<strong>Sri</strong>. Anoor R. Dattatreya Sharma – Mridangam<strong>Sri</strong>. Krishna Ramdas - TablaChi. Vivek Chellappa – KhanjiraChi. Vinay Mallikaarjun – TablaA presentation of Youth Group“Nada-Laya Lahari”A Percussion EnsembleArtists:<strong>Sri</strong>. A.V. Kashinath – ThavilChi. Gautam Sudhakar- GhatamChi. Ajay Ravichandran – Western DrumsKum. Ranjani Atur - ViolinSunday, September 6, 2009 at 5:00 pm<strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Siva</strong> <strong>Vishnu</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> AuditoriumAdmission FreeFor information, contact:<strong>Temple</strong> Manager: 301 552 3335 or Gautam Sudhakar @ 301 461-2511 or gautam218@gmail.comSSVT Silver Jubilee Celebrations25 weeks of celebration from May 28 to Nov. 16, 2009Major Cultural EventsPurchase your tickets online at ssvt.orgSunday, October 11, 2009 at 3:00 pmT. V. Sankaranarayanan - VocalNagai Muralidharan - Violin<strong>Sri</strong>mushnam Raja Rao - MridangamSSVT AuditoriumSunday, November 01, 2009 at 4:00 pmKadri Gopalnath - SaxophoneKanyakumari - ViolinHarikumar – MridangamThe Clarice Smith Performing Arts CenterDekelboum Concert Hall,Univ. of Maryland, College ParkNovember 14, 2009 at 5:00 pmSanjay Subramanian - VocalS.Varadharajan - ViolinNeyveli Venkatesh - MridangamSSVT Auditorium4
SAT Workshop1 st & 3 rd Sunday of Every Month – Sept. 6 & 20, 3 pmSSVT is offering SAT workshop on the first and third Sunday of eachmonth at 3:00 PM in the educational classroom. High school studentsare encouraged to sign up for a 20 week session starting in September.Class size is limited to 20. Please contact Ramah Muralidharan atramahmurali@gmail.com for additional information.Upanishad Series – Sept. 13, 10:30 am – 12:30 pmDr. Pradeep Kamath will continue with the discussion of the UpanishadsStress Management Through Ayurveda – Sept. 26, 3 to 5 pmDr. Anil Kumar, Associate Professor of Kaayachikitsaa, AyurvedaMedical College, Mysore and practitioner at Dixit Health Clinic ofMysore, will speak on this subject. Those seeking to contact for additionalquestions can email ramkrupa.mys@gmail.com.Su Jok Acupressure Study Group September 12, 26 at 2:00 pmEasy, fast, drugless, cost effective way to treat most of your ailments.Su Jok gives instant relief. This is medicine for tomorrow. Join thisgroup to learn this very rewarding skill for caring, preservation andrejuvenation of your health. No prior knowledge is needed. It is veryeasy to learn. Even a child can master it. You can learn in two sessions.First phase is over. 35 persons learned how to manage disorders relatingto all parts of the body like head, back, neck, ears, nose, larynx,Sandwiches for HomelessSaturday, September 12, 2009. Every second Saturday of every month,volunteers make sandwiches and deliver them to the shelter in DC.Children and adults of all ages can help. Please call T. Kamala at 301-770-2406.SSVT Senior Citizen Group MeetingSeptember 8 & 23; 10:00 am- 2pmThe mission of the SSVT Senior Citizen Group is to enhance thequality of life of its members so that they can live a healthy, happy,active and independent life with dignity as well as serve and enrichthe community.The Group strives to enhance physical, mental, emotional, social,and spiritual well-being of all members through education, training,entertainment, and other assistance to attain successful aging. Thecurrent programs include training in Gentle Yoga for seniors (10-11am), talks by members and or invited guests on successful aging,music, devotional songs etc. (11am-1pm), and lunch (1-2pm).On Saturday, September 19, as a part of the <strong>Temple</strong>’s 25th Anniversary,the Senior group will also be making two presentations—“TheArt of Living Healthy” and “An Exhibit of Arts and Crafts” by Seniors.These are designed for and open to all members and not onlyto the Seniors. All visitors to the temple are welcome to participate inthe two presentations and take advantage of the theme.We cordially welcome all SSVT devotees to participate in our