Bharatiya Temple of
Lansing, Inc.
955 Haslett Road,
Haslett, MI 48840
http://lansingtemple.org
Tax Exempt ID
No.: 38-2399465
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Phone:
(517) 339-6337
Message
about Forgiveness, Peace, and Giving
Namaskar and Jai
Jinendra,
Last month many
followers of Jain faith, here and around the world, observed ‘Paryushana
Parva’. This 8 to 10 day period is time
set aside for annual renewal of faith by listening to religious/spiritual
discourses, and following a disciplined behavior and conduct. At the conclusion of this period, the
devotees seek forgiveness from each other for any hurt they may have caused
through their words, deeds, or thoughts.
This simple yet powerful practice has very practical benefits. It is liberating. It allows us to forget the past and move forward. It solidifies bond amongst families and
renews or revives friendships. With
that in mind and in our spirit, we seek your forgiveness and
encourage you to think about this practice and follow as much as you can.
We would like to
share another thought with you. Two
years ago past September 11 the terror attacks killed and wounded thousands of
individuals in this country. Since that
time, thousands more have died or been wounded worldwide because of the war on
terror and more terror attacks. The end
does not appear in sight. In this
troubled times it is appropriate to think of our Hindu/Jain faiths as also of
other faiths, and reflect on some of their fundamental teaching and message -
the powerful message of love, peace, and non-violence. We encourage you to pray everyday that the
leaders and decision makers around the world ponder this very thought and act
appropriately to bring about the peace that our world desperately needs.
Finally, as we
prepare for the year’s Diwali program we would like to appeal to you to donate
and pledge the most you possibly can to support our Temple. Through your donations to our ‘house of
worship,’ you are giving back a portion of what you have received from God. So,
please be generous.
General Body
Meeting and Elections
On December 7, 2003, after our
Sunday puja, we will conduct a general body meeting and elections for board
memberships. Prakash Kapoor, Shashikant
Joshi, Sudhakar Kulkarni’s and Smruti Shah’s terms are expiring. Madan Lalwani is stepping down because of
health reasons. Prakash Kapoor,
Shashikant Joshi, Sudhakar Kulkarni and Smruti Shah are eligible to serve one
more three-year term and have agreed to be re-nominated, and serve if elected.
Bidhan Redey, Ashok Gupta, Sundari
Rajan, Rampal Agrawal and Sanjeev Deshpande are the members of nomination and
election committee, which will collect or solicit nominations and conduct
elections. Anyone interested to serve
on the board and to contest the election should contact the committee members.
Following annual and life members
qualify to vote and be contestants for the election. (June 30, 2003 was the last day to renew your annual membership
for year 2003. We have compiled a list
of all devotees who paid their annual dues before the deadline. If you have any questions regarding
membership issues, please call Smruti Shah, our Treasurer.)
Annual Members:
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Aggrawal Ashim
Agrawal Rampal & Ratni
Ambekar Vikram & Sucheta
Avula Ramesh & Vani
Bajpai Vikas
Bisht T.K. & Bhagavati
Das Rajiv & Amita
Desai Kaushik & Neela
Pasricha Satyapal & Santosh
Pateriya Devendra & Urmila
Ghosh Ruby & Eric Betzig
Ghosh Runa
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Jaglan Jai & Raj
Jain Virendra & Meera
Joshi Shashikant & Sharmila
Kakar Satya & Sushem
Kakar Tirlok & Madhu
Kapoor Prakash & Usha
Kapur Yashpal & Saroj
Kumar Pardeep & Seema
Madhukar Burra & Nalini
Malavia Uday & Hema
Malhotra Sushil & Jacinta
Murthy Sreenivasa & Shashi
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Nalla Mahesh & Geetanjali
Patgaonkar Rajeev & Vaishali
Pendse Vijay & Jyotsna
Rao Gautham K.
Redey Bidhan & Prasanna
Shah Anupam & Smruti
Singichetti Venu & Susmita
Surapaneni Ram & Lakshmi
Syal Madan & Diane
Thiruvengdam Thiru & Roshni
Tripathi Jai & Shashi
Trivedi Pratin & Pratiksha
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Life
Members:
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Ambani, Nitin & Bina
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Karve Milind & Shahshi
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Prasad Jwala & Susan
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Anantaraman Narayan & Shanta
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Kashyap Gauresh & Suman
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Rajadhyaksha Mangesh & Smita
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Bhatia Hasso & Champa
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Khiroya Chandrakant & Swarup
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Rajadhyaksha Pratap & Kim
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Dedhia ramesh & Maya
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Kulkarni Sudhakar & Usha
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Rajan Jairam & Sundri
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Deshpande Sanjeev & Anuradha
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Lalwani Madan & Gulab
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Rao Gondy & Jhansii
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Gandhi Divyakant
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Mody Minesh & Hina
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Rawal Harish & Sudha
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Gandhi Mukesh & Mala
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Mohan Kamal & Tripta
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Reddy CA & Shahshi
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Gera C. Mohan & Renuka
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Mohan Ramaswamy & Leela
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Saxena Sarojini
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Gossain Ved & Rama
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Naga Manohar & Loki
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Shah Dhiraj & Asha
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Gunaga Kuppaya & Chitra
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Nagappan Ramanathan & Shaku
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Shah Dinesh & Jyotsna
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Gupta Ashok & Kavita
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Pandya Haresh & Pragna
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Shah Shailesh & Swapna
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Gupta Jay & Aruna Kundi
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Parikh Samir & Smruti
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Shah Urvish & Hina
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Gupta Satish & Usha
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Patel Chandu & Kala
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Sharma Subash & Meena
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Gupta Subash & Joan
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Patel Hasmukh
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Sood Praim & Sharda
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Jain Anil & Nandita
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Patel Jayanti & Kusum
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Subramanian Vivek & Lakshmi
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Jain Mahendra & Pushpa
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Patel Narendra & Harsha
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Taneja Gian & Shanta
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Karna Padmini
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Poddar Shrikumar & Mayurika
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Tekchandani Harish & Pushpa
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Tummala Ram & Draupathi
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Diwali Celebrations
Temple will celebrate Diwali during
the weekend of October 24, 2003. On
Friday, evening we will have children’s program “choti diwali’ starting at 7:00
PM. On Saturday, we will have Laxmi
puja at 7:00 PM, followed by prassad and social time. On Sunday, we will have a grand function at Okemos High School at
4:30 PM, starting with variety show and ending with dinner. During all the functions, we will do fund
raising for the temple.
