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COVID-19 Temple Operations As of publication devotee registration is not required to visit the temple for Darshan Wearing face masks maintaining 6-feet distance and temperature checks will remain in place More information on Page 3

April 2021Newsletter Vol 30 No 4

6905 Cipriano Road Lanham MD 20706Tel (301) 552-3335 Fax (301) 552-1204

E-Mail ssvtssvtorg Web Site httpswwwssvtorg

Sri Siva Vishnu Temple

Ugadi DayMonday April 12 2021 915 am Sivaagni930 am Maha Ganapathi Homa Utsava Ganesha and Utsava

Srinivasa Abhisheka Ananthapadmanabha Abhisheka1000 am Siva Abhisheka515 pm Vishesha Arati to all Deities Panchanga Patanam

(reading of the almanac)

Ugadi CelebrationsSaturday April 17 2021 700 am Suprabhatam800 am Maha Ganapathi Homa Ananthapadmanabha

Ayyappa and Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekas815 am Sivaagni900 am Ganesha and Siva Abhishekas 1000 am Panchanga Patanam (Almanac Reading)1045 am Srinivasa Kalyana Utsava (online devotee

participation via Zoom for sponsors) Sponsorship All Pujas - $75 Kalyana Utsava - $51 Any one Abhisheka or Homa - $31

Vasantha NavarathriMonday April 12 to Wednesday April 21 2021

Navarathris are important fes-tival days for Devi (the Divine Mother) The Goddess who appears in the fierce (Ugram) form (to destroy our sins) in the Autumn appears in a peaceful and benevolent form in the Spring Therefore by worship-

ing Her during the two Navarathris one destroys onersquos sins and one brings about peace and prosperity Daily Program1100am Trishathi Archana Durga Sapta Shati Parayana515 pm Lalitha Sahasranama Archana Deeparadhana

Mahishasura Mardini Stotra Devi NamaskaraEvening Puja will begin at 630 PM on Saturday April 17 and Sun-day April 18 Note there will be no Evening Puja on the conclud-ing day Wednesday April 21 2021Special Pujas Monday April 12 2021 930 am Maha Ganapathi Homa Mritsangrahana

Ankooraarpana Purvanga Puja Durga Lakshmi Saraswathi Aavaahana Durga Sukta Homa

1030 am Durga Abhisheka Tuesday April 13 2021 930 am Medha Sukta Homa1030 am Sarada Abhisheka Wednesday April 14 2021

930 am Bhoo Suktha Homa1030 am Andal AbhishekaThursday April 15 2021 930 am Devi Gayathri Homa1030 am Sarada Abhisheka Friday April 16 2021 930 am Sri Sukta Homa1030 am Mahalakshmi AbhishekaSaturday April 17 2021 930 am Sarada Moola Mantra Homa1030 am Sarada AbhishekaSunday April 18 2021 700 am Chandi Homa1100 am Kanya Suhasini and Bhairava Puja1200 pm Durga AbhishekaMonday April 19 2021 930 am Lalitha Sahasranama Homa1030 am Parvathi AbhishekaTuesday April 20 2021 930 am Devi Moola Mantra Homa1030 am Durga AbhishekaWednesday April 12 2021 (concluding day)930 am Devi Pancha Suktha Homa1030 am Durga Lakshmi and Sarada Abhishekas Sponsorship Entire Festival - $151 One Day Puja - $75 One Day Sapta Shati Parayana - $51 Chandi Homa - $51 Any one Homa or Abhishe-ka - $31 Sahasranam Archana - $15

