Community Across America
September 27, 2013
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Ganesh Visarjan reminiscent of Mumbai ceremonies
Vipan Bhanot and Raj Bhanot with Anuradha Paudwal and the priest
VIDYA SETHURAMAN India Post News Service
SUNNYVALE, CA: Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated with much aplomb by people outside India as well and the rituals associated with the festivities go on for 10 days. Sunnyvale Hindu Temple had organized a week long
Ganeshotsav. The festivities came to an end with the grand Ganesh Visarjan on September 15 in Pacific Ocean. The rituals started with Ganapathi Pooja around 8 am on September 15, followed by Ganapathi abishek, bhajan and mahaarti by priests of Sunnyvale Hindu Temple. Melody queen
Anuradha Paudwal sang in praise of Ganesha bhagvan and did the mangal aarti. Devotees from Suunyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View, San Jose took part in this auspicious ceremony. Devotees boarded the buses at 1:30 pm and reached the pier at around 2:30 pm. On the cruise the pandits performed maha
The visarjan in Pacific
abhisekham and aarti. Amidst dhol and bhajan, Ganesh Visarjan was done by Raj Bhanot. This was followed by devotees performing the arti and visarjan for
their own Ganapthi idol. Ganesh Visarjan in Pacific Ocean amidst puja and religious ceremonies was recreating Mumbai in US, says a devotee.
New Whole Foods store offers best tastes & highest quality VIDYA SETHURAMAN India Post News Service
FREMONT, CA: On September 19, around 4:30pm, I was joined by over 20 media members and a group of Whole Foods representatives on a media sneak peek of the new store in Fremont. Whole Foods Market opened its new Fremont store at 3111 Mowry Avenue on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The 39,000-square-foot store, located at the corner of Mowry Avenue and Paseo Padre Parkway, features worldly decor with locally sourced tiles from Fire Clay Tile in San Jose. Shoppers will find a salad bar, the hot bar, fresh pro-
Harvindar Singh
Lisa Maria Wilson and Pedro Fonseca
duce and meat, plus a few unique treats such as pizza cafe and Dosa corner. Decorations reflect the diverse culture of city of Fremont. Green design elements include reclaimed Douglas fir wood used for various fixtures; LED lights on exterior lighted signs, track lighting, hood lighting and all refrigerated food cases and electric car charging stations. All new wood fixtures and wood cladding throughout the store are made from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified Wood. The FSC standards represent the world's strongest system for guiding forest management toward sustainable outcomes. The store features fresh produce from local vendors such as CCOF, Hillcrest Olive Oil,
Foolish hens, Ramavtar Singh farms, Terra Bella Farms, Chan Saelee to name a few. These farms are within 100 miles of Fremont. The store employs 189 team members and 60 per cent of them are local Fremont residents and freshers. It features meat, seafood, grocery, prepared foods, bakery bulk section, nut butters, whole body sections. Mission Peak Tap Alley is the unique element of Fremont whole foods store and has seven beers on tap in a charming tap room housed within the store. Local beers on tap are from breweries including Bison Organic Beer, Ale Industries, Drake's Brew-
ing, Cali Craft and Red Branch Ciders. The store also houses a "Dosa Corner" catering different varieties of dosa using organic ingredients complemented with yummy chutneys. The store is planning to sell curry leaves, karela (bitter gourd), okra, neem powder, fresh turmeric and is a definite stop for the Indian community for high quality organic produce, says Harv Singh, Forger at Whole foods. "Whole Foods Market looks forward to being part of Fremont's diverse community, as well as building lasting relationships with local vendors, the business community and residents alike," said Pedro Fonseca, store team
dards, which include that animals are raised on a vegetarian diet without being administered antibiotics or added growth hormones. All beef, pork, chicken and turkey carried in the fresh and prepackaged cases at all Whole Foods Market stores in the US comes from farms that are rated according to Global Animal Partnership's 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating. Four times a year, Whole Foods Market sets aside a day on which five percent of the day's net sales is contributed to a local non-profit organization. The Fremont store will kick off a "Week of Giving" on September 30 and have five one-percent days.
leader. The store offers the besttasting, freshest and highestquality meat available that meets the company's strict quality stan-
The first 250 shoppers received a free gift bag filled with Whole Foods Market signature items.