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 Welcome to the Hindu Temple of Greater Cincinnati
           Upcoming Functions and Events:                 
                                                        
The Hindu Society of Greater Cincinnati cordially invites you and your family and friends to the celebration of the Temple"s 11th Anniversary on May 16th, 17th, and 18th 2008......see flyer for more details
Programme:
Friday, May 16th:

8.30 am to 12.00: Shri Ganesh Puja, Anugya, Punyah Vachana, Raksha Bandhan, Kalash/Mandal, Sthapana and Puja, and Ganpati Homa
6.30 pm to 8.30 pm: ** Suvasini Puja for Shri Durgama, Shri Laxmima and Shri Saraswatima (by married women)

Saturday, May 17th:

9.30 am to 1 pm: ***Yagya Shala Pravesh, (125,000 times, Sava Lakshya) Gayatri Japa and Homa, SarvaDev Gayatri Homa, Purnahuti, Aarti and Prasad (Lunch)
4.00 pm to 8 pm: Mata Ki Chouki, Shri Durga Puja and Bhajans, Kanya Puja, Arti andPrasad ( Dinner)
(Mata Ki Chouki Sponsored by the Sondhi, Soni, Khanna and Varma Families)

Sunday, May 18th:

9.30am to 1 pm: Nitya Puja (Daily) *Kalash Yatra , # Special Archana , Arti and Prasad (Lunch)
Sponsorship: ***$51.00 Gayatri Yagya , **$31.00 Suvasini Puja, *Kalsh Yatra $11.00, #Special Archana $501.00, $751.00 Three day puja , Grand Sponsor $1001.00
For details call the Temple 513-528-3714, Bobba Choudury 984-6074, Dr. Rang Sai 398-5745, Dr. Ganesh 857-719-1500, Achrya Kailash Sharma 652.5382, Sri Chakreshawar Sharma 528-3714, Sri Srinath Bhattar 528-3714, Sangita Patel 791-0855 or Kiran Dayal 474-4051.
We need volunteers for the event, please call any of above people to give your name and time available, also please come to the front to join the yagya, this is a wonderful and auspicious opportunity.



 
Saturday, May 17th, Mata Ki Chouki, 4 pm to 8 pm
Sponsored by the Sondhi, Soni, Varma and Khanna families
 

Important Dates in May:
 
May 1st, Thu: Shri Vallabhacharya Jayanti
May 1st, Thu: Varuthini Ekadashi
May 4th, Sun: Shri Vallabhacharya Jayanti Celebration
May 8th, Thu: Shri Ramanujacharya Jayanti
May 9th, Fri: Shri Shankaracharya Jayanti
May 15th, Thu: Mohini Ekadashi
May 16th, 17th, 18th Gayatri Yagna
May 17th, Sat: Temple's 11th Anniversary - Day 1
May 18th, Sun: Temple's 11th Anniversary - Day 2
May 18th, Sun: Shri Narasinh Jayanti
May 19th, Mon: Bhagavan Buddha Jayanti
May 19th, Mon: Shri Satya Narayan Pooja
May 31st, Sat: Apara Ekadashi

Important Dates in June:
 
June 3rd Tues: Vat Savitri Vrat (North)
June 8th Sun: Gradutation Havan
June 14th Sat: Nirjala Ekadashi
June 15th Sun: Sunderkand Path
June 18th Wed: Purnima, Satya Narayan Pooja, Vat Savitri Vrat (Guj)
June 22nd Sun: Ganesh Pooja and Sankat Hara Chaturthi
June 29th Sun: Jagannath Pooja, Yogini Ekadashi, Kritthikai
June 30 Mon: Yogini Ekadashi Vrat



June 22 (Saturday) and June 23 (Sunday): Shri Karunamayi will be coming to our temple.
Shri Karunamayi is revered in India as an embodiment of divine, motherly love due to the love and affection that she showers liberally on people, animals, and even plants, the spiritual knowledge and guidance that she gives freely to all of humanity, and the humanitarian works that she has undertaken. “Amma,” as she is affectionately called by her devotees, is simply the Telugu word for “mother,” Telugu being Amma’s native language, for more information about her biography, please visit the website: www.karunamayi.org
Programme: Sat 12 pm: Spiritual Discourse
Sun 9 am to 1 pm: Individual Blessings
For further information please contact 561-0707 or Cincinnati@Karunamayi.org
 

