SHARADOTSAV 2025: SPECIAL DINNER (Oct 4) & LUNCH (Oct 5) MENU

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EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT PERIOD FOR OCT 4, SAT SPECIAL DINNER AND OCT 5, SAT SPECIAL LUNCH IN SHARADOTSAV 2025 HAS ENDED. THESE TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THEIR REGULAR PRICE LISTED BELOW.

Saturday, Oct 4,  Special Dinner Ticket:

Individual-(Veg Option) $33/-; Individual-(Non Veg Option) $39/-; Family (max 4 people)-$125/- ; Student-$27/-

MENU (tentative):

Non-Veg Option: Rice, Beetroot Tikki, Fish Amritsari, Daal, Kurkure Bhindi, Dhokar Dalna, Shahi Paneer, Soyabean Tikka Masala, Kadhai Goat Curry, Sweet Mango Chutney, Gulab Jamun with Rabri.

Veg Option: Rice, Beetroot Tikki, Daal, Kurkure Bhindi, Dhokar Dalna, Shahi Paneer, Soyabean Tikka Masala, Sweet Mango Chutney, Gulab Jamun with Rabri.

 

Sunday, Oct 5,  Special Lunch Ticket:

Individual-(Veg Option) $22/-; Individual-(Non Veg Option) $28/-; Family (max 4 people)-$80/- ; Student-$20/-

MENU (tentative):

Non-Veg Option:.Veg Pulao, Veg Korma, Mysore Masala Dosa, Medu Vada, Idli, Sambar, Chutney, Chicken Biryani, Raita, Pineapple Kesari.

Veg Option: Veg Pulao, Veg Korma, Raita, Mysore Masala Dosa, Medu Vada, Idli, Sambar, Chutney, Pineapple Kesari.

No tickets are needed for children below 9 years of age.

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION will close on Sept 8! 

ADMISSION is FREE for puja, prasad and bhog lunch and cultural program. If you are planning to come ONLY for the puja, prasad, bhog lunch and/or the cultural program but not special dinner on Sat, Oct 4 and/or special lunch on Sun, Oct 5, you will still need to register by choosing the “GENERAL REGISTRATION” option after clicking on the registration link in green font above or scrolling down to the REGISTRATION QR code.

The SHARADOTSAV 2025 Special Dinner on October 4 and Special Lunch on October 5 have ticketed admission.

SHARADOTSAV 2025 EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!

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SHARADOTSAV 2025

Date: Sat and Sun, October 4-5, 2025

Venue: Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Road, Ithaca, NY 14850

Please click on this link to register or scroll down to register using the QR Code.

ADMISSION is FREE for puja, prasad and bhog lunch and cultural program.

The SHARADOTSAV 2025 Special Dinner on October 4 and Special Lunch on October 5 have ticketed admissions. Early Bird discounted ticket prices for the mentioned special Sharadotsav 2025 dinner on Oct 4 and lunch on Oct 5 are available ONLY till September 8 after which tickets will be available at their regular price.

Special Dinner and Lunch Early Bird discounted ticket prices (available till Sept 8)

Saturday, Oct 4,  Special Dinner Ticket:

Individual-(Veg Option) $30/-; Individual-(Non Veg Option) $36/-; Family (max 4 people)-$100/- ; Student-$25/-

Sunday, Oct 5,  Lunch Ticket:

Individual-(Veg Option) $20/-; Individual-(Non Veg Option) $25/-; Family (max 4 people)-$75/- ; Student-$18/-

No tickets are needed for children below 9 years of age.

Sharadotsav 2025

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SARASHI and Foundation of Light will celebrate Sharadotsav 2025 on the weekend of Oct 4-5 at the Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS. More details will be posted from mid-August onwards.

Sharadotsav 2024

SHUVHO NAVAVARSHA 2025 EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION

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SARASHI, South Asia Religion Art Science and Humanism Institution, Inc will celebrate NAVAVARSHA 2025 in ITHACA, NY, on Sunday April 27, 2025 between 1.00 PM to 4.30 PM. The event will feature sumptuous South Asian cuisine (lunch and evening snacks) and a community cultural program.

Date: Sunday, April 27, 2024 (1.00 PM to 4.30 PM)

Venue: Congregation Tikkun V’Or, Ithaca Reform Temple, 2550 North Triphammer Road, Ithaca, NY 14850.

Early Bird Ticket Information:

Individual: $30/person

Family: $100 (4 person maximum limit)

Student: $20.

No tickets will be needed for children below 10 years.

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON MIDNIGHT OF APRIL 15. Please register early as the venue has limited seating capacity.

SARASHI NAVAVARSHA 2025 EVENT REGISTRATION QR Code

VASANT RANGOTSAV 2025

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SARASHI and the Foundation of Light (FOL) will jointly celebrate Vasant Rangotsav 2025 (Color of Spring Festival)  with the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Central New York community on Feb 22, 2025 at the Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Road, Ithaca, NY 14850.

As in other regions of the world, spring season (Vasant Ritu) in South Asia is a season of joy and rejuvenation and marked with festivities.

Vasant Panchami is a festival that heralds the imminent arrival of spring and the end of winter. It is celebrated through the worship of Saraswati, the patron goddess of knowledge and the arts, as well as music and dance events celebrating the ripening of crops in agricultural fields. Yellow, which represents the brilliance of nature such as the color of mustard fields in full bloom widely features in Vasant Panchami and other springtime festivities such as Pohela Falgun (the first day of the month of Falgun in the lunar calendar).

Doljatra is usually celebrated 40 days after Vasant Panchami, around the time of the spring equinox and is the most colorful among festivals in South Asia. Children spray colored powder solutions while adults smear dry colored powder on each other’s faces to celebrate friendships and bonds with each other in an atmosphere of fun and frolic.

Both festivals will be celebrated at the Foundation of Light on February 22 in a single event “Vasant Rangotsav” or a Color of Spring Festival. The event is ‘Hop In and Hop Out’, which means you can come and go as you like.

Please save the date. This page will be updated in the first week of February 2025 with all relevantdetails

Please email rsvp.sarashi@gmail.com for more information.