Hindu Center of Virginia Monthly Newsletter BHARATVANI …January 2 Club 500 Greetings Devotees! Please help your temple and be a member of the "Club 500.” This is a wonderful way

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Hindu Center of Virginia Monthly Newsletter “BHARATVANI” — January 2019

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

We thank all devotees & members for supporting our temple. HCV requests everyone ( all club 500 & Corporate members) to

pay membership for 2019.

For February 2019 Puja calendar please refer to page 12

Date Time Event

Tue 01/01 New Year

Tue 01/01 7:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa

Wed 01/02 6:00 PM Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam)

Wed 01/02 7:00 PM Sree Krishna Abishekam & Vishnu Sa-hasranamam

Thu 01/03 7:00 PM Sree Rama Abishekam

Fri 01/04 7:00 PM Mahalakshmi Abishekam

Sat 01/05 11:00 AM Balaji Abishekam

Sat 01/05 12:15 PM Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting

Sat 01/05 1:00 PM Navagraha Abishekam

Sat 01/05 6:00 PM Lord Ayyappa Abishekam

Sat 01/05 7:00 PM Hanuman Jayanthi

Sun 01/06 10:00 AM Snatra Puja

Sun 01/06 11:00 AM Ganesha Abishekam

Sun 01/06 12:15 PM Bhajans by Neilkanth Bhatt

Sun 01/06 1:00 PM Maha Mangala Aarathi

Sun 01/06 5:00 PM Lord Jagannath Abishekam and Bhajans

Sun 01/06 6:00 PM Murugan Abishekam

Mon 01/07 6:45 PM Shiva Abishekam

Tue 01/08 5:45 PM Sundarakand










Sun 01/13 7:00 PM Lohri

Sun 01/13 12:15 PM Bhajans by Krishna



Sun 01/13 6:00 PM Murugan Abhishekam


Mon 01/14 7:00 PM Pongal/ Makara Sankranti


Date Time Event

Wed 01/16 6:00 PM Sree Krishna Abishekam & Vishnu Sa-

Wed 01/16 7:00 PM Karthigai (Sri Subramanya Abishekham)


Fri 01/18 9:00 AM Mahalakshmi Abishekam

Fri 01/18 6:00 PM Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam)

Fri 01/18 7:00 PM Bhavana






Sun 01/20 11:30 AM Poornima (Satyanarayana Pooja)



Sun 01/20 6:00 PM Temple Closes (Lunar Eclipse)

Mon 01/21 9:30 AM Thai Poosam (Murugan Abishekam)



Wed 01/23 6:00 PM Sankata Hara Chaturthi









Sun 01/27 12:15 PM Amritvani








2 January

Club 500

Greetings Devotees! Please help your temple and be a member of

the "Club 500.” This is a wonderful way to help your temple.

Please make your donation for 2018 and 2019 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 201901

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.

Somesh Tatineni

Kamlesh Kundalia (for Palak & Shivani)

Srikanth Mahavadi

Janak Pandhi

Special thanks to Somesh Tatineni who has completed

his Club 500 commitment!

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

tees are encouraged to join for Mahamangala aarti.

Bharathi Yoga

• Seniors(65+): Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. in the new tem-

ple basement (FREE)

• Advanced students: Sundays, 7:00 a.m. in the main

community hall ($25/month)

• Beginners:

Sundays, 8:30 a.m. in the main community

hall ($25/month)

Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. in the new temple

basement ($25/month)

All fees paid by students are donated to the Hindu

Center of Virginia

Contact our internationally-certified Yoga instructor, Ravi

Menon by email at [email protected] for more infor-

mation or just show up before the class.

