Nandalala Mission Invites you to
Youth Concerts
A monthly program to provide a forum for our
talented youth to perform before a live audience

On: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 3:30pm

At: 737 Sequoia Drive Sunnyvale, CA – 94086

Divya Mohan (Violin)

Accompanied by

Chinmai Raman (Mridangam)

Please attend the concert to support Nandalala Mission and to encourage our youth musicians.

Divya Mohan
Divya is a 8th grader at Hopkins Junior High in Fremont. She started her violin lessons with Smt Mythili Rajappan at Shruthi Swara Laya when she was 6 years old and came under the tutelage of Dr. Saravanapriyan Sriraman in 2005. Dr Saravanapriyan, founder of “Nadalahari School of Music”, learnt violin initially from Smt. Komalavalli Srinivasan and Shri. Tiruvarur Balasubramaniam and  later under Shri. Tirupparkkadal S. Veeraghavan. He is currently a disciple of Lalgudi Shri G. J. R. Krishnan.

Divya is also learning vocal music from Sri Neyveli Santhanagopalan since 2007 and has given many vocal concerts in local temples and events.  This is the first time she is doing a full violin solo concert and would like to have all of your Blessings!
 
Chinmai Raman
Chinmai Raman a sophomore at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, is a disciple of Shri. Thiruvarur Bakthavatsalam. Chinmai has been learning mridangam since the age of 7 under different teachers and came under the expert guidance of Shri. Bakthvatsalam four years back. He has accompanied several talented young students from various music schools and also well known artists in the Bay Area. He has performed in Swaralahari TV and did a live concert accompanying a leading musician from India, for Stanford radio, KZSU. Chinmai learns vocal music from Shri. Hari Devanath, who is a disciple of Shri. Neyveli Santhanagoplan. He plays basketball, is very interested in robotics and loves strategy games of all kinds

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Many of you have asked us how you can help Nandalala Mission, and the concert series in particular. Your tax deductible donations help us host these kinds of programs, as well as our other community services.

We would also like to suggest another easy, unique way you can support Nandalala Mission – Please donate a Safeway gift card (no amount is too small!) – this will be used to support our “Balakrishna Project” – supplying a family homeless shelter in Fremont with much needed milk (YES!) and butter. We can provide you the tax-deductible receipt for this as well.

Concert followed by: Performances of students of music interested in performing before a live audience. One piece per child.

This is being organized by Nandalala Mission to provide a forum for youth to perform before a live audience.

Performances will be given by youth trained in any form of music or dance. Each performance will be for one hour. A participant may perform for one hour or two participants may perform for 30minutes each.

Interested music / dance schools / teachers may contact Nandalala Mission at the number given below. Concerts will generally be once a month, on a Sunday afternoon.

Performers will be awarded a token of appreciation by Nandalala Mission.

RSVP: nandalalam@yahoo.com or 408-720-8437.

• Youth Concert: Divya Mohan & Chinmai Raman, Sun, Nov 22, 2009, 3:30 pm
• Aathma Yoga Classes, Oct 24-Dec 19, 2009: Sunnyvale, CA
• Sat, Dec 12, 2009: Deepa Pooja, Los Angeles
• PujyaSri Akka’s 70th Birthday Celebrations (Dec 2009)
• Sun, Nov 1, 2009, 11:30 am – 1:00pm : Sri Mahalakshmi & Sri Saraswathi Pooja

Jai Nandalala!
 
Bring your family, friends, students to Nandalala Mission’s
  
Sri Mahalakshmi & Sri Saraswathi Pooja

A  group worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Saraswathi, to bring together the community to seek blessings for economic prosperity and educational success!  The pooja will be followed by a musical performance by students of local schools, performing one piece on either Sri Mahalakshmi or Sri. Saraswathi.  Teachers, please respond if you can send one individual or one group to perform one piece at the end of the pooja.
 
Pooja details are below:

Sunday, November 1, 2009
Sanatan Dharma Kendra
897 Kifer Road #A, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
11:30am – 1:30pm  Followed by Prasad distribution.

