Hindu Heritage Month

Vijayadashmi
2022-10-04 18:00 - 23:59 (America/Los_Angeles) | 1861 Reynolds Avenue, 1861 Reynolds Avenue, Irvine, CA, 92614, United States
Unique participative Vijayadashmi at devotee run Mandir 1861 Reynolds Irvine with 1) Rambaan and laptop -pad -cell phone puja 2) Niyudh yoga performance by teenagers of HSS 3)Ten bad qualities of Ravanji replaced with ten good qualities of ShriRamji. 4) Exhibition of Hindu civilization.5) Hanuman ji 40 strengths. 6) Save “1-800-BE-HINDU” 7) Own Hindu dharma: donate 1%income ,or $108 pm ,or at least $ one daily. Om shakti.
Devotional popular Garbas finale.

Mata Ki Chauki
2022-10-04 15:00 - 2022-10-25 18:00 (America/New_York) | 2101 Merrywood Drive, 2101 Merrywood Drive, Edison, NJ, 08817, United States
Organizing Mata Ki Chauki on every Tuesday during the month of October.

Saktisvarupini Devi - Samskrita Bharati
2022-10-03 21:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
Lecture by Professor Sthaneshwar Timalsina, San Diego State University.
Streamed live on https://youtube.com/samskritabharatiusa
For more information & RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/HinduHeritage-SB
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Navratri Garba
2022-10-03 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-10-02 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-10-01 21:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | 720 Barg Salt Run Rd, 720 Barg Salt Run Rd, Cincinnati, OH , 45244, United States
Dancing with Bizsquads DJ Group – All nine days (Sept 26-Oct 4).

Story of Ram – Sound & Light Show (Sept 26-Oct 7)
2022-10-03 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | 720 Barg Salt Run Rd, 720 Barg Salt Run Rd, Cincinnati, OH, 45244, United States
Drive in theater – watch the story of Lord Ram from your car. Cost $10 per car.

Durga Hawan & Kanjak Puja
2022-10-03 16:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 80 East Barclay Street, 80 East Barclay Street, Hicksville, NY, 11801, United States

Maha Navratri
2022-10-03 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 1861 Reynolds Aveneu, 1861 Reynolds Aveneu, Irvine, CA, 92614, United States
Tours given and celebration of female power explained to visitors

Pratidinam Hindu-Paramparaa-Smaranam (Oct 2 - Oct 29)
2022-10-02 21:00 - 2022-10-29 00:00 (America/New_York)
Samskrita Bharati USA (http://sbusa.org/) presents daily lectures covering seven (7) themes from Oct 2nd to Oct 29th at 9 PM EDT to celebrate and promote our rich heritage.
Streamed live on
https://youtube.com/samskritabharatiusa
For more information & RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/HinduHeritage-SB

Matrsvarupini Devi - Samskrita Bharati
2022-10-02 21:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
Lecture by Professor Madhusudan Penna, VC, Kalidasa Samskrit University.
Streamed live on https://youtube.com/samskritabharatiusa
For more information & RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/HinduHeritage-SB
https://sbusa.org/

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Story of Ram – Sound & Light Show (Sept 26-Oct 7)
2022-10-02 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | 720 Barg Salt Run Rd, 720 Barg Salt Run Rd, Cincinnati, OH, 45244, United States
Drive in theater – watch the story of Lord Ram from your car. Cost $10 per car.
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Telangana Jagruthi NZ Bathukamma 2022
2022-10-02 14:30 - 18:30 (Pacific/Auckland)
Namaste 🙏
🌸🌺🌸🌺🌸🌺🌸🌺🌸🌺🌸🌺
MyBathukammaMyPride
We are cordially inviting you all for Jagruthi Maha Bathukamma mega event happening tomorrow 2nd October from 2:30pm to 6:30pm.
Please join us with your family and friends to celebrate together.
Every Bathukamma entry 1ft and above will get a beautiful saree as a gift, other loads of gifts, healthy give aways and prize draws.
See you all tomorrow at Mt Eden war memorial hall at 2:30pm.
Thank you 🙏
TJNZ EC
Bathukamma is a vibrant, colorful festival celebrated primarily in the Indian state of Telangana that celebrates the beginning of autumn season.

