Full Text of HR0425 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the devotees of Sri | 4 | | Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple of Greater Chicago on the | 5 | | 25th anniversary of the Temple; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Thousands of devotees from the Midwestern states, | 7 | | especially from the Chicago area, used to travel to Pittsburgh | 8 | | to have darshan of Sri Venkateswara swami; while the experience | 9 | | was spiritually rewarding, the time and effort required to make | 10 | | the trip was making it difficult for many to have his darshan | 11 | | as often as their hearts desired; many felt a void in their | 12 | | spiritual lives and their discontent was widespread; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, As a result of the philanthropy of 9 families who | 14 | | donated 20 acres of land with a farm house in Aurora, as a site | 15 | | for the proposed Balaji temple, a beginning was made in the | 16 | | realization of a dream; since Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) | 17 | | Temple is an institution that has to serve innumerable | 18 | | generations to come, plans were drawn on a magnificent scale | 19 | | related to the means available and the needs of the moment; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Padmasri M. Muthiah Sthapathy, a noted expert on | 21 | | temple construction in India, collaborated with Sri Subhash | 22 | | Nadkarni, a reputed architect of Chicago and a devotee of |
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| 1 | | Balaji, and together they designed the temple; the design is an | 2 | | excellent blend of ancient Shilpa shastra and modern | 3 | | architectural technology; the design also served as a model for | 4 | | other temples that were built later in the United States; a | 5 | | unique feature of the temple is provision for circumambulation | 6 | | (pradakshina) inside the temple, not only around the presiding | 7 | | deity, but around all the major shrines inside the temple; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The mission of the Temple is continuing and | 9 | | promoting the highest values of Hindu culture, philosophy, | 10 | | religion, spirituality, and tradition in their adopted | 11 | | Homeland with benevolence, compassion, and tolerance; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Grand 25th anniversary celebrations will be | 13 | | held May 29-June 5, 2011; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we congratulate the devotees of Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) | 17 | | Temple of Greater Chicago on this momentous occasion and wish | 18 | | them the best for years to come; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the devotees of Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) | 21 | | Temple of Greater Chicago as a symbol of our respect and | 22 | | esteem.
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