AROUND TOWN NEWS
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May 2015 -
Led by AIF’s Founding Chair of the Atlanta Leadership Council, Amitabh Sharma, and President of USPAACC, Neera Bahl, $100,000 was raised for programs for the underprivileged in India.
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May 2015 -
A large kitchen bustling with people, lots of food, antakshari, cricket, all at a lakeside campsite, and that's the latest World Hindu Council of America (VHPA), Atlanta Chapter family camp.
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May 2015 -
Supporting Sewa International’s community Family Services, a Bollywood musical concert, “Voice of Atlanta” featured the eight top performers from various local competitions.
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May 2015 -
The annual Swaminarayan Jayanti and Ram Navami celebration held in March at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir included song, dance, skits, and spiritual discourses. Earth Hour was also held.
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May 2015 -
Dr. Indran Indrakrishnan requested Governor Deal to promote awareness of colon cancer screening to Georgians, especially Indians, to beat this second leading cause of cancer death.
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May 2015 -
Volunteers from six different high schools welcomed revelers to the first Atlanta CRY Holi with music and colored powders. Over 450 people attended and over $2000 was raised.
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May 2015 -
Gaudiya Vaishnava Association celebrated the Appearance Day of Lord Shri Krishna Chaitanya on March 5, 2015. The next day was celebrated as Shri Jagannatha Mishra Ananda Utsava.
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May 2015 -
The Greater Atlanta Vedic Temple conducted its Annual Elocution Competition on March 22, 2015 to mark the Arya Samaj Foundation Day. Youngsters aged 6 to 18 (Arya Veer Dal) participated.
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May 2015 -
For the first time in the USA, a small group of Vedic believers performed Sri Chakra Rajam Maha Yagnya, in the Atlanta area, on the auspicious occasion of Chaitra Suddha Purnami.
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April 2015 -
At the eighth annual BAPS Women’s Conference in Atlanta, 650+ women connected with the 2015 conference theme, Moving Forward, and discussed the concepts of compassion, forgiveness, and perseverance.
