Please donate to support the Temple Beautification. We are
so lucky to have the artiste Vaibhavi to design all the
beautiful items. She does
deserve our generous support.
While Caru was in Mumbai, he
met with Ajit Mistry, who created
Spanish Fork's magnificent teak altar in 2001, and commissioned him to carve a Vyasasan (seat)
for Srila Prabhupada according
to the above sketch by Vaibhavi.
It should arrive in 4 months
time.
These new temple room doors below, also designed by Vaibhavi, are being manufactured at cost
of $10,000. They feature steel,
frames, glass insert panels,
and elaborate wrought iron
work. Several companies were
underbidding each other just
to get the chance to do these doors.
Donate at www.paypal.com
to carudas@earthlink.net
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Upcoming Schedule
·Services and Feast, Sundays
at 5 pm
·Saturdays 2 pm, Bharat Natyam classes by Subalakshmi
·Mondays, Thursdays
at 6:30 pm, Saturdays at Noon, Mantra Meditation and Yoga
classes
·Saturday March 1, 5 pm
Shiva Ratri, Night of Lord Shiva
·March 14 & 15th
Devotees chant at BYU
Hunger Banquet, 6 pm
·Saturday March 29, 4 pm
Holi, Festival of Colors
·Temple Open Daily 10am -
7 pm for Tours, Buffet, & Gift
Store
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Holi Festival Unfolds
This year's Holi, or Festival of Colors, will be held on March
29th, Saturday. We are planning
for a crowd well in excess of 5,000. Already 400 Festival t-shirts have been printed, which are selling in advance for the very resonable price of $ 10.00 each.
Many months ago, we special ordered 10,000 bags of scented colors from India to supplement
the 5,000 we plan to make
locally.
While the colors are non stain, revelers are advised not to wear their Sunday best clothes.
There will be also be "Color Safe" zones from which you can just watch, without participating.
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This stunning picture of the temple was taken and kindly forwarded to us by Tom Nielsen.
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Radha Krishna Temple Contacts
- Vaibhavi Devi: Volunteer Service (801) 798-3559
- Caru Das: Membership, Donations and Pujas (801) 787-1510
- Mekala: Temple Secretary, (801) 916-8361
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Shiva Ratri Celebration
Shiva Ratri will be celebrated Saturday
March.1st,
5 pm, in the Krishna temple at
Spanish Fork with classical Indian
dance,
drama, a sacred bathing ceremony of Lord
Shiva, a power point
presentation projected
onto a huge screen, the chanting of Lord
Shiva's
108 names, music, and feasting.
Shiva Ratri is one of the most auspicious
days in
the Hindu calendar. It means literally
"The Night of Lord Shiva." In
the Hindu
pantheon, Lord Shiva is the "Destroyer of Evil"
& "the
greatest Devotee of Lord Vishnu." He
keeps the forces of darkness and
destruction
in check until it's time for the annihilation of the
universe. The Puranas ( ancient scriptures in
story form ) explain the
significance of
this festival...Read More
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Chowpatty (Mumbai) Flower Festival
Caru Das recently spent January in India.
He returned just Friday, February 8th.
He studied Hindi in Goa, took darshan of
Udupi Krishna in Karanataka, and partici-
pated in the great flower festival at ISKCON
Chowpatty in Maharasta (Mumbai).
Read More
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Cultural Hall will Hold 500
The temple will greatly appreciate donations
for the following, which we have already
ordered by advancing a $ 30,000.00
payment.
This last January, Vaibhavi did the research
for quality and price, decided upon a company
from Texas, and ordered an octagonal pavilion
which will hold 500 people. The diameter will be
90 feet and square footage 5,500. This pavilion
will be enclosed with insulated glass walls and
will contain a performing arts stage.
Because it will be enclosed and insulated, this
auditorium will allow the temple to host much
larger crowds at the cold weather events, like
Shiva Ratri and Diwali (will be ideal for the
garba). At present the temple building holds
500 people, of which only 300 can be at the
dance and drama upstairs. When more than
this number attend the above mentioned
events, it becomes uncomfortably crowded.
What will be the function of the temple room
henceforward while performing arts are going
on outside? A growing number of enthusiasts
now prefer to stay in the temple room and do
continuous kirtan with Jai Krishna and Bharat
Das. At a recent event 200 festival goers elected
to forego the performing arts in favor of Harer
Nama Kirtan.
When not being used for winter festival events,
the Cultural Hall will be an permanent exhibit
center. Portable panels and displays will explain
Vedic culture, history, art, philosophy, literature,
and religion, which tourists will be able to peruse
at their leisure.
Total price - $ 200,000.00.
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HumorNothing
A group of Jews were at early morning
prayers in synagogue.
The rabbi suddenly stands up and declaims,
"Oh Lord... I am nothing!" and sits down
again.
A little while later, the synagogue's cantor
stands up and he says, "Oh Lord, I am
nothing!"
Everyone continues praying. Then the
synagogue's janitor gets together
his courage,
and he jumps up and says, "Oh Lord, I am
nothing!"
So the rabbi leans over to the cantor and
whispers, "Now look who thinks he's
nothing!"
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Donation Opportunities
·Festival Sponsorship
Shiva Ratri $ 108
Holi $ 108
·Go Dhan
Cow Maintenance
$ 108 Month
·Pushpa Dhan
Flowers
$ 108 Week
·Anna Dhan,
Sunday Feast
$ 108
·Life Membership
$ 1,111.00
Krishna Temple
8628 S. State Rd.
Spanish Fork, Utah 84660
798-3559 / 787-1510
Donate at www.paypal.com
to carudas@earthlink.net
*Temple will also greatly appreciate
donations of used vehicles in running
condition as well as used sarees, salva
kameez, cholis and slips.
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If you live at a distance from the temple
and would like to send used Indian clothes
in good condition, do the following:
1) Box and tape the items. 2) Address
the box(es) to Krishna Temple, 8628 S.
State Rd, Spanish Fork, Utah 84660
3) Take them to the nearest UPS store.
4) Have the UPS clerk call Caru Das's
cell phone (801) 787-1510 with the freight
charges. Caru will pay the charges by
giving the temple debit card number over
the phone.
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Gift Store Stocked
to the Ceiling
The result of a purchasing trip last
October in Delhi was the arrival,
on February 1st, of 60 cartons
goods on seven pallets: lots of
dupattas, hand bags, ladies tops,
tapestries, pillowcases, incense,
shawls, henna, costume jewelry,
men's kurtas and pants, sitars,
harmoniums, tablas, etc etc.
Now is the time to get
maximum selection of
everything.
Open 10 am - 7 pm daily.
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Temple Hours
(Winter)
Daily Deity Darshan
6 am - 7 pm
Tours, Vegetarian Buffet,
Gift Store
10 am - 7 pm
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Never was there a time when I,
nor you, nor all these kings did
not exist. Nor in the future shall
we ever cease to be. The soul is
undying, unborn, eternal, and is
not slain when the body is slain.
Bhagavad Gita 2/12
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