| Wednesday, May 26th - Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 |
This week Sri Nrsimha Caturdasi - Wednesday, May 26th, 6:30pm (fast until dusk) Upcoming Lokanath Maharaj's Dallas visit ( May 31st, 2010) Kalachandji's Summer camp for children (June 10 - June 13), sign up in progress |
| | | | | | | | From Srila Prabhupada: Today is the appearance day of Lord Nrsimhadeva. It is called Nrsimha-caturdasi...So this is very instructive struggle between the atheist and the theist. This story of Prahlada Maharaja is eternally true. There is always a struggle between the atheist and the theist. If a person becomes God conscious, Krsna conscious, so he will find many enemies. Because the world is full of demons. -- "Nrisimhadeva Appearance," May 5th, 1974, Bombay |
| | | | | Sri Nrsingha Caturdasi Is the Holy Appearance day of Lord Nrsinghadeva, the half man half lion incarnation of Lord Krishna. The Lord appeared in this wonderful form in order to protect his five-year old devotee Prahalada from the cruelties of his demonic father Hiranyakashipu. Prayer: (Srimad Bhagavatam 5.18.8) oḿ namo bhagavate narasiḿhāya namas tejas-tejase āvir-āvirbhava vajra-nakha vajra-daḿṣṭra karmāśayān randhaya randhaya tamo grasa grasa oḿ svāhā; abhayam abhayam ātmani bhuyiṣṭhā oḿ kṣraum TRANSLATION: I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva, the source of all power. O my Lord who possesses nails and teeth just like thunderbolts, kindly vanquish our demonlike desires for fruitive activity in this material world. Please appear in our hearts and drive away our ignorance so that by Your mercy we may become fearless in the struggle for existence in this material world
(Srimad Bhagavatam 5.18.9) svasty astu viśvasya khalaḥ prasīdatāḿ
dhyāyantu bhutāni śivaḿ mitho dhiyā
manaś ca bhadraḿ bhajatād adhokṣaje
āveśyatāḿ no matir apy ahaitukī
TRANSLATION: May there be good fortune throughout the universe, and may all envious persons be pacified. May all living entities become calm by practicing bhakti-yoga, for by accepting devotional service they will think of each other's welfare. Therefore let us all engage in the service of the supreme transcendence, Lord Sri Krishna, and always remain absorbed in thought of Him
Dallas Nrsimha Caturdasi Come join us in the celebration of the Holy appearance day of Sri Nrsingha Caturdasi on Wednesday, May 26th. Program schedule will be as follows: 6:00p Kirtan
6:30p Arati & Abhishek
7:30p Narasimhalila Reading
8:00p Drama by TKG Academy
8:26p Feast (break fast) For volunteering and sponsorships please contact: 214 454 5267 make an online contribution or email Chitra Iyengar. Please kindly come forward and sponsor this festival and be blessed by Lord Nrsinghadeva |
Vyasa Puja of His Holiness Prahladananda Swami
Today is the Vyasa Puja celebration for His Holiness Prahladananda Swami. Vyasa Puja is celebrated on the birthday of the guru in honor of him being a representative of the instructing form of Krishna known as Vyasadeva. Prahladananda Maharaja, a celibate sannyasi, is well known for his great memory. Memorizing the entire Bhagavad Gita and many chapters of other book of Srila Prabhupada. Maharaja will be visiting Dallas July 7th to July 14th and will be conducting an Ayurveda Seminar. For more information about His Holiness Prahladananda Swami see www.PrahladanandaSwami.com
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Monday, May 31st : H.H. Lokanatha Swami visits Dallas His Holiness Lokanatha Swami will be visiting Dallas on Monday, May 31st. He will be doing a program in the Temple Room starting at 6:00 p.m., consisting of bhajans and a lecture. He will be in Dallas for only one day, so don't miss this opportunity! |
Dallas Ratha Yatra 2010 The Temple wishes to thank all the devotees who helped so much to make our Ratha Yatra festival a success this year. Special thanks to their Holiness Giriraja Swami and Rtadhvaja Swami for their presence and talks from the stage. The deity department brought in a special devotee, mother Akunthita to repaint Lord Jagannatha, Lord Baladeva and Subhadra devi. Thanks to Mother Chandravali and to Narrottamananda Prabhu for preparing the deities for the parade and their pujari duties on the cart. Cart dcorations were done by Mother Alex and was wonderful. Thanks to all who helped her. Much thanks to Caitanya Chandra Prabhu for getting the brakes replaced and for all his usual help with his parade trailer, sound system and kirtan leadership. Prasadam was awesome thanks to Mother Manjuali and to Kunjabihari Prabhu for cooking and to Anil Prabhu and his crew for serve out. Also big thanks to Anil for keeping us all watered during the parade and Tanmai Jewellers for matching the water and cart prasadam distribution (nuts) sponsorships. Thanks to all who chanted and danced and especially to all who helped with the setup and cleanup.
