Hindu Temple Association of Eastern Iowa

1700 Naoma Dr SW, Cedar Rapids,IA 52404

Hindu Temple Association of Eastern Iowa

1700 Naoma Dr SW, Cedar Rapids, IOWA - 52404

Past Executive Committee

The Hindu Temple Association of Eastern Iowa was established and incorporated as non-profit corporation under the Iowa non-profit corporation Act, Chapter 504A, 1999.

Chair Person: Suresh Kavula
Vice Chair Person: Karthik Narayanan
Treasurer: Annapoorni Venkat
Secretary: Jayanth Gadde
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Jyothi Akurathi/Varun Srikrishnan/Pragya Rathore
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Sinduja Rajendra Prasad
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Mamta Kapoor
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Amit Suri/Satya Kondiboyna
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Srinath Nandakumar/Manikandan Kumaraswamy

Chair Person: Pradeep Balaraman
Vice Chair Person: Sujatha Sarathy
Treasurer: Annapoorni Venkat
Secretary: Sunitha Vasudevan
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Radhika Gunasekar/Varun Srikrishnan/Usha Kulkarni
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Sinduja Rajendra Prasad
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Paresh Shettigar
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Siva Gopalam/Sivakumar Palanimuthu
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Satya Kondiboyna/Manikandan Kumaraswamy

Chair Person: Pradeep Balaraman
Vice Chair Person: Sujatha Sarathy
Treasurer: Annapoorni Venkat
Secretary: Sunitha Vasudevan
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Radhika Gunasekar/Pratap Thotapalle/Usha Kulkarni
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Aarthi Narasimhan
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Paresh Shettigar
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Siva Gopalam/Prathap Reddy
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Satya Kondiboyna/Manikandan Kumaraswamy

Chair Person: Krishnakumar(Krishna) Iyer
Vice Chair Person: Shalini Bhushan
Treasurer: Lakshmi Karthik
Secretary: Balaji Siva Subramanian
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Niranjan Ramalingam/Vijay Muralidharan/Pragya Rathore
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Aarthi Narasimhan
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Padmini Vaddadi
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Pradeep Balaraman/Vinayak Nagaraja
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Latha Sandhanam/Suresh Balasubramaniam

Chair Person: Krishnakumar(Krishna) Iyer
Vice Chair Person: Shalini Bhushan
Treasurer: Ajay Reganti/Lakshmi Karthik
Secretary: Balaji Siva Subramanian
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: AjoyKumar Venkatachalam/Umesh Sakolkar/Rama Rao Kommineni
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Aarthi Narasimhan/Maruthi Sanaka
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Padmanabha Puthige
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Jayanth Gadde/Shanmuga Prabu Muthusami
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Latha Sandhanam/Suresh Balasubramaniam

Chair Person: Krishnakumar(Krishna) Iyer
Vice Chair Person: Shalini Bhushan
Treasurer: Ajay Reganti/Lakshmi Karthik
Secretary: Balaji Siva Subramanian
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: AjoyKumar Venkatachalam/Umesh Sakolkar/Rama Rao Kommineni
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Maruthi Sanaka
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Padmanabha Puthige
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Jayanth Gadde/Shanmuga Prabu Muthusami
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Latha Sandhanam/Suresh Balasubramaniam

Chair Person: Krishnakumar(Krishna) Iyer
Vice Chair Person: Sirisha Kota
Treasurer: Ajay Reganti/Karthik Narayanan
Secretary: Padmanabha Puthige
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Padmini Vaddadi/Balaji Siva Subramanian/Rama Rao Kommineni
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Anbarasu Chandran
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Sandanam Ganapthy
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Jayanth Gadde/Shanmuga Prabu Muthusami
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Rajasree Nallu

Chair Person: Suresh Kumar Kavula
Vice Chair Person: Sirisha Kota
Treasurer: Ajay Reganti/Padmaja Puttagunta
Secretary: Bharath Addagada
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Karthik Narayan/Padmini Vaddadi/Svetha Swaminathan
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Shalini Bhushan
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Padmanabha Puthige/Sandhanam Ganapathy
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Jayanth Gadde
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Rajasree Nallu

