Dear Devotees

Special programs for the

Month of Febuary , March & April 2017

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Special programs of February 2017

Event Day Time Where

Pradosh

Rudrabhishekam

Feb 8th

Wednesday

7PM to

9:30PM Bala ji

Magha Poornima Samuhik Satyanarayan Katha

Feb 9th Thursday

6:30PM to 8:30PM

Bala Ji

Due to Lunar Eclipse on 10th

Saamohika Satyanarayan Katha is on 9th Feb

10th Feb 2.30 to

07.00 PM

No Pooja ,

No

Archana

Mata Ki Chowki

Feb 11th

Saturday

07.30 to

11.00 PM Main Temple\

Bhagwan Sameeswara Homa Sameeswara Janam divas

Feb 12th

Sunday

6.00 to

09.00 PM Nav Greh

Sankatahara Chaturthi Special Gakara Sahasrarchana for Ganesha

Feb 14th Tuesday

5:30PM to 9PM

Ganesh Temple

Maha Sivarathri Event

Three Days

Maha Sivarathri Celebration Kalasha Sthapana/Rudra Homam/Rudrabhishekam

Feb 23rd

Thursday

4PM to

10:30PM Bala Ji

Maha Sivarathri Event Three Days

Feb 24th

Friday

8am, 11am,

2pm,

Bala Ji

Maha Shivarathri

Rudrabhishekam every 2-3 hours

5pm,

8pm, 12.00

midnight, 3am,

6am

SAHASRA LINGARCHANA with 1008 Shiva Lingas @

4:30PM to 8.30PM followed by Nandi Seva IN

PARKING LOT FROM 8.30 TO 09.30 pm

Shiva Bhajan’s by Renowned Artist Dinesh Sharma ji at 06.00 PM and also during Nandi Seva

4:30PM to 8.30PM IN MAIN TEMPLE

Feb 24th

Friday

LINGARCHANA

4.30 TO

08.30 PM

Nandi Seva

8.30 TO 09.30

PM

Main Temple

8:30 to 9.30 PM IN PARKING LOT

Shiva Lingas followed by Nandi Seva

@ 4:30PM to 8.30 PM

Special Thandai Parsad by Sajni &

Chandru Bhambhra on Friday evening

Maha Sivarathri Event

Three Days

Sangeeta Aaradhana/Rudrabhishekam

4:30 to 6PM

Siva-Parvathi Kalyanam at 6PM The grand celestial wedding of Lord Shiva and Ma

Parvathi followed by Vivaha Bhojanam

Feb 25th

Saturday

4:30 to

9.30PM Bala Ji

Phalguna Masa Starts

Feb 26th Sunday

FYI FYI

Phalguna - Phalguna is the 12th lunar month in Hindu

calendar. In Hindu Calendar, there are two methods to mark the lunar month. In one, lunar month is marked from

Purnima to Purnima (known as Purnimanta calendar) and in other lunar month is marked from Amavasya to Amavasya

(known as Amanta calendar)

