Morganville, NJ: The Board of Trustees of HATCC would like to share the good news that the construction of Go-Shala (Cow Sanctuary) is complete and, our Go-MATA Ms. Barathi and the Go-Putri Ms. Surabhi have arrived at our Sri Guruvaayoorappan Temple a.k.a. Krishnaji Mandir (www.krishnatemple.org).
Dr. S. (Mani) Yegnasubramanian, Chairman of HATCC noted: “In Sanatana Dharma, Go-Mata is regarded as the mother goddess; she is very dear to Lord Krishna, and His Devotees. We believe, with their arrival, our Brindavan in Morganville, the abode of Lord Sri Krishna is complete!”
According to our scriptures, the cow is believed to be the abode of all divinities. A pious day starts with her worship. She has prominence in various religious festivals. Cow’s milk, yogurt, ghee, dung and urine are all holy, and are essential for different religious rituals. Thus, cow is an integral part of our spiritual and material life said Dr. S.S. Iyer (Vice Chairman, Operations).
To mark this important landmark occasion in the history of our temple, HATCC is organizing a special function on Saturday, December 7th 2013 from 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon. Please plan to participate in the festivities in the temple premises at 31 Wooleytown Road, Morganville, NJ.
The Goshala is located directly behind the main Temple lying on a 4000sq.ft facility surrounded by a 2 acre grazing area. Our Go-Mata Ms. Barathi delivered a healthy Calf Ms. Surabhi on the auspicious Kartheeka Pournami day in Pennsylvania and they both were brought to our temple a few days later. The facility has the capacity to house at least 4 more Go-Matas in the near future.
For all the religious activities at the temple, only the Go-Mata’s milk will be used. Devotees are hereby requested not to bring any outside milk for Abhishekam purposes. Instead they are encouraged to support the Go-Shala Maintenance. Through this note the Board of Trustees of HATCC are making an appeal to all devotees, friends to come forward and support in this new endeavor.
About Krishna Temple:
The Krishna temple is built on a ~40 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.
Contact Information:
Hindu American Temple and Cultural Center(HATCC)
Srinivas Ganagoni, Trustee & Chair, Publicity
(732 - 429 4855)
Prem Nandiwada, Co-Chair, Public Relations
(908 - 670 7898)
[email protected]
