Year End Message

[Hindu Temple Society of New Mexico]

Dear Devotees and Members of Our Temple Community,

As the auspicious year 2025 draws to a close, our hearts are filled with immense gratitude. This year has been one of great devotion, community service, and spiritual growth, made possible only by your dedication and unwavering support.

Thank You for Your Service and Generosity

We extend our deepest and most sincere thanks to every volunteer, coordinator, and donor. Whether you offered your time during weekly services, coordinated a major festival, or provided vital financial support through individual, monthly, or special event donations, you are the true pillars of our temple.

A Special Note of Thanks to Our Sustaining Donors

The daily operation, spiritual offerings, and upkeep of our temple—a vital place of worship, community, events, and learning—rely heavily on the continuous support of our regular ACH donors. Your commitment provides the stability and predictability of income essential for our mission. A huge thank you to these dedicated individuals:

• Akshay Sood

• Kamal Yadav

• Krishna Reddy

• Mike Jennings

• Vidya Nathan

• Paul Allen

• Prabhat Singh

• Ranjit Kumar

• Ranjith Kizhakkedoth

• Ripan K Saha

• Sam Subbaswamy

• Sandeep Nair

• Santosh Mody

• Yagnesh Pathak

• KC Chidambaram

And a special appreciation goes to Amit Patel for diligently managing the monthly ACH program behind the scenes.

If you wish to provide this stable support for the temple, we sincerely encourage you to sign up as an ACH donor or make a one-time donation to count toward your 2025 giving. The donation form is enclosed.

Recognizing Key Contributors

We are blessed to have selfless individuals who go above and beyond in their service. We extend a special mention of thanks to:

• Mike Jennings: For his tireless efforts in maintaining our temple website, producing informative flyers, and creating essential online links for donations.

• Aden Kemp: Our dedicated Temple Manager, for the excellent upkeep of the temple premises, managing our support staff, and ensuring the safety of all our devotees.

• Rajani and Nitika Dhawan: For their unwavering commitment and for always being available to lend a helping hand, often at a moment's notice.

• Abhishek Shastri ji: For providing invaluable spiritual guidance and conducting our beautiful and meaningful pujas throughout the year.

A Change in Leadership

As the year concludes, my term as your Temple President will be coming to an end. It has been the honor and privilege of a lifetime to serve this incredible community. I am deeply grateful for this opportunity.

The incoming year will usher in a new board, complete with a new set of officers, who will carry forward the temple's mission. The current board joins me in thanking the community at large for wholeheartedly supporting our endeavors and mission.

General Body Meeting

We invite all members to join us for our General Body Meeting where we will brief the community on the achievements, challenges, and finances of the past year, and discuss our next steps. Date: Sunday, December 14th, Time: 2:00 PM, In person at the temple OR via Zoom (link will be shared shortly) .We look forward to seeing you there.

With prayers for your health, happiness, and spiritual progress,

Sincerely,

Visalakshi Chidambaram (President)
Krishan Wahi (Treasurer)
Ravi Nayyar (Secretary)
Abhishek Mehta       Ashish Joshi      Paul Allen      Krishna Jaiswal      Prakruti Gowda
Shivasankaran Rajamanikam      Sameer Roy      Yagnesh Pathak      Nandakumar