July

Puja Calendar for July. See Page 12 for August Puja Calendar.

Hindu Center of Virginia Monthly Newsletter “BHARATVANI” — July 2018

The Hindu Center of Virginia encourages all community members to avail the well equipped classrooms in the temple as well as the community hall with kitchen

(NO COOKING) for your needs. You can rent the hall for your family activities that do not conflict with the temple religious activities. Facilities are available for

rent to conduct language, art, dance classes, meetings, private functions such as birthdays and marriages as well as religious ceremonies with HCV priest service.

For information, please visit: www.therichmondtemple.org/publicationandnewsletters.aspx

Sun, 07/01 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam

Sun, 07/01 12:15pm Bhajans by Neelkanth Bhatt

Sun, 07/01 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi

Sun, 07/01 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans

Sun, 07/01 6:00pm Sankata Hara Chaturthi / Murugan Abishekham

Mon, 07/02 6:45pm Shiva Abishekam

Tue, 07/03 5:45pm Sundarkand

Tue, 07/03 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa

Wed, 07/04 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam

Thu, 07/05 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham

Fri, 07/06 7:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham

Sat, 07/07 11:00am Balaji Abishekham

Sat, 07/07 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting

Sat, 07/07 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham

Sat, 07/07 6:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham

Sun, 07/08 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam

Sun, 07/08 11:30am Havan

Sun, 07/08 12:15pm Bhajans by Krishna

Sun, 07/08 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi

Sun, 07/08 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans

Sun, 07/08 6:00pm Murugan Abishekham

Mon, 07/09 5:45pm Shiva Abishekam

Mon, 07/09 7:00pm Karthigai (Sri Subramanya Abishekham )

Tue, 07/10 6:00pm Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam)

Tue, 07/10 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa

Wed, 07/11 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam

Thu, 07/12 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham

Fri, 07/13 7:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham

Sat, 07/14 11:00am Balaji Abishekham

Sat, 07/14 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting

Sat, 07/14 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham

Sat, 07/14 6:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham

Sun, 07/15 9:00am Jaggannath Rath Yatra (see flyer inside)

Sun, 07/15 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi

Sun, 07/15 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans

Sun, 07/15 6:00pm Murugan Abishekham

Mon, 07/16 6:45pm Shiva Abishekam

Tue, 07/17 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa

Wed, 07/18 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam

Thu, 07/19 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham

Fri, 07/20 6:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham

Fri, 07/20 7:00pm Bhavana

Sat, 07/21 11:00am Balaji Abishekham

Sat, 07/21 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting

Sat, 07/21 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham

Sat, 07/21 2:00pm Snatra pooja

Sat, 07/21 6:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham

Sun, 07/22 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam

Sun, 07/22 12:15pm Amritvani

Sun, 07/22 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi

Sun, 07/22 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans

Sun, 07/22 6:00pm Murugan Abishekham

Mon, 07/23 6:45pm Shiva Abishekam

Tue, 07/24 6:00pm Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam)

Tue, 07/24 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa

Wed, 07/25 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam

Thu, 07/26 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham

Fri, 07/27 6:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham

Fri, 07/27 7:00pm Guru Poornima (Maha Satyanarayana pooja)

Sat, 07/28 11:00am Balaji Abishekham

Sat, 07/28 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting

Sat, 07/28 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham

Sat, 07/28 5:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham

Sat, 07/28 6:00pm Sravanam (Balaji Abisehkam)

Sun, 07/29 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam

Sun, 07/29 12:15pm Bhajans

Sun, 07/29 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi

Sun, 07/29 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans

Sun, 07/29 6:00pm Murugan Abishekham

Mon, 07/30 6:45pm Shiva Abishekam

Tue, 07/31 6:00pm Sankata Hara Chaturthi

Tue, 07/31 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa

2 July

Club 500

Greetings Devotees! Please help your temple and be a

member of the "Club 500" in 2018. This is a wonderful

way to help your temple. Please make your donation

as soon as possible. I look forward to working with you.

Thank you and God bless you!

Very Best,

Munmaya Mishra

Note: Donors’ Names published monthly in Bharatvani & Temple

Lobby monitor. For more information, please contact: Munmaya

Mishra, Brij Mago, Vijay Ramnarain, Sanjay Thirunagari.

This newsletter is produced by: Hindu Center of Virginia 6051 Springfield Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060 Publication Frequency: Monthly

Issue Number 2018.07

Sundar Kand Path— 1st Tuesday of month at 5:45 PM

Please note that Sundar Kand Path is held on 1st

Tuesday of every month at 5:45 P.M. Please join us

with family and friends to make the path a success.

The Board of Directors thank all Club 500 sponsors for

helping us pay off our temple loan and encourages oth-

ers to join this unique club: “Club 500.”

