Oct 02

Navratri Celebrations – 2018

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Maine Hindu Temple invites the community members to celebrate Navratri Festival which is from October 9th to October 18th of 2018.  Temple is Open from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM on all the Navratri Days. Nav                 On the Day 1 of Navratri, we will perform Kalasha Sthapana followed by Pooja, Bhajans, Nivedyam and Aarti. MHT will sponsor the Day 1 celebrations.  All the remaining days will have Pooja, Bhajans, Nivedyam and Aarti. On this auspicious occasion, MHT is requesting the community members to sign up for sponsoring the remaining Navratri days and bring their friends and families for an evening of worship and Bhajans. Devotees are encouraged to bring Prasad & flowers for the daily Navratri Bhajan events. Nav2 Program Details for Navratri: 6:00 pm - Deeparadhana, Pooja & Bhajans 7:00 pm - Aarti 7:30 pm - Dandiya Ras & Garba 8:30 pm - Prasad Distribution 9.00 pm - Cleanup We are looking forward to seeing you at Navratri festival. MHT needs volunteers to support and organize the Navratri Festival. Please email info@mainehindutemple.org or call (207) 370-0475 if anyone needs more details or clarification. Thank you for your continued support. Sincerely, MHT Board
Oct 01

Durga Mata Idol

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MHT is very excited to announce new addition of Goddess Durga Mata idol to our Temple. As shown in the below picture, Goddess Idol has been prepared in marble exclusively for MHT and being shipped as of sending this email. We will secure auspicious dates in discussing with a Priest to perform Goddess Durga Mata Prana Pratishtha Utsav and Abhishekam in the coming days. We need sponsorship and support from the community to install Goddess Durga Mata. The estimated expenses to do the Prana Pratishtha of the Goddess Durga Mata are: Shipping Idol from India                    - $1000 Building the dais for the new idol        - $1500 Prana Pratishtha expenses                 - $4000 Daily expenses for 2 years`               - $7000 MHT will send more details about the upcoming events of Goddess Durga Mata Prana Pratishtha Utsav and Abhishekam as and when it is available. In the meanwhile, MHT is looking for sponsorship and volunteers MHT encourages community members to do seva in any one of the below form
  • Open the temple on a daily basis
  • Help off load Idol from shipping company on a short notice
  • Help build the dais
  • Generously donate towards this auspicious event of bringing Goddess Durga Mata to MHT
Navaratri updates: MHT is celebrating "Navaratri 2018" for which the schedule and Program details will be send shortly
As always, we need volunteers for running the temple and any help is greatly appreciated. MHT is low on funds and looking for generous donors to support and help with the planned activities. We are grateful for your  continued support. Please email info@mainehindutemple.org or call (207) 370-0475 if anyone needs more details or clarification.
Sincerely,MHT Board October 1, 2018
Mar 24

Invitation for Sri Rama Navami – Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam Celebrations – 04/01/2018

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Sri Ram Navami marks the birth of Lord Rama, the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the Protector of the universe. It is a spring festival, that falls on the ninth day of Chaitra month of the Hindu calendar. MHT is celebrating Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam on Sunday , 1st April 2018.
Our Priest Pradeep Sharma  is coming from Boston to perform the Kalyan Mahostav.  Entire community is cordially invited for the Kalyanam (click here for PDF invitation) The program details are as below: 1) 08:00 AM to 10:30 AM: Kalyanam Preparation work,welcome and registrations 2) 10:30 AM  to 1:00 PM
KALAYANA UTSAVA SANKALPAM,
KALYANAM UTSAVAM
NIVEDYAM
MHT announcements
BHAJANS
ARCHANA and ARATHI
PRASADAM DISTRIBUTION
3) 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM: Lunch - Prepared by volunteers and served in a traditional Indian style .

We also need volunteers for the following Seva. Kindly email info@mainehindutemple.org if you would like to volunteer.

1) Cooking and decorations 2) Registration, crowd control and Runners 3) Food Serving 4) Photography and Video 5) Parking 6) Cleanup & trash collection 7) Kids program Here is the invitation and Maine Hindu Temple is looking for sponsors from the community members. Page1 Please RSVP as soon as possible to confirm your attendance. MHT needs accurate count to manage Divine Kalyanam efficiently and prepare food for all the community members. We are looking forward to seeing you at Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam. Please email info@mainehindutemple.org, visit our website http://www.mainehindutemple.org, or call (207) 370-0475, if anyone needs more details or clarifications regarding Divine Kalyanam of Sri Sita Rama Swamy. Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely, MHT Board March 24, 2018