Join other community members for a special talk (Prabachan) given by Swami Shri Gopal Sharan Devacharya Ji Maharaj from 7:00 PM-9:00 PM on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at Shree Pashupatinath & Buddha MANDIR in Norwalk, California.
Join other community members for a special talk (Prabachan) given by Swami Shri Gopal Sharan Devacharya Ji Maharaj from 7:00 PM-9:00 PM on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at Shree Pashupatinath & Buddha MANDIR in Norwalk, California.
February 16, 2018
$340,000 RAISED DURING PRAN PRATISTHA CEREMONY
Shree Pashupatinath Foundation, USA raised about $340,000.00 (Three Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars) during the three-day Pran Pratistha Ceremony of deities’ images at Shree Pashupatinath & Buddha Mandir held on February 11-13, 2018. The program was a grand success; about 2,500 devotees visited the temple during the ceremony, 18 devotees donated $11,111.11 each, over 100 devotees donated $501 each for the Murtis, and numerous others contributed cash and checks for the Pran Pratistha Puja.
The Foundation expresses its sincere gratitude to all the devotees who visited the temple, donated for the temple, and volunteered during this historic ceremony; the volunteers worked tirelessly to make this ceremony a grand event. The temple is now open to the public, and we heartily welcome our valued community members to the temple. Please visit our website for the temple opening hours.
Our Shree Pashupatinath and Buddha Mandir is the greatest achievement of the diaspora Nepalese community residing in Southern California; the dream of the Southern California-based Nepalis to have a temple of their own has become a reality. This huge project would not have been possible without the united efforts of our community members who have donated from a penny to over $135,000, who have devoted their valuable time in accomplishing the mission of the Foundation, and who have utilized their expertise in every step of its construction. We are proud that our temple replicates the Nepalese religious characteristics, and we hope this temple will be instrumental in preserving and promoting our age-old language, religion, culture, identity, and tradition in the United States. The Foundation is committed to cooperating and collaborating with the local Nepalese community organizations in providing the best service to our community.
We express our sincerest gratitude to our valued donors, community members, representatives of local community organizations, advisors, entrepreneurs, journalists, volunteers, and professionals for their continued support and cooperation. Please feel free to visit our office or email us at [email protected] if you have any suggestions or comments.
Rameshor Bhandari
Secretary
Shree Pashupatinath Foundation, USA
Dear valued community member:
With the blessings of Lord Pashupatinath, it gives us an immense pleasure to invite you and your family to the Pran Pratistha Ceremony of deities’ images at Shree Pashupatinath & Buddha Mandir in Norwalk, California (10843 Kenney Street, Norwalk, CA). The ceremony will be observed for three days from Sunday, February 11 through Tuesday, February 13, 2018, with various rituals according to Vedic traditions.
