Photos of Sri Jayatheerthara Aradhane at Allentown

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Dear Haribhaktas,

 

Photos are in these 3 albums:

 

Album 1 (87 snaps) (saturday morning pooja , Lectures , Harikatha etc.):

 

http://www.clubphoto.com/reward.php?id=872362 & mid=members15_janardhan618351 & pwd=

 

Album 2 (100 snaps) (Sunday .. danda theertha etc.):

 

http://www.clubphoto.com/reward.php?id=872381 & mid=members15_janardhan618351 & pwd=

 

Album 2 (30 snaps) (Sunday pooja / Amrit Yogi Ashrama etc.):

 

http://www.clubphoto.com/reward.php?id=872399 & mid=members15_janardhan618351 & pwd=

 

 

Regards

Janardhan

 

 

 

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Dear Friends,

 

Swamiji arrived in Allentown today.

 

An India based spiritual organization, specializing on meditation, has

offered their empty premises and their wooded grounds in a typical " ashram "

set-up to Swamiji for the duration of chathurmaasa. This week's Sunday (Aug

11) program will take place in this new venue which is about 18 miles from

our home in Allentown. The Sat (Aug 10) program will take place as announced

previousely in our home.

 

Directions to the new venue for Sunday are given below:

 

From Allentown:

 

In route-29 south, left into route-63 . Texaco gas station at the

intersection.

Within about 0.5 miles, left into Upper Ridge road

At stop sign, right into Geryville Pike

Left into drive-way, marked G. K, 4327 Geryville Pike, Sumneytown, PA.

Tel 215-234-6842.

Namaskaragalu

Bindu

 

 

 

 

Madhavan,G V. Bindu Saturday, August 03, 2002 11:47 PM

 

 

Sri Jayatheerthara Aradhane-Final Program

 

SRI JAYATHEERTHA ARADHANE, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA - FINAL PROGRAM

 

Dear Adhyaathama Bandhus,

 

By the grace of Sri Hari, Vayu, Gurugalu, His Holiness Sri Sugunendra

Theertha Swamiji, Puthige Matha, Udupi, will perform Sri Jayatheerthara

Aradhane in our home in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 10-11 Aug (Sat-Sun).

Sri Jayatheertha was the commentator par excellence to works of Sri

Madhwacharya. All are welcome.

 

As in the previous years, there will be Swamiji's maha pooje to Sri

Vittala Devaru in the morning, then aradhane, hastodaka to Sri

Jayatheertharu, alankara pankthi, theertha prasada (lunch, special

chathurmaasa vratha preparations ), Swamiji's discourses, talks by

learned scholars from Udupi and in our group, harikatha by Sri Sarvothama

Das from Karnataka, India, devaranaama sessions, evening thotilu pooje by

Swamiji to Lord Sri Udupi Krishna, dinner, sathsangha with sajjanaru from

various provinces in the U. S. A. Also planned, as in the previous years,

is nadhi snana in Lehigh river with Swamiji, Swamiji blessing the

devotees with dhanda theertha, sandhya vandane, aanmika, dhyana on the

river bank in the morning just after the Sun rise.

 

Due to chathurmaasa vratha, only mangoes are accepted for naivedya to our

Lord. Flowers are welcome. Please get in touch with me if you wish to

contribute any grocery items for preparing items for naivedya to our Lord,

hastodaka to Sri Jayatheertha, alankaara pankthi and brahmana samaradhane.

Items are restricted due to chathurmaasa vratha.

 

Free accommodation will be provided for out of town visitors in the homes

of our local devotees in Allentown for the nights of 9th and 10th Aug.

 

Aug 10 (Sat)

 

9-10:30 am Swamiji's maha pooje to Lord Vittala Devaru

10:30-11:00 Aradhane, hastodaka to Sri Jayatheertharu

11-11:15, Talk by Swamiji

11:15-12:15 Alankara pankthi

12:15-3:00 pm Theertha prasada (sit-down lunch)

3:30-4:00 pm " Prameya Deepika " Talk by Sri Keshavarao Tadipathri

4:00-4:30, " Veda Aporushath " Talk by Sri Harish Baipadithaya

4:30-5:00, " Hari Smarane " Talk by Sri Vadisachar

5:00-5:30, Talk by Swamiji

5:30-6:00, Break for coffee

6:00-8:00, " Goddess Lakshmi's Swayamvara " Hari Katha by Sri Sarvothama Das

8:15-9:30, Devaranaamas, thotilu pooje to Lord Sri Krishna by Swamiji

9:30-10:30, Dinner (sit-down dinner)

 

Aug 11 (Sun)

 

6:00 - 8:00 am, Nadhi snana in Lehigh river with Swamiji, dhanda theertha,

sandhya vandane, aanmika

9-9:30 am " Karma Yoga in Gita " , Talk by Sri Prasannacharya

9:30-10:00 " Eko Devaha - series contd. sarva bhootaadhivaashaha saakshee

chetaa " , Talk by Sri Jayakrishna Nelamangala

10:00-10:30 Concluding remarks from Swamiji

11:00-1:00, Swamiji's maha pooje to Lord Vittala Devaru

1:00-2 pm, Theertha prasada (sit-down lunch), mangalam

 

Driving directions:

 

West/East

 

In I-78, take route-222, Hamilton Blvd, exit-54(A) (In I-78 west, it is

54A and in I-78 east, it is 54)

In the exit ramp, take route-222 south, Hamilton Blvd south.

After a couple of traffic lights, left into Brookside road (Hunan Chinese

restaurent on the right in this intersection)

Go past 2 traffic lights (East Texas road and Lower Macungie road)

After 0.4 miles from 2nd traffic light, left into Princeton road.

Go past 1st stop sign, 3rd house on the right.

 

North/South

 

In I-476, take exit-33, Lehigh Valley/Allentown

Pay toll, proceed towards Allentown

Take 1st exit, route-309 south

Take exit for Hamilton Blvd and proceed as above.

 

Bindu & Srinivasan families

5346 Princeton road

Macungie

PA 18062

USA

Tel 610-966-9299

 

 

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