The Katina Ceremony of Georgia Buddhist Vihara 2023 will be held on October 8th. We warmly invite all of you to join us and participate in various meritorious deeds. We appreciate your generous support thus far in various ways during this Katina Season, and we are grateful if you could support us further to make this meritorious event a success. Below are the ways that we seek your support, and we hope you consider donating (dana) via the following signups.
Stupa Enshrining For those who missed the enshrining ceremony of the stupa, there is the opportunity to donate any small items you wish to be enshrined until the Katina Day.
Shramadana/Volunteering (September 30th) We are planning to have a shramadana in preparation of the Katina Ceremony. If you would like to help us please stop by anytime between 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. In addition, stupa construction is also going on every day. Please find a time and day according to your schedule to participate in this meritorious deed through gifts of labor.
Katina Ceremony Day Schedule: (October 8th) Cheewara Pandu Peweema (9:00 AM)
We encourage all of you to come and participate during the Katina Robe Coloring using tree barks and medicinal herbs.
Besajja Pindapatha (10:00 AM) We would like to encourage all of you to sign up for the Besajja Pindapatha and participate in this great meritorious deed using the link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090C4AA9AA22A1FF2-44675175-bhesajja
Kapruka If you would like to bring items to place under the Kapruka, below are the much-needed items for the temple:
Paper towels, paper cups, water bottles, Ziplock bags in assorted sizes, Tide/All detergent, dishwashing liquid, hand washing liquid, aluminum foil, kitchen towel, dishcloths, broom, dustpan & brush, tea candles, oatmeal, almond milk (nonperishable), cleaning liquid, air fresheners, Clorox wipes, paper plates, disposable spoons, trash bags (large and 13 gal).
Pirikara If you would like to offer Pirikara for the participating Bhantes, you are most welcome to. We will have approximately 16 Bhantes attending the Katina.
Katina Day Dawal Dana In appreciation and gratitude for everyone's support during the Katina Season, the Katina hosting family and friends will be providing lunch for all devotees.
However, we have some items that we need you to generously provide. Please use the following link to confirm your participation and contribution:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090C4AA9AA22A1FF2-44675177-gbvkatina | 
