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  • Durga Puja Overseas 2011 : Schedule
    State/City Date Place Special Events
    USA
    Alabama. Birmingham BAGB Oct 1 Deer Valley Elementary School. 4990 Ross Bridge Parkway. Birmingham, AL 35226
    Arizona. Phoenix. BCAA Oct 8-9 Indo American Cultural and Religious Foundation of Arizona. 2809 W Maryland Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85017
    Arkansas. Little Rock. Oct 8 Chenal Valley Church of Christ , 16025 Taylor Loop Road, Little Rock, AR 72223
    California. San Francisco Bay Area. Prabasi Oct 8-9 Chabot College. 25555, Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545 Abhijeet, Sanchita (Oct 8,9)
    Bhoomi(Oct 22, Kalipuja)
    California. San Francisco Bay Area. Sanskriti Oct 1-2 Centerville Junior High School Auditorium. 37720 Fremont Blvd. Fremont, CA 94536
    California. San Francisco Bay Area. Baybasi Oct 1-2 Bowditch Middle School, 1450 Tarpon Street, Foster City, CA 94404
    California. San Francisco Bay Area. Pashchimi Oct 3-6 3676 Delaware Drive, Fremont, CA
    California. San Francisco Bay Area. Livermore Temple. Oct 3-6 Livermore Hindu Temple. 1232 Arrowhead Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550  
    California. Sacramento. Utsav Oct 14-16 San Juan High School. 7551 Greenback Lane. Citrus Heights, CA Aneek Dhar, Anwesha, Tanushree Shankar Dance Troupe
    California. Sacramento. Ankur Oct 1-2 Orangevale Community Center. 6826 Hazel Avenue, Orangevale, CA 95662
    California. San Diego. Saikat Oct 14-15 Oak Valley Middle School, 16055 Winecreek Road, San Diego, CA 92127 Parnava Banerjee,Subhodeep Mukherjee,Sampaan Bengali Band
    California. Santa Barbara. Vedanta Temple Oct 3-6 927 Ladera Lane. Santa Barbara, CA 93108
    California. Los Angeles. BASC Oct 8-9 Duarte Performing Arts Center, 1401 Highland Ave, Duarte, CA 91010 Sanchita
    California. Los Angeles (Torrance). Dakshini Oct 8-9 Mira Costa High School. 1401 Artesia Blvd, Manhattan Beach. CA. 90266 Shibaji Chattopadhyay, Arundhuti HomChoudhury, Jayati Chakrabarty, Aneek Dhar
    Colorado. Denver. Milonee Oct 8-9 Aurora East Middle School1275 Fraser Street Aurora, CO 80011 Purabi Mukherjee
    Delaware. Washington DC Area. BADV Oct 7-8 Hindu Temple of Delaware, 760 Yorklyn Road, Hockessin, DE 19707 Bhoomi
    Connecticut. Stamford. Udayani Cultural Club Oct 1 Rippowam Middle School 381 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06095
    Florida. Bengali Association of Southern Florida Oct 1-2 Westpine Middle School, 9393 NW 50th St, Sunrise, FL 33351
    Florida. Tampa. Soikot Oct 8-9 Tampa Hindu Temple. ICC Hall. 5509 Lynn Road, Tampa, FL 33624. Bhoomi
    Georgia. Atlanta. BAGA Oct 8-9 Shamrock Middle School, 3100 Mount Olive Drive, Decatur, GA 30033 Shibaji Chattopadhyay, Arundhuti Hom Choudhury, Jayati Chakrabarty
    Georgia. Atlanta. Pujari Oct 1-2 Berkmar High School, 405 Pleasant Hill Rd, Lilburn, GA 30047 Tanushree Shankar Dance Troupe, Manomoy Bhattacharya
    Georgia. Atlanta. Atlanta Bengali Forum Oct 1-2 Norcross High School, 5300 Spalding Dr. Norcross GA 30092 Swagata Chakraborty
