LOS ANGELES: On August 28, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department made a presentation to the Friends of the South Asian American Communities (FOSAAC) about the role of the Sherrif's Department in an emergency.

SANTA MONICA, CA: The second annual Sri Lanka Day Expo, held on August 25 along all three blocks of the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California, drew crowds from all parts of California, as well as other states, to enjoy the cultural festivities of Sri Lanka.

ARTESIA: Tucked away in a corner near Ambala Cash & Carry is Ambala Express, a unique pure vegetarian restaurant with authentic home style food and its all vegetarian.

CHINO HILLS, CA: In the year of the Millennium, Pramukh Swami Maharaj sanctified the land in Chino Hills in which the new BAPS Hindu Mandir and Cultural Center would be constructed. On September 8, Pramukh Swami Maharaj returns to celebrate the centenary celebration of BAPS at the site of the upcoming BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir and Cultural Center in Chino Hills.

FREMONT: The newly formed Laxmi-Narayan Dev Spiritual Organization affiliated with Shree Swaminarayan Temple of Vadtal (India) had a big Shri Krishna Janmastami celebration on August 25 at the Fremont Hindu Temple,

CHICAGO: A special function, jointly sponsored by Raghu Nayak, Amrish Mahajan, Darshan Singh Dhaliwal and other prominent Indian community activists to honor newly appointed Indian Consul General in Chicago

NEW YORK: It was the afternoon of Saturday, August 18. American Hindus assembled in the spacious auditorium of Ganesh Temple in Flushing, New York. The unusual occasion was the mass celebration of Hindu Sangathan Divas, a tradition set in New York