Bhakta Sammelena

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• July 23, 1997


Dear Friends : The  attached informaiton 
might be of interest to you .
V.Sadagopan 
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Happy to inform you that Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji,  Putige Mutt, 
 Udupi and his group of four priests will be participating in the Bhakta 
Sammelena on Aug 30 and 31 (Labor Day Weekend) organized by Sri Venkateswara 
Temple in Pittsburgh.
The programme of this function is given below for the purpose of inclusion 
in the SV Temple News Letter for the month of August, 1977.

I will be out of town for the next 4 or 5 days.  Please contact Dr. 
 Narendra Reddy (tel 330-666-2820) for any additional information.

BHAKTA SAMMELENA
SRI VENKATESWARA TEMPLE
PITTSBURGH

Aug 30  (Saturday)

8:00 - 8:30 am  Suprabatham (His Holiness Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji 
and group will participate)
8:30 - 9:30  Break
9:30  Procession from maha mantapa to lecture hall with Vedic chanting
9:45  Vedic invocation at the lecture hall
10:00 - 10:10  Welcome by SV Temple
10:10 - 10:30  Inagural address by His Holiness Sri Sugunendra Theertha 
Swamiji
10:30-11:15  Dasamaskandam of Srimad Bhagavatham and Sri Krishnanubhavam in 
India -  Dr.  Sadagopan
11:15-12:00 The Significance of the Episode of Sudhama - Professor 
Venkatacharya
12:00- 1:30  Break
1:30-2:15 Threefold Shraddha in Srimad Bhagavath Gita - Professor Sheshagiri 
Rao
2:15-3:00 Isavasya Upanishad, an Introduction  -  Sri Harish Baipadithaya
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-4:15 Sri Vishnu Sarvottamatva - a Panel Discussion  -  Sri Shreesha 
Rao,  Professor Sundararajan,  Sri Harish Baipadithaya,  Professor Prasad
4:15-4:30 Questions & answers
4:30-5:00 Observations on proceedings of the day -  His Holiness Sri 
Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji

Aug 31,  1997 (Sunday)

8:00-8:30 Suprabatham (His Holiness Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji will
participate)
8:30-9:30 Break
9:30 Procession from maha mantapa to lecture hall with Vedic chantings
9:45-10:30  Talk by His Holiness Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji
10:30-11:15 Manifestations of the Supremebeing - Vibhuthi Yoga (chapter 10) 
of Srimad Bhagavath Gita - Professor Prasad
11:15-12:00 Sri Shreesha Rao, Topic will be announced
12:00-1:30 Break
1:30-2:15 Lord's Playful Creation and Vaishnava World View based on Lord's 
Leelas - Professor Sundararajan
2:15-3:00 Speaker and topic will be announced
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-4:15 Saranagathi Thatva - a Panel Discussion,  Professor Venkatacharya, 
 Professor Sheshagiri Rao,  Dr.  Sadagopan,  Speaker (to be announced)
4:15-4:45 Concluding remarks by His Holiness Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji
4:45-5:00 Vote of thanks and felicitation of speakers by SV Temple

Bindu Madhavan