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“In$the$beginning$there$was$nothing,$and$there$wasn’t$even$nothingness”,$$
declare( the( Rig( Veda( detailing( the( creation( of( universe.( Though( infinitesimal(in(scale(to(that(of(the(universe,(the(Maha(Ganapati(Temple(of( Arizona( emerged( from( nothing( through( divine( intervention,( hard( work,( and(yearnings(of(the(thousands(across(Arizona.(
Set( amidst( the( backdrop( of( the( Sonoran( desert( and( surrounded( by( beautiful( mountains,( the( Maha( Ganapati( Temple( of( Arizona( provides( an( environment( of( serenity( and( spirituality.( From( humble( beginnings( in( a( home,(the(temple(has(grown(to(meet(the(spiritual(and(religious(needs(of( the( Hindu( population( of( Arizona.( The( temple( was( born( in( 1999( with( the( arrival( of( a( Ganesha( deity( from( the( Kauai( Adheenam.( The( temple( was( incorporated(as(a(nonIprofit(organization(IRS(501Ic((3)(in(March(2000.((
As( an( integrative( institution,( the( temple( has( a( mission( to( conduct( religious( services( inside( a( traditional( place( of( Hindu( Worship( in( accordance(with(Vedic(and(Agamic(traditions(and(to(promote(educational( opportunities(for(children(related(to(Hindusim.
Maha(Ganapati(Temple(of(Arizona(is(operated(by(the(Board(of(Directors( and( Executive( Advisory( Councillors( of( the( temple.( The( officers( manage( various(subIcommittees(in(accordance(with(the(articles(of(incorporation.( All( officers( serve( the( organization( on( a( voluntary( basis.( Public( contributions(are(the(only(source(of(income(to(the(temple. &
This( brochure( unravels( evidence( of( strong( community( support( that( has( helped( the( temple( periodically( reach( new( milestones( in( its( commitment( to( religious( service( and( traditional( construction.( Factual( data( pertaining( to( roadmap( for( capital( projects,( their( monetary( cost( estimate( and( how( you(can(help(are(also(presented.
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|| The(spiritual(nucleus(of(Maha(Ganapati(Temple(of(Arizona(lies(in(its(commitment(to(adhere(to( agamic(discipline.(This(commitment(is(one(aspect(among(the(many(uniqueness(that(Maha( Ganapati(Temple(brings(to(Arizona.(All(religious(services(held(at(the(temple(and(at(devotees( homes((are(performed(per(guidance(of(agamic&philosophical(doctrines. R E A L I Z I N G T H E D R E Housing(multiple(sanctum(sanctorum(of(deities((inside(an(agamically&designed( temple(complex(reminiscent(of(ancient((temples(of(India,(Maha(Ganapati( Temple(of(Arizona(is(more(than(a(temple;(it(is(a(pilgrimage(destination,(a(place( of(agamic&sadhana&and(spiritual(rejuvenation.(The(sadhana&of(performing( regular(abhishekams&to(deities(all(through(the(week(with(unbroken(continuity( adds(to(the(temple’s(profound(power(which(changes(the(lives(of(many(a( visitor. As(a(part(the(temple’s(list(of(“exclusive”(contributions(to(the(Hindu( community(in(Arizona,(it(is(worth(highlighting(events(of(recent(past( namely,(Maha$Kumbabhisheka$Utsav$(2008),(Maha$Rudra$Yagna$ (2011),(Murti$Pranaprathishtapana$Utsav$(2012),(Nava$Chandi$Yagna$ (2013)(and(Vimana$Kumbabhisheka$Utsav(2014).(With(an(annual( commitment(to(host(3Iday(long(yagnas&(events)(to(usher(Loka&Kshema& (global(prosperity),(this(temple(is(a(living(edifice(that(brings(ancient( tradition(into(the(21st(century,(a(stable(anchor(sustaining(and( strengthening(Hindu(dharma&for(our(children,(their(children(and( generations(to(come.
