HOTA to celebrate Rakshabandhan in New Zealand on 22nd

Auckland, Aug 17: Forum of Hindu Organizations, Temples and Associations (HOTA) is celebrating the Raksha Bandhan Festival as Universal Fellowship and Veneration of Womanhood on Sunday, 22 August in Auckland.

According to a release each year, one of the HOTA Forum members becomes the host, and leads and organizes this annual festival. That means, every organization has an opportunity to lead this community development project. This year, the Host is Hindu Council of New Zealand.

Raksha Bandhan festival is open to all, and it aims to bring community leaders and dance groups from several ethnic communities (more than 50 groups) together to celebrate this unique festival that promotes universal fellowship and veneration of womanhood.

Some ethnic communities living in New Zealand who are expected to actively participate are from India, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Fiji, China, Korea, Japan and many more countries.

This festival also gives an opportunity for many ethnic communities not only to celebrate this unique festival but also to showcase their culture with the wider community through dance performances during the cultural program.

Entry to Raksha Bandhan festival is free and open to all, but one needs to register as there are limited seats, the release informed.