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October 2016
Hindu Center of Virginia Monthly Newsletter “BHARATVANI” — October 2016
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2 October 2016
The Board of Directors thanks all Club 500 sponsors
for helping us pay off our loan and encourages others
to join this unique club. The following new members
(or renewing members), joined Club 500 recently.
Sreedhana Chittineni
Surendra Ganeriwala
Note: This list includes sponsors who joined by the 15th of the month.
Club 500
Greetings Devotees! Please be a member of the "Club
500" in 2016 and help us to achieve our goal. If you
were a member in 2015 please renew your membership
as well. This is a wonderful way to help your temple.
Have you ever thought that your temple may be consid-
ered as your second home? I look forward to working
with you. Thank you and God bless you.
Very Best,
Munmaya Mishra
Note: Donors’ Names published monthly in Bharatvani & Tem-
ple Lobby monitor. For more information, please contact: Mun-
maya Mishra, Brij Mago, Vijay Ramnarain, Sanjay Thirunagari
& Sudhir Jain
This newsletter is produced by:
Hindu Center of Virginia
6051 Springfield Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060
Publication Frequency: Monthly
Issue Number 2016.10
Diwali Fire Works Celebrations
Saturday 29th October : At Hindu Center of Vir-ginia From 7:00 - 9:00 PM
This Year Diwali Fire Works Celebration at Hindu Center will be on October 29th Saturday Evening from 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Please do not bring any fire works from outside there will be Fire Works available at HCV. Please Car Pool for this event as there might be a car parking fee for this event. Snacks and Dinner will be available at HCV Canteen.
*********Please Carpool*********
Temple Anniversary Jain Puja Details
Saturday, Nov 19th at The Richmond Temple
8-10 AM Digambar Puja
10-11:30 AM Snatra Puja and Dhwaja ceremony
11:30/12 - 4:30 PM 18-Abhishek, Aarti, mangal Divo and
Shanti Kalash
3 October 2016
HCV Membership 2016
We thank all members for supporting your temple. We
request all members including Corporate members to pay
membership fee for 2016.
Sat, 10/1 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 10/1 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 10/1 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 10/1 7:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sun, 10/2 10:00am Snatra Pooja
Sun, 10/2 11:30am Sri Subramanya Abishekham
Sun, 10/2 11:00am Ganesha Abishekham
Sun, 10/2 12:15pm Bhajans by Neil Bhatt
Sun, 10/2 12:50pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 10/2 4.00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Mon, 10/3 6:00pm Shiva Abishekham
Tue, 10/4 5:45pm Sunderkand and Hanuman Chalisa
Wed, 10/5 6:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sahasranamam
Thu, 10/6 6:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 10/7 6:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Fri, 10/7 7:00pm Deepa Puja
Sat, 10/8 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 10/8 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 10/8 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 10/8 5:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sun, 10/9 11:30am Durga Havan
Sun, 10/9 12:15pm Bhajans by Krishna
Sun, 10/9 12:50pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 10/9 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Sun, 10/9 6:00pm Murugan Abishekham
Mon, 10/10 8:00am Shiva Abishekham
Mon, 10/10 9:00am Sravanam (Balaji Abishekam)
Tue, 10/11 5:45pm Sundar Kand
Tue, 10/11 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa
Wed, 10/12 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sahasranamam
Thu, 10/13 6:00pm Pradosham(Siva Abishekam)
Thu, 10/13 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 10/14 6:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Fri, 10/14 7:00pm Bhavana
Sat, 10/15 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 10/15 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 10/15 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 10/15 6:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sat, 10/15 7:00pm Satyanarayana Pooja (Poornima)
Sun, 10/16 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam
Puja Calendar for October Puja Calendar for October (continued)
Sun, 10/16 12:15pm Bhajans
