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Dear Fellow Devotees,
Namaste.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
By the grace of Lord Sri Rama, and Lord RamaLingeshwara Swami, and with the trust and support from all of
you the new Executive Committee is in place to oversee and coordinate affairs of the HTGC in 2011. We have
organized Grand Celebrations on New Year day with Maha Abhishekam and Phoolangi Seva for Sri Rama Parivar
and Ganesha Homam and Sarva Devata Abhishekam in Ganesha, Shiva and Durga (GSD) Temple. We will be
celebrating Andal Kalyanam on January 8th, Makara Sankranthi Festival on January 14th and Lohri on January
16th.
It is indeed a great honor to be serving for the year 2011. We have reached an important milestone in Temple’s
History. We are going to celebrate Rajatotsavam of Sri Rama Temple (25th Silver Jubilee Anniversary).
According to Lord Rama’s Janma Nakshatram, Rajatotsavam celebrations are set from June 8th to 12th. Balalayam
and Kalakarshanam of Sri Rama Garbha Gudi will be performed from May 28th thru’ June 7th. Complete
details of this event will be posted on our website and at the Temple. We request all of you to participate and
support Rajatotsavam Festivities.
Under the Leadership of Mr. Bhima Reddy many renovations projects such as Indianization of GSD, and
Vivekananda Spiritual Center and renovation of Ramalaya Rajagopuram are underway. We appreciate your
continued support, and understanding for any inconvenience the current GSD Indianization is causing.
Our goal is to continue to improve the services for the temple and to our devotees. In 2011, there are plans to
hire two more priests to provide for our ever growing devotee needs. Our Kitchen needs a makeover with more
efficient exhaust system and a larger space for staff and volunteers to work safely. We welcome your positive
and constructive suggestions.
We have dedicated and devoted volunteers and staff who are willing to serve our great temple. With the Divine
blessing we request and seek your continued support for all festivities and developments at the temple.
Please support by sponsoring all major events for the year 2011 (please see attached $501 Sponsorship flyer).
On behalf of Board of Trustees and Executive committee we want to wish you and your family a Happy,
Healthy and Prosperous New Year.
Thank you.
Sincerely ,
Prasanna Reddy
President, HTGC
THE HINDU TEMPLE OF GREATER CHICAGO
10915 Lemont Rd, Lemont, IL 60439 Ph: (630) 972-0300 • www.htgc.org

Sat Jan 1 8:00 AM
9:00AM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
Sun Jan 2 10:30 AM
11-1:00
4:00PM
Mon Jan 3 9:30 AM
10:00 AM
New Year Celebrations Phoolangi Seva RT
Ganesha Homam, Sarva Devata Abhishekams - GSD
Pradosham - GSD
Hanuman Puja - RT (Weekly Event)
Devi Chowki - GSD
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam RT
Free Health Screening by Humanitarian Committee-Board Rm.
Bhagawat Katha ----- RT (Weekly Event)
Sri Ganesha Abhishekam - GSD (Daily)
Sri Shiva Abhishekam -GSD (Daily)
Hanumad Vratam -RT
Tue Jan 4 7:00 PM Sri Hanuman Puja - RT (Weekly Event) $51
Thu Jan 6 7:00 PM Sri Datta Puja - RT (Weekly Event)
Fri Jan 7 10:30 AM Sri Maha Laxhmi Abhishekam RT (Weekly Event)
$51
10:30 AM Sri Parvati Devi Abhishekam
Sat Jan 8 10:30 AM
3:00 PM
6:30 PM
Sun Jan 9 10:30 AM
11:15 AM
1:00PM
4:00PM
6:30 PM
7:00PM
Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam RT (Weekly Event)
Andal Kalyanam (Please see the attached flier)
Ayyappa Pooja - GSD
Sri Rama Maha Abhishekam - RT ( Monthly Event)
Nutana Vastra Presentation by Sponsors
Nuthana Vastra Alankarana Sri Rama Parivar- RT
Bhagavad Katha - RT (Weekly Event)
Bhagavati Puja-GSD
Ekantha Seva -RT
Thu Jan 13 Lohri, Bhogi (Please see the attached flier)
Fri Jan 14 PONGAL/MAKARA SANKRANTI
Krithika
Sat Jan 15
RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL EVENTS CALENDAR
Please note that locations & timings for events are subject to change.
