Date : 27-Nov-2012

10TH BIANNUAL BHAGAVAD GITA COMPETITION

HINDU TEMPLE OF CENTRAL TEXAS
The GANESHA TEMPLE OF TEXAS
OMKARA MAHAGANAPATHY DEVASTHANAM
4309 Midway Drive,
Temple, TX 76502
www.hindutemple.org/254 771 1270

ANNOUNCES
The 10th Biannual Bhagavad Geeta Chanting Competition

Date: January 12th, Saturday, 2013, 10 a.m. in Saraswathi Nilayam.
All the devotees are invited to listen to the sweet recitation by the children

Please register by January 5, 2013
All registrants are requested to arrive at least 15 minutes early (so that we can start on time) and stay till the end of the competition.

VERSES FOR RECITIATION: CHAPTER 6, VERSES 1-20

Grouping is as follows:
KG and below -   5 verses (1-5 )
1st and 2nd Gr.  -   7 verses (1-7 )
3rd and 4th Gr.  - 10 verses (1-10)
5th and 6th Gr.  - 15 verses (1-15)
7th Gr. and up  - 20 verses (1-20)

Please note: the concluding verse of every chapter, “ iti srimadbhagavadgitasupanishatsu…….” is not appropriate as we are reciting only the first 20 verses.

Registration fee: $15.00 per child.
Register by sending information on your child(ren) with the details (name, age, grade, address, contact tel. # with the name of person to contact) and the check payable to:
The HINDU TEMPLE OF CENTRAL TEXAS
4309 Midway Drive,
Temple, TX 76502

Children could challenge themselves to memorize more verses than assigned and go to the higher level. They will be judged accordingly.
Judgment is based on:
1. Clarity of expression
2. Memory power
3. Confidence in presentation

THE RECITATION ORDER AS DEVELOPED WILL NOT BE CHANGED.

HTCT Board
Priests:
    Sreeram Hariharan, Chief Priest
    BS Srinidhi