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The Maryland Renaissance Festival has become the regions premier outdoor event and the second largest Renaissance Festival in the country. Since the Festivals first season as a ramshackle village in 1977, the event has matured into a large theme show with more than 1,300 participants and 280,000 guests per season.

The Festival employs more than 600 people during each season, working in entertainment and customer service. Eighty-five acres of parking space handle an average of 14,700 customers daily. The English Tudor village is 25 acres of woods and field that transport patrons to an era of chivalry, bawdiness, and good fun. There are more than 130 craft shops displaying many wares handmade by the village artisans.

This video was recorded on Oct 11(SAT), 2009 around 4 PM. Star Heritage India Festival – Diwali Extravaganza, Dulles Expo & Conference Center , 4368 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, VA.

Time : 12 to 9 p.m. Saturday, October 10, and 12 to 7 p.m. Sunday, October 11

Description : The greater Washington area’s premier South Asian festival is back! Come join thousands of your closest friends at the award-winning Star Heritage India Festival and enjoy the sights, sounds, fragrances and tastes of the best of South Asia, all under one roof!

The Ramayana Performed Live – Over 65 actors and actresses will perform the Ramayana live on stage. Choreographed by Bollywood actress Padma Khanna!

Shopping – Garments, Jewelry, CD/DVD, handicrafts, housewares, paintings, books, ayurvedic medicines and more!

Cuisine – Food from different parts of India, including chaat, samosas, kachoris, papdi, dosa, chana-bhatura, idli, vada, fresh-made sweets and namkeens, Indian chai and coffee, pastries and more!

Raffle – An airline ticket raffle sponsored by Qatar Airways

Dance Masti Dance Competition, with over 50 local dance teams of all ages competing for prizes and top honors! Enter your team!

FREE Ayurvedic check-up and consultation by Pitanjali Peeth (Baba Ramdev).

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UHJT Diwali Mela – Association of United Hindu and Jain Temples of Washington Metro Area (UHJT).

Diwali is one of the biggest festival of Hindus, celebrated with great enthusiasm and happiness in India. The festival is celebrated for five continuous days, where the third days is celebrated as the main Diwali festival or “Festival of lights”. Different colorful varieties of fireworks are always associated with this festival. On this auspicious day, people light up diyas and candles all around their house. They perform Laxmi Puja in the evening and seek divine blessings of Goddess of Wealth. The festival od Diwali is never complete without exchange of gifts. People present diwali gifts to all near and dear ones.

LOCATION : Patriot Center, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax, VA.

This video was recorded on Sept 27(SUN), 2009 around 5 PM. Association of United Hindu & Jain Temples of Washington Metro Area (UHJT). 12:00am – 10:00pm, Location: Patriot Center, George Mason University, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax, VA.

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Baltimores fragrant, gleaming Lexington Market, the worlds largest, continuously running market for more than six generations, marks its 220th anniversary this year.

Old as the nation itself, Lexington Market has been a wonderful Baltimore tradition since 1782 at the original site it occupies today, on Lexington Street, between Eutaw and Greene Streets.

The Lexington Market Annual Chocolate Festival takes place in mid-October. Luscious, creamy, delectable chocolate. Baltimores finest chocolariers and bakeries offer truffles to fudge, chocolate covered strawberries and apples, fudge, chocolate layered cakes, cookies and pies.

This video was recorded on Oct 3rd(SAT), 2009 around 1 PM.

This is the 42xd annual outdoor street festival held in Baltimore’s original deep water seaport, Fell’s Point. The festival was originally started as a way to raise funds and draw attention to Fell’s Point when the area was slated for demolition due to highway construction. The Fell’s Point Fun Festival continues that tradition, showcasing historic Fell’s Point, it’s businesses, its charming 18th and 19th century residences, and Baltimore City life.

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This video was recorded on Oct 3rd(SAT), 2009 around 11 AM. .

Baltimore’s fragrant, gleaming Lexington Market, the world’s largest, continuously running market for more than six generations, marks its 220th anniversary this year.

Old as the nation itself, Lexington Market has been a wonderful Baltimore tradition since 1782 at the original site it occupies today, on Lexington Street, between Eutaw and Greene Streets.

Envision every type of chocolate imaginable. In one place, at one time. The Lexington Market Annual Chocolate Festival takes place in mid-October. Luscious, creamy, delectable chocolate. Baltimore’s finest chocolariers and bakeries offer truffles to fudge, chocolate covered strawberries and apples, fudge, chocolate layered cakes, cookies and pies.

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In the months of Ashwin and kartik, Hindus observe a 10 day ceremony of fast, rituals, celebrations, fiests to honor the mother Goddess and triumph of Lord Rama over Demon Ravana. Dussehra also symbolizes the triumph of warrior Goddess Durga over the buffalo demon, Mahishasura. Thus, it is a celebration of victory of good over evil.

This celebration starts from Navratri and ends with the tenth day festival of “Dussehra”. Navratri and Dussehra is celebrated throughout the country at the same time, with varying rituals, but with great enthusiasm and energy as it marks the end of scorching summer and the start of winter season.

Oktoberfest at Fort Meade celebrates with the traditional keg tapping ceremony, culinary demonstrations, traditional German bands and folk dancers, a Standort Komadant competition and a Nascar simulator. Admission is free. Attendees pay for food, beverages and carnival events.