NASSTA NEWSLETTER OM SAI RAM Issue # 14 1

NASSTA

NEWSLETTER

Om Sai Ram

14th Issue

April 2014

OM SAI RAM IN THIS ISSUE

This is our fourteenth NAASTA newsletter

with the list of upcoming events, temple

pictures, stories and future temple

projects. With our devotee’s participation,

we would like to publish more monthly

newsletters.

QUOTE OF THE MONTH

“The Moral Law is inexorable, so

follow it, observe it, and you will

reach your goal: God is the

perfection of the Moral Law.”

APRIL EVENTS AT NASSTA

Sriramanavami - Tuesday April 8th,

2014

6:30AM Abhishekam

9.00AM Sri Rama Taraka Homam & Sri

Durga Mool Mantra Homam and Guru

Gayatri Homam $51.00

10.30AM Sri Sita Rama Abhishekam

$51.00

6.45PM Palki Seva & Chandanotsav

7.30PM Sri Sita Rama Kalyana

Mahotsavam $101.00

9.30PM Sej Arathi

Saturday 5th (12:00 noon) to

Sunday 6th (12:00 noon) 24Hrs

24 Hours Akhand Bhajan - $116.00

All Days Sponsorship including all Poojas

& Akhand Bhajan - $201.00

Everyone is cordially invited

Sai Vrath - Saturday, April 12th,

2014 at 3:00 PM

NASSTA is scheduling Sai Vrath on

Saturday April 12th at 3 PM. Sponsorship

is $51

Everyone is cordially invited

Tamil New Year Day - Monday April

14th, 2014

Lunar Eclipse - Tuesday April 15th,

2014

Lunar Eclipse 15th April, 2014 from 1.58

am to 5.33 am

Bhajan - Sunday, April 20th, 2014

from 4:00 PM to 5:45 PM

NASSTA is scheduling a Bhajan on

Sunday April 20th 2014 from 4:00 PM to

5:45 PM.

Satyanarayan VrathSaturday, April

26th , 2014 at 3 PM

NASSTA is scheduling Satyanarayana

Vrath on Saturday April 26th at 3 PM.

Sponsorship is $51 per couple. Everyone

is cordially invited.

ARATI TIME - EVERYDAY

Kakad Arati –6:00 am

Abhishekham - 6:30 am

Madhyana Arathi –12:00 pm

Dhoop Arati –6 pm

Shej Arati – 8:30 pm

FREE BHAJAN CLASSES

Friday 7.30 pm Children and Adults are

welcome to attend. Look forward to your

participation!

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SIGNIFICANCE OF SRI RAMANAVAMI

SALUTATIONS to Lord Rama, an Incarnation of Lord

Vishnu, who is measureless, who is of the nature of

pure Consciousness and bliss, who is the consort of

Sita, Master of Sri Hanuman, and the Lord of the three

worlds, who took His birth at His own will in order to

establish righteousness, destroy the wicked and

protect His devotees. Ramnavami or the birthday of

Lord Rama falls on the 9th day of the bright fortnight of

the month of Chaitra (March-April).

Rama was the Lord Hari Himself, incarnate on earth

for the destruction of Ravana. He was well

accomplished, beautiful and endowed with royal

marks. His glory and prowess were unlimited. He was

peerless on earth. He was free from malice. He was

gentle. He was the protector of all His people.

Source: http://sivanandaonline.org

SRI RAMANAVAMI

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Dear Devotees,

Jai Sairam...NASSTA has

conducted 5th Vigraha

Prathistapna anniversary

celebrations on March 14th, 15th

and 16th successfully. Thousands

of devotees participated in the

anniversary celebrations and

obtained blessings of Baba. We

have introduced Chavadi

Utsavam first time since Temple

was consecrated in 2009.

Chavadi Utsavam was conducted

similar to the way it is being

organized in Shirdi. Saibaba

Utsava Moorthy was taken in a

procession from Sanctum to

Chavadi which was built on plaza

area. Priests have chanted

various mantras including

Shodasha Upachara Puja. The

Chavadi program was completed

with Singing and Bharata Natyam

by kids. The decoration on

Sunday, 3/16 was spectacular.

Anniversary program was

concluded with Sai Vrath on 3/16

evening. Also, we have extended

52 week Sai Paduka and

Satchiritra program for another

year. As part of anniversary

programs, we conducted

competitions, Devotional Singing,

Drawing and Spelling Bee for kids

and youth. Hundreds of devotees

participated in these competitions.

Parents and kids really enjoyed

participating in these

competitions.

Priests, committee coordinators

and volunteers have dedicated so

much time in planning and

executing anniversary tasks. I

would like to thank sponsors who

came forward and donated to the

Temple generously for

anniversary programs. I would like

to appreciate volunteers who

provided us much needed support

during anniversary. I would like to

extend my sincere gratitude to all

devotees for making the Temple

Anniversary event a successful

and memorable event.

On March 22nd, we celebrated

Holi/Dulheti in the Temple parking

lot. Thousands of devotees

enjoyed a lot. This event would

not have been a successful

without volunteer’s hard work.

Devotees have enjoyed the music

and they could not stop dancing.

Kitchen served a delicious food to

devotees.

Thank you for your continued

support. Please E-mail me at

president@templeofpeace.org

with any comments or

suggestions as we strive to

improve the temple services and

devotee experience.

Venkat Maddi.

President.

President’s Message

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Paduka Puja

Sri Sai Satcharitra enables us to experience Baba through the faces of

many devotees who were present during the time Baba was in physical

body. NASSTA is happy to announce that the program started last year

is being continued this year.

The first year of Paduka puja concluded on March 16, 2014 and the next year’s program also began on the

same day. The last and first chapters of Satcharitra were recited as part of this program.

This weekly program will continue through 2014 and conclude as part of next year's anniversary in the month of

March, 2015.

As part of this program, priest/committee members carry Baba padukas/ photo to the devotee’s house. Baba is

received in the form of padukas and photo by the devotee. Once seated in the house, the priest performs the

shodasa upachara puja to Baba. Following this is sankirtan or the singing of divine songs by participants or any

other arrangements made by the host. Then, the host reads out the chapter from Sai Satcharitra for that week.

The priest explains the importance / significance of the chapter and relevance to us. This is followed by aarati /

prasad and the padukas/photo are brought back to the temple.

The grand intention behind this program is to cover guru pada puja (prayer to the divine feet of guru) / sankirtan

or devotional singing / parayan or reciting of books / puranas and aarati in one evening. All of these represent

various forms of worship to Baba and hopefully spark the light of baba in each and everyone's heart and spread

Shirdi Sai Baba’s philosophy and purpose of manifestation on this earth.

The paduka puja slots are being filled and please contact temple or puja coordinator to book according to your

wishes.

Seetharam

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