PRAN PRATISTHA CEREMONY SCHEDULE
Sunday, February 11, 2018
8:00 – 10:00 AM = Poorbaanga poojanam (Raath Yatra, Kalash Yatra, Kanya Puja)
10: AM – 12 PM = Lingatobhadra aadi poojanam
12:00 – 1:00 PM = Recess
1:00 – 2:00 PM = Havanam
2:00 – 3:00 PM = jalaadhivaasam, dhaanyaadhivaasam, Aaraartikyam
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February 12, 2018
8:00 – 10:00 AM = Dev Poojanam, pushpaadi Adhivaasam
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM = Mahaa snaanam, Rath yaatra
12:00 – 1:00 PM = Recess
1:00 – 3:00 PM = Shayyaadhivaasam, Archadhivaasam, Koorma shilaadi sthaapanam
3:00 – 5:00 PM = Praasaada Adhivaasanam, vaastu poojanam, Aaraartikyam
6:00-8:00 PM = Pran Pratistha of Lord Buddha’s image
8:00-9:00 PM = Prasad Grahan
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February 13, 2018
8:00-10:00 AM = Ratna nyaasah, sthandil sthaapanam
10:00 AM- 12 PM = Praan-pratishthaa
12:00– 1:00 PM = Recess
1:00 – 2:00 PM = Havanam, Shodas Upachaar Poojanam
2:00 – 5:00 PM = Poornaahuti, Aaraartikyam, Abhishekam, Dev Bisarjanam, Dhwajaa Aarohanam
7:00 – 9:00 PM= Rudra Abhishekam, Bhajanam; Maha Shivaratri Celebration
9:00 – 10:00 PM = Mahaa-Prasaadam
PRASAD WILL BE SERVED AT LUNCH & DINNER TIME
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rameshor Bhandari
Secretary
Shree Pashupatinath Foundation, USA
Shree Pashupatinath Foundation, USA today obtained a Certificate of Occupancy from the City of Norwalk to carry out its religious and cultural activities in its newly constructed temple located at 10843 Kenney Street, Norwalk, CA 90650. The construction of Shree Pashupatinath & Buddha Mandir has been approved by the City, and we can now open the doors of the temple to the public. This is the greatest achievement of the diaspora Nepalese community residing in Southern California; now the dream of the Southern California-based Nepalis to have a temple of their own has become a reality. We will organize a very special PRANPRATISTHA (life-giving) ceremony within two months and open the temple to the public and conduct puja every day; the date and nature of the ceremony will be announced soon.
With the certificate of occupancy in our hands, we have started finalizing the list of murti sponsors to carve on the temple wall permanently. We are grateful to those who have already donated for murti purchase and urge all valued community members to not miss this golden opportunity to sponsor a deity; this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
This huge project would not have been possible without the united efforts of our community members who have donated from a penny to over $125,000, who have devoted their valuable time in accomplishing the mission of the Foundation, and who have utilized their expertise in every step of its construction. We are proud that our temple replicates the Nepalese religious characteristics, and we hope this temple will be instrumental in preserving and promoting our age-old language, religion, culture, identity, and tradition in the United States. The Foundation is committed to cooperating and collaborating with the local Nepalese community organizations in providing the best service to our community.
We hope to welcome our valued community members to our temple very soon, and we believe that the Nepalese of all religious, cultural, and political faiths will be able to unite at the center. We express our sincerest gratitude to our valued donors, community members, representatives of local community organizations, entrepreneurs, journalists, volunteers, and professionals for their continued support and cooperation. Please feel free to visit our office or email us at [email protected] if you have any suggestions or comments.
Rameshor Bhandari
Secretary
Shree Pashupatinath Foundation, USA
Dear valued community members:
It is our great pleasure to invite you and your family to attend Durga Puja at Shree Pashupatinath and Buddha Mandir in Norwalk. Please join us to recite Durga Paath and offer Jamara Puja every morning from 7:00-8:45 AM. Feel free to contact us if you would like to sponsor the Durga Puja this year.
Please see the attached flyer for details.
DASHAIN CALENDAR:
Phulpati: Saturday, October 08 (आश्विन २२, शनिवार)
Mahaasthami: Sunday, October 09 (आश्विन २३, आईतवार)
Mahanawami: Monday, October 10 (आश्विन २४, सोमवार)
Vijaya Dashami: Tuesday, October 11 (आश्विन २५, मंगलवार)
HAPPY VIJAYA DASHAMI 2016!
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rameshor Bhandari
Secretary
Dear valued community members:
We at Shree Pashupatinath Foundation, USA have initiated process to procure the murtis (images) of deities and install them in our property located at 10843 Kenney Street, Norwalk, CA 90650. We have been able to come to this stage because of your financial contribution, active involvement, and continued pledge and support. After collecting opinions from community members and pundits, we have decided to install the Shivalinga, images of Vishnu-Laxmi, Ram-Sita, Radha-Krishna, Durga, Saraswati, Ganesh, Hanuman, Nandi, Navagrahas and Buddha. Now, we are looking for sponsors to bring the murtis, which are being carved, to the temple. Therefore, we invite all our community members to sponsor a murti (or murtis) and grab this lifetime opportunity to be remembered forever. Your participation and involvement is very important to us.
