Durgai Amman Sannidhi Kumbabishekam Celebrations The Kumbabishekam celebra- tions for Durgai Amman were a very suc- cessful event at our Temple. With the vast support of our devotees and the strong drive to build the new Durgai Amman sannidhi, our committees worked together to make this a joyous celebration. We would like to thank the board of trustees and the executive com- mittee who used the opportunity to cre- ate the Durgai Amman Sanndhi. We are also grateful to our Temple priests, who provided us with the guidance to ensure all the necessary religious attributes were met. And a very heart-filled thank you to all our volunteers who participat- ed in the three day event to make the Kumbabishekam so successful. Thank you, and please continue to support our Temple so that we may continue to move forward. Thank you, The Durgai Amman Committee. The Ashtabandana Kumbabishekam Celebrations at the Murugan Temple Ashtabandana Kumbabishekam of the Murugan Temple will be celebrat- ed during May 2011. Since this is the 12 th anniversary of the Kumbabishekam, the celebrations will be of a very grand mag- nitude and we are waiting for auspicious dates from the Palani Andavar Temple in Tamil Nadu. The revised dates will be announced soon. Please join us for the grand celebrations as the Temple scales new milestones with every passing year. You may sponsor either the celebrations for a single day or on both days. Please check the Temple blog or contact the Temple manager at 301-552-4889 for updates. Tamil New Year Grand Celebrations Every new year heralds new promises and hopes. Join us for the grand Tamil New year celebrations at the Murugan Temple on April 16 th . Start your new year with the blessings of Lord Muruga. You may also choose to be an all day sponsor of the celebrations. Please refer to the calendar on page 3 or the 2011 MTNA calendar for more de- tails. Abhishekam to Noothana Durgai Amman after Parthishta: The Kumbabishkam to the new Durgai Amman was performed on Janu- ary 22 nd. Please refer to the Temple blog for more photos and video from the celebrations Vaikasi Visakham—June 13 th 2011 Vaikasi Visakham is the birthday of Lord Muruga. Lord Muruga emerged from the third eye of Lord Shiva. Thus, His birth signifies the opening of the eye of consciousness. Please join us for the Vaikasi Visakham celebrations at the Murugan Temple. Refer to the MTNA calendar on page 3 or for more details. What’s inside Saiva Saints Guru Puja 2 Vilakku Puja 2 Projects in Progress 2 Announcements 2 Nandavanam 2 Graduation ceremony 2 Apr-Jun Calendar 3 Directions to the Temple 4 Check out the Temple blog for photos from Thai Poosam, Maha Sivararthri and Pangu- ni Uthram celebrations.
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Durgai Amman Sannidhi Kumbabishekam Celebrations
The Kumbabishekam celebra-
tions for Durgai Amman were a very suc-
cessful event at our Temple. With the
vast support of our devotees and the
strong drive to build the new Durgai
Amman sannidhi, our committees
worked together to make this a joyous
celebration.
We would like to thank the
board of trustees and the executive com-
mittee who used the opportunity to cre-
ate the Durgai Amman Sanndhi. We are
also grateful to our Temple priests, who
provided us with the guidance to ensure
all the necessary religious attributes
were met. And a very heart-filled thank
you to all our volunteers who participat-
ed in the three day event to make the
Kumbabishekam so successful. Thank
you, and please continue to support our
Temple so that we may continue to
move forward.
Thank you,
The Durgai Amman Committee.
The Ashtabandana Kumbabishekam Celebrations at the Murugan Temple
Ashtabandana Kumbabishekam
of the Murugan Temple will be celebrat-
ed during May 2011. Since this is the 12th
anniversary of the Kumbabishekam, the
celebrations will be of a very grand mag-
nitude and we are waiting for auspicious
dates from the Palani Andavar Temple in
Tamil Nadu. The revised dates will be
announced soon. Please join us for the
grand celebrations as the Temple scales
new milestones with every passing year.
