Murugan Temple Newsletter - January, February, March 2011

MURUGAN TEMPLE CALENDAR 2011: NOW

AVAILABLE AT THE TEMPLE

Dear devotees,

Please avail yourselves of

the 2011 MTNA calendar

from the Temple. The calen-

dar includes complete de-

tails of all the festivals at the

Temple in 2011 and some enchanting

photos of the deities at the Temple.

Please see page 6 for a sample page.

MESSAGE FROM MTNA MANAGEMENT

Dear devotees,

We have wonderful news to

share. We are in

the process of

building a new

sannidhi for Dur-

gama. The con-

struction is pro-

ceeding swiftly and

should be com-

plete when you are

reading this. A big

thanks to all of our

sponsors. Without

your help we

would not have been able to proceed so

quickly and with such determination.

Please keep your schedules free on

January 21st

—23rd

2011, 9:00AM to 9:50

AM for the Kumbabishekam for Durgai

Amman. We look forward to seeing you

and your family there.

The temple is going through an

exciting phase of growth. We hope to

have the same support pushing to ad-

vance our temple and build a stronger

community together. The growth of our

temple rests in all of your hands.

Thank you.

Ramu Arumugam,

Chair, Durga Project Committee.

This issue of Seval is dedicated to the memory of Late Dr. Sriskandarajah, the chief engineer and builder of the Murugan Temple

who attained to Lord Muruga’s holy feet on September 23rd

, 2010. See pages 3 and 4 for Memoriam and tributes.

MOOLASTHAPANA ALANGARAM

As a first stage of the Thirupani,

Athara Peedam and Pathmapeedam for

Murugan, as well as the Athara Peedams

for Valli and Theivayanai, have been

completed in Silver at a total cost of

$7,450. The Samarpanam took place

during the Nallur Festival. The second

stage of the Thirupani would include the

Pathamapeedams for Valli and

Theivayanai estmated cost about $5,500.

Devotees are invited to participate in the

Thirupani by sponsoring either in full or

in part any of the kavasams.

Navarathri at MTNA: Alankaram on Day 1.

Photo feature and details inside.

MAHA SIVARATHRI—MARCH 2ND

-3RD

2011

Maha Sivarathri, that falls on

the 13th

night/14th

day of the Tamil

month of Maasi is a supreme festival for

Lord Shiva. Please join us at the Muru-

gan Temple on March 2nd

and 3rd

for

Maha Sivarathri celebrations. Refer to

the calendar on Page 7 for more details.

PANGUNI UTTIRAM—MARCH 19TH

2011

Panguni Uttiram is the festival

of Lord Muruga’s marriage with Goddess

Valli. This festival underscores the im-

portance of marriage or Grahastha

Dharma in one’s life. Please join us for

Panguni Uttiram celebrations on March

19th

at the Murugan Temple. Refer to the

calendar on Page 7 for more details.

What’s inside

Navarathri Photo Feature 2

Announcements 2

Tribute to Late Dr. Sriskandarajah 3, 4

Year End Appeal 5

Jan-Mar Calendar 7

Acknowledgements 7

Temple Services/Directions to Temple 8

Durgai Amman

sannidhi under

construction

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ANNUAL FUND-RAISER 2010:

AN EVENING OF WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT

The annual fund-raiser event, held on October

23rd

2010, turned out to be an amazing evening

of great fun and food. Students of smt. Daya Ravi

and smt. Rani David enchanted the audience with

their enthralling dance performances. The great

variety of songs chosen for rendition, the skillful

execution of the

abhinayas by the

artists and the impeccable coor-

dination between them held the

audience, unconscious of time,

completely glued. The raffles

and the auction of sarees also

greatly added to the entertainment. It was an evening to remem-

ber.

RUDRA EKADASI: THE MANTRAS STILL

REVERBERATE IN THE AIR

The vibrations uplifted the atmosphere

into a divine ether as hrutviks recited

Rudram, the most sacred of hymns in

praise of Lord Shiva on Vijayadasami, Oct 17th

, 2010. Please refer

to the Temple blog (http://murugantemple.wordpress.com/ ) for

video and more photos.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SIGN UP FOR THE TEMPLE BLOG: please sign up for the Temple blog http://

murugantemple.wordpress.com/ To receive e-alerts about forthcoming

events at the temple and articles, photos and videos from past events.

Go to the temple website www.murugantemple.org/main.jsp and

choose “subscribe to blog” in quick links or leave your email ID at the

sign-up sheet with the Temple manager.

