HAPPENINGS

PRAYERS

■ The Shree Ramulu Temple Society of Puntans Hill will observe its Maridamma Prayer on Sunday from 10am to noon at the temple in Silver Willow Road. Call Seetha Devi on 083 657 7042.

■ The Buccleuch Temple on the corner of Gibson and Old Pretoria roads in Buccleuch, Johannesburg, will host firewalking on August 5 at 10am.

■ The Sathie Sanmatrka Sungum of SA will host its annual Marieamman, Gramadevi and Madurai Veeran festival daily from Friday to Sunday.

RELIGION

■ The Maha Shakti Chandi Durga Temple will host a Bhagawat Mahapuran Katha Part 2 discourse in English by Pujya Guru Rajeshanandha on solving the mysteries of life by bridging the gap between man and God, on Saturday at the David Landau Community Hall in Asherville from 1pm. Limited seats are available. For a free ticket contact Meena on

074 478 6108 or 084 590 0189.

■ The International Society for Krishna Consciousness will host the Festival of Chariots at the Vishwaroop Temple in Plein Street, oThongathi, from Friday to Sunday. The chariot parade will take place on Saturday at 10.30am from the temple. There will be children’s activities, food stalls, a fancy dress parade and entertainment as well as international guest speakers. Call Dinesh Nund (Dinasarana das) on 072 445 4988.

EVENTS

■ The Rotary Clubs of Chatsworth, uMhlanga, Durban North, Reservoir Hills and Phoenix will hold a fund-raising event on June 15 at the Enchanted Garden Convention Centre. Call Anben Thulkanum on 072 244 1802.

■ Kamalinee Primary School will hold its open day on Saturday from 9am until midday.

■ Tafta on the Ridge will hold a fête on Saturday from 8am.

■ Donate blood at the Shree Veeraboga Emperumal Temple in Gandhi’s Hill, oThongathi, on Saturday from 10am.

■ Mount Edgecombe Springboks will hold its annual dinner and dance at the Shree Mariamman Temple hall on June 9. Call Krish on 083 256 4153.

■ The Durban South Region Children’s Eisteddfod takes place on Saturday from 8.30am at the MTSS hall in Merebank.

■ The Shri Luxmi Narayan Temple in Mobeni Heights will host a special general meeting on June 10 at 3pm.

■ Kala Darshan, the institute of classical music and dance, presents Purusham - a dance celebrating the cosmic man at the eThekwini College on June 24 at 5pm. For tickets, contact Taresh Harreeparshad on 073 656 7551.

REUNIONS

■ Risecliff Secondary School’s class of 1983 will hold its 35-year reunion on September 15 at the Maharani Tugela Room. Call Anesh on 083 775 5579.

■ Phoenix Secondary School’s class of 1989 will hold a 29-year reunion at the Blue Lagoon Conference Centre on August 11. RSVP Charmaine on 084 977 1473.