Register for 2022-23 BalVihar!

6/17/2022

Register on June 17th for a 10% discount!

In order to pay the fees, please make sure to go to HTS website https://www.hindutemple-lehighvalley.org/ and click on the donation Orange tab, make the payments with the correct amount. Pick Balvihar option in the drop down list. This is important : Once you make the payment, you will receive an email from Hindu Temple Society, Please take a screen shot of your payment and send it to HTSBalvihar@gmail.com so that we can process it.

Aug 20th Sunday is the last day to register without incurring a late fee.
A late registration fee of $50 is applied for registrations from Aug 21st onwards. All registrations after September 3rd will pay late registration fee of $100.

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HTS BalVihar Registration Day 2022-23

6/17/2022

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Shri Ganeshaya Namaha

Namaste,

HTS Balvihar Registration 2022-2023 June 17th Friday.

Where: HTS 4200 Airport Road Allentown.
What to bring: Check book / Online Payment.
When : Friday, June 17th 2021 6 - 8 pm.

What's new? :
For those who register and pay on June 17th, there will be a 10% discount.
Classes will be in-person the entire year, from September 2022 to May 2023.
Upon registration and payment of minimum $150, we have options for installments, $300 in August and the remainder in September.

Fee structure :

$150 HTS membership fees for the year of 2022.

$150 First Child Fees

$100 per sibling

$25 Prasad
$20 Festival Celebration contribution.

FAQs :
Can I register online?
Yes. Our Google form will be available on Balvihar website, HTS Balvihar Facebook, HTS Website and emailed to all current Balvihar families on June 17th at 6 PM EST.
US EST June 18th onwards, the 10% discount will not be applied.

How do I pay online?
In order to pay the fees, please make sure to go to HTS websitehttps://www.hindutemple-lehighvalley.org/ and click on the donation Orange tab, make the payments with the correct amount. Pick Balvihar option in the drop down list. This is important : Once you make the payment, you will receive an email from Hindu Temple Society, Please take a screen shot of your payment and send it to HTSBalvihar@gmail.com so that we can process it.

What is the Balvihar Calendar for 2022-2023 looking like?
Please visit www.balviharallentown.org for more information.

What is the last day to register?
Aug 20th Sunday is the last day to register without incurring a late fee.
A late registration fee of $50 is applied for registrations from Aug 21st onwards. All registrations after September 3rd will pay late registration fee of $100.

I have more questions, whom may I address them to?
You should visit us at HTS on Friday, June 17th between 6 - 8 pm to meet the volunteers who can help you or email htsbalvihar@gmail.com.

Orientation Day :
HTS Balvihar will conduct an open house on September 9th at 6:30 pm at Hindu Temple Society for all families. Classes start on September 11th 2022 at 9:45 am.

You are welcome to spread the message to all your friends who might be interested to join HTS Balvihar. Thank you for your continued support in making our Dharma traditions strong! Namaste.

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In Person Balvihar!

5/22/2022

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Namaste,

We are so excited for our in person class at HTS Balvihar after a gap of 2 years! Back in January of 2020 we had no idea that it would take this long to meet again but we are lucky that we went virtual much before other school districts and were able to protect our children and families.

We are pleased that our transition to virtual classes up until now was smooth and we added more classes than a regular year would have allowed us. We owe it all to our Teachers. Without their volunteering, their dedication we would have not been where we are. Our Teachers went above and beyond in the last 2 and half years to not only give time to all students but also to make sure that every student was looked after well.

In order to make sure that our 22nd May class goes smoothly here is the timeline :

9:30 am - Mantra, Aarti.
10:10 am - Language class.
11:00 am - Religion Class
12:00 - Satsangh.
12:30 - Parent Teacher End of the Year Assessment

Things to remember :
Mask is Mandatory. Arrive by 9:15 am.
Other students get disturbed during Mantra session when we walk in midsession.
Put shoes properly in the cubby.
Have your Prarthna book ready.

We will help your child get from Temple Hall to Language class.
Religion 1 : Ganga room.
Religion 2: Krishna room.
Religion 3: Yamuna room.
Religion 4 & 5 Basement.