TAMIL, RELIGION, AND HATHA YOGA CLASSES FOR CHILDREN: The Murugan

Temple offers Tamil, Bajan, and Religious classes for children. Classes on

Sundays from 10:15AM - 12:00 noon. Please call Jana Kesavan at 410-

747-0019 for more information.

YOUR YEAR END CONTRIBUTIONS LETTER can now be easily obtained

from www.murugantemple.us secure website. Register if not already

done so. Retain this newsletter for help during registration. Click

'Register' and Click 'Help' adjacent to the DevoteeID field to obtain De-

voteeID.

SPONSORS NEEDED: MTNA needs sponsors for corporate grade printer fax

machine with maintenance service and a sturdy refrigerator costing

approximately $ 1,100.00 or more each. You can sponsor a badly needed

replacement or addition to the Temple for items as inexpensive as $25.

Please call the Temple manager 301 552-4889 to find out what items are

needed at the time.

Sponsor your Temple newsletter Seval

THAI POOSAM—JANUARY 20TH

AND 22ND

2011

Please join us on January 20th

and

22nd

for the grand Thai Poosam celebra-

tions at the Murugan Temple. The celebra-

tions coincide with Kumbabishekam for

Durgai Amman sannidhi and Shankatahara

Chaturthi. Please refer to the calendar on

page 7 for details .

NAVARATHRI CELEBRATIONS AT MTNA: SPLENDOR IS THE WORD

Goddess Meenakshi Amman was adorned in the most beautiful

of attires on all days of the Navarathri festival. Flowers, fruits,

cotton, silk, sandal and what-not, assumed a divine glow when

they adorned Her.

Please refer to the MTNA blog murugantemple.wordpress.com

Day 2 Day 3

Day 4 Day 5

Day 6 Day 7

Day 8 Day 9

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IN MEMORIAM AND A TRIBUTE

Dr. Thiagarajah Sriskandarajah was a simple, humble, generous

and sincere person and a friend

to everyone. He was an

extraordinary individual whose

service to the community, his

unselfish charitable work

towards orphanages in Sri Lanka

and his other manifold social

work are too numerous to even

summarize in this brief treatise.

Since this tribute is for the

Newsletter, a publication of Dr.

Sr iskandarajah’s beloved

Murugan Temple, we will record

to its history only his enormous contribution to the Temple’s

initiation and reality.

One must truly be blessed to receive the calling to build

a house of worship that bestows on man the rhythmic anthem of

love and peace. Although the need for a variety of resources for

such a task cannot be underestimated it is the individual who

works in the trenches with dedication and resolve, who makes

the sacrifices and who provides his own personal resources to

make the monument of his service a reality is the person who

has Lord Murugan’s special calling. Dr. Sriskandarajah was this

individual. He was involved in all aspects of structural design and

construction; he worked tirelessly with county officials in

securing various permits; he spent innumerable hours changing

the designs to conform to county specifications and codes,

persuading inspectors to re-check the changes and gain approval

at various stages; etc. He accomplished these monumental tasks

often at no cost to the Temple. At the beginning the temple site

was a jungle of trees and shrubs. He dedicated his company’s

construction equipment, which he personally drove to bring

down trees, clear the bushes and personally perform other

excavation work. Later workmen were hired for these tasks, but

in the absence of a general contractor Dr. Sriskandarajah took

charge of the coordination work at no cost to the Temple.

Frequently, he purchased building materials using his personal

credit cards and the Temple was able to reimburse him only after

several months due to financial crunch. In his endeavor, he had

the complete and wholehearted support of his beloved wife and

partner, Sunthari and their loving children. Frequently, Sunthari

accompanied him to the site and worked along side such as

holding the tape for Dr. Sriskandarajah as he made precise

markings for the location of the SANNITHIs. During the last stage

of construction immediately preceding the KUMBABHISHEKAM,

he was at the site every day from morn to dusk traveling all the

way from and to Manassas, VA, and assured that everything will

be completed in readiness for the great function.

Dr. Sriskandarajah was a visionary. His foresight resulted

in a practical design that required filling the ground with extra

dirt so the Temple would be built at a higher elevation. Thanks to

him the Temple now stands majestically visible from across the

beltway, the interstate I-495/I-95 Highway. His long range

thinking is also responsible for giving us a community hall with

multiple uses in the basement.

How can one forget Dr. Sriskandarajah’s ever present smile, his

politeness and his fortitude as he calmly exploited his multiple

professional skills to combine wisdom and practical sense to

provide us a Temple which will stand for many centuries,

attesting to his lasting legacy?