groupactivities and enjoy a healthy and happy life. For further informationplease call Dr. Sinha at 410-964-9310 or email dsinha@verizon.netSpecial Needs Children Support GroupIf you have or know of someone who has a child with special needs(autism, PDD etc.) or if you can provide services to special needs children,please contact Pattabiraman at 240-476-1542 (weekdays between8 and 10pm) or Raj Rajagopal (301-983-6858) or join the Yahoo group(http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/helpforourkids/).SSVT Education ProgramsSSVT Community Service5heart, lung, liver, gall bladder, stomach, pancreas, kidneys and joints.In second phase focus will be given to learn how to treat ailments likecold, fever, cough, heart problems, blood pressure, cholesterol, indigestion,insomnia, constipation, overweight and other common ailments.Special training will be given in pain, stress and diabetes management.Seats are limited. It is absolutely free. Registration is necessary for attendingclasses. For details contact shamnarula@gmail.comHomeopathy Study Group September 5, 19 at 5:00-7: 00 pmHomeopathy is wonderful natural medical science. Hahnemann discoveredthat “like cures like” which means that a disease can be curedby a substance that produces similar symptoms in healthy people.Homeopathy treats illness by stimulation of body’s own healing response.It treats the whole person comprising of his physical, emotionaland spiritual entity. Hahnemann second discovery was thatinfinitesimal doses produce higher prompt, gentle and lasting improvementeffect. It is safe, highly effective, inexpensive and easy tolearn. There are two courses, one Homeopathy 101 for beginners andsecond Homeopathy 201 for advanced students. Both these coursesare structured and are of great value and will make you capable totreat common ailments and will take care of your total health. Thereare no fees. Absolutely free.Seats are limited. Registration is necessary for attending classes. Fordetails contact shamnarula@gmail.comMitra MandalaMitra Mandala offers free community service providing confidentialand professional counseling and senior services for families in need.Please contact Aparna Ramaswamy at 301-963-5051 or aparna@susheelam.com for counseling and R.G. Nagarajan at 301-279-9328rgnagarajan@yahoo.com for support services.Public Transportation to the <strong>Temple</strong>One can reach the temple by using a combination of Metro railand Bus services. Take Metro rail to New Carrollton Metro Stationor to the Greenbelt Metro Station and take THE BUS (PrinceGeorges county bus service) no. THE BUS 15, 15 express, MetroT16 or T 17. Bus stops are located about half a mile (10 minuteswalk) from temple. You have to get off at either Doctors CommunityHospital (Greenbelt and Cipriano Rd.) or at the Good LuckRd. and Cipriano Rd. stop and walk half mile to the temple.SSVT is forming a group of 12 to 35 year olds willing to participatein all aspects of the temple including operations, religious activities,social activities etc. Please contact Deepa Anand or Sarada Ashok atyuva@ssvt.org to join the group or to get more details.Your Special Day PujaWe all have special days in our lives like birthdays, Wedding anniversaries,etc. To offer our gratitude and prayers to the Lord onthose days, the temple is offering a “One Day Puja Sponsorship” toall devotees. Under this program all the Pujas from Suprabathamto the closing of the temple will be performed in the devotee’s andtheir family member’s name on that special day. In addition when thedevotees visit the temple that day a special archana will be performedto their chosen Deity (Ishta Devata) or all deities. This program offersthe devotees the opportunity to sponsor all the pujas on the chosenday. Devotees may sponsor this annually for a donation of $501.Alternatively devotees may make a lifetime donation of $10,001 tocover the special day pujas during the devotee’s lifetime. May theDeities of the temple bless us all. For more details please contactRaj Rajagopal at 301-983-6858.