You may sponsor either the celebrations
for a single day or on both days. Please
check the Temple blog or contact the
Temple manager at 301-552-4889 for
updates.
Tamil New Year Grand Celebrations
Every new year heralds new
promises and hopes. Join us for the
grand Tamil New year celebrations at
the Murugan Temple on April 16th. Start
your new year with the blessings of Lord
Muruga. You may also choose to be an
all day sponsor of the celebrations.
Please refer to the calendar on page 3 or
the 2011 MTNA calendar for more de-
tails.
Abhishekam to Noothana Durgai Amman
after Parthishta: The Kumbabishkam to the
new Durgai Amman was performed on Janu-
ary 22nd. Please refer to the Temple blog for
more photos and video from the celebrations
Vaikasi Visakham—June 13th 2011
Vaikasi Visakham is the birthday
of Lord Muruga. Lord Muruga emerged
from the third eye of Lord Shiva. Thus,
His birth signifies the opening of the eye
of consciousness. Please join us for the
Vaikasi Visakham celebrations at the
Murugan Temple. Refer to the MTNA
calendar on page 3 or for more details. What’s inside
Saiva Saints Guru Puja 2 Vilakku Puja 2 Projects in Progress 2 Announcements 2 Nandavanam 2 Graduation ceremony 2 Apr-Jun Calendar 3 Directions to the Temple 4
A gold Crown for the Utsavamoorthis of Lord Murugan, Valli and Theaviyani are in the process of being made. If you are interested in donating towards this project, please mail a check to MTNA in the memo list "Gold Crown Project".
PANCHALOKAM PROJECT
Somaskandhar, Separate Amman, Pradooshamoorthi and Sandikeswarar are being custom-made from Panchaloakam in India. If you wish to donate towards this project, please mail a check made out to MTNA and in the memo list "Panchaloakam Project"
Thank you for all the support and donations. If you have any questions please call the Religious chair at 301-545-0002
Announcements
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Tamil, Religion, and Hatha Yoga Classes For Children: The Murugan Temple offers Tamil, Bajan, and Religious classes for children. Classes on Sundays from 10:15AM - 12:00 noon. Please call Jana Kesavan at 410-747-0019 for more information.
YOUR YEAR END CONTRIBUTIONS LETTER can now be easily obtained from www.murugantemple.us secure website. Register if not already done so. Retain this newsletter for help during registration. Click 'Register' and Click 'Help' adjacent to the DevoteeID field to obtain Dev-oteeID.
Sponsors needed: MTNA needs sponsors for corporate grade printer fax fax machine with maintenance service and a sturdy refrigerator costing approximately $ 1,100.00 or more each. You can sponsor a badly needed replacement or addition to the Temple for items as inexpensive as $25. Please call the Temple manager 301 552-4889 to find out what items are needed at the time.
Nandavanam at Murugan Temple (Flower Garden)
The flower garden at the Murugan Temple premise is still in its infancy. We need flowers on a daily basis for the pujas
and for garlands. I am calling on all devotees to join in and bring your friends as volunteers to have a beautiful garden at the Murugan Tem-ple. We need not only planting of flowering plants but help on a weekly basis to make sure we maintain well whatever
is planted. We need to form a team, have regular meetings and decide how we are go-ing to plant and have a beautiful garden with plenty of flowers for pujas. Please contact the Temple at (301) 552 – 4889 or Mr. Elyathamby Vignarajah at (410) 788 - 7251.
MTNA 2010 & 2011 Children's Graduation Ceremony
We had originally planned the 2010 ceremony for
Navarathri Day. We would like to do it on the same day for our
children who follow the Tamil and religious classes in Bethesda,
Ellicott City, and at the Temple. But, we could have the
graduation from High schools, Universities, Baratanatyam etc.
during the Kumbabishekam anniversary since some of you will
leave on holiday or for college. So kindly leave your names at the
Temple manager's desk if you are graduating and at what level -
high school, college, fine arts, music etc. Please contact the
Temple at (301) 552 - 4889 or e-mail Mr. Elyathamby