Fund Raising Program of Sri Guruvayurappan Temple
Inspirational speech delivered by Swami Udit Chaitanyaji
HOUSTON: The third annual fund raising dinner reception of Sri Guruvayurappan Temple (SGT), Houston was held on Saturday, July 12, in the presence of several hundreds of Sri Krishna devotees. The temple officials received chief guest Swami Udit Chaitanyaji, special guest Dr. Arun Verma, president of Shri Sita Ram Foundation and Sankaran Namboothiri, renowned Carnatic Music artist from India. Elegant traditional dances were performed by dancers instructed by Kalamandalam Sreedevi and professional artist Divya Unni.
Swami Udit Chaitanya presented an enthralling spiritual speech to inspire the devotees to participate and contribute to temple activities. The public relations of SGT presented a video documentary on the history and the progress of the first traditional Sri Krishna temple in the western word, Sri Guruvayurappan Temple, Houston.
From left: Shankar Ayyar (Mridangam), Sankaran Namboothiri (Vocal) and Mahesh Iyar (Violin) performing a grand Carnatic music recital.
The evening was captivating by the mesmerizing voice of Sankaran Namboothiri who represents the new era of Carnatic music accompanied by violinist Mahesh Iyer and Mridangist, Shankar Ayyar. President Shanmughan welcomed the guests and updated the progress of the temple construction. Trustee Board Chairman, Dr. Biju Pillai spoke about the unique temple architecture modelling the famous Guruvayur temple in Kerala, India and the importance of religious classes teaching Sanadhana dharma for the children and youth.
The hall was full with Sri Guruvayurappan devotees from various cities. The devotees enjoyed the music recital until the late night and continued to listen close to midnight. In addition, devotees extended their support of the temple and upcoming Prathishta ceremony in April 23, 2015 by many generous donations.
Traditional dances were performed.
Secretary, Rupesh Aravidhakshan, Vice president, Rajagopala Pillai and FRC Chair, Sasidharan Nair updated the devotees on the temple construction progress. Treasurer Asokan Kesavan, program MC, Anil Aranmula and Event Director Sathyan Pillai updated the pledge amount and extended appreciation of the financial support of devotees. The program concluded with vote of thanks from Joint Secretary Gopalakrishnan Nair.
The temple administration announced the details of Maha Kumbhabhishekam and Prathishta ceremony of the new temple. This noble venture has been supported by many devotees across the globe. The new Krishna temple will be open to all devotees in April 2015. The temple is in preparation of the next grand forthcoming events Onam (Sunday, September 7) and 2014 Janmashtami Celebration (Saturday, September 20) from 6 pm to midnight at temple premise 11620 Ormandy St, Houston, TX 77035.
For further information call temple at 713-729-8994.