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sculpting an agamic dream
All( buildings( cannot( become( temples( nor( can( mere( statues( become( the( centers( of( energy.( The( science(of(Agama(&(Shilpa(Shastra(throws(light(on(formal(methods(of(creating(spiritually(charged( spaces(and(deities.(Only(a(spiritually(charged(space(can(enable(a(devotee(to(absorb(and(imbibe( the( energy( created( there.( Though( ancient,( temples( like( the( Meenakshi( Temple( in( Madurai,( the( great(Temple(at(Chidambaram(have(withstood(the(elements(and(continue(to(awe(the(visitor.(The( construction(of(the(Maha(Ganapati(Temple(has(followed(the(strict(guidelines(of(agama(and(shilpa( shastra(under(the(expert(guidance(of(Padmashri(Muthiah(Stapathi.( Temples(regarded(as(powerful(spiritual(oases(were(almost(always(constructed(at(the(behest(of(a( guru( or( spiritual( leader( (Adi( Sankara( and( the( Kedarnath( temple,( Shakti( Peetam( temples( etc.).( Maha(Ganapati(Temple(of(Arizona(was(the(vision(of(one(such(guru,(Satguru&Sivaya&Subramuniya& Swamy,( the( founder( of( the( Kauai( Aadheenam( when( he( traveled( by( foot( through( the( Arizona( desert.( Constituted(with(the(2(most(essential(ingredients(I(initiation(by(a(spiritual(master(and(adherence( to( agamic( construction( guidelines,( Maha( Ganapati( Temple( of( Arizona( is( a( temple( to( inspire( mankind(for(100s(of(years(to(come.
Bhumi Puja
Bhumi Puja/ Ground Sanctification Ceremony(August(2005 Through(divine(intervention,(the(temple(was( (gifted( (with(15(acres(of(land( (in(Maricopa(City(by(a( generous( family.( Owing( to( strong( community( support,( bhumi( puja( was( performed( by( Satguru( Bhodinatha( Veylansawmi,( a( religious( leader( and( the( head( of( Kauai's( Hindu( Monastery.( Satguru,( having( been( conferred( the( title( “Agamoddharaka( Acharya( Ratna�( meaning,( Supreme( Acharya( who(has(uplifted(and(preserved(the(Agamic(tradition,(initiated(the(temple(construction(project.( Subsequently,( temple( worked( with( Padmashri& Muthiah& Stapathi& to( position( shrines( of( various( deities(in(accordance(to(Vastu(shastra.
|| 2007&–&2008&Project&cost&$1.65&Million&& Poised( to( accomplish( the( master( plan( in( a( multiIphased( approach,( the( temple( worked( with( local( labor( on( constructing(Phase(I(to(include((maha(mandapa((temple(hall)( of( 7,600( square( feet( in( area,( 200( parking( spaces,( and( roadways.( Phase( I( also( accomplished( construction( of( separate( sanctum( sanctorum( of( deities,( Lord( Maha( Ganapati,( Lord( Siva,( Lord( Venkateswara,( and( Navagraha.( P h a s e( I( p r o j e c t( c u l m i n a t e d( a t( a( g r a n d( M u r t i( Pranaprathishtapana( and( Maha( Kumbabhisheka( Utsav( held( in(May(2008.
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2011&Project&cost&$70,000&Shilpis&2& Temple( accomplished( Phase( II( part( of( construction( to( house( four( additional( shrines,( namely( the( shrines( of( Goddess( Visalakshi,( Goddess( Padmavati( (Lakshmi),( Lord( Subramanya( and( Lord( Ayyappa( in( separate( sanctum( sanctorum.( Phase( II( project( culminated( at( a( grand( Murti( Pranaprathishtapana( and( Jeeranodharana( Kumbabhisheka(Utsav(held(in(May(2012. 2011&P&2012&& Project&cost&$150,000&Shilpis&4& P h a s e( I I I( o f( c o n s t r u c t i o n( accomplished( traditional( Indian( art( work( on( all( shrines( inside( the( Maha( Mandapa( (Hall)( of( the( Te m p l e .( P h a s e( I I I( p r o j e c t( culminated( at( a( grand( Murti( P r a n a p r a t h i s h t a p a n a( a n d( Jeeranodharana( Kumbabhisheka( Utsav(held(in(May(2012.
2012&–&2014&& Project&cost&$150,000&Shilpis&4& Phase(IV(ventured(to(construct(the(richly(decorated( vimanas( (towers)( that( are( each( 26( foot( tall( atop( Ganapati,( Balaji( and( Siva( Shrines.( In( addition( to( the( vimanas,( Phase( IV( added( the( first( ever( shrines( of( Sathyanarayana( Swami( and( Sivakama( Sundari( Sametha(Nataraja(in(Arizona.( Murti(Pranaprathishtapana(and(Vimana( Kumbabhisheka(Utsav(was(held(in(in(May(2014.
