NOA friends and community members:

Jwojalapa! Namaste!

We are proud to announce that the Newah Organization of America (NOA) is organizing a group Kayeta Puja(Bratabandha; it is a rite of passage where a boy becomes young adult by accepting the sixteen cultural traits; Sodash Sanskriti - daily, annual and other rituals. Then he becomes 'Dweeja' - twice born - culturally) ceremony in the Greater Baltimore/Washington, DC metropolitan area to be held on Sunday, July 25, 2010, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Greater Baltimore Temple, 2909 Bloom Road, Finksburg, Maryland 21048.

Dear NOA friends, families and community members,

Jwojalapa! Namaste! Hello!

  It is our great pleasure to cordially invite you to the Newah Organization of America's 9 th Annual Convention and General Meeting in the Washington, DC metropolitan area on Sunday May 30, 2010 from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM.   As always, we hope you can join us over the Memorial Day holiday weekend for our traditional gathering of NOA members, friends, families and supporters.

This year’s NOA Convention Theme will be ,” Newah Cultural Heritage and Tourism in Nepal”.

Saptavidhanuttara Puja: A Newah Buddhist Ritual Performance

Sevenfold Supreme Offering to Karunamaya-Lokesvara
Performed by Dr. Naresh Man Bajracharya

Dear friends, families and community members,

Newah Organization of America (NOA) is organizing Saptavidhanuttara Puja in the Greater DC area. The puja is dedicated to Karunamaya-Lokesvara ( Machhindranath), the Bodhisattava of Compassion. This is an important puja of the Newah Buddhist ritual in Nepal.