2018 HTS Balvihar Dussera

3/23/2019

Namaste,

28th October Sunday is our Dussera Celebration day, we will not be having classes. This festival is also known as Vijaya Dashami. It is a very important day marked all around the world by people of Indian Origin to celebrate the Victory of Good over Evil. It is the end of Navaratri and dedicated to Durga Ma's pooja as well as recreating the time tested lesson of how the mighty and wrong fall everytime to the values of

ethics and honor. Let us get together tomorrow and make it a great event for our kids. Timeline :

9:45 am - 10 : 00 : Mantra
10 - 10:15 : Aarti
10:30 - 11 : R1 & R4 Arts with Chinna Uncle in Ganga room, R3 will do games in basement, R2 - games in Krishna and Yamuna rooms.

11-11:30 : R2 & R3 - Arts in Ganga room, R4 games in basement, R1 - Games in Yamuna & Krishna rooms.

11:35 : Assemble in Temple hall for Satsangh with Soham Uncle.
11:45 : Line up for lunch boxes and head out for Ravan Dahan.

Please follow the following instructions so that we can all enjoy the festivities :

Dress in traditional comfortable clothes if possible.

Park closer to the temple and away from the far left of the parking lot.

Ravan effigy will be lit on fire so we do not want any embers near any cars.

Please make sure that kids are responsible around the Ravan effigy.

Only Balvihar kids get the lunch for free, rest of the kids and adults can purchase it for $2.50 / box.

All Dussera families should arrive early to help set and clean up after the Ravan Dahan.

We thank you all for the enthusiasm, efforts and inspiration you provide to make our HTS Balvihar festivals a success! Thank you.