Mar. 04	Mardi Gras
Mar. 08	Intl. Women's Day
Mar. 09	Daylight Savings begins
Mar. 17	Holi; St. Patrick's Day
Mar. 20	Spring Begins
Mar. 30	National Doctors' Day
Mar. 31	Telugu New Year's Day
Shubha Muhurtha Days:  3, 12, 19, 26, 27, 28

Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Mar. 5, 12, 19, 26 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

Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27 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

Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22 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

Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 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
5:00pm. Communion & Worship Service; Discourses by Rev. Sam Raj, Rev. Shawn Redmond; Venue: First Tamil Church of Atlanta, Alpharetta, Georgia; Contact: 404.276.2661, www.ftcatlanta.org; 10am (English) 11:30am (Tamil) 1pm (Hindi). Immanuel Lutheran Church - Church congregation of Tamil Speaking public from Asia; Location: 149-40, 11th Ave, Whitestone, New York; Contact: Rev. Dr. E.J. Rethinasamy 718.767.5656 x301, www.immanuelwhitestone.com

Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California
Sun. Mar. 2 – Murugan Puja – Devotional songs by Kalpagam Kausik & Students; Sun. Mar. 16 – Karadaiyan Nombu Celebration – Devotional Songs by Preetha Seshadri; Venue: Shiva Murugan Temple premises, Concord, California; Contact: www.temple.org, 925.827.0127

March 1, 2014, Saturday
3pm. Maestro Isai Gnani Ilayaraja Tribute Concert; Presented by Kala Vahini; Venue: MCL Grand Theater, Lewisville, Texas; Contact: Geetha Subramanian: 214.206.7615, Subra Chokalingam: 214.205.5617
3:30pm. Carnatic Veena Concert by Srikanth Chary, Mridangam by Shriram Brahmanandam; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Eagle Theater, Los Altos High School, Los Altos, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

March 8, 2014, Saturday
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

March 15, 16, 22, 23, 2014; Sat & Sun
GATS Cricket Cup 2014, 10/10 Knockout Tournament - 9 players/side, Hard tennis ball; Venue: East Roswell Park, Roswell, Georgia; Contact: Bali: 404.702.9321, cricket@gatamilsangam.org

March 16, 2014, Sunday
4:30pm. Theernthathu KaNakku - A suspenseful murder story; Script by Kalaimamani Delhi Kumar; Presented by Krishna Shankar's Kalalayam; Organized by Bharathi Kalai Manram; Venue: Arya Samaj of Greater Houston, Houston, Texas; Contact: www.bkmhouston.org

March 22, 2014, Saturday
8:30am & 1pm. Annual Tyagaraja Rao Memorial Children’s Competition; Program showcases talented local youngsters; Organized by Columbus Carnatic Music Association; Venue: Dublin Community Recreation Center, Dublin, Ohio; Contact: www.columbuscarnatic.org
4pm. Ramam - Divya Naamam - A fundraising event by Apoorva Paranthaman for Martha's Kitchen; Choreographed and Directed by Guru Vishal Ramani; Organized by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Historic Hoover Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: Sreelatha: 408.829.4162, www.shrikrupa.org
5pm. Grand Masters Concert – Carnatic Vocal by Vidhushi Smt. Suguna Varadachari; Organized by Columbus Carnatic Music Association; Venue: The Abbey Theater, Dublin, Ohio, Contact: www.columbuscarnatic.org

March 23, 2014, Sunday
3:30pm. Carnatic Violin Concert by Lalgudi GJR Krishnan & Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Jain Temple, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

March 28 & 29, 2014, Sat. & Sunday
5:30pm (Sat.), 9:15am (Sun); Grand Inauguration of Sri Raja Rajeswari Temple; Program features Vigneswara Puja, Poorhahooti, Maha Ganapathi Abhishekam,Bhajans by Gnanananda Seva Samajam; Venue: 2350 Paragon Drive, San Jose, California; Contact: Pt. Krishnan SastrigaL: 408.310.8619, 510.598.5157, priestoffremont@gmail.com, www.gksastrigal.tk

