Year end statement – Murugan Temple

Services: Funeral Rites • ஓம் சரவண பவ • யாமிருக்க பயம் ஏன் • Our Religious Services • Services: Abhishekam (அபிஷேகம்) • Services: Kavadi (காவிடி) • Services: Phaal Kudam (பால் குடம்) • Services: Annapraasanam (அன்னப்பிரசன்னம்) • Services: Pushpanjali Archana (புஷ்பாஞ்ஜலி அர்ச்சனை) • Services: Ashtotharam Archana (அஷ்டோத்திரம் அர்ச்சனை) • Services: Trishati Archana • Services: Individual Sahasranaama Archana • Services: Bhoomi Puja • Services: Chaula Karma • Services: Griha Pravesam • Services: Griha Shanti • Services: Ganapathi, Aayushya, Mrityunjaya, Pancha Sukta, Rudra Homam (Havan) • Services: Natarajar Abisekam • Services: Navagraha Homam (Havan) • Services: Navarathri (9 days) Chandi Homam • Services: Individual (1 day) Chandi Homam • Services: Kalyana Utsavam • Services: Naamakaranam • Services: Punyaahavaachanam • Services: Sarpabali • Services: Satyanarayana Puja • Services: Seemantham • Services: Sashtiabdapoorty • Services: Sataabhishekam • Services: Shraadham (sankalpam) • Services: Paaravana Shraadham • Services: Tarpanam (Amaavaasya) • Services: Upanayanam • Services: Upanayanam (2 days) • Services: Vaahana Puja • Services: Vidyaarambam • Services: Vivaaham • Services: Santhini Tirumanam • Services: Engagement ceremony • Services: Vizhakku Pooja • Services: Subramaniya Thirukalyanam • Services: Rudhra Homam

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Year-End Tax/Contribution Statement

How do we accept donations?

There are four methods through which Murugan Temple accepts donations:

Cash-Donations – receipt is provided at the temple
Bank Cheques – receipt is provided at the temple or the check-transaction through your bank is the proof of payment
Square Payments at Temple (using your credit-cards) – individual receipts and statements^*1 will be provided by temple
PayPal Payments via Temple Website – individual receipts and statements^*1 will be available at PayPal.com

^*1 For both Square.com and PayPal.com – you will need to login into the respective sites using your personal login-id/email and password. Temple does not provide you with any login-id or password for access to those sites.

Difference between a service and a donation?

When you request a service such as an archana or abishekam, then a service is rendered in return for the payment. According to the IRS^*2, anytime a payment is exchanged for a service in return then those payments are not tax-deductable. The same rule applies, when you purchase food items at the temple kitchen.

^*2 For more information on which items can be deducted (from the IRS – 529 Charitabe Contributions), please visit:

529 Publication, see section "Contributions You Can't Deduct"

IRS Chartitable Contributions Website

How do I determine my deductions?

Please use the recipts for any cash donations you’ve made or the personal cheques and/or statements from both Square and PayPal to compute the amount that can be catogorized as donations (and not services rendered).

For further information, please contact our temple. Thank you.

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Temple Address:

Murugan Temple of North America
6300 Princess Garden Parkway
Lanham, MD 20706, USA
Email: contactus@murugantemple.org
Phone: (301) 552-4889