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    Durga Puja Overseas 2006 : Schedule  
    Organization Date Place Special Events
    USA
    Arizona. Phoenix. BCAA Sep 30 - Oct 1 Indo American Community Hall. 2809 W Maryland Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85071  
    California. Pashchimi. Sunnyvale. Sep 29-Oct 2 Sunnyvale Hindu Temple. 420-450 Persian Drive Sunnyvale CA 94089

    Utpalendu Choudhury,
    Sukalyan Bhattacharya

    California. Prabasi, San Francisco Bay Area Sep 30 - Oct 1 Chabot College. 25555,Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545 Babul Supriyo,
    Rupankar,
    Debojit
    California. Sanskriti, San Francisco Bay Area Sep 23, 24 Foothill College. 12345 S El Monte Rd, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
    Nachiketa
    California. Sacramento. Utsav. Oct 7-8    
    California. San Diego. Saikat Oct 7 Carmel Valley Middle School, 3800 Mykonos Lane, CA 92130 * new pratima from Kolkata
    California. Livermore Temple. San Francisco Bay Area. Ekotaa.org Sep 29 - Oct 1 Livermore Hindu Temple. 1232 Arrowhead Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550
     
    California. Los Angeles. Bengali Association of Southern California Sep 29-Oct 1 Scottish Rite Cathedral/Hall, 150 N. Madison Ave, Pasadena, CA Amrik Singh Arora,
    Manomoy Bhattacharya
    California. Torrance. Dakshini Sep 29-Oct 1 Norwalk Excelsior School, 15711 Pioneer Blvd, Norwalk, CA 90650  
    Colorado. Denver. Milonee Sep 30 Grant Hall, Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 South Datura Street, Littleton, Colorado 80120 * 25th yr, Silver Jubilee
    Connecticut. Hartford. BAGH. Sep 30 - Oct 1 Timothy Edwards Middle School, 100 Arnold Way, South Windsor, CT 06074  
    Connecticut. Stamford. Udayani Cultural Club. Oct 7 Rippowam Middle School. 381 High Ridge Road. Stamford, CT 06095  
    Florida. Bengali Society of Florida. Oct 7 Hindu Temple
    1994 lake Drive,
    Casselberry, 32707
    Raghab Chatterjee (yet to be confirmed)
    Florida. Tampa. Soikot Sep 23 Tampa Hindu Temple, 5509 Lynn Road, Tampa, Florida 33624.  
    Georgia. Atlanta. Bengali Association of Greater Atlanta. BAGA Sep 30, Oct 1 Shamrock Middle School, 310o Mount Olive Drive, Decatur, GA 30033 Shibaji Chatterjee,  Arundhati Hom  Chowdhury, Raghab Chatterjee
    Georgia. Atlanta. Pujari Sep 30 - Oct 1 Berkmar High School, 405 Pleasant Hill Rd Nw Lilburn, GA 30047-2733 Nachiketa
    Georgia. Atlanta. Atlanta Bengali Forum Oct 7 - 8 2700 Holcomb Bridge Road  Alpharetta, Georgia 30022 New fibre glass pratima fromCalcutta
    Illinois. Chicago. BAGC Oct 13-15 Streamwood High School. 701 W. Schaumburg Road
    Streamwood, IL 60107.

    Cactus (Bangla Band),
    Binay Pathak (Vocalist), Barman Brothers(Jujalbandi)

    Kansas. Kansas City. Pratichi. Sep 23-24 Irene B French Merriam Community Center. 5701 Merriam Dr.
    Merriam, KS 66203

    Utpalendu Choudhury,
    Aniruddh's Band
    Variety Stalls

    Maryland, Baltimore. Prantik Oct 7 Long Reach High School, 6101 Old Dobbin Lane, Columbia, MD 21045  
    Maryland. Washington Kali Temple. Sep 29 - Oct 1 16126 Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866  
    Massachusetts. Bengalees of New England Sep 30 - Oct 1 Marshall Middle School, 15 Floyd Street, Billerica MA  
    Massachusetts. Boston suburb. Prabasi Sep 30 - Oct 1 Wilson Middle School, 22 Rutledge Road, Natick MA 01760 Manomoy Bhattacharya
    Massachusetts. Boston suburb. Bangla-o-Biswa *( 26th yr of this puja) Sep 30 - Oct 1 Maynard High School, 1 Tiger Drive, Maynard, MA 01754

    Anup Ghoshal.

