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Over 10,000 Attend Tampa India Festival
Over 10,000 people from Florida, Georgia, Alabama, California, and New York attended the Oct. 30th 2010, 23rd annual India Festival. Gujarati Samaj of Tampa Bay first organized this event in 1987 and it has been held every year since then. Part of the Fair was the ever popular dance competition; more than 600 dancers and singers dressed in colorful regional Indian attire took part in four categories– garba, raas, folk and bhangra.
Navratri - A Celebration Of The Goddesses
The whirling dancers, clapping hands, distinct sound of wooden sticks struck together, toe tapping music and people wearing colorful clothes marked the Navratri celebration at the Garba & Dandiya Raas dances held all over Florida. This is part of the worship of Durga Mata who symbolizes the victory of good over evil; the Navratri celebration marks a festival of nine nights during which Hindus worship goddesses Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati, the goddesses of health, prosperity and knowledge, respectively. While Navratri and Dussehra (the 10th day) are celebrated …
Baba Ramdev Enthralls Tampa Audience
Internationally acclaimed yoga guru Swami Baba Ramdev spoke on Bharat Swabhiman Movement, meditation and Yoga Philosophy June 30 at the India Cultural Center in Tampa. More than 800 people attended the event, which was organized by the Federation of India Associations of Tampa Bay (FIA), AACSA, Gujarati Samaj of Tampa Bay and India Cultural Center.
Central Florida Witnessed A Sold Out Devotional And Musical Drama!!!
Back by popular demand Central Florida witnessed part two of the sold out religious Drama ‘Sathwar Radheshyamno’ a the Cypress High School Auditorium on June 5th 2010.