Okemos High School is new and
well-maintained school, and we are fortunate to have use of its
facilities. We should leave the school
as neat as we find it when we arrive, or cleaner. Please do not leave any trash in the auditorium (napkins, baby
food, soiled diapers, etc.). Okemos
High School’s policy is, “No food and drinks in the auditorium.”
In the auditorium, we will save the
seats in front for the senior citizens and honored guests. If you have young children, who may get
restless, fidgety or may cry, then we request you to sit by an exit. If children cry, then please leave the
auditorium to attend to them and to calm them.
During the performance, children should not be running around in the
auditorium and disturbing the performers and other audiences.
Seating capacity in Okemos High
School is 600 ±, so we will be able to serve all promptly
Many people cook and work hard to
make the function a success. We will
prepare a list of names of people who have helped in cooking food or donated
funds, and we will display it in the dining hall. Please take time to read the board, and if you know any of these
hard working and generous volunteers, then please stop to say thank you to
them.
After the dinner, please stay back
to help us cleanup and to wrap up.
Thank you.
Temple Additions
We have prepared preliminary concept drawings and cost
estimate to extend the temple. We
presented the drawings and the reasons for extension on two occasions. We will further discuss this issue at
several more meetings and occasions. If
you are interested in attending meetings, which will discuss extension, then
contact any board member. If you are
concerned about the costs, features, architectural or technical issues,
spiritual issues, etc., we would like to hear from you.
When the matter gets final, and we are ready to start the
process of preparing the working drawings, and obtaining permits, we will
publicize the decision to inform the community. As they say on radio – stay tuned.
Constitution
Committee
We have requested a committee of
Satish Udpa, Kunwar Rajendra, Atma Mandrekar, Padu Karna; and Anil Jain to
review our temple’s constitution and propose modifications or changes that may
help us improve. We formulated our
current constitution in the early nineties.
Since then both our community and the temple has grown considerable
amount. With a prospect of expansion on
the horizon and ensuing growth, it is necessary to revisit our constitution to
make sure that our rules and by-laws will serve us well in future.
If you see any weakness or
vagueness in any of the clauses that need to be changed, please contact the
committee. We will publicize all
proposed changes and the reasons behind them as we become aware of them. To adopt changes, we will follow the
procedures spelled out in the constitution.
Priest House
Temple purchased second house for
Shastriji and his family. The house
address is 1141 Haslett Road. It is
located west of the temple. Within few
weeks, Shastriji and his family will be able to move in.
We would like to thank Facilities
committee lead by Shashikant Joshi, which did all the work to buy the second
house. We also wish to express our
gratitude to Minesh Mody, who let go his real-estate commission and who helped
us with all matters regarding the purchase and the mortgage.
We are currently carrying
$99,000.00 mortgage for the second house.
Directions
a. From Detroit & Ann
Arbor: d. From Jackson:
I-96 West to Okemos Rd. (exit 110) 127 North to Saginaw
exit (do not take
Turn right (North) at STOP sign, go
5 496 downtown exit) turn
right (East) onto
miles. Turn right (East) at Haslett
Rd., Saginaw. Go past
Harrison and Abbott.
go 2.5 miles (1 mile past the rail
road Stay in
right lane, take Haslett Road forks to
the track) till Haslett Rd. forks & See
note. right. Go past Okemos Rd. and Marsh Rd.
Cross
rail road tracks. Go about 1 mile past
b. From Flint the
railroad tracks till Haslett Rd. forks &
I-69 West to East Lansing (exit 94) See
note.
At the second stop light, turn left
(South) onto Marsh Rd. and go 2
miles. e.
From Mt. Pleasant, Alma, & Midland
Turn left (East) at Haslett Rd. Go
1.3 27 South
to exit 87, I-69 East (to Flint). Take
miles till Haslett Road forks. See note. exit
94. Follow directions as in b.
c. From Grand Rapids: f. From Kalamazoo & Battle Creek
I-96 East to I-69 East (going to
Flint) I-94
East to I-69 North to I-96 East. Take
Take exit 94 and follow direction
as in b. exit
110 to Okemos Rd. Turn left at STOP
sign
and follow directions as in a.
See note: When Haslett Road forks stay in the right
lane. Temple is the 1st
building on the right.
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Bharatiya
Temple of Lansing
955
Haslett Road
Haslett,
MI 48840
Phone:
517-339-6337
http://lansingtemple.org
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Non Profit Org
US Postage Paid
Permit No. 94
Lansing, MI
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