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.
Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org
Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 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
Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25 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
Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27 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.
Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28 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.
3-4:30pm. Plano Tamil School; Facilitated by Sastha Tamil Foundation; Venue: Alpha Montessori House, Plano, Texas; Contact: www.pltamil.com
Sri Velukkudi U.Ve. Sri Krishnan Swamy’s US & Canada Tour
July 28-30: Chicago; July 31-Aug. 2: Cary, NC; Aug. 3-6: Washington DC; Aug 7-10: NY & NJ; Aug. 11-14: Paris, France; Organized by Vedics Foundation, USA; Contact: events.vedics.org
Evangelist J.Caroline USA Retreat 2016
Worship and receive god's abundant love; July 29-31: Briarwood Retreat Center, Arygle, Texas; Aug. 20 & 21: St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Cathedral, Bellwood, Illinois; Aug. 26-28: Mission Springs Christian Conf. Center, Scotts Valley, California; Sept. 3 & 4: St. Louise Parish, Bellevue, Washington; Organized by Mirabella Ministry; Contact: Adline - 972.409.9965, ady120@hotmail.com, mirabellaministry33@hotmail.com, mirabellaministry.org
Sri. U.Ve.Dushyanth Sridhar Spiritual Discourses - North American Tour 2016
Organized by South India Fine Arts (SIFA); Aug 5: Philadelphia; Aug. 6: NJ; Aug. 8-11: Virginia; Aug. 12: Pittsburgh; Aug. 13-17: Toronto; Aug. 18-19: Columbus; Aug. 20: Maryland; Aug. 21-26: Detroit; Aug. 27-Sept 01: Chicago; Sept. 02: Minneapolis; Sept. 03: Raleigh; Sept. 04-05: Birmingham, AL; Sept. 06-09: Dallas, Sept. 10: Tampa; Sept. 11: Miami; Sept. 12-15: Atlanta; Sept. 16: Seattle; Sept. 17: Portland; Sept. 18: Sacramento; Sept. 19-22: Seattle; Sept. 23: San Diego; Sept. 24: Los Angeles; Sept. 25-30: San Jose; Oct. 01: Livermore; Contact: divyadampati@gmail.com,info@southindiafinearts.org
AIM For SEVA presents Meera - The Soul Divine - a dance production
featuring Arsha Kala Bhushanam by Smt. Chitra Visweswaran & Chidambaram Dance Company; Choreography & direction by Smt. Chitra Visweswaran, Music composed by Bombay Jayashri; A fundraising tour with performances at San Diego, CA: 08/19/2016 (Fri), Seattle, WA: 08/20/2016 (Sat), San Francisco, CA: 08/21/2016 (Sun), Dallas, TX: 08/26/2016 (Fri), Austin, TX: 08/27/2016 (Sat), Elmira, NY: 09/01/2016 (Thur), Washington, DC: 09/03/2016 (Sat), Houston, TX: 09/05/2016 (Mon), New York City, NY: 09/09/2016 (Fri), Albany, NY: 09/10/2016 (Sat), New Jersey, NJ: 09/11/2016 (Sun), Detroit, MI: 09/16/2016 (Fri), Hartford, CT: 09/17/2016 (Sat), Boston, MA: 09/18/2016 (Sun), Fort Lauderdale, FL: 09/23/2016 (Fri), Tampa, FL: 09/24/2016 (Sat), Philadelphia, PA: 09/25/2016 (Sun); Contact: www.meerathesouldivine.com, srini.seva@gmail.com, janetf@aimforseva.org, 570.402.1244, aimforsevausa.org
Aug. 6, 2016, Saturday
5pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Skanda Suresh; Disciple of Smt. Shreelata Suresh and student of Vishwa Shanthi Dance Academy; Venue: Theater at College of San Mateo, San Mateo, California; Contact: vishwashanthi.org
Aug. 7, 2016, Sunday
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Varshini Srikanthan; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani & Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Mission City Center for Performing Arts, Wilcox High School, Santa Clara, California; Contact: shrikrupa.org
Aug. 13, 2016, Saturday
4:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ishani Singh & Anika Rajamani; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani & Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Woodside High School, Woodside, California; Contact: shrikrupa.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: tamilcatholic.org
August 14, 2016, Sunday
4:00 pm Mrudangam Arangetram of Akash Mani Raman; Disciple of Sri Erode Nagaraj; Kunnakkudi M. Balamuralikrishna (Vocal); V.V.S.Murari (Violin); Venue: Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center, Calabasas, CA; Contact: mrudangam@gmail.com
4pm. Carnatic Vocal Arangetram of Kum. Sravya Rallapalli; Disciple of Smt. Jayashree Varadarajan and student of Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandir; Venue: Heritage Theatre, Campbell, California; Contact: srirama.net
6:01pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Shreshta Kumar; Disciple of Guru Sarayu Sai and student of Srishti Gurucool; Venue: TN Rajarathinam Pillai Muthamizh Peravai Hall, R.A.Puram, Chennai; Contact: vid_nand2002@yahoo.com
August 17, 2016, Wednesday
6am & 8am. Yajur Upakarma (Avani Avittam), 2 batches; Organized by Sri. Chandramouli & Sri Kamakshi Community Center; Venue: SKCC Temple premises, Santa Clara, California; Contact: Sri. Chandramouli: 925.961.9999, kanchikamashi@gmail.com
August 18, 2016, Thursday
5:45am, 8am, 10:30am. Upakarma (Avani Avittam); Conducted by Pt. Ravichandran; Venue: Sandeepany (Chinmaya Mission), San Jose, California; Contact: Pt. Ravichandran: 925.321.0285, panditravi@comcast.net
5:50am, 8am, 10am. Yajur Upakarma (Avani Avittam); Conducted by Pt. Balu Shastri; Venue: Komala Vilas, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: Pt. Balu Sastri: 408.393.7722, balushastri87@gmail.com
August 19-21, 2016, Friday - Sunday
Fri. (6pm), Sat. (9am), Sun. (9am); Grand Bhoomi Pooja Celebrations; Program features Ganesha Pooja, Mahalakshmi Pooja, Ganapathy Homam, Go (Cow) Pooja, Bhoomi Pooja (Vaasthu Pooja); Organized by Concord Shiva Murugan Temple; Venue: Temple Premises, Concord, California; Contact: www.temple.org
August 20, 2016, Saturday
2pm. Mupperum Vizha - Iyal, Isai, Naatakak KoNdaattam; Program features Bharathanatyam by Sweta Ravishankar, Parai isai, Drama, Competitions and more; Venue: Mountain View High School, Lawrenceville, Georgia; Contact: 678.757.GATS, gatamilsangam.org
3pm. Mridangam Arangetram of Sriram Subramanian, Disciple of Sri. Gopi Lakshminarayanan and student of Sharadha School of Thala Vadhya; Neyveli Santhanagopalan (Vocal), Delhi SundarRajan (Violin), Ajay Gopi (Kanjira); Venue: Jain Temple, Milpitas, California; Contact: sriramsarangetram@gmail.com
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Sahithi & Snikitha Karumudi; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani & Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Peforming Arts Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: shrikrupa.org
August 21, 2016, Sunday
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Harini Arumugam; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani & Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Peforming Arts Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: shrikrupa.org
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Abinaya Srikant; Disciple of Guru Mythili Kumar and student of Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Mission City Center for Performing Arts, Santa Clara, California; Contact: abhinaya.org
August 27, 2016, Saturday
1:30pm. Madurai R. Muralidaran's Nayaka Nayaki - a thematic presentation in association with RR International; Venue: Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple, Aurora, Illinois; Contact: Venkatesh: 925.858.2392