Please see the attached flyer for details.
Thank you very much in advance for your valuable contribution.
Sincerely,
Rameshor Bhandari
Secretary
REVENUE
| SN | NAME | AMOUNT |
| 1 | Sunita Choudhary | $1,451.00 |
| 2 | Krishna Koirala | $251.00 |
| 3 | Veda Bhakta Joshi | $201.00 |
| 4 | Dilli/Gita Silwal | $151.00 |
| 5 | Akaraj/Neera Pandey | $111.00 |
| 6 | Bhakta Thapa | $101.00 |
| 7 | Rajesh Pandey | $101.00 |
| 8 | Sitaram + Brihat Kattel | $55.00 |
| 9 | Bimal Shrestha | $51.00 |
| 10 | Dipak Pathak | $51.00 |
| 11 | Jhamak Niraula | $51.00 |
| 12 | Shyam Joshi | $51.00 |
| 13 | Surendra Sapkota | $40.00 |
| 14 | Upendra Neupane | $40.00 |
| 15 | Nabin Pokharel | $32.00 |
| 16 | Balram Thapa | $31.00 |
| 17 | Ramji /Sushma Gautam | $31.00 |
| 18 | Bhola Nath Adhikari | $25.00 |
| 19 | Netra Mainali | $21.00 |
| 20 | Aakash Baral | $21.00 |
| 21 | Dilli Thapa | $21.00 |
| 22 | Hemraj Bhatta | $21.00 |
| 23 | Laxmi Ranabhat | $21.00 |
| 24 | Mukunda Dhungana | $21.00 |
| 25 | Nakul Shrestha | $21.00 |
| 26 | Prakashchandra Ghimire | $21.00 |
| 27 | Prem+Brinda Guragai | $21.00 |
| 28 | Bhupendra Thapa | $20.00 |
| 29 | Medani Prasad Mishra | $20.00 |
| 30 | Rameshor Bhandari | $20.00 |
| 31 | Rekh P Upreti | $20.00 |
| 32 | Devi Prasad Baskota | $17.00 |
| 33 | Naresh Pradhan | $15.00 |
| 34 | Don/Tulasa Karki | $15.00 |
| 35 | Radha Sapkota | $11.00 |
| 36 | Ramila Parajuli | $11.00 |
| 37 | Manita Basnet | $11.00 |
| 38 | Binod Kumar Bhetwal | $10.00 |
| 39 | Chandra Prasad Panta | $10.00 |
| 40 | Devi Mishra | $10.00 |
| 41 | Gauri Gurung | $10.00 |
| 42 | Indira Tripathi | $10.00 |
| 43 | Kalpana Bhandari | $10.00 |
| 44 | Sabitra Oli | $10.00 |
| 45 | Samikshya Karki | $10.00 |
| 46 | Sangita Lamsal Siwakoti | $10.00 |
| 47 | Sita Upreti | $10.00 |
| 48 | Sushila Pandey | $10.00 |
| 49 | Uma Karki Thapa | $10.00 |
| 50 | Collection at Mandap | $163.00 |
| TOTAL | $3,457.00 |
EXPENSES
| SN | DESCRIPTION | AMOUNT |
| 1 | Food-Prasad | $900.00 |
| Priest – 2 x $51 | $102.00 | |
| 2 | Puja accessories | $150.00 |
| 3 | Rent -Gayatri Temple | $251.00 |
| 4 | Tea | $150.00 |
| 5 | Trash Management | $50.00 |
| 6 | Water, plates, cups etc | $150.00 |
| Total Expenses | $1,753.00 |
MAHA JATRA AMERICA, SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
COLLECTION
| From Tickets | $25,395.00 |
| Sponsor | $47,751.00 |
| Total | $73,146.00 |
EXPENSES
| Details | Amount |
| Ticket Printing | $428.97 |
| Auditorium(Hall) Expenses | $3,206.00 |
| Food stand License | $88.00 |
| Insurance – event | $433.80 |
| Security | $670.00 |
| Stationery and Miscileneous | $588.38 |
| Artist expenses | $10,000.00 |
| Key of Goodwill Ambessdor(Printing) | $29.42 |
| Paypal Fee (Online ticket) | $65.98 |
| Total | $15,510.55 |
SPONSORS LIST(Updated: 02/16/2015)
(Amounts have been added to Pledge amount)
| NAME | AMOUNT | PAID | DUE |
| Bimal Guragai, Gyanu Guragain | $2,500.00 | $0.00 | $2,500.00 |
| Barga Bista | $1,000.00 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Khagendra G C | $1,000.00 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Uttam Adhikari | $1,000.00 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Dhruba Giri | $500.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 |
| Krishna Pokhrel | $500.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 |
| Rajesh Niroula | $500.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 |
| Surjit Singh | $500.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 |
| Gokul Poudyal | $500.00 | $400.00 | $100.00 |
