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Bharatiya
Temple, Inc, Montgomeryville, PA
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Bharatiya Temple, Inc.
P.O.Box 463, Montgomeryville, PA 18936 Ph: 215-997-1181 Email : 1. info@b-temple.org 2. shivling1@gmail.com |
Bharatiya Temple and Bharatiya Cultural
Center is built on a pretty wooded lot of a little over six acres. The
expansive structure is a two-story building with each floor of 8500 square feet
of constructed area. The lower floor offers facility for a cultural center for
the community where children can learn languages and their culture. The
cultural center includes a kitchen facility, several classrooms for conducting
classes on Indian languages, religion and spirituality, Yoga, music and dance
classes are also offered. The facility has a large auditorium with a stage for
weddings, cultural programs and other celebrations. The upper floor is the
Temple area that serves the needs of the community for their religious
purposes. This is a multi-deity temple, which has main deity of
Lakshmi-Narayana. In addition, other deities include Lord Venkateshwara
(Balaji), Sri Ram-Sita Pariwar, Sri Radha-Krishna, Sri Shiva-Parvathi, Sri
Durga Mata, Lord Ganesha, Sri Hanuman, Nava-Graha and Sri-Mahavir Swami.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
Weekdays
9:00 am-12:00 pm and 5 pm-9:00 pm
Arati - 12pm and 7pm
9:00 am-12:00 pm and 5 pm-9:00 pm
Arati - 12pm and 7pm
Weekends
9:00 am-9:00 pm
Arati - 12pm and 7pm
9:00 am-9:00 pm
Arati - 12pm and 7pm
About Bharatiya Temple
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Bharatiya Temple is built on very pretty
wooded lot of a little over six acres. The expansive structure is a two-story
building with each floor of 8500 square feet of constructed area. The lower
floor offers facility for a cultural center for the community where children
of the area can learn languages and their culture. Additional features of the
Temple complex include a library, kitchen facility, several classrooms for
conducting classes on Indian languages, religion and spirituality, Yoga,
music and dance etc. The facility also
has a large auditorium for weddings, cultural programs and other
celebrations. The upper floor is the Temple area that serves the needs of the
community for their religious purposes. This is a multi-deity temple, which
has main deity of Lakshmi-Narayana. In addition, other deities include Lord
Venkateshwara (Balaji), Sri Ram-Sita Pariwar, Sri Radha-Krishna, Sri
Shiva-Parvathi, Sri Durga Mata, Lord Ganesha, Sri Hanuman, Nava-Graha and
Sri-Mahavir Swami.
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History
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From Concept to Reality
During late 1980’s and early 1990’s, community leaders and various groups in this area had several meetings to discuss the creation of a place to promote our religious and cultural heritage. In January 1992, a formal meeting was held at J. Henry Specht School in Kulpsville to gather ideas for constructing "a place of our own that we all can be proud of ".
In April 1998, Mr. Nand Todi formed a non-profit
organization under the name Bharatiya Temple Inc. for the specific purpose of
constructing a temple in this area. The Bharatiya Temple Inc (BTI) was
granted federal tax-exempt status in January 1999. With word of BTI
spreading, individuals with similar interests in strengthening the community
through the creation of a cultural and religious center joined BTI and the
core group finalized on a project, which included both temple and a cultural
center.
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Deities:
Laxmi Narayana Sri Ganesha Sri Mahavir Swami Sri Venkateshwara Sri Radhakrishna Sri Ramparivar Sri Shivparivar Sri Hanuman Sri Durga
Temple Etiquette
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The Prayer Hall is a place for worship and
ritual. Should you want to chat with your friends, kindly go downstairs or
outside. Please be sensitive to those around you wishing to pray quietly.
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Please keep your children from running around and
playing inside the building. It is understandable that children cannot sit
quietly for a long period of time. When they get restless, parents should
take turns to take them outside. This way at least one parent can benefit
from the ritual while the other is supervising the children. The same is true
during performances at the cultural hall. It is very distracting to the
performers and the audience to see young children running around in front of
the stage or on the side of the auditorium. Also, children must not ride the elevator
up and down or play with the water fountains.
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Inside the building, cell phones/beepers must be
on vibratory mode. If you receive a call, please go outside the temple or
cultural hall.
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Shoe racks are provided on both floors, please
use them. Do not place shoes near doors or elevator.
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Chewing gum, eating and drinking is strictly
prohibited in the temple hall. You may eat dry food Prasad given to you by
the priest (this includes: almonds, raisons, cashews, etc). Any other type of
Prasad (fruits, ladoo, sweets, etc) is to be eaten outside the hall or taken
home.
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Please keep the premises clean. If you see trash
anywhere, please pick it up – even if it is not yours.
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Restrooms: The more we keep this area clean the
better for everyone as we all would like to use clean restrooms. Please flush
and wipe the toilet. Also, wipe the sinks area after use.
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Bharatiya Temple and Bharatiya Cultural Center
offers these suggestions in the hope of making the experience of worship and
learning in our facility as comfortable and meaningful as possible.
