TANA Northern California “Dussehra Diwali Dhamaka-2022” event was a Grand Success
Telugu Association of North America (TANA) in association with AIA organized “DUSSEHRA DIWALI DHAMAKA (DDD) 2022”, a day long Diwali festival at Alameda County FairGrounds on Saturday, October 15th from 12 Noon to 11 PM. The grand Diwali event that witnessed more than 45 thousand attendees had several Dignitaries (Congressman Ro Khanna, Indian Consul General Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad, Alameda County Supervisor, David Haubert and several other BayArea elected officials) joined the celebrations as guests.
TANA team and volunteers led by TANA Northern California Regional Representative, Ram Thota representing Telugu Community and both the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana took leading role in organizing the grand event and joined the grand RAVAN DAHAN and Fireworks activities.
The event had several highlights such as RAVAN DAHAN, FIREWORKS display, RATH YATRA, RAM LEELA Performance on the auspicious occasion, Maha Mangal AARTI, FREE DISCO DANDIYA and GARBA, Food Fest with cuisines from all corners of india, Mithai (sweets) festival, Non-stop cultural programs with spectacular dances, Carnival Rides and games for kids and adults, Fashion shows, Rangoli, Dance, Art competitions, Carroms and Chess competitions. The Spectacular FIREWORKS and 25ft RAVAN DAHAN attracted huge crowds (45K+) making it the most memorable event of the times and one of the biggest diwali events in the entire USA.
TANA President, Anjaiah Chowdhary Lavu congratulated Northern California TANA team for the grand successful “DUSSEHRA DIWALI DHAMAKA (DDD) 2022” Event and TANA Regional Representative, Northern California, Ram Thota thanked AIA team, TANA Leadership and TANA volunteers for their extended support in making this “DUSSEHRA DIWALI DHAMAKA (DDD) 2022” event a grand success.