    Georgia. Alpharetta Purbasha Oct 1-2 Meadowcreek High School. 4455 Steve Reynolds Blvd, Norcross, GA New Idol, Surajit Basu, Bhakti Messenger
    Illinois. Chicago.BAGC Oct 8-9 Oswego East High School. 1525 Harvey Road, Oswego, IL 60543 Shibaji Chattopadhyay, Arundhuti Hom Choudhury, Tanushree Shankar Dance Troupe
    Illinois. Chicago. Bengalis in Chicago Oct 8-9 University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Student Center West. 828 South Wolcott Street. Chicago, IL, 60612
    Illinois. Champaign-Urbana. ICIBA Oct 8-9 Channing Murray Foundation Building, 1209 W Oregon, Urbana, IL 61801
    Iowa. Cedar Rapids. Suchona Oct 1 Scottish Rite Temple,616 A Ave NE, Cedar Rapids. IA
    Louisiana. Baton Rouge. BRBLA Oct 8 Datta Temple, 6221 Equity Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70809-4257
    Massachusetts. Boston suburb. Bengalees of New England Oct 8-9 Marshall Middle School. 15 Floyd Street, Billerica. MA 01821 Tanushree Shankar Dance Troupe, Manomoy Bhattacharya, Aneek Dhar, Dipanwita Choudhury
    Massachusetts. Boston suburb. Prabasi Oct 1-2 Needham High School, 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA 02492
    Massachusetts. Quincy. Boston Durgabari Oct 23 Clifford Marshall Elementary School. 200 Moody Street,Quincy. MA 02169
    Michigan, Detroit. Bichitra Oct 1-2 Wilkinson Middle School, 26524 John R Road, Madison Heights, MI 48071
    Michigan. Detroit. Swajan of Great Lakes Oct 8-9 Pioneer Middle School 46081 Ann Arbor Road Plymouth, Michigan 48170
    Minnesota. Minneapolis. Bengali Association of Minnesota Oct 1-2 Park Center Senior High School. 7300 Brooklyn Blvd, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
    Nebraska. Omaha. BANE Oct 8-9 Hindu Temple Nebraska, 13010 Arbor St. Omaha, NE 68144
    New Jersey Kallol Oct 1-2 Ukrainian Church Community Center, 135 Davidson Ave, Somerset, NJ Aparna Sen, Nachiketa Chakrabarty, Purbayan Chatterjee
    New Jersey. Jersey City. Garden State Puja Committee Oct 8-9 Marist High School. 1241 Kennedy Blvd, Bayonne, NJ 07002 Nachiketa Chakrabarty
    New Jersey Indian Community Center of Garden State Sep 24-25 Eisenhower Middle School, 47 Eyland Avenue, Succasunna. NJ 07876 Nachiketa Chakrabarty
    New Jersey. Plainfield. Garden State Cultural Association Oct 1-2 Plainfield High School, 950 Park Avenue, Plainfield, NJ 07060
    New York. Albany. Utsab Oct 1-2 Iroquois Middle School. 2495 Rosendale Road. Niskayuna. NY 12309 Parnava Banerjee
    New York. Buffalo. Sanskriti Oct 8-9 Hindu Cultural Center. 1595 North French Road, Getzville, NY 14068
    New York. Binghamton Oct 15 India Cultural Center (ICC). 1595 NYS Route 26, Vestal, NY 13850
    New York. Ramakrishna Vivekananda Center Oct 3-6 17-19 East 94th Street New York, NY 10128
    North Carolina. Raleigh. North Carolina Bengali Association Oct 1-2 Green Hope High School. 2500 Carpenter Upchurch Road Cary, NC 27519
    Ohio. Cincinnati. Cincinnati Cultural Initiative Oct 1-2 Union Elementary School. 7672 LeSourdsville-West Chester Road. Cincinnati, OH 45069
    Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Pragati Oct 8-9 Colonial Elementary School. 230 Flourtown Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 Bhoomi
    Pennsylvania, State College Oct 8 Friends School, 1900 University Drive, State College, PA 16801
    Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. Bengali Association of Pittsburgh Oct 1 Hindu Jain Temple. 615 Illini Drive. Monroeville, PA 15146
    Texas. Dallas BA-DFW Oct 1-2 W.T. White High School. 4505 Ridgeside Dr, Dallas. TX 75244 Anwesha, Tanushree Shankar Dance Troupe, Shibaji Chattopadhyay, Arundhuti Hom Choudhury
    Texas. Dallas. Antorik Oct 1 Williams High School 1800 18th St, Plano. TX Saikat Mitra
    Texas, Houston. Houston Durga Bari Society Oct 7-9 13944 Schiller Rd, Houston, TX 77082 Aneek Dhar
    Virginia. Richmond. GRBA Oct 1-2 Bishop Ireton Center. 3300 Old Courthouse Road. Richmond, Virginia 23236
    Virginia. NVBA Oct 1 Luther Jackson Middle School. 3020 Gallows Rd, Falls Church. VA. 22042
    Washington. Seattle. Uttoran Oct 8-9 Bellevue Community College 3000 Landerholm Circle SE Bellevue, WA 98007
    Washington. Vedanta Society of Western Washington Oct 2 2716 Broadway East Seattle, WA 98102
    Washington DC area. Sanskriti Oct 8-9 Quince Orchard High School. 15800 Quince Orchard Road North Potomac, MD 20878 Manomay Bhattacharya
    Wisconsin. Madison. Bengali Association Oct 8 Middleton High School, 2100 Bristol Street, Middleton, WI 53562
    CANADA
    Calgary Bengali Association BAC Oct 8-9 Falconridge/Castleridge Community Centre, 95 Falshire Dr. NE, Calgary
    Calgary. Amra Sobai Oct 8-10 Chestermare Regional Association 201 West Chestermere Dr. Calgary, AB. T2P2G7 Debojit Saha, Keka Ghoshal
    Edmonton, Alberta EBA Oct 6-7 Londonderry Community League, 14224 - 74 Street, Edmonton, AB
    Edmonton, Alberta Oct 4-6 North Millbourne Community League, 980 Millbourne Road, Edmonton, Alberta, T6KI 2K2
    Montreal. Indian Bengali Association Oct 8-9 Bharat Bhavan. 4225 Rue Notre Dame Ouest. Montreal, QC, H4C 1R4
    Toronto. Toronto Bongiyo Parishad Oct 8-9 Tagore Center. 140 Millwick Drive, Toronto, ON
    EUROPE
    Germany. Berlin. Oct 3-6 Eichkamp Student Hostel, Club Hall, Herbig Strasse 14, 14055, Bus 149-stop Heerstrasse
    Germany. Bremen Oct 3-6 Burger and Sozialzentrum Huchting, Amersfoorter strasse 8, 28259
    Germany. Cologne. Cologne Durga Puja Oct 3-6 Bezirksrathaus Bürgerzentrum. Köln-Chorweiler Pariser Platz 1 50765 Köln-Chorweiler. Germany
    Germany. Frankfurt. Frankfurt (Adi) Sarbojonin Durgapuja. Oct 3-6 60437 Frankfurt-Bonames, Harheimer Weg 18–22
    Germany. Hamburg Oct 3-6 BRAKULA, Bramfelder Kultur Laden, Street: Bramfelder Chaussee 265, Zip-code: 22177 Hamburg
    Germany. Stuttgart. Durga Puja Oct 3-6 Gemeindezentrum St. Rupert. Koblenzer Str. 13, 70376 Stuttgart. Bus stop: Hallschlag; Busroutes 52,55,56
    Ireland. Sujan Bengali Cultural Society Oct 8 Portmarnock Sports & Leisure Club. Portmarnock. Dublin
    Netherlands. Kallol Oct 3-6 Prinses Marijkelaan 4, 2252 HH, Voorschoten.