March 28, 2014, Friday
7pm. Carnatic Vocal concert by Smt. Ranjani & Gayathri; Organized by Carnatic Music Association of North America (CMANA); Venue: Crossroads South Middle School, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey; Contact: www.cmana.org

March 29, 2014, Saturday
4pm. Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Reema Kakaday; Disciple of Guru Indumathy Ganesh and Nrithyollasa Dance Academy; Venue: Castro Valley Center for the Arts, Castro Valley, California; Contact: Nrithyollasa: 510.623.8230, info@nldance.com

March 30, 2014, Sunday
3:30pm. Meenakshi Kalyanam - A musical discourse by Vishaka Hari; A curtain raiser for the 40th Anniversary celebrations of Bharathi Kalai Manram; Organized by Bharathi Kalai Manram in association with Meenakshi Temple, Pearland; Venue: Meenakshi Temple Auditorium, Pearland, Texas; Contact: www.bkmhouston.org

Apr. 5 & 6, 2014, Sat & Sunday
11am. India Fair 2014; Organized by Zee TV & Business New Jersey; Program features Art, Culture, heritage and entertainment; Venue: NJ Convention & Expo Center, Edison, New Jersey; Contact: www.indiafair.org

Apr. 05, 2014, Saturday
2pm. Thirukkural & Thamizh Thaenee Potti; Organized by Tamil Association of Delaware Valley; Venue: TBD; Contact: www.tagdv.org
8am.ThirukkuraL recitation competition; Venue: TBD; (6pm). Prize Distribution & Celebration; Organized by Bay Area Fine Arts; Venue: Jain Temple, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.bayareafinearts.org

Apr. 06, 2014, Sunday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Triveni Gore; Disciple of Guru Indumathy Ganesh and Nrithyollasa Dance Academy; Venue: Jackson Theater, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: Nrithyollasa: 510.623.8230, info@nldance.com
5:30pm. Discourse by Vishaka Hari; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: India Community Center (ICC), Milpitas, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

Apr. 09, 2014, Wednesday
7:30pm. A jugalbandhi concert by Dr. Balamuralikrishna & Smt. Sudha Raghunathan; Organized as part of the 7th Indian Music & Dance Festival by Indian Fine Arts Association of San Diego; Venue: David & Dorothea Garfield Theater, La Jolla, California; Contact: www.indianfinearts.org

Apr. 11-13, 2014, Friday-Sunday
(11 Apr, 7:30pm) Carnatic Vocal Concert by K.Gayathri;
(12 Apr, 3:30pm) Carnatic Vocal Concert by Sudha Raghunathan;
(13 Apr, 3:30pm) Carnatic Vocal Concert by Trichur brothers - Sivaraman Ramkumar & Sivaraman Seetharamachandran;
Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Auditorium, Sunnyvale Hindu Temple, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

Apr. 11, 2014, Friday
7:45pm. East meets West – A family friendly introduction of Bharathanatyam by Natya dancers; Organized by Barrington Area Library in association with Natya Dance Theater; Venue: The Garlands Center for the Performing Arts, Barrington, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com

Apr. 12, 2014, Saturday
2pm. Valli Kalyanam; Presented by Pandit Chandramouli & Devotees are encouraged to participate and get the blessings of Lord Muruga & Goddess Valli & Devasena; Venue: Sanatan Dharma Kendra, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: Pt. Chandramouli: 925.961.9999, kanchikamashi@gmail.com, www.srikamashi.org; Admission FREE

Apr. 13, 2014, Sunday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Sameehita Mohan; Disciple of Guru. Meena Logan and Pushpanjali Dance Academy; Venue: Mission City Center For Performing Arts, Santa Clara, California; Contact: sameedance@gmail.com