Chair Person: Venkata Varanasi Nagavalli (Valli)
Vice Chair Person: Varaprasad Mannege
Treasurer: Suresh Kavula / Padmaja Puttagunta
Secretary: Swarupa Katkar
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Karthik Narayanan / Karishma Haddar
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Shalini Bhushan
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Kedar Myadam /Swetha Swaminathan
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Bharath Addagada / Jayanth Gadde
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Meera Puranam / Sucharitha Boggarapu

Chair Person: Vivek Krishnaswamy / Venkata Varanasi Nagavalli (Valli)
Vice Chair Person: Varaprasad Mannege
Treasurer: Jayashree Thotapalle
Secretary: Vamsi Nellutla
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Venkata Varanasi Nagavalli (Valli) / Karthik Narayanan / Ganapathy Sandhanam
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Shalini Bhushan
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Lax Chokkady
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Suresh Kavula / Jayanth Gadde
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Rachana Gangu / Meera Puranam

Chair Person: Chandrasekhar Mahadevan
Vice Chair Person: Sitaram Reddi / Ajay Anand
Treasurer: Ajay Anand / Vivek Krishnaswamy
Secretary: Vamsi Nellutla
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Jayashree Thotapalle
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Sunitha Vemuganti
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Venkata Varanasi Nagavalli (Valli)
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Suresh Kavula
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Rachana Gangu / Srilatha Madhavaram

Chair Person: Chandrasekhar Mahadevan
Vice Chair Person: Sitaram Reddi
Treasurer: Ajay Anand
Secretary: Subbu Nagarajan
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Malini Shankar / Venkat Balasubramanian
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Pandian Rameswaran
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Krishna Iyer / Sarika Bhakta
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Suresh Aggarwal
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Anitha Venkatesh

Chair Person: Laxmikantha Chokkady
Vice Chair Person: Nita Inani
Treasurer: Mihir Karia / Anshul Dixit
Secretary: Ramesh Murugesan
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Sheela Terakanambi / Krishna Iyer
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Sarika Bhaktha
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Krishna Iyer / Sarika Bhakta
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Srikanth Valipe
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Anitha Venkatesh

Chair Person: Laxmikantha Chokkady
Vice Chair Person: Nita Inani
Treasurer: Sridip Mukopadhyay / Vamsi Nellutla
Secretary: Ramesh Murugesan
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Ravi Sethuraman / Sheela Terakanambi / Shalini Bhushan
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Sirisha Kota
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Ajay Anand / Sunil Saxena
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Srikanth Valipe
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Prem Nanjappa / Laxmi Padakandla

Chair Person: Gangadhar Vemuganti
Vice Chair Person: Sanjay Terakanambi
Treasurer: Vamsi Nellutla / Satish Chinnkakonda
Secretary: Ramesh Murugesan
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Bhaskar Pulikal / Saravanan Chinnasamy
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Sirisha Kota
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Ajay Anand
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Laxmikantha Chokkady
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Urmil Aggarwal / Prem Nanjappa

Chair Person: Gangadhar Vemuganti
Vice Chair Person: Sanjay Terakanambi
Treasurer: Vamsi Nellutla / Deepak Patel
Secretary: Chitra Akkoor
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Bhaskar Pulikal / Ashok Mishra
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Praveen Gadkari
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Ajay Anand
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Laxmikantha Chokkady
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Urmil Aggarwal

Chair Person: K.A. Nanjappa
Vice Chair Person: Ashok Chawla
Treasurer: Gangadhar Vemuganti / Milind Deshpande
Secretary: Shalini Bhusan
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Ved Tiwari / Chitra Akkor
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Praveen Gadkari
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Ajay Anand
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Suresh Aggarwal
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: Urmil Aggarwal

Chair Person: K.A. Nanjappa
Vice Chair Person: Raj Aggarwal
Treasurer: Gangadhar Vemuganti / Ved Tiwari
Secretary: Sukumar Ghosh
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Prasanna Kumar Mittal
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Praveen Gadkari
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Sanjay Terakanambi
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Suresh Aggarwal
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: N/A

Chair Person: K.A. Nanjappa
Vice Chair Person: Raj Aggarwal
Treasurer: Gangadhar Vemuganti / Ved Tiwari
Secretary: Sukumar Ghosh
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: Prasanna Kumar Mittal
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Raj Inani
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Sanjay Terakanambi
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Satish Khera
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: N/A