Sri Mahalakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity.  Sri Saraswathi is the Hindu goddess of Knowledge, Focus,  and Academic success. Each family sponsoring the pooja will receive a plate to be used in their pooja, as chosen by our Founder, Pujyasri Mathioli Saraswathy.   To enable maximum participation, the Pooja sponsorship will only be $20.   Additional sponsorship is welcome, at your discretion, for flowers, rental, priest sambavana, pooja articles, or prasad.
 
Experience a unique group prayer and worship, while participating in Nandalala Mission’s  Community Outreach efforts.  Include this as part of your extended Diwali festivities. 
 
For a complete schedule, visit our Web site at: http://www.nandalala.com or call:
Rupa:  510-770-9212;  Vaishnavi:  925-462-3508;
Shyamala:408-720-8437; Namrata:  925-355-9545
 
Please register by October 24th, 2009.  Thanks to all of you for your continued support.

Jai Nandalala!
 
On the occasion of the 70th birthday of our Founder, Mathioli Saraswathy, Nandalala Mission is pleased to announce and introduce a new program, ” Aathma Yoga”, a yoga class for enriching the body and the soul. 
 
Initially geared towards children and adults (8 years and above),  the yoga class will be taught by Ms. Rita Sarathy, a student and certified instructor in the  Vasantha  style of yoga practice.  She has been learning and training under the tutelage of Ms. Vasanthi Bhat for more than 10 years.  Classes will evolve from warmups through standing and lying down postures, and conclude with Pranayama.  
 
Proposed details of the classes are below:
 
Class Dates:  October 24th, 2009 – December 19th, 2009 
 Duration:  8 weeks, no classes during Thanksgiving break.
 On:  Saturdays, from 4:30pm to 5:45pm.  
 At:  737 Sequoia Drive, Sunnyvale, CA – 94086.
 Class Fees:  $96 for the entire session. (8 weeks)
 
Here’s what you have to do:  Please indicate your interest, telephone contact info., as soon as possible.  Due to space restrictions, class size is limited.  Interested participants will be contacted by Ms. Sarathy for an understanding of your goals, so she can work towards it, in class.   Please respond to enable us to finalize class list.
 
Once the class list is finalized, we will distribute additional information.  A portion of the fees will be tax-deductible, as contributions to Nandalala Mission.  Thanks for your interest and support of our programs.

yoga_flyer.pdf

The Nandalala Mission invites you to the 12th annual Deepa Pooja at the Sanathan Dharma Temple. The pooja will follow the traditional format from the previous years, and will be performed by 108 ladies. Nandalala Mission will provide each devotee with a lamp. Participants are encouraged to bring a lot of flowers for the Archana.

Event: 12th Annual Deepa Pooja
Date: Saturday Dec 12th, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Sanatan Dharma Temple
                  15311 Pioneer Blvd, Norwalk, CA 90650

Please see attached flyer for contacts and participation.
Deepa_Pooja_2009_Flyer

Nandalala Mission Invites you to
Youth Concerts
A monthly program to provide a forum for our
talented youth to perform before a live audience

On:  Sunday, October 4th, 2009 at 2:00pm

At: 737 Sequoia Drive Sunnyvale, CA – 94086

Srikanth Narahari  (Vocal)

Accompanied by

Jaya Narahari  (Violin)
Gopal Ravindhran  (Mridangam)

Please attend the concert to support Nandalala Mission and to encourage our youth musicians.

Many of you have asked us how you can help Nandalala Mission, and the concert series in particular. Your tax deductible donations help us host these kinds of programs, as well as our other community services.

We would also like to suggest another easy, unique way you can support Nandalala Mission – Please donate a Safeway gift card (no amount is too small!) – this will be used to support our “Balakrishna Project” – supplying a family homeless shelter in Fremont with much needed milk (YES!) and butter. We can provide you the tax-deductible receipt for this as well.

Concert followed by: Performances of students of music interested in performing before a live audience. One piece per child.

This is being organized by Nandalala Mission to provide a forum for youth to perform before a live audience.

Performances will be given by youth trained in any form of music or dance. Each performance will be for one hour. A participant may perform for one hour or two participants may perform for 30minutes each.

Interested music / dance schools / teachers may contact Nandalala Mission at the number given below. Concerts will generally be once a month, on a Sunday afternoon.

Performers will be awarded a token of appreciation by Nandalala Mission.

RSVP: nandalalam@yahoo.com or 408-720-8437.

Jai Nandalala!

