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CALENDAR  16th Annual Festival Of India BY CARU DAS CALENDAR, Sep 6 (VNN) — 16th Annual Festival of India Sat. Sept.14, 4 pm Utah Valley's KHQN Radio and Krishna Temple, located on South Main St. in Spanish Fork, will host the 16th Annual Festival of India on Saturday, September 14th from 4 pm. The new Krishna Temple provides an expanded festival site and facilities for the popular event. After 15 increasingly successful editions of the India Fest, few people in Utah County are ignorant of the fact that, once a year, you can go to India without spending a lot of money. You can have India right in the middle, of all places, ... Spanish Fork! Over 5,000 people attended last year's celebration, and India Fest 2002 could be the biggest one yet, thanks to the enthusiastic increase of promotional efforts on the part of the organizers, the majestic, overlooking presence of the Krishna temple at the festival site, and a natural amphitheater which can accommodate thousands. Underneath multicolored Indian wedding tents, the eight acre festival site will feature world class entertainment, cuisine, a gift shop, art, photography, and cultural exhibits on India. Delicious hot four course meals of Indian curry with home made cheese (paneer), blueberry hallava, spicy Bengali rice, and giant lentil chips (papadams) will be served throughout the evening. There will be Indian drinks such as Peach lassi, and Nimbu pani, as well as sweets and pizza for the less adventurous. Everyone is invited to enjoy this unique and exotic event, which has been growing in public attendance year after year. Admission is $3.00 person/$1.00 children. Schedule of Stage entertainment 4:30 pm Vishal Ailawadhi, brilliant young classical and popular Indian vocalist from Torrance, Cal. Plays harmonium and tabla accompaniment by Hemant Ekbote.. 5:30 pm Aloke Dasgupta on sitar and Sashanka Bakshi, tablas. Aloke is among the most outstanding and original sitar players in the North Indian classical style. With a maturity of composition all his own, he has won the hearts of critics and audiences worldwide. Debashish Bannerji, critic: Times of India. 6:30 pm, The Lotus Dance Company of Southern California is comprised of 5 graceful young ladies. Each member brings a different background to the group-thai chi, ballet, yoga, Indian classical dance, & modern jazz. Through their synergy they combine individual talents in dynamic new ways. 7:30 pm: Main Event, Pageant of the Ramayana, climaxing in the spectacular burning of 20' high effigy of Ravana after dark with flaming arrows and fireworks. All entertainment made possible in part by a grant from the Utah Arts Council & The National Endowment for the Arts Contact VNN about this story  Send this story to a friend
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