We thank our devotees for their cooperation and
understanding
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Our Priests
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Current Priests:
Kasiram Ramakrishna, Head Priest, Pt. Vishnu Parshad Vassyal, Vaishnav Priest Srinivasan Aravamudan, Shree Jayeshbhai Pandya |
Regular Puja / Programs at the Temple
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Please see the monthly calendar and
upcoming events section for other programs.
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Bharatiya Temple Hall &
Multipurpose Room Rental Charges
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to view or
download the Bharatiya Temple Hall & Multipurpose Room Rental Charges
form.
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If you have any questions or want to
make reservations, Please contact Sri Sagaram at 215-699-6367 or send e-mail
to sagaram@verizon.net.
1. You applicant agrees to forfeit the entire deposit if you fail to vacate the premises after 3:01pm (if rental for the morning) or after 11:01pm (If renting for the evening) and or fail to clean the kitchen or the hall. 2. Please read the rules and regulations on the rental hall agreement and make sure you and your guests comply. You can access the rules from the website: Facility rental rules. 3. Please do not have any of your private function upstairs in the Temple Hall. The temple hall is not for private parties. Also, do not serve any Prasad or food in the upstairs temple area. 4. Left over food or Prasad is not be left in the kitchen refrigerator. Please either take it home or discard it. This applies to any food even if you have not used it at all or how fresh it is, etc. 5. There is a janitorial closet located next to the shoe rack. You can use the brooms and mops to clean-up after your event. 6. Please remember to bring all consumable items for your events such as trash bags, paper products, etc. All the products in the kitchen area belong to the temple and are not included in your rental fee. 7. After you have finished cleaning, please take the trash to the trash dumpster and put the trash inside the dumpster. The trash people will not take it if you leave it outside the dumpster. 8. Please manage the kids so they do not run around on the stage or upstairs in the temple hall. 9. Please fold all the tables and put them in one corner of the hall. Fold all the folding chairs and put them on the chair rack (4 chairs per two hooks). The pink and blue chairs should be stacked 3-4 high and put in one corner.
Items Needed for Puja at North
Indian Devotees Home
HALDI POWDER 1 CUP
ROLI (KUMKUM POWDER) 1 CUP
CHANDAN POWDER 1 CUP
MOLI (RED THREAD) 1 ROLL
MACHIS (MATCH BOX) 1 BOX
LAUNG CLOVES 21
ILAICHI CARDAMOM 21
HAVAN SAMAGRI 1 BOX (IF HAVAN)
SUPARI BETELNUTS 11
KAFOOR CAMPHOR 1 BOX
PAN BETEL LEAVES 11
AGARBATI INCENSE STICKS 1 PACKET
CHAWAL RICE 2 LB
RUII (COTTON)
PANCHMEWA 5 TYPES OF DRY FRUITS 1CUP
PANCHAMRIT (GHEE,HONEY,MILK,YOGURT,SUGAR)
MIXED 1 CUP
PHOOL FLOWERS – PREFERABLY ROSE PETALS 1
BAG OR 1 BUNCH
PHAL FRUITS – 5 TYPES EACH MINIMUM 5 AND
BANANA-12
MITHAI SWEETS (ANY) HOME MADE
KALASH 1
NARIYAL COCONUT REGULAR 2
SUKKA NARIYAL DRY COCONUT 1 (IF HAVAN)
COINS QUARTERS 1 ROLL
VASTRA (RED CLOTH) 1
GHEE 1 LB
ALUMINUM FOIL PAPER & TRAY 1 ROLL
& 2 MEDIUM
PRASAD
HALWA ( IF SATYANARAYAN PUJA )
Other Puja Materials from
Home:
Ganesh,
Lakshmi, Vishnu murthi, Bal Gopal, Durga Mataji Picture
Deep ( Lamp )
Small Trays 2, Big Trays 2, Small Cups 7,
steel glass 2, Spoon small 2, big 2
Blankets 2
(For Seating purposes)
Items Needed for Puja at South
Indian Devotees Home
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Contact us:
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Directions To The Bharatiya Temple
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To get the driving direction to the
temple, please enter starting address under the section "From
Address" below,
Even though the Bharatiya Temple and Cultural Center is located on 1612 County Line Rd, Montgomeryville, PA 18936, directions in yahoo and mapquest don’t come up unless you change the name of the city.
For Mapquest or Yahoo, use this address: 1612 County Line Rd, Chalfont, PA 18914-1201.
Even though the Bharatiya Temple and Cultural Center is located on 1612 County Line Rd, Montgomeryville, PA 18936, directions in yahoo and mapquest don’t come up unless you change the name of the city.
For Mapquest or Yahoo, use this address: 1612 County Line Rd, Chalfont, PA 18914-1201.
Om
Tat Sat
(Continued...)
(My
humble salutations to the great devotees
, wikisources and Pilgrimage tourist guide for the
collection )
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