Feb. 01	Thai Amavasai
Feb. 02	Groundhog Day
Feb. 04	Sri Lanka Independence Day
Feb. 06	Vasanth Panchami
Feb. 08	Ratha Sapthami
Feb. 09	Krittigai
Feb. 12	Bakreeth, Lincoln's Birthday
Feb. 14	Valentine's Day
Feb. 16	Pournami
Feb. 17	Maasi Magham, President's Day
Feb. 22	Washington's Birthday
Feb. 24	Sankatahara Chathurthi
Shubha Muhurtha Day: 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 19, 20, 21

Ongoing:
1-4pm - Gurukul, a core set of principles and values through stories, myths, legends, and discovery-based activities. Runs through March 30, at ICC Santa Clara facilities, 3065 Democracy Way, Santa Clara, California. Contact: 408.934.1130

Museum Exhibition (thru March 9) - The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India at Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1050 Independence Ave. SW , Washington, District of Columbia. Contact: 202.357.2700, asiainfo@asia.si.edu, www.asia.si.edu

Feb 3, 10, 19, 24 Mondays
6-8pm - Yoga and Meditation class with Cator Shachoy, one and half hours Iyengar Yoga followed by half hour Vipassana meditation. $12 per class/ $50 for series of 5 for CIF members, $15 per class/$60 for series of 5 for general public. 2650 Fulton Street at 3rd Avenue, San Francisco, California. Organized by Cultural Integration Fellowship. Contact: 415.235.9380,info@culturalintegration.org, www.culturalintegration.org

Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 Tuesdays
6-9am -"Mostly Tamil", Radio Broadcast, 90.1FM, San Francisco Bay Area, California. Contact: Sutha at sutha@mostlytamil.com, www.mostlytamil.com

6pm, 7pm - Kathak Dance Class with Chitresh Das, world renowned Kathak artist (Tuesdays and Thursdays), 2650 Fulton Street at 3rd Avenue, San Francisco, California. Organized by Cultural Integration Fellowship. Beginners: 6:00 p.m., Advanced: 7:00 p.m. Contact: 415.759.8060, info@culturalintegration.org, www.culturalintegration.org

6:15-7:45pm Yoga class, Beginners' series, by Karen Scura, at Dancing Yogi studio, 14598 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, California. Contact: info@dancingyogi.com, 408.741.7084, www.dancingyogi.com

7:30-8:30pm (from 7pm on Feb 17) - Evening Meditation Workshop, United Church of Christ, 825 Middlefield Drive, Petaluma, California. Free. Contact: (800) 475-2369, (707) 878-2369, info@nilgiri.org, www.nilgiri.org

Feb 1, 8, 15, 22 Saturdays
8am-9:30pm - Saturday Program for Ammachi at Amita Hall, San Ramon, California. Contact: 510.537.9417, events@ammachi.org, www.ammachi.org

11am-12pm - Sundara Kanda Parayanam (Joint recitation of Sundara Kanda, 5th Canto of Sri Valmiki Ramayana); 1-2pm - Vishnu Sahasranamam at the Learning Center, Shiva-Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Feb 2, 9, 16, 23 Sundays
10-11:30am - California Tamil Academy conducts Tamil Classes (during regular school Sessions, excluding Feb 16) at Room Nos. 72 - 74, De Anza College, Cupertino, California. Contact: 408.741.0612, catamilacademy@yahoo.com, www.catamilacademy.org

9:30-10am - Tamil Class taught at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta, Riverdale, Georgia. Also offering Dance classes, Hatha Yoga, Adult Gita, and Balavihar class. Contact: 770.907.7102,feedback@hindutempleofatlanta.org, www.hindutempleofatlanta.org

11-11:50am - Tamil Class and Tiruppugazh taught at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, 10915 Lemont Rd, Lemont, Illinois. Also offering Sanskrit, Religion, Vishnu Sahasranama, craft, and tabla classes. Contact: Jayanthi Balachandran 630.325.2985, Usha Narayanan at 630.527.9308 or the Temple front desk. info@ramatemple.org, www.ramatemple.org

Bala Vihar classes at Chinmaya Mission in Danville, Fremont, Los Altos, and San Jose, California. Curriculum includes Tamil language instruction. www.chinmaya.com/san-jose/bvlocsch.html