Satsangh :
We are excited to highlight a Hindu Student from Maryland who got accepted into the Air Force Academy. Vinay Kumar from Atholton High School will share his views about his choice of serving in the military.
Parent Teacher Session : Every year we have two sessions to interact with families so that we can answer any questions and improve our performance. Please join this meeting to ask questions and share your views with us. The more you know now, less hassle on teachers and other volunteers.

Balvihar Cafe:
Balvihar Cafe will start service noon onwards. Please do not go downstairs for lunch before Satsangh. Which is 12:30 pm. Menu : Idli, Dosa, Vada, Sambhar and Chutney.

Transition of Balvihar Leadership :

This is a great chance for you to thank your teachers with a kind note or a stem of flower! This is also when we transition to a new leadership of Shri. Venkat Veerisetty! Please show our incoming Director and Assistant Director Smt. Priya Chaturvedi the same love, support and kindness that you showed us.
This year we are gifting each student and Teacher a Balvihar T-shirt. We will distribute it to all students of 2021-22 registered year on our Registration day June 17th Friday evening at the temple.
Please make sure you tell your friends about HTS Balvihar.

Looking forward to your cooperation for our last class of 2021-2022 Academic year with meeting you all! Thank you.

Pratibha Roochir Purani - Purvi Bhojani.
2016-2022.

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May 15th HTS Balvihar Class

5/15/2022

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Namaste,

We are at the final juncture of our HTS Balvihar 2021-2022 year! Please join us for our virtual session tomorrow May 15th Sunday. We will not have Satsangh so that Balvihar students may use the time to prepare for finals.

Balvihar May 22nd In Person Class :

Next Sunday, May 22nd - we will attend Balvihar in Person, starting at 9:30 am. We request all students to bring their Prarthna Book. After Aarti, we will move to our Language Class until 11 am. Students will move on to Religion class and then meet in Temple Hall for Satsangh.

We encourage use of masks when inside the temple as we have rising cases of Covid virus is in the valley. In order to keep everyone safe, we want families that have symptoms or are recovering from it to kindly stay at home for the safety of little kids and family members who are immunocompromised.

If your teachers for language and religion have scheduled virtual tests for Finals on other days, please check with them so that your child attends it. In case of the Finals scheduled on May 22nd, then it will be held at the Mandir.
We request all children of Balvihar to attend so that you meet your friends, teachers and share one group picture of all of us!
This class is our attempt to get all Balvihar students to experience in person sessions after 2 and half years and to start getting used to the real Balvihar experience. We will gather this as an opportunity to make things better in Sept 2022. Please help us with your support and patience to make things go well.

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HTS Balvihar Holi Celebration 2022

3/29/2022

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Namaste,

Sunday April 3rd is HTS Balvihar Holi celebrations. Here is our timeline :

10 am Mantra, Aarti
10:30 am Craft

Satsangh
11:00 am Food and color pick up.
11:15 am Color play. Picture time!

Important Announcements :

Please RSVP at: http://evite.me/Xqqxqqk3jT
Balvihar Parents kindly arrive at temple early to help with your volunteering.
Please park all the way in the back so that our kids have space to play Holi.
Please drive very slow when you come to pick them up.
Do not take the kids in temple bathroom to clean up holi colors.

HTS is in process of creating a community directory, if you do not wish to be registered in this or wish to omit certain information from it, please email us at HTSbalvihar@gmail.com.

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HTS Balvihar 2022 March 20th

3/20/2022

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Namaste,

Few years ago Balvihar meant every month we would wake up early and drive to Mandir on two Sunday mornings. We would arrive wide eyed and busy tails and settle in the temple! Recite mantras and connect to Bhagwan. Then we would go to the classrooms for our language class, 45 minutes later to our Religion class and then come back again to temple hall to do Aarti at noon.
As our Satsangh began, kids tummies would rumble with the fragrance of Dosa, Idli, Vada from the basement. We would hand you a fruit prasad after Aarti and then a snack as you wore your shoes. You would either go down to place an order of Dosa with Anu auntie and Raj uncle or rush to your next sports activity!

We are hoping to bring back those days before this academic year is over. Which means that we should first try and have the Balvihar Holi festival back in person. While we are figuring out how to make things happen, let us meet online for our next Balvihar class tomorrow!

