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Page 1 Florida-Nepal Association Vol.12, No. 2, October 2004 Dear Friends, gd:t] . a8f bz}+sf] -la=;+=@)^!_ pknIfdf xflb{s d+undo z'esfdgf . Thanks to Durga Bhavani for her protection during historical event of hurricanes. After four hur- ricanes that criss - crossed Florida most of us can say how 90 miles an hour wind sounds like. We all sur- vived with very little or no damages to our property and ourselves, and with a lot of appreciation for the storms. Even folks in Orlando and Gainesville, which I always thought those places were safe from storms, felt the power of hurricanes. Many of us may still be recuperating from the storms, but we need to take a sigh of relief and continue. Hope, you all had a good summer. This year, Archana and I had an opportunity to travel around. We visited Detroit, Lansing, and other areas of Michigan, and Niagara Falls, Canada. We enjoyed Niagara Falls visit very much. Jarda pan was a specialty of Toronto. We also visited friends and families in Maryland and North Carolina. Although we were vacationing and attending wedding ceremony our minds were absorbed by the hurricane Frances during the Labor Day week- end. Few things pop up while reviewing what we accomplished in last year. We did excellent in fund- raising for the school project. Kudos to the Lamsal family, who organized a golf tournament, raised sub- stantial amount of money for the FNA school project. This is an effort we all need to learn how to reach out to people. We adopted another project, the Chattrapati Free Clinic in our list of sponsorship as an expansion of our humble attempt to help poor people in Nepal. We also agreed to work as the contact for the clinic for donations that may be received from different sources in the United States. We need to advertise what indi- (Continued on page 4) PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE October 2004 Vol. 12, No. 2 Executive Committee Bijaya Kattel [email protected] President Shailendra Shukla [email protected] Vice President Radha Mali [email protected] Treasurer Khushiram Tiwari [email protected] General Secretary Pratima Upadhyaya [email protected] Member at Large Dharma Khanal [email protected] Member at Large Sanjay Bajracharya [email protected] Information Secretary/ Web Master Advisory Committee Tirtha Mali [email protected] Rajeeb Lamsal [email protected] Ajaya Satyal [email protected] Cultural Program Coordinator Jeevan Joshi [email protected] Nepal Study Forum Coordinator Shanker Shrestha [email protected] FNA Homepage: www.floridanepal.org Dharma Acharya [email protected] ivajayaa dSamaI kao haid-k SauBakamanaa Happy Vijaya Dashami
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Dear Friends, gd:t] . a8f bz}+sf] -la=;+=@)^!_ pknIfdf xflb{s d+undo z'esfdgf . Thanks to Durga Bhavani for her protection during historical event of hurricanes. After four hur-ricanes that criss - crossed Florida most of us can say how 90 miles an hour wind sounds like. We all sur-vived with very little or no damages to our property and ourselves, and with a lot of appreciation for the storms. Even folks in Orlando and Gainesville, which I always thought those places were safe from storms, felt the power of hurricanes. Many of us may still be recuperating from the storms, but we need to take a sigh of relief and continue.
Hope, you all had a good summer. This year, Archana and I had an opportunity to travel around. We visited Detroit, Lansing, and other areas of Michigan, and Niagara Falls, Canada. We enjoyed Niagara Falls visit very much. Jarda pan was a specialty of Toronto. We also visited friends and families in Maryland and North Carolina. Although we were vacationing and attending wedding ceremony our minds were absorbed by the hurricane Frances during the Labor Day week-end.
Few things pop up while reviewing what we
accomplished in last year. We did excellent in fund-raising for the school project. Kudos to the Lamsal family, who organized a golf tournament, raised sub-stantial amount of money for the FNA school project. This is an effort we all need to learn how to reach out to people. We adopted another project, the Chattrapati Free Clinic in our list of sponsorship as an expansion of our humble attempt to help poor people in Nepal. We also agreed to work as the contact for the clinic for donations that may be received from different sources in the United States. We need to advertise what indi-
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
October 2004 Vol. 12, No. 2 Executive Committee
Bijaya Kattel [email protected]
President
Shailendra Shukla [email protected]
Vice President
Radha Mali [email protected]
Treasurer
Khushiram Tiwari [email protected]
General Secretary
Pratima Upadhyaya [email protected]
Member at Large
Dharma Khanal [email protected]
Member at Large
Sanjay Bajracharya [email protected]
Information Secretary/ Web Master
Advisory Committee Tirtha Mali [email protected]
Rajeeb Lamsal [email protected]
Ajaya Satyal [email protected]
Cultural Program Coordinator Jeevan Joshi [email protected]
Nepal Study Forum Coordinator Shanker Shrestha [email protected]
FNA Homepage: www.floridanepal.org
Dharma Acharya [email protected]
ivajayaa dSamaI kao haid-k SauBakamanaa
Happy Vijaya Dashami
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SauBa ivajayaadSamaIkao haid-k maÐgalamaya SauBakamanaa HAPPY VIJAYA DASHAMI
FLORIDA—NEPAL ASSOCIATION
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Dashain Sheela Malakar First published September 2002 FNA Newsletter.
