For the last 2-3 months many Archakas did not have enough resources to feed their families. Many organizations and individuals have concentrated in honoring the priests and their families. Global Hindu Heritage Foundation has decided to honor about 600 Archaka (Priest) families in Vijayawada, Guntur, Anantapur,  Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District and in Hyderabad. Because of  the fear of spreading Coronavirus, many Hindu Temples are closed. Now, many Archakas/Pujaris / Hindu Temple’s priests are having a hard time meeting their basic needs. Many of them do not have any salaries either from the government or the private Temples. Most of them do not have enough savings to pay their rent and electricity. Furthermore, many private temples do not have enough income to pay their salaries. Pujaris in small villages are facing real hardships to maintain the family. Recently, newspapers wrote about some priests begging on the streets as they could not provide meals for the family. That news pained so many people and some organizations are helping them financially. They are facing a grim and grave predicament.

Now Global Hindu Heritage Foundation in association with J D Foundation, Helper Foundation,  Srisai Datta Mansa Peetham, and others decided to provide two weeks of dry groceries for each needy Archaka family. We will be providing dry items enough for two weeks to the family.

Items to be included in the Packet would be: Rice, Idli Ravva, Wheat flour, Wheat Ravva, Onions, Chili Powder, Turmeric, Pickle packet, Cooking Oil, Tamarind, Soaps, Sugar, Kandi Pappu,  Ghud, Mustard seeds, and others.

Many organizations and Community leaders have been distributing the Priests in big cities. There are many priests in the nearby villages who are not receiving these items. Their need is more acute.

This distribution will take place in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Method: To donate visit our website. Click on the Donate button, then press the Purpose category, and select Support a Priest Category or Annadana Donation category.

By Check: Or you can send a check payable to: GHHF, . It is tax-deductible.

Please visit: www.Savetemples.org;

For more information, call: ; Email address:  ghhfusaorg@gmail.com