With great pride and immense happiness HATCC, Sri Guruvaayoorappan Temple (Sri Krishnaji Mandir) is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Indo American Community Fair on Aug 23 and Aug 24, 2014 from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm at our Sprawling temple premises in Morganville, NJ said Dr. S. Yegnasubramanian, Chairman of HATCC. He also emphasized that this fair is one of the Flagship events of the temple and is open for the entire community to visit with families and enjoy various activities.
The Fair has become an institution in Marlboro for Indian Art and Culture. Like in the previous year, this year also we are expecting large number of devotees to visit and enjoy the fair. Vendors from all over will participate, as in the past, to display their best-enriched artwork to attract and evoke interest in people. The giving away of gifts is sure to attract more and more people to the Fair. Therefore, the two day fair would offer many opportunities to our vendors and sponsors to interact with thousands of potential customers at a personal level.
This year the Indo-American Fair will showcase various items of Indian art, handicrafts, costume jewelry, traditional Indian dresses, paintings, artistic brass work, multi-linguistic cultural programs including regional dances. The fair integrates and fortifies different communities and presents a true diversity, varied arts, various cultures and programs under one platform.
During the fair, HATCC Cultural Committee is organizing Indian Classical & Folk dances and music programs from our own local talent. There are many fun activities for children such as clowns, face painting and Inflatables are offered during the fair.
About Krishna Temple:
The Krishna temple is built on a ~42 acre property with parking for over 300 cars, located at 31 Wooleytown Road, Morganville, NJ 07751, and is one of the largest temples in USA. The Temple built the priest’s quarters consisting of twelve, fully-furnished apartments in 2010.
The upper level of the temple houses all the sanctums within an area of ~17,500 sq. ft. The lower level has a multi-purpose hall, facilities, gift-shop, and board room. The magnificent granite steps lead to the temple in the upper level. We have 18 steps in the south side of the front that lead to the Ayyappan sanctum. The presiding deity of the Temple is Lord Sri Guruvaayoorappan. In addition, the temple houses, Ganesha; Subrahmanya with Valli and Devasena; Siva with Ambika; Balaji with Sridevi & Bhudevi;; Ayyappa; Satyanarayana; Kannikaparameshwari; Bhadrachalam Rama, Krishna, Durga/Lakshmi/Saraswati, Gayatri, Kalabhairava, Hanuman and Navagrahas. All images are of Granite and sculptured by traditional artisans of Tamilnadu. Lord Ayyppa sanctum will have the 18-steps similar to those in Sabarimala in Kerala.
In addition, the temple houses the utsava murty’s of Lord Kalyana Srinivasa with Sridevi and Bhudevi from the Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), and Lord Satyanarayana from the Annavaram Satyanarayana Swami Devasthanam.
The temple maintains a go-shala (cow-shed) with Bharati and Surabhi offering milk for Abhishekam to our deities.
IACF Contact Information
Mahender Musuku, Lakshmi Nandiwada Co-Chairs IACF
Ph: (732) 794 0475 Email: [email protected]
Hindu American Temple and Cultural Center (HATCC)
Ph: (732) 972 5552
Media Contact Information:
Srinivas Ganagon: Trustee & Chair: Publicity
Ph: (732) 429 4855
Prem Nandiwada: Chair:Public Relations
Ph: (908) 670 7898
Press Release by: IndianClicks.com
