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    Durga Puja Overseas 2003 : Schedule  
    :: Saptami, Ashtami, Navami, Dashami - Oct 2,3,4,5 :: Laxmi Puja - Oct 9 :: Kali Puja - Oct 24
    Organization Date Place Special Events
    USA
    Arizona
    Bengali Cultural Association of Arizona
    Oct 4,5 Indo American Cultural Center, 2809 W. Maryland Ave, Phoenix, AZ  
    California. Bay Area Livermore Temple.
    Livermore Temple Durga Puja, Ekota
    Oct 2-5 1232 Arrowhead Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550  
    California
    Prabasi, San Francisco Bay Area
    Oct 3,4,5 Chabot College
    25555,Hesperian Blvd
    Hayward, CA 94545
    *Lopamudra Mitra
    *Bangla Band 'Bhumi'
    *Film 'Chokher Bali'
    California
    Sanskriti, San Francisco Bay Area
    Sep 27,28 Foothill College
    12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
    *Jaspinder Narula
    *Miss Jojo
    *Dance Drama
    *Drama
    California. Los Angeles.
    Bengali Association of Southern California
    Oct 11,12 Scottish Rite Cathedral/Hall, 150 N. Madison Ave, Pasadena, CA  
    California, Sacra Mento Utsav Oct 11,12 Fair Oaks Community Clubhouse Auditorium. 7997 California Avenue Fair Oaks, CA.  
    Colorado. Denver.
    Milonee
    Oct 4 Arvada United Methodist Church 6750 Carr Street, Arvada, CO 80004  
    Connecticut. Stamford. Oct 11 Rippowam Middle School, 381 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06095  
    Georgia, Atlanta
    Pujari
    Sep 27,28 ICRC auditorium. 1281 Cooperlake Dr SE Smyrna, GA 30082  
    Georgia, Atlanta
    Bengali Association of Greater Atlanta
    Oct 4,5 Shamrock Middle School, 3100 Mount Olive Drive, Decatour, GA, 30033 25th yr
    Illinois, Chicago.
    Bengali Associaiton of Greater Chicago
    Oct 4,5 Streamwood High School, 701 W. Schaumburg Road Streamwood, IL 60107  
    Indiana, South Bend.
    Chhandam (Bengali Community)
    Sep 27 Wilson Commons, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN 46556  
    Maryland, Baltimore
    Prantik
    Oct 4 Hammond High School, 8800 Guilford Road, Columbia, MD 21046  
    Masschusetts. Boston suburb.
    Prabasi
    Oct 4,5 Maynard High School, 1 Tiger Drive, Maynard, MA.  
    Michigan, Detroit
    Bichitra
    Oct 4,5 Avondale Middle School, 1445 West Auburn Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48309  
    Minnesota, Minneapolis suburb. Oct 3-5 Park center High School 7300 Brooklyn BLvd N, Brooklyn Pask, MN 55443  
    Missouri, St. Louis  Punascha Oct 3,4,5 Mahatma Gandhi Center, 717 Weidman Road, Ballwin, MO. 63011  
    New Jersey
    Kallol
    Oct 3,4,5 Ukrainian Church Community Center, 135 Davidson Ave, Somerset, NJ  
    New Jersey, Jersey City
    Garden State Puja Committee
    Oct 4,5 Golden Gate Charter School 180, 9th Street (near Newport Mall), Jersey City, NJ 07306 Anup Ghosal
    New Jersey.
    Garden State
    Oct 4,5 Plainfield High School. 950 Park Avenue, NJ Lopamudra Mitra, Anup Ghosal
    New Jersey, ICCGS
    Indian Community Center of Garden State
    Oct 11,12 Randolph Middle School, 507 Millbrook Avenue Randolph, NJ 07869  
    New York, East Coast Durga Puja Committee of New York Oct 3-5 Gujrati Samaj Hall, 173-15 Horace Harding Expressway, Flushing, NY 11365  
    New York Puja Committee Puja Sep 26-28 Gujrati Samaj Hall, 173-15 Horace Harding Expressway, Flushing, NY 11365  
    New York Sarbojonin Durga Puja Committe of Long Island Oct 3-5 VFW Hall, Franklin Square, Hempstead, New York 11550  
    New York, New York City. Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York. Oct 5 17-19 East 94th Street, NY 10128 Sri Sri Durga Puja Special Service
    Buffalo, New York. Sanskriti of Buffalo. Oct 4,5 Hindu Cultural Society of WNY, 1595 North French Road, Getzville, NY 14068  
    North Calorina, Charlotte Prabasi Oct 11,12 ?  
    North Calorina, Cary NCBA Oct 10,11 Hindu Society of N.Carolina, 309 Aviation Parkway Morrisville, NC  
    Ohio. Central Ohio Bengali Cultural Association Oct 4 Olentangy Liberty High School 3584 Home Road, Powell, OH 43065  
    Ohio, Cleveland. Bengali Cultural Society Oct 10, 11, 12 ?  
    Pennsylvania,Philadelphia Pragati Oct 11,12 Colonial Elementary School, 230 Flourtown Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462  
    Tennessee, Memphis. Mid-South Bengali Association Sep 27,28 Unity Church of Memphis, 2570 Kirby Road, Memphis TN 38119  
    Texas, Dallas - Fort Worth BA-DFW Oct 11 DFW Hindu Temple, 1605 N Britain Road, Irvin, TX 75061 *Purna Das Baul *Antara Choudhury
    Texas. ANTORIK - Bengali Association of Greater Dallas Oct 4 Hall of SilverSpoon Party Hall INDO-PAK Plaza, 2548 Dickerson Parkway, Carrollton, Texas 75006 Rajyasree Ghosh ,famous singer (radio artist) from Kolkata
    Texas, Houston.  Houston Durga Bari Society Oct 2,3,4 13944 Schiller Rd, Houston, TX, 77082  
    Virginia. Northern Virginia Bengali Association Oct 4 8400 Durga Place, Fairfax Station, VA 22039  
    Virginia. Greater Richmond bengali Association Oct 4,5 Bon Air Community Center, 8725 Quaker Lane, Richmond, VA 23225  
    Washington. Seattle.Uttoran Oct 5 23217 27th Avenue NE, Arlington, WA 98223  
    Washington D.C. Sanskriti Oct 4,5 Eleanor Roosevelt High School, 7601 Hanover Parkway, Greenbelt, MD 20770  
    Washington DC Kali Temple Oct 2,5 16126 Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866  
    Wisconsin. Bengali Association of Madison Oct 4 Hindu Temple Of Wisconsin N4063 W243 Pewaukee Road (Hwy 164 N) Pewaukee, WI-53072  

