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2025 Events
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December-January
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Interpretation of Andal Pasurams
for 30 days with new music, text, narration, dance choreography and
performances. One video released per day sponsored by Hindu Temple of
Atlanta.
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December 1
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Sasikala receives Governor’s Award for Arts and
Humanities at the State Capitol.
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October 19
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Cumming City Diwali Festival performances, Cumming
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October 5
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Morrow International Night Market performances,
Morrow
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August 30
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Chinmaya Charitham dance
drama (short version), Chinmaya Mission, Atlanta
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August 9
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Sivanuja Gokarakonda Rangapravesam, West Forsyth High
School
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August 2
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Vempati Parampara
performances at YuvaBharathi, Palo Alto, CA
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July 12
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Sruthi Vangavolu Rangapravesam, West Forsyth High
School
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June 28
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Abhignana
Sakuntalam dance drama, Clayton Performing Arts
Center
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June 20
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Spivey Hall Global Music Festival Performances
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June
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Summer Camp
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Jan 31
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Evansdale Elementary School Introduction to Kuchipudi
performances
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Jan 28
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Emory Emeritus College Lunch Colloquim
performances
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2021 Events
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June 7
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(MC)2 StaibDance
Performance and Interview, 8:00 PM, Windmills Arts Center, East Point,
Georgia
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January 29
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Samskriti Foundation Festival of Kuchipudi, virtual
Abhinaya Performance by Sasikala Penumarthi and students of the Academy of
Kuchipudi Dance
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2020 Events
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January 18
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Cultural Arts Council, Douglasville, Georgia, Family ARTSventures! Classical arts performance by Sasikala
Penumarthi and students of the Academy of Kuchipudi Dance
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December 17
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Lee County Library VC Grant Virtual Kuchipudi Dance
by Sasikala Penumarthi, broadcast from December 17-24, 2020
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2019 Events
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December 21
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Rangapravesam by Nitya Mahakala
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October 27
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Rukmini Kalyanam, Kuchipudi Dance Drama by Kuchipudi
Art Academy, Chennai, India
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August 11
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Rangapravesam by Samasritha Akella
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August 3
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Rangapravesam by Sindhu Tunki, Duluth
High School
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June 29
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Rangapravesam
by Ananya Terala, Duluth High School
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2018 Events
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June 24
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Rangapravesam by Sravya Ambadipudi, Hindu Temple of Atlanta
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June 2
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Rangapravesam by Jayanthi L Narain
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February 16
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Rangapravesam
by Sudha Somayajula
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2017 Events
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December 10
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Sri Rama Pattabhishekam, Kuchipudi Dance Drama at the
Clayton Performing Arts Center
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July 8
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Rangapravesam by Suma Yellamraju
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June 3
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Rangapravesam by Kavya Paladugu
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May 20
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Rangapravesam by Vijaya Subramanyam, Hindu Temple of
Atlanta
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May 13
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Sri Lalitha Bhandasura Charitham by Kuchipudi Kala
Kendra, Vizag, India
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Jan 17
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Rangapravesam by
Lasya Rupa Penumarthi, Gwinnett Performing Arts Center
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2016 Events
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August 6
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Rangapravesam by Manvitha Manyam at the Hindu Temple
of Atlanta
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June 23
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Performance at the Summer
World Music Festival
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May 10
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Telling a Story
in Kuchipudi to the Young Audiences (2-5 Grades) of The Peeple's Elementary
School on Tuesday at 8:30 AM
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2015 Events
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October 10
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Andal Kalyanam Dance Drama at the Ridgeland High
School, Jackson, MS
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September 27
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Chinmaya Charitham
Dance Drama at the Gwinnett Civic Center (now Infinite Energy Theater) as
part of Guru Chinmayananda's Birth Centennary Celebrations
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September 5
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Rangapravesam by
Ramya Ramaraju at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta
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August 8
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Rangapravesam by
Puja Tripuraneni at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta
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June 4
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Kaaliya Krishna performance as an Educator, at the
2nd Annual Woodruff Arts Center Educator Conference
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2014 Events
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November 26
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Natyalahari Solo
Performances at the Power APAC Auditorium, Jackson, MS
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November 16
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Sankara
Nethralaya (Free Eye Care) Fund Raising Performance at the Porter Sanford
III Performing & Community Center
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November 8
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Kanniks Shanti
Performance at the Ferst Center for the Arts, Georgia Tech.
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August 1
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Nada Neerajanam,
Dance Performances at an offering to Lord Venkateswara at the Tirumala
Tirupathi Devasthanam, Tirumala, India
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July 5
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Sita Rama Kalayanam
Mini Dance Drama at the North American Telugu Convention, World Congress
Center, Atlanta
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2013 Events
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Feb 11
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Telling a Story
in Kuchipudi to the Young Audiences (3-5 Grades) of The Walker School on
Monday at 8:30 AM
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Mar 2
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Kathak Dance
Performance by Sri Jayant Kastuar from New Delhi,
India. The performance will be at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta
Auditorium on Saturday, 4:00 pm.
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Mar 27
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Introduction to
Kuchipudi to the Young Audiences (K-2, 3-5 Grades) of the E Rivers
Elementary School on Wednesday at 9:00 and 10:00 AM
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Apr 5
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Kuchipudi Dance Workshop
to the Young Audiences (K-5 Grades) of the Acworth Intermediate School on
Friday at 8:30, 9:20, 12:15 and 1:00 pm
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May 3
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Telling and
Story in Kuchipudi to the Young Audiences (K-6 Grades) of the Mountain Road
Elementary School on Friday at 9:50 and 10:40 AM
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Jun 22
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Pasidi
Poornamma, a Kuchipudi Dance Drama adopted from a Social Theme, originally
written by Sri Gurujada Apparao, rewritten into a dance drama by Sri Phani Dokka.