Special Programs of March 2017

Event Day Time Where

Pradosham Rudrabhishekam

Thu March 9th 7PM to 9:30PM

Bala Ji

Poornima

Samuhik Satyanarayan Katha

March 11th Saturay

6:30PM to 8:30PM

Main Temple

Holika Dahan

Sat March 11th

6:45PM to 7:30PM

Parking

Lot

Mata Ki Chowki

Sat March 11th

7:30PM to 11PM

Main

Temple

Holi Celebration Sun March

12th

11.00 AM to 06.00

PM

Newark

Junior

High

School ,

Newark

Sankatahara Chatruthi Special Gakara Archana for Ganesha

Wed March 15th

5PM to 9PM

Ganesha

Temple

Three Days

Balaji Annex Anniversary Kalasha Sthapana Pooja

Thu March 16th

7PM to 9PM

Bala Ji

Three Days

Balaji Annex Anniversary Ganesha, Navagraha, Rudra, Sudershana, Lakshmi,

Ram Parivar, Jaaganaadha Homams

Friday March 17th

5:30PM to 10PM

Bala Ji

Three Days

Balaji Annex Anniversary Yagna Poornahuti followed by Abhishekam of All

Dieties and Archana

Saturday March 18th

8AM to 2:30PM

Bala Ji

Shani Trayodashi Special Saneeswara

Navagraha Homam and Abhishekam

Saturday March 25th

10AM to 1:30PM

Shani

Temple

Pradosham/Masa Sivarathri Rudrabhishekam

Saturday March 25th

7PM to 9:30PM

Bala Ji

Ugadi Panchanga Sravanam

Tues March 28th

7PM to 8PM

Bala Ji

Gayatri Parivar

Samuhik Gayatri Mantra Jap with

Sai Group

Thursday March 30th

7.30 to 08.30 PM

Main

Temple

Chaitra Navratri is nine days festivity which starts on the first day of Hindu Luni-

Solar calendar and falls in the month of March or April. Chaitra is the first month

of Hindu lunar calendar and because of it this Navratri is known as Chaitra

Navratri. Chaitra Navratri is also known as Vasanta Navratri. Rama Navami, the

birthday of Lord Rama usually falls on the ninth day during Navratri festivity.

Hence Chaitra Navratri is also known as Rama Navratri.

All nine days during Navratri are dedicated to nine forms of Goddess Shakti. Most

customs and rituals followed during Shardiya Navratri, which falls in the month of

September or October, are also followed during Chaitra Navratri. Ghatasthapana

Puja Vidhi for Shardiya Navratri and Chaitra Navratri is same.