2014&–&2017&Project&cost&$508,200&Shilpis&8& Phase( V( will( add( the( JewelIofItheICrown,( the( 56( foot( tall( Raja( Gopuram(to(Maha(Ganapati(Temple(of(Arizona.(The(40(foot(tall(North( and( South( gopurams( and( the( 56( foot( tall( Rajagopurams,( when( completed,(will(serve(as(a(beacon(towards(serenity(and(spirituality.(In( addition,( the( temple( will( add( the( first( ever( Vishwaroopa( Bhaktha( Hanuman(shrine(of(Arizona(and(a(shrine(for(Rama(Parivar(during(this( phase( of( construction.( Phase( V( is( expected( to( culminate( in( a( grand( Murti(Pranaprathishtapana(and(Rajagopura(Kumbhabhisheka(Utsav(in( May(2017.
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Maha( Ganapati( Temple( of( Arizona( is( committed( in( making( capital( improvements( that( will( position( the( temple( as( a( key( center( around( which( the( Hindu( culture( in( the( USA( will( be( built.( Temple( Construction( projects( have( always( followed( a( predefined( roadmap( that( is( carefully( drafted(and(approved(by(its(officers.( R E A L I Z I N G T H E D R E A With(the(number(of(skilled(artisans((shilpis)(currently(employed(to(work(on(traditional(templeI building(being(3,(the(plan(is(to(augment(this(workforce(by(5(additional(shilpis&starting(midI2016(in( order(to(accomplish(the(construction(of(the(Rajagopuram.(The(financials(detailed(here(are(cost( estimates(for(accomplishing(construction(projects(within(a(36Imonth(time(period(starting(June( 2014(to(May(2017.(
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$178,880 $101,000 $33,000 $12,178 $17,508 $34,000 $49,650 $22,000 $21,250 $15,656 $23,078
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Other&Highlights& Also( featuring( in( the( temple’s( financial( roadmap( are( coverage( measures( that,( enable( participation( in( a( monthly( savings( plan( to( reduce( recurring( overhead( costs( such( as( mortgage( interest( to( banks( and( encourage( insuranceIbuilding( in( the( name( of( reserve( funds.& With( solid( reserve( fund( balances,( the( temple( can( ensure( that( its( services( and( general( operations( can( sustain(at(their(best(quality(even(during(transient(times(of(unprecedented(financial(stress.
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“For$it$is$in$giving$that$we$receive.”$$ The(Stewardship&Group((STG)(is(a(prestigious(and(unique(listing(instituted( to(recognize(philanthropists(whose(generosity(has(demonstrated(a( commitment(towards(the(tradition(of(the(past(&(vision(of(future.( The(temple(is(grateful(to(its(stewards(whose(monetary( R E A L I Z I N G T H E contributions(over(the(last(several(years(have(helped( reach(where(we(are(today. ( Maha&Ganapati&Temple&of&Arizona&& invites&you&to&be&a&part&of&the&& prestigious&Stewardship&Group.&& This&is&an&invitation&to&show&your&& strong&support&in&accelerating&& the&realization&of&our&common&& vision&of&a&traditional&& temple&structure.& As(a(way(of(recognizing( generous(contributions; The(name(of(the(donor’s( family(shall(be(permanently engraved(on(a(monumental( wall,( The(name(of(the(donor(will( be(formally(published(at(every( Annual(General(Body(Meeting,( The(donor(will(be(offered(a( Religious(service(of(the(donor’s( choice(within(the(Temple’s(customary( service(area(within(12(months(of(the( donor’s(induction(to(the(Stewardship( Group. Steward(will(serve(as(an(informal(advisory( body(to((the((Temple. ( We(strongly(believe(that(your(induction(to(the( Stewardship(Group(will(establish(you(as(a( pioneer(in(the(eyes(of(several(aspiring(temple( builders. To&become&a&prestigious&Steward,&please&& contact&Mouli&Subramanian&& moulis28@yahoo.com&&
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The(Board(by(a(majority(vote(shall( induct(donors(into(the(STG,(subject( to(their(meeting(qualifications(as( mentioned(in(the(organizational( bylaws.(Each(qualifying(Steward( shall(meet(the(following( criteria, P e r s o n a l l y( c o n t r i b u t e d( monetary( and/or( equivalent( instruments( of( $15,000( or( more( to( the( Temple( over( a( period( of( 24( consecutive( months( after( January( 1st( 2014( and( for( which( no( services( were( received( by( the(Person(in(return.(
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