2.Aparanji Mahotsavam {Kanakabhishekam} will be celebrated on 31st December, 2009.

3.New Year Day celebrations and SRIAKKAs Darshan will be on 1st Jan 2010 in the evening

4. Voluntary Donations from the devotees are Welcome

5. Amount donated will be bifurcated between Nandalala Seva Samithi Trust{30%} and SriNandalala  Religious Trust{70%} .Receipts will be issued for all donations by cash or cheque or in kind.

6.Donations for Nandalala Seva Samithi Trust is for the Matru Seva Hall and is eligible for deduction under 80G of the Income Tax Act.

7.Donations to Sri Nandalala Religious Trust is for meeting the Mahotsavam expenses and for distribution of Prasadam coins.  For donations above Rs1000 and up to Rs. 2499 a silver coin, for donation from Rs. 2500 to Rs. 2999 a gold coin and for donation from Rs 3000 and above a gold and silver coin will be given as Prasadam.  Please refer the details of Donation Acceptance committee members to reach your voluntary donations and to obtain receipts.

8.Devotees desirous of donating in kind ie gold/silver are requested to do so after obtaining a valuation certificate to enable the Religious trust to give a proper receipt.The Trust will give a receipt after obtaining an indpendant valuation which donors are requested to treat as final assessment.

9.The Prasadam coins distribution for donation in other than cash or cheque will also be on the same basis as point 8 above.

10.For donation in gold/silver please contact Mrs.Indu Balaji for details .Tel no 044 6499 5159 and 044 24933726

Krishna Jayanthi Celebrations at the Nandalala Temple

Video Link from the Dinamalar Tamil paper:

http://www.dinamalar.com/new/video_Inner.asp?news_id=79

Nandalala Mission Invites you to
Youth Concerts
A monthly program to provide a forum for our
talented youth to perform before a live audience

On:  Sunday, August  2nd, 2009 at 2:00pm

At: 737 Sequoia Drive Sunnyvale, CA – 94086

Sruti & Omsri Bharat (Vocal)
Gopal Ravindran (Mridangam)

Sruti will play Western classical piano for approx fifteen minutes and then Sruti and Omsri will sing for the rest of the hour.

Please attend the concert to support Nandalala Mission and to encourage our youth musicians.

Many of you have asked us how you can help Nandalala Mission, and the concert series in particular. Your tax deductible donations help us host these kinds of programs, as well as our other community services.

We would also like to suggest another easy, unique way you can support Nandalala Mission – Please donate a Safeway gift card (no amount is too small!) – this will be used to support our “Balakrishna Project” – supplying a family homeless shelter in Fremont with much needed milk (YES!) and butter. We can provide you the tax-deductible receipt for this as well.

Concert followed by: Performances of students of music interested in performing before a live audience. One piece per child.

This is being organized by Nandalala Mission to provide a forum for youth to perform before a live audience.

Performances will be given by youth trained in any form of music or dance. Each performance will be for one hour. A participant may perform for one hour or two participants may perform for 30minutes each.

Interested music / dance schools / teachers may contact Nandalala Mission at the number given below. Concerts will generally be once a month, on a Sunday afternoon.

Performers will be awarded a token of appreciation by Nandalala Mission.

RSVP: nandalalam@yahoo.com or 408-720-8437.

Jai Nandalala!

Hope you are all doing well.  This summer marks our third annual backpack drive and our goal is 50 backpacks.

For those of you who are not familiar with this, under auspices of the Nandalala Mission, local volunteers (comprising largely of school children) buy the supplies and then get together to get the backpacks ready for delivery to The Family Giving Tree which in turn distributes it to needy school children.

The Mission is looking for sponsors for these bags, and sponsorship for each bag is $30.00.

We are actively seeking sponsors for this event and would appreciate if you could sponsor one or more bags. Please e-mail me if you are interested in sponsoring and the # of bags you can sponsor. Checks should be made out to the Nandalala Mission and mailed to our address:

Nandalala Mission
1556 Halford Ave #319
Santa Clara. CA 95051.

We also seek volunteers who will be able to join us to get the backpacks ready with the supplies.  This will probably be done on Sunday, August 2. Please e-mail me if you are interested in volunteering.

Please feel free to forward this e-mail to your friends and family.

Thanks

Shaina Setna

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