Event Day Time Where

Chaitra Masa Begins Chaitra Navratri from March 28th to April

4th

March 28th to

April 4th Details TBA

TBA Main

Temple

Special Programs of April 2017

Event Day Time Where

Cheti Chand Celebration by SCNC

Saturday April 1st

11.00 AM to 03.00

PM

Main

Temple

Mata Ka Vishal Jagran by famous singer Amit Anand

Saturday April 1st

04/01 – 07.30 PM to 03.00

AM - 04/02

Main

Temple

RAM NAVAMI SITA-RAM Kalyanam

Celestial wedding of Lord Ram with Sita Ma

Tuesday April 4th

6:45 to 9PM

Main

Temple

Akhand Ramayan Path Please join in large numbers

Saturday 8th 12.30 PM to Sunday 9th 01.00 PM

Saturday 8th 12.30

PM to Sunday 9th 01.00 PM

Main

Temple

Hanuman Jayanthi Special Program / Homa

April 10th Monday

6:30PM to 9PM

Bala JI

Samoohik Satyanrayan Katha

April 10th Monday

6:30PM to 8:30PM

Main

Temple

Sankatahara Chaturthi Special Gakara Sahasrarchana for Ganesha JI

Friday April

14th

5:30PM to 9PM

Ganesh

Temple

Ma Durga Abhishek

Ma Durga Abhishek Saturday

02/04/17

11.00-

12.00

Main

Temple

Ma Durga Abhishek Saturday

02/11/17

11.00-

12.00

Main

Temple

Ma Durga Abhishek Saturday 02/18/17

11.00-12.00

Main Temple

Ma Durga Abhishek Saturday

02/25/17

11.00-

12.00

Main

Temple

Ma Durga Abhishek Saturday 03/04/17

11.00-12.00

Main Temple

Ma Durga Abhishek Saturday 03/11/17

11.00-12.00

Main Temple

Ma Durga Abhishek Saturday

03/18/17

11.00-

12.00

Main

Temple

Ma Durga Abhishek Saturday

03/25/17

11.00-

12.00

Main

Temple

Bhajan Kirtan / Pravachan

Bhajan / Kirtan Sunday 02/05/17 11.00 01/00 Girish Shah Main Temple

Pravachan Sunday 02/05/17 11.00 to 01.00

Girish Shah Main Temple

Bhajan / Kirtan Sunday 02/12/17 11.00 -12.00 DineshSharma ji Main Temple

Pravachan Sunday 02/12/17 12.00 -01.00 Dinesh Sharma ji Main Temple

Bhajan / Kirtan Sunday 02/19/17 11.00 -12.00 Prabha Bhatnagar Main Temple

Pravachan Sunday 02/19/17 12.00 -01.00 Maa Shatrupa Ji Main Temple

Bhajan / Kirtan Sunday 02/26/17 11.00 -12.00 Pandit Vinayak ji Main Temple

Pravachan Sunday 02/26/17 12.00 -01.00 Gayatri Parivar Main Temple

Bhajan / Kirtan Sunday 03/05/17 11.00 01.00 Pandit Vinayak ji Main Temple

Pravachan Sunday03/05/17 11.00 - 01.00 Girish Shah Main Temple

Bhajan / Kirtan Sunday 03/12/17 11.00 -12.00 DineshSharma ji Main Temple

Pravachan Sunday 03/12/17 12.00 -01.00 DineshSharma ji Main Temple

Bhajan / Kirtan Sunday 03/19/17 11.00 -12.00 Prabha Bhatnagar Main Temple

Pravachan Sunday 03/19/17 12.00 -01.00 Maa Shatrupa Ji Main Temple

Bhajan / Kirtan Sunday 03/26/17 11.00 -12.00 Pandit Vinayak ji Main Temple

Pravachan Sunday 03/26/17 12.00 -01.00 Gayatri Parivar Main Temple

Shivyog Sadhna

Shivyog Sadhana & meditation Sunday 02/05/17 02 to 04.00 Saraswati Hall 1st & 3rd Sunday

Shivyog Sadhana & meditation Sunday 02/19/17 02 to 04.00 Saraswati Hall 1st & 3rd Sunday

Shivyog Sadhana & meditation Sunday 03/05/17 02 to 04.00 Saraswati Hall

1st & 3rd Sunday

Shivyog Sadhana & meditation Sunday 03/19/17 02 to 04.00 Saraswati Hall

1st & 3rd Sunday

Jhoole Lal Chandu Seva 2017

Jhoole Lal Sain Chandu , Aarti & Palaki Seva

JANUARY - 29th, Sunday

FEBRUARY -27th, Monday.

MARCH -29th Wednesday...(Cheti Chandu)

APRIL-27th, Thursday......

MAY -27th , Saturday......

JUNE -25th, Sunday.........

JULY -24th, Monday........

AUG - 23rd, Wednesday...

SEPTEMBER - 21st, Thursday,..

OCTOBER -21st, Saturday.....

NOVEMBER -19th, Sunday....

DECEMBER -19th, Tuesday....

07.00 PM to 07.30 PM

Jhoole Lal Temple

Sundarkand Path

Sundarkand Path SATURDAY

02/18/17

10 to 12.00 Main Temple every 3rd

Saturday

Sundarkand Path SATURDAY

03/18/17

10 to 12.00 Main Temple every 3rd

Saturday

Sundarkand Path SATURDAY 04/15/17

10 to 12.00 Main Temple every 3rd Saturday

South Asian Heart Center Outreach 2017

STOP DIABETES. HALT HEART ATTACKS

Since 2006, the South Asian Heart Center at El Camino Hospital, has helped the Indian and South Asian community in the Bay Area and

beyond, with its revolutionary programs to reduce the risk of diabetes and heart attacks. Both these epidemics affect our population

disproportionately. The statistics are staggering and South Asians have heart attacks at much younger ages, despite being mostly

vegetarian, non smoking and non-obese.

Atleast 2X Heart Disease Risk

4X Diabetes Risk

50% Heart Attacks occur before age 55

Family history, disorders of lifestyle and the stress-ridden environment we live in create a perfect storm for the epidemics to flourish.

Unlike traditional tests, South Asian Heart Center's AIM to Prevent program is comprehensive and advanced and does not underestimate

risk. The Center's proven, scientific (instead of evidence-backed), lifestyle approach to prevention, includes expert counseling and

personalized, culturally sensitive coaching ideal for the Indian and South Asian families in the area.

