Pran Pratishtha of Lord Ganesh

Ganesha's head symbolizes the Atman or the soul, which is the ultimate supreme reality of human existence, and his human body signifies Maya or the earthly existence of human beings. The elephant head denotes wisdom and its trunk represents Om, the sound symbol of cosmic reality. In his upper right hand Ganesha holds a goad, which helps him propel mankind forward on the eternal path and remove obstacles from the way. The noose in Ganesha's left hand is a gentle implement to capture all difficulties.

The broken tusk that Ganesha holds like a pen in his lower right hand is a symbol of sacrifice, which he broke for writing the Mahabharata. The rosary in his other hand suggests that the pursuit of knowledge should be continuous. The laddoo (sweet) he holds in his trunk indicates that one must discover the sweetness of the Atman. His fan-like ears convey that he is all ears to our petition. The snake that runs round his waist represents energy in all forms. And he is humble enough to ride the lowest of creatures, a mouse.

When : See Program Details
Where : HTCC
Program: We are pleased to announce that Lord Ganeshji will make Hindu Temple of Kansas City, His abode. Please join us in the Murti Sthapana ceremony on Sept. 6th along with your family and friends. The festivities will begin from Sept. 2nd.

• Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 6 p.m. to 8 p.m - Maha Ganapati pooja, PunyanVachanam, Anughnya( Permission from all our Gods and Goddesses of our Temple), Brahmin pooja (Ritvik Varuna), Kumbha Sthapana, Ankura Roopanam, Yagasala Nirmanam pooja, Dhanya Adhivasam
• Wednesday September 3rd, 2008 GANESH CHATURTHI
  9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Sarvatho Bhadara Mandal pooja, “Jal Adhivasam”. 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. - “Skheera Adhivasam”
  7 p.m. to 8 p.m - “Pushpa Adhivasam” with 108 Flowers
• Thursday September 4th, 2008
  10 a.m. to 11 a.m m. - Avahita Sarva Devata pooja
  7 p.m. to 8 p.m - Avahita Sarva Devata Shyam Kala pooja
• Friday September 5th, 2008 10 a.m. to 11 a.m m. - Avahita Sarva Mandal pooja 6 :30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m - Shyam Kala Sarva Devata pooja followed with Lalita Sahashra Namah pooja, Aishwarya Lakshmi pooja. 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. - Akhanda Ganeshji Chalisa Parayan, Bhajans etc. Shyana Adhivasam.
• Saturday September 6th, 2008. 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. - Ganesh Homam
  9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m - Padmapeeta Shuddhi (Bhushuddhi) Pancha Dhatu Samarpana, Ganesh Mantra Shuddhi ,108 Kalasha
  Abhishekam. 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. - Ganeshji Mula Murti Parikarma with 108 Ganeshji small pictures. 11:11 a.m. - Lord Shri Maha Ganapati Brahma Mula Murti Pratshitana Mahotshavam
  11:30 a.m. - 108 Pushpa archana Maha Neivedyam Maha Mangal Aarti. 12:30 pm. - MahaPrasad and Lunch.

All Devotees are requested to SPONSOR the pooja for all days for $151/- only. Please contact at HTCC for sponsorship.

We are requesting volunteers to sign up to help make this event successful. If you want to volunteer for cooking or decoration or for any other kind of help, please call or email: Ramesh Lokre: 913-239-0251 ramesh@saiconinc.com. Milind Vaidya: 913-681-1321 Rohun92@gmail.com

Anand Mela - Annual Event

HTCC cordially invites you all to join in the Annual Event Anand Mela. Join us for a fun filled event which has lots of home cooked food, Fun, games, activities for all ages.

When : 12:00 Noon to 5:00 P.M Saturday, 20th September, ‘08
Where : HTCC, New Hall
Program: Food, Fun, Games, DJ Music,Raffle– Prizes to win

Sridhar Harohalli 9133976813, Usha Saha 9137105210, Sai Chimalakonda 9136855960, Vijay Aainapurapu 9136811623, Kailash Krishnamurthy 9134925178, Temple 9136317519

Annual Fundraising Dinner

The annual fundraising dinner and live music is scheduled for November 1st 2008. Watch out for more information on the program details.

When : November 1st 2008 - 5:30 PM Onwards
Where : HTCC, New Hall
Program: Watch out for more information

"Anasuya”

..."Knowledge will be different at different levels of consciousness. At a particular level of consciousness you will become anasuya. Anasuya is devoid of fault-finding eyes. If a mirror is dusty, you need a duster to clean it. But if your eyes have a cataract, any amount of dusting will not help. So first you have to remove the cataract. Then you can see that the mirror is already clean.

There is a certain mind set that always finds fault, even in the best conditions in the world. When you give a person with this mind set the best, they still find faults. Even with the best possible companion, or the most beautiful painting, they will still find something wrong. That kind of mind set cannot know the sacred Knowledge. Krishna tells Arjuna that he is giving him the Royal Secret, because he is anasuya. "You are not finding fault in Me, even though you are so close."

From a distance, even craters cannot be seen. Even on a smooth surface there will be holes. If you are only interested in the holes, you will not see the magnanimity of things. If you are not in anasuya, Knowledge cannot blossom in you. Then there is no point in giving Knowledge. "(Courtesy artofliving.org)…….