{"id":100,"date":"2014-06-20T12:24:24","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T12:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vishnushivamandir.org.au\/new\/?p=100"},"modified":"2021-01-16T13:57:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T02:57:21","slug":"seeking-generous-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vishnushivamandir.org.au\/new\/seeking-generous-donations\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeking Generous Donations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Appeal\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n

It is that time of year when we sincerely thank those of you who have\u00a0generously donated and sponsored so many of the functions held over the past year at the Vishnu Shiva\u00a0Mandir<\/strong>. It is also the time to send a gentle reminder that the end of the financial year is fast approaching, and the\u00a0Mandir, depending as it does on the community\u2019s support, looks up to you.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Mandir\u00a0unceasingly promotes the cause of\u00a0Sanatana Dharma\u00a0<\/em>in the National Capital and serves as a link to our ancient culture and traditions in this foreign land. Besides daily rituals and regular pujas, all major functions covering the rich and diverse traditions of our land are being celebrated in a grand manner at the\u00a0Mandir\u00a0with\u00a0Annadana<\/em><\/strong>. Even the community\u2019s needs as varied as realising the self, \u00a0promoting the arts, doing one\u2019s religious duties, knowledge-sharing and bodily well-being are catered for by the spiritual retreats, lectures, cultural programs, weddings,samskaras,\u00a0<\/em>yoga and Veda classes that are held at the\u00a0Mandir. In short, the\u00a0Mandir\u00a0is the repository of all that is good for the body, mind and soul, for the present and for the future generations.<\/p>\n

In the past year the\u00a0Mandir\u00a0has championed the cause of the environment by installing solar panels on the roof, committing us to use renewable energy as far as possible. We also take this opportunity to thank all\u00a0Mandir\u00a0devotees who supported the solar renewable energy project which was completed last year and is currently in operation.Besides, as far as ritualistic aspects are concerned, the\u00a0Mandir\u00a0has acquired new\u00a0utsav<\/em>\u00a0moorthys<\/em>\u00a0and plans are in train to acquire further adornments and enhancements.<\/p>\n

There are\u00a0upgrades planned for the kitchen and Vedanta Hall area<\/strong>\u00a0to accommodate the burgeoning needs of the community. The original kitchen and Vedanta Hall, a design dating back to 1994, has met our needs for 20 years, but of late has become simply\u00a0inadequate<\/strong>. The plans for an upgraded kitchen area have to take in not just the basic cooking and storage considerations, but also that of enhanced seating, quicker serving and weather protection.\u00a0A tentative cost estimate for the kitchen upgrade is in the range of $50,000, and ideally we would like to have it done before the festive season begins later this year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We invite devotees to donate generously at this time of the year and help the\u00a0Mandir\u00a0fulfil its noble aims. Giving generously \u2013\u00a0dhaana –\u00a0<\/em>without thought of reward is prescribed in our scriptures, but multifold divine blessings in unseen ways will accrue to the donor, no doubt.<\/p>\n

All donations are treated as tax deductible in that the amount you donate can be deducted from your taxable income on which you have to pay tax.<\/p>\n

Please remember to put \u201cDonation \u2013 Your Name<\/strong>\u201d in the transaction details field.<\/p>\n

Please make sure you ask for the appropriate receipt to claim the tax deduction. Donations can be made electronically from your account to:<\/p>\n

Account Name:<\/strong> Mandir\u00a0Library Fund<\/p>\n

BSB:<\/strong> 062 908<\/p>\n

Account:<\/strong> 1026 2414<\/p>\n

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If you want to donate using cash\/credit card, please visit the\u00a0Mandir\u00a0and speak to Punditji or a committee member<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

THANK YOU.<\/p>\n

|| Sarve Janaa Sukhino Bhavantu ||<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Appeal\u00a0 It is that time of year when we sincerely thank those of you who have\u00a0generously donated and sponsored so many of the functions held over the past year at the Vishnu Shiva\u00a0Mandir. It is also the time to send a gentle reminder that the end of the financial year is fast approaching, and the\u00a0Mandir, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-about"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vishnushivamandir.org.au\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vishnushivamandir.org.au\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vishnushivamandir.org.au\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vishnushivamandir.org.au\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vishnushivamandir.org.au\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vishnushivamandir.org.au\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vishnushivamandir.org.au\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vishnushivamandir.org.au\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vishnushivamandir.org.au\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vishnushivamandir.org.au\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}