Visit the South Asian Heart Center booth today on the FOURTH SATURDAY of EVERY MONTH from 11am to 2pm. See CALENDAR

of DATES below. FREE biometrics and BP reading!

You can even get more info about or sign up for AIM to Prevent.

South Asian Heart Center

consultation camp

January 22 February 27

March 26 April 23 May 28 June 25 July 23

August 27 September 24

October 22 November -

Thanksgiving No Outreach December -

Christmas no outreach

11.00 am to

02.00 PM

Outside

Library

February 2017 PBOJH SPONSORS

02/02/2017 THURSDAY DINNER OPEN 02/04/2017 SATURDAY LUNCH Orris Group 02/05/2017 SUNDAY LUNCH VINEET & ARUN 02/06/2017 MONDAY DINNER OPEN 02/07/2017 TUESDAY DINNER Nageswara Rao Vudathala & Lily Meher & Dheeraj Vndathala 02/09/2017 THURSDAY DINNER OPEN 02/11/2017 SATURDAY LUNCH SATHYASEELAN KRISHNASWAMY 02/12/2017 SUNDAY LUNCH PARVIL PARIKA 02/13/2017 MONDAY DINNER OPEN 02/14/2017 TUESDAY DINNER OPEN 02/16/2017 THURSDAY DINNER OPEN 02/18/2017 SATURDAY LUNCH Vivek Mahazan 02/19/2017 SUNDAY LUNCH NEELA JORAPUR 02/20/2017 MONDAY DINNER OPEN 02/21/2017 TUESDAY DINNER OPEN 02/23/2017 THURSDAY DINNER UMASHANKAR & RAMADEVI PEDDIREDDI 02/24/2017 Friday Dinner Sunil/ Payal/Rudrika Sehgal 02/25/2017 SATURDAY LUNCH Gowri & Pratap 02/26/2017 SUNDAY LUNCH Kuldip & Sushma Malhotra 02/27/2017 MONDAY DINNER OPEN 02/28/2017 TUESDAY DINNER OPEN

2017 March Preeti Bhoj

03/02/2017 THURSDAY DINNER OPEN 03/04/2017 SATURDAY LUNCH OPEN 03/05/2017 SUNDAY LUNCH OPEN 03/06/2017 MONDAY DINNER OPEN 03/07/2017 TUESDAY DINNER OPEN 03/09/2017 THURSDAY DINNER OPEN 03/11/2017 SATURDAY LUNCH OPEN 03/12/2017 SUNDAY LUNCH OPEN 03/13/2017 MONDAY DINNER OPEN 03/14/2017 TUESDAY DINNER OPEN 03/16/2017 THURSDAY DINNER OPEN 03/18/2017 SATURDAY LUNCH OPEN 03/19/2017 SUNDAY LUNCH Shashi Relan 03/20/2017 MONDAY DINNER OPEN 03/21/2017 TUESDAY DINNER OPEN 03/23/2017 THURSDAY DINNER OPEN