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4 January

From the President’s Desk Dear Devotees, Wish you all a happy and prosperous new year!! May your 2019 be filled with boundless bliss, everlasting energy, and divine blessings. As we are stepping into a new year, it is time to reflect on the progress we made in 2018 and look forward to building upon successes in 2019. Our steadfast work and necessary financial investments over the last 30+ years to establish and grow Hindu Center has been paying rich dividends each year and a valuable asset that we will be passing on to our future generation. Our facilities are able to meet the growing community needs, and we can accommodate approximately 1,000+ devotees at a time. Over 600 kids come to Hindu Center each week to learn and practice religion, language, culture, arts, and technolo-gy. With commitment from our volunteers and teachers, in addition to religious, language, regular yoga, we are offering yoga classes to senior at no charge. While we have come a long way from where it started, we would like to continue to invest, make improvements to the current facilities, and build a new canteen hall with modern kitchen which will enable us to increase variety of food items we offer. Also, with addition of the canteen hall, we can meet growing space needs for classes and can accommodate another 200 kids each week. A big thanks to our community for the generous contributions towards this project, current pledge amount is approximately $225K. Bhoomi Puja is scheduled on February 17th, 2019 and look forward to seeing you. We religiously celebrated our major festivals and pujas and I would like to thank our priests for creating a divine and vibrant atmosphere during these ceremonies. This year, with our communi-ty support we offered Mukut to Ram Parivar. I would like to thank volunteers who took the lead to redesign and clean Prabhavalis for all the deities, and this project was long overdue. Many vol-unteers spent countless hours in decorating the temple for the religious and cultural events. Our volunteers worked tirelessly in the canteen to prepare authentic, nutritious and delicious Indian food for the devotees. On the cultural side, Musical night, Holi and Diwali fireworks were a huge undertaking and would like to thank everyone involved in organizing. Big thanks to the community for coming and cele-brating these festivities with us and making it a huge success. I am also inspired by the passion and dedication of numerous volunteers who selflessly served at the Festival of India. Through these activities, we continue to deliver on our mission to build a strong and resilient community. Let's make 2019 even more successful in advancing our spiritual and material journey. Thank You, Kedar Thoota President, HCV

5 January

Support your Temple

Dear Community Member,

The HCV Board, Executive Commit-

tee and Fund Raising Committee

wish you and your family a happy

holiday season. May peace, pros-

perity and happiness fill every mo-

ment of your life.

Currently, we have $219k in pledges

in support of our community hall

and kitchen project. With your gen-

erous support, we have crossed the

halfway mark with funds received!

We request you to support the tem-

ple activities and programs by mak-

ing a one-time or recurring dona-

tion. For your convenience, the

temple offers a free, “auto-draft”

facility. Just fill and drop the form

on the right at the front desk, mail it

to address on form or email

[email protected].

We suggest using this service for:

1) Community Hall & Kitchen Project

2) Annual and Corporate Membership

3) Sponsoring a Brick ($601) or An-

gan

4) Dollar-A-Day, Club 500, Annada-

nam

5) Annual puja programs like Nitya

Pooja ($501), Varshika Abhishekam

for Ishta Devata ($1001), Nakshatra

Abhishekam ($501), Pradosha Ab-

hishekam ($501), Masa Ab-

hishekam ($101), Satyanarayana

Pooja (One year— $501).

Your donations will be tax deducti-

ble. Make checks payable to Hindu

Center of Virginia or DONATE

NOW . Please remember that your

continued support and participation

makes our activities possible. Our

Best Wishes to you and your family.

Kedar Thoota

President, Executive Committee

Meena Midha

Chair, HCV Board

Sanjay Thirunagari

Chair, Fund Raising Committee

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Sunday, February 17, 2019 is Bhumi Puja date for the new community hall and kitchen project. We will be following up with more details. Please plan to attend with family and friends!

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Puja Calendar for February 2019

Date Time Event

Fri 02/01 6:00 PM Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam)






Sun 02/03 10:00 AM Snatra Puja


Sun 02/03 12:15 PM Bhajans by Neilkanth Bhatt





Tue 02/05 5:45 PM Sundarakand










Sun 02/10 11:30 AM Havan

Sun 02/10 12:15 PM Bhajans by Krishna






Tue 02/12 7:00 PM Karthigai (Sri Subramanya Abishekham)



Date Time Event


Fri 02/15 7:00 PM Bhavana






Sun 02/17 Bhoomi Puja

Sun 02/17 12:15 PM Durga Chalisa (depending on Bhoomi Puja schedule)




Sun 02/17 6:00 PM Pradosham (Shiva Abishekam)



Tue 02/19 7:00 PM Poornima (Satyanarayana Pooja)


Thu 02/21 7:00 PM Mandala Puja Conclusion (Ayyappa Abhisekam)

Fri 02/22 6:00 PM Sankata Hara Chaturthi

Fri 02/22 7:00 PM Sree Rama Abishekam






Sun 02/24 12:15 PM Amritvani








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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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Hindu Center of Virginia Monthly Newsletter BHARATVANI …January 2 Club 500 Greetings Devotees! Please help your temple and be a member of the "Club 500.” This is a wonderful way