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Holi 2025 - 15 March 2025

kb2305@hotmail.com (Kamal IUAC) — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 14:08:12 GMT

IUAC to Celebrates Holi 2025 in Association with Indian Embassy, Sponsored by Hero and Zoho Corp

Although an Indian festival representing the victory of good over evil, Holi is now celebrated not only in India but across the globe. A festival full of colour, laughter and joy. Enjoy this festival with family, friends and the wider community. Like last year, Holi will be celebrated in 2025 also by IUAC and Indian Embassy of Colombia. We are delighted to announce that the event will be sponsored by Hero Motocorp and Manage Engine by Zoho Corp. This time we will be giving a chance to the MSMEs to showcase their products during the events by provisioning different stalls like Artisanal jewelry and handbags, handcrafted accessories and gifts, artifacts, Leather bags and belts, Cosmetics, Sport clothes and accessories, Indian and Colombian Snacks.

Diwali Ball 2024 - 16th Nov 2024

kb2305@hotmail.com (Kamal IUAC) — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:41:10 GMT

Diwali Ball 2024

Diwali symbolises the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. Diwali is marked on the darkest night (new moon) in the year. Diwali is derived from the word “Deepavali,” which means “a row of lights.” Indians celebrate the festival with light rows of traditional clay oil lamps or candles outside their homes to symbolize the victory of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. Join US IN CELEBRATING DIWALI WITH YOUR FRIENDS and COLLEAGUES. As we are around the corner for the most awaited festival of the year, DIWALI which is on the roll. IUAC along with Embassy of India will be celebrating diwali ball 2024 on 16th Nov 2024.

For tickets please contact: Tanya Arora +57-3144785008 /Abhipsa Kundu +91-9126680164

For corporate table booking please contact: Amit Batra +57-3208516077 / Sunil Dhyani +57-3143354433/Jaydeep Shukla +57-3176428807/ Subhranil Mukherjee +57-3136732608

Children's Day: Supporting children of "Foundation 33 Suenos" - 4 May

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 05:00:53 GMT

Foundation 33 Suenos

Celebrating Children's Day, IUAC and the community will be presenting donations to the Foundation 33 Suenos, which supports children from the poorest areas of Bogota by providing education, activities, clothing, food and clean water. The foundation is run by volunteers who have grown up in those communities, understanding the hardships faced by the children of these areas. IUAC, with the support of the community will be distributing donations for these children and spending the day with them to give the children the love and affection they deserve.

Bogota Holi Bash 2024 - 7 April

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 04:36:10 GMT

Bogota celebrates it's first Holi - the festival of Colours, in 5 years on 7th April 2024.

Christmas Celebration - 16 DEC

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 20:59:11 GMT

Christmas Celebration - 16 DEC

IUAC and Embassy of India invite the community to join in the festive season and participate in the Christmas celebration taking place on 16th December. Lots of fun filled activities for families and a visit by a special someone!

Guru Nanak Jayanti - 26 NOV

Sat, 18 Nov 2023 23:40:22 GMT

Guru Nanak Jayanti

Guru Nanak Jayanti this year falls on Monday 27 November and will be celebrated in Bogota with Shri Sukhmani Sahib Path taking place on Sunday 26 November.

Guru Nanak Dev ji, founder of Sikhism, taught righteousness, compassion and equality to his Sikhs. He established many modern day fundamental values and reinforced the importance of three basic principles: Naam Japna (recitation of God's name); Kirat karni (earning an honest living); Vand ke shakna (sharing with others)

Diwali Festival - 11 NOV

kb2305@hotmail.com (Kamal IUAC) — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 07:19:32 GMT

Diwali known as Deepawali or the festival of lights or row of lights is one of the most important festivals in Indian religion. It symbolises spiritual victory of light over darkness,good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. Diwali is connected to various religious mythological events. The day celebrated Lord Rama's return to his kingdom Ayodhya with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana after defeating the demon Ravana during his 14 years of exile.

During the festival,Indians illuminate their homes temples and workspaces with diyas(oil lamps),candles and lanterns.It is also marked with bursting fireworks,decoration with rangoli(flowers or coloured powder) and with other decorative pieces.Food is a major highlight with families partaking in feasts and sharing delicacies.Diwali is celebrated twenty days after Vijayadashami festival with Dhanteras. The second day is Naraka Chaturdashi and the third day is the day of Lakshmi puja which is the darkest night of the traditional month and hence homes aglow with lights thereby making it the "festival of lights". Diwali celebrations include puja of Lakshmi and Ganesha and lay offerings of puffed rice, candy toys,rice cakes and batashas (sugar cakes).

On the night of Diwali,rituals across much of India are dedicated to Lakshmi, Goddess of wealth and prosperity to welcome her into their cleaned homes and bring prosperity and happiness for the coming year.Family members unite to light up firecrackers which is considered to be a way to ward off all evil spirit and add to the festive mood. During Diwali,numerous rural townships and villages host melas or fairs where local producers and artisans trade produce and goods. The families in particular adorn themselves in colourful traditional Indian attires. In some places, Diwali Fairs are held that include a variety of music,dance, arts performances,food,crafts and cultural celebrations.

Diwali, the Festival of lights, is celebrated with grand vigor not only in India but also in various countries around the world The Indian diaspora in countries Ike the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia comes together to celebrate Diwali with grand cultural events, colorful decorations, and traditional rituals.

Halloween Party for Kids - 29 OCT

kb2305@hotmail.com (Kamal IUAC) — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 07:15:11 GMT

IUAC INVITES YOU TO A HALLOWEEN PARTY FOR KIDS - 29 OCT (FROM 1-4PM)

Durga Pooja - 21 OCT

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 21:50:06 GMT

Durga Pooja is one of the main festival in India particularly for eastern part of India. The unification of Goddess Durga ties all Indians in a cohesive bond across the planet. It is jointly celebrated with Navaratras which is most popular in the Northern and Western part of India.

Durga pooja’s essence is to commemorate the victory of good over evil and divine feminist. It begins with the welcome of Goddess as Mahalaya and ends with Vijaya Dashami. To fight off the demon king, Mahishashura, all gods came together to worship Adi Shakti and what emerged out was Goddess Durga who killed the demon on the 10th day of fight. Durga Puja is celebrated with much pomp among all Bengalis from Indian community across the globe.

”Daandiya” is a very popular dance form that is observed during these nine days of celebration, where men and women dance with colorful sticks on music beats that is said to be a recreation of battle between the Devi and demon.

Colombia is primarily a Catholic country however, Colombia has embraced Durga Puja as their own festival and equally love and respect our Indian tradition and customs. They perform and participate with us with the same enthusiasm in all the cultural activities that takes place during the time.

Durga pooja is a festival that brings people together. Durga pooja is organized every year to celebrate one out of many Indian Culture in Colombia. Durga Pooja celebration in Bogota, Colombia had started in 2015 and this will be the 9th year of the celebration in Bogota.

The event runs purely on donations and different people serve voluntarily. During the pandemic, we organized Durga pooja on a smaller scale.

The Indian Community at Bogota served more than 400 lunches to express our gratitude to the first-line Doctors, nurses, and medical staff for their tireless efforts to fight against Covid 19. We also donated to the Mission of Charity. In 2019, Durga Pooja, Bogota got 10th position among Durga Pooja held worldwide.

Durga Pooja 2023 was organized on a magnificent scale with various activities including both Colombian and Indian cultural performances being a major attraction. Government officials from both countries had been invited to grace this auspicious occasion.

Please visit the page for more information.

https://www.facebook.com/BogotaDurgaPuja