Art of Living foundation of sri sri Ravishankar kick started a 3 day festival on Yamuna bank in delhi.
Participation in the festival was from besides india, east european countries, old russian republic states, latin american countries , west indies,some african
nations.
The event enjoyed central govt support which gave a grant of 2.25 cr. Delhi govt closed its eyes and decided to support it for a change.
Environment fellows were up in arms as it was felt that damage was being done to fragile eco system on the yamuna banks. Token fines were levied on AOL,
DDA.
Inspite of hiccups , it was started. with total confusion.
Rain tried to play spoil sport.
There was no coordination between police and AOL volunteers.
The expected crowds did not turn up but many were present nevertheless.
The function started with veda parayana by thousands of young boys and men.
This would have warmed the hearts of many brahmins.
Then there were cultural dances-Kathak, bharatnatyam and mohiniattam and kathakali. The last one was delightful . Thousands of young women dancing beautifully
dressed in colourful attire. there were artists from Himachal pradesh presenting some local number.Foreigners were not left behind.
Artists from Argentina , bulgaria, old russian republic, philippines .african states presented their local dances some of which were good
When such an event happens , politicians cannot be far off. Starting with PM who inaugurated, there were dignitories from nepal, UAE, srilanka,japan, africa.latin
america, surinam
Western countries and US were not visible.
Guru Ravishankar was honoured with Kalash, many saffron clad were seen on stage.
The Instrumental music orchestra by thousands of Guruji devotees playing sitar, drums of various kind [a number of 8500 participants was mentioned] was a
treat that will be remembered for a long time.
There were some speeches praising sri sri Ravishankar and his efforts to promote universal harmony.
The event left thousands of motorists stuck in traffic for a few hours.
But all for the cause of universal good and harmony.
Participation in the festival was from besides india, east european countries, old russian republic states, latin american countries , west indies,some african
nations.
The event enjoyed central govt support which gave a grant of 2.25 cr. Delhi govt closed its eyes and decided to support it for a change.
Environment fellows were up in arms as it was felt that damage was being done to fragile eco system on the yamuna banks. Token fines were levied on AOL,
DDA.
Inspite of hiccups , it was started. with total confusion.
Rain tried to play spoil sport.
There was no coordination between police and AOL volunteers.
The expected crowds did not turn up but many were present nevertheless.
The function started with veda parayana by thousands of young boys and men.
This would have warmed the hearts of many brahmins.
Then there were cultural dances-Kathak, bharatnatyam and mohiniattam and kathakali. The last one was delightful . Thousands of young women dancing beautifully
dressed in colourful attire. there were artists from Himachal pradesh presenting some local number.Foreigners were not left behind.
Artists from Argentina , bulgaria, old russian republic, philippines .african states presented their local dances some of which were good
When such an event happens , politicians cannot be far off. Starting with PM who inaugurated, there were dignitories from nepal, UAE, srilanka,japan, africa.latin
america, surinam
Western countries and US were not visible.
Guru Ravishankar was honoured with Kalash, many saffron clad were seen on stage.
The Instrumental music orchestra by thousands of Guruji devotees playing sitar, drums of various kind [a number of 8500 participants was mentioned] was a
treat that will be remembered for a long time.
There were some speeches praising sri sri Ravishankar and his efforts to promote universal harmony.
The event left thousands of motorists stuck in traffic for a few hours.
But all for the cause of universal good and harmony.
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