The initiation festival was fantastic. Congrats to Bhakta Bob who is now Jagannatha Kripa dasa and Bhakta Gjared who is now Balarama Shakti dasa, and also to the Prabhu who received 2nd intitiation Hare Krishna,
Your humble servant,
Dharma das Our sincere thanks to all the sponsors and everyone who have been involved in the service of Lord Jaganantha and helped us celebrate this festival in a grand fashion Your humble servants, Congregation Office Team |
Appreciating Kalachandji's Community  Congratulations to Bhakta Bob who got initiated on May 22nd, 2010 during our Dallas Ratha Yatra festival. His initiated name is Jagannatha Kripa dasa. Jaganatha Kripa has been serving our community since 1992. 1992-1995 - He was part of the crew headed up by Sri Raga Prabhu who did major temple renovations: (entire basement, downstairs kitchen, offices, ashrama, the Gurukula; building Tulasi greenhouse, main Temple hallway). He is one of our go to persons, who worked on all types of maintenance work for our community homes. One of the highlights of his service is that Jaganatha Kripa Prabhu helped out Jita Vrata Prabhu to build the Ratha Yatra cart, and it is only fitting that he got initiated on Sri Jaganantha Ratha Yatra festival day. 2005 - Jaganatha Kripa Prabhu has been involved in the distribution of prasadam for our Food for Life program. His current involvments are: Food for Life; book room inventory, painted Kalachandji's Restaurant over the Christmas holidays; bhoga runs for Kalachandji's restaurant; helped install irrigation system at Kalachandji's Community Garden We appreciate all his efforts in serving Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji and the presiding deities of the temple and the community of Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji Dham Your humble servants, Congregation Office Team |
Kalachandji's Summer Camp (Jun 10 - Jun 13) Learn Vedic heritage through art, philosophy, music, dance, drama and more and more fun!!! Registration Fee: $100 Age group: 5-14 Picnic & Presentation on June 13th For more information contact: 214-454-3949 / 972-618-8280 or |
| Recipe Corner: Tamarind Cooler 2 tbsp Tamarind Paste (Tamco) 4 cups warm water 1/4 cup Packed white sugar 2 tbsp Lemon juice Blend the Tamarind Paste and 2 cups of water together in a blender.Then add the sugar and remaining 2 cups of water, lemon juice, few ice cubes, offer and serve chilled. Adjust water and sugar to your taste Benefits: Lowers the body temperature making it an ideal summertime drink Used as a mild laxative, and cure for bile disorders. It is also used as a gargle for sore throats and gives relief from sunstroke Tamarind is a good source of antioxidants that fight against cancer. Tamarind contains carotenes, vitamin C, flavanoids and the B-vitamins
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To Disciples and Well-wishers of H.H. Tamal Krishna Goswami Srila Gurudeva's Vyasa Puja is on Wednesday, June 30. To have your offeirng published in the Vyasa Puja book, please email them to Kamadhenu devi dasi no later than May 30th. In the subject bar, please put the heading, "VPO--Dallas." |
| Contact Information | Main Temple phone: 214-827-6330, Congregation Services: 214-827-6330 x 216
Email for general questions and information
To schedule a tour, home or school program: Nityananda Chandra 214-669-3369, or email him
To place an item in next week's bulletin, please send it by Monday each week |
| | May Feast Sponsorships Archana/Mukesh Patel Srilakshmi Vallisamagari May 9th - Ekadasi
Sharmi & Arpita Saha May 16th Guruprasad & Family
Probhi & Shoro Kundu Kalindi & Kapil May 23rd - Ekadasi Avinash/Ashwani Sharma May 26th -Sri Nrsingha Caturdasi Iyengar Family Sponsorship Open May 30th Vijay Bhimani 1 Sponsorship Open |
Wed, May 26th Sponsorships | Feast | $501 | | Flowers | $251 | | Arati | $108 |
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call 214 454 5267 214 827 6330 x 216 |
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