The following new members (or renewing members)

paid the Club 500 dues recently.

Srikanth Mahavadi

Sriprabha Rajan

Mahamangala Aarti every day at 7:30pm. Devo-

tees are encouraged to join for Mahamangala aarti.

Please refrain from dropping personal items at the tem-

ple including idols, articles of clothing, or food other

than fruits and prasad. The temple is unable to use

these items and this creates an undesirable situation

that often attracts rodents. Thank you.

Shop at Amazon? Want to help your temple? See the back page for info on “Amazon Smile” a free program that helps raise funds for the temple.

Volunteer Help Needed

Support your temple. Volunteer at the Hindu Center of

Virginia!! Convenient slots available!!!

Thu AM - garland making and temple inside cleaning - 3

hrs—9:30am to 12:30pm / Temple - Front desk, Sat ,

Sun at 9:30 am /

Canteen - Sat & Sunday - 9:30 am - 2 pm - 2.5 hrs slots

(start at 9:30 am or 11:30 am). Help at counter, kitchen,

or food packing.

To sign-up, stop by the HCV front desk or e-mail

info@hinducenterofvirginia.org or

canteen@hinducenterofvirginia.org.

3 July

Dear Community Member,

We are pleased to share that with your enthusiastic support, we crossed the

halfway mark and received $167k in pledges in support of our community

hall and kitchen project. We need a little over $33k in donations to start the

project. We are over 3000+ strong community in Greater Richmond area.

This means if every community member donates $25, we will reach our re-

maining goal by the end of this month. Donate generously and proudly be-

come part of this great opportunity.

Donation Options & Recognition:

$1000 and plus – Name will be displayed in the new facility

$600 – Name will be engraved on a brick outside the new facility

$500 – Kitchen – Name will be displayed in the kitchen

Your donations will be tax deductible. Make checks payable to Hindu Center

of Virginia or DONATE NOW

Only your generosity can make this mission a reality. Thank you for your

continued support and generosity towards the Hindu Center. For more infor-

mation, I can be reached at 804.868.0049 or Kedar at 804.543.5559.

Sincerely,

Sanjay Thirunagari Kedar Thoota

Chair - Fund Raising Committee Fund Raising Committee

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair Person: Meena Midha Vice-Chair Person: Sanjay Thirunagari Members: Raj Dubey Rakesh Gupta Aashish Jain Munmaya Mishra Mohini Nallapaneni Bhal Patel Lakshmi Suresh Vijay Ramnarain (Ex-Officio)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Kedar Thoota Vice- President: Rakesh Chug Secretary: Abhay Bajekal Treasurer: Sanjeev Giribhattanavar Associate Treasurer: Mohit Mago

Committees:

Religious Director: Thirumala Areti Associate Religious Directors: Murali Chemudupati Anju Jain Pranathi Nadella Upendra Pandey Vinit Patil Kartik Talati Sekar Veerappan

Membership Director: Anil Jain

Operations Director: Sreedhar Sundaram Associate Operations Directors: Padma Kancharla (Canteen Ops) Vadi Ponpandian Sree Kadam Veena Areti Sudhir Kumar Rajesh Chintakuntlawar

Front Desk Coordinator: Suchismitha Yarlagadda

Publication Director: Mallik Karamsetty Associate Publication Director: Brij Mago

Landscape Director: M.Rangappa

Volunteer Director: Sridhar Erasi Associate Volunteer Director: Subramanyam Kandalam

Cultural Director: Badri Pulavarthi Associate Cultural Director: Hemal Desai Smita J

Webmaster: Social Media: Bhargavi Adhikari

Festival of India Chairs: Sanjay Thirunagari Vijay Ramnarain Anil Jain Member at Large: Nalini Premkumar Paddy Sundaram

6051 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, GLEN ALLEN, VA 23060 Phone: (804) 346-9954; www.HinduCenterOfVirginia.Org

The Hindu Center of Virginia is a non-profit charitable organization Tax ID:52-1272245

HINDU CENTER OF VIRGINIA

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Festival of India (FOI) 2018

www.thefestivalofindia.org

Dear Friends, Festival of India team met in June. Team is looking for your support. If you or other businesses are interested in sponsoring any FOI activities, please send a message to info@festivalofindia.org Festival of India 2018 is scheduled for September 29th & 30th at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Team has started the preparation and you may have already heard from the FOI team members. FOI is looking for your support with the souvenir book. Please share the souvenir flyer with your friends. Let us know if you or your employer would like to participate in supporting the souvenir book. New volunteers are always welcome. Please contact us if you would like to explore the various opportunities for volunteering at the event or serving on the committee. FOI team meets on the 3rd Sunday of each month in the HCV library. Please save these dates (July 15, Aug. 19, and Sept. 16) on your calendar. Meetings start @ 9:30 AM. For more information or to get involved, please send a message to info@thefestivalofindia.org We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting. On behalf of FOI 2018 TEAM, Sanjay Thirunagari Vijay Ramnarain Anil Jain Co-Chair Co-Chair Co-Chair

FOI Cultural Team Update

Hello Friends,

Hope that you and your families are enjoying the summer. We are happy to know that some groups are already preparing and getting ready to give their best performances at the Cultural Program of Festival Of India on the 29th and 30th Sept, 2018.