Sydney bathukamma & dusserhra celebrations 2022
2022-10-02 14:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | 180 Riverbank Dr, 180 Riverbank Dr, Ponds, 2769, Australia
Bathukamma is the popular cultural festival of Telangana state widely celebrated every year for nine days during September-October across India & other Countries. This festival represents the cultural spirit of Telugu people of Telangana who leads a very simple life.
Bathukamma, the festival of flowers with deep roots in agrarian traditions and worshipping Mother Goddess, In Telugu, ‘Bathukamma’ means ‘Mother Goddess come Alive’. The festival starts with Women preparing Bathukamma from the afternoon. They cut the flowers leaving the little length base, some dip Gunugu (Celosia) flowers in various vibrant colours, some scented and arrange them on a wide plate called Thambalam and flowers are stacked in 7-11 concentric layers. These are carried by them in a ceremonious way to the common place for celebrations. All women gather in the place of congregation and sing and dance around bathukamma’s (flower arrangement).
The festival of Bathukamma begins from home, with women and girls of the family making the Bathukamma, then they all gather in the common area of the locality and pray to the goddess singing devotional songs in praise of the mother goddess and her various forms.

Adopt a Highway- Massachusetts VHPA and FIA initiative 2nd Ocotober 2022
2022-10-02 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
Cleaning assigned area – by VHPA and FIA volunteers -of highway of Massachusetts for October Hindu Heritage Month.
Also celebratiob Gandhi Jayanti day 2nd October.

Webinar: “HINDU TEMPLES AND THEIR FUTURE IN AMERICA” – Session 1 of “Enlivening Hindu Heritage” Conference Series
2022-10-02 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Enlivening Hindu Heritage is a new Hindu Heritage Month conference series that will take place on several Sundays in October.
Traditional Hindu institutions recognize that their sustenance is predicated on the increased involvement of diaspora-raised Hindus in their institutions and the community moving forward. Simultaneously, diaspora-raised Hindus would like to see these institutions better reflect their perspectives and their vision for the Hindu community. This conference seeks to bridge this gap. This year’s conference will center the voices of diaspora-raised Hindus and the ways in which they enliven Hindu heritage in their personal and professional lives. We believe that this will create new pathways for ongoing stewardship of Hindu heritage for generations to come.
Session 1 discusses the future of Hindu temples in America from the perspective of diaspora-raised Hindus.

Kids' Diwali Celebration
2022-10-02 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | 1851 S IL Route 59, 1851 S IL Route 59, Bartlett, IL, 60103-3008, United States
Growing up in a diverse continent like North America, children experience an array of cultures, languages, values, and beliefs. Amidst this, BAPS strives to preserve Hindu culture and Indian traditions abroad. BAPS endeavors to sustain the true essence of Hindu festivals by educating individuals, especially youth, on their religious significance.
Please register your children at tinyurl.com/chicagokdc2022

Kids Diwali Celebration
2022-10-02 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 112 N Main St, 112 N Main St, Robbinsville, NJ, 08561, United States
Growing up in a diverse continent like North America, children experience an array of cultures, languages, values, and beliefs. Amidst this, BAPS strives to preserve Hindu culture and Indian traditions abroad. BAPS endeavors to sustain the true essence of Hindu festivals by educating individuals, especially youth, on their religious significance.

Durga Ashtami Chowki, Chandi Havan
2022-10-02 09:30 - 23:59 (America/Los_Angeles) | 1861 Reynolds Ave, 1861 Reynolds Ave, Irvine, CA, 91614, United States
Presentation of nine girls who were honored

SAC Charity Presents Navratri 2022
2022-10-01 20:00 - 23:00 (America/Halifax) | The Herdon Community Gymnasium 814 Ferndale Ave, The Herdon Community Gymnasium 814 Ferndale Ave, Herndon, VA, 20170, United States
LIVELY GARBA MUSIC! CONVENTIONAL, HIGH ENERGY DANCE!