A s the season of fall approaches, one of Nepal’s most auspicious and longest festivals takes
place, Dashain. Occurring around September and October, it’s one of the most widely spread holidays celebrated in every household of every caste. For fifteen days the goddess Durga, in her many forms, are worshipped with countless pujas, several offer-ings and thousands of animal sacrifices for her cus-tom sacred bathing soaked in blood. Dashain recognizes the grand victory of the gods over the demons. One victorious story was revealed by Ramayan, where Lord Ram after much attempt murdered Ravana, the wicked king of demons. How-ever, he was only triumphant in the battle when god-dess Durga was brought to his attention. The main celebration honors the conquest of good over evil and is signified by goddess Durga killing the dread-ful demon, Mahisasur, who threatened the earth in the appearance of a vicious water buffalo. The fero-cious battle between goddess Durga and the demon Mahisasur lasted for nine days and therefore is rep-resented during the first nine days of the festival. The tenth day signifies the day when Mahisasur was slain. The last five days symbolizes the celebration with the blessing of the goddess, who is now con-tinuously worshipped through out the kingdom as the divine mother goddess. In preparation for Dashain, homes are cleansed and decorated in return for the blessing and good fortune from the goddess Durga. Throughout the fifteen day celebration all organizations are closed and labor is almost impossible to find. From the poor to the rich all enjoy a festive atmosphere. The market is filled with ones buying gifts and offerings for the gods as well as family, as they meet both their near and dis-tant relatives. Family gatherings are emphasized on the tenth day, Dashami. It is this day that one takes tika and jamara from their elders receiving their blessings as well carrying on for the next four days. Dashain ends on the fifteenth day when the goddess of wealth, Laxmi, is worshipped. On this day every-one stays home and rest as the goddess Laxmi is asked to visit each and everyone.
Tihar Panchak Yama; the five days of the under-world lord. Asha Malakar First published September 2002 FNA Newsletter.
O f all Hindu festivals, one of the most well known is Tihar (Diwali), the festival of lights.
Through this festival we worship Goddess Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth. This festival lasts five days and begins with the thirteenth day of the waning moon in October. Here is a short story to reason why this festival is celebrated so widely. An astrologer told a king who was living his last days of life that a ser-pent would take his remaining life from him. Since the king didn’t want to die, he asked the astrologer if there was any way he could avoid his death. In re-turn the astrologer recommended him to sleep with lit oil lamps close to his bed and to furnish his palace with oil lamps on Laxmi puja day. Therefore the Goddess Laxmi convinced the serpent to not take his life. The serpent told Yama Raj that it wasn’t yet time for the king to join the underworld. Therefore Yama Raj opened his ledger where the king’s age left was at zero; however the serpent cunningly put a seven before the zero which left the king for seventy more years to live. Thus Tihar is celebrated worship-ping both the underworld and the Goddess Laxmi. The final day of Tihar is ‘Bhai Tika’ where brothers receive tika by their sisters. A royal astrologer an-nounces through the national radio one day in ad-vanced a suitable time to put the tika where the entire nation follows it. The king also receives tika from his sisters where once he receives tika a gun salute is given to tribute the occasion. The most important reason for Bhai tika is that sisters pray for their brother’s long life from god of the underworld, Yama Raj.
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viduals/organizations can do to help the clinic, which is serv-ing poor people very effectively. Nepal Study Forum brought in a speaker to share her experience in Nepal. We had a great time camping at Blue Spring State Park as part of our Nepali New Year’s (B.S. 2061) picnic in Orange city. We need to do such activities more often. We raised fund to help Samrita Lo-hani in her attempt to get kidney transplant. All Nepali com-munity extended hands in supporting for the good cause, thank you all for that. We sponsored a week long visit of Acharya Khem Raj “Keshava Sharan” to south Florida. Nepali families in south Florida sponsored four students studying in his Ash-ram at Deoghat, Nepal. He gave several discourses to the Hindu community of south Florida during his brief stay.
