Flushing Swaminarayan Mandir and BAPS Charities organized a Flu Education and Vaccination Drive on Sundays between November 24 and December 1, 2024 at their premises. Close to 100 vaccines were …
Archana Adalja, News India Times
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Turkey or Eggplant: An Indian American Thanksgiving
by Archana Adalja, News India Times 5 minutes readDiwali has just gone with numerous celebrations among the Indian American community and Thanksgiving follows right behind, making life full of one joyful festival after another, of meeting friends and …
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Let us have Fun! It is Kids’ Diwali at BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir!
by Archana Adalja, News India Times 5 minutes readThree-year old Aanshi was clapping and laughing as she watched the futuristic story unfold on the stage at the Kids Diwali Celebrations at BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Flushing on Saturday, …
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New York City Gujaratis Celebrate New Year with Govardhan Puja and Annakut
by Archana Adalja, News India Times 4 minutes readMore than five thousand Gujaratis in the New York City celebrated New Year and Govardhan Puja including the Annakut at the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Flushing on Saturday, November 1, …
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Vedic Mantras and Rituals Invoke Goddess Lakshmi at Flushing Swaminarayan Temple Chopda Pujan
by Archana Adalja, News India Times 5 minutes readThe spacious prayer hall of the Swaminarayan Mandir in Flushing, New York, resounded with more than 600 voices harmoniously chanting mantras after the priests leading the Chopda Pujan prayers and …
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Nostalgic Hindi film songs, jalebis, and lighted trees usher in Diwali at Jackson Heights
by Archana Adalja, News India Times 3 minutes readThousands of people enjoyed their tea and snacks listening to old Hindi film songs on the sunny Sunday evening at 74th Street, Jackson Heights, Diwali Mela on October 27, 2024. Organized …
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Long before Diwali was a declared school holiday in NYC, the work of the mothers had begun. It involved many miles of leg work. Indian American parents, especially mothers, have …