Thursday, October 13, 2011

INVITATION: the 2011 DIWALI PARADE & CULTURAL SHOW-FREE!. Oct. 22nd, Show 3PM, Parade 6PM

HAPPY DIWALI!!

On behalf of the Divya Jyoti Association of New York, it gives me great
pleasure to invite you to the 2011 Diwali Motorcade & Cultural Show.


PRESS CONTACTS BELOW.


PARADE ROUTE: 

The parade starts at Liberty Avenue and 133rd St., Richmond Hill, NY 11419 On Saturday, October 22nd, 2011,   6:00pm, and will continue to the Arya Spiritual Center Grounds at  104-20  133 Street. 

(all Floats & Vehicles will assemble by 4:30pm on 133rd Street)

See the Parade route at this link: Google Maps 


FREE CULTURAL SHOW at the ARYA SPIRITUAL CENTER GROUNDS: 

(104-20 133rd St., Richmond Hill, NY 11419) Just follow the crowd. 

The festivities will begin at 1 PM with A Lakshmi Puja, followed by the Havan Ceremony at 2:00 PM that will be dedicated to the Goddess Lakshmi. The Cultural Show will begin at 3:00 PM and will include LIVE Dances, Songs and a couple talks.


VEGETARIAN DELICACIES AND DRINKS WILL BE ON SALE! 

www.diwalimotorcade.com  (See the line-up, official flyer, Videos, Pictures & more info)

 

It would be great if your organization and/or associated Mandir can participate this year with your own Float or Decorated Motor Vehicle. Entrance is FREE BUT YOU MUST REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE. CA$H Prizes include: 1st prize $501.00; 2nd prize $301.00; 3rd prize $101.00!) Parade to be followed by a few Diwali stage performances and the presentation of winners. Please Contact:

Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights, is a very auspicious event on the Hindu calendar, and is also celebrated by Jains, SIkhs and the Indian Diaspora worldwide. We do hope you can join the many thousands who will participate in this grand occasion. Learn more about Diwali here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Chinatown,NY: nice and refreshing, its just missing one thing...

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The Sugarcane. Lol

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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Raw video: 2011 Brooklyn Panorama steel pan competition - Casym

Partial raw video during live performance on stage.

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Saturday, September 3, 2011

2011 Panorama Steel Band competition. Pantonic.

The annual West Indian carnival celebrations in NYC. Pantonic rehearsing backstage before entering the competition.

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Fresh organic vegitables, not perfect & I love it...

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From my sister's garden in New Jersey. The real deal. They may not look perfect but they are delicious and quite healthy.

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

12:30PM Update: PICS. Winds are now dying, Sun is fighting through clouds. More people out.

Irene is quickly moving up north carrying her treachery to other parts of the Northeast and heading to Canada. However, in her wake she has a left a lot of destruction and severe flooding. All over Queens County there is downed trees, awnings, Light poles and wires. The flooding is widespread on roads and into basements and houses. Photos courtesy: Richard S. David. 

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11:00AM Update: Widespread Flooding, Very Windy, Violent Storm, Darker Clouds are giving way to brighter clouds

Over NYC Irene is now downgraded to a Violent Tropical Storm. As it hit landfall in the tri-state area (NY, NJ & CT) Irene weakened but it is still raining incessantly, still very windy and dangerous. Severe flooding is widespread, many major roads are closed including portions the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn and The FDR in Manhattan. 
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8:30 update:PIC: the eye of Irene arrives over NYC.

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Still heavy rains but the winds have not picked up beyond the current 40-55 MPH Sustained winds, however, there is wind gusts up to 75 MPH which carry debris. Officials say "stay off the streets" you can be injured by flying debris and shrapnel. Many reports of downed trees across Queens. A few people are out walking and driving. Citgo gas stations is open in Richmond Hill.

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6am Update: PIC Queens/Richmond Hill: Sustained winds & heavy rain incessantly for two hours. Tornado warnings for Queens and Brooklyn

The TORNADO warnings extend across Long Island, NY, including, Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau County and Suffolk County. 
around 4AM Irene picked up her treachery bringing Heavy rain and sustained winds up to 55mph, bending trees in this Richmond Hill neighborhood. Suspended road signals swaying dangerously but are still switching. No descernable damage at this time. As folks rise to meet the worst of hurricane Irene, more reports will come in. stay tuned here: Darrel3000.blogspot.com and @darrel3000 on twitter. 

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4:00am Sunday #Irene picks up momentum near JFK Airport in Queens New York.

4am Update.

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