Dr. Srskandarajah was born in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka;

attended St. Patrick’s College, Jaffna; and graduated with a

degree in Civil Engineering from the Colombo campus of then

Ceylon University. After several years as Executive Engineer at

the Public Works Department in Sri Lanka he moved to Baharain

in the same capacity in charge of the highways. His next move

was to the United States where he did his masters and PhD in

structural engineering and worked as Planning Director in Prince

Georges County. He took an early retirement and set up his own

engineering company based in Manassas, VA.

This article is a compilation of contributions from many friends We

gratefully acknowledge and appreciate their participation. Compiled by

Ken Kanagalingam.

“His attention to the details and politeness is noteworthy. Among

the many who take birth, only a few are chosen to serve Divine

causes. He was blessed." - by Mr. Sockalingam Sam Kannappan

“Sriskandarajah is a pearl from Srilanka and a gift from God,

chosen to build the temple for Lord Muruga. “– by Dr. Sambandan

Baskaran

“We met many long days to build a well strucutred and

monumental Temple for all the Tamils. The temple stands as a

monument for his unselfish hard input.” - by Dr. Natarajan

Ravendran

“Sris is the chief engineer and builder of Murugan Temple, He

was very meticulous in building the beautiful and authentic

temple with limited funds and never publicised his

achievement. Sris echoes in every column and pillar of the

Temple“ - by Mr. Nanak.

“We can literally say that the first column that holds the temple

now was marked by Sris. He was at the site every day from morn

to dusk (eating his lunch in the car) travelling all the way ”. -

by Mr. Ananthakrishnan

THE UNTIMELY LOSS

Mourn do we at the untimely loss of thee

No more is the vibrant spirit, thee radiated

Service you fulfilled ever so voluntarily

Peace and Love thee has earned for Eternity. – by a Devotee

Late Dr. Sriskandarajah: Builder of

the Murugan Temple

The Murugan Temple is a testimony to Late Dr.Sriskandarajah’s devo-

tion to lord Muruga. Left: The inside of Temple during construction.

Right: Late Dr. Sriskandarajah’s machinery.

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MTNA THANKSGIVING MEAL IN MEMORY OF LATE

DR. THIAGARAJAH SRISKANDARAJAH

By Sri. Elyathamby Vignarajah

Thanksgiving lunch was provided on Saturday November

20, 2010 by us to the Prince Georges County shelters. Thanks for

the food contributions from Mr. &

Mrs C.K. Arora, Dr. Nala & Dr. Siva-

raman, Ranjini & Dr. Ambalavanar,

Luxmy & Dr. Anandarajah, Dr. Jana

& Dr. Kesavan, Angela & Ken,

Alamu & Sunthar, Drs. Lakshmi &

Dr. Sridharan Iyengar, Manjula &

Dr. Gopal, Kalpana & Meiyapan,

Deepa & Dr. Srikumar, Ms. Jenny and Sothy & Vigna. Donations

were received from Vasuki & Dr. Maheswaran, Dr. Shankari &

Sivasailam, Mrs.& Mr. Thillairajah, Sethu & Dr. Baskaran, Padmini

Saravanabavan. Towels were given as a gift to everyone: 36 gents

25 ladies, and 47 children. Angela and Ken provided the trans-

port to Shepherd Cove and Vigna to Prince Georges House.

Thanks to them. The food was donated in memory of Sris. Sun-

thari, Geetha, the grandchildren, Dr. Thaiyal Krishanmurthy, Mr.

& Dr. Devika Ananthakrishnan were there to mark the occasion.

MEMORIAL SERVICE

A Memorial Service to Late Dr.

Sriskandarajah was held on December 4,

2010, 2 - 5 PM at the auditorium organized

by Sri. Vignarajah entrusted with the

responsibility by the Temple. Family

and friends of Sris and devotees attended the

function. Mr. Vignarajah coordinated the

function. Mr. Loganathan lit the lamp

(memorial candles). Dr. Gurusamy, Dr.

P a n e e r s e l v a m ,

Dr.Ravendran, Dr.

Baskaran, Dr. Krishnamurthy, Dr. Devika

(on behalf of Mr. Ananthakrishnan), Mr.

Loganathan, Mrs. Kanaga Ranganathan

(on behalf of devotees), Mr. Nanak, Mr.

Odis Johnson, Mr. Saravanabavan, Mrs.

Pusparani Williams (on behalf of FETNA

& Tamil Sangams), and Atchuthan

Sriskandarajah spoke about him, with

vote of thanks by Dr. Sothy Vignarajah.