    Michigan, Detroit. Bichitra Sep 30 - Oct 1 Avondale Middle School, 1445 West Auburn Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48309  
    Minnessota. Rochester SETU Sep 23 Peace United Church of Christ, 1503, 2nd Avenue NE, Rochester, MN. 55906  
    Minnesota. Bengali Association of Rochester. Link... Sep 30 - Oct 1 HIS Temple. 911, 11th Avenue NW, Rochester, MN 55901  
    Minnesota. Minneapolis. Bengali Association of Minnesota. Sep 30 - Oct 1 New Hindu Mandir. 10530, Troy Lane N, Maple Grove, MN 55311  
    Minnesota. Bengali Student Society of Minnesota Sep 30 St.Paul Student Center. 2017 Buford Avenue, St.Paul MN 55108  
    Missouri. St. Louis. Punascha Sep 29 - Oct 1 Mahatma Gandhi Center. 724 Weidman Road St Louis MO, 63011
     
    Nebraska. Bengali Association of Nebraska Sep 30 - Oct 1 Hindu Temple. 13010, Arbor St. Omaha. NE. 68144.  
    New Jersey. Bharat Sevashram Sangha of North America. link.. Sep 29 - Oct 1 3490 Route 27, Kendall Park, NJ 08824  
    New Jersey Kallol Sep 30 - Oct 1 Ukrainian Church Community Center, 135 Davidson Ave, Somerset, NJ

    Rupankar Bagchi,
    Manomay Bhattacharya,
    Sukalyan Bhattacharya

    New Jersey, Jersey City. Garden State Puja Committee Sep 30 - Oct 1 CREATE Charter High School, 164 Lembeck Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305  
    New Jersey. Plainfield. Garden State Cultural Association Sep 30 - Oct 1 Plainfield High School. 950 Park Avenue, Plainfield, NJ 07060 Nachiketa, Sibaji Chatterjee, Arundhuti Holm Choudhury
    New Jersey. Bengali Cultural Society. Sep 30 - Oct 1 Burlington Center for Performing Arts.  
    New York Prabashi Club Sep 16-17 Montauk Intermediate School. 4200, 16th Avenue, Boro park, Brooklyn, New York  
    New York Kali Mandir Sep 28 - Oct 1 614 Seaman Avenue, Baldwin, New York, 11510  
    New York Puja Association Sep 23-24 173-15 Horace Harding Expressway, Fresh Meadows, New York, 11365  

    New York Sarbojanin Durga Puja Committee

    Sep 29 - Oct 1 VFW Hall, 68 Lincoln Road, Franklin Square, Long Island, New York  
    New York. Bangladesh Puja Ujjapon Parishad Sep 29 - Oct 2 Divya Dham Sevashram Temple. 34-63 56ST. Woodside, Queens NY 11377 (56th street between 37th & Brodway). Queens. New York.  
    New York. Ramakrishna Vivekananda Center. link Oct 1 RAMAKRISHNA-VIVEKANANDA
    CENTER OF NEW YORK. 17-19 East 94th Street New York, NY 10128

     
    New York. Buffalo. Link... Sep 29 - Oct 1 Hindu Cultural Society. 1595 North French Road.
    Getzville, NY 14068-1425
     
    New York. Albany. BCA Sep 28 - Oct 1 Albany Hindu Temple. 450 Albany Shaker Road. Loudonville. NY 12110  
    North Carolina Bengali Association NCBA Sep 29 - Oct 1 Amran Shrine, 11101 Creedmore Road, Raleigh NC 27614  
    North Carolina. Charlotte. Probasi Sep 30 - Oct 1 Hindu Center of Charlotte. 7400 City View Dr, Charlotte, NC 28212
    Shibaji Chatterjee, Arundhati Homchowdhury
    Ohio. Cleveland. Bengali Cultural Society Sep 29 - Oct 1 India Community Center (ICC) building, 12412 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights.  
    Pennsylvania,Philadelphia Pragati Sep 30 - Oct 1 Indian Crest Junior High. 139 Harleysville Pike
    Souderton, PA 18964
     
    Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. link Oct 7 Hindu Jain Temple
    615 Illini Drive
    Monroeville, PA 15146
     