| Reena Gauchan | $250.00 | $200.00 | $50.00 |
| Prem Guragain | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Dilli/Sarita Thapa | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Sunanda Thapa | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Karna Chand | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| A.J Dudheker | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Akaraj Pandey, Neera Pandey | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Amlesh Bajracharya | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Anil KC | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Anish Jung Rana | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Anjaneya Group INC | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Anup Rimal | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Arroyo Insurance | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Bhakta Thapa | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Bimala Dhakal, Bhim Dhakl, Saraswati Dhakal | $4,000.00 | $4,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Bindu Thapa | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Chandra Siwakoti | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Dil Bahadur Shrestha | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Dilli(Siddhartha) Silwal | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Don & Tulasa Karki | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Garish Sarin | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Gita Guragain/Shyam Joshi | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Govinda Shahi | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Gurpreet Singh | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Ishwari Bhattarai | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Jhamak Niraula, Prabha Niraula | $251.00 | $251.00 | $0.00 |
| Kedar Poudyal | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Keshar Bhandari | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Khem Kharel | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Kirit Meheta | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Mark A Carver | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Michael F. Scovel | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Mukunda & Nirja Dhungana | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Netra Mainali | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Niraj Bhattarai | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Nog Raj Pathak | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Prabhat Kunwar | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Rajan Babu Adhikari | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Rajan Dhungana | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Rajendra Siwakoti | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Rajesh L Shrestha | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Rajesh Pandey | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Ram Babu Pandey, Monika Pandey | $7,000.00 | $7,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Rameshor Bhandari | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Saroj, Indira & Samyam Pyakurel | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Shanti Ram Dhakal | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Shyam Lal Shrestha | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Sunita Chaudhary | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Suresh Bashyal | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Sushil Chaugai,Kanishka Chaugai | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Tara Gurung Black | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Tulasa Lamsal Koirala/Krishna Koirala | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Uma Karki Thapa | $500.