Tamil amp Tulu New Year (Plava Nama Samvatsara)Tuesday April 13 2021Tamil and Tulu New Years are celebrated by worshiping the family deities preparation of sweet and other delicacies and the reading of the Panchanga (religious almanac) The panchanga reading details all good and auspicious occasions and any adverse events that are likely to occur that year because of the transitory move-ments of planets and the presiding deity for the year It is believed that listening to the panchanga reading will magnify the predicted good effects and mitigated the effect of adverse events A unique feature of the celebration is an archana for all deities (Sarva Deva-ta Archana) of our temple in sequence starting at 515 pm930 am Mahaganapathi Homa1000 am Siva amp Ananthapadmanabha Abhishekas 1030 am Ganesha Abhisheka515 pm Archana for all deities (Sarva Devata Arathi)545 pm Panchanga Patanam (Almanac Reading)Sponsorship Sarva Devata Archana - $35 One Homa or Abhisheka - $31

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RELIGIOUS CALENDAR (Visit our website for Livestream Schedule)

Connect with us online View Religious ServicesPuja OnlineMain YouTube Channel YouTube Channel - 2

Cultural Committee YouTube Channel Facebook

Puja Sponsorships are available online or by calling (301) 552 -3335

Join the Charity Committee Join the newly formed Charity Committee (established in 2020) The primary objective is to integrate and formalize SSVTrsquos charitable activities and to conduct these activities in a systematic and continual basis The Charity Committee has helped strengthen the fourth pillar of the temple which involves social outreach and community service The committee has conducted several charitable events and programs including a Grab lsquon Go Grocery distribution drive (in partnership with other are organizations) at the temple To learn more and to join the Charity Committee please contact Raji Ramesh at (630) 337-3814 or Murali Elambilan at (501) 960-2807

April 2021Fri 2 1000 AM Mahalakshmi Abhisheka

1030 AM Subrahmanya Abhisheka - ShashtiSat 3 1000 AM Anjaneya Abhisheka - MulaTue 6 1000 AM Utsava Srinivasa Abhisheka - ShravanaWed 7 515 PM Ananthapadmanabha Abhisheka - EkadashiFri 9 1000 AM Sarada Abhisheka

515 PM Siva Abhisheka - PradoshaMon 12 UGADI - SEE DETAILS

VASANTHA NAVARATHRI BEGINS - SEE DETAILSTue 13 TAMIL amp TULU NEW YEAR - SEE DETAILSWed 14 VISHU KANI- SEE DETAILS

1000 AM Utsava Subrahmanya Abhisheka - Krittika Thu 15 930 AM Ganesha Homa - Chaturthi

1030 AM Ganesha Abhisheka - ChaturthiFri 16 1000 AM Parvati Abhisheka

1000 AM Rohini Abhisheka 515 PM Bhagavati Seva530 PM Aadi Shankara Puja - Shukla Panchami

Sat 17 UGADI CELEBRATIONS - SEE DETAILS1000 AM Subrahmanya Abhisheka - Shashti

Sun 18 SRI RAMANUJA TIRUNAKSHATRA - SEE DETAILS1000 AM Ayyappa Puja

Mon 19 1000 AM Sri Rama Abhisheka - PunarvasuWed 21 SRI RAMA NAVAMI DAY amp FESTIVAL BEGINS - SEE

DETAILSVASANTHA NAVARATHRI CONCLUDES

Fri 23 1000 AM Durga Abhisheka1000 AM Andal Abhisheka - Poorva Phalguni

515 PM Ananthapadmanabha Abhisheka - EkadashiSat 24 1000 AM Ayyappa Puja - Uttara Phalguni

1030 AM MEENAKSHI KALYANAM - SEE DETAILS415 PM Siva Abhisheka - Shani Maha Pradosha

Sun 25 930 AM Navagraha Homa1030 AM Navagraha Abhisheka 1030 AM Sita Rama Kalyanam

Mon 26 500 PM Satyanarayana Puja - Poornima

WEEKLY ABHISHEKASMonday 930 AM Ganesha Sri RamaTuesday 930 AM Durga AnjaneyaWednesday 930 AM Andal Sarada NavagrahasThursday 930 AM Krishna SubrahmanyaFriday 930 AM Mahalakshmi Parvati SudarsanaYoga NarasimhaSaturday 1015 AM Venkateswara

Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Aradhana Center at SSVT Sri Siva Vishnu Templersquos dedicated Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Aradhana Center is now open in the Aakaar area (behind the Auditorium stage) This Aradhana Center was inau-gurated on Vijaya Dasami Day Monday October 7 2019 at 630 pm Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Aradhana and Bhajans will be held at SSVT every Thursday and on Weekends For more information and to participate please contact Sreekumar Sreedharan 703-622-5542 Shobha Prasad 240-568-9151 Mythili Bachu 301-526-5135 Sridevi Umesh 301-560-3102 Srini Tirumalasetti 443-540-4110 Rohini Homnappa 240-441-1266 Sujatha Badrinath 301-805-1943

The SSVT Senior Citizens Group meets twice a month on the second and fourth Wednesday in the Education room from 11 am to 1 pm followed by a potluck lunch in the cafeteria We invite all seniors 55+ to join us at the meetings and share our seniors-related common interests We invite speakers from within and outside the group to talk on topics of interest to senior citizens such as those related to health religion finance legal matters vacation travel etc We also hold programs such as music amp comedy picnics and bus trips which would help promote social interaction between members of the group For more information please contact Sudarshan Gupta at 301-262-5031 or Sudarshan_guptayahoocom Satish Bhandari at 301-464-7381 or seniorcitizensgroupgmailcom Sharan Prasad at 301-464-1475 or prasadsharanymailcom Ramesh Godbole at 301-459-5942 or rameshgodboleyahoocom

SSVT SENIOR CITIZENS MEET UP (Suspended until further notice)

Tue 27 930 AM Sudarshana Yoga Narasimha Homa - Swathi1030 AM Sudarshana Yoga Narasimha Abhisheka - Swathi

Wed 28 100 AM Utsava Subrahmanya Abhisheka - Vishakha Thu 29 SRI RAMA NAVAMI FESTIVAL CONCLUDES

930 AM Ganesha Homa - Sankatahara Chaturthi515 PM Ganesha Abhisheka - Sankatahara Chaturthi

Fri 30 1000 AM Mahalakshmi Abhisheka1000 AM Anjaneya Abhisheka - Mula

May 2021Sat 1 1000 AM Subrahmanya Abhisheka - Shashti

630 PM Srinivasa Kalyanam Mon 3 1000 AM Nataraja Abhisheka

1000 AM Utsava Srinivasa Abhisheka - ShravanaFri 7 1000 AM Mahalakshmi Abhisheka

515 PM Ananthapadmanabha Abhisheka - EkadashiSat 8 415 PM Siva Abhisheka - Shani Maha PradoshaWed 12 1000 AM Utsava Subrahmanya Abhisheka - KrittikaThu 13 1000 AM Sri Krishna Abhisheka - Rohini

Rest of May in May Newsletter

Homeless SEVA Sandwich Program Second Saturdays (Suspended until further notice)Each month on the 2nd Saturday volunteers make sandwiches for the homeless Every time roughly about 1500 sandwiches are prepared and delivered to Martharsquos Table a DC shelter SSVT encourages all devotees especially youth to participate in the program Please be at the Temple at 1030 am Devotees can sponsor this program by donating $175 to SSVT For additional information please contact Ranjith at reachranjithgmailcom 234-567-9703 or Tribhuvannath Mishra at Jaithmgmailcom 571-214-3198

SSVT COMMUNITY SERVICE

DAILY ABHISHEKASDaily 930 AM Ayyappa Ananthapadmanabha

1000 AM Siva

PersonalGroup Purva Prayoga Pujas (via temple provided Zoom)We are pleased to announce the ability to expand our virtual services to include Personal Purva Prayoga Pujas in addi-tion to consistent live streams for Nithya pujas and religious pujas over Facebook and YouTube These online services include Archanas Abhishekams Homams and Satyanarayana PujaFor more information and to sponsor please click here or contact Sri Ananth Iyengar at pujassvtorg or (301) 552-3335

