October 2015: Events Calendar
If you want events to be included, please e-mail details to thendral@tamilonline.com. Though we try our best to provide accurate information, we urge you to check details with the host organization before attending an event. Events Compilation assistance by Ms. Lakshmi Subramaniyam, Minnesota.
 Oct 02Gandhi Jayanthi
 Oct 10Columbus Day
 Oct 21Saraswathi Pojai
 Oct 22Vijayadasami
 Oct 23Mohram
Shubha Muhurtha Days: 19, 22, 25, 26


Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28 Wednesdays
6-9am. “ItsDiff” Tamil radio program every Wednesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California; Contact: Srikant Srinivasa, itsdiff@gmail.com
7:45-9:15pm. Atmotsava - Silent meditation, readings, chanting, bhajans and stotrams on god, guru and self - followed by prasad; Organized by Society of Abidance in Truth; Venue: Santa Cruz, California; Contact: www.satramana.org, 831.425.7287

Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Thursdays
7:30-8:30pm. Weekly Satsanghs (Shirdi Sai Bhajans); Organized by Shirdi Sai Parivaar; Venue: Shirdi Sai Center, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: www.shirdisaiparivaar.org, 408-705-7904
7pm. Evergreen Classics by Srikant Ramabadran; Bay Area: 1550 AM; Contact: www.mixcloud.com/RadioZindagi; srikant@radiozindagi.com
7:10pm. Shirdi Sai Bhajans; Venue: Kalpataru Sai Nilayam, Evergreen Area, San Jose, California; Contact: www.thesaifoundation.org, 408.223.0999

Oct. 03, 10, 17, 24, 31 Saturdays
8 - 10 a.m. Shri Vethathiri Maharishi's Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) Satsang. Session includes simplified exercise, meditation & lectures organized by SKY Bay Area, a chapter of World Community Service Centre (WCSC); Venue: Fremont Hindu Temple, Fremont, California; Contact: www.skybayarea.org, 510.825.3567, sky.bayarea@yahoo.com.
10am-Noon. Tamil Radio - Kaalai Thendral on KLOK 1170AM; Listen live @ www.arimausa.com

Oct. 04, 11, 18, 25 Sundays
8 - 10 a.m. Shri Vethathiri Maharishi's Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) Satsang. Session includes simplified exercise, meditation & lectures organized by SKY Bay Area, a chapter of World Community Service Centre (WCSC); Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivaar - Shirdi Sai Center, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.skybayarea.org, 510.825.3567, sky.bayarea@yahoo.com.

Bala Vihar classes at Chinmaya Mission in Danville, Fremont, Los Altos, San Jose, and San Ramon, California. Curriculum includes Tamil language instruction; Contact: 408.998.2793, sanjose@chinmayamission.orgwww.chinmaya-sanjose.org/balvihar.html
10-11:30am. Satsang - silent meditation, discourse by Nome on Self-Knowledge and Self-inquiry, recitation and readings from the Upanishads; Organized by Society of Abidance in Truth; Venue: Santa Cruz, California; Contact: 831. 425.7287, www.satramana.org; Free.
3-4:30pm. Plano Tamil School; Facilitated by Sastha Tamil Foundation; Venue: Alpha Montessori House, Plano, Texas; Contact: www.pltamil.com

All October - Siddha Medicine Workshop by Siddha Medicine practitioner and President of World Siddha Trust - Dr. Selva Shanmugam;
Oct. 3 (Ashburn, VA & Maryland, MD),
Oct. 4 (Kendall Park, NJ),
Oct. 10 (Fremont, CA),
Oct. 11 (Santa Clara, CA),
Oct. 17 (Raleigh NC),
Oct. 18 (Charlotte, NC);
For more information on hosting organizations and venues, visit www.siddhamd.com/events

October 3, 2015, Saturday
Last date to register your child for 2015-2016 School year at Metroplex Tamil Academy Schools (Dallas, TX area) Find your nearest branch and enroll (Allen, Murphy, Flower Mound, Frisco - Texas); Contact: Geetha Arunachalam: 214.206.7615, Manimekhalai Sukumar: 972.897.0601
4pm. Engirunthaalum - A Tamil drama by Tamil Stage Creations & Mr. Anantha; Organized by Bharathi Kalai Manram; Venue: JCC, Houston, Texas; Contact: www.bkmhouston.org

October 3 & 4, 2015, Sat & Sunday
Naadaswaroopini 2015; Program features Carnatic Vocal Talent Search, Instrumental Talent Search competitions; Organized by Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation; Venue: Foundation Premises, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania; Contact: Sharada Chityala: sharadac@aol.com, 516.317.1055, Radhika Ramanathan: 732.656.3174


October 9-11, 2015 (Friday-Sunday)
Mandalabhisheka Mahotsavam of Rajagopuram monument; Participate and be blessed in the creation of a grand historical monument tower; Please see Ad for daily programs; Organized by Devi Parashakthi (Eternal Mother) Temple; Venue: Temple Premises, Pontiac, Michigan; Contact: www.parashakthitemple.org, om@parashakthitemple.org