Sun, 10/16 12:50pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 10/16 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Sun, 10/16 6:00pm Sri Subramanya Abishekham
Mon, 10/17 6:45pm Shiva Abishekham
Tue, 10/18 9:00am Hanuman Chalisa
Tue, 10/18 5:30pm Karwa Chowth
Tue, 10/18 7:00pm Sri Subramanya Abishekham (Karthikai)
Wed, 10/19 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sahasrana-mam
Thu, 10/20 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 10/21 7:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Sat, 10/22 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 10/22 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 10/22 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 10/22 7:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sun, 10/23 12:00pm Amritvani
Sun, 10/23 12:50pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 10/23 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Sun, 10/23 6:00pm Sri Subramanya Abishekham
Mon, 10/24 6:45pm Shiva Abishekham
Tue, 10/25 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa
Wed, 10/26 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sahasrana-mam
Thu, 10/27 6:00pm Shiva Abishekam (Pradosham)
Thu, 10/27 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 10/28 7:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Sat, 10/29 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 10/29 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 10/29 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 10/29 5:30pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sat, 10/29 7:00pm Diwali
Sun, 10/30 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam
Sun, 10/30 12:15pm Bhajans
Sun, 10/30 12:50pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 10/30 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Sun, 10/30 6:00pm Sri Subramanya Abishekham
Mon, 10/31 9:00am Shiva Abishekham
Mon, 10/31 5:30pm Annakut
Mon, 10/31 7:30pm Skanda Shasti Begins
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4 October 2016
Dussehra Celebration
(Burning the effigy of Ravana)
On Monday, October 10th, we will celebrate the victory of right-
eousness over darkness with the burning of an effigy of Ravana.
The burning of the effigy will start at about 7 PM. Prior to that
there will be Vidya Aramba puja @ 6PM. This is a special puja
to initiate children into the world of letters and learning and
Dussehra being an especially auspicious day (symbolic of victory
of light over darkness) to begin this journey. We invite everyone
to join us. The Canteen will be open in the evening till 9 PM on
that day.
Volunteers are needed to build the effigy. If interested, please
contact Vijay Ramnarain (477-2136) or Sudhir Jain (754-2755).
This is a special event for children and we hope to see all chil-
dren on October 10th at 6:00PM.
Sundar Kand Path — 1st Tuesday of month at 5:45
PM
Please note that Sundar Kand Path will be 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.
Festival of India 2016
Volunteer Appreciation & Recognition Dinner
October 21st, Friday 7:00 pm
at HCV Community Hall
For advertising or information, please contact Ravi Swa-
minathan or Aashish Jain at
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Class Contact Phone Email
Dance (Bharathanatyam) Uma Chetty 804 364 1686 [email protected]
Bala Vikas (Religious Class) Radhika Thirunagari 804 270 2326 [email protected]
Dance (Kuchipudi) Sudha Vadlamani 804 651 9248 [email protected]
Marathi Class Bharathi Khopkar 804 217 9746 [email protected]
Hindi Class Dileep Dwivedi 804 346 3463 [email protected]
Music Class Nirmal Bajekal 804 360 7692 [email protected]
Yoga Ravi Menon 804 346 9954 [email protected]
HCV Jain Pathshala for kids Pathshala teachers 804-965-6208 [email protected]
Adult Jain Study Classes Smita Jain / Pritesh Mutha [email protected]
VYO Religious classes
(Hindu and Pustimarg)
Kartik Talati/Kayur
Sheth 804-683-1918 [email protected]
Richmond Tamil School [email protected]
Religious / Spiritiual values Hindu Center 804 346 9954 [email protected]
DadaBhagwan Satsang Richmond Team 877-505-DADA [email protected]
Ext 1031
Classes offered at Hindu Center For more details,contact [email protected] or use contact info below
Richmond Tamil Sangam
Our temple currently uses HOMA software to communicate with our devotees. We usually send out e-
mails twice a month on upcoming pujas/events. If you haven’t already registered in HOMA, please do at
www.therichmondtemple.org. You can also access an electronic copy of the newsletter on the web-site.