03/25/2017 SATURDAY LUNCH Block for

Mrs.Homemaker

03/26/2017 SUNDAY LUNCH Block for

Mrs.Homemaker 03/27/2017 MONDAY DINNER OPEN 03/28/2017 TUESDAY DINNER OPEN 03/30/2017 THURSDAY DINNER OPEN

MAIN TEMPLE ACTIVITIES

Daily 9:00 AM 9.30 PM Pooja/Archana/Arti Main Temple

Daily 8:00 AM 8:30 AM Sai baba Kakar Arti Main Temple

Daily 8:30 AM 9:00 AM Sai baba Abhishek Main Temple

Daily 6:00 PM 6:30 PM Sai baba Dhoop Arti Main Temple

Daily 8:00 PM 8:15 PM Main Templ Arti Main Temple

Daily 8:15 PM 8:35 PM Sai Baba Shej Arti Main Temple

Daily 12:00 PM 12:30PM Sai Baba Madhian Arti Main Temple

Tuesday 7:00 PM 7:30 PM Hanuman Sahasranama Main Temple

Tuesday 7:30 PM 8:00 PM Hanuman Chalisa, Arti, Preti bhoj Main Temple

Wednesday 11:00AM 1:00 PM Senior Meeting and Yoga followed by

lunch

Main Temple & Saraswati Hall

Thursday 07.00 AM 10.00 AM Sai Baba Abhishek Main Temple

Thursday 07.00 PM 8:00 PM Sai Baba Bajans, Arti, Preti bhoj Main Temple

2nd Saturday 7:00 PM 12:00AM Mata ki Chowki Main Temple

3rd Sunday 12:20PM 1:20PM Maa Shathrupa Pravachan Main Temple

3rd Saturday 10:00AM 12:30PM Sundharkhand Path Main Temple

Sunday 1:20 PM 1:40 PM Main Templ Arti Main Temple

4th Sunday 12:00 01:20 AM Gayathri parivaar Meditation Main Temple

BALAJI TEMPLE ACTIVITIES

Daily 9:00 AM 9:30 AM Venkateshwara Suprabatham Balaji Temple

Daily 8:15 PM 8:30 PM Balaji Pavalimpu seva/Shayan Utsav –

Arti Balaji Temple

Daily 7:50 AM 8:10 AM All deties Archana, Bhog, Arti Main Temple & Balaji temple

Monday 7:00 PM 9:00 PM Shiva/ Rudhra Abhishekam Balaji Temple

Friday 6:30 PM 7:00 PM Lalitha Sahasranama Balaji Temple

Friday 11:00 AM 1:30 PM Laxmi Abhishekam Balaji Temple

Saturday 08:00 AM 12:30 AM Balaji Abhishek, Alamkar, Archana, Arti Balaji Temple

Saturday 10:30 AM 11:00 AM Tiruppavai Balaji Temple

4th Sunday 7:30 PM 08.00 PM Jagannath Pooja and bajans in Balaji

Annex Balaji Temple

Sunday 11:00 AM 12:30 PM Jagannath Abhishek, Alankar, Arti,

Archana Balaji Temple

1 day before Amavasya

7:00 PM 8:30 PM Masa Siva Rathri Balaji Temple

2days before Amavasya & 1

day before Poornima

7:00 PM 9:00 PM Pradosham - Shiva Pooja and Bajans Balaji Temple

Poornima 6:00 PM 8:00 PM Samuhik Sathyanarayan Katha Balaji Temple

AYYAPPA TEMPLE

1st Saturday 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Bajans for Lord ayyappa

(occasionally due weather) Ayyappa Temple

Sunday 9:30 AM 11:30 AM Karthikeya Swamy pooja Ayyappa Temple

Sunday 9:30 AM 11:30 AM Karthikeya Swamy Pooja

(occasionally due weather) Ayyappa Temple

Masa Sankranthi 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Ayyappa Pooja Ayyappa Temple

NAVGRAHA & SIDDHI VINAYAK &

JOOLELAL BABA TEMPLE

Tuesday 6:30 PM 7:30 PM Siddivinayak Ahishek, Alamkar,

Archana SiddiVinayak Temple

Tuesday 8:15 PM 8:30 PM Shiddivinayak Arti SiddiVinayak Temple

Friday 6.00pm 7.00pm Joolelal Aarti, archana

SiddiVinayak Temple

4 days After Poornima

7:00 PM 8:00 PM Sankata Hara Chaturthi SiddiVinayak Temple

Saturday 11:00 AM 1:30 PM Navagraha and Ganapathi Abhishek,

Alamkar, Archana, Arti Navgrah Annex

Ishta Dev Jhoole Lal Sain

There will be regular Ongoing Events Weekly / Monthly.

Please come with family and friends to seek blessings.

Weekly: Friday evening: Aarti at 7.00PM (Every Friday)

Monthly: “Chandu” Aarti and Palav. Sindhi’s all over the world observe the first day after the new moon each

month ! as the day of “Chandu”….. worshipping Lal Sain, singing panjras, doing aarti and invoking palav

ceremony. Boiled white Channa and sweet rice - Tanhiri are offered as the traditional parsaad.

