SrI:
SrImathE Ramanujaya
Nama:
Dear Friends and Well
wishers of
SrI RanganathA Temple,
Pomona, NY :
This is a very special day .
(1) Today is
Kaarthikai Dheepam
day at
all Temples
.The Param JyOthi
of
the Lord is shining
splendidly
and lighting our way for the
rest
of the Year
.
(2) Today is also the day
when the annual
PavithrOthsavam at SrI
Ranganatha
Temple (SRT) was completed .The Agni
JwAlais from the PoorNAhUthi
are
consecrating us all around
and preparing
us to be engaged in services
to
the Divine Couple for the
coming
year
.
(3) Today is the day when the SRT
Capital Improvement and
Expansion
project is being presented to You
all
to
participate as Proud Sponsors at
a number of levels
.
Our Target is to raise Two
Million
Dollars to address the many
pressing
needs of the Temple to serve
its increasing
number of devotees in the
most traditional
manner
.
The
Board of Trustees of the SRT seeks
Your
generous support to raise these target
figures
to
accomplish the following goals:
1)
Weather proof the Roof and the VimAnams
to
protect against the severe weather
conditions
of
the North Eastern region of USA .
2) Create living
quarters for the ArchakAs
and
other Temple staff close to the Temple
site and unite them with their Families here
.
3)
Modernize public areas of the temple
for the comfort and enjoyment
of
the increasing
number of Visitors
to
the Temple
since the
formal opening of
the Temple
doors on May 21, 2001
.
4) The current kitchen for
preparing
the PrasAdhams
for the Lord and
distribute those sacred
offerings
to the devotees as Anna
DhAnam
is bursting at seams and it
needs
urgent upgrading (Stoves ,
Ventilation,
storage and serving areas) .
4)
Construct additional Vaahanams for
the BrahmOthsavams and
PakshOthsavams
( annual and seasonal
celebrations) .
5)
Second PrAkAram is needed for
the
devotees to perform their PradakshiNams
(
circumambulations) and for PuRappAdu
(procession of the deities) during the Uthsavams
.
6) Additional sannidhis ( shrines) for
Lord
Hayagreevan and Sudarsanar have to
be
constructed and consecrated
.
7)
A Library stocked with sacred books
and
CD
ROMs to serve as the reference library
for
instructional purposes for the devotees
and
their families needs to be
realized .
8)
Now that the Bali Peetam and Dhwaja
Sthambham ( Flag Staff) have been created
,
the
construction of the Raaja Gopuram
becomes important .This will be a major effort.
The
central thrust of the Board of
Trustees
and Its Fund Raising Committee is to
maintain
Sri
Ranganatha Temple in the forefront of
all
places of worship for all of You , Your Families
and
friends .Let us work together to
realize
this central
goal .
The Formal Invitation for Your
generous
participation and the ways for
transmitting
your support funds are housed
in the URL:
Please use the link on the
Lefthand side
marked " Capital Improvement
and
Expansion Project " to browse
about
the various levels You can
support this
fund raising drive
.
Next please click the link on
the right hand
side entitled " other
donations " under Temple
services link to send your
support funds
and recieve immediate
acknowledgement .
You are also welcome to send
your checks
to the Temple address
(available on
the Temple web site) or place
Your
offerings at the special
Hundis at
the Temple during
Your personal
visits
to the Temple
.
Thank You All for your
active and
generous participation in
this fund
Raising initative
!
May the blessings of the
Divine Couple
be with You and Your families
always !
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri
SadagOpan
Chairman , SRT Fund Raising
Committee
and Member of the Temple
Board
Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org
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