Dr. Baskaran read a poem he had composed about Sris and wore

the "pon addai” posthumously. Mr. Vayudeva, Dr. Sridhar, Mrs.

Avayam, Ms. Manju Gopal, Mr. Ramu, Ms. Manimekalai, Ms.

Pathmini Saravanapavan and Dr. Siva were among the many

trustees present with many friends and devotees. Food was

provided by the temple, devotees and friends of Sris & family.

Dr. Bhaskaran dedicating

the Pon Addai to Late Dr.

Sriskandarajah posthu-

mously.

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addressing the

audience

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Dear Murugan Devotee,

We cordially invite you to participate in ongoing Temple Expansion projects of our Murugan Temple.

• The construction of the Rajagopuram

• A big Kitchen

• Yagasala and structural Indianization of the temple

Our goal is to collect at least one million dollars before we can launch the construction project in 2011 with the anticipated date of completion of the Rajagopuram by May-June 2012.

We are constructing a sanctum sanctorum for Goddess Durga inside our temple and the Grand Kumbabishekam will be from 21-23 of January 2011. Beautiful Durgai Amman is here already with Full Silver Kavacham. Please participate in this auspicious event as a Sponsor and get the Blessings of Goddess Durga & Lord Muruga.

Your support is absolutely crucial to the project’s planning and success We can not contemplate this huge project without your moral and financial support

Won’t you consider making a substantial contribution this year, which is tax-deductible to the extent allowable by current IRS regulations? Let us know what your financial contribution will be for 2010 and what you are willing to pledge or give for the Rajagopuram project each year for the next few years. Please see the attached pledge form for your convenience and use. You can directly donate using your credit card and the MTNA’s secure online donation system by accessing www.murugantemple.org.

We are approaching the year end contributions to our favorite Lord.

We need your generous support today! Let Lord Murugan be in our heart and mind and let Murugan bless us with HIS love and prosperity.

Please use the attached pledge form for your convenience and mailing Sincerely, Board of Trustees My family’s donation for 2010 is $______________ (Please attach a check or donate on secure web)

We are willing to donate _______$ 10,000 _______$ 5,000 ________$ 3,000 or $__________starting 2010 through 2012 for the __Rajagopuram ___Big Kitchen ___Yagasala /Indianization project described above.

Will send a check for $__________; Will donate using the temple secure web site $__________ ; Will give a cash donation of $__________ Name:____________________________________ Address:__________________________________________

Phone: ___________________________________ Email: __________________________________________

Family Gothiram: __________________________

Birth Star (el:rj;jpuk;) Name of Family Member

Thank you for your support and generosity!

May Lord Murugan shower HIS blessings on you and your family!!

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THE 2011 MURUGAN TEMPLE CALENDAR IS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE TEMPLE.

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Ganapati Tunai “Why Fear? I Am Within You and Protect You Always” — Murugan

Murugan Temple Sponsorship Form Make Murugan Temple’s Rajagopuram Part of Your Legacy

_ First Brick (Special) - $51

_ Ten Bricks – $1,010

_ One Thousand Bricks – $101,000

_ North or South Gopuram $35,000

SubTotal Rajagopuram Contribution ....................$________

Sponsor Temple Operations

Full day of temple operations ........................................ $750

Full month: Garlands (all deities) ................................. $900

Full month: Abhishekam and Omam provisions .......... $450

Full month: Milk .......................................................... $250

A full week of Garlands (all deities).............................. $125

One day: Simple garland for a deity........ ....................... $ 15

Choice of Deity for garland :_________________

Sub Total Operations ..........................................$________

Please indicate desired dates _________________

MTNA Newsletter Printing and Mailing .................$__________

Thiruvasi for Sivan ..................................................$__________

Kavasam for Peedam in Silver for Amman .............................$__________

Check Enclosed for................................................................$__________

Name

Address

City State _________ ZIP ___________________

Phone ____________E–Mail ________________________________

Family Gothiram _________________________________________

Birth Star (el:rj;jpuk;) _____ Name of Family Member

Please use separate sheet for additional family members

Mail: The Murugan Temple of North America, 6300 Princess Garden Parkway,Lanham, MD 20706

You can now make contributions and fill-out your donation forms on-line at www.murugantemple.org

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The MTNA newsletter editorial board is grateful to

Stefan Kaben, Gobinathan Balasubramanian, Ravi

Radhakrishnan, Sridhar Iyengar, Vishal Poddar,

Ganesan Gurukkal and K. Ramaswamy for provid-

ing photos and videos of Temple events for the

newsletter and Temple blog.

