VSNA Northern California chapter is celebrating Basava Jayanti 2012.

When: May-13th, 10am – 4pm

Where: Hindu Community Cultural Center

1232 Arrowhead Avenue, Livermore, CA 94551

(925) 449-6255 ‎ livermoretemple.org

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VSNA Northern California Chapter with the help of local volunteers hosted a Dasoha at Children Orphanage in Davanagere on March-04, 2012.

VSNA-NC 2012 committee takes this opportunity to thank all our members for your continued support and attending the Maha Shivaratri event in a big way and making it a grand success!

Our first event of the year was a big hit! We hope you all enjoyed the great food and cultural programs. We had a great auditorium, wonderful stage and back stage space. We have had received overwhelming responses with nearly 320 attendees, crossed 100 plus membership and 15 new families have joined our community.

Special report from our entertainment committee: Naina Pattanashetty.
Everybody worked towards a successful execution and there were variety of programs with a good mix of cultural and religious activities. Entertainment committee (Entertainment Secretary: Naina Pattanshetty and Program Leads: Shilpashree Hanji, Vinutha Hariyaplar, Shobhalatha Pattanashetty, Mangala Shivakumar, Gita Patil and Keerthi Hulliyappa) with help of parents and volunteers put together programs for all age groups in-line with Shivaratri theme. We tried to accommodate all VSNA-NC kids age 3 and above including new member kids.

Vishwanand Pattanashetty and Shobhalata Pattanashetty in the character of Shiva and Parvati did the MC. The MC was hilarious and kept the audience entertained.

Entertainment event started at 5.30 pm with Welcome speech from VSNA-NC 2012 President Thippeswamy Hariyaplar followed by Brahma Murrari prarthana by VSNA-NC ladies. This was followed by Bharatanatyam dance by Impana Murthy. Sheela Shankar conducted the auspicious Linga Pooja. It was inspiring to watch the kids learn to perform Linga Pooja. Yaaru Raja nataka (coordinated by Mangala Shivakumar) and the Shiva dance (choreography: Shilpashree Hanji) in the nataka was performed by kids.  This was followed by shloka (coordinated by Keerthi Hulliyappa) from VSNA-NC Fremont kids. Next was Eddelu Manjunatha dance (choreography: Shobhalata Pattanshetty), the choreography of this dance brought out the true meaning of the song and we received awesome feedback from audience. This was followed by fusion dance (choreography: Gita Patil) by east bay kids and karaoke (coordinated by Shobhalata Pattanashetty) by VSNA-NC kids. The next dance was folk fusion dance (choreography: Shilpashree Hanji and Vinutha Hariyaplar). The dance and costumes were fantastic. The costumes were designed and made by Kavitha Gowda & Vinutha Hariyaplar. Vidyalata Jeerage and group “Smaran” performed for Antharatha Nee Guru written by Kuvempu. This was first performance from Smaran at VSNA-NC event and we received good feedback for extending the invite to Smaran to perform. This was followed by sponsor introduction and new member welcome by VSNA-NC 2012 President Thippeswamy Hariyaplar. Finally it was time for the dinner break. (Details on food in the next section.)

Post-dinner programs started with medal distribution which the kids were eagerly waiting for. This was followed by talk by VSNA convention committee members. Finally the adult programs Pajithiyo Pajithi nataka and Kamsale dance were like icing on the cake. Pajithiyo Pajithi nataka (co-ordinated by Mangala Shivakumar) a humorous drama by VSNA-NC ladies and Kamsale dance (choreography: Vinod Angadi and Anand Patil) performed by VSNA-NC men received standing ovation by the audience. For the first time in VSNA-NC, a short animated movie on Basavanna was screened. Everyone waited well past our scheduled event time and watched the movie. In-spite of late start, we were able to catch-up and finish all the events within scheduled time which was possible with cooperation from Program Leads, MC and participants. The feedback were received was there was a good variety of programs done with enthusiasm and proper management.

It was a great team work. With support and cooperation from the members we certainly are looking forward to the rest of the upcoming events this year.

Special thanks to all parents, kids and volunteers in making this event possible.

