First Patotsav at Jalaram Mandir

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – A grand ceremony of Patotsav and Navagraha Murti Pratishtha was celebrated with festivity and enthusiasm at Shree Jalaram Mandir of Chicagoland located at 425 Illinois Blvd, Hoffman Estates from July 6 to 9.

Both ceremonies were performed with heavenly blessings from Aradhya Dev, Lord Ramchandra, and his disciple Sant Shri Jalaram Bapa. Deities involved in the Patotsav ceremony were Shri Ganesh, Goddess Jagdamba, Ram Parivar with pavanputra Hanuman, Sant Shri Jalaram Bapa, Radha Krishna, Shiv Parivar, Veer Hanuman and Sant Shri Shirdi Saibaba.

The rituals were performed by nine scholarly Acharyas who conducted Puja Vidhi as per Hindu Shastra chanting Vedic mantras in Sanskrit over the period of four days and explained step by step procedure to the Yajman and devotees at large. Also, they worked diligently with harmony to coordinate and accomplish this monumental event.

The Murti Pratishtha ceremony on July 9 concluded with the thank-you note from Jalaram Mandir chairman Chirayu Parikh addressing the Acharyas, Mandir Management and all supporters and also reminding everyone to cherish Jalaram Day (July 9) which was proclaimed by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner in 2016.

Among the principal sponsors, Manish and Asmita Patel were the Super Donor, whereas Jashvant and Sharda Patel, Dr. Kamal and Dr. Charu Vibhaker and Hemlata Chandrakant Parikh were the Patotsav & Murti Pratishtha Yajman.

Yajman for Ram Yagna, Kalash and Dhaja Puja included Tushar and Nisha Chotalia, Rajnikant and Sarla Modi, Mahendra and Ranjan Thakkar, Kaumil and Nipa Thakkar, Viral and Palak Thakkar, Dhaval and Amisha Thakkar, Dilip and Harsha Thakkar.

The sponsors for groceries and sweets were Jalaram Produce, Deep Foods, Rajshree Groceries, Tulsi Grocers, Radhika Kitchen, Sai Saffron, and Dalicious Restaurant. Also, many other sponsors donated generously for the Mahaprasad.

Daily events were attended with great enthusiasm and active participation by hundreds of devotees, well-wishers and members from various Hindu community. Each day freshly cooked delicious lunch and dinner were served as Mahaprasad.

Board of Trustees: Chirayu Parikh, Chandulal Thakkar, Jashvant Patel, Yogesh Thakkar, Jayshree Thakkar, Hasmukh Thakkar, Rajesh K. Thakkar, Bhupendra Thakkar, Ashwin Thakkar, Rajendra J. Thakkar, Dhaval Thakkar, Madhusudan Thakkar and Sumit Patel.

Executive Board: Bakul Thakkar, Ashish Thakkar, Kashyap Thakkar, Bhavik Thakkar, Dr. Ganshyam Thakkar, Dipak Thakkar, Nayna Soni, Mahesh Patel, Dilip Patel, Jigar Dave, Jiga Thakkar, Chandrakant Thakkar and Ramesh Thakkar.