11 October 2016
12 October 2016
Puja Calendar for November Puja Calendar for November (continued)
Tue, 11/01 9:00am Hanuman Chalisa
Tue, 11/01 5:45pm Sundarkand
Wed, 11/02 9:00am Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sahasranamam
Thu, 11/03 9:00am Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 11/04 9:00am Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Sat, 11/05 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 11/05 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 11/05 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 11/05 5:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sat, 11/05 6:00pm Skanda Sashti (see flyer inside)
Sun, 11/06 9:00am Temple Anniversary (see flyer inside)
Mon, 11/07 6:00pm Sravanam (Balaji Abishekam)
Mon, 11/07 6:45pm Shiva Abishekham
Tue, 11/08 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa
Wed, 11/09 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sahasranamam
Thu, 11/10 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 11/11 7:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Sat, 11/12 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 11/12 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 11/12 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 11/12 6:00pm Shiva Abishekam (Pradosham)
Sat, 11/12 7:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sun, 11/13 9:30am Anna Abishekham for Lord Shiva
Sun, 11/13 11:30am Havan
Sun, 11/13 12:15pm Bhajans by Krishna
Sun, 11/13 12:50pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 11/13 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Sun, 11/13 6:00pm Murugan Abishekham
Sun, 11/13 7:00pm Satyanarayana Pooja (Poornima)
Mon, 11/14 5:30pm Shiva Abishekham
Mon, 11/14 7:00pm Murugan Abishekham (Karthikai)
Tue, 11/15 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa
Wed, 11/16 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sahasranamam
Thu, 11/17 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 11/18 6:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Fri, 11/18 7:00pm Bhavana
Sat, 11/19 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 11/19 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 11/19 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 11/19 6:00pm Shiva Abishekam (Pradosham)
Sat, 11/19 7:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sun, 11/20 11:00am Ganesha Abishekam
Sun, 11/20 12:15pm Bhajans
Sun, 11/20 12:50pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 11/20 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Sun, 11/20 6:00pm Sri Subramanya Abishekham
Mon, 11/21 6:45pm Shiva Abishekham
Tue, 11/22 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa
Wed, 11/23 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sahasranamam
Thu, 11/24 7:00pm Sree Rama Abishekham
Fri, 11/25 7:00pm Mahalakshmi Abishekham
Sat, 11/26 11:00am Balaji Abishekham
Sat, 11/26 12:15pm Hare Rama, Hare Krishna Chanting
Sat, 11/26 1:00pm Navagraha Abishekham
Sat, 11/26 6:00pm Shiva Abishekam (Pradosham)
Sat, 11/26 7:00pm Lord Ayyappa Abishekham
Sun, 11/27 11:00am Ganesha Abishekham
Sun, 11/27 12:00pm Amritvani
Sun, 11/27 12:50pm Maha Mangala Aarathi
Sun, 11/27 5:00pm Lord Jagannath Abishekham and Bhajans
Sun, 11/27 6:00pm Sri Subramanya Abishekham
Mon, 11/28 6:45pm Shiva Abishekham
Tue, 11/29 7:00pm Hanuman Chalisa
Wed, 11/30 7:00pm Sree Krishna Abishekham & Vishnu Sahasranamam
Booking Pujas — New Process
For booking puja in the temple or at your home, contact Puja
Committee at [email protected]. Please pay for all
religious services at front desk so we can provide you with proper
and timely receipts. In absence of front desk volunteer, please use
the envelope at the front desk for cash or checks. Payments with
credit cards may be done through the computer at the kiosk. For
more details, please refer to puja list on temple website at
http://therichmondtemple.org/StaticContentMenu.aspx?
PN=Puja_Rates.htm.
The Hindu Center of Virginia encourages all community
members to avail the well equipped classrooms in the tem-
ple as well as the community hall with kitchen (NO COOK-
ING) for your needs. You can rent the hall for your family
activities that do not conflict with the temple religious ac-
tivities. Facilities are available for rent to conduct lan-
guage, 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
13 October 2016
14 October 2016
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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