AHTCC Celebrates Basava Panchami

 -Spiritual Discourse by Jagadguru Mathe Mahadevi on "Spiritual

Practices in Day-to-Day Life- Lord Basavanna's philosophy"

Special Balavikas program for kids by the AHTCC Balavikas  

Austin Hindu Temple and Community Center invites you and your family to participate in the celebration of Basava Panhami and spiritual discourse on Saturday August 2, 2003. Her holiness Jagadguru Mathe Mahadevi, the first woman religious pontiff, popularly known as Mataji, is an extraordinary orator, great scholar, revolutionary preacher, impressive writer, mystic, and above all a reformative thinker with progressive ideologies. Mataji is now in Austin and will be touring across the US this Summer/Fall.

Mataji will perform Basava Pachami  and will deliver a spiritual discourse on "Spiritual Practices in Day-to-Day Life -Lord Basavanna's philosophy" Lord Basavanna's philosophy stresses the importance of integration of profession, social service, and family life with spiritual practices.  Mataji will guide how this can be integrated in our lives.

Webb Middle School-601 East, St Johns Avenue, Austin, TX 78752

Aug 2 Saturday: 10am - 12-30pm followed by lunch Prasadam

10:00 - 10:30     Basava Pooja by Mataji

10:30 - 11:45    Discourse - Spiritual Practices in Day-to-Day Life

11:45 - 12:00    AHTCC Project and Fundraising update

12:00 - 12:30    Q & A to Mataji and Aarathi

12:30 – 01:30    Lunch Prasad and clean up

 *Special Balavikas session for Kids 10:30-11:45 (Conducted by the Austin Balavikas wing of AHTCC)

 Directions to Webb Middle school

Take exit on St. Johns Avenue on I-35 (Just south of 183 and I-35 Intersection). Go West on St. Johns and you should see Webb Middle School.

 For more details on the program or about Mathe Mahadevi,  Please visit Basava Jayanthi   Or send mail to mypuja@austinhindutemple.org. 

 If you wish to volunteer to prepare prasadam : Please contact one of the following

 Jyothi Garadi:                     vishwasgaradi@hotmail.com        263-1617

Suchetha Alur:                     salur@yahoo.com                         257-8442

Somanahalli  Umesh:           mypuja@austinhindutemple.org    346-3698

Yogeshwari:                        Basava-center@excite.com           301- 2867