BHARATMATA

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[aryayouthgroup] Save Temples:Grand Indian Dance Ballet and Music Extravaganza on Dec 14, 2 PM-don't miss

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BharatMata Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 6:16 AM
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Don't miss the Dec 14th Grand Professional Indian Ballet & Light Music Extravaganza by the Non-Profit Global Hindu Heritage Foundation! to help and protect Temples in India


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Global Hindu Heritage Foundation


Visit: www.SaveTemples.org


On Dec 14th, 2008 (Sunday) 2pm to 6pm

North Brunswick High School
98 Raider Lane, North Brunswick, NJ 08902
Directions at http://nbtschools.org/nbts/Directions


KUMARA SAMBHAVAM

KUCHIPUDI GRAND PROFESSIONAL BALLET
by Sri. PASUMRTHY SARAMA
Smt. Lakshmi Babu (Kuchipudi Dance Academy) & team


GANA SWARA LAHARI

Light Multilingual Grand Musical Extravaganza
by Smt Anita Krishna & team

Suggested Donations: $50, $25, $10 (Tax Deductible)
Click here to buy the tickets on our website
$12 at the venue. Free for kids under 8 years. Snacks are available.

There are as many as 2,07,000 temples in Karnataka & the total income of these temples amounts to 72 crores. Out of this, only a sum of 6 crores are being spent by the Government for their upkeep. On the other hand, the Govt. spend a phenomenal amount of Rs 50 crores for the madrassas & Rs 10 crores for the churches (from Govt. funds) In a period of 5 years 50,000 temples will be closed for the want of funds. --Sri Sri Ravishankar

Temples in India are under Government control. Only 18% of revenue generated is said to be given back for temple purposes, while remaining 82% is used for other purposes by Govt. at their discretion, by massive sale of temple lands, demolitions, lootings, encroachments occurring all over AP, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, etc. As a community it is our duty to protect temples to save our religion, culture, arts and traditions.

What are the funds used for?

Funds are used for awareness campaigns and legal expenses. Several illegal sales of temple lands were challenged in High Court and put on hold. Kamal Kumar Swami of GHHF walked 3500 Kms (padayatra) visiting temples in hundreds of villages bringing awareness to more than a million people. It culminated at Tirupathi in Jan 2008 attended by 12,000 and was covered extensively in the media. Currently he is on 2nd padayatra for 5000 Kms bringing awareness to 10 million, culminating at Tirupathi on Feb 16, 2009. Prominent saints such as Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Swami Dayananda Saraswati along with more than 50,000 people are expected to attend at Tirupathi. Future action plan is to challenge this discriminatory law in Supreme Court.



Contact: SaveTemples@gmail.com, Satya Nemana (732) 762-7104, Sunanda Thali(732) 252-6792, Vasant (732) 319-8155, Damu Gedala (856) 577-7112, Murthy (732) 277-7606, Rajyalakshmi Shaha (609) 936-0263, Velagapudi Prakasarao (601) 918-7111


You can also mail your donation cheques payable to GHHF to
GHHF, 548 Silverstone Drive, Madison, MS 39110. Ph:(601)918-7111




Visit www.SaveTemples.org for details. Your donations are tax-exempted.
A Non-Profit organization with EIN 41-2258630 under Section 501c.