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PURCHASE SARATOGA DANDIA 2013 TICKETS
OCT 11th @ West Valley College, Saratoga
Details @ saratogadandia.org
Click below to purchase tickets

Saratoga Hindu temple is launching a temporary new  location (until we find a  place of our own)  St. Archangel Michael Serbian  Orthodox Church  (@18870  Allendale Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070

The Church Board has so   graciously invited us into their home, on a need to  use basis. We are so   fortunate to live in a community like ours with  such welcoming and friendly neighbors  cannot thank them enough. The  church has a fabulous hall, with a nice stage available for us for such  celebrations.

We are kicking-off at   this new  location celebrating Puthandu/ Vishu/ Gudi Padwa/ Ugadi/ Vaisakhi on  Sunday  April 21st.  This event is free, but limited seating; Please RSVP
ASAP  Sunday April 21st between 3:00pm and 5:30pm.

Lots of different  celebrations are converging to bring together our  community for a fabulous 
celebration  and to provide glimpses of such  festivities for the kids and next   gen.. We can  unfortunately accept RSVPs to accommodate about 150 people at   this celebration.....

Here are our 2013 Hindu Festivals we plan to celebrate
(Dates below are days we are celebrating - not the actual day of the festival)
   
Makar Sankranti/Lori Ponga/ January 13

Sri  Basant Panchami / Saraswati Puja February 15 Friday @ Saratoga LIBRARY

Maha Shivratri March 09 Phalguna 19 Saturday (@ MAHAKALESHWAR TEMPLE http://srimahakalmandir.org/)

SAKA ERA 1935
Holi March 26  Tuesday

GudiPadava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand SUNDAY APRIL 21st @ Serbian Orthodox Church 3:00pm to 5:30pm

                            - Pravachan Series - April 25th  Mrs. Jaya Row on  Vedanta in our lives

Guru Poornima July 21st  Sunday @ Serbian Orthodox Church 3:00pm to 5:30pm

Onam/Krishna Janmashtami/Ganesh  Chaturthi September 15 Sunday 4pm to 6pm

Navaratri/ Dandia/ Dussehra Celebration: FRIDAY OCTOBER 11th @ West Valley College, Large Gym (7pm to midnight).
Tickets on sale at saratogatemple.org / saratogadandia.com shortly. Live garba/dandia music by Bay Area's best Madhvi & Asim Mehta band. This event is our annual fundraiser. Please donate generously.

Diwali - November 10th 5pm to 9pm @ Serbian Orthodox Church. Details @ saratogadiwali.org

(FOR REFERENCE ONLY )
Jan 14, 2013 Monday Makarsankranti / Pongal
 Feb 14, 2013 Thursday Vasant Panchami
Mar 10, 2013 Sunday Maha Shivaratri
Mar 27,  2013 Wednesday Holi
    
Apr 11,  2013 Thursday Hindi New Year
Apr 11, 2013 Thursday Telugu  New Year / Ugadi
Apr 14, 2013 Sunday Tamil New Year
Apr 14,  2013 Sunday Baisakhi / Vishu
Apr 15, 2013 Monday Bengali  New Year
Apr 20, 2013 Saturday Ramanavami
Apr 25,  2013 Thursday Hanuman Jayanti
    
May 13,  2013 Monday Akshaya Tritiya
    
Jun 08,  2013 Saturday Savitri Pooja
    
Jul 10,  2013 Wednesday Puri Rath Yatra
Jul 22, 2013 Monday Guru  Purnima
    
Aug 11, 2013 Sunday Nag  Panchami
Aug 20, 2013 Tuesday Raksha Bandhan
Aug 28,  2013 Wednesday Krishna Janmashtami
    
Sep 09,  2013 Monday Ganesh Chaturthi
Sep 16,  2013 Monday Onam
Sep 20, 2013 Friday Pitr-paksha Begins
    
Oct 04, 2013 Friday Pitr-paksha Ends
Oct 05, 2013 Saturday Navaratri Begins
Oct 11,  2013 Friday Durga Puja Begins
Oct 13,  2013 Sunday Navaratri Ends
Oct 14,  2013 Monday Dusshera
Oct 18, 2013 Friday Lakshmi  Puja
Oct 22, 2013 Tuesday Karwa Chauth
 
Nov 01, 2013 Friday Dhan Teras
Nov 03,  2013 Sunday Diwali
Nov 17, 2013 Sunday Kartik Poornima