    Switzerland. Basel. Baselpuja Oct 3-6 Horburgstrasse 21, CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland
    Switzerland. Swisspuja. Oct 3-6 Schützenhaus; Dorfstrasse 65; 8800 Thalwil; Zurich
    U.K. London. Bengali Cultural Association of London Oct 3-6 Upton Centre. Claude Road (off Bishop Ave) London E13
    U.K. London. Londonpuja.com Oct 3-6 Camden Centre, Bidborough Street, London WC1 (close to both ST PANCRAS and EUSTON Metro)
    U.K. London. South London Durga Puja Oct 3-6 Bina Hall (Above Cost Cutters) 4-8 Upper Tooting Road. SW177PG. (near Tooting Bec Tube Station - Northern Line)
    U.K. London. Tooting Durga Puja Oct 3-6 Sivayogam Hall (1st floor), 180-186 Upper Tooting Road. London. SW177EJ. (5 mins walk from both Tooting Bec and Tooting Broadway tube)
    U.K. London Durga Puja Association Oct 3-6 Park, Hampstead Town Hall, 213 Haverstock Hill, Belsize Park, Camden, London. NW34QP
    U.K. London Sharad Utsav Oct 3-6 Nelson Room, Ealing Town Hall, New Broadway, Ealing, W52BY
    U.K. Sanatan Association London East Oct 3-6 YORK HALL. 5-15 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green London,E2 9PJ
    U.K. Sanatan Bengali Cultural Association Oct 3-6 St. Monica's Hall (Intimate Theatre), Palmers Green, London. N135DP
    U.K. Greater Manchester Oct 3-6 Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission, UK Centre, 238 Bridgman Street. Bolton. BL36SA
    U.K. Manchester Durga Puja Oct 3-6 Gandhi Hall, 4 Brunswick Road, Withington, Manchester. M204QB
    U.K. Wales. Puja-in-Wales Oct 3-6 Penyrheol Community Centre. Penyrheol. Caerphilly, CF832PE. South Wales. UK
    U.K. Milton Keynes. M K Ananda Club Oct 3-6 Jenny Lee Theatre Hall, Bletchley Leisure Centre. Princes Way, Bletchley. Milton Keynes. Buckinghamshire. MK22HQ
    U.K. Essex. Utsav Oct 3-6 Punjabi Centre ,Ley Street, Ilford, Essex, IG14BN
    U.K. Peterborough. Cambridgeshire. Bengali Cultural Association Oct 8-9 Longthorpe Hall, Thorpe Road, Peterborough
    U.K. Glasgow. Scotland. Bangiya Sanskritik Parishad Oct 3-6 Couper Institute, 86 Clarkston Road, Glasgow G443DA
    U.K. Wembley. Bengali Festivals. Oct 3-6 Dennis Jackson Centre. London Road, Wembley. Middlesex. HA97EU
    U.K. Leicester. Ankur Club Oct 1-2 ST. MATTHEW'S CENTRE 10 Malabar Road. Leicester LE12PD
    U.K. Leicester Probashi Oct 3-6 Gita Bhavan, 70 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester LE23AD
    U.K. Newcastle Upon Tyne. NEEBPA Oct 3-6 Hindu Temple. West Road. Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K.
    U.K. Cambridge. Indian Cultural Society Oct 1-2 Hills Road Sixth Form College Hills Road, Cambridge CB28PE
    U.K. Liverpool. Merseyside & North of England Oct 3-6 Kirkby Civic Suite. Norwich Way (off Cherry Field Drive). Kirkby. Liverpool. UK L328XY
    U.K. Birmingham. The Bengali Association Midlands Oct 3-6 Bengali Association Hall. Heath Street, Winson Green (entrance from Cuthbert Road) Birmingham B184EE
    U.K. Berkshire. RBBA Oct 3-6 Baylis House, Stoke Poges Lane, Slough, Berkshire, SL13PB
    AFRICA
     
    AUSTRALIA
    Adelaide Oct 8 5:00pm IAASA Hall,Blamey Avenue,Adelaide
    Sydney. Uttaran Oct 1 Cumberland High School. 183 Penant Hills Road. Carlingford, Sydney. NSW 2118
    Sydney BANSW Oct 1-2 Concord High School. 3 Stanley St. Concord. NSW
    Sydney Utsav Oct 2 Croydon Public School. (corner of Boundary & Young St) Croydon. Sydney. NSW
    ASIA
    Japan. Tokyo. BATJ Oct 8 Ota Bunkanomori Hall. Ota-ku, Chuo 2-10-1. Tokyo 143-0024
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