AROUND TOWN NEWS
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January 2016 -
The Greater Atlanta Telugu Association (GATA) celebrated Deepavali with an attendance of nearly 1,500 people on November 20, 2015 at Skyland Business Center Auditorium in Cumming, Georgia.
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January 2016 -
Her Majesty's Consul General for the Southeastern USA, Hon. Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford, hosted about a hundred guests for Diwali at the British Residence, Atlanta, in the week of Modi's UK visit.
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January 2016 -
Saadia Faruqi came from Houston for an interview with NBC's 11Alive News and another at Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasting for Muslims for Progressive Values. Her book Brick Walls combats stereotyping.
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January 2016 -
A prayer ceremony was organized for the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal at the Niketan Center of Chinmaya Mission–Atlanta in Norcross, Georgia, on Sunday, November 22, 2015.
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January 2016 -
Well over four hundred music lovers in Atlanta attended the Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA’s “Shaam-E-Sangeet” program at the Ashiana Banquet Hall, Global Mall, Norcross, on December 12, 2015.
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January 2016 -
Natyam Arts Academy, helmed by Atlanta dancer and vocalist, Preeti Vinayak, hosted its 7th annual recital for Carnatic vocal music on October 21, 2015 at the Decatur Public Library.
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January 2016 -
In response to the tragedies in San Bernardino, California; Paris; and elsewhere, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Georgia Chapter held an interfaith prayer vigil at the Baitul Ata Mosque, Norcross.
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December 2015 -
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha hosted a first Diwali celebration at the Georgia State Capitol, on November 13, 2015 with colorful rangoli and artistic miniature annakut at the foot of the staircase.
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December 2015 -
The 14th Global Mela attracted over 15,000 community members at the Global Mall in Norcross, Georgia on October 24 and October 25, 2015. The Mela is the largest free South Asian fair in the Southeast.
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December 2015 -
Celebrating the New Year and welcoming Executive Chef Ramesh Kaduru, the Ritz-Carlton threw a grand Diwali celebration for Atlantans on November 10, 2015 in downtown Atlanta.
