dinner immediately following golf

7:30 pm Prizes and Awards

8:30 pm Music & Dance

Join us along with your family for a day of golf, delicious Indian dinner, silent auction, awards, dance & camaraderie.

Golfers at ALL skill levels (including novices) are welcome.

The Hindu Temple of Greater Cincinnati is a spiritual sanctuary

welcoming all who enter. A place where families come together and share

in the serenity and beauty of the Hindu way of life. The founding

members have established our temple on 100 acres of prime wooded

land close to the I-275 expressway with goals to meet the needs of our

growing Hindu community in the greater Cincinnati – Tri-State region.

Shaker Run features a 27-hole championship golf course with water

hazards, sculpted bunkers and scenic woods to challenge the skills of

any golfer. Recognized by Golf Digest as one of the premier golf courses

in Ohio. Ideally situated between Cincinnati & Dayton.

Available Sponsorships (Tax deductible)

Eagle Sponsor - $2,500

Two foursomes (8 playing spots) includes golf package. Display table at

registration and in dining area, special recognition at dinner, and

company name displayed on the course.

Dinner Sponsor – $1,500

One foursome (4 playing spots) includes golf package. Company name

and information on each dinner table, and special recognition at dinner.

Birdie Sponsors - $1,000

Special recognition at dinner, company name displayed on the course.

Par Sponsors - $500 per hole

Company name displayed on the course.

Tee/Green Sponsors - $500 per hole (18)

Company name displayed on the course.

Welcome Package Sponsor — $500

Company information in welcome package.

Awards Sponsor - $500

Presenter on stage.

Golf Package - $125 (golf for 1 person + dinner for 2)

A welcome pack, 18 holes of golf with cart, chance to win prizes

and use of range before the round, delicious Indian dinner for 2

(kids under 13 free).

For more information contact:

Anirudh Pandit (513-780-0687) Vinny Joshi (513-295-3960)

Niteen Bapat (513-706-8317) Vinod Varma (513-476-5883)

Salil Pradhan (513-384-4256) Milind Inamdar (513-313-8656)

Achyut Naik (513-235-5319) Jay Modi (513-780-0831)

Krishna Kamaraju (513-252-6842) Atul Paradkar (513-290-6037)

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Hindu Society of Greater Cincinnati Meeting Of The Executive Council

Members / Attendance Meeting Date: October 05, 2014 At: 4920 Klatte Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45244 Time meeting was called to order: approx. 10:50 am Time meeting ended: approx. 12:30 pm

Jitu Patel (President) Sudhakar Vinod (Vice President) Murali Muraleetharan (Secretary) Laxmi Srivastava (Long Range Planning) Geeta Mehan (Communications/Editor) Rakesh Patel ( Property Management & Maintenance)

Minutes The minutes of the meetings of August 10th, 2014 and of September 7th, 2014 were reviewed and accepted. Maarg Project The details of the ceremonial opening of the newly constructed Maarg on November 1st. 2014 were discussed. Laxmi Srivastava and Jitu Patel informed the EC of the details of the ceremonial opening program. The EC was also informed that as per communications from the Union Township, once the new road is opened, the current ac-cess road via Klatte Road to the temple should be closed and be only used during emergencies. It was agreed to seek legal opinion if the situation demanded. Election & General Body Meeting Every one of EC members were urged to attend the Election of the EC for 2015 and the second General Body Meeting for 2014 which were fixed for December 7th. 2014. Diwali Program Details Jitu Patel gave details of the incomes and expenses of the Diwali program and confirmed that the bottom line should reflect a positive surplus. Geo Thermal Project Sudhakar Vinod gave details of the needs of the project and stressed on the long term positive impact it could have on the finances of the temple. It was agreed that that Vinod should spearhead the project and do a cost ben-efit analysis and discuss at a future EC meeting. Outside Priests It was agreed that on controversial subjects of the involvement of outside priests in the poojas or other activities of the temple, the EC should be informed and involved in the decision making process. Murali M. Muraleetharan Secretary Jitu Patel --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sudhakar Vinod ------------------------------------------------------------------- Murali Muraleetharan ----------------------------------------------------------- Laxmi Srivastava ------------------------------------------------------------------- Geeta Mehan ------------------------------------------------------------------ Rakesh Patel --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Hindu Society of Greater Cincinnati Meeting Of The Executive Council

Members / Attendance Meeting Date: November 02, 2014 At: 4920 Klatte Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45244 Time meeting was called to order: approx. 10:50 am Time meeting ended: approx. 12:15 pm

Sudhakar Vinod (Vice President) Murali Muraleetharan (Secretary) Laxmi Srivastava (Long Range Planning) Sangita Patel (Pooja Chair) Vinit Rastogi (Religious Education & Youth)

Elections of EC 2015 & General Body Meeting The conduct of the Election of the EC for 2015 and the second General Body Meeting for 2014 which were fixed for December 7th. 2014 were discussed in detail. The details of the various positions vacated in the EC and any new nominations received to date were also shared by the members. Aradhana and Calender The printing of the temple calendar and the monthly publication of Aradhana were again discussed and it was agreed to continue doing so till further discussions. Supply Room Doors It was brought to the notice of the EC that the doors to the supply rooms in the basement area are at certain times. kept opened without any proper oversight. It was agreed that the situation should be immediately addressed and remedied. Temple Web Site The EC recognized the need to continuously maintain the temple’s web site to be accessed by all devotees at all times. Murali M. Muraleetharan Secretary Sudhakar Vinod ------------------------------------------------------------------- Murali Muraleetharan ----------------------------------------------------------- Laxmi Srivastava ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sangita Patel -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vinit Rastogi ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Donations ($) Expenses ($)