Satsangh :
Please join us for a brief Satsangh to discuss Holi celebration in person for Apr 3. Tomorrow is a beautiful Vasant (spring) day! We want all of you to take precautions for allergy season and go have lots of fun!

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HTS Balvihar Class Sunday March 6 2022

3/6/2022

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Namaste,

We are stepping out of Winter Blues into Warmer Climate - Hopefully! Let us join our Balvihar classes and sharpen the Language and Religion lessons! A disciplined structure like Balvihar creates purpose for students and teachers. It puts us on a path towards service and gratitude.

Satsangh :
We celebrated Maha Shivratri a few days ago and in order for all our Balvihar students to learn about the full power of this important festival, our Senior Anirudh from Religion 5 class will do a presentation on this topic. Please join us at noon to learn more!

Did you know that students who sincerely attend Sunday School grow into empathetic citizens of the world! Support your Balvihar with your love, attendance and appreciation so that you may get the best out of it.

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Jan 23 2022

1/23/2022

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Namaste,

Yoga is a small branch of a gigantic tree called Veda. Unlike popular belief, they are not just exercises that you balance with breathing to give you the best ability to use your body. Yoga as an exercise, is just one part of how it can help us. It was given to us by our ancestors through Rig Veda.

When we try to understand our own culture, Unfortunately we depend on an English explanation by a non Vedic source. This is why it is important to learn our native language, immerse in our culture. So that we can be the spokesperson for our own heritage and values.

We will start our Morning assembly with Mantra and Aarti followed by our Language and Religion classes and conclude our Balvihar class with a Satsangh presentation by students Aneesh and Kaustubh Kashalkar regarding Suryanamaskar.

Satsangh :
This is our 8th consecutive year of encouraging Balvihar students to learn Suryanamaskar so that they may start their days with a 12 step exercise that requires simple body movements and takes less than 1 minute per Suryanamaskar. If our Balvihar families make a habit of doing these exercises before breakfast facing the Sun rise, this might be the only exercise they would ever need!

Let us join together in health and optimism! Aadityaya Namo Namaha!

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HNY2022 HTS Balvihar

1/7/2022

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Namaste,

Happy New Year! We pray to Lord Shri Ganesha that we have a blessed, safe and auspicious year ahead. Our First Class of HTS Balvihar will continue online to keep with the community safety measures. Last night was the perfect powdery snow fall! Inviting us all for a creative snowman or Snowgirl!

Satsangh :
This Sunday at noon, we invite all Balvihar Families to join Satsangh for any questions and concerns you may have. We will do our best to answer them. This is our second such Satsangh for 2021-22 academic year to give you a platform to discuss Balvihar related queries.

We invite students to share what they know about Sankranti and how they celebrate it in their homes. We look forward to hear from all of you! Join our HTS Balvihar WhatsApp group by requesting a link from your religion or language teacher for any quick questions you may have regarding HTS Balvihar.

Meanwhile, Salt gargle, staying hydrated and thinking happy thoughts will help you in keeping your immunity strong! Happy Snow season!

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Midterms HTS Balvihar Dec 19 2021

12/19/2021

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Namaste,

Its twinkly and beautiful out there! We are winding down our 2021 with a grateful note. Hope all the students are eager to appear for their Midterm tests so that you can figure out where you are at this mid year point of Balvihar. You can use the holidays to sharpen your understanding while you also have a great time with your family and friends!

Join us tomorrow morning as we offer our prayers to Bhagwan and ask for good luck and sharp minds!

Satsangh :
We are blessed to have the support from all of the Balvihar Teachers, Families and our wonderful loving students! With these sentiments, please join us in dropping off toys for our 11th Diwali to Christmas Toy Drive!

Can you believe it, we are in our 11th year of doing this act of Seva! It is truly an honor to see the generosity of our kids for the kids of Lehigh Valley Hospital every year. We are proud to realize that our Balvihar students will grow up with these memories as a part of their childhood.

Time : 1:25 - 2:00 pm
Where : LVH Cedar Crest Reilly Children's Wing Entrance.
When : Dec 19 Sunday
Why : Diwali to Christmas Toy Drive
What : Giftwrapped Toys. Stick a post it - Gender & Age group for the recipient.

Thank you. See you There! Have a wonderful Winter Break!

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