JANUARY

Jan 1st

Sat—New Year’s Day

11:00AM Special Abhishekam to Muruga

Jan 20th

Thu—Thai Poosam Day

09:00AM Ganapathi Homam/Abhishekam

09:45AM Subramanya Homam

10:30AM Kavadi and Pal Kudam

11:00AM Murugan Abhishekam

12:00noon Murugan Sahasranamam

Jan 21st

to 23rd

Fri-Sun—Durgai Amman

Sannidhi Kumbabishekam

See page 1.

Jan 22nd

Sat—Thai Poosam celebrations

09:00AM Ganapathi Homam

09:30AM Ganapathi Sahasranamam




11:30AM Bhajan

12:30pm Deeparadhanai

01:00pm Lunch

03:00pm Murugan Procession

06:00pm Special Abhishekam to Ganesha

FEBRUARY

Feb 16th

Wed

06:00pm Nataraja Abhishekam

Feb 18th

Fri—Maasi Maham

10:00AM Special Abhishekam to Muruga

MARCH

Mar 2nd

Wed—Maha Sivarathri

07:30pm Ganapathi Puja, Kalasa Puja

08:00pm First Jama Puja

Shiva Abhishekam, Vibhuti Alankaram, Veda

Parayanam, Singing Thirumurai

11:00pm Second Jama Puja

Shiva Abhishekam, Santhana Alankaram,

Singing Sivapuranam

Mar 3rd Thu—Maha Sivarahtri (contd)

01:00AM Third Jama Puja

Shiva Abhishekam, Pushpa Alankaram,

Singing Thiruneetru pathikam

03:00AM Fourth Jama Puja

Shiva Abhishekam, Special Alankaram, Sing-

ing Kolaru Pathikam, Deeparathanai

Mar 19th

Sat—Panguni Uttiram




11:00AM Bhajan

12:30AM Deeparathanai

01:30pm Lunch

03:00pm Thiru Kalyanam

04:00pm Murugan Procession

MONTHLY EVENTS

Pradosham: Special Abhiskekam to Shiva at

06:00pm

Jan 1, Jan 17, Feb 15, Mar 1, Mar 17, Mar 31

First Friday Bhajan at 08:00pm

Jan 7, Feb 4 and Mar 4

Third Friday Bhajan at 08:00pm


Sankatahara Chaturthi: Special Abhishekam

to Ganesha at 06:00pm

Jan 22, Feb 20 and Mar Mar 22

Purnima: Special Abhishekam to Meenakshi


Adhi Parasakti Puja at 01:00pm


Karthigai: Special Abhisekam to Palani An-

davar at 07:30pm


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TEMPLE SERVICES: Please call the Temple Manager at

301 552-4889 to make prior arrangements for

ceremonies at the Temple or in your home.

Also, ask for information about local hotels.

TEMPLE HOURS: Monday – Friday 9 am – 12 noon &

5 pm - 9 pm; Saturday, Sunday, & Holidays 9 am – 9

pm

AUDITORIUM: The Temple’s auditorium capable of

seating about 200 people in the basement is available

for rent by Devotees. The Temple has also ample

parking space. Call the Temple Manager at 301 552-

4889 for reservations.

DIRECTIONS TO MURUGAN TEMPLE: From I-95 (also

495, Capital Beltway), take exit 20-A, Lanham (Rte 450

East), then follow the signs to Princess Garden Parkway.

Turn right on Princess Garden Parkway. “Murugan

Temple” is on your left within half a mile (6300 Princess

Garden Parkway)

From Baltimore-Washington Parkway take Exit to Rt.

193 East Greenbelt Road. Turn left on Greenbelt Road.

Turn right on Hanover Parkway, which becomes

Princess Garden Parkway. Drive about 2.5 miles. The

temple will be on your right.

Non Profit Org.

U.S. Postage

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So. MD

Permit No. 3958

Murugan Temple of North America

6300 Princess Garden Parkway

Lanham, MD 20706, USA

CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED

The Murugan Temple of North America is a traditional Saivite Temple. It has

a floor area of 7000 sq. ft with main sannidhi for Murugan (Karthikeya) and

4 small sannidhis for Vinayaka (Ganesha), Nataraja (Siva), Meenakshi and

Palani Andavar. We also have an auditorium that is available for community

use.

Documents

Murugan Temple Newsletter - January, February, March 2011