Aradhana Advertisement 18,580.00 Aradhana Publication 37,577.85 Festivals Income Bank Charges 588.60 Holi 850.00 Calendar 5,974.00 Mela 37,779.00 Festivals Expense Naach Sitare 2,541.00 Holi 712.75 Navratri 27,553.00 Mela 28,442.80 Rath Yatra 2,050.00 Naach Sitare 1,012.99 Flower Donation 9,995.00 Navratri 12,968.00 Food Donation 9,551.00 Rath Yatra 71.77 General Donation 90,745.41 Flower Expense 13,047.12 Gift Shop Income 361.00 Food Expense 10,750.00 Kroger Matching Gift 2,355.24 Gift Shop Expense 248.20 Puja Income Mortgage Annakut 347.00 Mortgage Interest 34,152.60 Anniversary 16,967.00 Principal 9,468.36 Archana 8,650.00 Office Expense 5,970.39 Chandi Havan 1,416.00 Property Insurance 4,760.25 Chitragupta Yagna 1,527.00 Property Tax 10,148.70 Diwali 20,010.64 Puja Expense Ganesh Chaturthi 4,246.00 Anniversary 1,752.50 Gayatri Havan 1,168.00 Diwali 19,336.11 Guru Purnima 2,459.00 Maha Shivratri 200.00 Hanuman Jayanti 1,206.00 Mataki Chawki 5,616.88 Hindola Utsav 252.00 Repair & Maintenance Janmasthami 3,197.00 Grass Cutting 4,406.00 Maha Shivratri 7,754.00 Miscellaneous 25,301.38 Mahaveer Jayanti 312.00 Pest Control 1,157.27 Mataki Chawki 46,846.00 Security System 5,926.64 Murugan Abhishekam 10,132.00 Snow Removal 7,505.00 Nand Mahotsav 694.00 Temple Cleaning 18,355.20 Navgraha Puja 101.00 Special Projects Expense 90,068.93 New Year Havan 3,501.00 Supplies Outside Puja 49,036.00 Paper Products - Kitchen 11,479.59 Ramayan Path 1,459.00 Puja 2,411.61 Saraswati Puja 912.00 Temple 2,838.02 Satyanarayana Katha 4,268.00 Utilities Shiv Puja 5,069.00 Garbage Remo 1,708.81 Shraddha Puja 1,067.00 Gas & Electric 42,298.89 Sitaram Kalyanam 1,783.00 Telephone Bill 1,904.30 Special Puja & Archana 33,824.00 Water & Sewer 999.28 Vallabhacharya Jayanti 425.00 Wages & Salary 111,567.30 Venkateshwara Kalyanam 8,426.00 Rental Income 2,079.00 Special Projects Income 230,167.27 Total Donations 671,661.56 Total Expenses 530,728.09

This is an unaudited report prepared by Raj Bodalia and Amar Sharma

INCOME EXPENSE REPORT FOR 2014

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PERSONALIZED DENTISTRY FOR ALL AGES

DAS FAMILY DENTISTRY

Ashok Das DDS

General Dentist

(513)770- 4060

770 Reading Rd, Mason, OH 45040

(Between Western Row and

Tylersville Road)

New Patients always welcome

Saturday Appointments Available

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SHARMA & CO. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

4030 MT. CARMEL TOBASCO ROAD, SUITE #117 CINCINNATI OHIO 45255

FOR A NO OBLIGATION - FREE CONSULTATION

CALL: (513) 528-1040

*Member - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

*Member - Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants

We provide the following services:

Business Acquisition

Loans: Business or

Residential

IRS or State Audits Financial

Consultations

Accounting

Payroll taxes

Business tax Returns

Individual tax Returns

Electronic Filing

Please use this Temple Phone number to reach the information/ person that you need: 513-245-4994 : The following departments will be announced in initial message 1. Directions and Temple Hours 2.Pooja Committee (Sangita Patel) 3. Cultural Events (Kamini Jain) 4. Membership and Fundraising (Renu Kotwal) 5. Advertising / Communications/ Editor (Usha Aggarwal) 6. 6. Youth Education/ Activities/ Members (Shantala Gangatirkar) 7. Projects / Long Term Planning ( Jitubhai Patel and Laxmi Srivastava) 8. Priests (Shri Kailash Sharma, Shri Chakreshwar Sharma, Shri Srinath Bhattar)

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Aradhana (513) 528-3714

Hindu Society of Greater Cincinnati 4920 Klatte Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45244 Return Service Requested

Postman Please Deliver Between Feb 25 and Feb 28

Directions to Hindu Temple From I-275 take Exit 63A (32West) - drive approximately 1/4 mile - turn right onto OLD 74 - turn left at the first Traffic light onto Summerside Road. After approximately one mile turn right onto Klatte Road. Temple is at the end

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(Conveniently located in Blue Ash near I-275)

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