February 11, 2009
Dear Devotees,
This message from the Bharatiya Temple of Lansing has three announcements. Of them, the first one
is a reminder.
1. Garba and Raas program on
Saturday, February 14, from 8 to 11:30 PM
This will be a great
get-together for the community during the cold winter, with some work-out and
fun thrown in. The event is open to everyone.
Flyer is posted at http://lansingtemple.org/misc/garba.pdf.
2.
Maha Shivaratri
24-hour celebration from 6 AM on Monday February 23
We invite your participation on this day -- one of the holiest in the Hindu
religious calendar and the most auspicious for the worship of Lord Shiva. The
program is posted at http://lansingtemple.org/misc/Shivaratri-2009.pdf
and is given below.
Monday, February 23, 2009
6:00 AM: Sri Ganesha Puja, Beginning of 24-hour Panchakshari Japa, Sri Shiva
Puja, Abhishekam & Aarati
8:00 to 11:30 AM: Abhishekam open to Shiva Devotees
NOON: Sri Shiva Puja, Abhishekam and Aarati
1:00 to 4:00 PM: Abhishekam open to Shiva Devotees
4:00 PM: Rudra Homam
6:00 PM: Sri Shiva Puja, Abhishekam and Aarati
7:00 to 11:30 PM: Abhishekam open to Shiva Devotees
7:30 to 9:00 PM: Bhajan, Kirtan, Aarati, and Prasad
MIDNIGHT: Sri Shiva Puja, Abhishekam and Aarati
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
1:30 to 5:30 AM: Abhishekam open to Shiva Devotees
6:00 AM: Sri Shiva Puja / Abhishekam. Conclusion of Akhanda Japa, Aarati, and
Prasad (End of fasting)
We have four requests:
a) Please sign up for a one-hour period of chanting the Panchakshari Mantra
(Om Namah Shivaya) either by writing your name on the sign-up sheet available
at the Temple or by calling one of the priests. Devotees may sign up for more
than one slot or have multiple devotees for each slot.
b) We request your sponsorship of Rudra Abhishekam ($25), Archana
$21), Rudra Homam ($51), and personal Abhishekam to Lord Shiva
($11). They will help raise needed funds for the Temple.
c) Before you come to the Temple, please shower, wear clean clothes (no
work clothes, please). At the Temple please do 108 times Om Namah
Shivaya japa before doing the Abhishekam. Your cooperation in this matter
is highly appreciated.
d) Please let either Sharmaji or Shastriji know if you could volunteer
to help coordinate events at the Temple at any time during the 24-hour period.
3.
Copies of the
book "Selected Speeches and Writings of K.S. Sripada Raju"
Copies of the above book,
which was presented to Dr. Raju during his 80th birthday celebration last
Friday, are available for a contribution to the Temple of $15 or more per
copy. The 75-page book, which includes several
color photographs and a spiritual autobiography, is the first collection of the
thoughts of our community's Guru on the different aspects of spiritual life.
Please send an e-mail to the book's editor, Raman Anantaraman, at raman@nscl.msu.edu to reserve your
copy.
Audio recording of several talks given by Dr. Raju over the years was
also released last Friday, and can by accessed from the Temple's homepage ( http://lansingtemple.org/).
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Bharatiya
Temple of Lansing
955 Haslett Rd
Haslett, Michigan 48840.
Phone: (517) 339-6337