Maine Hindu Temple invites community with family and friends to celebrate Navratri - Garba and Rass on October 8th, 2016. Please see the belowflyer for more details (click here as well) Program Highlights  Date  : October 8th, 2016 Event : Navratri - Garba and Rass Mataji Bhajan: 6:00 PM TO 6:30 PM Aarti: 6:30 PM TO 7:00 PM Garba: 7:00 PM TO 8:30 PM Prasad & Dinner: 8:30 PM TO 9:00 PM Raas: 9:00 PM TO 10:00 PM We request the community members to RSVP for the Navratri - Garba and Rass and bring their friends and families for an evening of worship and bhajans. All devotees are encouraged to bring Prasad & flowers for the daily Navratri Bhajan events. MHT needs volunteers for the above days to run the event smoothly. We are grateful for your support, participation, and generosity for this noble cause! Thank you for your continued support. We are looking forward to seeing you at Navratri - Garba and Rass. Please email info@mainehindutemple.org or call (207) 370-0475 if anyone needs more details or clarification. Special Note: Please do not bring any idol new or from home whatever the size may be  to MHT. We do not have volunteers to do any special Poojas for each idol and it will be returned to owner on their expenses. Sincerely, MHT Board

Maine Hindu Temple invites  family and friends to celebrate Navratri Festival which starts on October 1st and end on October 11th. MHT is open during Navratri Bhajan's from 6.30pm - 7.30pm, followed by Aarti and Prasad. Following community members came forward to sponsor the Navratri Festival for all 11 days. 1st October - Sheily and Jigar, Mamta Prakash 2nd October - Arpita and Ankita 3rd October - Sumitra/Sanjana 4th October - 5th October - Shilpi,Tapsisha, and Prity 6th October - MHT 7th October - Lakshmi, Vandana, Neha 8th October - Rashmi and Sudheer Bhai Patel 9th October - MHT and Shilendar 10th October - 11th October - Shalini and Sunil, Ashi and Praveen, Rita and Manish Responsibilities of the sponsor includes, but not limited to: - Organizing Pooja , Aarti, and Garba for the day - Bringing prasad as per convenience & flowers and clean up after at the end of the day - Organizing bhajans for the day - Sending out an invitation to all their respective friends and families to participate and receive divine blessing We request the community members to sign up for the remaining Navratri days and bring their friends and families for an evening of worship and bhajans. All devotees are encouraged to bring Prasad & flowers for the daily Navratri Bhajan events. MHT needs volunteers for the above days to run the event smoothly. We are grateful for your support, participation, and generosity for this noble cause! Thank you for your continued support. We are looking forward to seeing you at Navratri festival. Please email info@mainehindutemple.org or call (207) 370-0475 if anyone needs more details or clarification. Special Note: Please do not bring any idol new or from home whatever the size may be  to MHT. We do not have volunteers to do any special Poojas for each idol. Sincerely, MHT Board

Maine Hindu Temple will be celebrating Shri Sai Baba Prana Pratishta and Kumbabishekam Utsav as the final step towards infusion of vital energy and the invocation of life into the new Shri SaiBaba Idol at our Temple.  Maine Hindu Temple invites all of the community to grace the occasion of Sai Baba Prana Pratishta and Kumbhabhisekam with your presence. 9.00 AM morning program activities

• Ganapathi Pooja,  Punyahavachanam, Devanandi, Maha parishat, Acharya Rutvik Varnam
• Kalasha Sthapana, Ankurarpana, Panchagavya melanam, Maha Ganapathi Homam
• Navagraha Homam, Paryaya Homam, Kalanyasam, Shodasha Kalahomam
• Maha Poornahuti, Netra Nimeenalan, Tatwanyasa,Maha Pratistapahana (Muhurtham: 12:15 to 12:45PM, Lagnam: Abhijin Lagnam)
• Maha Kumbabhisekam, Alankaram, Archana,Maha Bali Pradhana
• Drustidenu Nireekshana, Maha Mangala Harathi, Prasad Distribution, Vasantha Madhava Pooja

5.00 PM evening program activities

• Ganapathi Pooja, Astothara Sata Kalasha Staphana (108 Kalash), Pradhana (Sai Baba) Homam
• Maha Poornahuti, Astothara Sata Kalashabhisekam
• Alankaram,  Archana, Maha Mangala Harathi, Dhoop Aarati,  Seja (Sayana) Aarati
• Prasad Distribution and  clean up

08:00 AM morning program

• ·Ganasha Pooja ,  Guru Prardhana and Samuhika Guru Paduka Pooja

12.00 PM noon program

• Maha Prasada Vitarana (Narayana Seva) - Annadanam distribution and clean up

Kumbabishekam -$501, Homan -$151, Annadanam - $101, Sai Padaka - $11 and MHT Sai Tiles -$21 Please see the attached invitations. All community members are invited to the event. Please join with MHT in making this event a grand and bring flowers for Sai Baba Prana Pratishta, Kumbabishekam, Sai Paduka and Annadanam, and receive Shri SaiBaba blessing. Please RSVP as soon as possible to confirm your attendance by emailing info@mainehindutemple.org or calling (207) 370-0475, if anyone has any questions about Sai Baba Prana Pratishta, Kumbabishekam, Sai Paduka and Annadanam. Thank you for your continued support. We hope to see you on Thursday, October 6th, 2016 and Sai Paduka & Annadanam on Sunday, October 9th, 2016 for Sai Baba Prana Pratishta, Kumbabishekam, Sai Paduka and Annadanam. Sincerely, MHT Board