CHICAGO: A grand Diwali celebration was held on November 9 at Shivalya Hindu Cultural Center located on Grand Ave in Chicago Downtown. The Diwali celebration ceremony was a huge success with hundreds of people attending. The day started with a grand aarti conducted by Chief Pandit Shanti P Shastriji that...
CHICAGO: The annual Diwali celebration held by the Six Gam Patidar Samaj of Chicago was an event filled with joy and gaiety. It was held at the Meadows Club on November 9. Over 440 Six Gamis and guests dressed in colorful traditional attire flocked to the Meadows Club to celebrate...
FREMONT: Diwali was celebrated on a grand scale at Fremont Hindu Temple on Tuesday, November 13. Fremont's Hindu community poured into the temple to pray and celebrate Diwali with lights, feasting, and prayer. Starting early in the evening, Puja was held to commemorate the occasion. At the beginning of the...
DALLAS, Texas: In a show of overwhelming support to Telugu Association of North America (TANA)'s 19th Convention in Dallas (first time), more than 600 people turned up at the kick-off for the fundraising event held at Lindero Ranch in Irving. Telugu Association of North Texas (TANTEX), the local Telugu Association...
NEWPORT BEACH: It was a star studded event at the second annual gala benefit for the Foundation for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (FPID). The gala chose posh Island Hotel in Newport Beach as its home for the night. And what a night! The ballroom was packed to capacity. The evening was...
SANTA CLARA: Narendra Pathak of Sunnyvale, California was 4th time re-appointed to the Council on Equal Employment Opportunities (CEEO) by the Santa Clara County, Board of Supervisors. Board of Supervisors confirmed the appointment on August 21. Pathak was sworn into office September 10 for a term that expires June 30,...
LOS ANGELES: Two days of festivities were filled with Vedic rituals, Satvic food fest, bhajans, Bharatnatyam, live music, native Aztec spiritual dancers, Paramahamsa Nithyananda's message & blessings, Mayor's visit and eNVidyalya children performing unique and creative yoga. November 9 was auspicious for devotees and followers from all around California who...
CHICAGO: While the election victory of President Barack Obama was a foregone conclusion for many an Indian American with one budding astrologer predicting a landslide for him before the results, the outcome has not induced an unmixed joy in light of the continuing economic recession and hazy employment prospects.The...
DAVIE FL: Former President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and Davie Mayor Judy Paul unveiled a seven feet tall bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2 in the Town of Davie, Florida Thousands of residents from the area including Indian American families joined the festivities despite heavy rains....
JERSEY CITY, NJ: On Sunday, October 21, Manavi held its eighth annual Silent March. Manavi began conducting the Silent March in 2005 as a way of saluting South Asian survivors of violence during October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Participants included Manavi staff, volunteers, and concerned members from...