Feb 1, Saturday
9am - Tyagaraja Day Presented by South India Fine Arts, at CET Performing Arts Center, 701 Vine Street, San Jose, California. Contact: 1.888.664.SIFA, vimaro@aol.com, www.southindiafinearts.org

Feb 2, Sunday
9am - Tyagaraja Day Presented by South India Fine Arts, at CET Performing Arts Center, 701 Vine Street, San Jose, California. Contact: 1.888.664.SIFA, vimaro@aol.com, www.southindiafinearts.org

11am-12pm - Philosophies of Evolution is a lecture by Karabi Sen. Cultural Integration Fellowship, 2650 Fulton St. (at 3rd Ave.), San Francisco, California. Contact: 415.626.2442.

12-4pm, Open House - Creative Art Center at Bharathi Kalalaya; Tanjore Painting, Mysore painting, Ceramics, Drawing and other art demonstration and classes. Contact: Anu Suresh:510.490.4629,www.bharathikalalaya.com. Free.

2pm - Pongal Program by Greater Atlanta Tamil Sangam: Pongalukku Mariyadhai. Meadowcreek High School, Gwinnet, Georgia. Contact: contact@gatamilsangam.org, www.gatamilsangam.org

3-8pm - Pongalo Pongal program with Tamil Quiz, Patti Manram, snacks. $6 adults, $3 kids. Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E Riverside Drive, Bothell, Washington. Contact: Sujatha Rajarajan, 425.557.8337sujatharajarajan@hotmail.com

Bharata Natyam Arangetram of Anu Ranganathan, student of Mythili Kumar of Abhinaya Dance Company. Mexican Heritage Theater, San Jose, alifornia. Time to be announced. Contact: 408.983.0491, abhinaya_sj@yahoo.com, www.abhinaya.com

Feb 3, Monday
12 noon - Kimberly Wright (CASA)."Fieldwork in Mumbai at the Millennium: Representations and Realities of Cosmopolitanism." 250-251K. CASA Brown Bag Lunch, Stanford University, California. www.stanford.edu/group/scbs/Calendar/calendar2002-03/s_asia.02-03.html

4:30pm - Khaled Abou Al Fadl (UCLA)."Islam and the Rules of War." 4:30 p.m., Oksenberg Room, Encina Hall, Stanford University, California. news-service.stanford.edu/news/2003/january8/islam-18.html

Feb 5, Wednesday
4:15pm - Partition and Communal Issues in India Film Series."Garam Hawa / Hot Wind." 160-331, Religious Studies, Stanford University, California. www.stanford.edu/group/scbs/Calendar/calendar2002-03/s_asia.02-03.html

Feb 6, ThursdayMeditation 1 (Feb 6-27) - Learn to meditate with Joe Begley. Ananda, 2171 El Camino, Palo Alto, California. $40. Contact: 650.323.3363.

Feb 7, Friday
11am (Feb 7-9) - Asian Art and Culture exhibition and sale featuring exquisite items from over 75 of the world's top galleries specializing in Asian art, including jewelry and paintings from India; bronzes from Nepal; and other artifacts. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, California.

Feb. 7, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Feb. 8, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Feb. 9, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $12. Contact: 310.455.2886.

4pm-Sun Feb 9 3pm - Weekend Meditation Retreat. Tomales, California. Feb. 7-9, Fri. 4:30 p.m.- Sun. 2 p.m. $295. Contact: 800.475.2369, 707.878.2369, info@nilgiri.org, www.nilgiri.org.

7pm - Teesri Pehchaan, music and dance, at Heinen Theater, 5517 Austin Street, Houston, Texas. Contact: Urban Indian Beat 281.650.1149

Feb 8, Saturday
8:30am - Great Composers' Day, by Carnatic Music Association of Georgia (CAMAGA), at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta, Georgia. Contact: camaga@bellsouth.net, www.camaga.org

9am-8pm - Sangeetha Pitamaha Sri Purandara Daasa Aaradhana at Hindu Temple and Community Center, 420-450 Persian Drive, Sunnyvale, California. Organized by LOTUS. Contact: Smt. Padmaja Kishore at padmajakishore@yahoo.com, www.svlotus.org

