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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Karva Chauth Vrat Sat., Oct 11 @5:30 p.m Karva Chauth Vrat Katha at the Shri Radha Krishna Temple, 11625 Beechnut Street. Katha starts at 5:30 p.m. For further information please call temple at 281-933-8100 or visit www.SRKT.org.
MTS Diwali Bazaar Sat., Oct 18 @8:30 a.m. Annual Diwali Bazaar at Meenakshi Temple, 17130 McLean Road in Pearland. From 8:30 a.m. to midnight. Includes health fair, rangoli competition, food court, fireworks, and garba to live music.
Diwali fest at Radha Madhav Dham Sat., Oct 18 @5 p.m. Diwali celebration at Radha Madhav Dham, 400 Barsana Road, Austin 78737. From 5 p.m. to midnight. Ram Leela performance, fireworks, food and games for children, raas-garba. Visit www.Radhamadhavdham. org for details.
HTW Diwali Mela Sun., Oct 19 @ 11 a.m. Hindu Temle of The Woodlands celebrates Diwali Mela from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Featuring mehndi, rangoli, diya decorating, Idnian dances and showcase of jewelry, fashion, handicrafts and chatpat snacks. Admissioin is free. Temple is located at 7601 S Forestgate Dr, Spring, TX 77382. Visit woodlandshindutemple.org.
Children’s Theatre From Oct 11 to Nov 15 every Sat at 2 p.m. To kick off its 24th season, “Around the World and Across the Street,” Express Children’s Theatre will present Mulan the Warrior Princess. This original adaptation dramatizes value of courage, compassion, loyalty and
the power everyone has to make a difference in the world. On Saturdays at 2 p.m. from Oct 11 to Nov 15 at Express Children’s Theatre, 446 Northwest Mall. Tickets are $10. Visit www.expresstheatre.com or call 713-682-5044.
Arya Samaj Satsang Weekly Havan Satsang every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. DAV Sanskriti School Sundays 10 a.m. to 12 noon. - Havan, Hindi and Naitik Shiksha classes. DAV Montessori School for ages 2 to 7 years. Call Arti Khanna 281-7593286. Free Yoga classes on Sat. Sanskrit & Upanishad classes Tue. 6-8 p.m. At 14375 Schiller Rd. (bet Westpark & Bellaire off Hwy 6). 281-752-0100.
Chinmaya Mission Sunday satsangs for adults, youth, and children. A unique Bala Vihar program for each grade, from PreK to Grade 12. Satsangs in two sessions between 8:35 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. and 11:20 a.m. 1p.m. Bala Vihar students can take shloka, bhajan and orchestra classes or language classes for Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, and Gujarati. Located at Chinmaya Prabha, 10353 Synott Road, Sugar Land, TX 77498. New members may visit the welcome desk between 8 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. or 10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Visit www.chin mayahouston.org or call Bharati Sutaria 281.933.0233.
Vedanta Society Vedanta Society of Greater Houston, 14809 Lindita Drive (77083) has classes every Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, 1st & 3rd Sunday; Bhagavad Gita, 2nd Sunday; on works of Swami Vivekananda, 4th Sunday; Holy Mother Sarada’s Gospel, 5th Sunday. Swamis of Ramakrishna Order visit to conduct retreats and talks. www.houstonvedanta.org or 281-584-0488.
SALES HELP WANTED Well-known Houston jewelry store is looking for saleswomen availabe to start immediately. Must be able to speak English and Hindi well. Call 713-789-7575
Open Forum Radio Program Where Your Opinion Counts
KGOL 1480 AM • Saturdays 4 to 6 p.m. Informative programs with doctors, lawyers, politicians and other newsmakers. Call 713-784-1480 Hosted by Dinkar Chheda, Jagat Kamdar and Subodh Bhuchar
Chandra & David Courtney Tabla and Vocal
Classes now ongoing Visit www.chandrakantha.com
or call for info.
(713) 665-4665
Classes in Houston, Mission Bend, & Sugar Land
Durga Bari Temple
Shiv Shakti Mandir
Durga Bari temple is open from 9 to 11 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. Mon. thru Sat. Sandhya aarti at 6:30 p.m. Temple closes at 7 p.m. Sunday special from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Puja services - Priest Bishnupada Goswami 281-597-8100 Temple is located at 13944 Schiller Rd (off Hwy 6 bet. Bellaire & Westpark). Call Ganesh Mandal at 713-7979057 / 832-423-8541.
Sanatan Shiv Shakti Mandir, 6640 Harwin. Open daily 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. All major festivals, as well as birthdays, naam karan, engagement and other ceremonies. Call Pandit Virat Mehta 713-278-9099 or Hardik Raval 361-243-6539 for puja or other ceremonies.
Telugu Fellowship Telugu Christian Fellowship meets every third Saturday of the month at Triumph Church, 10555 W. Airport Blvd., Stafford TX 77477 at 6:30 p.m. Join us for a time of praise, worship and fellowship. Worship is in English. Call Chris Gantela 281-344-0707, or Rev. V. Gurrala 281-997-0757.