    Texas. Austin. Dhrubotara Oct 14 1201 Payton Gin Rd
    Austin, TX 78758
     
    Texas. Dallas.BA-DFW Oct 7 DFW Hindu Temple, 1605 N Britain Road, Irvin, TX 75061 Rupankar
    Texas. Dallas.ANTORIK Sep 29-30 Shepton High School. 5505 West Plano Parkway. Plano. TX. 75093 Raghab Chatterjee,
    Nirmalya Roy,
    Suchismita Das
    Texas, Houston.  Houston Durga Bari Society Sep 29 - Oct 1 13944 Schiller Rd, Houston, TX, 77082  
    Virginia. Fairfax. Durga Temple Sep 29 - Oct 1 8400 Durga Place, Fairfax Station, VA 22039  
    Virginia. Richmond. GRBA Sep 29 - Oct 1 Bon Air Community Center. 3725 Quaker Lane, Richmond, Virginia 23235  
    Washington. Seattle. Uttoran Oct 7-8 West Seattle High School. 3000 California Avenue SW Seattle, WA 98116  
    Washington DC. Sanskriti Sep 30 - Oct 1 Quince Orchard High School 15800 Quince Orchard Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878  
    Wisconsin. Milwaukee. Bengali Cultural Society Sep 30 Hindu Temple of Wisconsin. N4063 W243 Pewaukee Road (Hwy 164 N), Pewaukee, WI-53072  

    Canada

    Ottawa. Deshantari Sep 29 - Oct 1 Hintonburg Community Centre, 1064 Wellington St., Ottawa, ON, K1Y 2Y3  
    London. Ontario. Sep 29 - Oct 2 Hindu Cultural Centre Mandir, 62 Charterhouse Crescent, London, Ontario .  
    Dartmouth. Nova Scotia. Durga Puja of Halifax Sep 29 - Oct 1 Burnside Hotel ,739 Windmill Road. Dartmouth. Nova Scotia. B3B 1C1  
    Toronto. Bangiya Parishad. Sep 29 - Oct 2 'Tagore Centre', 140 Millwick Drive, North York, Toronto 34th yr
    Toronto. Kalibari Sep 29 - Oct 2 6815 Professional Court, Mississauga, Ontario CANADA  
    Europe
    Finland. Helsinki. Durgapuja. Sep 30 Asukastila Kulkuri (Rastilankallio residents’ community hall) Rastilanpolku 1, 00980 Helsinki  
    Germany. Frankfurt (Adi) Sarbojonin Durgapuja Sep 28 - Oct 2 Dietrich Bonhofer Haus
    Lessingstrasse 2-4
    60325 Frankfurt
     
    Germany. Cologne. link.. Sep 28 - Oct 2 Bezirksrathaus Bürgerzentrum Köln-Chorweiler
    Pariser Platz 1
    50765 Köln-Chorweiler. Germany
     
    Germany. Stuttgart. Durga Puja Sep 29 - Oct 2 Gemeindezentrum St. Rupert Koblenzer Str. 13, 70376 Stuttgart
    Busstop Hallschlag; Busroutes 52,55,56
     
    Ireland. Sujan Bengali Cultural Society Oct 1 St. Brigids Parish Hall. Killester, Dublin-3 Ireland. 5th yr
    Switzerland. Swisspuja. Sep 29 - Oct 2 Taj Palace Schützenburg
    Uetlibergstrasse 354, Zurich
     
    U.K. London. Bengali Cultural Association of London Sep 29- Oct 2 Uptron Centre. Claude Road (off Bishop Ave) London E13  
    U.K. London. Londonpuja.com Sep 29 - Oct 2 Camden Centre, Bidborough Street, London WC1 (close to both ST PANCRAS and EUSTON Metro)  
    U.K. London. South London Puja Sep 29 - Oct 2 Bina Hall (Above Cost Cutters) 4-8 Upper Tooting Road
    SW17 7PG. (near Tooting Bec Tube Station - Northern Line)
     
    U.K. South London Sarbojonin Durgotsav. Sep 29 - Oct 2 Shivangam Hall. Upper tooting road, London, sw17.  
    U.K. Sanatan Association London East. Sep 29 - Oct 2 Toynbee Lecture Hall ,28 Commercial Street, London E1 6LS  
    U.K. Sanatan Bengali Association Sep 29 - Oct 2 AVFW, Vetrans Hall, Osidge Lane, Southgate, N14 5DU  
    U.K. Sanatan Bengali Cultural Association Sep 29 - Oct 2 St.  Monica's Hall (Intimate Theatre), Palmers Green, London, N135DP, UK

     

