The following
classes are conducted at the Temple at the indicated times. They are free, unless otherwise
indicated.
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BalVihar class
for children, in two age groups (2-7 and 7-12), every Sunday from 10:30 to
11:30 AM. The BalVihar
website has lots of information.
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Religion class for youth aged
13 and up on the first and third Sunday of each month, from 2:30 to 4:00 PM.
The facilitators are Sripada Raju, Lakshmi Subramanian, and Leela Mohan.
Cost:
Volunteering for Temple-related activities + cost of books/materials as needed.
For more information or to sign up for the class, please contact Lakshmi
Subramanian, phone: (517) 290-4730, e-mail: vinayaka108@gmail.com.
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Gita class for adults
every Sunday, from 10:30 to 11:30 AM on 1st, 3rd, and 5th
Sundays and from 10:30 AM to noon on 2nd and 4th Sundays.
The discussion leader is Dr. C.A. Reddy, phone: (517) 332-7836, e-mail: reddy@msu.edu.
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Class on “Sankara
Bhashyam on Gita” for adults every Saturday from 11 AM to 12:30 PM. The
discussion leader is Dr. K.S. Sripada Raju.
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Hindi class on 1st
and 3rd Sundays from 10:30 to 11:30 AM. Separate classes for High
School students and Middle School (grades 6-8) students. The focus is on conversational
Hindi and other age-appropriate activities, for people with no or limited prior
exposure. There is a software for Hindi-speaking (Rosetta) in the class. Instructors
for the High School students are Madan and Dianne Syal, phone (517) 333-2152,
e-mail: syaldm@yahoo.com. Instructors for
the Middle School students are Leela Mohan, phone (517) 321-5992, e-mail:
leelamannath@hotmail.com and Monica
Bhargava, phone (517) 347-3718, e-mail: ajay.monica@att.com.
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Tamil
class for children and young adults every Sunday from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. The
instructor is Mrs. Suseela Umakanth, phone (517) 347-2108, e-mail: sus259@yahoo.com.
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Yoga classes daily on
weekday mornings (7 to 8 AM, Monday through Friday) and weekly on Tuesday
evenings (6 to 7 PM, year-round). Both classes are continuous, on-going, free
classes. The first one is facilitated by Chetna Desai and Susan Bamford; please
contact Chetna Desai, at (517) 339-9379, e-mail: chetna4yoga@gmail.com, for details. The second one is conducted by Jennifer
Leedy of Yoga Services Research Foundation, phone: (517) 694-5309, e-mail: leedyj@msu.edu.