The Cultural Team is excited to prepare for this year’s program and anticipating mind blowing entertainment. We will soon be sending you themes and competitions for this year with dates to register for the program so if you have any suggestions, please send them as soon as possible.

We would like to hear from you and as always, all suggestions are most welcome. We will try our best to accom-modate all good suggestions and implement new ideas.

Please send email at FOI Cultural Team <2018.cultural@gmail.com> to get added in the group email announce-ments.

If anyone interested in joining the cultural team please let us know as well.

Looking forward to hearing from you. FOI Cultural Team <2018.cultural@gmail.com>

Cultural Team Festival Of India 2018

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9 July

Annual General Body Meeting Invitation—Sunday July 15th @ 3PM

Dear Devotees,

The Annual General Body Meeting of the Hindu Center of Virginia will be held on Sun-

day July 15th from 3:00pm to 5:00pm in the community hall. You are all invited to attend.

On that day, the corporate body will elect new eligible life members to the corporate

body. A call for nomination has been sent to all corporate members. As per our bylaws, a

ballot with the approved candidates will follow after vetting of the nominations by the

elections committee. The meeting is open to the public, however, only corporate mem-

bers in good standing may vote on any issues that may need to be voted upon. I invite

all corporate members to contact Rakesh Chug regarding corporate membership, or the

treasurer Sanjeev Giribhattanavar to bring their dues up to date. On behalf of the Board

and Executive Committee, I thank all devotees for their support to our religious and cul-

tural activities. Please do not hesitate to contact any Board or Executive Committee

member with any suggestions to help us improve our services to the community. Thank

you.

Abhay Bajekal, Secretary, Executive Committee

10 July

OUTSTANDING LIFE SERVICE TO HCV

The Program as approved by the Board of Directors of HCV in 2015 is designed to continue every year. As you are aware the awardees for 2015, 2016 and 2017 were Dr. Manikoth Kurup, Dr. Narsimha Chari and Mr. Inder Midha, respectively. This year’s Selection Committee is soliciting nominations for the award for the year 2018. The nominations should reach the following address by September 30, 2018. Each nomination should accompany a short state-ment as to why the nominee deserves the award. Otherwise, just a name of the nominee should suffice. Selec-tion Committee will gather the relevant information. By Mail: Sid Kere, 7830 Marylea Road, Richmond, Va. 23225. Email: sid.kere@gmail.com. The Committee provides the following general criteria for the recommendations: “A person who is or was a member in good standing, who made significant contributions to the pursuit of the main ideals or principles of the Hindu Center of Virginia. These ideals include community awareness of Hindu principles and culture, growth of the center as a place of worship and knowledge for the Richmond and surround-ing communities and is a person of good character and moral principles.”

Brij Mago Sid Kere Committee Chairman. Committee Secretary.

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Class Contact Phone Email

Dance (Bharathanatyam) Uma Chetty 804 364 1686 umachetty@gmail.com

Bala Vikas (Religious Class) Radhika Thirunagari 804 270 2326 saihlpevr@gmail.com

Dance (Kuchipudi) Sudha Vadlamani 804 651 9248 vadlamanisudha@hotmail.com

Marathi Class Murty Nadgouda Sameer Athale

804 305 1520 804 512 8948

murtynadgouda@yahoo.com

Hindi Class Dileep Dwivedi 804 346 3463 richmondhindischool@gmail.com

Technology Classes Vadi Ponpandian 804 484 9178 vadipon@yahoo.com

Yoga Ravi Menon 804 346 9954 ravi4net1@gmail.com

HCV Jain Pathshala for kids Pathshala teachers 804-965-6208 classes@hinducenterofvirginia.org

Adult Jain Study Classes Smita Jain / Pritesh Mutha

classes@hinducenterofvirginia.org

VYO Religious classes (Hindu and Pustimarg)

Kartik Talati/Kayur Sheth

804-683-1918 k.talati@comcast.net

Richmond Tamil School Richmond Tamil Sangam richmondtamilsangam@outlook.com

Religious / Spiritiual values Hindu Center 804 346 9954 religiousclass@hinducenterofvirginia.org

Visual Arts Neelima Ganta 804 716 2820 neelimaganta@gmail.com

DadaBhagwan Satsang Richmond Team 877-505-DADA Ext 1031

richmond@us.dadabhagwan.org

HCV request all families to join as an Annual Member of Hindu Center of Virginia and support these activities.

