The Hindu Society of Central Florida in Casselberry (Orlando area) will celebrate its fourth temple anniversary and Brahmotsavam Festival from June 19-21.

During this event, Sahasra Kalasabhishekam will be performed. This auspicious religious activity involves prayers with 1,116 kalasams made of silver and copper filled with holy waters. The special prayer has the power to bring peace, prosperity and well-being to the community by removing obstacles, calamities and ill health.

Witnesses to the Sahasra Kalasabhishekam obtain the fruits of bathing in the sacred rivers such as Ganges, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri. Kalasabhishekam signifies an absolute surrender to God of all one's possessions with ultimate goal of reaching Him directly.
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	Schools such as this one in rural India will benefit from the Tampa Ekal Vidyalaya fundraiser set June 20.

The annual Ekal Charity Concert held by Ekal Vidyalaya will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 20 at India Cultural Center (5511 Lynn Road) in Tampa.

Providing entertainment will be the Sushil Baweja Group, which will sing ghazals, bhajans and old/new Bollywood hits. Besides Sushil Baweja, performers include Preet Prerana, Ashok Pandey and Kumar Jai. Tickets for the fundraiser are $25 each with dinner included.

A charitable trust, Ekal (www.ekal.org) initiates, supports and runs non-formal one-teacher schools in India. The movement strives to create a network of non-formal schools and health education that will educate and empower children in rural and tribal India.

For more information, call Jawahar Taunk at (727) 480-3829, Chandresh Saraiya at (813) 309-0647 or Ram Jakhotia at (813) 962-4172.

	Pujya Deepakbhai

For the first time in Jacksonville, a self-realized person, Pujya Deepakbhai Desai from India, will be presenting Akram Vignan Live.

Pujya Deepakbhai is a direct disciple of Gnani Dada Bhagwan and a contemporary of Niruma.

He will be explain the actual scientific basis regarding vexing questions like "who am I", what are bondages, how to be free of bondages, how to get rid of worries, anger, greed, who is God, Is there a solution for our daily puzzles, etc." in practical terms.
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	Ranakumar Nadella

About 5,000 people are expected to attend the first America Telugu Sambaralu July 2-4 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.

A newly formed tax-exempt association, National America Telugu Society (NATS) is the organizer of the bi-annual event. "Telugus need to take care of Telugus in North America," said NATS President Ranakumar Nadella. "Preserving and propagating our culture is OK, but our focus is on service-oriented activities. We want to bring a large number of people together to this conference that is geared toward families."

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One of the biggest hits on the Gujarati musical genre scene is coming to the Sunshine State.

"Sathvaro Shri Radhe Shymno," a devotional musical saga of Radha and Krishna, will be presented Saturday, June 13, in Orlando and Sunday, June 14, in Tampa.

Highlights of the show include a dance preformed on the title song of "Kisna" film, live presentation of Shreenathji (one of the avatars of Shri Krishna), Yamunaji and other godly figures. Singers are Mridula Desai, Saurabh Mehta and Manisha Savla. Narrator is Hemali Sejpal and dance direction is by Punita Hirani. One of the biggest attractions of the show is child artist Khushali Hirani.

The 7 p.m. Orlando show will be at Dr. Phillips High School, 6500 Turkey Lake Road. The 6 p.m. Tampa presentation will be at India Cultural Center, 5511 Lynn Road.

Tickets are $30, $40 and VIP. For more information, call Jayesh Patel at (407) 460-2020 or Himanshu Bhatt at (407) 929-4311.

More than a 1,000 people are expected to participate in the annual Tampa Bay Rath Yatra (The Festival of Chariots) Sunday, June 28 at India Cultural Center, 5511 Lynn Road, in Tampa. The festival will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting with bhajans, followed by pooja at 10:30, the Rath Yatra at noon, mahaprasad at 1:30 and cultural program at 2 p.m.

In India, the holy town of Puri, Orissa, home of the Lord of the Universe, Jagannath, celebrates this festival. The temple of Jagannath, also known as Krishna, in Puri is one of India's major pilgrimage sites. The Festival of Chariots signifies Lord Jagannath's journey from the forest into the hearts of people.

Co-sponsors are Federation of Indian Associations of Tampa Bay, Hare Krishna Temple in Alachua, Florida Oriya Association, and Gujarati Samaj of Tampa Bay and Khaas Baat.

For puja, sponsorship and more information, call Event Chair Satish Sharma at (813) 877-2192 or Chandrakant Patel at (813) 340-5505.

	2010 Honda Insight

Originally introduced in 1999, the Honda Insight is back as a 2010 model year. The five-door, five-passenger sedan is equipped with a 1.3-liter inline-4 cylinder engine (with Integrated Motor Assist) that develops 98 horsepower at 5800 rpm and 123 pounds-feet of torque at 1000-1500 rpm. An electric motor supplements the power train with 13 hp at 1500 rpm. You may think that's not enough to propel the 2,734-pound car but, trust us, it is. Suspension is handled by a reliable front MacPherson strut and a rear torsion beam. The electric power rack and pinion steering is on the mark.

Sure, the exterior is sleek and futuristic. But it's when you enter the cabin and take a seat behind the tilt-and-telescopic steering column that you will be impressed. No, not with the two-tier instrument panel, the 160-watt stereo system or the automatic climate control system.
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