Oct 02	Gandhi Jayanthi
Oct 10	Columbus Day
Oct 21	Saraswathi Pojai
Oct 22	Vijayadasami
Oct 23	Mohram
Shubha Muhurtha Days: 19, 22, 25, 26

Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28 Wednesdays
6-9am. “ItsDiff” Tamil radio program every Wednesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California; Contact: Srikant Srinivasa, itsdiff@gmail.com
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. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 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
7pm. Evergreen Classics by Srikant Ramabadran; Bay Area: 1550 AM; Contact: www.mixcloud.com/RadioZindagi; srikant@radiozindagi.com
7:10pm. Shirdi Sai Bhajans; Venue: Kalpataru Sai Nilayam, Evergreen Area, San Jose, California; Contact: www.thesaifoundation.org, 408.223.0999

Oct. 03, 10, 17, 24, 31 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.
10am-Noon. Tamil Radio - Kaalai Thendral on KLOK 1170AM; Listen live @ www.arimausa.com

Oct. 04, 11, 18, 25 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.
3-4:30pm. Plano Tamil School; Facilitated by Sastha Tamil Foundation; Venue: Alpha Montessori House, Plano, Texas; Contact: www.pltamil.com

All October - Siddha Medicine Workshop by Siddha Medicine practitioner and President of World Siddha Trust - Dr. Selva Shanmugam;
Oct. 3 (Ashburn, VA & Maryland, MD),
Oct. 4 (Kendall Park, NJ),
Oct. 10 (Fremont, CA),
Oct. 11 (Santa Clara, CA),
Oct. 17 (Raleigh NC),
Oct. 18 (Charlotte, NC);
For more information on hosting organizations and venues, visit www.siddhamd.com/events

October 3, 2015, Saturday
Last date to register your child for 2015-2016 School year at Metroplex Tamil Academy Schools (Dallas, TX area) Find your nearest branch and enroll (Allen, Murphy, Flower Mound, Frisco - Texas); Contact: Geetha Arunachalam: 214.206.7615, Manimekhalai Sukumar: 972.897.0601
4pm. Engirunthaalum - A Tamil drama by Tamil Stage Creations & Mr. Anantha; Organized by Bharathi Kalai Manram; Venue: JCC, Houston, Texas; Contact: www.bkmhouston.org

October 3 & 4, 2015, Sat & Sunday
Naadaswaroopini 2015; Program features Carnatic Vocal Talent Search, Instrumental Talent Search competitions; Organized by Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation; Venue: Foundation Premises, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania; Contact: Sharada Chityala: sharadac@aol.com, 516.317.1055, Radhika Ramanathan: 732.656.3174

October 9-11, 2015 (Friday-Sunday)
Mandalabhisheka Mahotsavam of Rajagopuram monument; Participate and be blessed in the creation of a grand historical monument tower; Please see Ad for daily programs; Organized by Devi Parashakthi (Eternal Mother) Temple; Venue: Temple Premises, Pontiac, Michigan; Contact: www.parashakthitemple.org, om@parashakthitemple.org

October 10, 2015, Saturday
3pm. Preliminary round for Super Singer Contest; Organized by Metroplex Tamil Sangam; Venue: Sent Church, Plano, Texas; Contact: www.dfwmts.org
4pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Trichur Brothers - Srikrishna Mohan & Ramkumar Mohan; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: CET Soto Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
6pm. Sounds of the Ancient - A jugalbandhi; Program features Nirmala Rajasekar on Veena and Pt. Ronu Majumdar on Bansuri Flute; Organized by India Performing Arts Society of Central Ohio; Venue: Abbey Theater, Dublin, Ohio; Contact: www.dhvaniohio.org
9am. Transformations in the Temples of South India: People, Rituals and Deities - A one-day conference with featured speakers from around the world; Organized by South Asian Research and Information Institute, Dallas; Venue: McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas; Contact: www.sarii.org
6:30pm. Monthly Tamil Mass, Rosary, Children Liturgy and Get-together; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Catholic Community; Venue: St.Joseph's Church, Mountain View, California; Contact: www.tamilcatholic.org

October 11, 2015, Sunday
6:30pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Manasa Suresh; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Sri Sivamani’s Residence, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: www.shruthiswaralaya.com

October 13 - 22nd, 2015
Grand Navarathri Celebrations at Devi Parashakthi (Eternal Mother) Temple; Please see Ad for daily program details; Venue: Devi Parashakthi Temple, Pontiac, Michigan; Contact: parashakthitemple.org, 248.322.4731, om@parashakthitemple.org

