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  • ISKCON – New Vrindaban Community, Moundsville , WV – Upcoming Video

    One of Srila Prabhupada’s most cherished desires was to establish the New Vrindaban Community in America. He spoke at great length about building a replica of Vrindaban India, where there are seven main temples. In 1968, The New Vrindaban Community was founded in West Virginia to fulfill Prabhupada’s dream of an ideal society based on Krishna Consciousness, or love of God. When Prabhupada set down the first guidelines for such a community, the idea seemed out of reach to the small band of devotees struggling through a hard winter on a small, rundown farm. There was no electricity, no running water in their only building, a battered pioneer shack. But when Srila Prabhupada had a vision of “seven temples on the seven hills,” suddenly all obstacles seemed insignificant to his followers. By 1972, the community had expanded from 100 acres to 500 acres.

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  • Maryland State Fair 2009, Timonium, MD, US

    The Maryland State Fair is the annual state fair for the state of Maryland. It is held at the Maryland State Fairgrounds located near the intersection of York and Timonium Roads in Timonium. The fair is an 11-day event customarily beginning in late August and ending around Labor Day. Address : 2200 York Road, Timonium[Lutherville-Timonium], MD 21093. The first fair was held in 1878 and was known as the Lutherville Fair. The following year, 1879, the fair was moved to its current location…

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  • Maryland State Fair 2009, Timonium, MD, US – Upcoming Video

    The Maryland State Fairgrounds is located near the intersection of York and Timonium Roads, Timonium, MD (2200 York Road, Timonium, MD 21093).

    Maryland State Fair has a long and fascinating past. It is known that a race track existed on what is now the Maryland State Fairgrounds, but its chronology is VERY hard to verify. To read the full story of the Fair and how it came to be, read the Maryland State Fairs History and check out the Maryland State Fair Timeline!

    Maryland State Fair staff is always ready to answer all your questions. You may contact the individual that can best assist you.

    Please meet Board of Directors. This versatile group of individuals is excited about making the Maryland State Fair the best and bringing the community the best of events and entertainment throughout the year!

    The Maryland State Fair offers 2 scholarships annually for students. Each scholarship is very different.

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  • Chicago(Aurora & Lemont) Temples, IL, US

    Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of greater Chicago, 1145 W. Sullivan Rd, Aurora, IL 60506. Thousands of devotees from the Midwestern states, especially from Chicago land used to travel to Pittsburgh to have darshan of Sri Venkateswara swami. While the experience was spiritually rewarding, the time and effort required to make the trip was making it difficult for many to have his darshan as often as their hearts desired. Many felt a void in their spiritual lives and their discontent was wide …

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  • Chicago(Aurora & Lemont) Temples, IL, US – Upcoming Video


    SV Temple, Aurora
    Rama Temple, Lemont
    Ganesha-Shiva-Durga Temple, Lemont

    Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of greater Chicago
    1145 W. Sullivan Rd, Aurora, IL 60506
    https://www.balaji.org/web/home.aspx

    Thousands of devotees from the Midwestern states, especially from Chicago land used to travel to Pittsburgh to have darshan of Sri Venkateswara swami. While the experience was spiritually rewarding, the time and effort required to make the trip was making it difficult for many to have his darshan as often as their hearts desired. Many felt a void in their spiritual lives and their discontent was wide spread. The state of affairs continued until 1985. As a result of philanthropy of nine families who donated 20 acres of land with a farm house in Aurora (a far west suburb of Chicago), as a site for the proposed Balaji temple, a beginning was made in the realization of a dream of many. Since Sri Venkateswara swami (Balaji) temple is an institution that has to serve innumerable generations to come, plans were drawn on a magnificent scale related to the means available and the needs of the moment.

    Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago
    10915 Lemont Rd, Lemont, IL – 60439
    https://www.ramatemple.org/

    Thousands of Hindu families migrated from India to the United States from the early 1960’s seeking higher education and challenging careers. As the families grew and settled down, it became apparent that there was a necessity to actively encourage the continuation of traditional Indian religious and cultural values. Several Asian Indian organizations arose during this period, providing some cultural avenues, but there was no religious institution which Hindus could call “home.”

    The HTGC complex includes two separate temples:
    The Rama Temple, which includes Sri Rama, Sita and Lakshmana; Lord Ganesha, Sri Hanuman, Lord Venkateshwara (Balaji), Mahalakshmi, Sri Krishna and Radha.

    The Ganesha-Shiva-Durga Temple, which includes, Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesha, Durga Devi, Lord Subrahmanya, Devi Parvathi, and Navagraha.

    The complex provides a congenial atmosphere for worship and spiritual advancement. It also serves as a focal point cultural and educational activities.

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  • Kumbhabhishekam Celebrations, SV Temple, Pittsburgh, PA

    Kumbhabhishekam Celebrations, Sri Venkateswara(SV) Temple, Pittsburgh, PA P.O. Box 17280 1230 SV Temple Drive, Penn Hills, PA 15235. Sri Venkateshwara, also known as Venkatachalapathy, Srinivasa and Balaji, is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu in India. Venkateshwara means the Lord who destroys the sins of the people. According the Hindu scriptures, Vishnu, out of love towards his devotees, incarnated as Venkateshwara and appeared for the salvation and upliftment of humanity in this Kali Yuga …

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  • Ganesha Chaturthi Festival, Detroit, MI

    Ganesha Chaturthi is a Hindu festival of Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees.

    It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi. It is the birthday of Lord Ganesha.

    The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadrapada, starting on the shukla chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period)…

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  • Kumbhabhishekam Celebrations, SV Temple, Pittsburgh, PA – Upcoming Video

    This is a upcoming video recorded on Aug 30th, Sunday around 11AM. Kumbhabhishekam(Samprokshanam – Consecration Ceremony) is a Hindu temple ritual carried out every 12 years as per Agama Sastras that is intended to homogenize, energize and unify the mystic powers of the GODS within the Vigrahas or deities of the temple. Please visit latest entry for this video.

  • Ganesha Chaturthi Festival, Detroit, MI – Upcoming Video


    Hindu Temple
    Saibaba Temple
    BAPS

    Ganesha Chaturthi is a Hindu festival of Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees. The upcoming video is from the following Detroit Temples :

    The Hindu Temple of Canton – 44955 Cherry Hill Road, Canton, MI 48188(Festival)

    Sri Shirdi Sai Samsthan, Michigan – 28875 W Seven Mile Rd,Livonia, MI 48152(Festival)

    BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir – 3175 S. Canton Center Road,Canton, MI 48188. USA(General)

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  • India Independence Day Parade NYC 2009, New York, US

    Indias Independence Day is celebrated on August 15 to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation on that day in 1947.

    It is a national holiday. All over the country, flag-hoisting ceremonies are conducted by the local administration in attendance.

    The main event takes place in New Delhi, where the Prime Minister hoists the National Flag at the Red Fort and delivers a nationally televised speech from its ramparts…

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