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OCTOBER 2:
LIVE SITAR AND TABLA CONCERT, Sudhir Phadke on sitar and Pandit Suresh Talwalkar on tabla; accompanying musicians are vocalist Shekhar Khumbojkar and Ramdas Palsule on tabla; $15 per person; free for University of South Florida students; 7:30 p.m. at Cooper Hall 103, USF; (813) 265-0350 or e-mail [email protected]

OCTOBER 9:
CARNATIC VOCAL CONCERT presented by Swarlaya, vocalist Sanjay Subramanyam; 6 p.m. at the College of Public Health Auditorium, USF; Swarlaya members are $15 and non-members are $20; students are $5; e-mail [email protected]

OCTOBER 7-12:
YOGA AND MEDITATION LECTURES, yoga teacher Swami Adhyatmananda will conduct lectures on bhakti yoga; times wary; Hindu Temple of Florida, 5509 Lynn Road; call Gaurangi Patel at (727) 786-6649 or (813) 968-6038 or e-mail Patel at [email protected] or [email protected]

OCTOBER 13:
INDOUS CHAMBER MONTHLY MEETING, guest speaker is Scott Manthorne, author of �Network Like a Pro;� presentation will focus on 10 all-star networking tips, 2005 networking plan and how to network in the chamber; free admission and complimentary dinner; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Best Western Westshore Hotel, 1200 N. Westshore Blvd., Tampa; call (813) 282-3636 for directions; www.indo-us.org

OCTOBER 15-17 AND OCT. 22-24:
NAVRATRI FESTIVAL; nine-day celebration at India Cultural Center, Lynn Road; (813) 949-8779 or (813) 653-4981.

SIGNIFICANT DATES
OCTOBER 2: GANDHI JAYANTHI
OCTOBER 14-22: NAVRATRI FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 22: DASSERA/VIJAY DASHAMI
OCTOBER 31: KARWA CHAUTH

CLASSES VIDYALAYA AT HINDU TEMPLE OF FLORIDA: Every Sunday except on public holiday for first-graders to 12th grade; 12:15 to 2:45 p.m.; subjects include mathematics and English; $25 registration fee per academic year, $125 per fall or winter term; Hindu Temple is at 5509 Lynn Road in Tampa; for more information on Vidyalaya, call Manish Kharod at (813) 963-0616 or Ravi Narayanan at (813) 961-6120.

Hindu Temple of Florida: 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday; 5509 Lynn Road, Tampa, FL 33624; (813) 962-6890

Vishnu Mandir: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday only, discourse by Pandit Vishnu Sharma; 5303 Lynn Road, Tampa, FL 33624; (813) 654-2551

Sanatan Mandir: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday; 311 East Palm Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602; (813) 221-4482

Islamic Society of Tampa Bay Area Mosque: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily; 7326 E. Sligh Ave., Tampa, FL 33601; Tel: (813) 628-0007

Gurudwara: 8 a.m. till 8 p.m. daily; 15302 Morris Bridge Road, Thonotosassa, FL 33592; (813) 986-6205.