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Observe silence when you are in the
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Respect the privacy and religious sentiments of your fellow
devotees.
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Dress modestly. Avoid wearing shorts, or mini skirts to the temple.
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SAT
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Sun, Mar 12 onwards
11 sessions |
Laksha Lingărchana
Sat, Apr 22
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
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Focus
on the Family Seminars - Sun, Mar 19 |
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OoM puurNamadah puurNamidam puurNaat puurNa mudacyatee
PuurNasya puurNa maadaaya puurNameevaavaSishyatee
OOM Saanthi, Saantih, Saantih.
(Ishaavaasya Upanishad-1)
That (the Supreme) is the whole and this is the whole. The whole (perfect) has come out of the whole (perfect). Yet when the whole is taken from the whole, on the whole remains (as before)
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Dear Devotees,
February was a busy month with many exciting and heart breaking events. A brief account of the events is given below. For the activities planned for the month of March, please look at the special event section. A detailed description of those events can be seen below. We hope to see you participate in as many events as possible.
“Nothing is done in a day. Religion cannot be swallowed in the form of a pill. It requires hard and constant practice. The mind can only be conquered by slow and steady practice.”
Baba
Sheela Lingam and Seshu Sarma
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Special
Events for March, 06
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| Sat.,
Mar 4, |
2
PM |
Jugalbandhi
- A fusion of Carnatic and
Hindustani Music - by CAMAGA |
Flyer |
| Sat.,
Mar 12, |
2
-4 PM |
SAT
Classes |
Details
| Flyer
Pay
Online |
| Sat.,
Mar 18, |
3-7 PM |
CAMAGA Concert
Contact Dr Ram Sriram:
770-493-6534 |
Details |
| Sun.,
Mar 19 |
1-
3 PM |
'Focus on the Family'
Seminars |
Details
and Registration |
Thursday,
Mar 30
Vyaya
Nama Samvatsara ( Ugadi) |
9
- 9:30 AM |
Suprabhatam |
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| 10:00
AM |
Balaji
Abhishekam |
Balaji
Temple |
| 10:00
AM |
Rudrabhishekam |
Siva
Temple |
| 6
- 7:30 PM |
Dolotsavam |
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| 7
- 7:30 PM |
Panchanga
Sravanam |
Balaji
Temple and Siva Temple |
| 8:00
PM |
Maha
Mangala Harathi |
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Tragedy hits one of the temple’s long-term devotees
The family of Vijaya Raghavan Lakshmanan continues to mourn the sudden loss of a beloved husband, father, son and a brother on Friday, February 10, 2006 under extremely tragic circumstances. The funeral took place on February 15th at the Wages and Sons Funeral Home in Stone Mountain. Well over two hundred members of the community attended it. Our priest, Sri Mallikarjuna Sarma guided the family in performing the last rites. Lakshmanan and his family have been ardent devotees and long term volunteers of the temple. Devi is the part time manager of HTA. The temple community offers heart felt condolences and prayers to the family.
Any contributions to support the family may be made to: The HTA/In Memory of Vijay Lakshmanan.
Click
here to Donate to Vijay Lakshmanan Memorial
Fund through Temple's website. |
Great Composers Day Celebrations:
Tyagaraja Aradhana
The Carnatic Music Association of Georgia (CAMAGA) jointly with the Hindu Temple of Atlanta celebrated the Great Composers’ Day on February 11th and 12th. On the first day of the function, over 190 children and adults participated by singing the compositions of the Great Composers of Carnatic music. It is heartening to note that the numbers of young children participating in the program has been growing every year. The second day function began with Dr. Prasad Kancherla formally inaugurating the event. This was followed by group singing of Pancharathna kritis and later by a three-hour concert by Palghat Ramprasad. The celebrations concluded with group singing of Utsava Sampradaya kritis followed by aarthi.
A wonderful and hilarious article on the recent Tyagaraja Aradhana celebrations at the temple, written by Dr Ram Sriram, president of Carnatic Music Association of Georgia was published in the “online magazine” from Chennai. Those interested can log on to www.chennaionline.com and click the music section to get to the full printed version. It is a “must read” piece of journalism. |
Focus on Family Seminars
HTA's Focus on Family Seminars have gotten off to a very good start, with the second seminar held on Sunday, February 19th attended by more than 75 participants. The seminar focused on ways to teach children our culture, language, arts and religion.
The third monthly seminar will be held on Sunday, March 19th from 1PM to 3PM in the Education Center building. The seminar will focus on education, psychosocial issues and conflict resolution between parents and children.