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2021 Board of TrusteesExecutive Committee

Chairperson Krishna Bappanad(919) 381-7606 chairpersonssvtorg

Vice Chairperson - Operations Umeshkumar Bangalore(240) 602-7537 vc-opsssvtorg

Vice Chairperson - Policy Sreekumar Sreedharan(703) 622-5542 vc-policyssvtorg

Treasurer Murali Elambilan(501) 960 - 2807 treasurerssvtorg

Secretary Padma Tipirneni (240) 604-5981 secretaryssvtorg

TrusteesBangalore Ravindra (410) 227-7576

BT Nivas(703) 635-4939

Gunda Reddy(410) 652-1657

Krishnaswamy SV (412) 443-2151

Manju Shivacharan(240) 678-7752

Prabhakar Thyagarajan(301) 801-3410

Prabhavathi Pippalla(240) 810-8306

Raji Ramesh(630) 337-3814

Subramanyam Jayaraman(301) 346-9777

Swaminatha Reddy(301) 236-5319

Vijay Kumar(202) 997-0791

About Sri Siva Vishnu Temple (SSVT) Located outside of Washington DC Sri Siva Vishnu Temple is a pre-mier Hindu temple with a congregation and community base of tens of thousands of Indian Americans Hindu Americans and devotees across the globe The temple houses several Sannidhis (shrines) which were consecrated between 1990 and 2002 As a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization SSVT serves the religious cultural and educational needs of the Hindu community and has represented the Hindu Ameri-can community Support our temple while shopping online - search for and add Sri Siva Vishnu Temple Trust as your charity to support on AmazonSmile and contribute while making purchasesSSVT Combined Federal Campaign Number 47090

COVID-19 OperationsOnline Devotee Darshan Registration is no longer required However the following procedures continue to remain in place

bull Face masks (for all devotees 2 years and above) and 6 feet distance must be maintained at all times

bull No outside offerings (milk flowers fruit prasadam etc) will be accepted

bull 15 minute Darshan only (with pre-established devotee walking path) Devotees will not be allowed to remain for more than 15 minutes

bull Temperature check will continued to be administered for all entering the temple Anyone with a fever or showing symptoms of COVID-19 is encouraged to stay home

bull StaffVolunteers will maintain occupancy levels - please ad-here to staffvolunteer directions

2021 Governance BoardRajagopala Rao Tripuraneni President - Trustee Emeritius

Banu Ramakrishnan - Trustee Emeritius Suryanarayana Siram - Trustee Emeritius Doddanna Rajashekar - Trustee Emeritius

Krishna Bappanad Chairperson-BOT Sreekumar Sreedharan Trustee-BOT Prabhakar Thyagarajan Trustee-BOT

Chairpersonrsquos CornerWith more and more devotees returning to our temple and more set to return soon two things are abundantly clear

First we truly are better together Even with what remains ahead of us there is no conceivable way that we could be where we are without the commitment of everyone involved with our temple From our volunteers our priests staff and our Trustees there is no one who has not played a part in getting us to this point

Second this is no time to let our guard down As our devotees and staff continue to interact ndash at an appropriate distance we must redouble our efforts to be aware of our surroundings and to continue to ensure that the protocols established by SSVT through collaborative efforts with the Prince George County Department of Health are followed

That means mask wearing physical distancing and frequent hand washing It also means however that we must resist every urge to congregate at the temple or otherwise put ourselves in situations that may increase spread and either halt or worse yet reverse the progress we have made to return to the temple

The good news is that all our priests and staff have received their first vaccinations and will be fully vaccinated by mid-April I hope many of you have also received your vaccinations especially if you are over 65 It is my desire to increase temple attendance As the weather improves and hopefully the positive case numbers continue to fall it will be increasingly easy for all of us to take advantage of newfound opportunities that relaxed restraints allow Last week as an example Prince Georgersquos county has relaxed its restrictions for indoor gatherings We can now allow more than 50 people at a time into the temple Whatever plans we develop will go too slow for some but too fast for others We will continue to make decisions after consultation with our COVID-19 Adviso-ry Group doctors and with the health and safety of all as we chart a prudent reopening strategy