Chair Person: K.A. Nanjappa
Vice Chair Person: Raj Aggarwal
Treasurer: Prasanna Kumar Mittal / Kalayn Moharar
Secretary: Sukumar Ghosh
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: N/A
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Gangadhar Vemuganti
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Ved Tiwari
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Satish Khera
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: N/A

Chair Person: K.A. Nanjappa
Vice Chair Person: Raj Aggarwal
Treasurer: Prasanna Kumar Mittal / Kalayn Moharar
Secretary: Sukumar Ghosh
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: N/A
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Suresh Aggawal
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Ved Tiwari
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Gangadhar Vemuganti
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: N/A

Chair Person: K.A. Nanjappa
Vice Chair Person: Raj Aggarwal
Treasurer: Prasanna Kumar Mittal / Kalayn Moharar
Secretary: Sukumar Ghosh
Program Committee Chair/CoChair: N/A
Public Relation & Community Service Chair/CoChair: Gangadhar Vemuganti
Fund Raising Committee Chair/CoChair: Ved Tiwari
Facilities & Maintenance Chair/CoChair: Satish Khera
Hospitality Committee Chair/CoChair: N/A

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Lakshmi Narayana Homa/Havan - Materials List
Turmeric Powder

1 Cup

Kumkum

1 Cup

Chandan

1 Cup

Coconuts

2

Betel Leaf/ Vethalai

20

Betel Nut/ Paku

20

Flowers

3 Bunch

Fruits

2 Dozen

Incense/ Agarbathi

1 Packet

Camphor/ Karpooram

3 Packet

Pumpkin or Squash

1

Ghee

2 Lbs

Towels

2

Rice

4 Lbs

Elachi

1 Packet

Milk

1 Packet

Saffron

1 Gallon

Kalasam

1

Kalasha Vastram

1

Aluminum Tray (Sand Filled)

1

Wooden Planks

2

Oil and Match Box

1

Deepa Stambhas

2

Trays

4

Dry Coconuts

2 Packets

Cotton Wicks

1 Packet

Prasadam

Check with Priest

Havan Samagri
Navadhanyam(Wheat, Rice, Toor Dhal, Green Peas, Chenna Peas, Avare, Black Till, Urud Dhal, Horse Gram)

200 grams each

$20 in 25 Cents
Sudarshana Homa/Havan - Materials List
Turmeric Powder

1 Cup

Kumkum

1 Cup

Chandan

1 Cup

Coconuts

2

Betel Leaf/ Vethalai

20

Betel Nut/ Paku

20

Flowers

3 Bunch

Fruits

2 Dozen

Incense/ Agarbathi

1 Packet

Camphor/ Karpooram

3 Packet

Pumpkin or Squash

1

Ghee

2 Lbs

Towels

2

Rice

4 Lbs

Elachi

1 Packet

Milk

1 Packet

Saffron

1 Gallon

Kalasam

1

Kalasha Vastram

1

Aluminum Tray (Sand Filled)

1

Wooden Planks

2

Oil and Match Box

1

Deepa Stambhas

2

Trays

4

Dry Coconuts

2 Packets

Cotton Wicks

1 Packet

Prasadam

Check with Priest

Havan Samagri
Navadhanyam(Wheat, Rice, Toor Dhal, Green Peas, Chenna Peas, Avare, Black Till, Urud Dhal, Horse Gram)

200 grams each

$20 in 25 Cents
Mrityunjaya Homa/Havan - Materials List
Turmeric Powder

1 Cup

Kumkum

1 Cup

Chandan

1 Cup

Coconuts

2

Betel Leaf/ Vethalai

20

Betel Nut/ Paku

20

Flowers

3 Bunch

Fruits

2 Dozen

Incense/ Agarbathi

1 Packet

Camphor/ Karpooram

3 Packet

Pumpkin or Squash

1

Ghee

2 Lbs

Towels

2

Rice

4 Lbs

Elachi

1 Packet

Milk

1 Packet

Saffron

1 Gallon

Kalasam

1

Kalasha Vastram

1

Aluminum Tray (Sand Filled)

