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Colorful rangoli pattern with marigold flowers on gymnasium floor during Diwali celebration
Young girl in orange Bharatanatyam costume performing classical dance on makeshift stage
Ganesh idol decorated with flowers and orange garlands at community celebration
Women in vibrant silk saris performing garba circle dance at Navratri festival
Elderly men in white kurtas sitting together at a community picnic laughing
Children sitting in a circle learning Tamil script from an elder grandmother teacher
Volunteers serving food from large steel vessels at a community meal program
Brass diyas lit with flames arranged in a decorative pattern at temple ceremony
Students receiving scholarship certificates from community elders at award ceremony
Community members celebrating with raised hands at outdoor cultural festival
Traditional puja thali with kumkum flowers coconut and incense sticks
Yoga and wellness session with community members on mats in community hall
Closeup of hands preparing food together at community kitchen event
Second-generation youth volunteers organizing free health camp registration
Suburban cul-de-sac decorated with marigold strings during Ganesh Chaturthi procession
Colorful Indian sweets arranged on steel plate at festive community gathering
Since 1998 · Bay Area, CA

Every Photo Here Exists
Because Someone Gave.

28 years of Diwali rangolis, Bharatanatyam recitals, Sunday meals, and mother-tongue classes — sustained by people who remember what it felt like to arrive.

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Raised so far₹18.5Lof ₹25L goal
Stories from our community

Four programs.
Four hundred reasons.

Student receiving scholarship certificate with proud family members at ceremony
Scholarship Fund
14 students this year

"My parents drove a taxi and worked at a gas station. They wrote a cheque to Sangam every Diwali even when money was tight. Twenty years later, I'm a physician. I never knew the scholarship existed until I was writing my own cheque."

— Dr. Rajan Krishnamurthy, Fremont

Elderly South Asian woman smiling while being served hot food at community meal program
Senior Meal Program
Every Sunday, 11am

"என் மகன் டல்லாஸ்ல இருக்கான். ஒவ்வொரு ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமையும் இங்கே வருகிறேன். சாப்பாடு மட்டுமல்ல — என் மொழியில் பேசுவதற்கு ஒரு இடம் கிடைக்கிறது." (My son is in Dallas. I come here every Sunday. It's not just the food — it's a place to speak in my own tongue.)

— Meenakshi Sundaram, 74, Sunnyvale

These stories continue because someone decided to help.

Temple interior with brass lamps and flower garlands during morning aarti ceremony
Temple Maintenance
₹8.4L raised last year

"અમે ૧૯૯૮ માં આ ઇમારત ભાડે લીધી. ત્યારે ૧૨ ઘર હતા. આજે ૩૦૦ ઘર છે. આ ઇમારત અમારી નહીં, અમે આ ઇમારત ના છીએ." (We rented this building in 1998. Then there were 12 families. Today there are 300. This building doesn't belong to us — we belong to it.)

— Hasmukh Patel, founding trustee

Large group of women in colorful chaniya choli performing garba in decorated hall
Navratri Festival
1,200 attendees · Oct 2025

"My daughter was born here. She has never seen Gujarat. But when the dhol starts and the circle forms, I watch her face and she understands something I never had to teach her. That's what we're paying for."

— Priya Mehta, San Jose

These stories continue because someone decided to help.

Our community of givers

Built name by name.
Plate by plate. Sunday by Sunday.

These families and individuals have added their names to ours. Every donation — ₹500 or ₹50,000 — earns a permanent place in this scroll.

Krishnamurthy Family
Hasmukh & Savita Patel
Dr. Ananya Iyer
Suresh Nair
The Venkataraman Family
Meena & Rajesh Shah
Priya Mehta
Balaji Subramanian
Sushila & Dinesh Rao
Dr. Kavita Reddy
Mohan & Usha Pillai
Geetha Narayanan
Arvind Desai
The Choudhary Family
Lalitha & Ravi Shankar
Krishnamurthy Family
Hasmukh & Savita Patel
Dr. Ananya Iyer
Suresh Nair
The Venkataraman Family
Meena & Rajesh Shah
Priya Mehta
Balaji Subramanian
Sushila & Dinesh Rao
Dr. Kavita Reddy
Mohan & Usha Pillai
Geetha Narayanan
Arvind Desai
The Choudhary Family
Lalitha & Ravi Shankar
Vijay & Meenakshi Sundaram
Ramesh Gupta
The Agarwal Foundation
Sunita & Prakash Joshi
Dr. Kiran Bhat
Nalini Chandrasekaran
The Iyer–Krishnan Family
Subramaniam Pillai
Hema & Sanjay Kapoor
Padmavathi Trust
Rajan & Saroja Venkatesh
Deepa Suresh
The Mukherjee Family
Gopal Nair
Anita & Vijayakumar
Vijay & Meenakshi Sundaram
Ramesh Gupta
The Agarwal Foundation
Sunita & Prakash Joshi
Dr. Kiran Bhat
Nalini Chandrasekaran
The Iyer–Krishnan Family
Subramaniam Pillai
Hema & Sanjay Kapoor
Padmavathi Trust
Rajan & Saroja Venkatesh
Deepa Suresh
The Mukherjee Family
Gopal Nair
Anita & Vijayakumar
312
Patron Families
28
Years of Sundays
14
Scholarships 2025
4,200+
Meals Served
Annual Fund 2026
74% funded