Choreography and training kids:

• Shobhalatha Pattanashetty
• Mangala Shivakumar
• Shilpashree Hanji
• Vinutha Hariyaplar
• Gita Patil
• Keerthi Hulliyappa

Event host and Co-host:

• Vishwanand Pattanashetty
• Shobhalata Pattanashetty

Decoration and Pooja:

• Kavitha Gowda
• Vinutha Hariyaplar
• Shilpashree Hanji
• Saileela Policepatil
• Kalpana Rajendra

 Linga Pooja:

• Sheela Shankar
• Manjula Math

 Back stage co-ordination:

• Basavaraj Banakar
• Lingaraj Patil

Audio:

• Vinod Angadi
• Santosh

 Video & Photography:

• Sachin Pattanashetty
• Ravi Shekhar
• Raju Policepatil

Special report from our Food committee: Prathima Angadi.

It was a lovely evening at De Anza VPAC theatre in Cupertino. Our event was started off at 4 PM with milana. All guests were given a warm traditional welcome with arashina, kumkuma, flowers and mixed dry fruits sachet. Many members appreciated the appearance at the entrance with Rangoli, Shivalinga and nicely decorated welcome tables.

Mouthwatering hot cut mirchi, Chuda and hot tea was served as a snack to spice up the event while kids were enjoying the chocolate milk and cookies. Dinner break was at around 7:45 PM.  Committee members and various enthusiastic volunteers joined hands to pack and serve the food. Menu consisted of Upma, Kesaribath, Masala Vada, Idli, Chutney, Sambar, Cous Cous salad & Cut fruits. It was much appreciated by all members about the taste and variety of food (especially homemade Cous Cous).

List of volunteers who helped us during the event (listed alphabetically): Please accept our sincere apologies if we have inadvertently missed anybody.

• MC Gowda
• Jagdish Eroji
• Veeru Vajragiri
• Dev Kurbur
• Basavaraj Banakar
• Sheela Shankar
• Preethi Suragihalli
• Suma moogi
• Vijayalakshmi
• Kalpana
• Vinay kumar
• Harsha Hanji
• Prasad Kallimath

List of new members who joined our community first time:

Important Messages:

• We are taking an initiative of redesigning our website (vsnanc.org). If you’re interested in helping out, please send us an email.
• Lost & Found: We found few pooja related items at the venue (Silver bowl, wooden bowl, etc).  If you believe you have lost any of these items, please contact us @ vsnancal-committee@googlegroups.com

See you all at our next event – Basava Jayanthi on May 13^th at Livermore temple.

Deepavali @ VSNA, Part 1, Nov 2011:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.245838598808699.58856.159151770810716&type=1&l=d1187cc28b

Deepavali @ VSNA, Part 2, Nov 2011:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.245869955472230.58861.159151770810716&type=1&l=02539920a3

Thanks to Sachin Pattanshetty for sharing the videos:

Prarthan

Kathak Group dance

Bharatnatya Group dance

Bharatnatya – Impana Murthy

Group dance by east bay kids

Apoorva Handigol

Gampara Gumpu skit

Group dance by Adults with torch

Bollywood Medley dance by VSNA kids

Song & dance by Vishwanand pattanashetty

Bollywood dance by VSNA Ladies

Kolata by VSNA Ladies

Karaoke

Deepa Dance

Bumbro

Parie Dance

By: Apoorva Handigol

Ahh. . . the joy of helping others. The annual Dasoha, held on December 24, 2011 for Christmas Eve lunch, was for the shelter called Family Supporting House. We members met at Sangana and Madhu Asuti’s house to prepare the delicious food. The participants were me, Abhishek and Ashok Handigol, Aria and Rekha Shivappa, Shilpa Hanji, Ayush and Chandra Shirashyad, Thipps, Neha Gubbi and Sharmila Vidyadhara, Varsha, Varun, Sunitha, and Dinesh, Shreyas, Sada, and Vijaya Hebbal, Basavaraj Banakar, Viji, Renu, Sangana, Pavan, and Madhu Asuti.

