DRAMMEN HINDU CULTURAL CENTER - NORWAY

DRAMMEN HINDU CULTURAL CENTER/VÅR VEIEN 24/ÅSSIDEN,3024 DRAMMEN
DRAMMEN HINDU KULTURSENTER-ESTD:2004
YOUR SUPPORT TO DHKS/DRAMMEN PILLAYAR KOVIL: 2220.12.36960 ORG.NR:987791578
DHKS WAS ESTABLISHED IN DRAMMEN, BY SRILANKAN-TAMIL PEOPLE LIVING IN DRAMMEN,NORWAY IN 2004 MARCH AT FJELL SKOLE,DRAMMEN, NORWAY.

MAIN AIM:

TO PRACTICE,FOLLOW,KNOW,EDUCATE,PROMOTE HINDUISM/SAIVAISM AMONG HINDU/SAIVA TAMIL PEOPLE SPECIALLY CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR CULTURE,RITUALS AND TRADITIONS.

ACTIONS:

WE GATHERED EVERY FIRST FRIDAYS 18.00 AT FJELL SKOLE AND PRAY/SING/EDUCATE
ABOUT OUR RELIGION/CULTURE/TRADITIONS/RITUALS ETC.

CONTACT: SHAN NALLIAH/ LEADER/DHKS
EPOST:shanmugappirabunalliah@hotmail.com mobil.0047-91784271

WE DO POOJA/DEEPAARAATHANAI AND SING DEVARAM,SIVAPURANAM,TIRUVAASAGAM,TIRUPALLANDU,
TIRUVISAIPPA,TIRUPUKALH,TIRUPURANAM,TIRUKURAL,TINASARI TIYANAM,PAJANAI PAADAL ETC.
WE OFFER PRASADAM TO GODS AS WELL AS TO ALL WHO GATHER AT POOJA.

WE WERE TRYING TO FIND/BUY A PERMANENT PLACE TO PLACE GANAPATHI/VINAYAGAR/PILLAIYAR
STATUE AND SIVA/PARVATHI/MURUGA PICTURES AND PRAY EVERY FRIDAY.

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DHKS:19.10.08 kl.15.00 Public Meeting/Fjell Skole
53 families who were members were invited by telefon. 15 members participated.
TOPIC: About buying of Locality in Åssiden
Leader:NS explained to all and they all agreed to buy this locality.Partcipated Members signed the meeting protocol.
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DHKS/ 01.11.08 Report:
We bought a small locality in Åssiden,through Buskerud Nærings megling/Geir A.Andreasson,Bragernes Torg 6,Pb.296,Bragernes,3001 Drammen.tel.32234910/fax.32234919/mobil.41508380(08.10.08/23.10.08) in Vårveien 24/seksjon-6, Åssiden,3024 Drammen to pray/worship/ meditate, HINDU GOD:GANAPATHY/GANESH/PILLAYAR/ELEPHANTFACE GOD(Metal Statue bought in Mumbai, 2005 by NS and gifted to DHKS and established as Temple on 01.11.08. SIVA.PARVATHY.GANESH and SKANTHA/MURUGA LARGE PICTURES(Bought by NS(Gifted) in Kathirgamam Temple,SL,in 2002)

"Buying Contract of Locality" was signed by: DHKS/STYRE/2008

1.Nalliah Shanmugappirabu/Styre Leder/Lyngv 3B,3041 Drammen
2.Arumugam Muthusamy J/As.Leder..L.Hervigsv 37c, 3035 Drammen
3.Maheswaran Paramalingam/Secretary, Flata 12A,3025 Drammen
4.Kalamani Sriskandarajan/Kasserer, Austadv 95, 3034 Drammen
5.Ayanarasa Selliah,Stjernev Øvre 3A,3023 Drammen
6.Kobalakrushna Visvalingam,L.Hervigsv 115 D ,3035 Drammen
7.Inthumathy Sahadevan,L.Hervigsv 51A,3035 Drammen

*Establishing Pooja Celebrations with rituals/pooja/Archanai were done by Sivacharya:
Sivarajah Gurukkal(Inuvil/Navatkuli of Jaffna,SRILANKA)and Pangaja Gurukkal(Urelu of Jaffna,SRILANKA)(Kl.9.00...14.00)

There were about 50 Tamil devotees including women,children and men. Many families brought prasathams and dedicated to GOD and shared by all including Anett Glittfjell/
Blomsterbutikk.

Every friday kl.18.00 we hope to have pooja/Prayer/Meditation/Singing/Prasatham
First fridays we will have meetings too after prayer. First friday of January after pooja/prayer we will have Annual Meeting/Election of New Officials!(See Noticeboard)
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07.11.08 Pooja/Prasatham was sponsored by Das Family . 18.00..20.00..30 devotees.
Tamil Archanai/108 sulogam/Ganapathy/Devarams etc were sung.Membership forms,Undial collection,Postgiro were placed.
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14.11.2008 Friday 18.00 Pooja by....SHAN NALLIAH
21.11.2008 Friday 19.00 Pooja by ....NS/SK/VG/GR all
28.11.2008 Friday 19.00 Pooja by....V.Vigneswaran(Ravi/Malathy)Family
05.12.2008 Friday 19.00 Pooja by
12.12.2008 pooja """"""""""""""""""""
19.12.2008 pooja 18.30
26.12.2008 pooja"""""""""""""""""""""
02.01.2009 pooja/Abisekam by Guru from Oslo;Radha family pooja.
Invited openly all members to select New Executive Committee!But no one showed interest! Then it was decided that the old EC shall continue!
09.01.2009 pooja
16.01.2009 pooja
17.01.2009 General Meeting and New Executive committee selection was held at Fjell Skole,Drammen,Gymsalen,kl.17.00 due to some members requested to do so in writing. Annual report+ Accounts were submitted and approved!

New Executive Committee/2009:
Election Committee: 1.S.Shiyamala 2.S.Paramanantham

President: Shanmugappirabu Nalliah
Vice president: K.Shanmugalingam
Secretary: V.Rajendran
Asst.Secretary:P.Maheswaran
Cashier: Mrs.Kalamany Sriskandarajan
Executive Members:
Mrs.Rajeswari Arumugam
V.Vigneswaran
S.Ayanarasah
V.Gobalakrishnan

18.01.09
We went to Lier/Sjastad to look for a Farmland to buy for Temple.But that is very expensive(4,5 million) and 30 minutes away from Drammen.We have to borrow lot of money.That is difficult and not practical.But we shall discuss later.

23.01,09 pooja /Shan

30.01.09 pooja/Shan+Malar+Viji

06.02.09