1 Non-profit 501(c) 3 Organization NEWSLETTER MARCH 2014 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 3 Sri Venkateswara Lotus Temple Sri Venkateswara Lotus Temple ||Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha|| || Srirasthu|| ||Srimathe Varavaramunaye Namaha|| 12519 & 12501 Braddock Road, Fairfax, VA, 22030. Phone (703) 815-4850 http://www.svlotustemple.org To promote and preserve rich Indian heritage and tradions through religious, educaonal and cultural acvies and training of the youth - future of our Society. Highly qualified, experienced priests available for your Puja needs in your home & at the temple. To request priest services please call 703-815-4850 or email [email protected]or submit the request form on SVLT website at http://svlotustemple.org PRIEST SERVICES Sriman Srinivasan Renganathan Sriman Bharadwaj Kallakuntla Sri Mahasudarshana Homam Sunday, March 09 th at 10:00 AM Sri Satyanarayana Vratam Sunday, March 16 th at 07:00 PM Sri Srinivasa Kalyanam Saturday, March 22 nd at 05:30 PM Sri Mahalakshmi Devi Jayanthi at SVLT, Sunday March 16 th , 2014 Chandramana Sri Jaya Nama Samvatsara Ugadi Celebrations at SVLT, Monday March 31 st , 2014 S V Lotus Temple is celebrating Sri Mahalakshmi Devi Jayanthi on March 16 th Sunday with Sri Sukta Homam and Kumkumarchana by Ladies on a Grand scale at 10:00 AM. Kumkumarchana is free for all ladies. S V Lotus Temple wishes everyone A Happy & Prosperous New Year. Please join us at the temple to celebrate Ugadi Special Program on March 31 st , 2014 with Panchanga Sravanam at 07:00 PM. Vasanta Navaratri begins on March 31 st till April 08 th , 2014. Religious Calender p2 Sri Mahalakshmi Jayanthi p3 Kulashekar Alvar Thiru Nakshatram p4 Ugadi Celebrations p5 Vasanta Navaratri celebrations p5 Sri Ranganatha Nakshatram p6 Mukunda mala series p7 Sri Hayagrieva stotram series p7 Significant past events p8 Samskruthi Vidyalaya Updates p8 BAPS Womens Conference p9 Curie Math Bowl p10 Priest services p10
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Lord Hayagriva! You have great compassion for those who seek refuge in You.
You shower on them, Your pure rays of kindness and grant them a unique and
wonderful happiness. You grant Your Grace to those who meditate upon You with
devotion even for a brief moment. It is due to Your Grace that they acquire remarkable power of speech. It is of such speed that even the speed of the river
O Hayagriva! To meditate upon You ceaselessly with great love is to bathe in a lake of nectar itself. Your very thought causes
the hairs to stand end like what happens which bathing in cold water. But this thrill is not superficial. Would you like to know
what it is? Your divine memory gives bliss which strikes root and stays firmly not visible to anybody in the cave of the heart. It
is from that bliss that the thrill in the other limbs arises. Lord! How sweet is Your memory! The roots are not visible but the out-
er manifestation is! Likewise meditation goes on inside but the thrill thereof is seen outside.
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Significant past events
Bheeshma Ekadasi February 08th - 10th , 2014
Bheeshma Ekadasi the day Vishnu Sahasranama was revealed to us by Bheeshma Pitamaha in the presence of Lord Sri Krishna
Paramatma for the benefit of his subjects.
SV Lotus Temple celebrated Bheesma Ekadasi with Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Homam and Akanda Sri Vishnu Sahasranama
Parayanam and Bhajans by devotees. The event was complemented very well by cultural, educational and the youth programs
highlighted by Sri Bheeshma Ambusayanam dance drama by Children, Lectures on Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Mahima.
Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam Chanting Competition by Children was conducted and the winners of the competition are: Ananya
Sri, Amrutha Sri, Lasya, Pratham, Mayan, Harshya, Sriya and Grama. These kids received the divine blessings of Lord Sri Ven-
kateswara and Ammavaru.
Samskruthi Vidhyalaya is been conducted successfully by SV Lotus Temple for the past several years and the program is been
strengthened by the passion and commitment of several parent volunteers with special qualifications. This year 2014 September
– 2015 June, we are expanding the program to include Sanskrit Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. These teachers are educators in the
local public schools and universities. We are proud of our teachers who are parents and professionals themselves to take time out
of their daily lives to contribute back to the community.
Samskruthi Vidhyalaya meets every Sunday between 10:00 AM – 12:00 noon currently meeting at Willow Springs Elementary
School. We have three sections to educate children at different levels as section 1 by Dr. Deepa Aier for 5 - 7 yrs, Section 2 by
Sriman: Ravi Sampath for 7 – 9 yrs and Section 3 by Srimathi Katyayani Somanchi and Chi. Harini Somanchi for 9 and above.
Children learn Slokas , Stories, Art and Craft in addition to mix and mingle with other kids to learn and grow along developing
social and interactive skills with younger, older children and adults.
Samskruthi Vidyalaya Updates
Registrations for enrollment will take place on first come first serve basis to
limit the class sizes for quality instruction on one on one basis.
We encourage young people to take part in helping the instructors also and a great
opportunity to gain leadership and team work among the younger generation.
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TEMPLE TIMINGS Week Days 08:30 am - 11:30 am 05:30 pm - 09:00 pm
Weekends 08:00 am - 02:30 pm 03:30 pm - 09:00 pm
The temple is open all day on all Auspicious days
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PRIEST SERVICES
Priests of the Sri Venkateswara Lotus Temple (SVLT) are committed to providing you with the best possible service with utmost sincerity, devotion and zeal (Shradda, Bhakthi and Bhavam). Their sublime devotion, rich with religious fervor, Vedic knowledge and their deep relish for our traditions, adds to the holy ambience of the temple and any place of worship, engrossing devotees in spirituality and delight. Our priests take honor and pride in providing quality services with your budget without cutting corners in their service to you.
What is unique about SVLT’s priest-services is that we have made all deliberate attempts to minimize costs while maximizing services rendered to the community. The priests share with us, a core value in focusing on your religious activity than the monetary
aspect of the services. Our priests are multilingual and can help with your preference for language such as Hindi, Telugu, Tamil,
Kannada, and English. They are also aware of the diverse traditions of each region and follow deliberate steps to ensure authenticity.
You could use the temple facility or your home for the Poojas. Authentic services include bringing our Utsava Srinivasa Moorthy,
Satyanarayana Pooja, Vastu, Shanthi, Punyahavachana (cleansing) Pooja and specific procedures for Gruhapravesham, Weddings,
Anniversaries, and all occasions including sweet sixteen parties! Other services include Abhishekam, Archana and Arathi/
community poojas. Homams range from Sudarshana, Lakshmi, Ganapathi, Vishwaksena, Chandi, Navagraha, Vaastu, Rudra,
Mrutyunjaya to Ayushya Homams.
Curie Math Bowl
WHO? Teams of 3-5 students between
the grades 4-8 from the same school!
WHAT? Curie Math Bowl
WHEN? March 23, 2014 (all day )
WHERE? NySmith School 13625 EDS Dr., Herndon, VA, 20171
Contest Fee $150 per team (All proceeds go to Relay for Life, a fundraising
organization for the American Cancer Society.)
Registration is open for all students from Jan 6, 2014 – March 10, 2014
Please register at Herndon Curie Learning Center (459 Herndon Parkway, Suite 9, Hern-