Sankara Eye Foundation, USA, the world’s largest free eye-care provider network, hosted its popular Dandia event, its biggest ever, on October 5th with over 6000 attendees at the Santa Clara Convention Center. With music by Preetysha and Sameer, this fun family event attracted patrons of all ages and was completely organized by volunteers. Here are some snapshots of the event.

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A picture of Goddess Lakshmi with a chandelier hanging above it.
Mata Ki Aarti at the Sankara Eye Foundation, USA’s Dandia 2024 at Santa Clara Convention Center. Photo by Shrijat Bose, IC Youth Photographer.
A big crowd of people in ethnic attire inside a hall.
A crowd of 6000 people at the Sankara Eye Foundation, USA’s Dandia 2024, one of the biggest in the Bay Area, at the Santa Clara Convention Center on October 5, 2024. Photo by: Shrijat Bose, IC Youth Photographer.
A crowd of people with Dandia sticks.
Crowds enjoying the Sankara Eye Foundation, USA Dandia 2024 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Photo by Shrijat Bose, IC Youth Photographer.
A group of children in ethnic attire.
Children in ethnic attire carrying dandia sticks enjoy themselves at the Sankara Eye Foundation, USA Dandia 2024. Photo by Shrijat Bose, IC Youth Photographer.
People pose at a photo booth at a Dandia event
Guests pose at a photo booth at the Sankara Eye Foundation, USA’s Dandia 2024 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Photo by: Prachi Singh.
Women in Indian wear holding candles
Women holding tealight candles during Maata ki Aarti at the Sankara Eye Foundation, USA Dandia 2024 at Santa Clara Convention Center. Photo by: Prachi Singh.
A crowd of women at a table with sticks in boxes.
Volunteers at the Sankara Eye Foundation, USA Dandia 2024 at Santa Clara Convention Center. Photo by Prachi Singh.
Men and women in Indian ethnic wear line up at a photo booth.
Crowds line up at the photo booth at Sankara Eye Foundation, USA’s Dandia 2024 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Photo by Prachi Singh.
Vendors at an event selling ethnic clothes.
Vendors sell ethnic clothes at the Sankara Eye Foundation, USA’s Dandia 2024 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Photo by Prachi Singh.

Prachi Singh is the Audience Engagement Editor at India Currents. She is a journalist who worked at Bay City News for audience engagement. She was a Dow Jones News Fund intern and part of the inaugural...

Shrijat Bose is a Junior at Leland High School, San Jose, California. His twin passions are photography and the electric guitar on which he enjoys playing Rock and Blues.