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    Durga Puja Overseas 2004 : Schedule  
    Organization Date Place Special Events
    USA
    Arizona. Bengali Cultural Association Of Arizona Oct 23-24 Explorer Middle School
    22401 N 40th Street
    Phoenix, AZ 85050
     
    California. Pashchimi. Sunnyvale. Oct 20-24 Sunnyvale Hindu Temple. 420-450 Persian Drive Sunnyvale CA 94089  
    California. Prabasi, San Francisco Bay Area Oct 16,17 Chabot College. 25555,Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545 Srikanta Acharya, Shreya Ghoshal
    California. Sanskriti, San Francisco Bay Area Oct 23,24 Foothill College. 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Kabita Krishnamurty, Shaan
    California. Sacramento. Utsav. Nov 6-7 Gold Ridge Elementary School, Folsom Bhoomi, Rezwana Banya Choudhury
    California. Livermore Temple. San Francisco Bay Area. Oct 20-24 Livermore Hindu Temple. 1232 Arrowhead Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550
     
    California. Los Angeles. Bengali Association of Southern California Oct 23,24 Scottish Rite Cathedral/Hall, 150 N. Madison Ave, Pasadena, CA Shaan
    California. San Diego. Saikat Oct 23 Carmel Valley Middle School, 3800 Mykonos Lane, Del Mar, CA  
    California. Torrance. Dakshini Oct 30-31 Torrance Civic Center, 3300 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA  
    Colorado. Denver. Milonee Oct 30 Arvada United Methodist Church
    6750 Carr Street
    Arvada, CO 80004
     
    Connecticut. Oct 23 Rippowam Middle School
    381, High Ridge Road,
    Stamford, CT 06095
     
    Florida. Bengali Society of Florida. link Oct 16 Jackson Heights Middle School, 141 Academy Ave, Oviedo, FL, 32765  
    Georgia. Atlanta. Bengali Association of Greater Atlanta. BAGC Oct 23-24 Shamrock Middle School, 310o Mount Olive Drive, Decatur, GA 30033  
    Illinois. Chicago. BAGC Oct 9-10 Streamwood High School, 701 W. Schaumburg Rd, Streamwood, IL 60107  
    Indiana. Bengali Association of Indiana Oct 23-24 North View Middle School, Indianapolis.  
    Iowa. Oct 16 Scottish Rite Temple
    616 A Ave., NE
    Cedar Rapids, IA
     
    Maryland, Baltimore. Prantik Oct 23,24 Long Reach High School, 6101 Old Dobbin Lane, Columbia, MD 21045  
    Maryland. Washington Kali Temple. Oct 20-23 16126 Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866  
    Masschusetts. Boston suburb. Prabasi Oct 16,17 Maynard High School, 1 Tiger Drive, Maynard, MA. Bhoomi, Srikumar Chatterjee
    Michigan, Detroit. Bichitra Oct 23,24 Avondale Middle School, 1445 West Auburn Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48309  
    Minnesota. Bengali Association of Rochester. Link... Oct 23-24 911 11th Ave. NW, Rochester, MN, USA  
    Minnesota. Bengali Association of Minnesota. Oct 22-24 Park Center High School , 7300 Brooklyn Blvd, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 Indranil Sen, Nandikar and other
    Missouri. St. Louis. Punascha Oct 30,31 Mahatma Gandhi Center, 717 Weidman Road, Ballwin, MO. 63011 Purna Das Baul
    New Jersey. Bharat Sevashram Sangha of North America. link.. Oct 19-23 3490 Route 27, Kendall Park, NJ 08824  
    New Jersey Kallol Oct 22,24 Ukrainian Church Community Center, 135 Davidson Ave, Somerset, NJ Srikanta Acharya, Indrani Sen
    New Jersey, Jersey City. Garden State Puja Committee Oct 30,31 Golden Door Charter School 180, 9th Street (near Newport Mall), Jersey City, NJ 07306  
    New Jersey. Plainfield. Garden State Cultural Association Oct 23,24 Plainfield High School. 950 Park Avenue, NJ Rezwana Banya Choudhuri, Somdatta Basu
    New Jersey, Indian Community Center of Garden State.ICCGS Oct 23,24 Randolph Middle School, 507 Millbrook Avenue Randolph, NJ 07869 Srikanta Acharya, Indrani Sen

