Maharudram Event at Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago

Chicago IL: The Maharudram Committee of The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, IL organized the grand inauguration ceremony of the prelude series titled “Rudra: Who Really is He?” on Saturday Jan 31, 2015. The function was attended by over 700 people and the Sama Rathi Auditorium in the Temple was fully packed. The overflow crowd watched the program live on an overhead display in the Gupta Hall at the Temple. This is the prelude program to the main event “Maharudram and Navachandi Mahayagnam” coming up later this year in June. The prelude is comprised of a series of enlightening discourses and cultural presentations bringing out the spiritual symbolism of Mahayagnas and their contribution to universal peace, welfare and prosperity. The program started sharply at 5:45 PM with a prayer to Lord Ganesha by Sri Vengatesa Sivachariyar, distinguished priest of the temple. Revered Swamiji Ishatmananda, senior monk of Sri Ramakrishna order and Minister In-charge, Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago, and the Honorable Consul General of India, Dr. Ausuf Sayeed, were welcomed to the stage and honored with garlands by Sri Lakshman Agadi, Chairman of Maharudram committee and Sri Bhima Reddy, President of HTGC. The keynote speaker of the evening, Swamiji […]
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