September 2017: Events Calendar
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 Sep 04Onam
 Sep 09Bakrid
 Sep 17Vishwakarma Puja
 Sep 19Mahalaya Amavasya
 Sep 21Navaratri begins
 Sep 29Navaratri ends / Maha Navami/ ayutha pooja
 Sep 30Dusshera/ Vijaya dasami
Shubha Muhurtha Days: 3, 4, 8, 15


Sept. 05, 12, 19, 26 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Sept. 06, 13, 20, 27 Wednesdays
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

Sept. 07, 14, 21, 28 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

Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 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.
9:30 AM. "Mastering Mindfulness in Everyday Living"; (10:30AM) ‘Nurturing Creativity and Focus in Today's Kids" - Learn Mindfulness Exercises and Meditation Techniques to apply in your everyday living. Free. Organized by: Live Mindfully Now, San Jose. Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivaar, Youth Class Room # 2, California Circle, Milpitas, California. Contact: 408.750.4827, www.shirdisaiparivaar.org
5-8pm. Satsang Sabha; Organized by Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple (ISSO), 220 Temple Way, Colonia, New Jersey; www.issocnj.org, cnj@issousa.org
6 - 8 PM. San Diego Tamil Church; Venue: Mira Mesa Presbyterian Church, 8081 Mira Mesa Blvd, San Diego CA 92126; Contact: Rev. Dr. N.J. Gnaniah - 714.828.3181; ngnaniah@gmail.com

Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24 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.org, www.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.
2-3pm. Evergreen Classics by Srikant Ramabadran; Bay Area: 1550 AM; Contact: www.mixcloud.com/RadioZindagi; srikant@radiozindagi.com
3-4:30pm. Plano Tamil School; Facilitated by Sastha Tamil Foundation; Venue: Alpha Montessori House, Plano, Texas; Contact: www.pltamil.com

September 1-3, 2017 (Friday - Sunday)
Ganesh Utsav 2017 - featuring 15ft Ganesha Idol in celebration of Ganesh Chathurthi; Features include cultural performances, Vendor & Food booths, Daily Aarti, Music & Live DJ, Kids activities and more …; Organized by RadioZindagi; Venue: Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, California; Admission: $2; Contact: www.radiozindagi.com/ganeshutsav, Sehba: 510.387.5381

September 02, 2017, Saturday
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Preethi Kishore; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
4pm. Surmayi Shaam – a melodious benefit concert evening with Nandalala by Trichur Brothers, in the presence of Pujyashri Mathioli Saraswathy; Venue: CET-SOTO Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: www.nandalala.com, 408.681.9454, nandalala@nandalala.com
7pm. 7th Annual Our Lady of Vailankanni Festival; Program features Holy Mass, Candlelight Procession, Entertainment & Dinner; (Flag Hoisting on Aug. 27th, 7pm); Hosted by Our Lady of Vailankanni Shrine, St. James the Apostle Church, Fremont, California; Contact: bavs.org, 408.506.4474, vailankanni.novena@gmail.com

September 3, 2017, Sunday
3:30pm. Margam Bharathanatyam Performance by Prashanthi Rayapati & Saisri Rayapati; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and students of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org


September 9, 2017, Saturday
2:30pm. Celebration of Our Lady of Velankanni; Program features Grand procession, Rosary, Solemn Eucharistic celebration; Organized by Divine Savior Catholic Church; Venue: Divine Savior Catholic Church premises, Los Angeles, California; Contact: velankannisocal@gmail.com, Preethi: 310.749.1226
4pm. Gurupada Samarpanam – a unique thematic musical presentation by students of Nadalaya featuring compositions on Sri Mahaperiyava & Goddess Kamakshi; Organized by Nadalaya School of Music; Venue: Univ. of Silicon Andhra, Milpitas, California; Contact: Usha Ravi: 408.825.3830, fb.com/nadalayaschooofmusic
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

September 10, 2017, Sunday
3pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Akshatha Silas; Disciple of Guru. Indhumathy Ganesh & Student of Nrithyollasa Dance Academy; Venue: Jackson Theatre, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: www.nldance.com, 510.623.8230