    New York. East Coast Durga Puja Assoc. link..
    35th yr

    Oct 22-24 Gujrati Samaj Hall, 173-15 Horace Harding Expressway, Fresh Meadows, NY - 11365 Bhoomi, Saikat Mitra
    New York. Ramakrishna Vivekananda Center. link Oct 24 17-19 East 94th Street New York, NY 10128  
    New York. Buffalo. Link... Oct 22-24 Hindu Cultural Society,1595 North
    French Road, Getzville, NY 14068
     
    North Carolina. Charlotte. Probasi Oct 29-31 Charlotte Hindu Center. 7400, City View Drive, Charlotte, NC 28212  
    Pennsylvania,Philadelphia Pragati Oct 23,24 Colonial Elementary School, 230 Flourtown Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462  
    Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. link Oct 16 Hindu Jain Temple. 615 Illini Dr., Monroeville, PA 15146  
    Tennessee. Memphis. Oct 23 Unity Church of Memphis, 2570 Kirby Road, Memphis, TN 38119  
    Texas. Dallas.BA-DFW Oct 30 DFW Hindu Temple, 1605 N Britain Road, Irvin, TX 75061  
    Texas. Dallas.ANTORIK Oct 23 Hall of SilverSpoon Party Hall INDO-PAK Plaza, 2548 Dickerson Parkway, Carrollton, Texas 75006  
    Texas, Houston.  Houston Durga Bari Society Oct 21-24 13944 Schiller Rd, Houston, TX, 77082  
    Virginia. Fairfax. Durga Temple Oct 21-23 8400 Durga Place, Fairfax Station, VA 22039  
    Virginia. Richmond. link Oct 23-24 Bon Air Community Cener, 8725 Quaker Lane, Richmond, VA 23235  
    Washington. Seattle. Uttoran Oct 23-24 23217 27th Avenue NE,
    Arlington, WA 98223.
     
    Wasington. Pullman. Oct 23 Chinook Recreation Center. Pullman.  
    Washington DC. Sanskriti Oct 16-17 Damascus High School
    25921 Ridge Road
    Damascus, Maryland 20872
     
    Wisconsin. Benagalil Cultural Association, Milwaukee and Bengali Association of Madison. Link... Oct 16 Hindu Temple of Wisconsin, Peewaukee Drama: poysa Pherot

    Canada

    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Email: 1 2 Oct 23 Lakshmi Narayan Temple, 107 La Ronge Road, Saskatoon  
    Calgary. Bengali Cultural Association of Calgary Oct 22-24 Penbrooke Meadows Community Association Hall, 6100 - 8th Avenue, S.E., Calgary, Alberta Performances by local artists
    Toronto. Kalibari Oct 19-22 6815 Professional Court, Mississauga, Ontario  
    Toronto. Bangladesh Canada Hindu Cultural Society. BCHCS Oct 23-25 Kanta Swami Temple
    733 Birchmount Road
    Toronto, ON. M1K 1R5
     
    Europe
    U.K. London Durga Puja Dusserah Committee Oct 20-24 Camden Centre, Bidborough Street, London WC1 (close to both ST PANCRAS and EUSTON Metro)  
    U.K. Sanatan Association Oct 19-23 Toynbee Lecture Hall ,28 Commercial Street, London E1 6LS  
    U.K. Sanatan Bengali Association  Oct 22-24 St. Andrews Church Hall. Chase side, Southgate, N14 5PP  
    U.K. MK Ananda Club, Milton Keynes. Oct 20-23 Jenny Lee Theatre Hall. Bletchley Leisure Centre, Bletchley, Milton Keys. UK  
    U.K. Bengali Cultural Association of London. BCAUK Oct 19-23 Upton Centre. Claude Rd (off Bishop Ave). London. E13.  
    U.K. South London Puja Committee. link Oct 19-23 Bina Hall (above Costcutters) 4-8 Upper Tooting Road
    SW17 7PG
    25th yr
    U.K. Puja in Wales. link Oct 19-23

    Penyrheol Community Centre. Penyrheol. Caerphilly. South Wales.

