Thank you letter to Shri Ganapati Bhavan

Namaste- My dear friend Pundit Vishal Ji, the wonderful very hard working members and committee of the Shri Ganapati Bhavan. First off, I apologize for our visit to the temple and the yagna for being so short, but I believe that some moments in life are only short because they create sweet memories. My husband and I would like to thank you all for your hospitality during this short time and it was indeed a pleasure meeting you and enjoying the devotional atmosphere that surrounds Shri Ganapati Bhavan.




I have known Vishal Ji while growing up at the BARATARIA VISHNU MANDIR and I speak for myself, my parents, pundit Bimal- Ji and the many faithful members of the Barataria community back home when I say that listening to Vishal Ji on Friday night, was indeed a proud moment for us all. Pundit Ji, you have surely come a long way from those initial days. Listening to your discourse was not only entertaining but also engaging and insightful. We were particularly impressed with your hold on the Sanskrit language (the language of the Gods) and your vocal skill. Keep up the good work.



Shri Ganapati Bhavan surrounds itself with the most enthusiastic and youthful committee I have encountered in a very long time, I commend each one of you for your individual dedication and loyalty towards our sanatan dharma and our religion. It is the vitality of your youth and the innovation of your ideas that will take our dharma from strength to strength.



I would like to share something with all of you and I hope you do not mind. I left my home Trinidad after marriage about 10 years ago, and upon leaving home, I felt as though I lost a little piece of myself. Being in America, temple services are a rarity, celebrations becomes infrequent and as a whole, life and circumstance becomes a bit different. But as I sat a Shri Ganapati Bhavan Inc on Friday night, I found that piece of myself that I lost when I left home, that emptiness got immediately filled as I sat around you wonderful devotees and engrossed myself in the magnificently decorated tent and as bhajans filled my surroundings, I felt as though I was back home, even the smell was that of my fresh Trinidad soil. I humbly thank you the members of the Shri Ganapati Bhavan for inviting us to this yagna, it will indeed be one of the most memorable moments of my life.



My husband and I travelled 4.5 hrs from our home in Boston, but we left without regret. Vishal Ji, you are doing great work in your community and we commend your efforts towards our dharma. You have incorporated technology and communication to bring the youth of your community not as individual fingers of a hand but instead a strong fist of DHARMA. I urge the many friends and family who have the good fortune of living within this praiseworthy community to join the efforts of Shri Ganapati Bhavan and attend a service and experience what I experienced – a night of religious observance, devotion and a discourse filled with enlightenment.



Again, with clasped hands I thank you the members and the committee of Shri Ganapati Bhavan for inviting us to share in your love, your dedication and commitment towards our dharma. I look forward to paying many more visits in the future. May Shri Ganapati’s blessings be showered upon each and every one of you.



Namaste,

Arun & Parveen Eswaran

Boston, MA

09/27/09