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BACKGROUND
With the participation
and recommendations from various sections
of our community, the Temple Committee has
been established to fulfill a long-felt
need of the ever-growing Hindu community
in Las Vegas for a place of worship and
spiritual enrichment.
Core Ideology/Mission
Statement
The Mission of
the Hindu Society of Nevada is:
• To maintain a
formal place of worship for the practice
of Hindu/Jain religion.
• To promote religious, moral, and spiritual
growth for children, adults, and seniors
based on Hindu/Jain scriptures.
• To provide a place for all regardless
of ethnicity and background to practice
and learn about Indian culture, traditions,
and values.
The Society will
accomplish its Mission through the following
activities:
• Prayer sessions,
worshiping of deities, pujas, religious
ceremonies.
• Sunday school classes on Hindu/Jain scriptures
pertaining to religious culture, and moral
values.
• Programs for adult spiritual growth including
readings, discussions of Geeta, meditation,
Kirtan, yoga, etc.
• Celebration of Indian cultural events.
• Classes on the Hindi language.
• Opportunities for youth leadership, mentoring,
and volunteerism.
• Summer camps for children.
• Establishment of charitable foundations
to promote the missions set up by the society.
• Programs/support groups to benefit the
needy in the community.
GOALS
Unite the entire
Hindu community of Las Vegas and neighboring
regions and build a place of worship and
learning that meets the religious, cultural
and educational needs set up appropriate
committees for building and operation of
the temple.
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HINDU
SOCIETY OF NEVADA
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