JANUARY 2011
Day Date Time Event Description (RT – Rama Temple GSD – GSD Temple) Sponsorship ($)
3:00PM
6:00PM
Sun Jan 16 9:30 AM
6:00 PM
Mukooti Ekadashi
Putrada Ekadashi
Samoohika satyanaryana Pooja - RT
Devi chowki -GSD
Sri Rudram - Abhishekam to Lord Shiva - GSD
Lohri Celebration (bonfire) (Please see the attached flier)
Mon Jan 17 6:30 PM Pradosham $51
Tue Jan 18 6:30 PM Punarvasu - Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam $51
Thu Jan 20 Thai Poosam Celebrations Begins
Fri Jan 21 6:30 PM Sri Nava Durga Abhishekam and Kum Kum Archana $51
Sat Jan 22 9:30 AM Sri Ganesha Sankata Harana Chaturthi, Sri Ganesha Homam
Sri Ganesha Abhishekam( Part of Sankata Harana Chaturthi
$51
6:30 PM Sankata Harana chaturthi---Abhishekam , Aarthi
Thai Poosam Celebrations
$51
Sun Jan 23 6:30 PM Sri Subrahmanya Abhishekam $51
Sun Jan 30 6:30 PM Pradosham $51
$51
$51
$51
$51
$501
$51
$51

RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL EVENTS CALENDAR
Please note that locations & timings for events are subject to change.
FEBRUARY 2011
Day Date Time Event Description (RT – Rama Temple GSD – GSD Temple) Sponsorship ($)
Tue Feb 1 9:30 AM
10:00 AM
Sri Ganesha Abhishekam - GSD (Daily)
Sri Shiva Abhishekam - GSD (Daily)
Thu Feb 3 7:00 PM Sri Datta Puja - RT (Weekly Event)
Fri Feb 4 10:30 AM Sri Mahalakshmi Abhishekam - RT (Weekly Event)
$51
10:30 AM Sri Parvathi Abhishekam - GSD (Weekly Event)
$51
Sat Feb 5 10:30 AM Abhishekam to Lord Venkteshwara - RT (Weekly Event)
$51
5:00 PM Sri Hanuman Puja - RT (Weekly Event)
6:00 PM Devi Chowki - GSD
Sun Feb 6 10:30 AM Abhishekam to Lord Rama parivar - RT (Weekly Event)
$51
11-1:00 Free Health Screening by Humanitarian Committee-Board Rm.
5:00 PM Sri Hanuman Puja - RT (Weekly Event)
Fri Feb 11 6:30 PM Krithika-GSD Subramanyam Swami Puja $51
Sat Feb 12 6:30 PM Ayyappa Puja - GSD $51
Sun Feb 13 10:30 AM Sri Rama Maha Abhishekam - RT (Monthly Event)
$51
1:00 PM Nutana Vastra Presentation by Sponsors
Nuthana Vastra Alankarana Sri Rama Parivar- RT
$501
4:00 PM Bhagawati Puja
7:00 PM Ekantha Seva - RT
$51
Tue Feb 15 6:30 PM Pradosham - GSD Abhishekam to Lord Shiva
$51
Punarvasu Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam - RT
$51
Fri Feb 18 6:30 PM Durga Abhishekam and Kum Kum Archana $51
Sat Feb 19 3:00PM Samuhika satyanaryan Puja - RT
$51
6:00PM Devi Chowki -GSD
Sun Feb 20 9:30 AM Sri Ganesha Sankata Harana Chaturthi, Sri Ganesha Homam
$51
Sri Ganesha Abhishekam( Part of Sankata Harana Chaturthi $301 Annual
9:30 PM Sri Rudram - GSD Abhishekam to Lord Shiva
6:30 PM Sankata Harana Chaturthi---Abhishekam , Aarthi
Sun Feb 27 6:30 PM Sri Subrahamanyam Abhishekam $51
Subscribe to HTGC’s Email Notification System
Future Religious calendars will be available at HTGC’s Website
All the devotees and patrons of the temple are hereby requested to ensure that they are in the temple email
notification system to receive notifications about the events at the temple (including this religious & event calendar).
The temple has been sending email notifications on a regular basis to those who have registered with us.
Though the temple had informed that the Oct-Dec 2010 Religious Calendar would be the last one that we would
mail, we decided to send out this religious calendar for first two months of 2011 by mail. The future issues of
religious calendar/newsletter will be available in PDF at HTGC’s website; they will not be mailed. However, they
will be emailed (either as a link or an attachment) to those who have registered with their email ids with us.
If you have not been receiving email notifications from the temple, please visit the our website immediately -
URL: http://www.htgc.org - and click on the link that says ‘Mailing List Signup’. You can also signup at
https://htgc.wufoo.com/forms/htgc-mailing-list-signup/ or at the front desk in the temple.
$51
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