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LOCATION:Chinmaya Mission Phoenix\, 325 S El Dorado\, Mesa\, AZ\, 85202\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Barney Stinson":MAILTO:bhogl.usa@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:BHO Fundraiser 2023
DESCRIPTION:Listen to Sensational Young Sooryagayathri\, a Carnatic Devotional Singer at BHO Sharad Carnival \nViolin by PV Sanil Kumar \nMridangam by PV Anil Kumar \nTabla by Prashant S. \nExtra Percussion by Sailesh PM \nVenue: Chinmaya Mission Phoenix \nDate & Time: 22 Oct 2023 | 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM \nBlock your seat\, Book tickets: \n[wpeevent id=”8671″] \n  \nAbout Sooryagayathri: \nSooryagayathri (born 26 January 2006)\, is an Indian Classical Vocalist who has gained worldwide recognition at an early age. Known for singing devotional songs – Bhajan and Kirtan\, this child prodigy has become a national sensation in a short span of time. \nBorn in a family of talents\, Sooryagayathri says they have been her greatest support and inspiration. Soorya’s parental grandfather\, Balachandran was a renowned dance teacher\, and her grandmother\, Thankamani is a trained singer. Her father Sri. PV Anilkumar has been an AIR mridangam artist in Kozhikode for several years. Her mother Smt. PK Divya\, a BA graduate and loves writing poems. And her little brother\, Sivasoorya has picked up singing at a very young age just like his sister. \nSooryagayathri hails from a small village Kozhikode district of Kerala called Purameri. \n  \nOther Events at the same venue: \nBook tickets for BHO Sharad carnival 2023: Click here
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LOCATION:Chinmaya Mission Phoenix\, 325 S El Dorado\, Mesa\, AZ\, 85202\, United States
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SUMMARY:BHO Sharad Carnival 2023
DESCRIPTION:Bharat Heritage Organization invites you to Sharad Carnival 2023. Event will feature many activities like: \n\nDurga Pooja\nGarba\nDandiya\nGolu\nHeritage Art Gallery\nRegional Stalls\nCultural Dances\nCulinary Fair\nBHO Book Stall\nFundraiser event featuring Sooryagathri\n\nVenue: Chinmaya Mission Phoenix \nDate: 21 & 22 October 2023 \nFREE Entry for all! \nSharad Navratri Festival – Its significance And Importance\nSharad Navratri is one of the four Navratri festivals that are celebrated in India. The four Navratri festivals mark the beginning of each season in India. Likewise\, Sharad Navratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in September or October. Navratri\, which means “nine nights\,” is a time for worshipping the Hindu deity Durga and her various forms. This festival is observed with great devotion and enthusiasm by Hindus across India and around the world. Hence\, the term “Sharad Navratri” meaning is “The Autumn celebration of Nine Nights”. \nThe festival is divided into nine days\, each dedicated to a different form of Durga. On each day of Navratri\, devotees perform puja (worship) and offer prayers to the deity. During the festival\, people also engage in fasting\, singing devotional songs\, and participating in cultural programs and dances. \nThe last day of Navratri is known as Dussehra or Vijayadashami\, which marks the triumph of good over evil. It is celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm\, particularly in North India\, where large models of the demon king Ravana are burned to symbolise the victory of good over evil. \nApart from religious significance\, the significance of Sharad Navratri is that it also holds cultural and social importance in many regions of India. In many parts of the country\, people participate in traditional dances such as Garba and Dandiya\, which are performed in large gatherings\, often late into the night. These dances are performed around a centrally placed image of the deity and are accompanied by devotional music and singing. \n  \nPaid Events at the same venue: \nBook tickets for BHO Fundraiser 2023: Click here
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LOCATION:Chinmaya Mission Phoenix\, 325 S El Dorado\, Mesa\, AZ\, 85202\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sri Padhuka Periyava Yatra
DESCRIPTION:Bowing down to Our Gurus feet or Paduka holds a special Significance in our Sanatana Dharma. It represents wisdom\, knowledge\, energy And Guru’s connection to the divine power. So\, students touch their Guru’s feet to imbibe some of this energy\, which would help them imbibe the knowledge they seek. \nBharat Heritage Organization Yatra 2023 commences with our Paramaguru Jagadguru Shri Kanchi Shankaracharya Maha Periyava Paduka Yatra to temples of AZ. This yatra is a divine initiative towards Maha Periyava Mani Mantapam temple construction in NJ (www.Mahaperiyava.org) We request devotees to pick a convenient slot to participate in a short 30 min vijayam and take the blessings of Kanchi Shankaracharya. \nWe thank Bharatiya Ekta Mandir Sai Dhyan Mandir @shreenathji haveli pushtimarg temple and Shiva Vishnu Temple for welcoming this divine Yatra ! If you would like to have your temple participate in the yatra pls email bhogl.usa@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Makar Sankranti Mela