7pm - Hindustani flute by Pundit Hariprasad Chaurasia, accompanied by Rakesh Chaurasia (flute) & Vijay Ghate (tabla). Bates Recital Hall, University of Texas, Austin, Texas. Presented by Indian Classical Music Circle of Austin. $25-50, free for members.Contact: Rasika Harshey 512.327.3821 rasika@icmca.org, www.icmca.org

7pm - Teesri Pehchaan, music and dance, at Heinen Theater, 5517 Austin Street, Houston, Texas. Contact: Urban Indian Beat 281.650.1149

8pm - Dance Performance Presented by Devi Dance Theatre and Narthaki. Four pieces exploring feminism in 12th century South India at Dance Place, 3225 8th Street, NE, Washington, District of Columbia. Contact: Nilimma Devi 301.593.2664, www.narthaki.com

Feb 9, Sunday
11am - The Brahmaviharas (sublime states of Buddhist philosophy), lecture by Anne Teich. Cultural Integration Fellowship, 2650 Fulton St. (at 3rd Ave.), San Francisco. California. Contact: 415.626.2442, info@culturalintegration.org, www.culturalintegration.org

6pm - Sabri Brothers, Qawwali, Hosted by Kahkeshan Arts Council. Management Education Center,Univ of Michigan, 511 W. Square Lake Rd, Troy, Michigan. Contact: Raza Mirza 248.393.2512.

Feb 10, Monday
7:30pm - Monthly Shiva Pooja at Sandeepany Chinmaya Mission, 1050 Park Avenue, San Jose, California. www.chinmaya.com/san-jose/

Feb 11, Tuesday
6:30-8pm - Evening Meditation Workshop, The Berkeley Buddhist Monastery, 2304 McKinley, near the corner of Bancroft, Berkeley, California. Free. Contact: 800.475.2369, 707.878.2369, info@nilgiri.org, www.nilgiri.org

Feb 12, Wednesday
4:15pm - Partition and Communal Issues in India Film Series."Prana jai paru vachana na jai" (in Hindi) and "In the Name of God." 160-331. Religious Studies, Stanford University, California. www.stanford.edu/group/scbs/Calendar/calendar.html

Art Exhibition of contemporary artists of India. Hotel Renaissance, Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas. Time to be announced. Contact: 281.648.0422.

Feb 14, Friday
11am (Feb 14-16) - Tribal and Textile Arts Show featuring Indian jewelry and textiles; and Southeast Asian adornment, maskes and sculpture among other exhibits of cultural, historical, and artistic interest. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, California.

Feb. 14, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.;Feb. 15, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Feb. 16, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $10.Contact: 310.455.2886.

4pm-Sun Mar 2 3pm - Young Adult Retreat. Tomales, California. Feb. 14-16, Fri. 4 p.m.- Sun. 3 p.m. $295. Contact: 800.475.2369, 707.878.2369, www.nilgiri.org

9am - Feb 15 5pm - 18th Annual South Asia Conference at University of California, Berkeley, California. Center for South Asia Studies. $40. Contact:510.642.3608, csasasst@uclink.berkeley.edu, ias.berkeley.edu/southasia

Feb 15, Saturday
2pm - Social Support Group - Organized by Raksha, Atlanta, Georgia. Contact: 404.842.0725, www.raksha.org

2-2:30pm - Dances of India Show at Cincinnati Art Museum Great Hall for Fine Arts Sampler Weekend, Cultural Centre of India, 9462 Hopewell Rd, Cincinnati, Ohio. Contact: 513.227.9612, padma@culturalcentreofindia.com, www.culturalcentreofindia.com

7pm - Solo Tabla by Prashant Paranjyoti. Food Science Hall, Cook College Campus, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. www.indogram.com

Lecture and presentation on Cultural Arts of India in the American Context by Honerable Ambassador Lalit Mansingh & Dr Vishaka Desai (President, Asia Society, New York). Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas. Time to be announced. Contact: 281.648.0422.

Feb 16, Sunday
11am - Karnatic Vocal Concert followed by a lecture demonstration on Mayamalavagowlai Ragam and its derivatives by Dr. Padma Rajagopal; Hosted by Bharathi Kalalaya, Fremont, California; Contact: Anu Suresh 510.490.4629; www.bharathikalalaya.com; Free.