We all read on the papers everyday that peace in Ne-
pal has been trodden by various power plays in the country. We only can hope that peace be restored in the country and a democratic governance will resume soon. We denounce the barbaric killing of 12 innocent Nepali workers in Iraq by the extremists. May Durga Bhavani help bring peace to the people of Nepal.
Now, it is the time that we all are waiting for - the biggest festival of the Hindus, Dashain. It is also time for all Floridians to gather at one place and exchange happy greetings and goddess Durga’s blessings to one another. This year, as you all know, we will be celebrating Dashain in West Palm Beach on Saturday, October 30, 2004. We are preparing the event with various programs and the highlight will be to watch the new talents. Few of the programs that will bring interesting features are Nepal Study Forum that Archana Kattel is coordi-nating to bring our youth together to share their growing ex-periences. Jeevan Joshi, our cultural program coordinator is compiling list of songs and dances among other items for the cultural program that evening. If you have not already submit-ted your item please do send it to Jeevan as soon as you can so that you will not miss your opportunity to perform. For details of the programs and hotel accommodations please see inside of this newsletter and on FNA website.
This is my last president’s message and the occasion,
my last chance to welcome you to the FNA event as president. I am stepping down after completion of my two year term of presidency and wish good luck to the incoming president and the executive committee. If you have any questions about an-nual celebration/program please call me at 561-792-7772 or write to [email protected]. Please check our website http://www.floridanepal.org for recent updates.. My heartiest thanks to you all for your help and cooperation during my tenure of presidency, especially to my wife Archana.
Thank you and May Goddess Durga bless you all for prosperity and happiness.
Bijaya Kattel, Ph.D. President
President’s Message.. continued from page 1
2061 Dashain party The Florida Nepal Association's forthcoming annual gath-ering Dashain 2061 will be held on Saturday October 30, 2004. Details: Venue: Village of Palm Springs Recreation Center 226 Cypress Lane Palm Springs, FL 33461
Registration: Adult: $20.00 Student: $15.00 Kids (6-12 yrs): $12.00 Under 6 yrs: FREE (registration covers snacks, soft drinks, dinner and enter-tainment)
Cultural Program Coordinator: Jeevan Joshi, Cultural Program Coordinator (West Palm Beach) - [email protected]
Mr. Pawan Mali has kindly agreed to bring musical equip-ments. This year we will have only 2 hours for cultural pro-gram so the program will have to carefully organized to let every talent get at least one opportunity. Please get in touch with your regional contact to hand in the request to participate in the cultural show.
Regional Contacts: Pawan Mali -- Jacksonville and Gainesville Khushi Ram Tiwari -- Tallahassee and Panhandle Rajendra Raut -- Tampa, Orlando, and Fort Myers Jeevan Joshi -- West Palm, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami
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04:00 - 04:30 PM Hall opens
04:00 - 05:00 PM Registration, hall set up and preparation for the program
04:30 - 05:30 PM Snacks served
05:30 - 07:00 PM Opening of the meeting followed by Nepal Study Forum program
07:00 - 08:00 PM Dinner
08:00 - 09:00 PM Organized cultural program
09:00 - 09:15 PM Nomination/Election Committee’s report on new Executive Committee
09:15 - 10:15 PM Resume cultural program
10:15 - 10:45 PM Group dance on varied music and songs
10:30 - 11:00 PM Hall clean up
Program: Accommodation: Hampton Inn 1505 Belvedere Road West Palm Beach, FL 33406 Phone: 561-471-8700 Fax: 561-689-7385
Hampton Inn Reservations 1-800-HAMPTON (1-800-426-7866)
A group rate of $89.00 has been agreed upon for a group of ten rooms (double). Due to tremendous demand in the market, this was the best rate that was available for this time of the year and location.
Hampton Inn official web site is http://www.hamptoninnwestpalmbeach.com Nepal Study Forum: Youth View Point of Growing up In America with Multicultural Environment Program moderator: Dr. Archana M. Kattel Youth Panelists: 1. Siddhartha Bajracharya 2. Jaybeen Joshi 3. Nimish Khanal 4. Mona Oli 5. Anjali Shrestha 6. Binita Tiwari Adult reviewers: Dr. Monica Oli Dr. Rajendra Shrestha Food: Food catering by House of India, Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. Snacks: Vegetable Samosa and Alu Vada with chutney. In addition, there will be Alu Achar and Chiura. Dinner: Vegetable Biryani, Basmati Rice, Nan, Tandoori Chicken, Lamb Curry (Khasi Ko Maasu), Palak Paneer and Grilled Vegetable for main course and Ras-Malai for dessert.
