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Chicago IL: Indian Senior of Chicago Enjoys MahaRudra Abhishek with 121 Pandits in Maharishi Vedic City, IA. The atmosphere was surcharged with bliss and silence on Sunday, July 22 as 96 members of the Indian Senior Group of Chicago witnessed a MahaRudra Abhishek with 121 pandits in Maharishi Vedic City, IA. The pandits are among the 1000 pandits in Maharishi Vedic City who have been specially trained for the purpose of creating invincibility for the US and India. The historic visit was organized by CV Desai, (Treas. of Seniors Group), under the guidance of New Paradigm Tour Steering Committee Chairman Bhailal Patel, along with Narsibhai Patel (Pres.), Rasik Shah (VP) and Hirabhai Patel (Secy). Everyone enjoyed a most joyful event. Yash Desai commented, ““I was closing my eyes through the Maha Rudra Abhishek. I had the feeling of the Lord shining inside me and was crying with tears of joy.” Hema Shastri said, ““The MahaRudra Abhishek was excellent. It was my first time seeing 121 pandits. Even though I am a Brahmin, it was new and wonderful to me.” Usha R. Vakharia, MD remarked, “Yagya was very nice experience, especially here in USA, to hear so many pandits recite so […]

Chicago IL : Yeh Cheez Entertainment & Music Melody Entertainment presented, ‘Desi Summer Bash 2012 on Saturday, July 14th, from 7-00 pm onwards at The Meadows Club, 2950 W. Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, IL. The Night that was full of Fashion Shows, Dances, Music, Special Guests, Food and Fun!! An astounding evening was created to entertain the audience with an evening full of variety shows, singing, dancing and beautiful Fashion Shows Noman Khan, Shawn Khan & Tariqe Khan were Directors. Nishma, Annie, Purvin, Asra, Farah, Hiba Khan & Mr. Afghanistan World were Coordinators. Taj Sari Palace & Chandni Exclusive were instrumental in supplying dresses for Fashion Shows. Models were from Yeh Cheez group and Miss India Teen Illinois 1st. Runner-up, Miss India Illinois 2012, Miss India Teen, Miss United America, Miss Teen Canada International 2012. Makeup was by New Moon, Eve Beauty Salon & Tamim Pahilvan. Fahion Shows were by Chandni Exclusive and many more. The Meadows Club Convention and Banquets, Taaza2u.com-Barkat Food Company, Comcast, Hiba Khan-Makeup and Hair were leading Sponsors. Grand Sponsors were Mrs. & Mr. Chaudhary Munir Akhtar, Dr. Siraj ahmed & maharaja Restaurant (Happy Singh) over and above other sponsors include- Bombay grill(Masood Sheikh), Spice 7 […]

Chicago IL: The quest for spiritual happiness is a practical necessity, not a lofty ideal, says a Swami Mukundananda Ji who finished a seven-day residence Saturday, July 14 – at the Meadows Club, Rolling Meadows, IL Swami Mukundananda Ji is a spiritual leader whose lectures apply the ancient Vedas, or Hindu scriptures, to the challenges of 21st-century existence. He teaches audiences how to manage stress through yoga and meditation. “Spirituality is not removed from our mundane practical life,” he says. “If practiced for some time on a daily basis, it helps us in doing all the other activities throughout the day as well and provides us a true Path to Happiness. His program “Path to Happiness” ran from 11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 6 to 9 p.m. July 8 through 14. The series was a free and open to the public, but registration was required. Attended by at least 1500+ devotees through the 7 days, the program was a real treat for Body, Mind and Soul. Mr. Madan Kulkarni, chairman of the Meadows Club, says “I was so impressed with Swami ji, the way he communicated, the way he taught Vedic knowledge in practical life and […]

Chicago IL: Hari Om Mandir organized their annual “Raunak Mela-2012” at Hari Om Mandir, 6N020 Medinah Road, Medinah, IL 60157 on Sunday, July 8th, 2012 from 11:00 am. to 5:00 pm where members, friends, and well-wishers participated in large attendance. There were lots of fun activities for all age groups. For kids games like X-Box, WII & PS2 were setup. For younger kids there was moonwalk. There were food & merchandise stalls, music, Antakshari competition, Health Fair and much more. The food items included hot Chana Bhatura prepared onsite by Singhla family. Fried Rice and Manchurian from Desi Chilli restaurant in Westmont, IL. Then there were also sort of snack items like Papdi chat, Pani puri, Noodles, Samosa/ Tikki chat, Sindhi Pakora, Bhelpuri etc. For healthy eating there were sprouts. All the food were prepared and donated by the members of Hindu Society. Star food provided Samosas and Pakoras. Sindhi Pakora were prepared by Mohan Karamchandani and family. Meenu Agarwal and family provided Panipuri. Sneh Chowdhary provided sprouts. Vipan and Sangeeta Wadhera setup the Corn stall which was managed by Giri Dassani. Various volunteers manned the stalls. For dessert there was Mango and Pista Kulfi. The drinks included juices donated […]