As you know SSVT has suffered tremendous loss of revenue last year I would like to take this opportunity to inform the con-gregation that for 2021 for those who need to take RMD from your IRA you can directly transfer it to SSVT without incurring any tax liability This is true even if you do not itemize and take standard deduction in your federal tax return Please consult your tax advisor

Please consider donating to support our temple Your tax-de-ductible contribution of any amount will help our priests and staff support in-progress infrastructure projects including HVAC replacement roof and maintenance improvements and the con-struction of the Sai Aradhana Center and Meditation Hall Please click here to donate

May the Gods and Goddesses of Sri Siva Vishnu Temple always bless you your family and your friends with peace and good health

If at any time I can be of assistance please feel free to contact me via email at chairpersonssvtorg or by phone at (919) 381-7606

Thank you

Krishna BappanadChairperson Board of Trustees

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Vishu KaniWednesday April 14 2021Vishu signifies the entry of the Sun into Mesha Raashi and it is believed to bring good luck if one views auspicious things the first thing in the morning Therefore on this day in Kerala homes are beautifully decorated and auspicious items are kept at the family altar 900 am Vishu Kani1000 am Ayyappa PujaSponsorship $31

Sri Ramanuja Thiru NakshatraSunday April 18 2021 1000 am Vishwaksena Aradhana Sri Ananthapadmanabha

and Ramanuja Tirumanjanam Shodasha Upachaara Acharya Puja Deeparadhana Acharya Stotra amp Divya Prabandha Parayanam

Sponsorship $31

Sri Rama Navami Festival Wednesday April 21 to Thursday April 29 2021The temple will celebrate Sri Rama Navami Festival over a nine-day period In the evening Nama Ramayana will be chanted followed by Hanuman Chaleesa Sundara Kanda from Valmiki Ramayana will be read by the priests everyday and all devotees are welcome to participate in this reading Devotional songs com-posed by Bhadrachala Raamadas (a great saint devotee of Lord Rama) will be sung during the Aradhana to this saint followed by Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam on Sunday April 25 2021Daily Program900 am Sankshepa Ramayana Homa Sri Rama Moola Mantra

Homa515 pm Valmiki Sundara Kaanda Paaraayana (except on

concluding day)600 pm Naama Ramayana and Hanuman Chaleesa (except on

concluding day) - 630 pm on WeekendsSpecial ProgramWednesday April 21 2021 Sri Rama Navami Day930 am Anugya Swasthivachanam Sri Vishwaksena Puja

Punyahavachanam Ankurapanam Rakshabandanam Kalasa Staapanam Rama Jananaparayanam Beeja Daanam

1100 am Sri Rama Abhisheka 515 pm Naama Ramayanam and Hanuman Chaleesa615 pm DeeparadhanaSunday April 25 2021 800 am Suprabhatam Nitya Homa Sri Rama Abhisheka

Naama Ramayanam Archana1000 am Bhadrachala Raamadas Aradhana1030 am Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam 1200 pm Deeparadhana 630 pm Sri Rama Durbar Puja730 pm Naama Ramayanam Vishesha Arathi Hanuman

Chaleesa Thursday April 29 2021 1100 am Sri Rama PattabhishekaSponsorship Entire Festival - $151 Sri Rama Navami Day Puja - $75 Sri Rama Pattabhisheka OR Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam OR One Day Homa - $31 One Day Sundara Kaanda Parayanam - $15

