The Gita Jayanti festival 2015 will kick off here on Friday with the inauguration of the Crafts Mela by Neelam Kashni, Commissioner Ambala, at the banks of Brahma Darover at Kurukshetra. SCG RAjnikanthan, Deputy Commissioner, Kurukshetra said that the 10 day festival has an essence of the nation with craftsman from all over India participating. He said apart from craftsmen, several NGO’s participating with their products.
Rajnikanthan said that the main festival will begin in the Purshotampura Pura Bagh from Dec 17 and will be inaugurated by Governor Haryana and Punjab Kaptan Singh Solanki. It will culminate on December 21 with a ceremony at Bramhma sarover in the presence of Haryana CM Manohar lal. This year, Gita Jayanti is being celebrated all over Haryana and a budget of 10 lakhs has been allocated for the celebrations.
A seminar on Gita is also being organised at Kurukshetra University on 19th Dec in university auditorium. A bhajan sandhya by Anup Jalota and Sardul Sikandar will be performed on 18th and 20th Dec in the evening at main stage of the banks of Brahma Sarover. The DC added that this year the emphasis is to make this festival a success through a major participation from not only the residents of Kurukshetra but also from all parts of Haryana.