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Namadwaar Prayer House’s third anniversary commemorative program will be held on March 30 from 2 pm to 4:30 pm at the prayer house premises at 3642 Bailey Ave, Manvel TX 77578. The guests of honor at the event will be Honorable Mayor Delores Martin of the City of Manvel and Dr. Sulabha Hardikar, active community member and retired Houston-area physician.

Organized by Global Organization for Divinity (G.O.D.) USA and Love to Share Foundation America, the commemorative program will be marked by charitable giving to local social service organizations, several vibrant Indian cultural performances and a special prayer for peace. The event is open to the public and everyone is welcome. Indian refreshments will be served following the program.

A food and clothing drive is currently being conducted, the proceeds of which will be donated on March 30 to SEARCH Homeless Services of Houston, while medical supplies will be donated to Houston Area Parkinson Society. Donations of gently-used clothes and canned vegetarian food are welcome to be dropped off at Namadwaar or alternatively a pick-up can be scheduled by calling 281-402-6585.

The cultural performances will feature a classical Indian music concert by talented young artiste Vaishnavi Narasimhan and a classical Indian dance performance by accomplished young dancer Surabi Veeraragavan. Ms. Narasimhan as well as Ms. Veeraragavan are both Houston-area residents who have numerous accolades to their credit and have given several performances in the USA as well as internationally. Ms. Narasimhan will be accompanied by Deepa Ramachandran on the violin and Vijay Ramamurthi on the mridangam (south-Indian percussion).

The commemorative program is only one part of the prayer house’s anniversary celebrations, which will go on throughout the weekend of March 29-31. Other anniversary events include continuous chanting of the divine names of God at Namadwaar on March 28 and 29 from 7 am to 7 pm, with prayers for peace in our community, city, state and country.

On Saturday, March 30, apart from the commemorative program in the afternoon, there will also be special discourses in the morning and evening, and singing of devotional songs later in the evening.

On Sunday, March 31 morning, G.O.D. will organize a street chanting procession along Bailey avenue from 10 am to 11 am. Other Houston-area organizations will also take part in this event.

Established by Global Organization for Divinity, under the guidance of His Holiness Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji of Chennai – India, Houston Namadwaar is the first prayer house of its kind in the United States, where the divine names are continuously chanted. It is one of about 20 Namadwaars across the world, and part of G.O.D.’s worldwide initiative to strive towards universal peace and harmony through individual inner transformation, a result of chanting the divine names.

For more information about the anniversary program or about donating to the food/clothes/medical supplies drives, call 281-402-6585. To send prayer requests or learn more about Houston Namadwaar, G.O.D. or Love to Share Foundation America, visit www.godivinity.org and www.lovetosharefoundation.org, or email houston.god@godivinity.org. You may download the full-color event flyer below by right-clicking and selecting “Save.”

Thanks to neighbor and prayer house volunteer Nisha for the press release and event flyer!