Meenakshi KalyanamSaturday April 24 2021

The union of Lord Siva with Goddess Parvati in the form of Meenakshi took place in Madurai on Chitra Poornima day This union is celebrated in many Siva temples around the world as Meenakshi Kalyanam Lord Vishnu who is the brother of Meenakshi gave away the bride to Lord Siva Therefore in our temple which is dedicated to Siva and Vishnu (and their families) this festival has an added significance 930 am Pre-Wedding Ceremony1000 am Meenakshi Kalyanam1200 pm Deeparadhana Sponsorship Kalyanam - $31

Akshaya Trittiya Friday May 14 2021 Akshaya Trittiya is Parasurama Jayanti where Parasurama is one of the Avatars of Maha Vishnu The word Akshaya means growth and Trittiya is the third tithi It is believed that any ritual done on that day leads to growth Therefore jewelry and ornaments are bought on that day for overall prosperity Gandha (Chandana) Alankaram is traditionally performed for Lord Krishna on this day to cool the body of the Lord so that he will bestow us with all wealth1000 am Krishna Abhisheka Chandana Alankara Vishnu

Sahasranama Parayanam Archana Arathi Deeparadhana

Sponsorship Abhisheka - $31

Basava Jayanthi CelebrationSaturday May 15 2021Basava Jayanthi is traditionally observed by the Lingayats and is observed as a holiday in the state of Karnataka It marks the birthday of Basavanna 12th-century poet-philosopher and the founding saint of the Lingayat philosophy It is celebrated with much pomp and gaiety all over south India Basava took birth on third day of Vaisakha month of the Anandanama (Samvatsara) year in Rohini (Nakshatra) star 915 am Rudra Abhisheka Archana Deeparadhana1030 am Cultural Program

Resources for Devotees from COVID-19 Advisory GroupAs the warmer Spring season approaches please remember to continue wearing a mask (double up if wearing non- N-95 masks such as cloth masks) watch your distance from others and continue washing your hands frequentlyRemember the 3 Wrsquos Wear a mask Watch your distance from others Wash your handsPre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine with your statelo-cal health department and obtain the vaccine once your are able toHelpful Links and Telephone NumbersState of Maryland Vaccine Info httpscovidlinkmarylandgovcontentvaccinebull Maryland State Vaccine Support Center 1-855-634-

6829 7 Days a week 7AM - 10PM District of Columbia Vaccine Info httpscoronavirusdcgovvaccine-informationbull DC Health Call Center 1-855-363-0333State of Virginia Vaccine Info httpswwwvdhvirginiagovcovid-19-vaccinebull Virginia Call Center 1-877-VAX-IN-VA (1-877-829-

4682) Hotline - 1-877-ASK-VDH3 (1-877-275-8343)

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Click here for Sponsorships

Program Details

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Click here for Sponsorships

915 am Sivaagni 930 am Ganapathi Homam Utsava Ganesha Abhishekam Utsava Srinivasa Abhishekam Ananthapadmanabha Abhishekam 1000 am Siva Abhishekam 515 pm Vishesha Arati to all Deities Panchanga Patanam (Almanac Reading)

700 am Suprabhatam 800 am Ganapathi Homam Ananthapadmanabha Ayyappa Venkateshwara Abhishekams 815 am Sivaagni 900 am Ganesha and Siva Abhishekams 1000 am Panchanga Patanam (Almanac Reading)

500 pm Soundarya Lahari Recitation by devotees

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Scenes from Sivarathri - March 11-12 2021

Scenes from Kamakshi Kalyanam Scenes from Valli Kalyanam

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Seek medical care immediately if someone has Emergency Warning Signs of COVID-19

bull Trouble breathingbull Persistent pain or pressure in the chestbull New confusion

bull Inability to wake or stay awakebull Pale gray or blue-colored skin lips or nail

beds depending on skin tone

This list is not all possible symptoms Please call your healthcare provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you

Symptoms can range from mild to severe illness and appear 2ndash14 days after you are exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19

