2012 – Janmashtami Function Planning

Attention Please!

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2012 – Janmashtami Function Planning • It is YOUR Very Special Programme • Sep 22 (Sat) at HSNC hall • WE NEED LOT OF YOUR HELP • Need your 101% commitment • Costumes need special attention • This will have so much of visibility

Send Invitations 1) Invitation for staging program with us Volunteers needed for sending it: • SV Temple • Karnataka association • Telugu Association • Tamil Association • Marathi association • Sanskar • Any other organization you may know • Individual Choreographers (that you may know)

Send Invitatations… 2) Invitation for attending – Volunteers wanted to send • SV Temple • Karnataka association • Telugu Association • Tamil Association • Marathi association • Sanskar • Cisco • IBM • Namaste RTP • NCSU • ISKCON • Sandy Ridge • HSNC • Indian stores • Other places or suggestions

Gokul Bhajan Flash DVD Guru puja -- Om ajnana timirandhasya...

Aim and objective of Gokul Bhajan -- statement Semester system, Regular satsang every Friday Narrate Sample schedule Clip of deity invocation Clip of group chanting Clip of Vedic studies (1 shloka showing word for word) Clip of Guru invocation Clip of Hari Katha (about four madhuris of Krishna) Clip of shloka recitation (different age groups) Clip of children bhajans

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Gokul Bhajan Flash DVD… Talk about test paper (zoom in on a corrected test paper) Clip of children presentation ( different age groups) Clip of Gokul Jeopardy Talk about Ekaadashi, how children fast ( what to eat and what to avoid), points and gifts Clip of dramas and public performances Clip of Aarati ( Jaya Jaya Radha Krishna ) Talk about prasadam ( honor prasadam, how it is non different than Krishna) Clip about children book distribution, food drive, igokulam, gokuls and library clip about charity ( why we should donate ) Visit to goshala and picnic ( organic farm)

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Gokul Bhajan Flash DVD… • • • • • • • Directing the project Record clips Collect them in a dir on our laptop Edit and produce the media Media copying Packaging Distribution at HSNC and other places prior to program

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Event / Task Coordinators • Contact with HSNC Committee • Making content/flier for HSNC distr.

• Give flier to HSNC for distribution • Incharge of Food Preparations • Incharge of buying veg/grains/etc • Preparing dinner plates (ladies) • Distributing dinner plates (men)

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Krishna (DWARAKA) Rukmini Satyabhama Jambavati Kalindi Narada Uddhava Arjuna Medicine Man Medicine Man helper-1 Medicine Man helper-2 Krishna (VRINDAVAN) Radha Lalita Vishaka Campaka Lata Vrinda Devi Meenal Divya Vidya Aishwarya Shreya D Aum Adithya?

Ritwik?

Janvi Nishchala Archita Shivani Ankita Shreya Bhat Anupama Anushree (any one who wants to join)

Finalize the Allocations Prep for Drama • Latest Script – have you printed?

• Any change in Character assignments?

• Drama Ending Climax Song Selection • First Rehearsal on June 8 th • Recording for those who go to India • Weekly Rehearsals – Which day?

Ending Dance Prep for Drama

• Choreographer • Separate or part of drama rehearsal?

• Assistant Choreographer • Volunteers (helpers, teacher ) • Place for rehearsals

Other 2 Dances Our 2 Dances… Dance-1: Choreography by Vaishnavi (Dancers: Aishwarya, Aushree) Dance-2: Who wants to do this one ?

Drama • Dialogue Recording • Recording help • Mix & Produce Scene Tracks • Play tracks during rehearsal • Main Direction • Helping Direction • Arranging rehearsals

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Drama - Props • Background for Vrindavan • Background for Dwaraka • Flute for Krishna (1) • Jute Bags for dust • Medicine boxes (2) • Pool chair • Small Crowns from India for queens, Vrindavan Krishna, Udhava and Arjuna

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Drama - Costumes Krishna (Dwaraka)- Yellow dhoti, embroidered kurta, crown, pink dupatta for the waist band, jewelery (chains ) and flower garland.