September 16, 2017, Saturday
4pm. Sid Sriram Carnatic Vocal Concert on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Lalitha Gana Vidyalaya; Accompanied by Rajeev (Violin) and Praveen Sparsh (Mridangam); Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: 25.slgv@gmail.com, 510.648.8355
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Aditi Krishnan; Disciple of Smt. Janani Jayakumar and student of Narthana School of Bharathanatyam; Venue: The Smith Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, Ohlone college, Fremont, California

September 17, 2017, Sunday
2:30pm. A solo Bharathanatyam performance by Pallavi Sriram; Nattuvangam and Vocal by Sid Sriram; On the occasion of the 25th Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Lalitha Gana vidyala; Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: 25.slgv@gmail.com, 510.648.8355
4pm. Sid Sriram Unplugged Show - LIVE performance of Film songs and original music; on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Lalitha Gana Vidyalaya; Accompanied by Sam Barsh (Keyboard) and Praveen Sparsh (Mridangam); Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: 25.slgv@gmail.com, 510.648.8355

September 24, 2017, Sunday
Navarathri Carnatic Vocal Concert by Vignesh Ishwar; Accompanied by L. Ramakrishnan (Violin), Akshay (Mrudangam), KV.Gopalakrishnan (Khanjira); Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: University of Silicon Andhra, Milpitas, California; Contact: Anu Suresh: annumanasa@gmail.com
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Shreya Ganapathy; Disciple of Guru Mythili Kumar and student of Abhinaya Dance Company; Organized by Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Mission City Center for Performing Arts, Santa Clara, California; Contact: abhinaya.org, 408.871.5959

September 20 - 30, 2017
10am - 8pm. Sharada Navaratri Celebrations featuring Sri Lalitha Sahasranama Sahasra Suvasini Puja; Organized by Brahmasri Chandramouli sastrigaL & Sri Kamakshi Community Center (SKCC); Venue: SKCC Premises, Santa Clara, California; Contact: 925.337.5262, www.srikamakshi.org

September 29 - October 1, 2017
5th Anniversary Leadership Forum; Exclusive invitation only conference for leaders of Indian-American community; Organized by Indiaspora.org; Venue: Lansdowne Resort & Spa, Washington DC; Contact: www.indiaspora.org

September 30, 2017, Saturday
2pm. 121st Anniversary of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi's Advent at Arunachala; Program features a talk by Swami Chidananda followed by Bhajans, Veda Parayanam and Arathi; Venue: Fremont Senior Center, Fremont, California; Contact: sunita_parasuraman@yahoo.com, 510. 656.2752
7pm. An instrumental fusion light music extravaganza; Program features legendary musicians, Rajesh Vaidhya, Naveen Kumar, Stephen Devassy & singers Pragathi Guruprasad, Siddarth Menon, Keith Peters, Durvin D' Souza; Organized by PrimeMedia; Veue: Everest Ranch, McKinney, Texas; Contact: Mahesh Srinivasan: 972.953.6550, primeMediaevent@gmail.com

October 8, 2017, Sunday
3pm. Silapathigaaram - A dance musical by Madurai R. Muralidharan in association with Nrithyollasa Dance Academy; Organized by Bharathi Tamil Sangam; Venue: Dublin Center for Performing Arts & Education, Dublin, California; Contact: Janaki Venkatesan: 925.406.4495, Gowri Seshadri: 510.789.7809, www.bharatitamilsangam.org
5pm. An instrumental fusion light music extravaganza; Program features legendary musicians, Rajesh Vaidhya, Naveen Kumar, Stephen Devassy & singers Pragathi Guruprasad, Siddarth Menon, Keith Peters, Durvin D' Souza; Organized by PrimeMedia; Veue: Chabot College Performing Arts Center, Hayward, California; Contact: Mahesh Srinivasan: 408.883.5959, primeMediaevent@gmail.com

October 14, 2017, Saturday
2-8pm. Smriti - Youth Festival 2017; Program provides unique opportunity to showcase talent; Organized by Brahmasri Chandramouli sastrigaL & Sri Kamakshi Community Center (SKCC); Venue: Shirdi Sai Temple, Milpitas, California; Contact: 925.337.5262, www.srikamakshi.org


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