It will be presented in two parts. The first session will focus on
Children’s education and deal with issues such as public versus private schooling, extra curricular activities, SAT classes, private tutoring and enrolling in accelerated learning classes, applying for financial aid and scholarships. Mrs. Kalpana Raju, Principal of Hembree Springs Elementary School in Roswell, will moderate this.
The second session, moderated by Dr. Suvrat Bhargave, a Child
Psychiatrist and the Chairman of the Indian American Scholarship Fund will deal with topics like communicating with your child, managing expectations, and cross-cultural issues.
To register for this free seminar, visit the temple website
http://www.hindutempleofatlanta.org and click on seminars. |
Lecture Demonstration on Carnatic Music Theory
On Saturday, February 24th, Dr. Ram Sriram, President of The Carnatic Music Association of Georgia (CAMAGA) gave a lecture demonstration on the theory, practice, and appreciation of Carnatic music at the HTA Chinmayananda lecture hall. Over 130 people attended the lecture. The most impressive part of the lecture-demonstration was the presence of numerous children who are learning music. Moat of them sat through the entire 4.5 hours of the lecture, took notes and actively participated by asking complex theory questions. This was a very fulfilling experience for parents, teachers, and the organizers. |
Maha Sivarathri Festival
Maha Sivaratri was observed on Sunday, Feb 26th in a very devotional way. Thousands of devotees came to the temple. The Siva temple was very colorful and radiated the positive energy of the occasion, with priests performing the various poojas, and abhishekas. When the second Abhishekam was completed before midnight, there were still more than one hundred and fifty devotees in the temple. The temple was open till 5:30 Monday morning and at that time there were more than 25 devotees, who stayed up all night. The Siva temple priests also stayed with the devotees. Every one of the priests worked all week, leading up to Siva Ratri, making this a very powerful and memorable occasion. The Sahasra Lingarchana that was performed on Saturday, 25th was another large event preceding Siva Ratri. The kitchen staff and volunteers did a marvelous job of providing fresh food for the thousands of devotees past mid night Sunday. |
Special Coaching for SAT
For 9th, 10th, and 11th graders.
Starting on Sunday, March 12, through Sunday May 21, 2006 (for 11 weeks)
From 2:00 to 4:00 PM.
Location: Education Center of the Temple.
Fees: $200
Students will have to buy the Official Study Guide for the New SAT published by the College Board.
Registration is limited to 20 students. (Students who need financial assistance will be accommodated.)
Visit the temple website, http://www.hindutempleofatlanta.org to register.
For more information, contact the course director, Dr. Venu Dasigi,
venudasigi@comcast.net |
CAMAGA concert
Saturday, March 18th - 3 PM
Sanjay Subramaniam (Vocal)
Nagai Muralidharan (Violin)
Guruvayur Dorai (Mirudangam)
Neyveli Venkatesh (Ghanjira) |
The Hindu Temple of Atlanta
2006 – Second Annual Essay Competitions for school students
Essay Topics
High School (Grades: 9-12): If you were on the committee in charge of awarding the Nobel Peace Prize, whom would you nominate? Why?
Length: Not to exceed 1000 words.
First Prize: $300; Second Prize: $125; Third Prize: $50
Middle School (Grades 6-8): What does a family mean to you?
Length: Not to exceed 750 words. First Prize: $200; Second Prize: $100; Third Prize: $50
Elementary School (Grades K-5): ______________ is my hero because …
Length: Not to exceed 500 words.
First Prize: $150; Second
Prize: $100; Third Prize: $50
Submission Guidelines
All entries must be submitted electronically in MS-Word format by midnight EST April 10, 2006. The submission should be accompanied by the statement, “This is my original work and it has not been published elsewhere.” Be sure to include your full name, telephone number and e-mail address only in your e-mail and not in the essay file that you attach. All submissions become the property of the Hindu Temple of Atlanta and may be used in future publications.
High School Essays should be sent to: htaannual_highschool_essay@yahoo.com
Middle School Essays should be sent to: htaannual_middleschool_essay@yahoo.com
Elementary School Essays should be sent to:
htaannual_elem_essay@yahoo.com
Announcement of Awards
The results of the competition will be announced during the Graduation Day and Mother’s Day Celebration at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta on
Sunday May 14, 2006.
Contact Information: If you have any questions on the competition, you may
send an email to : hta_essay_inquiries@yahoo.com |
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