Mata ki chowki
2022-10-01 20:00 (America/New_York) | 80 Barclay Ave., 80 Barclay Ave., Hicksville, ny, 11801, United States
18th annual Mata ki chowki in Asamai Hindu temple.

Mata Chowki
2022-10-01 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | 13010 W. Griffin Road, 13010 W. Griffin Road , Town of Southwest Ranches , Florida, 33330, United States
South Florida had Mata Chowki at the South Florida Hindu Temple

Story of Ram – Sound & Light Show (Sept 26-Oct 7)
2022-10-01 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | 720 Barg Salt Run Rd, 720 Barg Salt Run Rd, Cincinnati, OH, 45244, United States
Drive in theater – watch the story of Lord Ram from your car. Cost $10 per car.
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Garba and Dandiya
2022-10-01 19:00 (America/New_York) | 6304 SW 78 th South Miami, 6304 SW 78 th South Miami , Miami, Florida , 33643, United States
Garba and Dandiya night was organized on October 1, 2022, to celebrate Happy Navratri.

Navratri Garba 2022
2022-10-01 18:30 - 23:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Blacktown Leisure Centre, Blacktown Leisure Centre, Blacktown, 2150, Australia
Gujarathi Bhramin Samaj of NSW is presenting Navratri Garba 2022

Navaratri Garaba by Temple of Humanity Inc. (TOHI) - Sydney, Australia
2022-10-01 18:00 - 22:00 (Australia/Sydney) | 1 Memorial Drive, 1 Memorial Drive, Granville, 2142, Australia
Navaratri Garaba by Temple Of Humanity Inc. ( TOHI) Sydney Australia. TOHI is new organisation just 2 years old and our website is under development. below is our FB group link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/www.templeofhumanity.org.au/
Navratri is a nine-day festival in which nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped. It is one of the most significant festivals celebrated by Hindus all across India with great fervour. There are a total of four Navratris in a year, but only two – Chaitra Navratri and Sharad Navratri are celebrated widely. People in different parts of the country celebrate this same festival differently. Though they worship the same deity, performing different rituals.
‘Navratri’ in Sanskrit means ‘nine nights’. On these nine nights, people observe fast and offer special prayer to the ‘Nine Forms of Maa Durga’. Goddess Durga is an incarnation of Goddess Parvati. She took the avatar of Devi Durga to destroy Mahishasura.
Garba dances celebrate fertility, honour womanhood, and pay respect to any of an array of mother goddesses. Traditionally, the dance is performed around a clay lantern with a light inside, called a Garbha Deep (\\\”womb lamp\\\”). This lantern represents life, and the fetus in the womb in particular. The dancers thus honor Durga, the feminine form of divinity. Garba is performed in a circle as a symbol of the Hindu view of time.
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Durga Mata Chowki for knowledge, productive efforts for wealth, and Power shakti
2022-10-01 17:00 - 23:59 (America/Los_Angeles) | 1861 Reynolds Avenue, 1861 Reynolds Avenue, Irvine, CA, 92614, United States

Dashain Festival 2079
2022-10-01 17:00 - 23:00 (America/Chicago) | 4 Batten Rd, 4 Batten Rd, Darwin, 0812, Australia
Nepalese Association of Northern Territory cordially invite everyone to come and celebrate our biggest Hindu festival ”BADA DASHAIN 2079” with us.
This year as well, the Nepalese Association of Northern Territory with support from NRNA-NT is hosting a ”Dashain Program 2079” on Saturday, 1st October at Filipino Community Hall. This year we have with us the legendary The Axe Band all the way from Nepal to perform in our Dashain Festival and make us nostalgic. Additionally, we will have some extraordinary performances by our Talented Local artists, Delicious Nepali Food, Kid’s Entertainment Activities, and a lot more. Let’s come together and bring on the festive mood and celebration.

