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WELCOME
The annual VMS
retreat (at Racoon Creek State Park) and Mettilotsava function
(at Sri Venkateswara Temple, Monroeville, Pittsburgh) are
going to be held over the
Labor Day weekend
Sep 2-5 2005.
The final program and info regarding retreat are given below.
To get a more accurate head count, please reply to
srinivasans@cox.net about
your attendance and your approximate arrival time. We truly
appreciate your response.
This Web Site has been set
up with all the information needed.
Please check the site
for any last minute updates and special instructions (if
any) . Please keep print
out of Map / Directions and Contact information. We want all
of us to have a very good time at the camp.
Final Program:
Friday, Sep. 2nd:
The Group Camp #2, at the park are
available to us from Friday afternoon / evening. Please bring
your own food for Friday dinner.
Saturday, Sep. 3rd:
12 noon to 3 pm: Registration, socializing
(bring your own lunch)
3:00 - 4:00 pm: Coffee, tea, snacks
4:00 - 5:30 pm: Children's session (song, dance, sthothra
recitation, etc...) conducted by Smt Ramaa Srinivas & Smt
Varuni Narahari
5:30 - 6:30 pm: Break
6:30 - 8:00 pm: Bharathanatyam on Saint Vadiraja's
RukminIsha Vijaya by Smt. Bhramari Shivaprakash
8:00 pm: Dinner, followed by Camp fire
Sunday, Sep. 4th:
08:00 am: Assemble at Foothills of S.V. Temple,
Pittsburgh, with chanting of Sri Vayu stuthi (Car parking
upstairs as before)
08:30 am: Procession starts (ladies in Yellow saree with
Red border, men in traditional attire (panche/shalya) )
singing Dasara padas.
10:00 am: Reach Temple entrance
10:30 am: Mettilotsava concludes (have / pack lunch
at Temple cafeteria)
At park:
1:00 - 2:30 pm: Spiritual discussion (Q&A format).
Topic: Saadhana and Spiritualism in daily life
3:30 - 5:00 pm: Discussion on VMS charter, goals
7:00 - 9:00 pm: Daasa saahithya concert by
Pandit
Madhava Gudi (disciple of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi)
09:00 pm: Dinner, followed by Camp fire
Monday, Sep. 5th:
AM: Light breakfast, Clean-up , and depart by 11 am.
Please
come and participate !!! Enjoy !!!!
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