Posted by abhimanyu on February 1, 2009
On the concluding day of Surya Namaskar Yagna, February 1, 2009, our Abhimanyu Shakha organized a conclusion ceremony at the Schaumburg Library. Despite Sunday being the day of the super bowl, about 40 people attended this program.The program started off with a power point presentation on the Surya Namaskar Yagna by Prakash ji Saunshi. We learned many new things including the names of each posture of Surya Namaskar. This was followed by a video documentary on Surya Namaskar. Shrish ji demonstrated all ten postures of Surya Namaskar. Soon after, everyone performed two sets (26 total) of Surya Namaskars while Sauruv and Neeti recited the shlokhas.
This program provided a great insight into Surya Namaskar Yagna, and inspired everyone to bring Surya Namaskar into their daily routines.
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Posted by abhimanyu on January 12, 2009
Today (January 12th) is the 12th Anniverasry of Abhimanyu Shakha. We are so proud of all who helped in building and sustaining this Shakha in Schaumburg area for the last 12 years.
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Posted by abhimanyu on January 3, 2009
Abhimanyu Shakha organized a great outing to Winter Wonderfest at Navy Pier on Jan 3rd. 10 families from our Shakha participated in this outing and thoroughly enjoyed and geled togather.
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Winter Wonderfest
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Posted by abhimanyu on December 26, 2008
Abhimanyu Shakha participated in a Clothing drive for providing immediate relief to Bhutanese Refugee families in Chicago area. Members and friends of our Shakha were able to bring Clothing at a short notice and were also able to deliver them to these families very quickly.
We would like to thank all those who contributed to this Clothing drive. Special thanks to Hari Om Mandir members for contributing to this Clothing drive.
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Posted by abhimanyu on December 21, 2008
It’s difficult to imagine what all shapes a simple sheet of paper can take if we put our creativity to work. A 10 year old Bala , Karthik, took up the Origami Paper Art Baudhik at our Abhimanyu Shakha in Schaumburg today. It was amazing to see how easily everyone was able to follow his steps to fold a sheet of paper and turn it into a Box. A big OM to Karthik !
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Art of Origami
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Posted by abhimanyu on December 7, 2008
One of the sanskar we get in shakha is sense of giving. Throughout the year, we offer our time and talent (tan and man) towards shakha. Once a year, we have this sacred occasion of Guru Dakshina Utsav to offer monetary contribution in addition to our involvement in shakha work. This Guru Dakshina Utsav was held at Abhimanyu Shakha on Dec 7th. 56 Swayamsevak and katyakartas attended this Utsav and offered their samarpan to our Guru which is Dhwaja. Several swayamsevak sent in their contribution even if they were not able to attend this Utsav.
Distinguish guest Vakta for this event, Jayaram ji, delivered an appropriate Baudhik on the importance of Guru and Shishya relationship. Kids sang several Sangha geet while everyone offered their samarpan one by one. Many swayamsevak offered their involvement with our shakha work as part of their samarpan. A great amount of money was collected as part of Dakshina. Couple of karyakartas brought sweets and pies to distribute to all attendees. In all it was a great success.
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Posted by abhimanyu on November 8, 2008
What could have been better way of celebrating Diwali than sharing the joy of this Hindu festival of Lights with the less privileged people of our local community. So Abhimanyu Shakha in Chicago Vibhag conducted a Diwali Food Drive and collected several bag full of non-perishable food items and essential toiletries. Several local Food pantries in surrounding communities were contacted and one of them housed inside a Church in Elk Grove Village was very excited to be the beneficiary of this Food Drive.
Nancy from this Food Pantry welcomed kids and parents from our Shakha who came to deliver the items. She was very appreciative of people from Hindu faith coming into a Church to deliver Food items. She conducted an informative discussion on how this Food Pantry was established 20 years ago with just $700 and how exactly it has been functioning with the help of local community. She also talked about her experiences of visiting several Hindu temples. Kids and parents were given a tour of the Food Pantry and they got to learn how it is organized. From beginning to end, it was a great and fulfilling experience for all of us in Abhimanyu Shakha.
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Posted by abhimanyu on October 19, 2008
In preparation of Diwali celebration, Moms and Sevikas from Abhimanyu Shakha organized Toran Making Activity for kids. They planned for this activity in advance by collecting and preparing the required material.
Kids enjoyed making Toran using flowers made out of wool. They also learned that Toran is a traditional way of welcoming God and Goddess to one’s home especially during Hindu festival of Diwali.
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Toran Making
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Posted by abhimanyu on September 14, 2008
Ganesha is the generous god of wisdom and Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated to worship Lord Ganesha. It’s one of the most colorful public festivals. It was started by Shivaji, the great Maratha ruler, to promote culture and nationalism, the festival was revived by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak to spread the message of freedom struggle and to defy the British who had banned public assemblies. The festival gave the Indians a feeling of unity and revived their patriotic spirit and faith.
To continue this tradition, Abhimanyu Shakha organized Ganesh Puja by kids during our Shakha on Sunday Sep 14th. Around 30 kids and 30 adults assembled to perform Ganesh Puja. Most of these kids had made the Ganesh Murti on previous Sunday at our Shakha. All of them decorated and colored these Murtis for this Puja. They came prepared with Puja samagree and traditional Indian attire to join in the festivity.
Yogesh ji and Satish ji conducted Ganesh puja as laid out in the Ganesh Puja Vidhi Booklet. Kids followed the Puja steps very keenly and performed it with utter devotion. Meaning of each Shloka was explained which helped kids as well as parents. Puja was followed with Prasadam. It was a great experience for all at Abhimanyu Shakha.
After the Puja, Ganesh Murti can be placed in the kid’s room as Ganesha is a symbol of knowledge and wisdom or you can perform the Visarjan by dipping the Murti in water and then bury it in your garden.
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Ganesh Puja 2008
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Posted by abhimanyu on September 7, 2008
Abhimanyu Shakha organized Ganesh Murti Making by kids on this Sunday Sep 7th. 34 kids and 26 adults participated in this activity. Many new families turned up for this event. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed this activity and learned a completely new skill. Many Sevikas from our Shakha practiced Ganesh Murti making based on a wonderful Video provided by Naperville Shakha. All participants were excited about participating in the upcoming Ganesh Puja by kids next Sunday Sep 14th.
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Ganesh Murti Making
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