Sacramento Mahaperivaa Mandali

• Location : Sacramento, CA
• Community Served: Hindu Community
• Focus: Hindu Cultural

Organization background

Sacramento MahaPeriyavaa Mandali (also called as MahaSwami Kunjithapatha Seva Trust) is a charitable organization dedicated to preserving and promoting Indian Culture in North America. The organization conducts multiple cultural and religious events catering to the Sacramento, Davis and the SFO Bay Area community. Examples of the types of events conducted are

• Cultural Events
  • Concerts: "Nadha Pravaaham" (Sanjeev Venkataramanan (Violin), Srikanth Chary(Veena), Ravindra Bharathy Sridharan (Mridangam), Ganesh Ramanarayanan (Kanjira))
  • Natyanjali Dance Festival - children and adults are given an opportunity to showcase their talents and develop their talents and careers.
• Religious Events
  • Sarva Vaggeyakara Aradhana
  • Ghosti Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam for Lokashemam
  • Seeta KalyanaMahotsavam
  • Yearly MahaPeriyavaa Aaradhanai
  • Yearly MahaPeriyavaa Jayanthi
  • Monthly Anusham Poojai

The cultural programs give children and adults an opportunity to showcase their talents and develop them further. The religious programs enable the Hindu community to preserve ancient traditions, and pay their respects to their Creator and teachers. Such programs also serve to introduce Indian culture and religion to the younger generation so they don't forget the roots that they come from.

GKF contribution to SMM

• 2015-2019: full financial support for operation
• 2024: funding for Margazhi (December) music festival