On Sunday 23-12-2012 Mukkoti Ekadasi also known as Vaikunta Ekadasi, there will be a consecration ceremony on the lord Venkateswara and Srimathi Padamavathi. We request all the devotees to participate in this event
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Sankranthi on Sunday 13-1-2013
November 13th, 2012 
hari Sankranthi is celebrated across the India with various names and also marks the transition of the Sun into Makara Rashi (Capricorn) on its celestial path.This is greatly known as harvest day festival, it is celebrated for four days in Andhra Pradesh. On 13-1-2013 is the Bhogi day, at the temple there will be Neerajaanam Mantrapuspam and Prasadam served. Thereafter the celebration takes place at the club from 12 o’clock, where the entertainment and buffet also available. We have some great entertainer coming to perform Bhartnatyam, cinema songs and comedy. Our great artistes’ Mrs Gayatri Nadella, Mrs Kalayni, Mr Bheemanna Pulla Garu and Dr. Satyanarayana Murthy Garu there to give us enjoyable to treat for the day. We have kids singing and dancing and adult’s Rangoli (Muggulu) patterns designing and entertainment competition with great prizes to be won. If there is any talented artists are willing to participate in this event please forward your names to the committee. We have arranged variety foods to be served.
To celebrate to this event we have honourable guests such as Mayor of Preston, Member of Parliament and Chief Constable are attending to enhance our community and improve our society. Let’s all everyone unite to celebrate this great event which comes once every year.
The venue at: Blessed Sacrament RC Church Hall, Farringdon Lane, Ribbleton, Preston PR2 6LX. For any information email to: info@venkateswara.co.uk or phone Chairperson Mr V Padala on: 07534477563.
We Kindly request that any participants wants to involve in Rangoli, singing and dancing competition to inform immediately so that we can record the number of people would be interested.
Last date for informing your participation is 18th December 2012. .
Maha Shiva Rathri on Sunday 10-3-2013
November 13th, 2012 hari Maha Shiva Rathri festival falls on the Sunday 10-3-2013. The committee arranged Maha Rudhrabhishekam for the Lord Shiva. Anyone interested in performing this ceremony please contact priest on 01772 798512 or 07597021071.
Sankranthi Young talented required, Sunday 13th January 2013
October 28th, 2012 hari Hi everybody specially Young talented children! We will be celebrating “Sankranthi” Festival on Sunday 13th January 2013 . Starts at 10.am at temple and then Programs will commence from 12.15 midday at function hall.
If any of you interested in singing,dancing or comedy act or anything to Entertain the audience Please email info@venkateswara.co.uk or contact Telugu Community Association President at vrpadala@yahoo.co.uk
Program slots are few and we will do our best to allocate every one interested to participate. The programs will end at 4.25pm then Janaganamana at 4.30pm. We will make the final programs list on 20th December and notify to all participants.
Thank you.
Committee
Sree Sidhi Vinayaka Chavithi On 19th September
September 15th, 2012 hari On 19th September 2012 Wednesday, Sree Ganapathy navarathrulu commences and every day Ganapathy Homalu will be performed for duration of 9 days. If anyone interested in participating in this event; please provide your details and gothram with the fee to priest. For the times of pooja and the cost ask priest for the details.
On 29-9-2012 Saturday early morning 5am to 6am Sree Ganapathy Nimagnam and thereafter Sree Venkateswara Swamy and Goddess mother Archanulu and Harati with mantra pushpam and teeradham Prasadams will be given. Therefore we wish everyone would participate in this event and receive blessings of Sree Ganesh and fructify the wishes.
Sree Devi Navarathrulu On Tuesday 16th October 2012
September 15th, 2012 hari On Tuesday 16th October 2012, Sree Devi Navaratri Mohatsavam begins and continues for 9 days; everyday at 5am Kumkum Archana and Homalu will be performed. If any devotees are in interest please provide your details and gothram to the priest. The cost for the 9 days will be £9 which is equivalent to £1 day. On Saturday 27-10-2012 there will be Laksha Kumkum pooja will be performed and the cost for this is £15 which covers for the pooja items and temple receipt (not priest Dakshana). The pooja commences from 7.30am and may take as long as 6 hours. Those of you interested please provide your details and gothram to the priest. Please bear in mind those of you interested in this pooja, their gothra names will be read out in beginning process so it is in your interest to attend this pooja on time and late comers will not be heard, so it would be impossible to read out individual names again and again. And at 6pm Sami Pradhakshana is performed and thereafter neerajana mantra pushpam and teeradham Prasadams will be given.
