In this episode Mr. S. P. Krishnamurthy of the DFW Hindu Temple Society will first introduce Hinduism and its key values and teachings before discussing how the COVID 19 pandemic is affecting his community.
Mr. Krishnamurth is a past trustee of the The DFW Hindu Temple and has been involved in Temple related activities from before the formal founding of the temple.
The Hindu Temple Society was founded in Jun 1982. Ever since, Mr. Krishnamurthy has been associated with the Hindu Temple in Irving essentially in religious matters. He was the Chairman of the Religious committee when the temple installed the Deities in the temple during 1990-92 period. He served as a trustee of the Temple for ten years during the period 2004 to 2014 and in 2005 he was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
In 2002, he founded NAADHOPAASANAA which is a cultural arm of the religious services in the temple, much like the choir singing groups in the churches. It consists of performances of classical religious music and dances inside the Temple and is in its nineteenth year. The dances and music are for the enjoyment of God in our temple. This is considered one of the essential services in a Hindu Temple. Every year, over three hundred artists, mostly from the DFW area, are engaged in about fifteen to twenty, three-hour programs of Naadhopaasanaa.