July 5 to July 13: "Ram Katha USA" by Pujya Shree Moraribapu will be held in Cincinnati, details to follow. The Hindu Society of Greater Cincinnati is proud to sponsor:
"Ram Katha USA" in Cincinnati by Pujya Shree Moraribapu
Venue: Cincinnati Garden, 2250 Seymour Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45212
For this great event we are looking for volunteers for their humble services in the following committees:
1. Food 2. Facility 3. Hospitality 4. Youth 5. Transportation 6. PR Media and Information
If you would like to volunteer, please contact Mr. Jayant Patel at Jpatel@zomtown.com, 513-984-6275
For more information on the Katha, go to www.iiramii.net
Audio/Video: We are pleased to announce that audio and video will be done by the world famous Nilesh Vavadia and group "Sangeet Ni Duniya Parivar" from Mahuva, India
More details will be forthcoming...>...link to Ram Katha information
JAY SIYARAM
 

Weekly Programmes:
 

Shiv Mahiman Stotram every Monday at 6.45 pm.

Shrawan Somwaar, Shiv Puja and Rudrabhishek, every Monday 10 am to noon and 6 pm to 8 pm.

Hanuman Chalisa Path every Tuesday at 6.45 pm.

Vishnu Sahasranaam Parayana (chanting) every Thursday at 7 pm.

Venkateswar Pooja every Friday at 6.30 pm.


Monthly Programmes:
 

Shree Satyanarayana Pooja will be held on every Purnima of the month, 5 pm
For details please call Bobba Choudhary 984 6074 or the Temple 528-3714
 
Shree Navgraha Pooja will be held on the first Saturday of the month, 4pm to 5:30 pm
Sponsors needed for Pooja $51.00
for details please call Bobba Choudhary 984 6074 or the Temple 528-3714
 
Murugan Abhishekham /Pooja will be held on the second Saturday of the month, 4pm
For details please call Bobba Choudhary 984 6074 or the Temple 528-3714
 
Abhishekam/Kalyannotsavam for Lord Sri Venkateswara will be held on every forth Saturday of the month, 10.30 am to 12.30 pm
For details please call Anand Konda 481-4119, Vasundhara Dasari 777-3353, Suseela Paturi: 867-8591, Vicheta Pemmaraju 398-9833, Sailaja Gannamraj 697-1412 or Usha Indrakanti 583-5995
 
Shri Ganesh Pooja and Shri Ganesh Atharvshirsha Path will be held on every forth Sunday of the month
For details please call Anuradha Kulkarni 271-2749, Uma Sangvai 793-9384, Kiran Dayal: 474-4051 or the Temple 528-3714
 
Second Sunday of the month - Monthly Senior's Activity Group meeting at 2.30 pm.
 
To schedule a Pooja please call at least one week in advance. In case of cancellations it is required to notify us in advance. 
Thank you for your co-operation 
Pooja Committee
 

 
Garland Donors:

The expenses for the Garlands for Deities are donated by devotees for the past 5 years, following is a list of donors for 2008.
Lord Ganesha: Vinayak and Anuradha Kulkarni
Lord Shiva: Prem and Sneh Garg
Lord Hanuman: Srinivas and Shanthy Karri
Devi Saraswati: Prasad and Annapoorna: Chandra and Bhaskara Rao and Suseela Paturi
Devi Lakshmi: Rajasekhar and Mala Lakkaraju
Devi Durga: Anil and Vineeta Jindal
Lords Lakshmi Narayan: Choudhary and Rani, Bobba Madhava Rao andVasundhara Dasari
Lord Sri Venkateswara: Harinadh and Srilakshmi Pisati
Lords Ram-Sita: Ramineni Family and Rangasai and Lakshmi Jyotsna Bramhandam
Lords Radha- Krishna: Raghu and Rekha Tadepalli
Lord Shrinathji: Jitubhai and Usha Patel
Lord Jagannath: Jagannadh Parivar
Lord Chitragupta: Lakshmi and Prem Srivatsava
For more information call Vasundhara Dasari at 513-777-3353
 


 
 
 
Contact: Bharat Vala Patel (Lenasia, SA / Avdafalia) at beevee28@yahoo.com. for feedback or to place a listing
  
        Temple Address: 4920 Klatte Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45244 Telephone #: (513) 528 3714 (513) 652 5382