Dear devotee friends, Previous year (2017) Bhagvad gita havan was performed within the budget of Rs.22000, including the cost of silver coins given to the donors of Rs. 1000 and above,
There was over subscription of Rs. 3993 (say 4000) and advance money totalling Rs. 10000 from my brother, sister and a nephew.
All the advance money donors have consented to utilise this money for further puja and other activities. Some committee members asked me to conduct the yagya (havan) next year also.
Accordingly, with further amount of approximately Rs. 5000 from my side the yagya is planned to be conducted in next year also, without further public donation
So, the amount on hand Rs.14000 had been parked in Fixed deposit @6.75% interest
for 11 months. So it will mature by 6.08.2018 well before the Sunday following next janmashtami. Incidentally janmastami 2018 is falling on a Sunday. We will have yagya the following FRIDAY as sunday happens to be Amavasya day. During Amavasya day puja should not be performed before that day's tharpanam. SO Friday had been seleted for havan.
The calculated interest is Rs.886, at least that may provide for escalated expenses of next year. As we have learnt the area where we can save by the previous yagya it will be possible to conduct the yagya this year(2018) at budget of Rs. 19000
Three pure silver coins (5gm each, costing Rs.220 each) to be distributed to donors bro,sis and nephew is with me, could not be delivered in person due to cancellation of my trip to Bangalore and they also hinted me not to send by post at extra cost.
So that will be delivered to them at appropriate occasion.
There was a valid query from receivers of silver coin. I would like to mention that they can keep it as a memento or as it is being pure silver, can be used for ornaments like leg finger rings, (metti) or with addional another 5gm silver one can make a chandan-bowl ( bowl for keeping sandal paste)
Accounts had been updated with purchase of FD and can be viewed in web link: www.bnvenkat.com/havan
Requrest your blessings
B N Venkataraman

Havan starts with Maha Ganapati Homam and then bhagvad gita homam is perpormed by chanting 700 verses of Bhagvad Gita and at end of each verse, the mantra " Om kleem, Sri Krishnaya Govindaya Gopijana vallabhaya swaha, itan namama ". The pradhana havan is likely start at 7.45 AM and conclude by 1.30pm.

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                  BUDGET 2018
                                  DEBIT      CREDIT
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FD on maturity Principal                     14000.00
FD on maturity Interest                        886.00
other income/donation                         5000.00
Ganapati Havan expenses           500.00
Bhagvad Gita Havan expenses      5000.00
Provisions for Prasadam          7500.00
pushpam                           500.00
Cook charges                     3000.00
Tent house items                 1000.00
Mandir prohit                    1000.00
Dothi for mandir prohit           600.00
Contingency                       786.00
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         TOTAL                  19886.00     19886.00
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