     
    U.K. Bolton. Sep 29 - Oct 2 Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission. UK Bolton Centre. 238 Bridgeman St., Bolton. BL3 6SA  
    U.K. Leicester. Prabasi.      
    U.K. Leicester. Ankur Sep 29 - Oct 2 Sparkenhoe Arts Centre. Gopsal Street, Leicester LE2 0DL.  
    U.K. Ilford. Essex. Bengali Culture and Social Club(BCSC) Sep 29 - Oct 2 Business and Exhibition Centre. Ley Street , Ilford, Essex , IG2 7QZ.  
    U.K. Wales. Puja-in-Wales Sep 29 - Oct 2 Penyrheol Community Centre. Penyrheol,
    Caerphilly, CF83 2PE
    South Wales. UK
    34th year
    U.K. Milton Keynes. M K Ananda Club Sep 29 - Oct 2 Jenny Lee Theatre Hall, Bletchley Leisure Centre. Princes Way, Bletchley. Milton Keynes. Buckinghamshire
    MK2 2HQ
     
    U.K. Glasgow. Scotland. Bangiya Sanskritik Parishad Sep 29 - Oct 2 Couper Institute, 86 Clarkston Road Glasgow, G44 3DA  
    U.K. Shefield. Udayan      
    U.K. Wembley. Bengali Festivals. Sep 29 - Oct 2 Dennis Jackson Centre. London Road, Wembley . Middlesex - HA9 7EU *28 th yr
    U.K. Midland Indian Association Sep 29 - Oct 2 57-59 Lower Foster Street , Walsall WS1 1XB  
    U.K. Birmingham. Bengali Association Midlands Sep 28 - Oct 2 Bengali Association Hall. Heath Street Winson Green. Birmingham B18 4EE (entrance via Cuthbert Road)  
    U.K. Cambridge. Indian Cultural Society Sep 30 - Oct 1 St.Paul's Church
    Hill's Road. Cambridge CB2 1JP. UK.
    5th yr
    U.K. Newcastle Upon Tyne. North East England Bengali Puja Association (NEEBPA) Sep 28 - Oct 2 Hindu Temple
    West Road
    Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K
    7th yr
    Cyprus. Sep 30 - Oct 1 Elegant Mansion, Limassol. 7th yr

    Africa

    Nigeria. Sep 29 - Oct 1 Ajaokuta, Kogi State  
    Nigeria. Lagos. Sep 29 - Oct 1 Hotel New-Castle. 11, Adebayo Mokuolu Street.
     

    Australia & New Zealand

    New Zealand. Prantik Sep 29 - Oct 1 College Street Normal School Hall, 402 College Street. Palmerston North  
    Sydney. Bengali Association of New South Wales. Sep 30 - Oct 1 Concord High School. 3 Stanley Street, Concord.  
    Melbourne. Bengali Association of Victoria. Sep 30 - Oct 1 Wellington Secondary College. 91, Police Rd, Mulgrave, Victoria 3170  

    Asia

    Japan. Tokyo. link Sep 30 Otabunkanomori Hall, Ota-ku, Chuo 2-10-1, Tokyo 143-0024  
    Singapore. Bengali Association. Sep 29 - Oct 2 Khalsa Association Singapore, 2 Tessensohn Road (next to Singapore Civil Service Club and off Balestier Road).  

    India (outside Calcutta)

    Delhi. Aikotaan Kalibari O Sewa Samiti Sep 28 - Oct 2 Dwaraka. Delhi. 5 th yr
    Ludhiana. Bangiya Samsad. Sep 28 - Oct 2

    Janj Ghar, Shastri Nagar. Ludhiana 141002

    45th year
    Pune. Bangiya Sanskriti Samsad, a Cultural Organisation of Bengalees in Pune. Sep 29 - Oct 2   67th year
    Chennai. South Madras Cultural Association. Sep 29- Oct 2 7/2, 28th Cross Street, Indira Nagar,
    Chennai : 600 020
    29th year
    Surat. Gujarat. Bengali Association. Sep 29 - Oct 2 ONGC. Hazira. Surat. Gajarat.  
    Kutch. Gujarat. Bengali Addociation Sep 29 - Oct 2 Durga Bari , Sector 1A. Gandhidham-370201 , Kutch , Gujarat 34th year
    Berhampore. Murshidabad. Sep 28 - Oct 2 3, Girija Shankar Chakraborty Lane, Khagra, Berhampore, Murshidabad. 742103 111th year

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