Krishna (Vrindavan)- Yellow dhoti, embroidered kurta, simple crown with peacock feather, pink dupatta for the waist band, flute and flower garlands.

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Drama – Costumes… Radha Rani - Lehenga (ghagra choli with dupatta), simple crown, flower garland and some jewelery and her hair should be tied in one single braid.

Gopies - Lehenga (ghagra choli with dupatta, please make sure it is not a scarf but a dupatta), simple jewelery and their hair should be tied in one single braid. Flower garlands. For short hair please tie your hair in a pony tail, since they will be covering the head with the dupatta.

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Drama – Costumes… Queens - Lehenga (ghagra choli with dupatta, please make sure it is not a scarf but a dupatta), crown, jewelery and their hair should be tied in one single braid. For short hair please tie your hair in a pony tail, since they will be covering the head with the dupatta Narada – Saffron color kurta,dhoti and shawl. Hair to be tied on top with a flower . A white flower garland, tambura hanging from his neck to the front and wooden flat kartal on his hand.

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Drama – Costumes… Medicine man and helpers- any color krta and dhoti with a turban.

Udhava & Arjun – Rich Kurta , dhoti, crown, scarf , flower garland and jewelery.

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Prep for Bhajans • Who are Bhajan Leads?

• Instruments for outside bhajans?

• Base Tracks for Sound Engineer

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• Deity Picture • Garland and flowers • Aarti plate, Deepam • Table • Table cover • Agarbatti w/stand • Cotton, oil, lighter • Tulasi leaves • Achanam cup and • Spoon • Fruits for deity in Bowls • Deity setup on stage Deity Setup

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Dinner & Cleanup • Drinking water • Cups • Plates • Spoons • Napkins • Trash bags • Food managers • Bounty • Cleaning coordinator

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Dinner Items

Rice ???

Chapati / Puri ???

The Sabjis ???

Curry??

Salad ???…..

How can we cook for 300+ people ???

Cooking Volunteers

Rice ???

Chapati / Puri ???

The Sabjis ???

Curry??

Salad ???…..

Stage Audio • Stage Manager • Stage Assistants (2) • Audio Engineer w/w HSNC • Collect audio tracks from other Orgs • Setup and move mic and stands • Scene Tracks for Audio Engineer • MC for the events

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Stage Videos • Camera-Main w/ Stand • Camera-Bkup w/ Stand • Video Recording-Main • Video Recording-Bkup • Video Mixer & Producer

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Our productions Gokula Ganam (Vol-4) • Design layouts • Make media copies • Media printing • Packaging

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Our productions Gokul Bhajan & Sloka Book • Cover design • Layout and indexing • Review contents • Printing

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Info Center at site Distributing our fliers Bring Banners for our projects Push pins, Tapes, Scissors for banners Put up and take down banners Sign up sheet Sign up table Give information about bhajan class CD's & DVD's TV and DVD Player for playing our Video Event Flier - making Event Flier - printing General Gokul bhajan flier - printing

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Gokul Kids - The Book • Cover Design • Content Reviews • Book Printing • Recording Narrations • Editing • Media copying • Media printing

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Gokulam Kids – Book

Extremely Important..!

No copy & paste from internet or anywhere..

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Gokulam Kids – Chapter Allocations 1. Who are we? 2. Why Religions? 3. Creation, Theory and Vedas 4. Worshiping Gods 5. The Supreme God 6. Who is Lord Krishna? 7. The Spiritual World 8. Power of Holy Names 9. Bhakti Yoga 10. Importance of Guru 11.Common Questions & Answers 31

Gokulam Kids Book - Milestones Outlines First Draft Second Draft – June 05 – B K Dasa – June 15 - June 30 Review - July 5 Final Draft – July 20 Book Editing – Aug 1 to 15 Book Printing – Aug 16 – Sep 5 Book Release – Sep 22 32 (Radhashtami)

Thank You!

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