AvadhootaDatta Peetham

Pujya Sri Swamiji travelled from Piarco airport in Trinidad and arrived in McKinney airport near temple at 4.16 PM. Hundreds of devotees welcomed Sri Swamiji by the Guru Nilaya at Hanuman temple. 

Sri Swamiji was welcomed to Karyasiddhi Hanuman Temple by hundreds of joyous devotees and the happy beat of drums. Batch 8 students chanted Bhagavad Gita Chapters 10, 11 and 12. Pujya Sri Swamiji visited all  shrines and conducted arati. Trustees offered a welcome garland, and Dr. Prakash Rao Velagapudi gave a welcome address on the importance of having a Sadguru. Pujya Sri Swamiji blessed annadanam. KSHT Community Services Team released the annual Walkathon Shirt. Devotees can sponsor and walk pradakshinas around the temple, and the funds are used to support local charitable causes. Devotees were also given an opportunity to partake in seva for Ganga Pushkaralu festival. Those who cannot make it physically to dip during the auspicious Pushkara time devotees donated towards annadanam and wrote their family names on a vastram which Pujya Sri Swamiji will offer during the festival. Pujya Sri Swamiji blessed all Hanuman Wings members and blessed devotees with a speech. 

Here are the main points:

 Devotees presented PUJYA SRI SWAMIJI with the official Guiness World Record from the Gita Sahasragala Program which took place in August 2022 in Dallas. Pujya Sri Swamiji blessed all participants and encouraged them to collect their copies. Sri Swamiji then received devotees in a darshan line. Hundreds of devotees came, and gave their offerings and Sri Swamiji patiently blessed them for hours on end. Devotees were overjoyed and awestruck at Pujya Sri Swamiji ‘s endless compassion. 

 

 

Sri Swamiji began the evening programs by blessing Bhagavad Gita Batch 8 students with a visit. Pujya Sri Swamiji was welcomed with bhajans by Dallas Satsang Group. Pujya Sri Swamiji observed the bhajans keenly and blessed the devotees to sing more bhajans. Young devotee Sreya Kodela announced a Bhagavad Gita Mala Project to support Shuka Vana. Local devotees can sponsor and write a shloka of the Bhagavad Gita. These shlokas will be gathered into a mala, and offered during Guru Purnima time, and funds will go towards Shuka Vana. 

Pujya Sri Swamiji blessed devotees with a speech, below are the main points:

 

Pujya Sri Swamiji honored Vidushi Srimati Sheshulata ji, an acclaimed Carnatic musician and teacher, as well as Vidvan Arjun Kumar ji, an acclaimed Mrudangam artist. Temple Trustees offered a garland to Pujya Sri Swamiji. Sri Swamiji then gave darshan to devotees. 

Sri Swamiji visited all shrines and gave darshan to devotees. Pujya Sri Swamiji met with temple trustees and architect Tim presented the concept plans of proposed cultural center at the temple premises. The trustees requested Pujya Sri Swamiji to bless Guru Purnima festival at the temple. Pujya Sri Swamiji graciously blessed Guru Purnima festival & Sampoorna Bhagavad Gita Parayana event in Dallas. The visit to Dallas will be from 29th June to 5th July 2023. Bhagavad Gita Parayana on Sunday 2nd July and Guru Purnima programs at temple on 3rd July 2023. 

 Devotees accompanied Pujya Sri Swamiji to bid him farewell for the travel to London Ashrama. All who were blessed by Pujya Sri Swamiji darshan in this visit were overjoyed to receive PUJYA SRI SWAMIJI in a short but very sweet visit. Dallas devotees eagerly await Guru Purnima Programs and thanked Sri Swamiji for the blessings.