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VEDANTA SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CALENDAR OF OBSERVANCES AND OTHER SPECIAL DAYS 2019 – 2020 (PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS IN BOLD) 2019 KALI IMMERSION SHANKARACHARYA May 9 Thu Nov 2 Sat (In Newport Beach) BUDDHA PURNIMA (In Hollywood) May 18 Sat JAGADDHATRI PUJA Nov 5 Tue PHALAHARINI KALI PUJA Jun 2 Sun SWAMI SUBODHANANDA Nov 9 Sat MEMORIAL DAY RETREAT May 27 Mon SWAMI VIJNANANANDA Nov 11 Mon (In Hollywood) SNANA YATRA Jun 17 Mon THANKSGIVING Nov 28 Thu VIVEKANANDA DAY Jul 4 Thu HANUKKAH Dec 22 – 30 Sun-Mon (In Trabuco) RATHA YATRA Jul 4 Thu SWAMI PREMANANDA Dec 5 Thu VIVEKANANDA DAY Jul 6 Sat HOLY MOTHER BIRTHDAY Dec 18 Wed (In South Pasadena) GURU PURNIMA Jul 16 Tue SWAMI SHIVANANDA Dec 22 Sun SWAMI RAMAKRISHNANANDA Jul 30 Tue HOLY MOTHER PUJA Dec 22 Sun CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE SWAMI NIRANJANANANDA Aug 15 Thu Dec 24 Tue (6 PM) Sri Krishna Janmashtami Aug 24 Sat JESUS CHRIST (Christmas Day) Dec 25 Wed SRI KRISHNA PUJA NEW YEAR'S EVE MEDITATION Aug 25 Sun Dec 31 Tue (In San Diego) (11:30 PM - Midnight) SWAMI ADVAITANANDA Aug 29 Thu 2020 LABOR DAY RETREAT Sep 2 Mon KALPATARU DAY/ New Year Jan 1 Wed (In Hollywood) GANESH CHATURTHI Sep 2 Mon SWAMI SARADANANDA Jan 1 Wed SWAMI ABHEDANANDA Sep 23 Mon SWAMI TURIYANANDA Jan 9 Thu MAHALAYA Sep 28 Sat SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Jan 17 Fri SWAMI AKHANDANANDA Sep 28 Sat SWAMI VIVEKANANDA PUJA Jan 19 Sun NAVARATRI CHANTING Sep 28 – Oct 8, SWAMI BRAHMANANDA PUJA Jan 26 Sun (Jai Sri Durga) Sat - Tue DURGA SAPTAMI Oct 5 Sat SWAMI TRIGUNATITANANDA Jan 29 Wed DURGA PUJA (In Santa Barbara) Oct 5 Sat SARASWATI PUJA Jan 30 Thu DURGA ASHTAMI Oct 6 Sun SWAMI ADBHUTANANDA Feb 9 Sun SANDHI PUJA 10.30 am – 11.18 am Oct 6 Sun SHIVA RATRI Feb 21 Fri DURGA NAVAMI Oct 7 Mon SRI RAMAKRISHNA BIRTHDAY Feb 25 Tue VIJAYA DASHAMI Oct 8 Tue SRI RAMAKRISHNA PUJA Mar 1 Sun LAKSHMI PUJA Oct 12 Sat SRI CHAITANYA (Holi Festival) Mar 9 Mon KALI PUJA (In Hollywood) Oct 27 Sun SWAMI YOGANANDA Mar 13 Fri DIPAVALI Oct 27 Sun RAM NAVAMI Apr 2 Thu .

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Bengali Association of Greater Rochester (BAGR) Presents Its Annual Bijoya Celebrations Which Comprise of Equally Enthralling Programs
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