Muscle or body aches New loss of taste or smell

Vomiting or diarrhea

Cough shortness of breath or difficulty breathing Fever or chills

Know the symptoms of COVID-19 which can include the following

httpswwwcdcgovcoronavirus2019-ncovsymptoms-testingsymptomshtml

Symptoms of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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CS 323019-A 03112021

Improve How Your Mask Protects You Accessible version httpswwwcdcgovcoronavirus2019-ncovyour-healtheffective-maskshtml

cdcgovcoronavirus

When choosing a mask look at how well it fits how well it filters the air and how many layers it has

Do

Do NOT

Pick a mask with layers to keep your respiratory droplets in and othersrsquo out

Combine a KN95 mask with any other mask

Make sure your mask fits snugly against your face

Combine two disposable masks

1

2

KN

95

Knot and tuck ear loops of a 3-ply mask

Knot the ear loops

Fold and tuck in unneeded material

Check for close fit

2 ways to layer bull Use a cloth mask that has

multiple layers of fabric

bull Wear a disposable mask underneath a cloth mask The cloth mask should push the edges of the disposable mask against your face

Make sure you can see and breathe easily

+

=

Add layers of material

Use a mask fitter or brace

Choose a mask with a nose wire

Check that it fits snugly over your nose mouth and chin

Improve fit

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Like any other class Dharma Class Students have weekly homework Presented here are a select few of student homework submissions from the month of March

Right Devirsquos drawing of the Pink Temple located in the Republic of MauritiusBelow Arjunrsquos coloring of Lord VenkateshwaraBelow-Right Asharsquos drawing of a temple

To view more student homework submissions click here and here

Great work by all students keep it up

Education Committee Updates - April 2021

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cdcgovcoronavirus

CS-317142-A

Seek medical care immediately if someone has Emergency Warning Signs of COVID-19

bull Trouble breathingbull Persistent pain or pressure in the chestbull New confusion

bull Inability to wake or stay awakebull Pale gray or blue-colored skin lips or nail

beds depending on skin tone

This list is not all possible symptoms Please call your healthcare provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you

Symptoms can range from mild to severe illness and appear 2ndash14 days after you are exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19

Muscle or body aches New loss of taste or smell

Vomiting or diarrhea

Cough shortness of breath or difficulty breathing Fever or chills

Know the symptoms of COVID-19 which can include the following

httpswwwcdcgovcoronavirus2019-ncovsymptoms-testingsymptomshtml

Symptoms of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

9

CS 323019-A 03112021

Improve How Your Mask Protects You Accessible version httpswwwcdcgovcoronavirus2019-ncovyour-healtheffective-maskshtml

cdcgovcoronavirus

When choosing a mask look at how well it fits how well it filters the air and how many layers it has

Do

Do NOT

Pick a mask with layers to keep your respiratory droplets in and othersrsquo out

Combine a KN95 mask with any other mask

Make sure your mask fits snugly against your face

Combine two disposable masks

1

2

KN

95

Knot and tuck ear loops of a 3-ply mask

Knot the ear loops

Fold and tuck in unneeded material

Check for close fit

2 ways to layer bull Use a cloth mask that has

multiple layers of fabric

bull Wear a disposable mask underneath a cloth mask The cloth mask should push the edges of the disposable mask against your face

Make sure you can see and breathe easily

+

=

Add layers of material

Use a mask fitter or brace

Choose a mask with a nose wire

Check that it fits snugly over your nose mouth and chin

Improve fit

10

Like any other class Dharma Class Students have weekly homework Presented here are a select few of student homework submissions from the month of March

Right Devirsquos drawing of the Pink Temple located in the Republic of MauritiusBelow Arjunrsquos coloring of Lord VenkateshwaraBelow-Right Asharsquos drawing of a temple

To view more student homework submissions click here and here

Great work by all students keep it up

Education Committee Updates - April 2021

9

CS 323019-A 03112021

Improve How Your Mask Protects You Accessible version httpswwwcdcgovcoronavirus2019-ncovyour-healtheffective-maskshtml

cdcgovcoronavirus

When choosing a mask look at how well it fits how well it filters the air and how many layers it has

