HH Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji in Metro Detroit

HH Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji will be in the Metro Detroit area on June 16th and June 17th.

June 16th:

at Bharatiya Temple, 6850 Adams Road, Troy, MI 48098.

The event starts at 6.00pm

The Program:
1. Essence of Srimad Bhagavad Githa in English (Geetartha Sangraha)
2. Sri Krishna Puja
3. Maha Prasad

June 17th:

at Dr. Krishna Prasad & Vimala Yarlagadda, 609 Weybridge Drive, Bloomfield Hills, MI

The event starts at 8.00AM

The Program:
Theertha Ghosti

For more details on Swamiji's US visit click here or contact Narsraj at (248-924-4367) or email JETMichigan@gmail.com

Religious classes for Youth in the Indian Community

There are classes where Youth in our Michigan Indian community can learn about Indian culture, Indian epics Mahabharat, Ramayan. The children also participate in local community activities

Bal Vihar (Chinmaya Mission, Ann Arbor).
Bala Vihar Classes are held in six locations: Ann Arbor, Canton, Novi, Troy, Toledo, and West Bloomfield. CMAA has over 80 trained teachers. These classes cost can cost you approximately $450 year.
Visit Chinmaya Mission website for more details.

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Then there is Balagokulam where the expenses are covered by "GuruDakshina". The cost at Canton Balagokulam is $60.00 per year/per family.

Here are the Balagokulam Locations in Michigan. More details can be found at the Balagokulam's Michigan Chapter website.

Canton Balagokulam
Frequency: Every Sunday
Time: 3:15pm - 4:45pm
Location: East West Martial Arts 7950 N. Lilley Rd, Suite B112, Canton, MI 48187
Directions: On Lilley Rd between Joy and Warren. It is inside the small complex (Lilley Industrial Complex) on the right side if coming from Warren .

Activity
3:15 - 3:45 pm Games & Yoga
3:45 -4:15 pm Stories & Bhajans
4:15 - 4:40 pm Presentation/Workshop/Quiz
4:40 - 4:45 pm Prarthana

Troy Balagokulam
Frequency: Weekly
Day & Time: Every Saturday, 2:15 PM to 3:45 PM
Location: Troy Community Center (3179 Livernois Troy, MI 48083)
Contact Info: Ph. 973-860-2HSS (2477) ; karyavah@hssus.org

Novi Balagokulam
Frequency: Bi-weekly
Day & Time: Alternate Saturday, 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: In church at 11 mile & Taft rd, Novi, MI
Contact Info: Ph. 973-860-2HSS (2477) ; karyavah@hssus.org

Midland Balagokulam
Frequency: Bi-weekly
Day & Time: Every Sunday, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM from Memorial Day to Laborday
Alternate Saturday from 3 PM to 4:30 PM during summer months
Location: Midland Public Library
Contact Info: Ph. 973-860-2HSS (2477) ; karyavah@hssus.org

Bharatiya Temple in Troy, MI to double its size

Detroit News is reporting (story by reporter Catherine Jun) that

A $9 million expansion of the temple on North Adams and South Boulevard is finally scheduled to begin within a week, with final building permits in hand that will allow excavation and foundation work on 17 acres.

The project has been in the works for nearly a decade. By the end of 2009, builders will erect a 60,000-square-foot structure, with a grand rotunda, a sky-lit worship hall and three shikharas, similar to steeples, pointing to the sky.

The new structure will fuse architectural styles of northern and southern India, in keeping with the temple's inclusive approach to worship, rather than focusing on one region's religious traditions.