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| Upendra Neupane | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Uttam Jung Thapa | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Veda Bhakta Joshi | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Vikrant Giri | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| TOTAL | $47,751.00 | $40,101.00 | $7,650.00 |
Buddha Jayanti 2014 Donors List
| Name | Amount | Paid | Due |
| Akaraj Pandey & Neera Pandey | $201.00 | $201.00 | $0.00 |
| Amlesh Bajracharya | $51.00 | $51.00 | $0.00 |
| Bal Ram Thapa & Sunanda Thapa | $51.00 | $51.00 | $0.00 |
| Bed Dawadi | $51.00 | $51.00 | $0.00 |
| Beena Sherchan | $51.00 | $51.00 | $0.00 |
| Bhakta & Nanu Thapa | $151.00 | $151.00 | $0.00 |
| Bhimal Shrestha & Pramila Shrestha | $101.00 | $101.00 | $0.00 |
| Binod K Bhetwal & Bimala Bhetwal | $20.00 | $20.00 | $0.00 |
| Buddhi Ghimire & Rama Ghimire | $20.00 | $20.00 | $0.00 |
| Deepak Pathak | $151.00 | $151.00 | $0.00 |
| Devi Charan Ghimire & Kalpana Ghimire | $21.00 | $21.00 | $0.00 |
| Dil Shrestha & Sarita Shrestha | $101.00 | $101.00 | $0.00 |
| Dilli Ram Thapa & Sarita Thapa | $51.00 | $51.00 | $0.00 |
| Gita Guragain & Shyam Joshi | $111.00 | $111.00 | $0.00 |
| Gokul Poudyal & Samjhana Poudyal | $101.00 | $101.00 | $0.00 |
| Krishna Koirala & Tulasa Koirala | $105.00 | $105.00 | $0.00 |
| Nakul Shrestha & Sapana Shrestha | $51.00 | $51.00 | $0.00 |
| Naresh Pradhan | $25.00 | $25.00 | $0.00 |
| Netra Mainali & Indu Mainaly | $101.00 | $101.00 | $0.00 |
| Prakash C. Ghimire | $20.00 | $20.00 | $0.00 |
| Prem & Brinda Guragain | $151.00 | $151.00 | $0.00 |
| Rajesh Pandey & Bhawani Pandey | $51.00 | $51.00 | $0.00 |
| Ram Babu Pandey & Monika Pandey | $200.00 | $200.00 | $0.00 |
| Rameshor Bhandari | $51.00 | $51.00 | $0.00 |
| Ramji Gautam & Sushma Pokhrel Gautam | $51.00 | $51.00 | $0.00 |
| Rishi Dhakal & Bimala Dhakal | $201.00 | $201.00 | $0.00 |
| Subash Dahal & Navinata Dahal | $51.00 | $51.00 | $0.00 |
| Sunita K Choudhary | $51.00 | $51.00 | $0.00 |
| Tara Black Gurung | $151.00 | $151.00 | $0.00 |
| Upendra Neupane & Sabitri Neupane | $51.00 | $51.00 | $0.00 |
| Veda Bhakta Joshi | $201.00 | $201.00 | $0.00 |
| Total | $2,745.00 | $2,745.00 | $0.00 |
Buddha Jayanti 2014 Expenses
| EXPENSES HEAD | AMOUNT | DESCRIPTION |
| Hall rent |
$1250.00 | Paid rent |
| Food | $650 | Dinner sponsored for Buddha Jayanti Purnima |
| Other | $373.82 | Bought supplies |
| Total | 2273.82 |
| Deusi-Bhailo 2014 | ||||||
| SN | Date | Details/Host | Deusi-Bhailo Cash/check | Pledged payment | Newly Pledged | Total |
| 1 | 10/17/2014 | Gopal/Manita Yogi/San Diago | $2,033.00 | $5,000.00 | – | $7,033.00 |
| 2 | 10/19/2014 | Samjhana Poudyal/Canoga Park | $1,000.00 | $700.00 | – | $1,700.00 |
| 3 | 10/20/2014 | Rajesh Niraula/Tustin | $1,500.00 | $500.00 | – | $2,000.00 |
| 4 | 10/21/2014 | Neera Pandey/Cerritos | $3,551.55 | $11,557.55 | – | $15,109.10 |
| 5 | 10/22/2014 | Bimala Dhakal/ Arcadia | $2,483.00 | $5,519.00 | – | $8,002.00 |
| 6 | 10/26/2014 | Pramila Shrestha/Cypress | $2,762.00 | $17,051.00 | $31,701.00 | $51,514.00 |
| 7 | Deepak Shimkhada | $101.00 | – | – | $101.00 | |
| 8 | Manakamana Sai Inc. | $50.00 | – | – | $50.00 | |
| Total | $13,480.55 | $40,327.55 | $31,701.00 | $85,509.10 | ||