{"id":7153,"date":"2009-04-14T06:37:20","date_gmt":"2009-04-14T05:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=7153"},"modified":"2009-04-14T06:41:10","modified_gmt":"2009-04-14T05:41:10","slug":"updates-for-the-2009-kulimela-and-the-20th-annual-la-gurukuli-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=7153","title":{"rendered":"Updates for the 2009 KulimeLA and the 20th Annual LA Gurukuli Reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src='http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KuliMelaLogo.jpg'  align=\"left\" alt='' \/><\/p>\n<div><font face=\"Arial\"><strong>A message from the 2009 KulimeLA<br \/>\nOrganizers:<\/strong><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"Arial\"><\/font>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><font face=\"Arial\">We would like to update you on the progress we have made<br \/>\ntowards the 2009 KulimeLA Event. <\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"Arial\"><\/font>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><font face=\"Arial\"><strong>Location:&nbsp;Los Angeles, California<br \/>\nUSA<\/strong><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"Arial\"><\/font>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><font face=\"Arial\"><strong>Dates: Wednesday the 29th of July until August<br \/>\n2nd, of 2009<\/strong>.<\/font><\/div>\n<p><strong><font face=\"Arial\"><u>Schedule<\/u><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">Wednesday we will begin to welcome guests, and<br \/>\nvolunteers.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">Thursday will be a full day of seminars, sports, meetings,<br \/>\nand entertainment.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">Friday and Saturday will be more of the same, but on a much<br \/>\ngrander scale, so don&#8217;t miss out!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">Saturday night we have plans for a top quality play,<br \/>\nalthough we are still looking for some sponsorship to ensure that it is of the<br \/>\nhighest quality our talent can produce.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">Sunday we will participate in one of the best Ratha Yatras<br \/>\nin the world: <a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.festivalofchariots.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Ratha Yatra<br \/>\nWebsite<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">We have confirmed some locations to use for this event, for<br \/>\ninstance the Masonic Lodge near the Temple, as well as a number of outdoor parks<br \/>\nand we are working on securing a fantastic theater space for Friday night. <\/font><font face=\"Arial\">For more on the schedule as it is updated (it is brief at the<br \/>\nmoment), please visit: <a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kulimela.com\/en\/node\/485\" target=\"_blank\">2009 KulimeLA<br \/>\nSchedule<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"Arial\"><u>Accommodations<\/u><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">Due to the nature of LA, we do not have a central guest<br \/>\nhouse facility, but this has never stopped the large gatherings of the<br \/>\npast.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">We are encouraging people to contact their friends, share<br \/>\nhotel rooms, share house rentals, find that floor space, and just make the<br \/>\neffort to come to this special 20th Reunion.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">We have posted information on nearby hotels, the address of<br \/>\nthe LA temple, and local maps.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">This and more information can be found at: <a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kulimela.com\/en\/node\/484\" target=\"_blank\">KulimeLA Accommodation<br \/>\nSuggestions<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"Arial\"><u>Pre-Registration and Event<br \/>\nFee<\/u><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">Please keep in mind that the event does have a registration<br \/>\nfee, and that pre-registration provides you with a great discount on the<br \/>\nevent.&nbsp; To pay now and lock in the price of the event, please go<br \/>\nto:&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kulimela.com\/en\/node\/488\" target=\"_blank\">KulmeLA Pre-registration<br \/>\nInfo<\/a><\/font><font face=\"Arial\">&nbsp;where we have set up a paypal link and you<br \/>\ncan use a credit card.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"Arial\"><u>Various:<\/u><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">Of course, there are many things to discuss, there will be<br \/>\nmore information on Workshops, Volunteering, and Entertainment, and all of that<br \/>\ncan be found at the official <a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kulimela.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kulimela Website<\/a><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kulimela.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/font><font face=\"Arial\">. Click on the link<br \/>\nto the KulimeLA event.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">For other forms of pre-registration, or for group bookings,<br \/>\nplease contact us:&nbsp; <\/font><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"\/squirrelmail\/src\/compose.php?send_to=kma.account@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\"><font title=\"\/squirrelmail\/src\/compose.php?send_to=kma.account@gmail.com\nCTRL + Click to follow link\" face=\"Arial\">kma.account@gmail.com<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">We are close to having established the Kuli Mela Association<br \/>\nas a verified non-profit organization. That means donations will be tax<br \/>\ndeductable.&nbsp; This will be a strong vehicle for organizing more&nbsp;Kuli<br \/>\nMela and Global Kirtan events in the future.&nbsp;More on that as things<br \/>\nprogress.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">We look forward to hearing from you, sharing with you and<br \/>\nserving with you as we experience yet another tremendous event.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">Jaya Jaganatha!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">KulimeLA&nbsp;Organizers<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\">PS: There are many ways to keep up to date, most of them are<br \/>\nlisted below.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"Arial\"><u>Websites<\/u><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\"><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kulimela.com\" target=\"_blank\">Official Kulimela Website<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\"><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/kulimela.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kulimela Blogsite<\/a> <\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\"><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/thelareunion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">LA Gurukuli Reunion Website<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\"><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=30021377451&amp;ref=mf\" target=\"_blank\">Kulimela<br \/>\nFacebook event page<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\"><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=33856235217&amp;ref=mf\" target=\"_blank\">Gurukuli<br \/>\n20th Anniversary Group Facebook Page<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\"><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=33573223218&amp;ref=mf\" target=\"_blank\">KMA<br \/>\nAssociation Facebook Page<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\"><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/kulimela\" target=\"_blank\">Kulimela MySpace Page<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\"><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/kulimela\" target=\"_blank\">Kulimela Twitter Page<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kulimsselalogo.jpg\" alt=\"Hare Krishna\" \/><strong>By Chaitanya Mangala dasa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>   A message from the 2009 KulimeLA Organizers: We would like to update you on the progress we have made towards the 2009 KulimeLA Event<!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announce"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7153\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}