Hare Krishna! Maiden Gita Jayanti celebrations take place in UK Parliament
Keshava Maharaj explained the relevance of the Bhagwad Gita and Shri Krishna and how it affects our lives still in a most unique way when we follow the Gita.
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London, Dec 3: The Sanatan Sanstha of the United Kingdom (SSUK) recently organized the maiden Gita Jayanti event in UK Parliament on Thursday (Dec 1). The event was chaired by Bob Blackman, MP Harrow East, Amish Tripathi, Minister of Culture & Director of Nehru Center, along with the Sant Keshav Maharaj, Senior priest in ISKCON, UK.
According to the organization, the purpose of celebrating the International Gita Jayanti in the UK Parliament's House of Commons was to spread the message of Bhagwan Krishna. The event began with shloka recitation by Saloni Belaid and Abhi Yogi along with some children versing the Vasudev Sutam. This was followed by Keshava Maharaj explaining the relevance of the Bhagwad Gita and Shri Krishna and how it affects our lives still in a most unique way when we follow the Gita.
Later, Abhi Yogi of SSUK explained the objectives and vision of the SSUK. Praveen Kumar from Haryana gave a detailed presentation on Kurukshetra and the various places a person can still visit in Haryana to see the various places of Hindu History. Bob Blackman, the MP from Harrow East in his speech highlighted that ‘Hindus should not fear in showing their Dharma as they are very peaceful and always give the message for benefit of others as well'. As per the reports of India TV, Amish Tripathi in his speech highlighted many incidents from Vedic history that the Hindus should learn to pass on their knowledge to future generations effectively.
The event was filled with bhajans, a monologue on Krishna and multiple spiritual and cultural things. The helping hand of children by SSUK along with youth in delivering the message of Bhagwan Krishna remained the highlight of the event. Children as young as 7 years came and recited Sanskrit sholakas and youth came forth to tell how reading the Gita transformed their lives and helped them overcome teen problems as well. The event came to an end with a closing speech by Hirdesh Gupta of SSUK. Close to 100 Gitas were distributed among the attendees on this occasion all of which were provided by Keshava Maharaj (ISCKON).