Chicago IL: Zohra Shahzad Presented Desi Dulhania Expo on July 8, at Meadows Club, 2950 W Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, IL. It was a colorful array of beautiful clothes, jewelry, henna, and people! The organizer, Ms. Zohra Shahzad has been arranging very respectable shows and bazaars all around Chicago, Canada, and Dubai for the last 40 years without fail, giving communities a chance to see the latest styles and fashions. The coordinator, Komal Mirza has been modeling in the Chicago land area since the age of 3 for various agencies and had volunteered to take charge of the fashion show presented during the bazaar. Hair and makeup for the models was done by Hiba Khan, owner of Eve Beauty Salon, located in Schaumburg. Eve Beauty Salon has been serving Chicago land since over 15 years! They are a full service salon. Eve has recently started airbrush makeup that makes the beautiful models look flawless. We had the pleasure of getting a couple words from Hiba Khan, herself. “Doing shows amongst the community is a great feeling! When all the work is done and you see the beautiful models walking the runway, you know for sure that all of your hard […]

The South Asian Community Outreach organization First time in the history kicked off the July 4th American Independence Day Celebration at the sprawling Edison Municipal Park, aka Lake Papaianni Park near Edison Municipal Complex in Edison, NJ. Approximately 15, 000 Plus people attended this exciting and entertaining event. The event was held on July 4th, 2012 between 4:00 PM and 9:30 PM. “This celebration is very significant as it is a loud expression in the form of this celebration by the South Asian community, whose members have contributed a great deal in sustaining the economy of New Jersey”, said State Senator Thompson. The event was sponsored by TV Asia, JFK Health Care Systems and Edison Lions Visionary Club. There were plenty of food booths, kids rides, cultural programs from Indian, Chinese, Jewish and American performers. The event concluded with a grand spectacular of firework display. The event was televised live by the grand sponsor TV Asia exclusively. South Asian Community Outreach (SACO) is a non-profit organization and Sam Khan is the founder and Chairman. The mission of South Asian Community Outreach “Unity in Diversity” has been widely supported by the local community. The objective of SACO is to build a […]

Chicago, IL: ‘Kriya Vendanta Gurukulam-Temple Of Harmony’, a nonprofit organization located in Joliet, IL and dedicated to spiritual growth and service to humanity, organized its 2nd Annual Interfaith Conference on Saturday, June 30th in the midst verdant campus grounds and its tranquil chapel. Despite of very hot temperature outside the event attracted over 115 citizens from various local and neighboring communities. Surely the topic of the conference says it all for this successful gathering of serene hearts and minds. The theme of this year dialogue was “Sustaining Our Faith In Everyday Life.” This unique concept of interfaith dialogue is the inspiration from the current beloved spiritual leader of Kriya Yoga International, Paramahamsa Prajnanananda, who couldn’t attend in person but under his guidance various panelist were invited to participate and encourage keen spiritual curiosity in a peaceful abode. Center stage at this event was an extraordinary panel of eight spiritual and religious leaders from diverse faiths – Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. The event was kicked-off by standing oblation of universal prayer. The panel was eloquently introduced to the audience and elegantly moderated by Swami Atmavidyananda Giri, the Director of Kriya Vedanta Gurukulam, who also introduced and explained Kriya […]

Chicago IL: Mr. Dipak Patel, son of United Senior Pariwar (USP) President Mr. Ramanbhai Patel, passed away on Saturday June 30 2012. He died after complication following the surgery. As per family request, his funeral / cremation ceremony was arranged by Indian Cremation NFP organization. His dignified and customary “Hindu” cremation were performed at Bohemian National Cemetery of Chicago, 5255 N. Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60630 on Tuesday JULY 3rd, 2012 Between 10 A.M. to 12 Noon. Mr. David Pimm, Funeral director of the place, personally arranged all the end of the life ritual as per Hindu Cremation Code of Ethics and guide line.(Funeral Director of Bohemian National Cemetory Mr. David Pimm is well versed in end of the life rituals of Hindu/Jain/Sikh religious practices. He did this by educating himself for several months by visiting holy city of Banaras, India.) Pooja ceremony started at 10-00 am amongst presence of over 530 people including many relatives, friends, Members of USP, and many dignitaries including Mafatbhai Patel, Dr. Bharat Barai, Sunil Shah, Satwarma, Satish Chandarana, Trustee, Hindu Temple, and many followers and dignitaries of Swaminarayan Sampradaya. Rohit Joshi, Priest and Sr. member of USP started the proceedings with Shanti Mantra and […]

Chicago IL: Jay Maldi Maa Temple Chicago located at 4N256 IL Rout 83, Bensenville, IL 60106 arranged Garba and Raas on Tuesday, July 3 at Waterford Banquet Hall, 933 S Riverside Dr, Elmhurst, IL 60126 from 5:00 PM onwards, which continued till 12-00 Midnight. Devotees and well-wishers of Jay Maldi Maa thronged to the event in large number and enjoyed and participated in Garba and Raas with unstopped DJ Music from Desi Jockey (Nilesh Patel) an expert himself and composes himself Garba and Raas and famous in Anand, Gujarat, India too. Nilesh Patel himself is staunch follower of Maa and works tirelessly for the upliftment of the temple. It was a rare combination of religious and filmy garbas and raas. Participants were ladies as well as gents from different age groups ranging from kids to elders and Maa herself participated for pretty long period depicting rare combination of Deity and Humanity. Mother of the eternal universe, who came right from heavens to the globe of earth, Maldi Maa is an epitome of love mercy and benevolence. She stands for the welfare, support and protection off living kinds and creatures. Jay Maldi Maa Temple believes to have happened mysterious events that […]