"Ugadi 2010" - Kannada, Telugu & Tamil New year

Kannada (ವಿಕೃತಿ ನಾಮ ಸಂವತ್ಸರ) and Telugu (వికృతి నామ సంవత్సర) new year Ugadi is celebrated this year on March 16th 2010. Here are all the important information you will need for celebrating "Ugadi 2010". Happy new year !!

Tamil new year is on April 14th 2009. Send Tamil eGreetings, ecards & wishes from these websites for Tamil New year.

Read the Pooja Procedure for Kannada and Telugu Ugadi here.

• Kannada new year Ugadi celebrations in the US temples and Kannada kootas
• Telugu Yugadi new year celebrations in the US telugu associations
• Kannada Ugadi songs, poems and Madhwa style recipes
  
• Ugadhi recipes from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
• Ugadi new year greeting cards, wishes and SMS messages in Kannada font
• Yugadhi new year SMS texts, ecards and egreeting cards in Telugu font
• Tamil new year Ugadi text messages, greeting cards and wishes
• Ugadi pooja process in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

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"Ugadi 2010" - Kannada, Telugu & Tamil New year

Kannada (ವಿಕೃತಿ ನಾಮ ಸಂವತ್ಸರ) and Telugu (వికృతి నామ సంవత్సర) new year Ugadi is celebrated this year on March 16th 2010. Here are all the important information you will need for celebrating "Ugadi 2010". Happy new year !!

Tamil new year is on April 14th 2009. Send Tamil eGreetings, ecards & wishes from these websites for Tamil New year.

Read the Pooja Procedure for Kannada and Telugu Ugadi here.

• Kannada new year Ugadi celebrations in the US temples and Kannada kootas
• Telugu Yugadi new year celebrations in the US telugu associations
• Kannada Ugadi songs, poems and Madhwa style recipes
  
• Ugadhi recipes from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
• Ugadi new year greeting cards, wishes and SMS messages in Kannada font
• Yugadhi new year SMS texts, ecards and egreeting cards in Telugu font
• Tamil new year Ugadi text messages, greeting cards and wishes
• Ugadi pooja process in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

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Navratri Raas Garba - Desi Dandiya party in your city

Navratri 2009 Raas Garba Dandia Dance Party links are here.

Checkout the following websites for Raas Garba Dandia Dance event in your city. The events might charge tickets. Most of them are between October 3rd and October 11th 2008.

• Los Angeles, Anaheim, UCI convention center - http://www.lagarba.org/
• Dallas Coppell - http://dallas.eknazar.com/Events/viewevent.php?id=39344
• Dallas Fortworth DFW - http://www.fundusearch.com/event/Dallas-Indian/dallas-navaratri-raas-garba-20082008-09-23
• Indianapolis - http://indyraasgarba.com/
• Orlando, Florida - http://www.desiclub.com/events/listing.cfm?EventID=5184
• Bay Area, Santa Clara, San Francisco - http://cities.sulekha.com/united-states/california/bay-area/events/Social/2008/09/raas-garba-challenge-2008-sept-26th-27th.htm
• Chicago area, Libertyville, IL - http://cities.sulekha.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/events/social/2008/09/navrang-ras-garba.htm
• OR
• http://www.desikhel.com/
• Edison, New Jersey, New York - http://www.rajsun.com/rajsun_home.html
• OR
• http://cities.sulekha.com/united-states/new-jersey/events/Social/2008/09/dandiya-dhoom-2008-new-jersey-oct-11.htm
• Palo Alto, California - http://www.yelp.com/events/palo-alto-vibha-disco-dandia-2008
• OR http://www.sulekha.com/eventlistings/images/vibhadandia.html
• Washington DC - http://wiki.vibha.org/Dandia_08:Washington_DC_Home

Music for Raas Garba Dandiya:

http://thehindimusic.com/music/download-gujarati-raas-garba-dandiya-mp3/

Garba is customarily performed by women, the dance involves circular patterns of movement and rhythmic clapping. It popularly performed during Navratri. The word comes from "garbha deep" which is translated as either light in the inner sanctum of the temple or lamp inside a perforated earthen pot (which is often used in the dance)

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Diwali 2009 - Deepavali Rangoli, Gifts, Recipe, Songs, Greeting cards

When is Diwali or Deepavali? According to Hindu reckoning, the date of Diwali falls on 15th day of the dark fortnight in the auspicious Hindu month of Kartika or the month of October/November in English calendar. This Diwali day falls on the amavasya or the Newmoon day. Diwali date comes 20 days after the popular festival of Dussehra or Vijaya Dashmi.

For 2009, the Diwali falls on October 17th 2009. But the festival extends for 3 days - first day of Naraka chaturdashi, second day of Lakshmi Pooja & the third day of Bali Padyami. North Indians celebrate the first & the second day more and the South Indians on the third day. Some North Indian business communities start their financial year on Diwali.

Here are some interesting design for Diwali Rangolis:

• http://www.diwalifestival.org/diwali-rangoli.html
• http://www.diwalifestival.org/rangoli-patterns-design.html

Wish your family and friends Diwali/Deepavali wishes:

• http://www.123greetings.com/events/diwali/
• http://www.diwali-greetings.com/
• http://www.diwalimela.com/cards/index.html
• http://www.hallmark.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/category4|10001|10051|13551|-102001;11441;13551|products

Send Diwali gifts to family and friends in India:

• http://www.diwalimela.com/
• http://www.indiaflowersgifts.com/
• http://www.allindiagifts.com/shop/category/diwali_gifts_to_india
• http://www.diwalistore.com/

What will you cook for Diwali this time? Here are some interesting recipes from all over India:

• http://www.diwalifestival.org/diwali-recipes.html
• http://www.diwalicelebrations.net/diwali-recipe/index.html
• http://www.indianlife.com/blog/2008/08/two-delicious-diwali-recipes.html
• http://vegan-fare.blogspot.com/2007/11/puran-poli-indian-sweet-for-diwali.html
• http://eifrecipeindex.blogspot.com/2008/06/recipes-by-ingredients.html

Which hindi Diwali songs do you want to play on the CD?
http://www.diwalifestival.org/diwali-songs.html

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