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October 2026

Oct 11 Navaratri — Lalita Sahasranama Chanting Oct 11 · 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Oct 12 Navaratri — Lalita Sahasranama Chanting Oct 12 · 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Oct 13 Navaratri — Lalita Sahasranama Chanting Oct 13 · 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Oct 14 Navaratri — Lalita Sahasranama Chanting Oct 14 · 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Oct 15 Navaratri — Lalita Sahasranama Chanting Oct 15 · 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Oct 16 Navaratri — Lalita Sahasranama Chanting Oct 16 · 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Oct 17 GSK Watch Party & Annual CMDFW Raas-Garba Oct 17 · 2026 · 5:30 PM · Chinmaya Chitrakoot Oct 17 Navaratri — Lalita Sahasranama Chanting Oct 17 · 2026 · 4:00 PM · Chinmaya Chitrakoot Oct 18 Navaratri — Lalita Sahasranama Chanting Oct 18 · 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Oct 19 Navaratri — Lalita Sahasranama Chanting Oct 19 · 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Oct 20 Vijaya Dashami Pooja Oct 20 · 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Oct 25 Carter BloodCare Drive at Chitrakoot Oct 25 · 2026 · 8:45 am – 1:00 pm · Chinmaya Chitrakoot, 900 N. Beltline Rd, Irving, TX 75061 Oct 25 Shlokathon Testing Day Oct 25 · 2026 · During Bala Vihar sessions · All Centers

November 2026

Nov 1 Walkathon T-Shirt Design Contest — Submissions Due Nov 1 · 2026 · Submit by email to walkathon@cmdfw.org Nov 8 Deepavali Lakshmi Pooja (Samashti Pooja) Nov 8 · 2026 · 7:30 – 9:00 PM · Chinmaya Chitrakoot Nov 9 Kartika Maasa Monday Rudrabhishekam Nov 9 · 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Nov 13 High School Lock-In 1 of 2 Nov 13 · 2026 · 8:00 PM – 6:30 AM (overnight) · Chinmaya Saaket Nov 16 Kartika Maasa Monday Rudrabhishekam Nov 16 · 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Nov 22 Shlokathon Testing Day Nov 22 · 2026 · During Bala Vihar sessions · All Centers Nov 23 Kartika Maasa Monday Rudrabhishekam Nov 23 · 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Nov 30 Kartika Maasa Monday Rudrabhishekam Nov 30 · 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30 PM · Chinmaya Saaket

December 2026

Dec 5 CMDFW Annual Banquet Dec 5 · 2026 · TBD · TBD Dec 7 Kartika Maasa Monday Rudrabhishekam Dec 7 · 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Dec 20 Gita / Tapovan Jayanti — Bhagavad Gita Parayan Dec 20 · 2026 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Dec 31 New Year’s Eve — Vishnu Sahasranama Chanting & Pooja Dec 31 · 2026 · 7:30 – 8:30 PM · Chinmaya Saaket

January 2027

Jan 31 Shlokathon Testing Day Jan 31 · 2027 · During Bala Vihar sessions · All Centers

February 2027

Feb 5 High School Lock-In 2 of 2 Feb 5 · 2027 · 8:00 PM – 6:30 AM (overnight) · Chinmaya Saaket Feb 21 Shlokathon Testing Day Feb 21 · 2027 · During Bala Vihar sessions · All Centers

March 2027

Mar 6 Mahashivaratri Pooja — Sahasra Lingarchana Mar 6 · 2027 · 7:30 – 9:00 PM · Chinmaya Chitrakoot Mar 28 Annual Family Picnic Walkathon Mar 28 · 2027 · Chinmaya Mangalam

April 2027

Apr 3 Pan TX High School Retreat Apr 3–4 · 2027 · Chinmaya Mangalam Apr 4 Shlokathon Testing Day Apr 4 · 2027 · During Bala Vihar sessions · All Centers Apr 7 Ramayan Parayan Begins Apr 7 · 2027 · Chinmaya Saaket Apr 10 Children Gita Chanting Competition Apr 10 · 2027 · 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM · Chinmaya Chitrakoot Apr 14 Ramanavami Pooja — Sita Rama Kalyana Apr 14 · 2027 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Apr 16 Adults Gita Chanting Competition Apr 16 · 2027 · 7:00 – 9:00 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Apr 17 Annual Family Picnic Apr 17 · 2027 · Chinmaya Mangalam Apr 18 Saaket Graduation Apr 18 · 2027 · During Bala Vihar sessions · Chinmaya Saaket Apr 20 Hanuman Jayanti Pooja Apr 20 · 2027 · 7:30 – 8:30 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Apr 24 Hanuman Chalisathon Apr 24 · 2027 · 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Chinmaya Saaket Apr 25 Frisco Graduation & Guru Paduka Pooja Apr 25 · 2027 · During Bala Vihar sessions · Chinmaya Frisco

May 2027

May 2 Chitrakoot Graduation & Guru Paduka Pooja May 2 · 2027 · During Bala Vihar sessions · Chinmaya Chitrakoot May 8 Gurudev Jayanti — Annual Music Program & Volunteer Appreciation May 8 · 2027 · 7:00 – 9:00 PM · Chinmaya Saaket May 9 Parent Teacher Conference 2 of 2 May 9 · 2027 · During Bala Vihar sessions · All Centers May 9 Shlokathon Testing Day May 9 · 2027 · During Bala Vihar sessions · All Centers May 16 Last Day of Bala Vihar 2026–27 May 16 · 2027 · During Bala Vihar sessions · All Centers