11:30am-1pm - Devotional songs by Aruna and friends for Masi Magam Puja at Shiva Murugan Temple, 1803 Second Street, Concord, California. Contact: 925.827.0127, www.shivamurugantemple.org

1:30-3:30pm - Integral Yoga as Practice at 2650 Fulton Street at 3rd Avenue, San Francisco, California. $10, free for members. Organized by Cultural Integration Fellowship. Contact: 415.759.8060, info@culturalintegration.org, www.culturalintegration.org

Tal Tarang, tabla concert by Zakir Hussain. Wortham Center, Houston, Texas. Time to be announced. Contact: 281.648.0422.

Feb 19, Wednesday
4:15pm - Partition and Communal Issues in India Film Series."The Men in the Tree." 160-331. Religious Studies, Stanford University, California. www.stanford.edu/group/scbs/Calendar/calendar.html

Feb 20, Thursday
"Modes of Selection of Heads of Religious Lineages in Modern India," lecture by Catherine Clementin Ojha (CNRS, Paris) at University of California, Berkeley, California. Time and location to be announced. Center for South Asia Studies. Contact: 510.642.3608, csasasst@uclink.berkeley.edu, www.ias.berkeley.edu/southasia

Feb 22, Saturday
9am-7pm - IIT Conference on Offshore Services, Coon Forum, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2001 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, Illinois. $50-200. Contact: Paddy Padmanabhan at 630.388.1177, paddyp@quinnox.com, www.iitmidwest.org

4pm - Carnatic Vocal Music Concert by Pallavi Sriram and Sidharth Sriram of Sri Lalitha Gana Vidyalaya, Mridangam by N. Narayan and Violin by Shanthi Narayan. Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Gt. America Pkwy, Santa Clara, California. Contact:510.490.6141. Free.

2-5:30pm - Classical Vocal Concert at Hindu Temple and Community Center, 420-450 Persian Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94086. Organized by LOTUS. Contact: B.V. Muralidhara at 408.734.4554, bvmuralidhara@yahoo.com, www.svlotus.org

8pm - Flute Concert by Shashank at Herrick Chapel, Alumni Avenue, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California. $15 members, $25 nonmembers, $5 students with ID. Organized by The Music Circle. Contact: info@musiccircle.org, Harihar Rao 626.449.6987, www.musiccircle.org

Feb 23, Sunday
9am - 5:30am Temple Anniversary Celebrations with Homam and Abhishekam at Sri Venkateswara Temple (Balaji Mandir)& Community Center, 780 old Farm Road, Bridgewater, New Jersey. Contact: 908.725.4477, www.venkateswara.org

1:30-3:30pm - Integral Yoga as Practice at 2650 Fulton Street at 3rd Avenue, San Francisco, California. $10, free for members. Organized by Cultural Integration Fellowship. Contact: 415.759.8060, info@culturalintegration.org, www.culturalintegration.org

5:30pm - Independent Film"Sooraj ka saathwaan ghoda" by Vipul Srivastava Presented by Naatak. West Valley College, Saratoga, California. $12, $8 students, $2 parking. Proceeds benefit ASHA, AIF, AID. Contact: 510.226.1276, tickets@naatak.com, www.naatak.com

Feb 25, Tuesday
6:30-8pm - Evening Meditation Workshop, The Berkeley Buddhist Monastery, 2304 McKinley, near the corner of Bancroft, Berkeley, California. Free. Contact: 800.475.2369, 707.878.2369, info@nilgiri.org, www.nilgiri.org

Feb 26, Wednesday
4:15pm - Partition and Communal Issues in India Film Series."He Ram! Genocide in the Land of Gandhi." 160-331. Religious Studies, Stanford University, California. www.stanford.edu/group/scbs/Calendar/calendar.html

Feb 28, Friday
4pm-Sun Mar 2 3pm - Weekend Intensive Retreat. Tomales, California. Feb. 28-Mar2, Fri. 4 p.m.- Sun. 3 p.m. $295. Contact: 800.475.2369, 707.878.2369, info@nilgiri.org, www.nilgiri.org

8pm - Carnatic Instrumental Concert at PSU Lincoln Hall - Room 75, 1620 SW Park, Portland, Oregon. Contact: rasika 503.531.7266, info@rasika.org, www.rasika.org