27 June 2019
USA

Maya Bazaar 2019 again managed to beat its own success from last year! A unique outdoor summer festival, first of its kind organized by Association of Indo Americans “AIA” had surprises in every corner. People came in droves to see it and left with a sense of wonder, excitement and nostalgia. With over 10,000 attendees, Maya Bazaar was refreshingly endearing, visually stunning, totally engaging, and hilariously entertaining with pure magic all around. This mega event presented by Sanjeev Gupta CPA Tax Services. City of San Ramon was the event partner & co-sponsored by Bolly 92.3 FM.

The event started at 11AM and went all the way till 7 PM. There were live Characters - Chota Bheem, Chutki, that mingled with the crowd and were a raging hit among kids and adults. There were several carnival games & slides for kids. Jungle Book (Jiffyy Pets), Water Balls, Jump Houses were a runaway hit with kids. And there was a train rides – MayaBazaar Express.

One of the key mottos of Maya Bazaar was to showcase and propagate Indian Cultural and Art forms. The daylong Cultural programs did that in style. Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, Kathak & Mohini Attam Classical dances (by kids and adults), Foot tapping Bollywood and Tollywood dances thoroughly entertained the audience. Singers from BATA Karaoke team presented super hit songs. Added to this, there were some special programs Kids corner, Gully Cricket tourney(organized by San Ramon Cricket Assoc) , Free Yoga & Treasure Hunt were very well received !!

Mirch Masala - Food Festival with brought various delicacies with unique presentation under one roof. Peacock Restaurants, Biryaniz, Chaat Bhavan/Mantra, Urban Spice, Brahma Bulls, Bombay to Goa, Ashwins Kitchen & Mangoes catered the food for the event What’s a summer festival without shopping and Maya Bazaar provided ample opportunities for the same. Over 60 vendors displayed booths spanning event sponsors, clothing, jewelry, dentists, mehendi, real estate, after schools, IT training, health services, music schools and Paatasala “Telugu School. TANA (Telugu Association of North America) – conducted a bone marrow drive.

AIA team felicitated, San Ramon City Mayor Bill Clarkson, Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, Ex-Assemblywoman Catherine Baker, Contra Costa Supervisor Andersen, San Ramon Councilmember O'Loane, Dominique Yancey (San Ramon Valley Fire Protection) , Captain Denton Carlson (San Ramon Police Department), and Sridhar Verose (San Ramon Parks & Recreation). Mayor Clarkson thanked AIA for bringing such an incredible event that binds the community together and promised unwavering support in the coming years. Assembly Woman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan commended AIA for organizing such a fun-filled summer festivity for the community.

AIA team thanked and felicitated the event sponsors. Bolly 92.3 FM (Co-Organizer), Sanjeev Gupta (Tax services) Wells Fargo (Grand Sponsor) . Other sponsors included TraveloPod (Travel Partner), YouSimle Dental , New York Life (Sangeeta Dutta), Visitors Guru, Vijetha Indian Market, Realtor Sagar Kotha (Windmere) & Realtor Azad (Keller Williams). Radio Bolly 92.3 FM& Virijallu were the media partners.

AIA team also thanked all the volunteers from Asha Jyothi, Spandana, SanRamon Cricket Club & Tri-Valley community who worked dedicatedly and enthusiastically for the event. Portion of the Proceeds fwere donated to non profit organizations Asha Jyothi & Spandana. Finally the team thanked the entire Bay Area Community for their fantastic response to the event.

Maya Bazaar – the sheer name sets unprecedented expectations. But Maya Bazaar event lived up to and in fact crossed all expectations by a mile. Every attendee of Maya Bazaar went back home with lots of smiles & lots of memories they will cherish for a long time. Maya Bazaar is now a Landmark event in the Indian Community and with such a phenomenal response it is inevitable that Maya Bazaar will be MUCH BIGGER & BETTER next time.