1

Wooden Planks

2

Oil and Match Box

1

Deepa Stambhas

2

Trays

4

Dry Coconuts

2 Packets

Cotton Wicks

1 Packet

Prasadam

Check with Priest

Havan Samagri
Navadhanyam(Wheat, Rice, Toor Dhal, Green Peas, Chenna Peas, Avare, Black Till, Urud Dhal, Horse Gram)

200 grams each

$20 in 25 Cents
Ganapathy Homa/Havan - Materials List
Turmeric Powder

1 Cup

Kumkum

1 Cup

Chandan

1 Cup

Coconuts

2

Betel Leaf/ Vethalai

20

Betel Nut/ Paku

20

Flowers

3 Bunch

Fruits

2 Dozen

Incense/ Agarbathi

1 Packet

Camphor/ Karpooram

3 Packet

Pumpkin or Squash

1

Ghee

2 Lbs

Towels

2

Rice

4 Lbs

Elachi

1 Packet

Milk

1 Packet

Saffron

1 Gallon

Kalasam

1

Kalasha Vastram

1

Aluminum Tray (Sand Filled)

1

Wooden Planks

2

Oil and Match Box

1

Deepa Stambhas

2

Trays

4

Dry Coconuts

2 Packets

Cotton Wicks

1 Packet

Prasadam

Check with Priest

Havan Samagri
Navadhanyam(Wheat, Rice, Toor Dhal, Green Peas, Chenna Peas, Avare, Black Till, Urud Dhal, Horse Gram)

200 grams each

$20 in 25 Cents
Shashtipoorthi (60th Birthday) - Materials List
Betel Leaf/ Vethalai

50

Betel Nut/ Paku

50

Chandanam

1 Packet

Camphor

1 Packet

Kumkum

1 Cup

Turmericc

1 Cup

Flowers

1 Bunch

Flower Garlands

2 Bunch

Fruits

2 Dozen

Milk

1 Gallon

Incense/ Agarbathi

3 Packet

New Saree, Dhoti and Mangal Sutra

Optional

1 Fabric piece (Any color except black)

2 yards

Ghee

1 Lbs

Honey

1 small bottle

Rice

5 Lbs

Dhothi to give away

1

Coconuts

12

$10 in 25 Cents
Firelog or Havan Material
Upanayanam (Sacred Thread Ceremony) - Materials List
Betel Leaf/ Vethalai

50

Betel Nut/ Paku

50

Chandanam

1 Packet

Kumkum

1 Cup

Turmericc

1 Cup

Flowers

1 Bunch

Flower Garlands

2 Bunch

Fruits

2 Dozen

Coconuts

6

Incense/ Agarbathi

3 Packet

1 Fabric piece (Any color except black)

2 yards

Ghee

1 Lbs

Rice

5 Lbs

Dhothi for boy

1

Dhothi to give away

1

$10 in 25 Cents
Firelog or Havan Material
Seemantham/Baby Shower - Materials List
Betel Leaf/ Vethalai

50

Betel Nut/ Paku

50

Chandanam

1 Packet

Kumkum

1 Cup

Turmericc

1 Cup

Flowers

1 Bunch

Flower Garlands

2 Bunch

Fruits

2 Dozen

Milk

1 Gallon

Incense/ Agarbathi

3 Packet

New Saree for expecting mother

Optional

1 Fabric piece (Any color except black)

2 yards

Ghee

1 Lbs

Honey

1 small bottle

Rice

5 Lbs

Plain Cooked Rice

1 Cup

$10 in 25 Cents
Firelog or Havan Material
Wedding (Guidelines for Ceremony) - Materials List
Betel Leaf/ Vethalai

50

Betel Nut/ Paku

50

Chandanam

1 Packet

Kumkum

1 Cup

Turmericc

1 Cup

Flowers

3 Bunch

Flower Garlands

2 Bunch

Fruits

2 Dozen

Milk

1 Gallon

Incense/ Agarbathi

3 Packet

Curtain(White Cloth with Border)

1

Blouse Pieces

2

Cumin Seeds(Jeera)

1 Packet

Gud(Bellam)