October 17, 2015, Saturday
Noon. Student performancs and vocal concert by Manasa Suresh; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Rajarajeswari Temple, San Jose, California; Contact: www.shruthiswaralaya.org

October 20, 2015, Tuesday
7pm. Student performances; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Balaji Temple, San Jose, California; Contact: www.shruthiswaralaya.org

October 22-23, 2015, Thursday & Friday
7:30pm. Varna - World premiere of Colors of White - An exploration of universal emotions; A celebration of 40 years of performing and creating dance art; Program features Krithika Rajagopalan and Natya dancers; Organized by Natya Dance Theatre; Venue: Dance center of Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois

October 23, 2015, Friday
7pm. Fire and Ash - reclaiming the divine, recovering the human; Program features a thematic multi-genre production by JustUs Repertory, conceived and directed by Naataka Choodamani Dr. Gowri Ramanarayan; Organized by India Performing Arts Society of Central Ohio; Venue: The Abbey Theater, Dublin, Ohio; Contact: www.dhvaniohio.org

October 22-25, 2015 (Thursday-Sunday)
San Francisco Internationl South Asian Film Festival; This year’s screenings include Jai Ho and Kaakka Muttai; Organized by Thirdi.org; Venues: New People Cinemas, Castro Theater - San Francisco; CineArts Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.thirdi.org

October 24, 2015, Saturday
October Concert Series - Carnatic Vocal Concerts - 10:30am - Rithvik Raja; 1:30PM - Sriranjini Santhanagopalan, 4:00pm - Ramakrishnan Murthy; Organized by Carnatic Music Association of North America (CMANA); Venue: Crossroads North Middle School, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey; Contact: www.cmana.org, www.fb.com/cmana
11am. Vijayadasami Celebrations; Program features student performances, new student initiations; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Shruthi Swara Laya premises, Fremont, California; Contact: www.shruthiswaralaya.org
3pm. Deepavali Kondattam; Program features light music by Jersey Rhythms and Chess Tournament; Organized by TNF New York Chapter; Venue: Queens High School of Teaching, Bellerose, New York; Contact: tnfnewyork@gmail.com, www.tnfusa.org
5pm. Antar Jyoti - Inner Vision - An enchanting evening of music by Asha Ramesh & Ensemble; Organized by Access Braille; Venue: Jain Center of Northern California, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.accessbraille.org, Viji Dilip: 408.762.4836

October 25, 2015, Sunday
6pm. Grand Light Music Concert by Rajhesh Vaidhya & Party; Organized by Kalalaya; Venue: CET Soto Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: www.kalalayausa.org

November 1, 2015, Sunday
4pm. Sevanjali 2015 - 9th Annual Fundraiser Event; Program features an evening of Semi-Classical Music by Padmabhushan K.J. Yesudas; Organized by Chinmaya Mission, Los Angeles; Venue: Plummer Auditorium, Fullerton, California; Contact: Babu Pillai: 949.336.2641, www.chinmayala.org

November 7, 2015, Saturday
2:30pm. SiragukaL - Children’s Vizha 2015; Program features talent show, Tamil speech, fancy dress competition, Tamil isai, Nadanam, Thirukkural competition; Organized by New England Tamil Sangam; Venue: Keefe Tech School, Framingham, Massachusetts; Contact: www.netamilsangam.org
4pm. 2015 Deepavali Thiruvizha & Grand Light Music Concert by Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra; Program features lead singers Unnikrishnan, Unni Menon, Sathya Prakash, Vijay TV Super Singers, Anitha, Raginisri and Neeya Naanaa Gopinath; Organized by Metroplex Tamil Sangam; Venue: MacArthur High School, Irving, Texas; Contat: www.dfwmts.org
4pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Rithvik Raja, HN Bhaskar (Violin), Vijay Ganesh (Mridangam), Anirudh Athreya (Kanjira); Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivar, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
6pm. Spanda 20 - A celebration of a 20-journey with Dance; Performed by Leela Samson & Party; Organized by Kalalaya; Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.kalalayausa.org

November 8, 2015, Sunday
4:25pm. 2015 Deepavali Celebrations - featuring Neeyaa Naanaa Gopinath and a Grant Light Music Concert by Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra; Program features lead singers Unnikrishnan, Unni Menon, Sathya Prakash, Vijay TV Super singers Anitha & Raginisri; Organized by Kalalaya; Contact: www.kalalayausa.org