Happy New Year 2013!!

Everyone celebrates New Year differently. People light oil lamps and decorate their house with flowers, and rangolis. People get up early in the morning, take bath and wear new clothes. Many offer special prayers to Gods and Goddesses for health and wealth.  Often at the time of New Year, gifts and sweets are exchanged with each other.

There is also a very strong tradition to make New Year Resolutions. This is  usually done to get rid of old bad habits and adopt new and better ones. Some of the most popular New Year resolutions include:

• Learn something New everyday
• Spend more time with family and friends
• Be nice to each and everyone
• Help and provide service to the need

Happy Diwali!

Happy Diwali to Everyone!!

Lets do this Diwali word search:

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AYODHYA	CELEBRATION	DECORATED
DEMON	DIWALI	DIYA
DRAUPADI	EPIC	EXILE
FESTIVAL	FIRECRACKERS	FIREWORKS
FOURTEEN	HASTINAPURA	HINDU
HOMECOMING	KAURAVAS	KING DASHARATHA
LAKSHMANA	LAKSHMI	LANKA
MAHABHARATA	PANDAVAS	PRINCE
RAMA	RAMAYANA	RANGOLI
RAVANA	RESCUED	SITA

Welcome to Saadhanaa Baala Vatikaa!

This is a sister program of sAdhanA bhAratI, meant for educating and fine tuning the values instilled by the sanAtana dharma popularly known as hinduism). This program is directed by Mrs. JAnakI padmanAbhan, who has 50 years of experience in teaching the subject to youngsters. She worked in the past with the Chinmaya Mission in the development and execution of curriculum for students interested in sanAtana dharma. We hope that parents and students living in Howard County and nearby areas to take advantage of these resources provided by Mrs. PadmanAbhan. sAdhanA bhAratI (a program for adults) will continue to work with the bAlavATikA program and provide support as necessary.

-tEjasvinAvadhI tamastu mA vidviShAvahai!