    31st yr
    U.K. Leicester. Probasi. Oct 19-27 St. Chads Church Hall
    Coleman Road, Broad Avenue Jn, Leicester
    Varieties of cultural program
    U.K. Leicester. Ankur Oct 21-24 Sparkenhoe Theatre, Ark World Art Centre (opp. Sparkenhoe School). UK LE21DA  
    U.K. Birmingham. Bengali Association Midlands. Oct 19-23 Bengali Association Hall. Heath St. Winson Green (entrance-Cuthbert Rd). Birmingham. B184EE  
    U.K. Midland Indian Association. Oct 19-23 57-59 Lower Forster St. Walsall. WS11XB  
    U.K. Bengali Cultural & Social Club Oct 20-24 Business & Exhibition Centre, Ley St (junction with Perth Rd), Ilford. 1G14HP  
    U.K. M.K.ananda Club Oct 20-23 Jenny Lee Theatre Hall,
    Bletchley Leisure Centre, Princes Way, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - MK2 2HQ
     
    Germany. Stutgart. link Oct 19-23 Paul-Gerhardt-Haus. Hallstrasse 44 . 70376 Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt  
    Germany. Cologne. link Oct 19-23 Bezirksrathaus Bürgerzentrum Köln-Chorweiler, Pariser Platz 1, 50765 Köln-Chorweiler,Germany
     
    Germany. Frankfurt Sarbojanin (Adi) Durgotsab Oct 19-23 Evangelisches Studenten Wohnheim
    Dietrich Bonhoeffer Haus
    Lessingstrasse 2-4
    60325 Frankfurt
    since 1981
    Switzerland. Link... Oct 20-23 Taj Palace Schützenburg
    Uetlibergstrasse 354, Zurich
     
    Cyprus. Bengali_Cyp. Link... Oct 23,24 Limassol, Cyprus 5th yr

    Africa

    Nigeria. Bengali Cultural Association. Oct 20-23 Banquet Hall, New Castle, Lagos,Nigeria  

    Australia & New Zealand

    New Zealand. Bengali Association Oct 22-24 Lynfield College, White Swan Road, Mt. Roskill
    Auckland
     
    Sydney. Western Sydney. Uttaran Oct 16 St.Mary's Parish Hall,
    1 Myrtle Street, Cnr. of Myrtle St. & Victoria Road, Rydalemare, NSW 2116.
     
    Victoria. Bengali Association of Victoria. link Oct 23-24 Wellington Secondary College. Police Road. Mulgrave  

    Asia

    Indonesia. The Jakarta Bengalee Association Oct 19-23 Pluit Temple, North Jakarta.  
    Japan. Tokyo. link Oct 23 Otabunkanomori Hall, Ota-ku, Chuo 2-10-1, Tokyo 143-0024  
    Malaysia. Malaysian Bengalee Association Oct 20-23 NLFCS hall ( formerly NUPW hall)
     
    Oman. Muscat. Bengali Cultural Association Oct 19-23 Shiva Temple, Muscat
    Bengali Cultural Association. Muscat, Oman
     
    Vietnam. Saigon. link... Oct 20-23 Sri Thendayyutthapani Temple, 66 Ton That Thiep, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City  

    India (outside Calcutta)

    The Bengalee Association Tagore Cultural Centre, Bangalore. Oct 18-24 R.B.A.N.M.S. Exhibition Ground, opposite to Ajanta Talkies, Near Ulsoor Lake, Bangalore-42 Indranil Sen, Sagatalaxmi Das Gupta
    Bengali Association, ONGC. Surat. Gujrat Oct 20-23 ONGC, Hazira. Gujrata Fun Fare by Ladies

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