An Invitation to Serve
Dear temple family,
A flower offered to the Lord carries our gratitude, our prayers, and our love. It is a simple, beautiful way to place what is in our hearts at His feet.
I would love for us to share in this seva at HTSNM: offering fresh flowers at our altars each week and lovingly making rose garlands for our deities on weekends and festivals.
I am personally raising funds for this service and invite you to join me. A monthly gift, a week of flowers, or roses for a garland can become your family’s offering. Every gift helps us continue this loving care.
All of the money collected will go directly to the purchase of flowers, supplies (like flower foam and preservatives), foliage and greens (palm leaves and such), and roses for garlands.
Shastriji and I will work together in ordering supplies at wholesale cost so we can get the most out of the donations.
May these offerings bring us closer to the Lord and to one another. Thank you for sharing in this seva.
— Your servant, Mathura-vas das (Mike Jennings)
Suggested arrangement for each deity
- Each of the three large deities: 17 carnations, 6 mini-carnation stems, and 2 alstroemeria stems, plus poms and greenery.
- Each of the four small deities: 6 carnations, 3 mini-carnation stems, and 1 alstroemeria stem, plus poms and greenery.
I would also like to purchase greenery, birds of paradise, and exotic flowers that will last longer with care. This seva also includes the care of the flowers, such as buying flower food, watering, distribution of the flowers, and materials for displaying, such as foam, wire, twine, etc.
What We Will Provide
Weekly arrangements. Coordinated fresh flower arrangements around our three large deities and four small deities,
refreshed every week.
Weekend garlands. A set of simple rose garlands for weekend worship, with fresh sets for festivals as needed and funded.
A way for every family to take part. A dependable opportunity to serve through monthly giving, weekly sponsorships, and hands-on volunteer service.
Share in This Flower Seva
There are five simple ways to make this seva yours. Every gift, of any amount, keeps fresh flowers before our deities.
Small Bunch
Fresh carnations and mixed flowers fill the altar vases with love.
Altar Flowers
Large Bunch
48 roses make a full set of three garlands for the altar deities.
Garland Roses
Sponsor Garlands
Provide the fresh garlands that adorn our deities every weekend.
Garland Seva
Sponsor Altar Flowers
Keep fresh vase flowers before our deities throughout the week.
Altar Seva
Sponsor a Week
Make a week of altar flowers your family’s offering.
Weekly Seva
Gifts of any amount are welcome, including weekly sponsorships of $125, $175, or $200. Our regular goal is $650 per month, and $7,800 sustains a full year of flowers. Additional festival garland sponsorships are also welcome.
Where Your Gift Goes
Every contribution goes directly to the purchase of flowers and supplies: fresh vase flowers and greenery at wholesale cost, roses for garlands, and materials like floral foam and preservatives.
Mathura-vas das and Shastriji order together at wholesale so every donation stretches further. Purchases are guided by the funds available, and all gifts are made directly to HTSNM.
$7,800
One full year of flowers: weekly vase arrangements, weekend garlands, and supplies.
Offer Your Time
This is a service we can share as a temple community. Volunteers help collect flowers, arrange the weekly vases, join the garland-making team, and care for the displays through the week.
To volunteer, pledge monthly, or sponsor a week, con Mike Jennings at 909-964-7587. We will begin by measuring the garlands and preparing a trial set, then coordinate weekly purchases and arrangements together.
Supported By Our Temple Family
Our flower seva is already underway, made possible by the generosity of our first sponsors and monthly pledges. We thank them from our hearts.
Sponsors
Rajani Dhawan
$100 sponsorship, received October 2026
Monthly Pledges
Yagnesh Pathak
$100 monthly pledge, for three months
Ripan Saha
$30 monthly pledge
Mathura-vas das
$200 monthly pledge
Join This Offering of Seva
Give online through our flower seva campaign, or give through htsnm.org/donate by Zelle (505-481-6666), Venmo (@HinduTEMPLE-NM, code 6666), or by mail (P.O. Box 51616, Albuquerque, NM 87181). Please let Mike Jennings know your gift is for flower seva: 909-964-7587.
Price List
Accounting
Reports of flower seva contributions, and how each was used, will be posted here.