We made fresh veggie burgers, three types of pasta with pasta sauce and a roasted-vegetable blend, and buttery, seasoned garlic bread. The adults boiled the pasta, in pot after pot, and adequately mixed it with the sauce and vegetables. They also toasted the garlic bread. The rest of us made burgers in an assembly line, each of us adding one ingredient to each sandwich. It was actually much harder than we thought, maybe even an art form. We individually wrapped them in foil to keep them from falling apart. When we were finally finished cooking, we carefully wrapped each tray of food and lined them up in the corner of the room. The entire process of making and packing the food had taken about 3 hours, like we had planned and hoped for. We loaded them into our car trunks and then adults earned steaming hot uppittu and savory jamoons as a surprise in the rushed minutes before we would leave for the shelter.

Once we were there, me, Abhishek and Ashok, Thipps, Chandra (with Ayush), and Basavaraj served the food to the people at the shelter. We kept the pasta warm in serving trays; Abhishek and I made plates of sandwiches, garlic bread, and cookies while the adults served pasta in bowls. It was great to be able to help others and as tempting as it was, Abhishek and I didn’t take any extra garlic bread—we wrapped it with the other leftover food for the shelter. Everything worked out and the shelter residents were happy to enjoy our food, especially the garlic bread.

Dasoha is one of the basic practices of Veerashaivism: the sharing of food, shelter, knowledge, and resources with people less fortunate than we. Preparing and serving food to the needy is how we accomplish this. This was a great learning experience for the youth secretary (yours truly) to interact with the shelter house in arranging this. It was really delightful to work with everyone in making such large quantities of food and gave me a satisfying feeling that I contributed, at least a little, to the world hunger and homeless solution.

Sunnyvale Hindu Temple
450 Persian Drive, Sunnyvale CA 94089

Date: November 19, 2011
Time: 3pm – 10pm

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Wish you and your family a very Happy Deepavali and a prosperous new year.

Please join us for the Deepavali celebrations. This year we are privileged to have Allamma Prabhu Swamiji’s blessings for the event.

In addition to that we have organized a lot of entertainment events with dinner.

Following is the tentative program list.

3:30 PM Milana
3:30 PM to 4:30PM : Tea, Pakoda & Badam Milk
4:30 PM Prarthan
4:40 PM Kathak Group dance
4:50 PM Bharatnatya Group dance
5:00 PM Group dance by east bay kids
5:10 PM Bharatnatya
5:20 PM Hacchevu Kanndada deepa
5:30 PM Group dance by Adults
5:40 PM Gampara Gumpu skit
5:50 PM Committe Introduction
6:00 PM Bhumro Bhumro dance by VSNA kids
6:10 PM Bollywood Medley dance by VSNA kids
6:20 PM Dum Dum Masti boolywood dance by VSNA kids
6:30 PM Allamma Prabhu Swamiji’s blessings.
6:45 PM to 7:45PM ————-Dinner Break———————
8:00 PM Song & dance by Vishwanand pattanashetty
8:10 PM Medal Distribution
8:30 PM Bollywood dance by VSNA Ladies
8:40 PM Kolata by VSNA Ladies
8:50 PM VSNA Ladies dance
9:00 PM Group dance by VSNA committee

See you all soon.

Nominations for Deepavali Mega-Event
VSNA committee has started preparations in full swing for the Deepavali Event in November. The committee is working towards making this a mega blockbuster event! This event will also be a great opportunity for members to showcase their talent and share fun with fellow community members.

If you are born talented or acquired it, this is the best time to expose it. We are calling for nominations for entertainment events like skits, dramas, dance, mimicry, singing, standup comedy etc. You (so should and all participants in your program) need to be a paid member in good standing to nominate your program. If you are not a paid member yet, please register ahead of time.

Please send in your nominations to vsnancal-committee@googlegroups.com with the following details:

1. Name of the program:
2. Group/Individual:
3. Program leader/producer:
4. Contact Details:
5. Other Participants:
6. Duration:
7. Type of program:

Please note:
We have a lot of talented people in the community. Preference will be given to group programs over individual performances. Nevertheless we encourage you to send in your nominations. More information available on our website soon.

The challenge: Hike Mission Peak (Fremont)
Date: Saturday October 15th 2011
Time: 7am sharp (Please reach early to find parking)
Please arrive early to find parking (and to win the prize). Water and some drinks will be provided. Please bring your own snack/food. If you have any questions, suggestions or would like to volunteer please contact Apoorva Handigol at morninglory99@gmail.com

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