DESCRIPTION:Makar Sankranti Celebrations India Maharashtra State Makar Sankranti is one of the most important and auspicious days for Hindus. It is celebrated all over over India and also in Nepal in the Hindu calendar month of Magha. It takes place on January 14 every year. Makar Sankranti is perhaps the only Indian festival whose date falls on the same day every year. This is because the festival date is based on the Solar calendar unlike the other Indian festivals which follow the Lunar calendar. India \,Maharashtra state \, the festival is celebrated on January 10 or 14. People in Pune and Ratnagiri districts celebrate it on January 10 according to the Tilak almanac brought forth by Lokmanya Tilak. All other places celebrate the festival on January 14. Makar Sankranti marks the beginning of the Northward journey of the sun\, literally Makar means Capricorn and Sankranta means the change of the Sun’s abode from one zodiac sign to another. Though\, this happens every month\, the significance of Makar Sankranti marks the end of the southward movement of the sun (Dakshinayana) and the commencement of its northward journey (Uttarayana). The sun enters the Makar Rashi or the Capricorn sign on this day. It also coincides with the commencement of the harvest year in India. It is a time of abundance as the farmers are in good mood after a good harvest. \nOrigin and History The origin of the festival can be traced back to the times of the Aryans when people prayed for the warmth of the sun during the cold and harsh winter days. According to the religious texts the Puranas\, Surya (Sun) visits the home of his son Shani (Santurn) on this who is the Lord of the Makar Rashi (Zodiac Capricorn). Though the father and son do not get along very well\, the Sun God makes it a point to visit his son on the same day every year. He\, in fact\, visits and stays for a month. Thus this day symbolizes the important of the father-son relationship. Another legend has it that Bhishma\, the war hero of the Mahabharatas\, finally chose to leave the mortal body on this day while lying on a bed of arrows for over a month. \nHalwyache daagine or ornaments made out of halwa (a sweet pudding of sugar-coated sesame) are offered to the newly wed bride at the traditional Sunache Tilavan which is the first welcome to the daughter-in-law. Bornahan is organised for babies less than a year old which involves the baby s first bath with ber or pieces of sugarcane\, rice and sweets and welcomes the first spring of his/her life. Women and children go to the house of the baby and anoint him/her with amla (Indian gooseberry) and bor (a small red fruit). The best food items during the festival are til gul which consists of sesame and jaggery – both symbols of prosperity and gulaachi poli/bhakri (round thick rotis made of sesame and jaggery dusted with sesame and crowned with butter. Other food items like Bajra Khichdi\, curd rice\, til gajak\, kurmure laddoo and payesh. Since Makar Sankranti also marks the beginning of the harvest festival in Maharashtra and all over India\, it is celebrated by flying kites\, taking a dip in the holy waters of river Ganga or Yamuna\, a bath with sesame oil\, worshipping ancestors with a sesame oil lamp and exchanging til guls. A dip or bath signifies self purification and gaining ‘punya’ (blessing). Special puja is also offered as a thanksgiving for a good harvest. According to folklore\, any boy or girl who takes a dip into the holy waters are blessed with good looking and charming partner. It is believed that whatever you give away with a good and pure heart on this day will be returned to you in abundance in this life or the next by the Sun God. In Maharashtra\, people exchange til guls or tilache ladoo and greet each other saying til-gul ghya\, god god bola which means accept these sweets\, and speak sweet words. The underlying thought is to let go off any harsh feelings towards each other and resolve to speak lovingly and remain friends. It is a sign of goodwill and friendship. The offering of tilguls on this day symbolizes one s soul should be as tender as the sesame seed and one’s voice should like sweet like jaggery. It stands for love for each other\, respect for one’s elders and affection for one’s neighbors. One of the health benefits of applying the sesame oil is warmth to the body. This also signifies warmth and affection in expressing one s thoughts\, words and deeds. This festival is also celebrated by flying kites. There is a colorful display of kites flying high in the sky. Competitions are held to bet on whose kite flies the highest and the longest. Every region in Maharashtra has a specific custom associated with Makar Sankranti and its roots can be traced back to the harvest and the farming season. In Maharashtra\, it is the season of the first sugarcane harvest. Sugar canes are ready to be made into jaggery and therefore\, jaggery is seen in all sweets prepared during this period. \nRituals and Practice Although the fast-paced modern life in Metropolitan cities has changed over the years\, people have still managed to retain the traditional fervor. Traditionally\, in Maharashtra\, the day begins with bathing in water filled with sesame seeds. Married women celebrate wedded life by anointing each other with scented waters\, exchanging turmeric and vermillion and enjoying the haldi kunku. Married women also exchange Sugad which are earthen clay pots containing sugarcane sticks\, berries\, carrot pieces\, puffed rice\, turmeric\, cloth and cotton. Five married women distribute five Sugads to five other married women. \nThis is one of those festivals where the color black is worn without disapproval as it signifies the end of the black period and the welcoming of a happy\, new time. Maharashtrian women wear a special black saree called the Chandrakala which is embossed with starsand and small crescent moons. Another reason for wearing black is because Sankranti comes at the peak of the winter and wearing black helps to absorb heat and keep the body warm. \nSignificance and Sentiment It is an auspicious occasion for the Hindus because they believe that the Sun stands for knowledge and wisdom\, spiritual light and insight. Sun is considered a God who dispels darkness and brings radiant light into life and earth. According to the solar calendar it holds significance as the day and night is of exactly equal duration. For the people in the northern hemisphere\, this is a period when the sun is coming closer to them. This signifies the days will be longer and warmer after Makar Sankranti.