Deepavali on 13th November 2012
September 15th, 2012 hari Deepavali is on 13th November 2012, for the convenience of the entire devotee’s it will be held on Saturday 17th November 2012 at 6pm. There will be Dhanalakshmi pooja and neerajana mantra pushpam and teeradham Prasadams will be given. Thereafter fireworks commences, we wish everyone attend and make successful event.
Telugu Day in the Nehru Center at South Audley Street, London 2nd of November
September 6th, 2012 hari Message from Ragasudha
I am glad to inform, that Telugu Day will be conducted in association with The Nehru Centre at its premises at South Audley Street, London on Friday, 2ndNovember.
As you already know, I have been performing, choreographing, organising & helping with organising cultural programs in the U.K for few years now.
In the pursuit of promoting Art, Culture and Literary interests, I as a lead artiste intend to involve cultural program slots representing different organisations and individual Telugu artistes.
In this connection, I propose and request you to send a music/dance/vocal/other item representing Telugu culture of about 10 minute’s duration on behalf of Preston Telugu Association.
We also invite you to discuss this further either on 7th Sep evening 7 pm or 15th September morning 11 am. There will be other interested parties too.
Alternatively, we can also speak on phone. My contact number 07749731034, 020 87822227.
Please confirm your participation as soon as possible so that it can included in further publicity.
Best wishes
Ragasudha
Telugu Teneeru programme by C.P. Brown Telugu Foundation on 28-07-2012 from 2pm to 5pm
July 8th, 2012 hari “Telugu Teneeru” a programme conducted by C.P. Brown Telugu Foundation which is an organization founded to serve the community through Telugu Language and Literature is going to be conducted in our Temple premises on 28-07-2012 from 2pm to 5pm. The organizers promise that it is going to be entertaining and humorous. Famous writers from America and India are also going to participate through Tele link. The entire program is going to be broadcasted on Britain’s first Telugu Radio ‘Teluguvani’. Any writers who wish to present their own works please contact Dr. Murty Jonnalagedda at sanamoor@yahoo.com.
Proposal for New Community Centre
June 24th, 2012 hari The County Council of Preston put up a sale of property located on Cromwell Road, Ribbleton, Preston. This property is an old school, which consist of 2.25 acres of land. The land segmented in two portions, the land first portion of land contains a massive building with front big area of land which can corporate for parking, and the second portion is just plain land at the rear of the building. The total estimates for the whole land and building currently bidding over half million pounds. The Councils are in view to prepare the two portions of land and sell the front land with building and second portion of the plain land separately. The deadline for this was on 8th June 2012 but the Councils extended the time for us until 22nd June 2012 to send our Tender. Currently there are lot of people sent their tenders in and council have also set some restriction on the land, i.e. the big trees have preservation order so we cannot cut the big trees but small trees can.
Old Community Centre: As you may all know that we are experiencing the current Community Centre is very small and find it lack of parking facilities. When there are events and people from all over Britain coming to the Centre, it is overcrowded. Taking Health and Safety issues and other factors; the executive committee decided that it would be better to go for this new building site in order to provide more convenient and spacious for all the community.
Current Bid for: The committee sent the tender for £290,000 for the first land with the building although this not guaranteed that will we get it but it’s an optional. Bearing in mind that this price is only for building and land, once building is obtained there will be additional cost for refurbishment.
Funding for the new site: We propose to sell the old building and may get price value over £100,000, the community have cash value up to £35,000 and we are requesting Venkateswara Temple of Birmingham if they can loan any shortfalls on interest free. Currently some of the executive members are donating money as much as £5,000 and willing to lend £10,000 for interest free. We also appreciate if anyone can lend money on interest free would be great help.
Requesting for donations: We request that any members of the Telugu Community who are willing to donate any money for us to purchase this new building. So we kindly request any one can donate money it would be great helpful. We need as much money as we can in order to refurbish the building also, people can donate money or they can supply new equipments for the new building or they can decorate a room at their cost. We accept donation in any form.
Cost recovering and maintenance: Once this new building is obtained, we are aiming to recover our costs by renting conference rooms for any businesses/communities and charging for weddings and other functions. We are making sure that people use of this building can only consume vegetarians.
We kindly request any person(s) want to donate money please contact V R Padala 07534477563 or any other executive members.
We appreciate your help and support. We are aiming to provide better facilities and service. This is not in any way making profit or benefits. We thank you all.