    Canada

    Ottawa, Deshantari of Ottawa-Carleton Oct 2-5 Heron Road Multi-Services Center, 1480 Heron Road, Ottawa, Canada Drama, Variety Program by Children
    Calgary. Alberta. Canada. Bengali Cultural Association. Oct 3-5 Penbrook Community Hall 6100 8 Avenue S.E Calgary, Alberta
    Ph: 403-272-1690
     
    Montreal Oct 11-13 Communaute-Chretienne-Saint-Thomas-de-Villeneuve, 5460 Boulevard Payer, St. Hubert, QC J3Y1J6  
    Europe
    UK. Hainault. London suburb. Bengali Cultural & Social Club. Oct 2-5 Elmbridge Sports and Social Club, Forest Road, Hainault, UK IG63HG  
    UK. London. Bengali Association Oct 2-5 Camden Centre, Bidborough Street, London WC1H 9DJ  
    UK. East London. Bengali Cultural Association of London Oct 2-5 Upton Centre, Claude Road, London E13  
    UK. London. Hindu Pragati Sangha. Club oct 2-5 33 Rhondda Grove , London E3 4PB (off Mile End Road)  
    UK. LondonSanatan Association Oct 2-5 Toynbee Lecture Hall 28 Commercial Street, London E1 6LS.
    Nearest Tube Station: Aldgate East Buses: 15,25,253 & 67
    Cultural function
    UK. London. Sanatan Bengali Association Oct 3-5 De Bohun Primary school, Green Road, Southgate, London, N14 4AD  
    UK. London. South London Durga Puja Committee Oct 2-5 Bina Hall (above Costcutters), 4-8 Upper Tooting Road SW17 7PG  
    UK. Leicester. Probashi Oct 2-5 St. Chads Church Hall Coleman Road, Broad Avenue Jn, Leicester UK Bharat Natyam, Sarod, Kuchipudi,Kathak,Odissi dance, Vocal Music
    UK. Liverpool. Oct 1-5 Kirkby Sports Stadium  
    UK. Wembley, Middlesex Oct 2-5 Dennis Jackson Centre, London Road, Wembley HA9 7EU (off Wembley High Road)  
    UK. Cardiff, WalesPuja in Wales Oct 2-4 Penyrheol Community Centre, Penyrheol, Caerphilly, South Wales  
    Ireland. Dublin. Organized by Sujan Bengali Cultural Society Oct 4 St. Anthony's House , Clontarf Road , Clontarf, Dublin -3 , Ireland 2nd yr
    Germany. Cologne Puja in Cologne Oct 2-5 Bezirksrathaus Bürgerzentrum Köln-Chorweiler, Pariser Platz 1, 50765 Köln-Chorweiler  
    Germany. Stuttgart Oct 1-5 Paul-Gerhardt-Haus, Hallstrasse 44, 70376 Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt. Busstop: Martinskirche, Busroute: 52,55,56 9th yr
    Germany. Frankfurt Oct 1-5 Dietrich Bonhöfer Haus (Evangelische Stundentenwohnheim), Lessingstrasse 2, 60325 Frankfurt 23rd yr
    Germany. Bremen Oct 1-5 Aula (ehem. Grundschule) Bürger- und Sozialzentrum Bremen-Huchting Amersfoorter Str. 8 28259 Bremen-Huchting  
    Sweden. Uppsala. Oct 2,3,4 Samlingslokalen, Väktargatan 62, Uppsala  
    Cyprus Oct 4,5 Bengali_Cyp
    Limassol, Cyprus
    4th yr

    Africa

    Nairobi, Kenya. Agomoni Oct 2-5 Hanuman Mandir P.O.Box 47733, (00100), Nairobi Kenya Mahisasurmardini

    Australia & New Zealand

    Bengali Association of Victoria BAV Oct 4,5 Carawatha College, Browns Road, Noble Park North, Melbourne.  
    Probasee Bangali New Zealand Oct 3-5 Lynfield College, 191 White Swan Road, Mount Roskill, Auckland.  

    Asia

    Japan.
    Tokyo Bengali Association
    Oct 5 Otabunkanomori, Ota-Ku, Chuo 2-10-1, Tokyo 143-0024  
    Qatar. Bangiyo Parishad. Oct 11 Malayalam Samaj Hall  

    India (outside Calcutta)

    Mumbai, Kandivali East Bengali Association Oct 2-5 5th yr
    BMC ground beside St.lawrence school,Thakur complex,Kandivali (East).
    Songs: Saikat Mitra, Drama : Ghush by Dakshinayan Group Kolkata, Bangla Band: 5th Dimension, Ballet Dance and Painting

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