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| Facility |
| HARI
has a beautiful RAMA TEMPLE which is located off Interstate-83 in
New Cumberland, PA. The centrally heated and air-conditioned temple
building is constructed on a 7-acre wooded lot on Steigerwalt Hollow
Road off State Route 114 and has easy access from all major highways
in and around Harrisburg, PA. HARI serves the spiritual, cultural
and educational needs of HINDUS living in the greater Harrisburg area,
York, Carlisle, Reading, Lancaster, Lebanon, Gettysburg, Grantville
and other Central Pennsylvania communities. A Gateway Arch adorns
the entrance to the temple from Steigerwalt Hollow Road. The
beautiful stone-faced, framed structure of the temple houses the
deities on the main floor, which can accommodate nearly 450 devotees
during major events. Worship of Ram Parivar, the presiding deities
at the temple, is conducted in the altar located in the central
part of the main floor. Besides the main deities, there are other
deities that are worshipped, namely, Durgamatha, Saraswathi, Mahaveer,
Radha-Krishna, Shiv-Parvathi and Balaji who are located in the wall
nitches on either side of the main deities. The main floor is also
used to conduct religious celebrations, bhajan programs, religious
and other lectures, weddings, havans, Sathyanarayana pooja and katha,
cultural events such as music and dance programs and other general
interest community meetings. A stage is available for the use of
the speakers, artists and performers. The temple has three independent
mixer systems, two of them are located on the main floor and one
in the basement.
Following
facilities are available at the temple building for the use of devotees:
- Worship
Hall on the main floor as described above
- Basement
floor with independent entrance consists of the following amenities
- a
spacious, modern commercial kitchen
- a
community hall with stage and sound system where dinners,
garbas, and other private functions can be held
- a
two-bedroom priest quarters
- rest
rooms
- two
class rooms
- a
coat room
- a
storage area
- A
nicely landscaped area in front of the temple
- Adequate
parking
- Special
access for physically challenged persons
- Picnic
benches
- A
distinctive looking entrance
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| Temple
Hours |
7:00
am to 1:00 pm (Special Aarti at 8 am and 12 noon)
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm (Special Aarti at 7 pm) |
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| Aarti |
Aarti
During Temple Hours
Suprabhatam (Morning Puja) Every Day, 9 am
Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam Every Saturday, following Noon
Aaarti |
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| Dinner
Prasad |
| It has
been a tradition at the temple to serve dinner/prasad to the devotees
after each major event. A nominal donation of one dollar is encouraged
from each person. Usually individual devotees or a group of devotees
prepare and provide the dinner/prasad. People interested in sponsoring
dinner/prasad can contact the President of HARI to reserve a day or
a special occasion for dinner/prasad sponsorship. |
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| Extended
Services at Temple* |
- Archana (in person or by mail) - $10.00
- Vahan (Car) Puja (in person) - $21.00
- Abhishekams - $21.00 (Temple sponsored)
- Satyanarayana Puja:
- Every Purnima at 7:30 pm - $21.00 (Temple sponsored)
- Any day at 11:00 am - $51.00 (pre-schedule with the Priest)
- Other Ceremonies (Annaprashan, Aksharabhayanam, Namakaran, etc.)- $51.00 (pre-schedule with the Priest)
- Wedding / Engagements (does not include facility rental):
- Members …………………$151.00
Non-Members …………….$201.00
*Please Note:
- Not to exceed one (1) hour for Puja services at the temple. For every additional hour of service, $50.00 per hour will be charged.
- Extended Services are provided only if they do not conflict with HARI scheduled programs.
- Timings may be changed during festivals and special occasions.
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| Extended
Services at devotee's Home** |
These
services would be available, beyond temple hours only. Pre-scheduling
with HARI President and the Priest, ahead of time is a must. First
come, first served basis. Based on various factors, this service may
not be available all the time.
Any
Puja or Ceremony
(Gruhpravesh, Groundbreaking etc.)
Members $101
Non-Members $151
Wedding
/ Engagements Members $201
Non-Members $251
Funeral
Services Members $0
Non-Members $51
**Please Note:
- Above charges are for a maximum of two (2) hours of Puja services at the devotee’s place. Travel time is not included / not charged. For every additional hour of Puja service, a $50.00 per hour will be added.
- Devotees need to pre-schedule this with HARI President and the Priest.
- All Extended Services are first come, first served basis.
- Extended Services at HARI temple will be provided as long as it
does not conflict with HARI scheduled programs.
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| Become
a Volunteer/Sponsor |
| Opportunities
abound for HARI devotees to help the temple and the community at large.
Temple is always seeking volunteers and sponsors for various special
causes. Devotees should ask themselves what they could do for the
temple instead of asking what the temple can do for them. Devotees
can become sponsors for dinner/prasad for temple's scheduled programs
if they are not filled in yet. Devotees can also volunteer to sponsor
artists, performers and musicians that come to the temple to give
cultural programs. It is very expensive to bring good cultural programs
by well-known artists to the temple. One way devotees can make it
possible is by coming forward to contribute generously towards partially
or fully off-setting the cost of specific programs. Contact the President
if you want to be a sponsor for a specific program. Contribute generously
by placing your donations in the donation boxes when special cultural
programs are arranged. |
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| Rental of Temple Facility |
- Please click here to view rental of Temple facility policy.
- Please click here to view policy for Rental of lower-level hall for non-profit organizations for more than once a month.
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| HARI Facilitated Programs |
| Please click here to view more details about this topic. |
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