1

Greater Baltimore Hindu-Jain Temple 2909 Bloom Road, P.O.Box 690, Finksburg, MD 21048

Tel: (410) 861-8387, Web: www.Baltimoretemple.org. E-mail: gbt101@yahoo.com Volume 2020 Number 3 September—December2020

Sharadeeya Navaratri Tuesday, October 17,2020 through

Sunday,October 25,2020

Shree Mahakali (Durga) Pooja

October 18,2020 6:30 p.m to 8:00 p.m

Pooja, Sahasranama Parayanam, Aarti Shree Mahalakshmi Pooja

October 20-October 22,2020 6:30 p.m to 8:00 p.m

Pooja, Sahasranama Parayanam, Aarti Shree Saraswathi Pooja

October 24,2020 6:30 p.m to 8:00 p.m

Pooja, Sahasranama Parayanam, Aarti

Dusshera Vijaya Dashami October 25, 2020

Shree Durgasthami

Pooja

October 24,2020

6:30pm onwards

Aarti to follow

Shreemad Bhagwat-Katha

By Acharya Pamanabha Joshi (Pathik)

Sunday, Oct 4th to Tuesday, Oct 13th, 2020

6:00pm to 8:30pm

Daily followed by Aarti

You may attend in person or stream on YouTube. Dates and timings are subject to change. Please check website prior to attending Thank you

Chandi Homam

October 25,2020

11:30am onwards

Maha Navami Pooja

6:30pm onwards

2

Sankashti Chathurthi/ Sri Ganesh Abhishekam

6:30 pm

Saturday, September 5, 2020

Monday, October 5,2020

Wednesday, November 4,2020

Thursday, December 3, 2020

SHRI SATYANARAYANA POOJA

6:30 pm

Tuesday, September 1

Friday, October 30

Sunday, November 29

Tuesday, December 29

Kritthika/Shri Murugan Abhishekam

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Monday, November 4, 2020

Saturday, December 26, 2020

Jain Bhavna

Via Zoom Meeting

Dates to be announced

GBT Calendar Events are subject

to change (cancellation/

postponement). Please check

website (www.baltimoretemple.org)

or contact program director/

Temple

at 410 861 8387 prior to attending.

GBT Bal Vihar

The GBT Bal Vihar program has prospered since its inception 18 years ago. It provides an excellent platform to not only impart religious, cultural , spiritual and language education, but to also help the children develop self-confidence in their own identities. Right now, virtual classes are being offered. Students from the ages of 4 to 14 are eligible for enrollment. For questions please reach out to the Bal Vihar

Coordinators at gbtbalvihar@gmail.com

This newsletter is being published in the

digital format only for this one time. A few

copies of the letter will be printed and made

available to some patrons if requested

during their visit to the temple.

A sincere request for funds and

advertisements is being made so that the

newsletter can be printed and mailed.

3

4

GREATER BALTIMORE TEMPLE DONATION FORM

YOUR NAME: _________________________________________ SPOUSE’S NAME: ___________________________

STREET ADDRESS: ______________________________________________ CITY: ___________________________

STATE: _____________ ZIP: ____________

PHONE: ______________________________ E-MAIL: ____________________________

Please accept our contribution and/or pledge for the amount shown below in support of Greater Baltimore Temple:

[ ] $51 [ ] $ 101 [ ] $ 501 [ ] $1,001 [ ] Membership $121 [ ] Other _________

Amount Enclosed $ __________Amount Pledged $__________Signature:_______________________ Date _________

Please make check payable to GBT. Mail the form & the check to Greater Baltimore Temple, P.O. Box 690,

Finksburg, MD 21048

Please Cut and mail this Form with your donation ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————

You may also donate online through the Temple’s website click link here or go the link below http://www.baltimoretemple.org/online-donations/

OR You may also make donations over the phone at 410-861-8387 ext 3

This Newsletter is published as a service to the devotees.

To offset the costs of this publication, we welcome donations and advertisements. The cost of the advertisements

is as follows for the whole year:

Full Page $1000, Half Page $ 500, Quarter Page $ 250, Business Card size $125.

5

COVID 19 AND THE TEMPLE

The Covid 19 pandemic affected the whole world. Our temple has responded and continues to respond to

the adverse situation. Several changes have been made. Daily pujas have always been performed by our

venerable priests even during the height of the crisis. Most of the current Pujas are being conducted and

streamed simultaneously. We have been following the strict guidelines of the C.D.C. and the state of

Maryland. Most recently, Shree Krishna Janmasthami, Shree Ganesh Chathurthi and Shree Srinivasa

Kalyanam were performed in an elegant fashion. We thank each and everyone that made it

possible. We look forward to the festivals for the rest of the year and hope to get back to the normalcy

pretty soon.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the people who have lost their lives and with the people who have been

suffering from serious consequences of this viral disease.

We are in the process of arranging for ON-LINE INTERACTIVE POOJAS. Details will be forthcoming.

Current Temple Hours are as follows.

Weekdays: 9 a.m. to 12 Noon and 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Weekends 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. And 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Please attend the annual fundraising event on October 3rd, 2020. Purchase tickets early and be generous

with your donations. (See page 3, Flyer for details) Thank you

VAIKUNTHA EKADASHI/GEETA

JAYANTI

Friday December 25th, 2020

KARVACHOWTH VRATA

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020

LORD AYYAPPA POOJA

Saturday December 19 2020

11:00 am to 1:30 pm