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Arpitha Parthasarathy; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani & Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: shrikrupa.org
September 3, 2016, Saturday
7pm. 6th Annual Our Lady of Vailankanni Festival; Program features Holy Mass by Bishop Mike Barber, Candlelight procession, Entertainment & Dinner; Venue: Our Lady of Vailankanni Shrine - St. James the Apostle Church, Fremont, California; Contact: Vailankanni.Novena@gmail.com, bavs.org, 408.506.4474
An unforgettable musical homage to Bharat Ratna Dr. MS.Subbulakshmi on her birth centenary by Padmabhushan Awardee Smt. Sudha Raghunathan; Organized by Sankara Nethralaya; Venue: Hindu Temple of Atlanta, Riverdale, Georgia; Contact: Dr. Seshu Sharma: 404.664.0808, Bala Reddy Indurti: 770.851.4765
September 4, 2016, Sunday
8am. Smt. MS.Subbulakshmi Amma's Birth Centenary Music Mela - an all day classical music festival; Program features Bhajanthon, Music competition, Pattimanram, performances by Bay Area students and youth and more; Organized by Indian Classical Arts Academy in association with Carnatic Archival Center USA; Contact: www.indianclassicalarts.org, Venkatesh: 925.858.2392
September 5, 2016, Monday
An unforgettable musical homage to Bharat Ratna Dr. MS.Subbulakshmi on her birth centenary by Padmabhushan Awardee Smt. Sudha Raghunathan; Organized by Sankara Nethralaya; Venue: Cabrillo High Auditorium, Long Beach, California; Contact: Raja Krishnamurthi: 562.381.3060
September 8-11, Thur - Sunday
10am-10pm. Ganesh Utsav 2016 - The biggest bay area Ganesh Festival; Organized by Radio Zindagi & sponsors; Program features Daily Arati, Music & Live DJ and performances, Kids activites, vendor booth & much more; For sponsorship, booth opportunitie and participation, contact: Praveen Suggala: 510.453.1521, Sehba Shah: 510.387.5381, sehba@radiozindagi.com
September 10, 2016, Saturday
3pm. Our Lady of Velankanni Celebrations; Program features Grand procession, Rosary, Solemn Eucharistic celebration with healing service, fellowship with cultural programs & dinner; Venue & Organized by Divine Savior Catholic Church, Los Angeles, California; Contact: velankannisocal@gmail.com, f/velankannisocal, Preethi: 310.749.1226, Sujatha: 818.239.9773
6pm. Bharathanatyam Performance by Sweta Ravishankar on the occasion of Ganesha Chathurthi Celebrations; Organized by Sri Ganesha Temple, Nashville, Tennessee; Venue: Ganesha Temple Premises, Nashville, Tennessee; Contact: swetaravishankar.com, fb/Sweta.natyam
An unforgettable musical homage to Bharat Ratna Dr. MS.Subbulakshmi on her birth centenary by Padmabhushan Awardee Smt. Sudha Raghunathan; Organized by Sankara Nethralaya; Venue: Sama Rathi Auditorium, Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, Illinois; Contact: Dr. Raj Rajaram: 630.915.6176, Sudhakar Mattu: 630.427.1444
September 11, 2016, Sunday
4pm. Mridangam Arangetram of Akshay Prabhakaran, Disciple of Sri. Gopi Lakshminarayanan and student of Sharadha School of Thala Vadhya; Sikkil Gurucharan (Vocal), Hemmige Srivatsan (Violin), Ajay Gopi (Ganjira); Venue: Anthony Soto Theater (CET), San Jose, California; Contact: prab_raji@yahoo.com
4.25pm. Padmabhushan Maestro Ilaiyaraaja - LIVE in concert; Exclusive Tamil Concert featuring live Symphony Orchestra & popular singers; Organized by KalalayaUSA and B&B Entertainments; Venue: San Jose Event Center, San Jose, California; Contact: Bala: 408.230.5210, Kala Iyer: 510.305.9285, Madhav: 650.245.3317
An unforgettable musical homage to Bharat Ratna Dr. MS.Subbulakshmi on her birth centenary by Padmabhushan Awardee Smt. Sudha Raghunathan; Organized by Sankara Nethralaya; Venue: Unity Church of Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Contact: Santhanam Mullur: 214.893.3043, SN. Prabhu: 469.328.6745 |