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MAHAKUMBHABHISHEKAM CEREMONY SRI VENKATESHWARA TEMPLE

MAY 13 2017 TO MAY 18 2017 SOUVENIR�

South Texas Hindu Society

10401 McKinzie Ln, Corpus Christi, TX 78410 www.southtexashindusociety.org�

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Ed Hicks Nissan, Ltd.3000

South Padre Island Drive

Corpus Christi, Texas 78415

Office: 361.654.7255

Cell: 361.537.5800

www.edhicks.com

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In May of 2017,by the tcompleted 12 years of servicethe yearly festivals including tgreat venue to both practice aexpose the next generation anthe community at large througthrough the Festival of India. community was brought homerecital at the temple by young their knowledge of our classiccherish. From a personal standpoint, mand we have thoroughly enjoyunexpected but fortuitous. In Christi when we were decidingwitnessed an Ugadi celebratioa gathering of the community how welcoming and warm theshowed me that in this small ttogether in harmony and maindeciding factor in our decisionpart for the same community aWe do not have to forget our ccountry that respects diversityown traditions we can respecthave to offer and also learn wwhen each side has a good kna great vehicle for learning angeneral. For all this, we havehardworking priests to thank. come that we will all do. Therparticipate in. More participatregular classes for singing, daour younger children and conttemple for the community at la Vijay Bindingnavele President, STHS ��

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time of the Mahakumbhabhisekham, our teme to the community and it has been a great 1he Diwali celebrations to the daily Poojas, w

and celebrate our heritage, culture and religind the community to it. We have also been gh the Annual Health Fair and showcase ouThe importance of having such a venue for

e to us when we recently witnessed a beaut ladies born and brought up in Corpus Chris

cal Bharatanatyam. This is something that w

my family has been in Corpus Christi for oveyed it. As for most of us, our journey here wafact, as luck would have it, on our second trg where to put down roots, we came to this on. Our host brought us to the temple whereand first met people. Pooja and I were over

e Corpus Christi Temple Community was. Ttown in South Texas there is a community thntains our traditions. The visit to the temple n to move here. We moved here and are tryand those who come here like we did. cultural roots in order to be American. This y and is a melting pot. When we are firmly rt ourselves and give to our nation that which

what is best to learn. This cultural dialogue cnowledge of their personal traditions. Our t

nd being able to showcase our side to the co our community with all the volunteers and oOver the next twelve years, there is certainlre is a vibrant Swadhyaya currently and bhation with additional opportunities to learn in tancing and perhaps a Bal Vihar, would be gtinuing with the cultural education that is proarge.

mple will have 12 years. From we have had a ion and to able to serve

ur traditions r our own iful dance sti showcasing

we can all

er eight years as quite rip to Corpus temple and

e we witnessed rjoyed to see

This exposure hat gets was a large

ying to do our

is, after all, a rooted in our h is the best we can only be had emple gives us ommunity in our ly more to ajans that many the form of reat for both ovided at the

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CHRISTUS SPOHN CANCER CENTER ONCOLOGY TEAM Left to Right Dr. Shantan G. Reddy, Dr. Lalitha Janki and Dr. Swetha Panati

PRIESTS �

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Sriman Lakshmi Srinivasacharyulu Anikepally

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Sriman Sai Manoj Machavolu

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Avinash Ahuja

Bhakti Sooda

Bhanukant Patel

Mahesh Maruvada

Board of Trustees

Pinakin Patel

Rakesh Patel

Krishnaiah

Rayasam

Shantan

Reddy

Ritha Kulkarni

Sathyanarayana

Murthy Mangipudi

Vandana Kamat

Krishna Akella

Srikanth Damaraju

Sridevi

Shivakumar

M.P

Bin

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Lalitha Janaki

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Sudhakaran

Vijay ndingnavele

Ramakrishna

Mulukutla

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OM OM OM OM OMNAMAHNAMAHNAMAHNAMAHNAMAHSHIVAYSHIVAYSHIVAYSHIVAYSHIVAY

Best Wishes on Mahakumbhabhishekam

FromJaimala K. and

Kaushik H. Bhakta

Cogratulations to thetemple on it’s

12th anniversaryFrom

Kanti & UrvashiBhakta

Wishing all the best to thetemple and the community.

Dinker Bhakta and Family

Best Compliments from

FromHirabhai Gopaul

Jatin, Rita, Jasmin, & Ella Gopaul

Best Compliments toS V Temple

On the Occassion of12th Anniversary

From: Lutchmee Chimanbhai Bhakta

Kirti Mahavir Bhakta

Mahavir Chimanbhai Bhakta

and Raj Mahavir Bhakta

Best Compliments

On the occasion of

Mahakumbhabhishekam

DIETIES

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Sri Ganesh

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Nandi

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Shiva & Parvathi �

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Sri Subramanya Swamy

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