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SUMMARY:BHO’s Cultural Carnival – Sharad 2022
DESCRIPTION:Three day Cultural Carnival – Free entry \nRegister here: BHO’s Cultural Carnival – Sharad 2022 \nNamaste\, the state of Arizona and many other states in USA have proclaimed that October 2022 is proclaimed as the HINDU Heritage month. On this auspicious occasion we would like to invite each one of you to Bharat Heritage Organization’s Cultural Carnival Sharad 2022 at the Campo Verde High School right off 202 and Lindsay. \nSo\, what is this cultural carnival? – Bharat Heritage Organization strives to bring the view of the world is one family “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” – to showcase of culture traditions and heritage all in one same event and venue. \nSep 30 (6:00PM – 9:00PM): BHO cultural Carnival inauguration happens with all the BHO cultural stalls\, BHO Paint your heritage visual arts display by our community youth\, BHO book release and stall. Hindu Sayam Sevak Darshana stall representation with several games engaging the kids into knowing the sanathana dharma. \nOct 2 (10:00AM – 4:00PM): BHO Cultural Carnival Showcase \nWe have several regional communities and organizations coming together for displaying their festivals in sharad season such as Ganesh Chaturthi\, Onam\, Navrathri Golu\, Vijaya Dasami and Diwali. \nAnd don’t miss to check out the Garba and Dandia night presented by the Gujarati community. \nTemples are a big part of our heritage and play a crucial role in sustaining the culture and tradition. At BHO cultural carnival\, we have a display of temple activities and great programs they are conducting. \nNo Indian festival is complete without food. At BHO cultural carnival\, we bring a variety of yummy and traditional sweets and savories and dishes that you can purchase at the venue. We also serve prasadams from the temple. \nIt is going to be a gala event. Don’t forget to buy the tickets and contribute to this great cause. \nThank you one and all and we look forward for the culture and heritage celebration with the community. \nGarba & Dandiya Night by BHO \nFree for kids up to 9 Years \nOct 1\, 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM \nBook Your Tickets \nMuch awaited Garba and Dandiya event of the year is finally planned and organized to make us enjoy the Navratri Season. \nCome and join us for an evening of Raas and Garba hosted by Bharat Heritage Organization and Desi Noize Entertainment. \nDon’t miss out on a scintillating music by the best in Valley Deejay Isaac Enjoy delicious Indian food & beverages available for purchase. \nLot of small vendors selling their beautiful Clothes\, Jewellery and many more fun attractions. \nYouth Festival of Arts by YADA \nFree for Kids & youth up to 18 Years\, with Student ID \nOct 1 & 2: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM \nBook Your Tickets \nJoining hands with YADA Youth Artists Development Association\, we have several dance and music schools from the valley who are here to present the diverse and rich art forms of our Bharat such as Carnatic vocal\, Hindustani vocal\, Vedam\, Instrumental\, Harikatha\, Nama Sangeerthanam\, Shlokam chanting and several dance forms such as Deva Nrityam\, Odissi\, Manipuri\, MohiniAttam\, Kuchipudi\, Kathak and Bharatnatyam. \nDurga Pooja by AZ Samhita \nFree for Kids & youth up to 18 Years\, with Student ID \nOct 1 & 2: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM \nBook Your Tickets \nOne of the very special feature of the Bharat Heritage cultural Carnival is the Durga Pooja brought to you in a grand way by AZ Samhita organization\, bringing in the flavor and festival celebration of Bengal\, Assam and Mizoram states.
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