Oct 01	Muharram
Oct 02	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
Oct 05	Sharad Purnima / Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
Oct 08	Karwa Chauth
Oct 09	Columbus Day
Oct 17	Dhan Teras
Oct 18	Diwali
Oct 21	Bhai Dooj
Oct 26	Chhath Puja
Oct 31	Halloweeni
Shubha Muhurtha Days: 27, 30

Oct. 03, 10, 17, 24 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Oct. 04, 11, 18, 25 Wednesdays
7:45-9:15pm. Atmotsava - Silent meditation, readings, chanting, bhajans and stotrams on god, guru and self - followed by prasad; Organized by Society of Abidance in Truth; Venue: Santa Cruz, California; Contact: www.satramana.org, 831.425.7287

Oct. 05, 12, 19, 26 Thursdays
7:30-8:30pm. Weekly Satsanghs (Shirdi Sai Bhajans); Organized by Shirdi Sai Parivaar; Venue: Shirdi Sai Center, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: www.shirdisaiparivaar.org, 408-705-7904

Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28 Saturdays
8 - 10 a.m. Shri Vethathiri Maharishi's Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) Satsang. Session includes simplified exercise, meditation & lectures Organized by SKY Bay Area, a chapter of World Community Service Centre (WCSC); Venue: Fremont Hindu Temple, Fremont, California; Contact: www.skybayarea.org, 510.825.3567, sky.bayarea@yahoo.com.
9:30 AM. "Mastering Mindfulness in Everyday Living"; (10:30AM) ‘Nurturing Creativity and Focus in Today's Kids" - Learn Mindfulness Exercises and Meditation Techniques to apply in your everyday living. Free. Organized by: Live Mindfully Now, San Jose. Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivaar, Youth Class Room # 2, California Circle, Milpitas, California. Contact: 408.750.4827, www.shirdisaiparivaar.org
5-8pm. Satsang Sabha; Organized by Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple (ISSO), 220 Temple Way, Colonia, New Jersey; www.issocnj.org, cnj@issousa.org
6 - 8 PM. San Diego Tamil Church; Venue: Mira Mesa Presbyterian Church, 8081 Mira Mesa Blvd, San Diego CA 92126; Contact: Rev. Dr. N.J. Gnaniah - 714-828-3181; ngnaniah@gmail.com

Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Sundays
8 - 10 a.m. Shri Vethathiri Maharishi's Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) Satsang. Session includes simplified exercise, meditation & lectures Organized by SKY Bay Area, a chapter of World Community Service Centre (WCSC); Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivaar - Shirdi Sai Center, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.skybayarea.org, 510.825.3567, sky.bayarea@yahoo.com.
Bala Vihar classes at Chinmaya Mission in Danville, Fremont, Los Altos, San Jose, and San Ramon, California. Curriculum includes Tamil language instruction; Contact: 408.998.2793, sanjose@chinmayamission.org, www.chinmaya-sanjose.org/balvihar.html
10-11:30am. Satsang - silent meditation, discourse by Nome on Self-Knowledge and Self-inquiry, recitation and readings from the Upanishads; Organized by Society of Abidance in Truth; Venue: Santa Cruz, California; Contact: 831. 425.7287, www.satramana.org; Free.
2-3pm. Evergreen Classics by Srikant Ramabadran; Bay Area: 1550 AM; Contact: www.mixcloud.com/RadioZindagi; srikant@radiozindagi.com
3-4:30pm. Plano Tamil School; Facilitated by Sastha Tamil Foundation; Venue: Alpha Montessori House, Plano, Texas; Contact:www.pltamil.com
Antaram - A multi-cultural multi forms of Classical Dance Show - performed by Suhasini Maniratnam, Krithika Subrahmanian, Gopika Varma, Yamini Reddy; Organized by Indian Classical Arts Academy in association with Indian Fine Arts Academy of San Diego;
Oct. 20, Friday, PYLUSD Perf. Arts Center, Placentia, Los Angeles, CA; Oct. 21, Saturday, UCSD Mandeville Auditorium, La Jolla, California; Oct. 22, Sunday, Smithwick Theater, Foothill Community College, Los Alton Hills, CA; Oct. 27, Friday, Mountain View High School, Lawrenceville, GA;
Oct. 28, Saturday, Midtown Arts and Theater Center, Houston, TX; Oct. 29, Sunday, NJ Perf. Arts Center, Newark, NJ; Contact: antaram.classicalarts.org, www.indianclassicalarts.org 

Fifth Anniversary Leadership Forum (Sept. 29 - Oct. 1); Invitation only conference for leaders of the Indian-American community; Organized by Indiaspora; Venue: Lansdowne Resort and Spa, Leesburg, Virginia; Contact: www.indiaspora.org

October 1, 2017 Sunday
3pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Ananya Ashok; Hosted by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

October 8, 2017, Sunday
3pm. Silapathigaaram - A dance musical by Madurai R. Muralidharan in association with Nrithyollasa Dance Academy; Organized by Bharathi Tamil Sangam; Venue: Dublin Center for Performing Arts & Education, Dublin, California; Contact: Janaki Venkatesan: 925.406.4495, Gowri Seshadri: 510.789.7809, www.bharatitamilsangam.org
5pm. An instrumental fusion light music extravaganza; Program features legendary musicians, Rajesh Vaidhya, Naveen Kumar, Stephen Devassy & singers Pragathi Guruprasad, Siddarth Menon, Keith Peters, Durvin D' Souza; Organized by PrimeMedia; Veue: Chabot College Performing Arts Center, Hayward, California; Contact: Mahesh Srinivasan: 408.883.5959, primeMediaevent@gmail.com