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Driving Directions:
I-95 Take exit #66 (Forest Hill Blvd) 1. Go west to Congress Avenue (the third light from I-95 exit) 2. Turn left (south) on to Congress Ave . Go for about 0.5 mile. 3. Turn right on to Dolan Road (second light) and drive for 0.5 mile 4. Turn left (no lights) on to Cypress Lane. 5. Turn left at the STOP sign and go around to the parking lot. The building is on your right.
Florida's Turnpike Take exit #97 (Southern Blvd) 1. Go east for about 7.0 2. Turn right to Congress Avenue. Go for about 2.5 miles 3. Turn right on to Dolan Road and drive for 0.5 mile 4. Turn left (no lights) on to Cypress Lane. 5. Turn left at the STOP sign and go around to the parking lot. The building is on your right.
Youth View Point of Growing up In America with Multicultural Environment
Program moderator: Dr. Archana M. Kattel
Youth Panelists: 1. Siddhartha Bajracharya 2. Jaybeen Joshi 3. Nimish Khanal 4. Mona Oli 5. Anjali Shrestha 6. Binita Tiwari Adult reviewers: Dr. Monica Oli Dr. Rajendra Shrestha
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Lal Singh Bist and Family A-1 DOLLAR STORE
5335 MILITARY TRAIL,SUITE 39 West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Phone/Fax: 516-471-9061
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Ram,Pratima & Ojesh Upadhyaya TAMPA, FL.
THE FNA NOMINATING COMMITTEE IS SEEKING INDIVIDUALS FOR THE NEXT EX-ECUTIVE MEMBERS - (2004-2006) Anyone interested in being nominated for : PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT TREASURER GENERAL SECRETARY INFORMATION SECRETARY MEMBERS AT LARGE CULTURAL COORDINATOR Please contact …. Tirtha Mali . (352)373-9833 [email protected] Rajendra Shrestha (407)826-4848 [email protected] Dr. Bhogendra Khanal (561)585-4930 [email protected] Thanks, Tirtha Mali
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HAPPY VIJAYA
DASHAMI
Rajib, Ruku, Maya & Sanjay The Lamsal Family
Jacksonville, FL
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The Shukla Family Gainesville, FL
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Dharma & Mithila Khanal Dhurba & Madhuri Sharma Manisha & Manish Khanal
DIPPY’S DONUT
Fort. Lauderdale
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Tallahassee, FL.
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The Kattel Family Wellington, Florida
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Royal Palm Beach, FL
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West Palm Beach, FL
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Tirtha, Radha, Sharmila & Krishna Mali
Gainesville, FL
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Sanjay, Shailina, Siddhartha & Sristina Bajracharya
Boca Raton, FL
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Bidya, Bijaya, Bibidh & Bibek Subedi
Boynton Beach, FL
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If you have not paid your annual FNA membership dues yet, please fill out the following Membership Information Form and mail it along with your check to: Radha Mali FNA Treasurer 6320 NW 33rd Terrace Gainesville, FL 32653 ______________________________________________________________________
FNA Membership Information Form [ ] New Member [ ] Renewal Today’s Date: ___________________ Full Name: ____________________________________________________________ Spouse Name: ______________________________ Children’s Name: ______________________________________________________ Street Address: ________________________________________________________ City: ____________________State: __________ Zip Code:________ Telephone: _____-______-__________Email : _________________________________ Please check your membership category: [ ] Family $25.00 [ ] Individual $15.00 [ ] Student $12.00 Please fill your Dashain registration head count: Adults $20.00 x __ Students $15.00 x __ Kids (Age 6-12) $12.00 x __ Total = $ ____ NOTE: There is no registration fee for kids under age 6 Please check your Dashain greetings fee: [ ] 1/4 Page $20.00 [ ] 1/4 Page Business $25.00 [ ] 1/8 Page $10.00 Annual Membership Fee : $__________ Dashain Registration Fee : $__________ Dashain Greeting Fee : $__________ Additional Donations : $__________ (Nepal School Project) $__________ (Misc.)
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