Schedule for the monthly “Chandu” ceremony in 2017:

JANUARY - 29th, Sunday

FEBRUARY -27th, Monday.

MARCH -29th Wednesday...(Cheti Chandu)

APRIL-27th, Thursday......

MAY -27th , Saturday......

JUNE -25th, Sunday.........

JULY -24th, Monday........

AUG - 23rd, Wednesday...

SEPTEMBER - 21st, Thursday,..

OCTOBER -21st, Saturday.....

NOVEMBER -19th, Sunday....

DECEMBER -19th, Tuesday....

YEAR 2 - Sindhi Sangat's Prayer Schedule

A. Weekly Friday evening worship .… Aarti …….. at 7.00PM.

Sindhi’s all over the world observe Friday as Tharoo’n day and worship Lal Sain, singing Aarti and offering prayers.

B. Monthly celebrations of “Chandu” …… Aarti and Palav. Sindhi’s all over the world observe the first day

after the new moon each month as the day of “Chandu”….. worshiping Lal Sain, singing panjras, doing aarti and invoking

palav ceremony. Boiled channa and sweet rice - Tanhiri are

Bring all your family and friends too.

Come, Worship and Rejoice………….seek His Divine Blessings!!!

Jai Jhoole Lal ……… Beraii Paar

SARASWATI HALL ACTIVITIES

2nd & 4th Monday

10:30 AM 1:30 PM Gujarathi Seniors' Mitra mandal in

dining Hall Saraswathi Hall

Monday 10:15 AM 11:15 AM YOGA Saraswathi Hall

Tuesday 6:30PM 8:00PM TEMPLE MEETING Saraswathi Hall

Wednesday 12:00 PM 1:00 AM Senior yoga Saraswathi Hall

Wednesday 11:00 AM 1:00 PM Senior Meeting and Yoga followed

by lunch

Main Temple & Saraswati Hall

Thursday 4:00PM 8:00PM KATHAK Saraswathi Hall

Friday 4:00PM 8:00PM Bharat Natyam Saraswathi Hall

Saturday 8:00AM 10:00AM YOGA BY SKY Saraswathi Hall

Sunday 7:00AM 8:30AM YOGA WITH FUN AND

LAUGHTER Saraswathi Hall

Sunday 8:30AM 9:30AM MEDITATION Saraswathi Hall

Sunday 10:00AM 11:30PM HSS Saraswathi Hall

SATURDAY 8:30 9:30 FITNESS CLASS Saraswathi Hall

Sunday 12:30PM 2:30PM

SINDHI CLASS Next session JAN to March

& from June to August

Saraswathi Hall

SUN 1ST3RD 3:00PM 5:00PM SHIV YOG MEDITATION Saraswathi Hall

Library

Saturday 11:30 AM 1:00PM GEETA CLASS Library

3rd Sunday 10:30AM 12:30PM Sadhu Vaswani Mission of

the Bay Area -satsang Library

Sunday 10:00AM 11:30AM BALAGOKULAM Library

To avail of Tax exemptions, please consider donating to Temple

All donations made to Temple are Tax-exempt.

To receive a receipt for the donation, please write a check to Fremont Hindu Temple

Donate to Temple Online

The Temple is a non-profit organization run by devotees for devotees. The Temple's main income is through devotee

donations and sponsorships. We urge all devotees to donate generously to the Temple so that we may continue to serve

your religious and cultural needs and provide even better programs to you. you can now donate online by clicking on the link below.

http://fremonttemple.org/donate.php

Vedic Dharma Samaj is a non-profit, tax exempt religious organization.

It is dedicated to serve the religious and cultural needs of the Hindu community.

(Non-Profit Tax Exempt Organization Tax EIN No.: 94-274-2511)

Any suggestions /comments/observations about Temple and/or about this newsletter,

Please call or e-mail:- 510-299-9771

deepakchhabra@pacbell.net