The performance will be performed at the Gwinnett Performing Arts Center on
Saturday at 4:00 pm.
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Aug 10
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Kuchipudi
Rangapravesam by Pallavi Penumetcha at the Berkmar High School on Saturday.
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Oct 1
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Kuchipudi
Rangapravesam by Anoosha Kumar
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2012 Events
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Jun 24
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Kuchipudi Rangapravesam by Anjalie Subramanian at the Roswell
Cultural Arts Center on Sunday at 4:00 pm
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Jul 8
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ATA Lifetime
Achievement Award and Tribute to Padmabhushan
Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam at the World Congress Center, Atlanta
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Aug 4
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Kuchipudi Rangapravesam by Kamini Manivannan at the Roswell
Cultural Arts Center on Saturday at 4:00 pm
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Aug 24
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Tribute to Padmabhushan Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam by Sasikala
Penumarthi at the NTR Kalamandiram, Hyderabad on
Friday at 6 pm, presided by Jnanpeeth Awardee Padmabhushan Dr. C. Narayana Reddy. Pravasa
Bharathiya Award presented to Sasikala Penumarthi
and Padmabhushan Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam
National Award presented to Manju Bhargavi
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Oct 19
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Guru Samarpanam to Padmabhushan
Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam at the Watkins Mill High School in Gaithersburg,
Maryland on Saturday from 10 AM to 9 PM
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2009 Events
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Jan-May
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Dances and Dance
Form, Undergraduate Credit Course at Emory University Dance Department,
Georgia
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Feb 19
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Bhagavad Gita
Verses Performance based on the Penguin Classics book by Dr. Laurie Patton's
at Emory University Carlos' Museum, Georgia.
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Apr 11
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Akhila
Rangapravesam at Collins Hill High School, Georgia
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Jun 20
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Rukmini Kalyanam
at Mary Jane Teall Theater, Wichita, Kansas
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Jun - Jul
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Summer Dance
Camp
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Aug 1
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Siri
Rangapravesam at Berkmar High School, Georgia
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Aug 20
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'Showcase
Atlanta' at the Woodruff Arts Center - Won the third place
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Oct 17
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Rukmini
Kalyanam, Corning New York
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2008 Events
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Jun 14
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Rukmini Kalyanam
Dance Ballet sponsored by Indo-American Forum for Political Education at
Mobile, Alabama.
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Jun 21
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Guinness Book of
World Record Performance by Sasikala, Lasya Penumarthi and 330 Artists at
International Kuchipudi Conference, Cupertino,CA.
Also performed Guru Vandana Dance Drama by Sasikala Penumarthi, Kamala
Reddy Rajupet and students of Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam. Sasikala and
Lasya Rupa received their Guiness Book of World Records Award.
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Aug 9
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Reneeta Basu Rangapravesam
(Graduation) at Collins Hill High School, Georgia
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Aug 23
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Group
Performance by Academy Students at India Day in Augusta, Georgia
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Aug 27
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Performance by
Sasikala Penumarthi at Young Audiences SHOWCASE at Gwinnett Heritage
Center, Georgia
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Nov 16
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Homage to
Nataraja, the God of Dance, by Sasikala Penumarthi at Hindu temple of
Atlanta, Georgia
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2007 Events
(10th Anniversary of the Academy of Kuchipudi Dance)
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Jun 2
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Parina Shah
Rangapravesam (Graduation) at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta, Georgia
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Jun 17
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Amulya Nagarur
Rangapravesam (Graduation) at the Roswell Auditorium, Georgia
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Dec
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Swapna Vijayam -
Kuchipudi Dance Drama based on the famous story of Nutcracker, Robert Ferst
Center for the Arts, Georgia Tech
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2006 Events
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1/1/06
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Hindu Temple of
Atlanta New Year Celebrations
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1/25/06
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Hayes Elementary
School, a Young Audiences of Atlanta program
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3/10/06 - 3/16/06
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All India Dance Festival,
Kuchipudi Village, India
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3/23/06
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Master Class on
Kuchipudi Dance at Emory University
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3/29/06
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Duncan Creek
Elementary School, Hoschton, Georgia, a Young Audiences of Atlanta program
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3/31/06
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Acworth
Elementary School, a Young Audiences Program
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4/3/06 - 4/6/06
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Course at
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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4/7/06
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Tsunami Relief
Fundraiser at Berry College, Rome, Georgia
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4/17/06
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Briarlake Elementary School, a Young Audiences of Atlanta
Program
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4/30/06
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Telugu Association
of Metro Atlanta Ugadi Festival
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5/2/06
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Performance for
Veterans organized by Emory Medical School
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5/18/06
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Sequoyah Middle
School International Festival
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5/27/06
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Hindu Temple of
Atlanta Brahmotsavam Celebrations
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5/31/06
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Master Class on
Kuchipudi Dance at Emory University
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6/26/06
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Kuchipudi Dance
Workshop at Emory University
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6/28/06
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American
Association of Physicians from Indian Origin
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7/10/06
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Kuchipudi Dance
Workshop at Emory University
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7/19/06
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Atlanta Central Library,
Downtown Atlanta
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8/6/06
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Kuchipudi
Rangapravesam, Students Graduation
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8/16/06
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ISKCON Temple,
Atlanta
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8/19/06
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Festival of
India Celebrations, Huntsville, Alabama
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8/19/06
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Festival of
India Celebrations by the Indian American Cultural Association, Atlanta,
Georgia
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9/21/06
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Master Class at
Emory University Dance Department
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9/30/06 - 10/1/06
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Toronto
International Dance Festival
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10/18/06
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Berry College
Solo Performances
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11/2/06
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Emory University
Domains of Wonder Performances
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