​ATLANTA, GA - Over 10,000 children and youth between the ages of 8 to 22 participated in the BAPS Youth Convention from July 1 to 10 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel here. The 10-day event was built around the topic of `Moksha’ as life’s greatest pursuit that generates unwavering happiness to be experienced here and now. This broad theme led to a social conversation around “Moksha Now”, a theme that carried throughout the convention. 

RIVERSIDE,CA - The Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir organized a essay competition and a Saraswati puja for children have on June 17. The kids expressed their view on Hinduism and Hindu culture. The Mandir also organized a summer camp from June 18  to 22 for children between 4 to 14 years,who learned all about Indian culture and tradition. STEM activities were also a main part of the camp and become a popular among the kids. 

SAN FRANCISCO,CA - Sikh Heritage Symphony performed at the 15th Biennial Berkeley Festival and Exhibition here. The symphony presented North Indian classical raagas on Sikh heritage instruments at the Trinity Chamber of Concerts at Berkeley on June 9. With a mission to revive the richness of music tradition related to raagAs and string instruments in Sikh music, the symphony played Raagas on instruments the Rabab, Dilruba, Taus, 

CHINO HILLS,CA-  Community members of all ages and their families came out to support the annual BAPS Charities Walk Green 2018 here on June 2.2018  marks the third year that the annual BAPS Charities walkathon will benefit The Nature Conservancy and its effort to conserve land and water on earth to sustain life for upcoming generations. BAPS Charities will contribute $165,000, an equivalent of planting 130,000 trees, 

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NORWALK, CA -Hundreds of devotees thronged the Radha Krishna Mandir, popularly known as Norwalk temple, for the brick laying ceremony of its new building, on June 10. The ceremony was preceded by Shila Puja held at the temple premises where a large number of devotees gathered to participate in a joint religious ceremony. 

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BUENA PARK, CA – The Jain Center of Southern California hosted  a three-day “Amrit Varsha”  event  here filled with mediation, singing, and teaching  by Revered Master Anandmurti Gurumaa from May 11 to  13.  Enlightening discourses were held at the main hall of the  Center with over 500 people in attendance throughout the weekend.

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LOS ANGELES,CA- Highlighting the enrichment of the precious planet we call home, Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan celebrated annual Earth Day on April 29 in Orange County.. Attendees from throughout Southern California attended the insightful event and experienced the divine essence of Vedas through Vedic chanting.

WASHINGTON,D.C.- Heads of several countries with a sizeable Hindu population, chief ministers of states, top corporate honchos and religious leaders are scheduled to attend the second World Hindu Congress or WHC in Chicago in September, organisers of the event said on Apr 30. Billed as the biggest-ever gathering of the who’s who of the Hindu community across the globe, the World Hindu Congress from September 7 to 9 is being...

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DOWNEY, CA-Shree Swaminarayan Satsang Mandal of California temple here celebrated its 18th Patotsav Anniversary. The Anniversary celebration began in the evening on April 13 with the Pothi Yatra, with over a couple of hundred devotees following circumambulations around the temple with the holy book (pothi) which...

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LOS ANGELES, CA -  Nimbarkacharya Sri Shyamsharan  Devacharya from Nimbark peeth Ajmer on a visit to Southern California enlightened Vaishnavs in the Los Angeles area at  a satsang in Newport Coast. Maharaj Ji started the evening with a beautiful Radha Krishna bhajan that touched the hearts of  the devotees.