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ORGANIZATIONS
Sri Ayappa Swami Temple
13250 S. Route 59, Unit #102, Plainfield, IL 60585
331- 213-2232 | www.swamiayyappa.org/index.php |
Team@SwamiAyyappa.org
FOUNDING VOLUNTEER
FOUNDING MEMBERS YEAR: STRENGTH
A small group of Ayyappa devotees 40
2012
VISION
To establish and maintain a Sri Dharmasastha (Lord HIGHLIGHTS
Ayyappa Swami) Hindu Temple in the Chicagoland The temple was shut for two months, open only on
area, and offer regular services in the tradition of weekends with no devotees and priests. Essential
Sabarimala Sri Ayyappa Swamy Temple in Kerala, poojas like Nirmalyam, Abhishekham. Sri Bhagavathy
India. sewa is conducted every Saturday to remove the ill
effects of planets.
MISSION
To establish and maintain a Sri Dharmasastha (Lord IMPORTANCE OF DHARMIC NETWORK FOR
Ayyappa Swami) Hindu Temple in the Chicagoland HUMANITY
area, and offer regular services in the tradition of Collaboration is important and possible. This is the part
Sabarimala Sri Ayyappa Swamy Temple in Kerala, of our working ecosystem. Collaboration will help us in
India. social and political campaigning. This will not only help
in creating awareness but also in the branding of our
GUIDING PRINCIPLES institutions as well.
To bring together groups of Ayyappa devotees
spread across Illinois, Northern Indiana, Southern COVID-19 RESPONSE HIGHLIGHTS
Wisconsin, and Eastern Iowa. Our volunteers delivered hot food to the Arora Shelter.
We performed poojas and did naivedyam in the Kerala
MAJOR PROJECTS tradition. We provided morning meals including rice
Essential poojas like Nirmalyam, Abhishekham have which is called as Malarnaivedyam, afternoon lunches
been conducted. Sri Bhagavathy Sewa is conducted which is called as Uchcha Poojas, and dinner which
every Saturday to removethe ill effects of malefic is called Vattar Poojas. We also have our COVID 19
planets. Sponsored a Mojo Unplugged concert in SAST Health Advisory which helps keep visitors safe,
Chicago. and we follow all the latest COVID relief practices.
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