Do

Do NOT

Pick a mask with layers to keep your respiratory droplets in and othersrsquo out

Combine a KN95 mask with any other mask

Make sure your mask fits snugly against your face

Combine two disposable masks

1

2

KN

95

Knot and tuck ear loops of a 3-ply mask

Knot the ear loops

Fold and tuck in unneeded material

Check for close fit

2 ways to layer bull Use a cloth mask that has

multiple layers of fabric

bull Wear a disposable mask underneath a cloth mask The cloth mask should push the edges of the disposable mask against your face

Make sure you can see and breathe easily

+

=

Add layers of material

Use a mask fitter or brace

Choose a mask with a nose wire

Check that it fits snugly over your nose mouth and chin

Improve fit

10

Like any other class Dharma Class Students have weekly homework Presented here are a select few of student homework submissions from the month of March

Right Devirsquos drawing of the Pink Temple located in the Republic of MauritiusBelow Arjunrsquos coloring of Lord VenkateshwaraBelow-Right Asharsquos drawing of a temple

To view more student homework submissions click here and here

Great work by all students keep it up

Education Committee Updates - April 2021

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Like any other class Dharma Class Students have weekly homework Presented here are a select few of student homework submissions from the month of March

Right Devirsquos drawing of the Pink Temple located in the Republic of MauritiusBelow Arjunrsquos coloring of Lord VenkateshwaraBelow-Right Asharsquos drawing of a temple

To view more student homework submissions click here and here

Great work by all students keep it up

Education Committee Updates - April 2021

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UPCOMING CULTURAL EVENTSDate amp Time Event Artist Venue amp Admission Fee

April 13 2021 7PM Ugadi Dance Recital by Local Classical Dance Schools coordinated by Smt Laksmhi Babu

OnlineVirtual

April 21 2021 7PM Rama Navami Carnatic Classical Violin concert by Srikanth and Pavani Mallajosyula accompanied by Shyamakrishna on Mridangam and Sivateja on Khanjira

OnlineVirtual

April 24 - 25 2021 Nadatarangaini Sri Purandara Dasa amp Sri Thyagaraja Music Festival OnlineVirtualAll in-person Cultural events are canceled until further notice

YouTube Cultural Committee channel httpswwwyoutubecomchannelUCeh6oZq9u2rsf3fmc1QPooAPlease subscribe and share with your friends and family Contact the Cultural Committee at culturalssvtorg if you have any questions

CO M M U N I T Y A N N O U N C E M E N TS

CO M M U N I T Y A N N O U N C E M E N TSDC Invitational FIRST Robotics Scrimmage to be held 23-25 April 2021

What happens when you combine the infectious enthusiasm of competitive sports with the rigors of science and technology You get the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) FRC challenges teams of high school students to build industrial-size robots to play a difficult field game in alliance with other teams Each team operates like a small business where time and resources are limited fundraising and team ldquobrandingrdquo are essential and respect and appreciation for STEM are built within the local community While the pandemic has limited the regular FRC season of play wersquore pleased to announce this local and live competition in the Washington DC metropolitan area See Unique Game Designs made by students on Friday and the robots built for STEAM

The DC Invitational FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) 23-25 April 2021

Wagner Gym 8401 Good Luck Road Lanham MD 20706

This event will be hosted by the Airtigersorg Community Robotics Aerospace Interact Club The event will take place at the Washington Education Zone Wagner Gym 8401 Good Luck Rd Riverdale MD 20706 Doors will open be open from 730 am each day For additional details see httpsairtigersorgfrc-challenge

Children of all ages are welcome Come and learn why FRC has come to be known as

The Ultimate Sport for the MindTM

COVID status The DC Invitational FRC will strictly adhere the Prince Georges County guidelines Please check the httpsairtigersorgfrc-challenge website for the latest information