Photos~ Sri Sai Amruta Narayana Temple` Virginia, Usa

October 27, 2009

~~ Sri Sai Amruta Narayana Sarveshwara Aaalayam ~~Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple 340 Three Chopt Rd, Manakin Sabot, VA 23103 USAPhone : 804-708-0867eMail : srisainarayanaWebsite : www.srisainarayana.orgWelcome to Sri Sai Narayana Organization. Sri Sai Narayana organization has established a temple named "Sri Sai Amruta Narayana Sarveshwara Aaalayam" based on Prayoga shastra concept and includes Shridi Sai as the main deity along with Ganesha, Karthikeya, Bhairava and other deities. The temple is established primarily to bestow good HEALTH, WEALTH and PROSPERITY (Dhanvantri / Aushadam) to one and all, through SAI teachings of selfless SERVICE and LOVE and spiritual values. Sri Sai Narayana Organization is a not for profit organization under IRS section 501©(3), ably supported by scores of devotees. The Organization operations are managed by volunteers under the spiritual guidance of H H Poojya Sri Sri V V Sridhar Guruji.The

organization was started with SAI's blessings and grace. It was around Jan 2007, that thoughts had arised in Sri Rajagopal Panditji's mind (may be it was Baba who had inspired (within him), that a temple for Shridi Sai should be built in Richmond, VA. Pandit Sri B Rajagopalji was a frequent visitor to various places within US including Richmond, VA to conduct yantra pujas and help in invoking spiritual values and prayer services for devotees in overcoming their day-to-day stress and tide different crisis. Pandit Sri B Rajagopalji had slowly built up a group of ardent devotees and volunteers that had varied interests in spirituality.Despite various hardships for many of the volunteer families in the year 2007, everyone was supportive of the idea to build Shridi Sai Temple in Richmond, VA. Though everyone of the volunteer/devotee felt it was a momentous task, it was everyone's faith, that as Baba had inspired the thoughts to build a temple, he

would continue to guide us in this spiritual journey and jumped the bandwagon with Mama, as Pandit Sri Rajagopalji is affectionately called. Various sites around Richmond, VA was inspected, and finally the current one in Manakin Sabot, VA was chosen by Baba to be his future home in Richmond. Sponsors came in from all directions to provide repayable loans, donations towards the closing of the 5.7 acres land near the west end of Richmond. The closing of the land was completed in the last week of May 2007 while efforts already started to hold the first yagnam in July 2007, under the able guidance of our beloved and lovable, Poojya Sri V V Sridhar Guruji.Temple Timings: (Daily Schedule)Temple opening hours - 05:15 AM - 09:00 PMVenkateswara Suprabhatham followed by Kakada Aarthi - 05:15 AMMadhyana Aarthi - 12:00 NoonDhoop Aarthi - 06:15 PMShej Aarthi - 08:30 PMEvery Thursday Baba Abhishekam & Alankaram - 06:15 AM to 07:15 AMWeekly devotional Sai Bhajans on Saturdays - 05:00 PM to 06:00 PM.The weekly Thursday Aarthi is now followed by Baba's Paalkhi Seva and Bhajans.Schedule may vary on special occasions and festive days, which will be communicated, as necessary.Note:

Devotees can come anytime of the day for individual archanas and other pujas.- - Directions to the Temple - From Richmond, VA -Take 64-W to Charlottesville, exit 173 for VA-623 0.3 mi,Turn left on VA-623 1.2 mi, Turn right at Broad

Street/US-250 W, go past SHELL GAS STATION ON LEFT 0.7 mi,Turn left at VA-621 Manakin Rd (BANK OF GOOCHLAND ON THE RIGHT on Broad Street) 1.3 mi,Turn right at Three Chopt Rd From Midlothian, VA -Head west on Midlothian Turnpike/US-60 toward Coalfield Rd 1.7 miMerge onto VA-288 N/World War II Veterans Memorial Hwy via the ramp to I-64/Charlottesville 11.0 mi,Take the US-250 Broad St exit 0.5 mi,Turn left at Broad Street Rd/US-250 W, go past SHELL GAS STATION ON LEFT 1.9 mi,Turn left at VA-621 Manakin Rd (BANK OF GOOCHLAND ON THE RIGHT on Broad Street) 1.3 mi,Turn right at Three Chopt Rd From Charlottesville, VA -Take I-64 E to Richmond 45.6 mi,Take exit 167 for VA-617 toward Oilville/Goochland 0.2 mi Turn right at Oilville Rd

0.4 mi,Turn left at Broad Street Rd/US-250 3.1 mi,Slight right at 3 Chopt Rd/Centerville-Three Chopt Rd 1.9 mi" When you reach the Edge of the Light, and are about to Step off into the Darkness of the Unknown, Have Faith..........as then either,there will be something Solid for you to Stand on, or you will be Taught how to Fly." ......... Patrick OvertonFan oF Flying - rOhit beHaL***Can have this Temple's Darshan also at :http://.com/forum/index.php?topic=3227.0orhttp://forum.spiritualindia.org/photos-sri-sai-amruta-narayana-temple-virginia-usa-t33157.0.htmlorhttp://sai-ka-aangan.org/sai-baba-news-room/photos-~-sri-sai-amruta-narayana-temple-virginia-usa/

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