Flower Seva
An Offering of Love
Fresh altar flowers and rose garlands for our deities, every week of the year. This is a seva our whole temple family can share.
An Invitation to Serve
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.
We would love for our whole temple family to share in this seva at HTSNM. Each week, fresh flowers will grace the altars around our deities, and on weekends and festivals we will lovingly prepare rose garlands for Their worship.
Every gift helps us continue this loving care. A monthly gift, a week of flowers, or roses for a garland can become your family’s offering.
— Your servant, Mathura-vas das (Mike Jennings)
What We Hope to 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 three simple ways to make this seva yours. Every gift, of any amount, keeps fresh flowers before our deities.
Gifts of any amount are welcome, including weekly sponsorships of $100, $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.
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, call 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. We thank them from our hearts.
Rajani Dhawan — $100 sponsorship, received October 2026
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.
Learn More
Read the donor announcement or the full community proposal, prepared for our temple family. The proposal includes the weekly arrangement plan, the garland budget, and how the program can grow with your support.