Hindu Cultural Temple of Kingston

A Friendly Reminder for today's Virtual Mahalakshmi Pujan. ------------------------------------------------ Dear Community Members, On the auspicious occasion of "Deepawali" you all are cordially invited to join the Virtual Mahalakshmi Pujan organized by Hindu Cultural Temple of Kingston. This ceremony is performed for all and is a golden opportunity for you to invoke the divine blessings to gain happiness, knowledge, peace, wealth & all round prosperity for self and famil...y. Shastri Shri Purshottam Bhai from Toronto will perform the Pujan. Please arrange your thali, Lakshmi idol / coin and other items with you to participate in the live Maha Lakshmi Pujan. Details of the Zoom Link and list of puja samgari are given below. Date: November 7th Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6895473523 Meeting ID: 689 547 3523 Passcode: 4uqkMm For those who wish to join from phone or room system use the ID and password below: Meeting ID: 689 547 3523 Passcode: 674053 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kde9djS4Se We invite you to participate in Lakshmi Puja. List of items suggested by Pandiji below. LAKSHMI PUJAN SAMAGRI: Roli/ moli dhaga Hadi powder 1 spoon Flowers 10 paan leaves if available. Rice one bowl Sopari 2 Panchamrit 1 bowl Diya Aarti Ghee Coconut 1 4 thali, 4 bowls , 4 spoons Kalash 1 Prasad Fruit To make the event a grand success please share the event details with your friend Executive Committee HINDU CULTURAL TEMPLE OF KINGSTON (HCTK)

Please see message below from High Commission of India, Ottawa. Re: Publication JEWELS OF INDIA-LEADING INDO-CANADIAN PERSONALITIES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Friends,... We are pleased to share with you that Maneesh Media (www.maneeshmedia.com) has started a book on Indians in Canada titled "Jewels of India-Leading Indo-Canadian Personalities" which they plan to release in March 2021. The relationship between Indian and Canada goes back to more than a century. It was in early 1904 when the first Indian landed in Vancouver. Since then Indians have worked hard and added commendable contributions to the social fabric of Canada. In this connection, we would request you to please share with us names with short bio of prominent and successful Indo-Canadians whose stories and achievements can be a inspiration for the community towards excellence in their pursuits in diverse fields. We would then be contacting these personalities to share their stories and contacts with Maneesh Media for possibility of inclusion of their story in their own words in the said publication. With regards, Sunil Kumar Sharma Second Secretary(PIC) High Commission of India Ottawa

To all community members.... May Goddess Durga Maa & Lord Ram bless you & your family with good health & prosperity !! Happy Vijaydashmi !!... Executive Committee Hindu Cultural Temple of Kingston

Dear Community Members, On behalf of Kingston Hindu Community and Executive Committee of HCTK, we would like to Thank Pandit Purshottambhai from Toronto, for organizing Suderkand Path.Thanks everyone for joing the Puja. We have attached a few pictures of Virtual Puja. Just a friendly reminder for our yearly Lakshmi puja scheduled for 7th November. ... We are distributing copies of the Bhagavad Gita, free for our community members. The book can be collected from the following locations :- Bar Burrito - 1046 Kingstan Center Stooley’s 118 Division St Kingston Coffee House 322 King St East or 1046 Princess St. Please take care and stay safe. Executive Committee HINDU CULTURAL TEMPLE OF KINGSTON (HCTK)

Dear Community Members, This is a friendly reminder about our Sunday's Virtual Sunderkand Path. The puja ceremony will be performed by Pandit Purshottambhai of Toronto. Please join the virtual puja and share the details with with your family friends and celebrate the Navratri. ... The event details are as follows:- Sunderkand Path Day & Date: Sunday, Oct 18th Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting :- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6895473523 Meeting ID: 689 547 3523 Passcode: 4uqkMm For those who wish to join from phone or room system use the ID and password below: Meeting ID: 689 547 3523 Passcode: 674053 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kde9djS4Se Executive Committee HINDU CULTURAL TEMPLE OF KINGSTON (HCTK)

Wishing Everyone Shubh Navratri May Maa Durga Bless us all with Good Health & Happiness.

Dear Community Members, Hindu Cultural Temple of Kingston would like to invite family and friends to participate in Virtual Sunderkand Path, puja will be performed by Pandit Purshottambhai from Toronto, on Sunday October 18th. 5.30 pm. We will share a zoom link in couple of days.... We have arranged copies of the Bhagavad Gita, free for our community members. The book can be collected from the following locations :- Stooley’s 118 Division St. Kingston Coffee House 322 King St East or 1046 Princess St. We have planned Lakshmi Puja for early November. Please take care and stay safe. Executive Committee HINDU CULTURAL TEMPLE OF KINGSTON (HCTK)

Dear Community Members, We are distributing Bhagavad Gita, free to our community members. All seven hundred verses in Sanskrit are beautifully explained in simple English. The Bhagavad Gita, is universally renowned as the Jewel of India's spiritual wisdom, spoken by Bhagwaan Shri Krishan, to his intimate devotee Arjun.Gita's seven hundred concise verses provide a definitive guide to the science of self - realization. This book can be collected from 118 Division Street, Kingst...on If any community member would like to take the noble job of distributing, this Jewel of spiritual wisdom, please send us a private message. Please get in touch with us if any community member would like to keep Gita in their Hotel's room. Thanks, take care and stay safe, Executive Committee Hindu Cultural Temple of Kingston

Dear Community Members, It is with deep regret and great sadness that we share the news of the passing away of Dr. Pallavi Pandit Nadkarni. She was an active and long standing member of our community.... We pray to the Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and give the family strength and courage to bear their loss. Please see note below from her family & friends :- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- February 16, 1975 September 20, 2020, Kingston, ON We wish to inform you of the passing of our dear friend and colleague Pallavi Nadkarni at Kingston General Hospital after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. Pallavi lived a fulfilling life as a daughter, wife, psychiatrist and friend. She is an associate Professor of Psychiatry at Queen’s University, Kingston. She enjoyed every moment of her life with a fierce independent soul. In keeping with her wishes, funeral services are private and for immediate family only. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OM SHANTI !! Executive Committee HINDU CULTURAL TEMPLE OF KINGSTON (HCTK)

Due to some unavoidable circumstances our Bhajans event for this Sunday, 20th September is postponed. We will communicate the new date shortly.

Thanks everyone for joining Ganpati Pujan, last week. Here are some pictures of the event

ZOOM LINK DETAILS OF GANPATI PUJAN TODAY EVENING AT 6 PM Pandiji Purshottambhai from Toronto will be performing the Puja. Date: Saturday, August 22nd Time: 6:00 7:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) We encourage you to share the details with your friends and co-workers so that on this auspicious occasion we can all invoke Ganesh’s blessings.... Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6895473523 Meeting ID: 689 547 3523 Passcode: 4uqkMm For those who wish to join from phone or room system use the ID and password below: Meeting ID: 689 547 3523 Passcode: 674053 See more