Sri RanganAtha temple

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Respected Sri. Sadagopan,

 

I had a few ideas for fund-raising for our Ranganatha Temple, and wanted to

share them with you for what (little) they may be worth. It's possible some

of these are already being acted on. I'm copying the list on this message as

this may trigger new (and possibly much better) ideas for a stellar

fund-raising effort for our Lord's home in Pomona. (Of course I don't know

if there is a reason not to go out and give publicity on a large scale and

I'm suggesting something not-so-welcome. If so, I apologise...)

 

Before I begin, I've sent you a seperate email with my pledge. Thank you

for your (as always brilliant) amrith-bindu-like sweet emails on Lord

RanganAtha and your fervent pleas making us aware of such opportunities.

 

1. Could the temple make available receipt-books to those of us who would

like to take to cultural activites and collect for the temple? With that the

devotees could take something tangible to family/friends/bhakta-samoohams

and help people take action right then instead of spreading the word

alone... We can then give the people receipts and forward the checks and

finally send the stubs with the contributor names/addresses...

 

2. Are there ads that can be placed in all "indo-american" papers? (The

Rajasthani community in particular may also be interested in this temple,

(as I'm sure you know) there has long been a connection with the Srirangam

temple and Marwaris especially visit regularly in India. Some may be on the

bhakti-list or we can reach information to Rajasthani Associations in our

cities.

 

3. Are there flyers that can be faxed/emailed that we can then print on

colored paper and take to our local temples/cultural centers etc?

 

4. I can ask a local Bharatanatyam dance school director if she will put up

a fund-raising performance, and help to organise it. Others on our Bhakti

list or people they know might have access to any number of local/more

universally famous talents that may be willing to contribute in this

fashion. Is it possible to arrange a more organised tour across the country

by pooling all our efforts and getting, say, Sri. Seshagopalan concerts in

major cities...? (I presume, even if such efforts take time, that funds will

still be required for continued management, and this may help.) Towards

this, are there organizations (such as South Indian Fine Arts society in CA)

that people have connections with so we can gain from joining hands...?

 

5. You have kindly donated your music tapes. When possible, and when the

temple has the means to make copies, if the list/order forms can be made

available to us, we can collect orders and funds.

 

Please feel free to modify/reject any or all of the above. Others on the

list may possibly have much more experience than me and may add their

insights/ideas.

 

Thank you.

Namaskaram,

Viji Raghunathan.