October 10, 2015, Saturday
3pm. Preliminary round for Super Singer Contest; Organized by Metroplex Tamil Sangam; Venue: Sent Church, Plano, Texas; Contact: www.dfwmts.org
4pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Trichur Brothers - Srikrishna Mohan & Ramkumar Mohan; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: CET Soto Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
6pm. Sounds of the Ancient - A jugalbandhi; Program features Nirmala Rajasekar on Veena and Pt. Ronu Majumdar on Bansuri Flute; Organized by India Performing Arts Society of Central Ohio; Venue: Abbey Theater, Dublin, Ohio; Contact: www.dhvaniohio.org
9am. Transformations in the Temples of South India: People, Rituals and Deities - A one-day conference with featured speakers from around the world; Organized by South Asian Research and Information Institute, Dallas; Venue: McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas; Contact: www.sarii.org
6:30pm. Monthly Tamil Mass, Rosary, Children Liturgy and Get-together; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Catholic Community; Venue: St.Joseph's Church, Mountain View, California; Contact: www.tamilcatholic.org

October 11, 2015, Sunday
6:30pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Manasa Suresh; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Sri Sivamani’s Residence, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: www.shruthiswaralaya.com

October 13 - 22nd, 2015
Grand Navarathri Celebrations at Devi Parashakthi (Eternal Mother) Temple; Please see Ad for daily program details; Venue: Devi Parashakthi Temple, Pontiac, Michigan; Contact: parashakthitemple.org, 248.322.4731, om@parashakthitemple.org

October 17, 2015, Saturday
Noon. Student performancs and vocal concert by Manasa Suresh; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Rajarajeswari Temple, San Jose, California; Contact: www.shruthiswaralaya.org

October 20, 2015, Tuesday
7pm. Student performances; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Balaji Temple, San Jose, California; Contact: www.shruthiswaralaya.org

October 22-23, 2015, Thursday & Friday
7:30pm. Varna - World premiere of Colors of White - An exploration of universal emotions; A celebration of 40 years of performing and creating dance art; Program features Krithika Rajagopalan and Natya dancers; Organized by Natya Dance Theatre; Venue: Dance center of Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois

October 23, 2015, Friday
7pm. Fire and Ash - reclaiming the divine, recovering the human; Program features a thematic multi-genre production by JustUs Repertory, conceived and directed by Naataka Choodamani Dr. Gowri Ramanarayan; Organized by India Performing Arts Society of Central Ohio; Venue: The Abbey Theater, Dublin, Ohio; Contact: www.dhvaniohio.org

October 22-25, 2015 (Thursday-Sunday)
San Francisco Internationl South Asian Film Festival; This year’s screenings include Jai Ho and Kaakka Muttai; Organized by Thirdi.org; Venues: New People Cinemas, Castro Theater - San Francisco; CineArts Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.thirdi.org

October 24, 2015, Saturday
October Concert Series - Carnatic Vocal Concerts - 10:30am - Rithvik Raja; 1:30PM - Sriranjini Santhanagopalan, 4:00pm - Ramakrishnan Murthy; Organized by Carnatic Music Association of North America (CMANA); Venue: Crossroads North Middle School, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey; Contact: www.cmana.org, www.fb.com/cmana
11am. Vijayadasami Celebrations; Program features student performances, new student initiations; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Shruthi Swara Laya premises, Fremont, California; Contact: www.shruthiswaralaya.org
3pm. Deepavali Kondattam; Program features light music by Jersey Rhythms and Chess Tournament; Organized by TNF New York Chapter; Venue: Queens High School of Teaching, Bellerose, New York; Contact: tnfnewyork@gmail.com, www.tnfusa.org
5pm. Antar Jyoti - Inner Vision - An enchanting evening of music by Asha Ramesh & Ensemble; Organized by Access Braille; Venue: Jain Center of Northern California, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.accessbraille.org, Viji Dilip: 408.762.4836

October 25, 2015, Sunday
6pm. Grand Light Music Concert by Rajhesh Vaidhya & Party; Organized by Kalalaya; Venue: CET Soto Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: www.kalalayausa.org

November 1, 2015, Sunday
4pm. Sevanjali 2015 - 9th Annual Fundraiser Event; Program features an evening of Semi-Classical Music by Padmabhushan K.J. Yesudas; Organized by Chinmaya Mission, Los Angeles; Venue: Plummer Auditorium, Fullerton, California; Contact: Babu Pillai: 949.336.2641, www.chinmayala.org

November 7, 2015, Saturday
2:30pm. SiragukaL - Children’s Vizha 2015; Program features talent show, Tamil speech, fancy dress competition, Tamil isai, Nadanam, Thirukkural competition; Organized by New England Tamil Sangam; Venue: Keefe Tech School, Framingham, Massachusetts; Contact: www.netamilsangam.org
4pm. 2015 Deepavali Thiruvizha & Grand Light Music Concert by Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra; Program features lead singers Unnikrishnan, Unni Menon, Sathya Prakash, Vijay TV Super Singers, Anitha, Raginisri and Neeya Naanaa Gopinath; Organized by Metroplex Tamil Sangam; Venue: MacArthur High School, Irving, Texas; Contat: www.dfwmts.org
4pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Rithvik Raja, HN Bhaskar (Violin), Vijay Ganesh (Mridangam), Anirudh Athreya (Kanjira); Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivar, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
6pm. Spanda 20 - A celebration of a 20-journey with Dance; Performed by Leela Samson & Party; Organized by Kalalaya; Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.kalalayausa.org

November 8, 2015, Sunday
4:25pm. 2015 Deepavali Celebrations - featuring Neeyaa Naanaa Gopinath and a Grant Light Music Concert by Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra; Program features lead singers Unnikrishnan, Unni Menon, Sathya Prakash, Vijay TV Super singers Anitha & Raginisri; Organized by Kalalaya; Contact: www.kalalayausa.org


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