August 5, 2008

Dear Devotees,

This message has announcements of two upcoming events at the Bharatiya Temple of Lansing.

1) Krishna Janmashtami celebration on Saturday August 23, 2008

Puja and cultural program consisting of a variety of items will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. As always, the program will include "Pinyata" for children. Prasad will be served after 8:00 PM. There will be additional Bhajans from 9:00 PM to midnight. At 12:00 AM midnight, a special puja will be performed. The festivities will end after midnight prayers followed by special prasad. All devotees are encouraged to participate.

We need volunteers to cook prasad. Please contact Shastriji at the Temple
(517-339-6337) if you would like to prepare some prasad. If you would like to sing or perform bhajans or group dance, please contact Pardeep Kumar at 517-347-2930.

2) Bhaja Govindam Retreat on August 29-30, 2008

There will be spiritual retreat on Adi Sankaracharya's Bhaja Govindam conducted by Dr. C. Adinarayana Reddy on August 29-30 (evening session on the 29th and all day on the 30th). The schedule and other details are posted at:

http://lansingtemple.org/misc/BhajaGovindamRetreat.pdf

Bhaja Govindam, one of Acharya Sankara's minor compositions, is very popular and is profound in its message in that it contains the essence of Vedanta. The Retreat will be conducted by our community's Dr. C.A. Reddy, who is a Professor at Michigan State University and has been teaching a Bhagavad Gita class at the Temple for more than three years and has presented spiritual retreats and lectures in various settings both in the U.S. and in India.

There is no fee for the retreat but generous donations to the Temple from attendees would be appreciated. It is hoped that many of you will take advantage of this opportunity and be benefited by a better understanding of the great composition, Bhaja Govindam.

Sincerely,

Bharatiya Temple of Lansing
955 Haslett Rd
Haslett, Michigan 48840.
Phone: (517) 339-6337