Newsletter – June 2023
| The Year 2023 is progressing rapidly and the half year mark will soon be passed. We are in the beginning of both a hot summer season and the Pacific Hurricane Season. Both of these do require us to take proper precautions to tackle safely. Please make sure that you and your loved ones stay well hydrated and well protected from overheating. On the home front, please be sure that you are adequately stocked with needs and provisions for at least two weeks. As an island community, we spook easily as seen by the run on toilet paper from all stores last week. Sundari and I went on a brief visit to India and essentially spent most of time with family and catching up with friends. As we age, this continued reach out and close interaction is both fulfilling and recharging. We bring back greetings from Sankaran and Shyamala, long time associates of LOTUS. Dr. Sankaran donated the “Nandi” over 10 year ago – this is the one that we still use in our monthly Poojas’ our trip we attended the 70th birthday of my brother celebrated in traditional fashion over two days and the chanting of Rudram and Anna Danam from Brahmins. These traditions are both nostalgic and re-invigorating. Back to Oahu, we have met with contractors for much needed planning of renovations to the Temple premises. We anticipate doing this work in the next several months. We would appreciate targeted donation for this project which we are currently estimating to cost around $12000. Please use this direct link for the donation. I hope to see you personally at the Temple on the 18th at noon. This also happens to be Father’s Day – what a nice way for us to honor the Father’s in our families. Warm aloha V. Balaraman President |
| Temple Activities – June 18th, 2023 Our monthly pooja will start promptly at noon on the 18th. Our local volunteers will be performing the Pooja and we will also be live streaming the event on Zoom. The Zoom link is on our website and is also copied at the end of this newsletter. This month the food will be sponsored by Supriya and Sudhir Kumar. We hope to see many of you at the temple on Sunday. |
| Notable Dates for June 2023: June 18 – Wahiawa Temple Pooja Day June 18 – Father’s Day June 19 – Juneteenth – Emancipation Day June 21 – Longest Day of the year – Solar Solstice June 21 – World Yoga Day June 23 – Skanda Shasti Zoom Link for the Temple Pooja on June 18. https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/98837305434 |