If you would like to enhance the classroom setup - please send a message to classes@hinducenterofvirginia.org

Classes offered at Hindu Center For more details,contact classes@hinducenterofvirginia.org or use contact info below

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Puja Calendar for August

Wed, 08/01 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam

Thu, 08/02 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham

Fri, 08/03 7.00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham

Sat, 08/04 11:00am Balaji Abishekham

Sat, 08/04 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting

Sat, 08/04 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham

Sat, 08/04 6:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham

Sun, 08/05 10:00am Snatra pooja

Sun, 08/05 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam

Sun, 08/05 12:15pm Bhajans by Neelkanth Bhatt

Sun, 08/05 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi

Sun, 08/05 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans

Sun, 08/05 6:00pm Karthigai (Sri Subramanya Abishekham )

Mon, 08/06 6:45pm Shiva Abishekam

Tue, 08/07 5:45pm Sundarkand

Tue, 08/07 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa

Wed, 08/08 6:00pm Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam)

Wed, 08/08 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam

Thu, 08/09 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham

Fri, 08/10 7:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham

Sat, 08/11 11:00am Balaji Abishekham

Sat, 08/11 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting

Sat, 08/11 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham

Sat, 08/11 6:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham

Sun, 08/12 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam

Sun, 08/12 11:30am Havan

Sun, 08/12 12:15pm Bhajans by Krishna

Sun, 08/12 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi

Sun, 08/12 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans

Sun, 08/12 6:00pm Murugan Abishekham

Mon, 08/13 6:00pm Aadi Pooram (Mahalakshmi Abishekam)

Mon, 08/13 6:45pm Shiva Abishekam

Tue, 08/14 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa

Wed, 08/15 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam

Thu, 08/16 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham

Fri, 08/17 6:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham

Fri, 08/17 7:00pm Bhavana

Sat, 08/18 11:00am Balaji Abishekham

Sat, 08/18 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting

Sat, 08/18 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham

Sat, 08/18 6:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham

Sun, 08/19 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam

Sun, 08/19 12:15pm Durga Chalisa

Sun, 08/19 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi

Sun, 08/19 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans

Sun, 08/19 6:00pm Murugan Abishekham

Mon, 08/20 6:45pm Shiva Abishekam

Tue, 08/21 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa

Wed, 08/22 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam

Thu, 08/23 6:00pm Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam)

Thu, 08/23 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham

Fri, 08/24 Varamahalakshmi Vratam (info only)

Fri, 08/24 Onam (info only)

Fri, 08/24 Rig Upakarma (info Only)

Fri, 08/24 6:00pm Sravanam (Balaji Abisehkam)

Fri, 08/24 7:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham

Sat, 08/25 Yejur Upakarma (Info Only)

Sat, 08/25 11:00am Balaji Abishekham

Sat, 08/25 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting

Sat, 08/25 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham

Sat, 08/25 6:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham

Sat, 08/25 7:00pm Poornima (Satyanarayana pooja)

Sun, 08/26 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam

Sun, 08/26 12:15pm Amritvani

Sun, 08/26 1:00pm Maha Mangala Aarathi

Sun, 08/26 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans

Sun, 08/26 6:00pm Murugan Abishekham

Mon, 08/27 6:45pm Shiva Abishekam

Tue, 08/28 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa

Wed, 08/29 6:00pm Sankata Hara Chaturthi

Thu, 08/30 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham

Fri, 08/31 7:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham

Our Priests: Pt. Subramanyam Kannan, Pt. Rajagopal Thuppal,

Pt. Abhay Padhi. For more information about our priests, please visit: http://

www.therichmondtemple.org/staticContentMenu.aspx?PN=Priests.htm

Richmond Temple Membership 2018

We thank all members for supporting your temple. We

request all members including Corporate members to

pay membership fee for 2018.

If you haven’t already registered in HOMA, please do at www.therichmondtemple.org to receive emails. Like us on Facebook at Friends of The

Richmond Temple and Hindu Center of Virginia.

Temple website : www.therichmondtemple.org Cultural website : www.hinducenterofvirginia.org

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Hindu Center of Virginia 6051 Springfield Road Glen Allen, VA 23060

NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. Postage Paid

Richmond, VA Permit No. 3022

Temple Hours: Weekday: 7.00 A.M. to 11.00 A.M. 5.00 P.M. to 8.30 P.M. Weekend: 9:00 A.M to 8:30 P.M.

For special occasions, please contact the Priest or any of the Religious Directors.

Directions: Take Exit 49-B on I-295 West. Turn right on Springfield Road. Temple is on your left.

Phone: (804) 346-9954

www.therichmondtemple.org

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