1 Packet

Rice

5 Lbs

Coconuts

4

Mangla Sutra and Mattelu/ Toe Rings

1

Wedding Rings and Bashayakams
Yellow Rice for Talambraalu
Khalasam for Punyaahavachanam
Yoghurt & Honey for Madhuparkam
Mango Leaves
Plate and Vessel to Clean Feet of the Groom
Fire Logs & Ghee for Homam (Havan)
Saree & Blouse Pieces
Glass Bangles
1 Roll Thread for Kankanams
Cloth or Towel
Oil Lamps, Cotton Wicks, Match Box, Camphor, Trays, Napkins, Towels, Glasses & Spoons
$501 towards Iowa Hindu Temple (tax deductible)​
Priest Dakshina - Please give a minimum of $51, if not more.
$25 Change as 25 cent coins
House Warming with Navagraha Shanthi - Materials List
Turmeric Powder

1 Cup

Kumkum

1 Cup

Chandan

1 Cup

Coconuts

3

Betel Leaf/ Vethalai

20

Betel Nut/ Paku

20

Pumpkin or Squash

1

Flowers

2 Bunch

Milk

1 Gallon

Fruits

1 Dozen

Bananas

1 Dozen

Incense/ Agarbathi

1 Packet

Camphor/ Karpooram

3 Packet

Ghee

2 Lbs

Poha

1 Lbs

Puffed Rice

1 Lbs

Towels

2

Rice

5 Lbs

Elachi

1 Packet

Saffron

1 Packet

Kalasam

1

Kalasha Vastram

1

Aluminum Tray (Sand Filled)

1

Deepam with Oil

1

Sesame Oil

1

Deepa Stambhas

2

Wooden Planks

2

Cotton Wicks

1 Packet

Navadhanyam(Wheat, Rice, Toor Dhal, Green Peas, Chenna Peas, Avare, Black Till, Urud Dhal, Horse Gram)

200 grams each

New Vessel for Boiling Milk
$20 in 25 Cents
House Warming (Gruha Pravesham) - Materials List
Turmeric Powder

1 Cup

Kumkum

1 Cup

Chandan

1 Cup

Coconuts

3

Betel Leaf/ Vethalai

20

Betel Nut/ Paku

20

Flowers

2 Bunch

Milk

1 Gallon

Fruits

1 Dozen

Incense/ Agarbathi

1 Packet

Camphor/ Karpooram

3 Packet

Ghee

2 Lbs

Towels

2

Rice

2 Lbs

Elachi

1 Packet

Saffron

1 Packet

Kalasam

1

Kalasha Vastram

1

Aluminum Tray (Sand Filled)

1

Deepam with Oil

1

Sesame Oil

1

Deepa Stambhas

2

Trays

4

Cotton Wicks

1 Packet

Panchaloha (5 types of metals). Available in Temple for $31

1 Packet

Navaratna (9 Gems). Available in Temple for $31

1 Packet

Navadhanyam(Wheat, Rice, Toor Dhal, Green Peas, Chenna Peas, Avare, Black Till, Urud Dhal, Horse Gram)

200 grams each

$20 in 25 Cents
Annaprashana - Materials List
Betel Leaf/ Vethalai

10

Betel Nut/ Paku

10

Flowers

1 Bunch

Fruits

1 Dozen

Incense/ Agarbathi

1 Packet

Rice

1 Lbs

Coconuts

1

Any Prasadam
New Clothes for Baby
$10 Change in 25 Cents
Bhoomi Pooja (Ground Breaking) - Materials List
Turmeric Powder

1 Cup

Kumkum

1 Cup

Chandan

1 Cup

Coconuts

3

Betel Leaf/ Vethalai

20

Betel Nut/ Paku

20

Flowers

3 Bunch

Fruits

2 Dozen

Incense/ Agarbathi

1 Packet

Camphor/ Karpooram

3 Packet

Poha

1 Lbs

Ghee

2 Lbs

Towels

2

Bed Spreads

2

Lemon

2

Rice

5 Lbs

Puffed Rice

1 Lbs

Elachi

1 Packet

Saffron

1 Packet

Milk

1 Gallon

Water

1 Gallon

Kalasam

1

Kalasha Vastram

1

Aluminum Tray (Sand Filled)

1

Deepam with Oil

1

Sesame Oil

1

Deepa Stambhas

2

Trays

4

Bricks