Durga Puja - PACANT
2022-10-01 14:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Harmony Hall, Harmony Hall, Darwin, 0800, Australia
PUJA AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF NT (PACANT) INC is a Other Incorporated Entity based Northern Territory, Australia.
Another exciting event coming in your way! Don’t miss. This will be another fascinating program. Please see below brochure.

Bathukamma Sambaralu 2022
2022-10-01 14:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | 110 Gilba Rd, 110 Gilba Rd , Girraween, 2145, Australia
Bathukamma is a spring festival celebrated by the Hindu women of the Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also called as Bodemma. This festival falls in the months of September/October called Ashvin or Aswiyuja. Bathukamma festival is celebrated for nine days during Durga Navratri. It starts on the day of Mahalaya Amavasya. It concludes two days before Dussera called as Durgashtami. On the final day, the closing ceremony of Bathukamma panduga is celebrated as a great festival Pedda Bathukamma or Saddula Bathukamma.
Bathukamma is a beautiful flower stack, arranged with seasonal flowers, in seven concentric layers, of potterâs clay like a cone. Bathuku in Telugu means live/life, and Amma means mother, hence Bathukamma is celebrated for the glory, later denoted as Goddess Gauri – the patron Goddess of womanhood.
Women celebrate the festival dressed-up in traditional silk saris, and wear jewellery.
Myth
Once upon a time, King Dharmangada of the Chola Dynasty used to rule South India. After many prayers and rituals, his wife gave birth to Princess Lakshmi. Baby Lakshmi survived many accidents. So, the parents named her Bathukamma (Bathuku = life, Amma= suffix to female names and mother). Since then Bathukamma festival is celebrated by young girls in the Telangana region. The purpose of this festival is to pray to the Goddess in the belief that the young girls would get husbands as per their wish. Further, married women celebrate the festival to pray to the Goddess for good health and prosperity of their family. Flowers are arranged on a plate or square wooden plank or a square bamboo frame in a conical layout. On the top, gynecium of a pumpkin flower or a cone made of turmeric to represent Bathukamma is installed. This floral arrangement is worshipped as Goddess Bathukamma. This festival is mainly celebrated by unmarried young girls, though men and women also participate in collecting and arranging the flowers as Bathukamma.
ATSA Started to Celebrate this festival since 2006.
Preparation
On this day, the men of the house go into the wild plains and gather flowers like gunuka, tangedi, lotus, alli, katla, and teku, which bloom in this season in various vibrant colors all across the uncultivated and barren plains of the region.
Women start preparing Bathukamma from the afternoon. They cut the flowers leaving the little length base, some dip in colors, some scented and arrange them on a wide plate called tambalamu, and stack them up in a conical mound, decorated with a pumpkin flower on top of the stack.
Ritual
In the evening, women gather in large numbers with their Bathukammas in their locality, place them in the middle and dance around them, synchronizing steps and claps in unison, and singing soul-stirring Bathukamma folk songs.
Women dance around their Bathukammas. After singing and dancing around for hours, Bathukammas are taken to a lake or a pond and spend some more time singing and dancing and are set afloat in the water.
Saddula Bathukamma
This festival is celebrated for nine days and concludes on Durgastami. The main festival day is called Saddula Bathukamma.
On this day they celebrate into the small hours before leaving their Bathukamma in water. Lakes and water bodies floating with Bathukammas in the evenings is a treat to the eyes.
Maleeda
Maleeda, a prasadam made of jaggery, is prepared on this day and distributed at the end of the event. People wishing to watch the Bathukamma festival being celebrated in its true sense and full glory must-visit Warangal on its last day i.e. 2 days before the festival of Dussehra. Only women are allowed, and male companions must wait outside the festival grounds.