Sahaj Marg Meditation Sahaj Marg (Natural Path) Meditation and Spirituality (www. sahajmarg.org) A natural, simple system of Raja Yoga meditation and spiritual practice. Weekly satsangs in Houston area. Email Radheshyam Miryala at meditate_ houston@yahoo. com or meditate.galveston @gmail.com.
Heritage Classes Ashirwad’s Heritage Classes in Katy, Cypress and Sugar Land for kids 4 to 18 yrs - meditation, Yoga, slokas, stories from scriptures, Vishnu Sahasranam, bhajans, competitions and fun activities. Adult meditation classes. Register at www.ashirwadab lessing.org or Sri Ravula 281-995-0930.
Hare Krishna Dham Houston’s original Vedic temple, ISKCON of Houston. At 1320 W 34th St. (77018). Daily Darshan & Arati Times: 4.30am, 7am, 8.30am, 12noon, 4.30pm, 7pm, 9pm. Sunday Festival: 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm. Weekly Gita classes for adults; call 281-433-1635 or harekrishnadham @gmail.com
Gandhi Library Mahatma Gandhi Library Book Club: Meets 2nd Sunday of each month; 12:30 PM at Arya Samaj Greater Houston, 13475 Schiller Rd. Join the discussion of the great man’s autobiography – The Story of My Experiments with Truth. Call Manish Wani 713-829-6979.
Saumyakasi Sivalaya Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya is located at Chinmaya Prabha, 10353 Synott Road, Sugar Land, TX 77478. Temple timings: Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon and 5:00 - 8:00 PM Saturday and Sunday: 8:30-2:00 PM and 5:00 - 8:00 PM. Contact Bharti Sutaria 281568-1690 or Jay Deshmukh 832541-0059 or visit www.saum yakasi.org.
Veerashaiva Samaja VSNA Houston is a group of families who believe in Veerashaiva dharma (Basava dharma). Monthly Mahamane program for prayer and discussion on Vachana Sahitya followed by Prasada. Contact: vsnahouston@gmail.com or Jagadeesh Halyal 832-744-4166.
Houston Namadwaar A prayer house where the Hare Rama Hare Krishna Maha-mantra is continuously chanted. Weekends: 8-11 AM & 4-7 PM, Weekdays: 7-8 AM & 6-7 PM. Weekly “Gopa Kuteeram” children’s heritage classes and Srimad Bhagavatam classes. Call 281-402-6585; visit www.godivinity.org (Global Organization for Divinity).
Mar Thoma Church Trinity Mar Thoma Church every Sunday at 5810 Almeda Genoa Rd. Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Malayalam service at 9:30 a.m. on 1st & 3rd Sunday. Adult Bible class at 9:30 a.m. English service at 10:30 a.m. on 2nd & 4th Sunday. Call 713-991-1557 or 281-261-4603.
Sri Guruvayurappan Temple Hours: Mon to Fri 6 a.m. -8 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Weekends & Holidays: 6 a.m. to noon and 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Bhajans Saturdays 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Sundays 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. Special poojas (weekends and holidays) Choroon (Annaprasam) for kids, Thulabharam, Vahana Pooja, Nirapara. Temple is located at 11620 Ormandy St (77035) Tel: 713-729-8994 email: temple@ guruvayur.us
Arsha Vidya Bharati Sanskrit classes and special worship sessions for all ages. At 2918 Renoir, Sugar Land, TX 77479.Call 281-606-5607 or AVB.Houston@gmail.com. Web-site: https://sites.google.com/site/ avbtexas/classes
Preksha Meditation New facilities of JVB Preksha Meditation Center. Classes for Yoga and Meditation under guidance by Samani jis and discourses. At 14102 Schiller Road (off Hwy 6 bet Bellaire and Westpark - 77082). Tel 281-596-9642.
Patanjali Yogpeeth Free Yoga Classes every Sat/Sun at Arya Samaj from 8 am to 9:30 a.m. Call Anil 281-579-9433. For other free classes, call Indra 281537-0018. For Yoga/Herbal products, call Shekhar 281-242-5000. Web: www.pyptusa.org and www.DivyaProducts.com.
Houstonian to head Pakistan’s top Univ Prof. Javed Ashraf has been named to head Pakistan’s Quaid-i-Azam University, according to a notification from Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain. Dr. Javed Ashraf has been a Houstonian since 2003. He has served as Dean of the Cameron School of Business at the University of St. Thomas. He has also held the Cullen Endowed Professorship of Economics at the University. Dr. Ashraf served as the Director of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Prof. Javed Ashraf in Karachi from 2000 to 2002. Under his directorship, IBA became the first public-sector institution in Pakistan to offer four-year bachelor’s program in the country. Later, Dr. Ataur-Rahman as Chairman of the Higher Education Commission ordered all universities in the country to adopt the four-year degree program. While at IBA, he received an award from President Pervez Musharraf for his contributions to education in Pakistan. Quaid-i-Azam University (formerly known as Islamabad University) is the country’s flagship university in the federal capital. Dr. Ashraf is leaving for Islamabad on October 9 to take the oath of office from President Mamnoon Hussain. Dr. Ashraf becomes the second Houstonian to wear the robes of a Vice-Chancellor in Pakistan. A few years ago, Dr. Ahmad Durrani left Houston to head the Lahore University of Management Sciences.
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